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Ashton Carter: US to Begin 'Direct Action on the Ground' in Iraq, Syria - NBCNews.com Tue, 27 Oct 2015 17:18:40 GMT

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Ashton Carter: US to Begin 'Direct Action on the Ground' in Iraq, Syria NBCNews.com Defense Secretary Ashton Carter said Tuesday that the U.S. will begin "direct action on the ground" against ISIS forces in Iraq and Syria, aiming to intensify pressure on the militants as progress against them remains elusive. "We won't hold back from ... Obama weighs moving US troops closer to front lines in Syria, IraqWashington Post US weighs special forces in Syria, helicopters in IraqReuters U.S. weighing 'direct action on the ground' in Iraqmyfox8.com WPTV.com -Washington Times all 491 news articles »

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Tony Blair's partial apology for Iraq isn't enough - The Guardian Tue, 27 Oct 2015 19:44:00 GMT

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Tony Blair's partial apology for Iraq isn't enough The Guardian Tony Blair's partial apology for the Iraq war (Report, 26 October) shows how little he has learned from his adventures in international relations. Removing Saddam Hussein is the problem and is the cause of the rise of Isis. Saddam's justification for ... Former British Prime Minister Apologizes For Invading IraqThinkProgress Tony Blair says he's sorry for Iraq War 'mistakes,' but not for ousting SaddamCNN Is It Really Better That Saddam's Gone?The Atlantic Spectator.co.uk (blog) -Washington Post all 715 news articles »

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Iraq is still an absolute disaster. And the Obama administration can't fix it. - The Week Magazine Tue, 27 Oct 2015 10:03:19 GMT

The Week Magazine

Iraq is still an absolute disaster. And the Obama administration can't fix it. The Week Magazine Consider the painful spectacle of the most recent U.S. special forces raid against ISIS — the first to result in a death among our troops since the White House returned us to the Iraq war it once so proudly ended. The raid was called in at the request ... Bombs kill four in Iraq, mortars target police training center: sourcesReuters Bombs kill four in Iraq, mortars target police training centre - sourcesChannel News Asia all 41 news articles »

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Classes swell in Iraq camps as teachers leave for Europe - Business Insider Wed, 28 Oct 2015 00:37:08 GMT

Business Insider

Classes swell in Iraq camps as teachers leave for Europe Business Insider eapcontent.ap.orgFILE - In this Wednesday, Oct. 7, 2015, file photo, 20-year-old teacher Wafa teaches fourth-grade students at a makeshift school at the Kawergosk refugee camp, in Irbil, northern Iraq. With the school year just kicking off in Iraq ...

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Airstrikes Continue Against ISIL Terrorists in Iraq, Syria - Department of Defense Tue, 27 Oct 2015 15:47:29 GMT

Airstrikes Continue Against ISIL Terrorists in Iraq, Syria Department of Defense SOUTHWEST ASIA, October 27, 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 ... and more »

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Torture and executions: Freed Hawija hostages recount ISIS captivity - CNN Tue, 27 Oct 2015 09:16:13 GMT

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Torture and executions: Freed Hawija hostages recount ISIS captivity CNN Torture and executions: Freed Hawija hostages recount ISIS captivity. By Jethro Mullen, CNN. Updated 8:36 AM ET, Tue October 27, 2015. ISIS-held hostages run for their lives. inside isis iraq raid dnt sciutto erin_00002504 ... Delta Force KIA Led Assault Team on ISIS Prison in Iraq, Source SaysMilitary.com Joint U.S.-Kurdish Commando Raid in Hawija, Iraq, to Become Frequent SightU.S. News & World Report Carter: More raids key to revamped US strategy in Syria, IraqStars and Stripes 5newsonline.com -Breitbart News -KTLA -DVIDS all 395 news articles »

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TB rates in parts of London 'worse than Iraq, Eritrea and Rwanda' - The Guardian Tue, 27 Oct 2015 11:44:39 GMT

The Guardian

TB rates in parts of London 'worse than Iraq, Eritrea and Rwanda' The Guardian WHO figures from 2013 show Iraq had 45 per 100,000 while Rwanda had 69 and Eritrea 92. Taken as a whole, the UK had 13 cases per 100,000. Tuberculosis is an infectious disease caused by bacteria, which is passed on through coughing and sneezing. Tuberculosis rates in parts of London are 'worse than Rwanda and Iraq' due to ...Daily Mail Some Parts of London Have Higher Tuberculosis Rates Than Eritrea and IraqVICE News Why Tuberculosis Is More Prevalent in Parts of London Than Iraq or RwandaNewsweek International Business Times UK -BBC News -City A.M. all 59 news articles »

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Iraq war was a terrible mistake - CNN Mon, 26 Oct 2015 13:49:48 GMT

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Iraq war was a terrible mistake CNN Well, let me first be honest and tell you what I made of it all at the time: I was in favor of the Iraq War. I believed that a modern democracy in Iraq could be a new model of politics for the region, a middle ground between repressive dictatorships ... Opinion: Iraq War's lessons for SyriaWPTZ The Champlain Valley all 17 news articles »

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Iraq & Syria: Not security problems, but political … - Foreign Policy (blog) Tue, 27 Oct 2015 14:33:22 GMT

Foreign Policy (blog)

Iraq & Syria: Not security problems, but political … Foreign Policy (blog) We need to take a step back and recognize that the terrorist breeding grounds of Syria and Iraq are not a security problem. Iraq and Syria are a political problem that is causing a security problem. Until the political grievances of average Sunnis are ... and more »

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Lens | Finding a Safe Haven in Iraq - New York Times (blog) Tue, 27 Oct 2015 09:00:06 GMT

New York Times (blog)

Lens | Finding a Safe Haven in Iraq New York Times (blog) Bnar Sardar became a refugee when her family was forced to flee their home in Iraq's Kurdish region after the Iraqi army attacked it in March 1991. She remembers weeping as she walked more than 100 miles from her home in Erbil to the town of Sardasht ...