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Lessons of Iraq Loom Over Obama's Decision to Keep Troops in Afghanistan - New York Times Fri, 16 Oct 2015 04:50:23 GMT

New York Times

Lessons of Iraq Loom Over Obama's Decision to Keep Troops in Afghanistan
New York Times
Four years ago, he stuck to his plan to pull out of Iraq, only to watch the country collapse back into sectarian strife and a renewed war with Islamic extremists. Facing a similar situation in Afghanistan, Mr. Obama has decided not to follow a similar ...
US failure in Iraq looms over AfghanistanDeutsche Welle
Iraq lesson looms over US' Afghan decisionThe Straits Times
Afghanistan Is Not IraqForeign Policy (blog)
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Combat dog who earned Bronze Stars in Iraq shot and killed in Wyoming - Fox News Fri, 16 Oct 2015 22:41:40 GMT

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Combat dog who earned Bronze Stars in Iraq shot and killed in Wyoming
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A bomb-sniffing combat dog named Mike survived two tours of duty in Iraq but not the streets of a bucolic little town in Wyoming. The 9-year-old Belgian Malinois was shot and killed in Powell last Saturday by a bicyclist who said he was attacked ...

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Russian Cooperation With Iran and Iraq Has Broader Consequences Than Saving Assad - Huffington Post Fri, 16 Oct 2015 15:37:53 GMT

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Russian Cooperation With Iran and Iraq Has Broader Consequences Than Saving Assad
Huffington Post
While so far the objective of this Russian cooperation with Iran and Iraq is relatively modest, it can have significant implications for US relations with both countries. It will also be significant for Turkey and the relative balance of power in the ...
Putin, champion of the ShiasThe Economist
Obama's Afghan decision translated: Maybe that Iraq withdrawal was a bad idea ...Hot Air

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Iraq Vet Offers A Heartfelt Lesson For His Student: 'Real Men Cry' - NPR Fri, 16 Oct 2015 08:26:25 GMT

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Iraq Vet Offers A Heartfelt Lesson For His Student: 'Real Men Cry'
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Erik Booker is a seventh-grade teacher in Sumter, S.C. He also happens to be an Army veteran who served in Iraq — just like the father of one of his students last year, Jenna Power. So, when Jenna and Erik visited with StoryCorps, Jenna wanted to know ...

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ISIS could wipe out Christianity in Iraq in just FIVE YEARS - Express.co.uk Fri, 16 Oct 2015 09:25:54 GMT

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ISIS could wipe out Christianity in Iraq in just FIVE YEARS
Express.co.uk
Christians lived peacefully in Iraq since the religion was founded, up until 2013. But when ISIS barbarians stormed the country in 2014 and declared the land as part of their Caliphate, they forced out or murdered Christians. Under Saddam Hussein's ...
'Convert or die' ISIS graffiti jihadis declare first European 'caliphate'Daily Star

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Iraq claims to have taken key oil facility – again - The San Luis Obispo Tribune Thu, 15 Oct 2015 22:33:52 GMT

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Iraq claims to have taken key oil facility – again
The San Luis Obispo Tribune
Once responsible for more than 40 percent of Iraq's production of gasoline and other refined products, the Baiji oil refinery has been “completely destroyed for nearly year,” according to one American oil executive who has examined a number of Islamic ...
Iraqi forces drive ISIS militants from key oil refineryCBS News

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US, allies conduct 24 air strikes in Syria and Iraq: military - Yahoo News Fri, 16 Oct 2015 12:58:09 GMT

US, allies conduct 24 air strikes in Syria and Iraq: military
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WASHINGTON (Reuters) - A coalition led by the United States conducted three air strikes against Islamic State in Syria on Thursday and bombarded the militant group with 21 strikes in Iraq, according to a statement released on Friday. The Combined Joint ...

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How ISIS Recruits Around The World: Islamic State In Iraq And Syria Pays For ... - International Business Times Fri, 16 Oct 2015 20:52:09 GMT

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How ISIS Recruits Around The World: Islamic State In Iraq And Syria Pays For ...
International Business Times
ISIS pays its supporters up to $10,000 for each person they recruit to wage jihad in Iraq and Syria, U.N. experts told reporters Friday. "We have heard … about situations where recruiters were paid from 2,000, 3,000 to 10,000 dollars depending on ...
Islamic State In Iraq And Syria Pays For Fighters, UN Experts SayAINA (press release)

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Iraqi Forces Add Russian Guns to US Tanks for ISIL Fight - DefenseNews.com Thu, 15 Oct 2015 19:22:09 GMT

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Iraqi Forces Add Russian Guns to US Tanks for ISIL Fight
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TEL AVIV, Israel — Earlier this month, Shia militiamen in Iraq dropped off an American-supplied Abrams tank at a US-supported repair facility where workers were surprised to find an attached Russian machine gun plus Iranian ammo, Defense News has ...


US, Coalition Airstrikes Hit ISIL in Syria, Iraq - Department of Defense Thu, 15 Oct 2015 14:11:14 GMT

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US, Coalition Airstrikes Hit ISIL in Syria, Iraq
Department of Defense
SOUTHWEST ASIA, October 15, 2015 — U.S. and coalition military forces have continued to attack Islamic State of Iraq and the Levant terrorists in Syria and Iraq, Combined Joint Task Force Operation Inherent Resolve officials reported today. Officials ...
Military strikes continue against ISIL terrorists in Syria and IraqDVIDS (press release)
US-Led Coalition Strikes Islamic State-Controlled Oil Refinery in IraqSputnik International

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