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Pentagon: 'We're in combat' in Iraq - Washington Post Wed, 28 Oct 2015 20:42:31 GMT

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Pentagon: 'We're in combat' in Iraq
Washington Post
“We will not be sending U.S. troops back into combat in Iraq.” – President Obama, June 13, 2014. “As I have said before, these American forces [in Iraq] will not have a combat mission.” – President Obama, Sept. 10, 2014. About 3,300 U.S. troops are now ...
New U.S. Combat Mission in Iraq Is Not NewBloomberg View
US looking at expanding role on ground in Iraq, SyriaUSA TODAY
Iraq Says 'Mmm ... No, Thanks' to More U.S. Ground OperationsNew York Magazine
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Inherent Resolve Spokesman Updates Iraq, Syria Operations - Department of Defense Wed, 28 Oct 2015 21:21:05 GMT

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Inherent Resolve Spokesman Updates Iraq, Syria Operations
Department of Defense
WASHINGTON, October 28, 2015 — The coalition fighting Islamic State of Iraq and the Levant terrorists in Syria and Iraq has conducted 7,712 airstrikes since operations began, the majority in Iraq, an Operation Inherent Resolve spokesman said today.
Defining US Role in Iraq: Combat or Not?Voice of America
US spokesman in Iraq: 'Of course it's combat'Stars and Stripes
Iraq War Update: US Military Considering Ground Combat Options Against Islamic ...International Business Times

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Iraq to adjust military spending, hire 10000 new forces: minister - Reuters Wed, 28 Oct 2015 15:37:00 GMT

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Iraq to adjust military spending, hire 10000 new forces: minister
Reuters
BAGHDAD A financial squeeze is forcing Iraq to put major weapons deals on hold, but the country will hire 10,000 additional paramilitary forces seen as critical in the fight against Islamic State, its finance minister said on Wednesday. Baghdad will ...

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Hobby Lobby clan suspected of looting Iraq antiquities - USA TODAY Wed, 28 Oct 2015 15:05:00 GMT

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Hobby Lobby clan suspected of looting Iraq antiquities
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(NEWSER) – The Museum of the Bible being built in D.C. by the Christian family behind one of the nation's biggest arts-and-crafts retailers is coming along nicely. Maybe too nicely, per law enforcement sources, who tell the Daily Beast that the Green ...
Hobby Lobby investigated for trying to import ancient artifacts from IraqThe Guardian
Report: Hobby Lobby Investigated for Allegedly Accepting Illegal Artifacts ...Newsweek
Hobby Lobby Is Now Under Investigation Over Illegal Artifacts Imported From IraqUPROXX
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Iran eyes Iraq trade decades after war - Financial Times Wed, 28 Oct 2015 16:13:09 GMT

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Iran eyes Iraq trade decades after war
Financial Times
The war memorials that dot the Arvand river are a vivid reminder of a bloody decade-long conflict between Iran and Iraq, in which hundreds of thousands of people were killed. There are still old tanks to be seen in the streets of Abadan and ...

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Inside the Ring: Russian military flights over Iraq questioned - Washington Times Wed, 28 Oct 2015 20:31:11 GMT

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Inside the Ring: Russian military flights over Iraq questioned
Washington Times
Iraq's government has told the United States that it will not permit Russian military forces to conduct air and missile strikes inside the country. But Baghdad is allowing Russian military aircraft to overfly its territory to resupply its forces ...
Three takeaways from the Hawija raid in IraqGlobal Risk Insights

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Slouching Toward Iraq - Pacific Standard Wed, 28 Oct 2015 10:07:41 GMT

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Slouching Toward Iraq
Pacific Standard
On December 11, 2011, the last American combat troops present in Iraq withdrew across the border with Kuwait, ending the nine-year war that cost the United States 4,500 soldiers and billions of dollars. The exit marked a momentous, celebratory occasion ...

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Iraq's coalition members press PM to consult before ordering reforms - Reuters Wed, 28 Oct 2015 16:56:00 GMT

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Iraq's coalition members press PM to consult before ordering reforms
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BAGHDAD Members of Iraq's ruling coalition will press Prime Minister Haider al-Abadi in a meeting on Wednesday night to consult more widely before ordering reforms, parliamentarians said, the clearest sign of growing discontent with his leadership style.
Iraq Plans Unprecedented Pay Cuts as Economy Crisis DeepensBloomberg
Members of Iraq's ruling coalition press PM to consult before ordering reformsYahoo News
Is Iraq's Dawa Party on verge of division?Al-Monitor

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US signals shift in Syria-Iraq campaign against Islamic State - BBC News Wed, 28 Oct 2015 05:44:02 GMT

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US signals shift in Syria-Iraq campaign against Islamic State
BBC News
The US has indicated a shift in its campaign against Islamic State (IS) militants in Iraq and Syria, including the use of direct ground raids. Defence Secretary Ashton Carter said there would also be more air strikes against "high-value targets ...
Who are the Terrorists? US Intends “Direct Action on the Ground” in Iraq and ...Center for Research on Globalization

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US To Send Military To Frontline In Anbar Province, Iraq, To Support Iraqi ... - International Business Times Wed, 28 Oct 2015 16:55:38 GMT

International Business Times
US To Send Military To Frontline In Anbar Province, Iraq, To Support Iraqi ...
International Business Times
The U.S. is planning to send military advisers and special forces to front lines in Iraq in an effort to speed up the fight against the Islamic State group, Pentagon officials said Tuesday. Key battleground cities such as Ramadi, in the country's ...
Obama's Inadequate Gesture in IraqCommentary Magazine
Ron Mark: Iraq training plan doomed to failNew Zealand Herald
Rain blows up dozens of ISIS explosive devices in IraqAhlul Bayt News Agency (press release)

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