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UK: Warplanes are set to strike in Iraq, but are gathering intel for now - CNN Sat, 27 Sep 2014 21:24:19 GMT

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UK: Warplanes are set to strike in Iraq, but are gathering intel for now
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(CNN) -- British jets sent to join the fight against ISIS have conducted reconnaissance missions but have not yet targeted any militant positions, the country's Ministry of Defence said Saturday. The intelligence gathered by the aircraft will help ...
British jets complete first combat mission over IraqThe Guardian
British jets deployed on 1st Iraq anti-ISIS missionRT
RAF planes fly first combat missions over IraqTelegraph.co.uk
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Britain, Denmark and Belgium join air campaign against Islamic State in Iraq - Washington Post Sat, 27 Sep 2014 20:45:24 GMT

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Britain, Denmark and Belgium join air campaign against Islamic State in Iraq
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LONDON — Three European nations — including Britain — joined the widening U.S.-led air campaign against Islamic State militants in Iraq on Friday, even as the group's fighters renewed their attempt to overrun a strategic border city in Syria ...
Veterans of Iraq torn over airstrikes against ISISBoston Globe
US Leads More Airstrikes Against ISIS In Iraq And SyriaNPR (blog)
Bombing against Isis to start in hours as MPs back new Iraq warThe Guardian
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US and UK involvement in Iraq explained in 60 seconds - Telegraph.co.uk Sat, 27 Sep 2014 09:28:43 GMT

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US and UK involvement in Iraq explained in 60 seconds
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Back in 1982, despite the acknowledged brutality of Saddam Hussein, the US had a much more favourable view of Iraq, supporting the Iraqi leader in his war against Iran, who the US saw as its main adversary in the Middle East following Ayotallah ...
Poll: 70% of troops say no more boots on the ground in IraqMilitary Times
Don't Look Now, But 1600 (x2) US "Boots on the Ground" in IraqThe New American

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Britain launches fighter jets against Isis forces in Iraq - The Guardian Sat, 27 Sep 2014 18:46:12 GMT

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Britain launches fighter jets against Isis forces in Iraq
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RAF jets were unleashed above Iraq on Saturday as Britain threw its military might behind a US-led air war against the rampant Islamic State (Isis) terror group. As two Tornado jets took off from RAF Akrotiri in Cyprus, David Cameron said Britain was ...

Iraq War Debate: Watch George Galloway's Controversial Speech - Huffington Post UK Sun, 28 Sep 2014 01:28:44 GMT

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Iraq War Debate: Watch George Galloway's Controversial Speech
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George Galloway gave one of the most controversial speeches in today's parliamentary debate considering the whether the UK should take action against the Islamic State in Iraq, as MPs tried to shout down the Respect MP. Galloway told MPs that the ...
MPs give backing to air strikes in Iraq – but wonder where intervention will leadThe Guardian

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The new Iraq war - The Economist Sat, 27 Sep 2014 12:34:33 GMT

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The new Iraq war
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BRITISH warplanes are about to start bombing Islamic State (IS) in Iraq, the country Britain withdrew its forces from with such alacrity and relief in 2011. This was decided by the House of Commons on September 26th, after MPs voted by 524 to 43 to ...

RAF jets in first combat mission over Iraq in support of US air strikes - as ... - The Guardian Sat, 27 Sep 2014 18:46:12 GMT

RAF jets in first combat mission over Iraq in support of US air strikes - as ...
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Chris Johnston here with an update on the RAF action over Iraq today. The Ministry of Defence has confirmed that “no targets were identified as requiring immediate air attack” by the two Tornado fighter bombers that have returned from RAF Akrotiri in ...

Firsthand Look at ISIS Fighters on Frontlines in Iraq - NBCNews.com Fri, 26 Sep 2014 23:42:40 GMT

Firsthand Look at ISIS Fighters on Frontlines in Iraq
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IN NEWS FROM OVERSEAS THIS ETCHING, THIS U.S.-LED COALITION OF ISIS HAS PICKED UP THREE NEW MEMBER NATIONS. THE UK, BELGIUM AND DENMARK. THEY'VE COMMITTED TO JOINING IN THE AIR STRIKES IN IRAQ THOUGH NOT IN ...

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RAF readies for Iraq bombing missions after MPs endorse action against Isis - The Guardian Sat, 27 Sep 2014 09:38:19 GMT

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RAF readies for Iraq bombing missions after MPs endorse action against Isis
The Guardian
As he opened the lengthy Commons debate to approve British military action in Iraq with a warning that the campaign could last for years, the prime minister suggested he would be prepared to extend the military campaign without the initial approval of ...

Memories of Iraq - U-T San Diego Sat, 27 Sep 2014 22:41:13 GMT

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Memories of Iraq
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In this Friday, March 20, 2009 file photo, U.S. Army soldiers stroll past two bronze busts of former Iraqi president Saddam Hussein in the Green Zone in Baghdad on the sixth anniversary of the U.S.-led invasion of Iraq. (AP Photo/Hadi Mizban, File) — AP.

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