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US Strikes in Iraq Against Jihadists, Moving West Toward Syria - TIME Sun, 07 Sep 2014 23:59:53 GMT

The Guardian

US Strikes in Iraq Against Jihadists, Moving West Toward Syria
TIME
The U.S. military took a unilateral giant step toward bombing targets inside Syria over the weekend as it swung its crosshairs west and began bombing Islamic militants in the western Iraq province that borders Bashar al-Assad's war-ravaged country.
Obama to reveal Isis strategy – but pledges 'no Iraq war'The Guardian
More strikes hit Iraq as Obama plans speech on battling Islamic StateLos Angeles Times
US strikes Islamic State militants at Iraq's Haditha damBBC News
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US air strikes target insurgents near Iraq's Haditha Dam - Reuters Sun, 07 Sep 2014 15:07:03 GMT

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US air strikes target insurgents near Iraq's Haditha Dam
Reuters
The leader of a pro-Iraqi government paramilitary force in western Iraq said the air strikes wiped out an Islamic State patrol trying to attack the dam - Iraq's second biggest hydroelectric facility that also provides millions with water. "They (the ...
US Launches Airstrikes Against ISIS Near Iraq's Haditha DamNBCNews.com
US launches new airstrikes against ISIS in western IraqFox News
US military expands airstrikes in western IraqUSA TODAY
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US Launches Airstrikes Around Iraq's Haditha Dam - ABC News Sun, 07 Sep 2014 06:30:22 GMT

ABC News

US Launches Airstrikes Around Iraq's Haditha Dam
ABC News
The U.S. military said Sunday it launched airstrikes around Haditha Dam in western Iraq, targeting Islamic State insurgents there for the first time in a move to prevent the group from capturing the vital dam. The strikes represented a broadening of ...


With US Considering Strikes Against Syria, Reflections and Realities from Iraq - ABC News Sun, 07 Sep 2014 10:29:00 GMT

ABC News

With US Considering Strikes Against Syria, Reflections and Realities from Iraq
ABC News
As the Obama administration debates expanding its air offensive against the Islamic State of Iraq and Syria (ISIS) from Iraqi Kurdistan into eastern Syria, its main challenge remains finding a reliable military partner on the ground. We asked Douglas ...
Iraq's president: We need international support but not ground intervention ...Middle East Monitor

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In Iraq, fight against Islamic State has produced some unlikely facts on the ... - Washington Post Sat, 06 Sep 2014 17:10:08 GMT

The Independent

In Iraq, fight against Islamic State has produced some unlikely facts on the ...
Washington Post
The urgent fight to keep Islamic State forces from taking over more of Iraq has led the Obama administration to tolerate, and in some cases even approve, things it once would have loudly protested. When Iraqi Shiite militias, backed by Iran and long ...
Two Iraq War Supporters Urge Caution Amid ISIS Media FrenzyHuffington Post
US Invades Iraq…Again and SecretlyCounterPunch
ISIS rewrites the rules of war as Iraq concerns US alliesNEWS.com.au
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Majority support Canadian troop deployment in Iraq, poll shows - Toronto Star Sun, 07 Sep 2014 10:30:17 GMT

Toronto Star

Majority support Canadian troop deployment in Iraq, poll shows
Toronto Star
Over the last several months, the Al Qaeda splinter group has conquered vast swaths of territory in Syria and Iraq, proclaiming the creation of a caliphate and forcing tens of thousands of religious minorities to flee. They have also beheaded two ...
ISIS in Iraq: Canada to send special ops soldiers as advisersCBC.ca
Canada sending military advisers to help Iraq battle ISIS threatToronto Sun
Canada sending dozens of military advisors to Iraq to help counter ISIS's ...National Post
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Saudi unveils 900km fence on Iraq border - Aljazeera.com Sat, 06 Sep 2014 22:09:45 GMT

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Saudi unveils 900km fence on Iraq border
Aljazeera.com
Saudi Arabia has unveiled a 900km multi-layered fence along its border with Iraq, as part of efforts to secure the kingdom's vast desert frontiers against infiltrators and smugglers, state media SPA has said. King Abdullah announced the launch of the ...
Saudi Arabia to build 900km fence along Iraq borderMiddle East Eye
Saudi Arabia Builds Security Fence Along Border With IraqRIA Novosti
Saudi Arabia building high-tech fence to secure border with IraqHaaretz
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US launches strikes around Iraq's Haditha Dam - Aljazeera.com Sun, 07 Sep 2014 07:18:28 GMT

Aljazeera.com

US launches strikes around Iraq's Haditha Dam
Aljazeera.com
The United States has begun carrying out air strikes near Iraq's Haditha Dam which was under threat from Islamic State (IS) fighters, a US defence official has said. It is the first time that the US is targeting IS fighters in the area as the group ...


With Schools Doubling as Shelters in Northern Iraq, Classes Wait - New York Times Mon, 08 Sep 2014 00:24:15 GMT

New York Times

With Schools Doubling as Shelters in Northern Iraq, Classes Wait
New York Times
DOHUK, Iraq — From the look of it, the Khabat primary school bustles with life. Children flit through the building's atrium, weaving between stacked school desks and racing past the colorful murals that adorn the walls. But the schools here will not ...


US and Syrian Airstrikes Hit Islamic State Targets in Iraq and Syria - VICE News Sat, 06 Sep 2014 19:34:09 GMT

VICE News

US and Syrian Airstrikes Hit Islamic State Targets in Iraq and Syria
VICE News
At least 25 people are dead after Syrian forces launched a series of air attacks on an Islamic State-run bakery and other militant targets in the northeastern city of Raqqa on Saturday. At least three children and eight members of a single family were ...
The Islamic State is forcing the West out of its Iraq war traumaHaaretz

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