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Suspicions Run Deep in Iraq That CIA and the Islamic State Are United - New York Times Sat, 20 Sep 2014 16:11:34 GMT

Suspicions Run Deep in Iraq That CIA and the Islamic State Are United
New York Times
The prevalence of the theory in the streets underscored the deep suspicions of the American military's return to Iraq more than a decade after its invasion, in 2003. The casual endorsement by a senior official, though, was also a pointed reminder that ...

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Turkey Obtains Release of Hostages Held in Iraq - New York Times Sat, 20 Sep 2014 10:01:04 GMT

New York Times

Turkey Obtains Release of Hostages Held in Iraq
New York Times
ANKARA, Turkey — Turkey secured the release of 49 hostages who had been held for more than three months in Iraq by the jihadists of the Islamic State on Saturday, marking a moment of joy for Turkey while raising questions about how it had managed to ...
Turkish hostages in Iraq releasedBBC News
Islamic State releases 49 Turkish hostages seized in northern IraqTelegraph.co.uk
Islamic State frees 49 Turkish hostages captured in IraqWashington Post
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France Strikes Islamic State Group In Iraq - Huffington Post Sat, 20 Sep 2014 03:00:49 GMT

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France Strikes Islamic State Group In Iraq
Huffington Post
More than a decade after spurning President George W. Bush's war against Saddam Hussein, France on Friday became the first country to join U.S. forces pounding targets inside Iraq from the air in recent weeks — this time in pursuit of militants of the ...
French planes carry out air strikes on Isis targets in IraqThe Guardian
French fighter jets strike Islamic State supply depot in northeastern IraqWashington Post
France Becomes First Ally to Join US Airstrikes in IraqNBCNews.com
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Iraq FM to UN: Leave Ground Combat to Iraqi Forces - Voice of America Sat, 20 Sep 2014 11:15:30 GMT

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Iraq FM to UN: Leave Ground Combat to Iraqi Forces
Voice of America
Iraq's Foreign Minister said Friday that his country must lead the fight against Islamic State militants within its borders, but encouraged a continued air campaign from international allies. Addressing the United Nations Security Council in New York ...
Iraq: Security Council urges international support for Government's combat ...UN News Centre
An impressive coalition vs. the Islamic State - just get ready for the infightingHaaretz
UN Urges Global Support for Iraq to Fight TerrorABC News
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Jean Chrétien says Canada is all in on Iraq mission - CBC.ca Sat, 20 Sep 2014 19:38:01 GMT

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Jean Chrétien says Canada is all in on Iraq mission
CBC.ca
Despite assurances that the new engagement in Iraq is not a combat mission, Canada could be on the hook to provide more support according to former prime minister Jean Chrétien. "They are part of it. It is a done deal. They said yes to the coalition ...
Chretien says Iraq mission 'a done deal'The Globe and Mail
Canada's mission in Iraq a 'done deal,' Jean Chretien saysNational Post
Jean Chretien: Iraq Mission 'A Done Deal'Huffington Post Canada

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As Europeans Flock to Syria and Iraq to Join the Islamic State, Some Kurds ... - VICE News Sat, 20 Sep 2014 14:28:22 GMT

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As Europeans Flock to Syria and Iraq to Join the Islamic State, Some Kurds ...
VICE News
As the IS has expanded its grip on Iraq, coming threateningly close to Iraqi Kurdistan, the region's military forces — the Peshmerga — have responded with a resistance that has put to shame the Iraqi forces, many of whom fled as the Islamists advanced.
As Global Efforts Galvanize in Iraq, Syrian Kurds Left Alone Against ISRudaw

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Christianity in Iraq is finished - Washington Post Fri, 19 Sep 2014 22:56:31 GMT

Christianity in Iraq is finished
Washington Post
IRBIL. In the part of his Sept. 10 speech on confronting the Islamic State that probably drew the least attention, President Obama mentioned the need to help Christians and other minorities, expelled from cities and villages in northern Iraq, return ...

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Obama repeats no US troops on ground against Isis as Egypt offers support - The Guardian Sat, 20 Sep 2014 18:54:29 GMT

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Obama repeats no US troops on ground against Isis as Egypt offers support
The Guardian
Barack Obama, facing questions on the legal justification for and likely “mission creep” of his air campaign against Islamic State (Isis) militants in Iraq and Syria, on Saturday repeated his promise not to use US ground troops but said: “When the ...
Obama's 2 Previous Defense Secretaries Are Criticizing His ISIS PolicyBusiness Insider
President Obama's ISIS Plan Divides Iraq War Veterans In CongressABC News (blog)
Will UK stand for yet another war in Iraq?CNN
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Army chief of staff says US may need more troops in Iraq - Washington Post Fri, 19 Sep 2014 20:15:56 GMT

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Army chief of staff says US may need more troops in Iraq
Washington Post
Odierno, who served as the top U.S. military commander during the last war in Iraq, also said he would not rule out the need to send small numbers of U.S. ground troops into combat as tactical airstrike spotters or as front-line advisers embedded with ...
Army chief: More ground troops headed to IraqThe Hill
More Iraq deployments may be needed as terrorist fight intensifies, Army chief ...Tribune-Review

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Ed Miliband warned not to let legacy of Iraq war block action against Isis - The Guardian Sat, 20 Sep 2014 23:53:19 GMT

The Guardian

Ed Miliband warned not to let legacy of Iraq war block action against Isis
The Guardian
Miliband, who announced that he believed the Iraq war had been "wrong" when he became leader in 2010, has so far endorsed the government's policy of not being involved in military strikes on the jihadi terror group rampaging through Syria and Iraq.