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Under New Plan, Iraq's Fight Against Militants May Fall to Its Provinces - New York Times Fri, 19 Sep 2014 02:04:50 GMT

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Under New Plan, Iraq's Fight Against Militants May Fall to Its Provinces
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ERBIL, Iraq — Gov. Atheel al-Nujaifi wants his province back. Since early June, when jihadist militants swept into Nineveh Province in northern Iraq and seized control of its capital, Mosul, Mr. Nujaifi has been a man without a home. As Iraqi forces ...
Bombs can't defeat Isis, but Iraq's Sunnis canThe Independent

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Leader Vows French Role in Airstrikes on ISIS in Iraq - New York Times Thu, 18 Sep 2014 19:20:47 GMT

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Leader Vows French Role in Airstrikes on ISIS in Iraq
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PARIS — President François Hollande said Thursday that France was willing to join the United States-led campaign against the Islamic State, including airstrikes against militants in Iraq, saying the world was confronting unremitting brutality ...
France to strike ISIL in Iraq but not SyriaAljazeera.com
Islamic State: France ready to launch Iraq air strikesBBC News
Obama team praises France for help in IraqUSA TODAY
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US Military Carries Out Two Airstrikes Against ISIS Fighters in Iraq - NBCNews.com Thu, 18 Sep 2014 22:02:58 GMT

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US Military Carries Out Two Airstrikes Against ISIS Fighters in Iraq
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The U.S. military carried out two more airstrikes against ISIS militants overnight Wednesday and during the day Thursday, the U.S. Central Command (CENTOM) said — one southeast of Mosul, the other southeast of Baghdad. A senior defense official told ...
Obama Insists US Will Not Get Drawn Into Ground War in IraqNew York Times
The trouble with the 'no boots on the ground' talk about Iraq and SyriaWashington Post
President Obama's ISIS Plan Divides Iraq War Veterans In CongressABC News (blog)
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Series of Attacks Kills at Least 36 in Iraq - ABC News Thu, 18 Sep 2014 19:53:34 GMT

Series of Attacks Kills at Least 36 in Iraq
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The extremist group, which considers Shiites heretics, has captured large chunks of territory in western and northern Iraq, plunging the country into its worst crisis since U.S. troops left at the end of 2011. U.S. warplanes have been carrying out ...

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Iran Rules out Cooperating With US in Iraq - ABC News Thu, 18 Sep 2014 17:02:55 GMT

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Iran Rules out Cooperating With US in Iraq
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Iran's foreign minister on Wednesday ruled out cooperating with the United States in helping Iraq fight Islamic State militants and warned that the terrorist group poses a much broader global threat that needs new thinking to eradicate. Mohammad Javad ...

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House approves Obama's Iraq-Syria military strategy amid skepticism - Washington Post Thu, 18 Sep 2014 15:30:30 GMT

House approves Obama's Iraq-Syria military strategy amid skepticism
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The vote placed Congress one step closer to authorizing the third significant U.S. military operation in Iraq in the past quarter century, and it put lawmakers on record approving U.S. engagement in the years-long Syrian civil war. It delivered Obama ...

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Will UK stand for yet another war in Iraq? - CNN Wed, 17 Sep 2014 12:45:47 GMT

Will UK stand for yet another war in Iraq?
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But the PM must now mobilize the British public for another campaign in Iraq, mindful that the last one was widely opposed. Revulsion at the beheading of three hostages will likely provide a bedrock of support. There are a wide variety of options ...

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World briefing: the US-led coalition against Isis in Iraq and Syria - The Guardian Thu, 18 Sep 2014 13:27:48 GMT

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World briefing: the US-led coalition against Isis in Iraq and Syria
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The US and its allies plan to 'degrade and destroy' Islamic State through air strikes in Iraq and Syria with the endorsement of almost 40 countries. The militants' huge territorial gains and the murders of three hostages have galvanised efforts for an ...
Iraq Conference Opens in Paris as France Urges 'Global' Fight on JihadistsNewsweek
Washington wins diplomatic support for campaign in Iraq; Syria trickierReuters
ISIS Crisis Meeting: Kerry, World Leaders Discuss Threat to IraqNBCNews.com
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Gen. James Mattis on Iraq: 'You just don't take anything off the table up front' - Washington Post Thu, 18 Sep 2014 13:55:33 GMT

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Gen. James Mattis on Iraq: 'You just don't take anything off the table up front'
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The Obama administration's new strategy for combating the Islamic State militant group terrorizing Iraq and Syria should not limit discussion of putting U.S. boots on the ground, and doesn't go far enough overall, recently retired U.S. Gen. James ...
Mattis: Boots on the ground must remain an option in IraqNavyTimes.com

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Shiite Militias Pose Challenge for US in Iraq - New York Times Wed, 17 Sep 2014 17:50:35 GMT

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Shiite Militias Pose Challenge for US in Iraq
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Asked about complaints of discrimination and police abuse against Sunnis under the previous government, Mr. Aboudi said the whole question was backward: “I think Shiites are the real marginalized and persecuted community in Iraq. We have more ...

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