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US vets return to Iraq to fight ISIS - CBS News Fri, 20 Nov 2015 00:04:00 GMT

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US vets return to Iraq to fight ISIS
CBS News
KIRKUK, Iraq -- Some American veterans of Iraq can't bear watching the country they fought to secure lost to the forces of ISIS. Incredibly, some are returning to Iraq as volunteer soldiers. For these former U.S. soldiers it's a return to a deadly war ...

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House Votes To Increase Security Checks On Refugees From Iraq, Syria - NPR Thu, 19 Nov 2015 19:02:23 GMT

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House Votes To Increase Security Checks On Refugees From Iraq, Syria
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The House of Representatives has easily passed a GOP-authored bill to restrict the admission of Iraqi and Syrian refugees to America by requiring extra security procedures. The bill — called the American Security Against Foreign Enemies Act of 2015 ...
House Approves Bill to Halt Syria, Iraq Refugee PlanVoice of America
US House votes to reduce refugees from Syria and IraqDeutsche Welle
House Approves Tougher Refugee Screening, Defying Veto ThreatNew York Times
Chattanooga Times Free Press
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Exclusive: Inside Americas ISIS Air Strike Center in Iraq - Daily Beast Thu, 19 Nov 2015 15:07:14 GMT

Daily Beast

Exclusive: Inside Americas ISIS Air Strike Center in Iraq
Daily Beast
ERBIL, Northern Iraq — The morning after the attacks in Paris that left 129 dead, the U.S. officers manning the coalition's control room hadn't yet heard that the killings had been claimed by ISIS, the same foe they were pounding with munitions from ...
Inside the nighttime hunt for ISIS suspects in IraqCBS News
Divisions undermine battle against Isis in IraqFinancial Times
Elaborate Islamic State Tunnel Network Found in Liberated Iraqi City of SinjarWall Street Journal
Yahoo News -UPI.com -Al Jazeera
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World's tallest building planned for Iraq's Basra Province - Dezeen Thu, 19 Nov 2015 21:00:03 GMT

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World's tallest building planned for Iraq's Basra Province
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AMBS Architects has proposed a 1,152-metre-tall skyscraper for Iraq's Basra Province, which would surpass Jeddah's Kingdom Tower and Dubai's Burj Khalifa to become the tallest building in the world (+ slideshow). Composed of four conjoined towers, The ...


Military Strikes Target ISIL Terrorists in Syria, Iraq - Department of Defense Thu, 19 Nov 2015 14:25:32 GMT

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Military Strikes Target ISIL Terrorists in Syria, Iraq
Department of Defense
SOUTHWEST ASIA, November 19, 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 ...
How ISIL's 'cultural cleansing' of history is affecting Syria, IraqAl Jazeera America
Service Member of US-Led Coalition Against ISIL Dies in IraqSputnik International
Military strikes continue against ISIL terrorists in Syria and IraqDVIDS (press release)

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Can Special Forces defeat ISIS in Syria and Iraq? - CNN International Thu, 19 Nov 2015 18:47:00 GMT

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Can Special Forces defeat ISIS in Syria and Iraq?
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Wounded people are helped outside the Bataclan concert hall in Paris following a series of coordinated attacks in the city on Friday, November 13. The militant group ISIS has claimed responsibility for the attacks, which killed at least 129 people and ...
Iraq, Syria prime for a modern-day Marshall PlanEdmonton Journal
Isis: 5 maps that show how fast the group has spread in Syria and IraqThe Independent
US just behind Saudi Arabia, Syria, Iraq in ISIS supporters on TwitterNew York Post
Huffington Post UK -MarketWatch
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Iraq's paramilitaries demand more cash for Islamic State fight, testing PM - Reuters Thu, 19 Nov 2015 16:26:00 GMT

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Iraq's paramilitaries demand more cash for Islamic State fight, testing PM
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Facing lower revenue because of declining oil prices, OPEC oil exporter Iraq is planning widespread budget cuts next year, with government expenditure set to drop by nearly 10 percent to around $95 billion. The paramilitary forces, which include ...
Iraq's paramilitaries demand more cash for ISIS fightThe Daily Star

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'ISIS branch' seeking to produce chemical weapons - Iraq and US intel - RT Thu, 19 Nov 2015 15:34:36 GMT

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'ISIS branch' seeking to produce chemical weapons - Iraq and US intel
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A special branch has been set up by Islamic State to develop chemical weapon for the terrorist group using scientists from Iraq and Syria as well as other countries in the region, AP reported, citing Iraqi and US intelligence sources. Although Islamic ...
Isis Is Developing Chemical Weapons Using Scientists From Iraq And Syria, US ...Huffington Post UK
AP: ISIS exploiting power vacuum in Iraq to create chemical, biological, weaponsCanada Free Press
US, Iraq: ISIS determined to produce chemical weaponsThe Daily Star

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US Marines send attack jets to kill ISIS fighters in Iraq - Marine Corps Times Thu, 19 Nov 2015 23:38:00 GMT

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US Marines send attack jets to kill ISIS fighters in Iraq
Marine Corps Times
Thousands of U.S. Marines and sailors have moved into the Persian Gulf as part of the Obama administration's pledge to ramp up its air campaign against the Islamic State group after last week's terror attacks in Paris. On Thursday, Marine warplanes ...

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A US prison in Iraq—dubbed “Jihadi University”—gave birth to the Islamic State - Quartz Thu, 19 Nov 2015 15:53:12 GMT

A US prison in Iraq—dubbed “Jihadi University”—gave birth to the Islamic State
Quartz
There are “many strands of blame,” according to a recent New York Times article (paywall), but an indisputable element is Camp Bucca, an American prison in southern Iraq during the US occupation. It was there that many of the key figures in the group ...