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US Forming 'Core Coalition' To Battle Islamic State Militants In Iraq - Huffington Post Sat, 06 Sep 2014 01:21:40 GMT

Reuters UK

US Forming 'Core Coalition' To Battle Islamic State Militants In Iraq Huffington Post NEWPORT, Wales, Sept 5 (Reuters) - President Barack Obama said key NATO allies stood ready to join the United States in military action to defeat Islamic State militants in Iraq as he vowed to 'take out' the leaders of a movement he said was a major ... US says forms 'core coalition' to counter Iraq militantsReuters UK The Islamic State is forcing the West out of its Iraq war traumaHaaretz MAP: Islamic State's brutal massacres in Syria and IraqWashington Post (blog) Fox News all 1,002 news articles »

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Iraq Attacks Kill 17 as Mass Grave Found - ABC News Fri, 05 Sep 2014 13:59:42 GMT

CBS News

Iraq Attacks Kill 17 as Mass Grave Found ABC News A series of attacks across Iraq on Friday killed 17 people, including four Shiite militiamen and a Sunni tribal chief, while a mass grave in the north was found to contain the bodies of 15 Shiite truck drivers killed by Sunni militants. Police ... ISIS-affiliated militants kidnap dozens in IraqCBS News UN to send investigators to Iraq over Islamic State 'atrocities'The Guardian UN to Send Team to Iraq for Inquiry on ISIS ActsNew York Times BBC News -Middle East Eye -RT all 1,443 news articles »

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Unsavoury allies The growing power of Shia militias in Iraq and Syria poses a ... - The Economist Sat, 06 Sep 2014 01:42:31 GMT

Reuters

Unsavoury allies The growing power of Shia militias in Iraq and Syria poses a ... The Economist THERE was never any doubting the brutality of Islamic State (IS), the jihadist group that has swept across large parts of Syria and Iraq and declared an Islamic caliphate. Its war has been accompanied by a stream of gory video recordings of mass ... Obama says key allies ready to join US action in IraqReuters Back to Iraq — but for how long?The Hill EU Ambassador to Iraq Admits: We're Funding ISIS by Buying Their OilBreitbart News Christian Post all 143 news articles »

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Canada sending military advisers to help Iraq battle ISIS threat - Toronto Sun Fri, 05 Sep 2014 22:30:43 GMT

Toronto Sun

Canada sending military advisers to help Iraq battle ISIS threat Toronto Sun Rob Huebert, senior researcher at the University of Calgary's Centre for Military and Strategic Studies, said sending Canadian military personnel to Iraq is "not a meaningless contribution." With more than a decade of experience fighting Taliban forces ... ISIS in Iraq: Canada to send special ops soldiers as advisersCBC.ca Canada's military mission in Iraq 'not without risks:' HarperToronto Star Canada sending dozens of military advisors to Iraq to help counter ISIS's ...National Post ABC News -CTV News -Ottawa Citizen all 104 news articles »

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US Airstrikes In Iraq Kill Three Senior ISIS Leaders, Including Baghdadi's Key ... - International Business Times Fri, 05 Sep 2014 10:34:48 GMT

International Business Times

US Airstrikes In Iraq Kill Three Senior ISIS Leaders, Including Baghdadi's Key ... International Business Times The news of the successful airstrikes in Iraq came on the day U.S. President Barack Obama and British Prime Minister David Cameron said, in a joint op-ed in The Times of London, that they are looking to build an “international coalition” and strengthen ... Senior ISIS figure killed in US airstrike in Iraq?CBS News Iraq crisis: British lawyers prepare international war crimes case against ...The Independent Air strikes in northern Iraq kill Islamic State chief's aide: generalRaw Story Sky News all 107 news articles »

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Legal basis for Iraq troop deployment called into question as days wear on - The Guardian Fri, 05 Sep 2014 17:24:38 GMT

The Guardian

Legal basis for Iraq troop deployment called into question as days wear on The Guardian Before June, 100 personnel were stationed in Iraq to train local forces on military hardware purchased from the US. Soon, the number will be 1,211, assigned to Baghdad and Irbil. They include special operations “advisers” helping Iraqi and Kurdish ... and more »

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Abadi's balance draws praise, but governing Iraq a tightrope act - Al-Monitor Fri, 05 Sep 2014 13:16:34 GMT

Asharq Alawsat English

Abadi's balance draws praise, but governing Iraq a tightrope act Al-Monitor Iraq's Prime Minister-designate Haider al-Abadi has not sought media attention or stirred up political, sectarian and nationalist sensitivities in speeches and statements since he was tasked with forming a government. His calm and balanced discourse ... Iraq PM-designate facing tough task to form cabinetAsharq Alawsat English all 2 news articles »

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Church patriarch in Iraq blames US for Christians' misery - Washington Post (blog) Thu, 04 Sep 2014 20:40:36 GMT

Telegraph.co.uk

Church patriarch in Iraq blames US for Christians' misery Washington Post (blog) The most senior Christian cleric in Iraq said the United States was "indirectly responsible" for the current chaos in Iraq, where the advances of Islamic State jihadists over the past few months have led to thousands of deaths and raised charges of ... Prince of Wales 'heartbroken' for Christians in IraqTelegraph.co.uk all 32 news articles »

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Iraq air strikes 'kill senior Islamic State members' - BBC News Thu, 04 Sep 2014 17:41:36 GMT

BBC News

Iraq air strikes 'kill senior Islamic State members' BBC News A senior Islamic State military commander in Iraq has been killed in an air strike on the northern city of Mosul, Iraqi state media report. Iraq's defence ministry also said a top aide to IS leader Abu Bakr al-Baghdadi had been killed in a strike on ... and more »

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Survivors demand justice after Iraq massacre - Reuters Fri, 05 Sep 2014 18:55:49 GMT

Reuters

Survivors demand justice after Iraq massacre Reuters It sent panic through Iraq and announced to the world that the Sunni militants of Islamic State were a new kind of foe, determined not only to seize and hold territory but to exterminate sectarian enemies who fell into their hands. For the survivors ... and more »