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Turkey halts troop deployment to Iraq but will not withdraw: formin - Reuters Tue, 08 Dec 2015 17:42:00 GMT

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Turkey halts troop deployment to Iraq but will not withdraw: formin
Reuters
ANKARA Turkey has halted deploying troops to northern Iraq but will not obey Iraq's request to withdraw those already there, the foreign ministry said on Tuesday, insisting Iraq knew the went to help fight Islamic State. The arrival of a heavily armed ...
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House Votes to Restrict Travel by Foreigners Who Visited Iraq, Syria - Wall Street Journal Tue, 08 Dec 2015 22:54:44 GMT

Wall Street Journal

House Votes to Restrict Travel by Foreigners Who Visited Iraq, Syria
Wall Street Journal
The measure would ban people from those nations who had traveled to places including Iraq or Syria since March 2011 without first getting a visa. The bill, which passed 407-19, is supported by the White House and is expected to be wrapped into a ...
House passes legislation barring travelers from Iraq, Syria, Iran, Sudan from ...fox13now.com
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House votes 407-19 to tighten travel controls, especially from Iraq and SyriaMiami Herald
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US, Iraq at odds over Islamic State - The Columbian Wed, 09 Dec 2015 02:20:37 GMT

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US, Iraq at odds over Islamic State
The Columbian
BAGHDAD — A series of political spats in Baghdad over the past week surrounding foreign forces on Iraqi soil have exposed the increasing weakness of Iraq's prime minister and a disconnect between Washington and Baghdad in the fight against the Islamic ...
No Authority: Shiite Militarization in a Fragmented IraqWorld Politics Review

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Report: 'Reckless' Arms Transfers To Iraq Fueled IS Crimes - DefenseNews.com Tue, 08 Dec 2015 19:46:00 GMT

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Report: 'Reckless' Arms Transfers To Iraq Fueled IS Crimes
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BAGHDAD — Decades of irresponsible arms transfers to Iraq fueled the Islamic State group's firepower and ability to carry out atrocities on a massive scale, Amnesty International said in a report published Tuesday. The London-based human rights ...
Isis benefits from Iraq awash with weaponsThe Guardian (blog)
Iraq: 'Islamic State' atrocities fuelled by decades of reckless arms tradingAmnesty International
'Reckless' arms transfers to Iraq fuelled IS crimes: reportYahoo News
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Number of foreign fighters in Iraq and Syria doubles in a year, report finds - The Guardian Tue, 08 Dec 2015 16:04:09 GMT

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Number of foreign fighters in Iraq and Syria doubles in a year, report finds
The Guardian
The figures, compiled by the Soufan Group, indicate that efforts by countries around the world to stem the flow of foreign fighters to Iraq and Syria and blunt the appeal of violent organisations such as Islamic State (Isis) appear to have made little ...
Foreign fighters to Iraq and Syria 'have doubled'Al-Arabiya
Report: Number of Foreign Fighters in Iraq and Syria Double to 31000Newsweek
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Iraq forces retake large part of key city Ramadi from IS - Yahoo News Tue, 08 Dec 2015 19:57:37 GMT

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Iraq forces retake large part of key city Ramadi from IS
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Baghdad (AFP) - Iraqi security forces recaptured a large part of the city of Ramadi from the Islamic State group Tuesday, officials said, scoring a significant breakthrough in their fightback against the jihadists.
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VIDEO: Veteran paralyzed in Iraq gets 'forever home' - Poughkeepsie Journal Tue, 08 Dec 2015 22:49:00 GMT

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VIDEO: Veteran paralyzed in Iraq gets 'forever home'
Poughkeepsie Journal
It was toward the end of March 2007 in Iraq when U.S. Army Staff Sgt. Stephen Valyou was on his way back from a detail recovering a bomb. That's when he was shot by a sniper. “Initially, I thought I missed the secondary IED (improvised explosive device ...

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Military Strikes Target ISIL Terrorists in Syria, Iraq - Department of Defense Tue, 08 Dec 2015 14:35:32 GMT

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Military Strikes Target ISIL Terrorists in Syria, Iraq
Department of Defense
SOUTHWEST ASIA, December 8, 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 ...
US-led Coalition Launches 31 Airstrikes Against Daesh in Syria, IraqSputnik International

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Opinion: How Iraq mistakes fueled ISIS rise - KESQ Tue, 08 Dec 2015 22:47:00 GMT

Opinion: How Iraq mistakes fueled ISIS rise
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Addressing the nation from the Oval office on Sunday night, President Barack Obama outlined the current U.S. approach to fighting the Islamic State of Iraq and Syria (ISIS). Obama stated that we have been at war with Islamist terrorists since 9/11 ...
How Iraq mistakes fueled ISIS riseCNN

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Russia considers presence of Turkish forces in Iraq without Baghdad's approval ... - Today's Zaman Tue, 08 Dec 2015 13:41:13 GMT

Today's Zaman

Russia considers presence of Turkish forces in Iraq without Baghdad's approval ...
Today's Zaman
The Russian Foreign Ministry said on Tuesday that Moscow considers presence of Turkish forces in Iraqi territory without Baghdad's approval illegal, Russia's state-run RIA news agency reported. Russia also asked the United Nations Security Council to ...

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