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In the fight against the Islamic State, Iraq's leader begins to look shaky - Washington Post Fri, 27 Nov 2015 18:48:00 GMT

Washington Post

In the fight against the Islamic State, Iraq's leader begins to look shaky Washington Post BAGHDAD — In a mansion tiled with salmon-pink marble, Sunni politician Osama al-Nujaifi greets visitors in an expansive meeting room. From a chair flanked by the national flag, he insists he is still vice president of Iraq — even though Iraq's prime ... French Reportedly Bomb School; 48 Killed across IraqAntiwar.com all 4 news articles »

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Did British Soldiers Carry Out Summary Executions and Rape Civilians in Iraq? - VICE News Fri, 27 Nov 2015 18:06:30 GMT

VICE News

Did British Soldiers Carry Out Summary Executions and Rape Civilians in Iraq? VICE News Hours-long beatings, stabbings, repeated sexual assault and music as torture: Just some of the abuses inflicted upon Iraqi people by British soldiers during their occupation of Iraq, according to a new dossier provided to the International Criminal ...

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Sweden suspends flights to northern Iraq over security concerns - Reuters Fri, 27 Nov 2015 23:36:23 GMT

Sweden suspends flights to northern Iraq over security concerns Reuters Commercial routes from the Middle East and Europe were disrupted, as were reconnaissance and resupply flights for the U.S.-led coalition that has been bombing Islamic State targets in Iraq and Syria for more than a year, separately from the Russian ... and more »

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Finding a Path Back to Iraq, and Toward Securing Women's Freedom - New York Times Fri, 27 Nov 2015 14:35:24 GMT

New York Times

Finding a Path Back to Iraq, and Toward Securing Women's Freedom New York Times The group she co-founded, the Organization of Women's Freedom in Iraq, is now preparing for the inevitable: If and when the Islamic State is defeated on the battlefield, in Iraq and Syria, the women they have abducted are certain to be ostracized by ... and more »

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Keeping Iraq together may be a fading hope - Rudaw Fri, 27 Nov 2015 20:35:50 GMT

Rudaw

Keeping Iraq together may be a fading hope Rudaw Seven terror plots have been foiled and Britain is already attacking Daesh in Iraq and supporting action in Syria. To argue that foreign and security policy should be based on the reaction of a fascist 'caliphate' means shutting up shop as a power of ... Air strikes in Syria: David Cameron's strategy can only repeat our mistakes in ...The Independent Lessons from Iraq: how to make the case for bombing SyriaTelegraph.co.uk November 27: Syria airstrikes – PM learns from Tony Blair's Iraq mistakesYorkshire Post The Guardian all 1,726 news articles »

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US targets Islamic State with 18 air strikes in Iraq - Jerusalem Post Israel News Fri, 27 Nov 2015 12:15:00 GMT

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US targets Islamic State with 18 air strikes in Iraq Jerusalem Post Israel News The United States and its allies staged 18 air strikes against Islamic State in Iraq on Thursday, according to the U.S.-led coalition leading the military operations. The strikes near five cities included seven near Ramadi that hit two of the militant ... Iraqi forces cut Daesh supply route to RamadiPress TV US Targets ISIS With 18 Air Strikes in Iraq: US MilitaryNDTV Many players, divergent interests in anti-IS fightYahoo News all 82 news articles »

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Islamic State's 'water war' on Iraq - BBC News Fri, 27 Nov 2015 08:41:29 GMT

BBC News

Islamic State's 'water war' on Iraq BBC News So-called Islamic State (IS) controls six dams in Syria and Iraq, including most of Iraq's upper reaches of the Tigris and Euphrates rivers. This gives IS control of the country's water supplies. Southern Iraqi provinces have been suffering a worsening ... and more »

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Time Before Iraq Invasion Holds Lessons for Fight Against ISIS - New York Times Thu, 26 Nov 2015 15:11:48 GMT

New York Times

Time Before Iraq Invasion Holds Lessons for Fight Against ISIS New York Times LONDON — The adversary is different but, as war talk spills once more through the corridors of power — this time directed against the Islamic State — it is tempting to recall the fervor of earlier days, before the invasion of Iraq in 2003, as much ... Paris attacks: The terrorist strategyMercoPress all 102 news articles »

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I'm a refugee from Iraq, and I'm tired of being a pawn in a political debate - Vox Wed, 25 Nov 2015 17:10:24 GMT

Vox

I'm a refugee from Iraq, and I'm tired of being a pawn in a political debate Vox The first time I came to America, I was a student, filled with excitement about living in a place I knew through my favorite television shows. The second time, I was a refugee, fleeing my home country of Iraq after the rise of ISIS. These two ...

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Iraq Shiite government reigns at other tribes' peril - Washington Times Fri, 27 Nov 2015 01:42:31 GMT

Washington Times

Iraq Shiite government reigns at other tribes' peril Washington Times While Mr. al-Hashimi blames Mr. al-Maliki for alienating Sunnis so badly that it paved the way for the Islamic State — a Sunni militant group — to rise to the fore in Iraq, he believes “national coexistence” can still be restored between Shiites ... Shiite Government in Iraq Reigns At Other Tribes' PerilAINA (press release) The rise of ISISThe Week Magazine all 16 news articles »