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US advisers in Iraq stay out of combat but see fighting edging closer - Washington Post Fri, 02 Jan 2015 19:36:13 GMT

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US advisers in Iraq stay out of combat but see fighting edging closer Washington Post In Iraq's western Anbar province, more than 300 U.S. troops are posted at a base in the thick of a pitched battle between Iraqi forces, backed by tribal fighters, and well-armed Islamic State militants. The militants, positioned at a nearby town, have ... IS kidnaps dozens of men in northern IraqYahoo News Will US advisors in Iraq become combat troops in 2015?Hot Air Report says Iraqi civilian deaths roughly doubled last year, driven by ISISCNN Rudaw -RT all 72 news articles »

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Deadliest year in Iraq since 2007 - Aljazeera.com Fri, 02 Jan 2015 14:32:50 GMT

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Deadliest year in Iraq since 2007 Aljazeera.com Violence in Iraq killed more than 15,000 civilians and security personnel in 2014, government figures have shown, making it one of the deadliest years since the 2003 US-led invasion. Figures compiled by the health, interior and defence ministries and ... 2014 Was Deadliest Year For Iraq in Years: UNNewsweek Iraq violence killed 15000 in 2014, worst in seven years: govtYahoo News Iraq violence killed more than 12000 civilians in 2014, the UN saysLos Angeles Times ABC Online -FRANCE 24 -Times of India all 310 news articles »

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Civilian Deaths in Iraq Spiked Sharply in 2014 - TIME Thu, 01 Jan 2015 20:58:18 GMT

Civilian Deaths in Iraq Spiked Sharply in 2014 TIME The public database project Iraq Body Count recorded 17,049 civilian deaths in Iraq in 2014, approximately double its tally in 2013 (9,743), which itself had doubled from the year prior (there were 4,622 civilian deaths in 2012). IBC, which has been ... and more »

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Saudi Arabia Will Reopen Embassy In Iraq After 25 Years - International Business Times Sat, 03 Jan 2015 18:53:03 GMT

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Saudi Arabia Will Reopen Embassy In Iraq After 25 Years International Business Times Saudi Arabia will reopen its embassy in Iraq for the first time in 25 years. Saudi officials will travel to the Iraqi capital of Baghdad this week to begin preparations so they can start building “at the earliest opportunity,” the Saudi Press Agency ... New KSA missions in Iraq to boost tiesArab News Saudi delegation to head to Iraq for talks on reopening embassyAl-Arabiya Saudi to Reopen Iraq Embassy After Nearly 25 YearsNDTV Zee News -RadioFreeEurope/RadioLiberty all 53 news articles »

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How the Iraq War Financed a Beltway Real Estate Boom - The Intercept - First Look Media Fri, 02 Jan 2015 13:54:27 GMT

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How the Iraq War Financed a Beltway Real Estate Boom The Intercept - First Look Media Then, a few years later, as a House staffer on the International Relations Committee, Rademaker wrote the Iraq Liberation Act of 1998, which called for regime change, a phrase that altered the course of history. Bill Clinton signed the Act, which ...

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Iraq Hasn't Exported This Much Oil Since 1980 - Business Insider Sat, 03 Jan 2015 14:16:24 GMT

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Iraq Hasn't Exported This Much Oil Since 1980 Business Insider Baghdad (AFP) - Iraq's oil exports reached their highest level in decades in December, the oil ministry's spokesman said on Saturday, but vital revenues were being hit by the plummeting prices of crude. Iraq exported 91.141 million barrels of oil in ... Iraq oil exports highest since 1980 but low prices hit revenueYour Middle East all 30 news articles »

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2-star on Iraq: 'Still a big fight going on here' - ArmyTimes.com Tue, 30 Dec 2014 22:23:34 GMT

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2-star on Iraq: 'Still a big fight going on here' ArmyTimes.com Paul Funk, commander of Coalition Joint Forces Land Component Command-Iraq and the 1st Infantry Division. "They've blunted Daesh, and Daesh is losing across the country. We're trying to build that fist so they can finish the fight against Daesh in Iraq.". US Troops, Back in Iraq, Train a Force to Fight ISISNew York Times There And Back Again For US Military In IraqNPR (blog) Iraq: 21 dead after attack on funeralCNN Wall Street Journal -Yahoo News all 541 news articles »

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ISIS takes 170 men hostage in N. Iraq in search for flag-burners - RT Sat, 03 Jan 2015 11:03:18 GMT

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ISIS takes 170 men hostage in N. Iraq in search for flag-burners RT Islamic State militants have kidnapped at least 170 men in two villages in northern Iraq, officials and locals said. The jihadists are reportedly searching for people who burned their flags. READ MORE: Civilian death toll in Iraq doubles to 17,000 in ... IS seizes dozens in northern IraqYahoo News ISIS releases Iraqis seized over flag burningAl-Arabiya ISIL seizes dozens of men in northern IraqThe National CTV News all 55 news articles »

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Iraq's Peshmerga desperate for US arms in fight against ISIS - Fox News Sat, 03 Jan 2015 04:52:25 GMT

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Iraq's Peshmerga desperate for US arms in fight against ISIS Fox News MOSUL, Iraq – Under a gloomy late November sky that dumped cold rain on their frontline fighting position overlooking Mosul Dam, some 16 Peshmerga fighters mustered around a small hut – the only visible means of protection from enemy fire – while ... US launches 23 air strikes against Isis in Syria and IraqThe Guardian Airstrikes Hit ISIL in Syria and IraqDepartment of Defense US-led forces launch 10 air strikes in Syria, IraqReuters CNBC -ABC News -Daily Mail all 571 news articles »

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Iran in Iraq and Syria - The Economist Thu, 01 Jan 2015 00:26:32 GMT

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Iran in Iraq and Syria The Economist MANY chefs have stirred the cauldron of war consuming Syria and Iraq, but perhaps none so vigorously or with so long and capacious a spoon as the Islamic Republic of Iran. Unlike the American-led international coalition formed to combat Islamic State ... Iran and Iraq Deepen Defense Ties, Sign PactDefenseNews.com Iran in new deal to boost Iraq armyAl-Arabiya Iran insists it stands by Iraq in fight against ISILTehran Times Press TV -Manila Standard Today all 391 news articles »