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Poll: Half of Republicans still believe WMDs found in Iraq - Politico Wed, 07 Jan 2015 10:48:17 GMT

Politico
Poll: Half of Republicans still believe WMDs found in Iraq
Politico
Overall, 42 percent still believe that troops discovered WMDs, a misleading factor in the decision to invade Iraq in 2003. It was later found that Iraq did have individual stockpiles of chemical weapons, but there was no active WMD program in the country.

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4 in 10 Americans erroneously believe US found active WMDs in Iraq – survey - RT Wed, 07 Jan 2015 19:38:16 GMT

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4 in 10 Americans erroneously believe US found active WMDs in Iraq – survey
RT
A new survey has found that 42 percent of respondents believe that US forces found active weapons of mass destruction in Iraq after the 2003 invasion, when, in fact, no such WMDs – the major rationale in the push for war – were recovered. The national ...
Why many Americans hold false beliefs about WMDs in Iraq and Obama's birth ...Christian Science Monitor
Poll: Four in 10 think US found WMDs in IraqThe Hill (blog)
A majority of Republicans believe the US found WMDs in IraqSalon
Opposing Views
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U.S. troops under mortar fire in Iraq - Military Times Wed, 07 Jan 2015 00:04:34 GMT

Military Times
U.S. troops under mortar fire in Iraq
Military Times
WASHINGTON — The 320 U.S. soldiers and Marines at Al Asad air base in western Iraq have been coming under "regular" mortar fire from insurgent forces for several weeks, Defense Department spokesman Col. Steve Warren told reporters Monday.
US Troops Now Under 'Frequent' Attack at Iraqi BaseTIME
11 dead after suspected ISIS attacks in western IraqCNN International
Government delays plans to send soldiers to fight Islamic StateDaily Mail
Telegraph.co.uk -Press TV -Asharq Alawsat English
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US Investigating Civilian Casualties In Iraq, Syrian Air Strikes - RadioFreeEurope/RadioLiberty Wed, 07 Jan 2015 14:01:56 GMT

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US Investigating Civilian Casualties In Iraq, Syrian Air Strikes
RadioFreeEurope/RadioLiberty
A spokesman for the U.S. Central Command, Colonel Patrick Ryder, said on January 6 that the U.S. military investigated 18 allegations of civilian casualties during U.S.-led coalition bombings in Syria and Iraq between August 8 and December 30.
US Probes Civilian Casualties in Iraq, SyriaWall Street Journal
U.S. Probes Reports of Civilian Casualties in Iraq, SyriaBloomberg
In shift, US military says it is investigating credible civilian casualty ...Washington Post
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Canada vows to accept 13000 more refugees from Syria and Iraq - The Globe and Mail Thu, 08 Jan 2015 01:50:27 GMT

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Canada vows to accept 13000 more refugees from Syria and Iraq
The Globe and Mail
The government also announced another $90-million in humanitarian assistance for people affected by the intensifying violence in both Iraq and Syria, home to a long-running civil war as well as battles between Islamic jihadis and government forces.
Syria, Iraq source of 'new form of terror': UNHCRHurriyet Daily News

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Militant clashes in Iraq's Anbar kill 23 troops - BBC News Tue, 06 Jan 2015 14:09:50 GMT

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Militant clashes in Iraq's Anbar kill 23 troops
BBC News
At least 23 Iraqi troops and pro-government fighters have been killed in clashes with militants in the western province of Anbar, officials say. A suicide bombing at a mosque in al-Jubba killed 10 anti-jihadist fighters. Militants then attacked police ...
Tony Abbott won't rule out boosting Australian troop numbers in IraqThe Guardian
Minister: Iraq Army Being Rebuilt To Address WeaknessesDefenseNews.com
In Iraq's war against extremists, a quiet sectarian purgeYahoo News
Al-Arabiya -KRQE News 13
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US Forces, Returning to Iraq, Encounter the Things Their Comrades Carried - New York Times Wed, 07 Jan 2015 01:41:43 GMT

New York Times
US Forces, Returning to Iraq, Encounter the Things Their Comrades Carried
New York Times
CAMP TAJI, Iraq — The calendar on the wall reads November 2011. On the ground is a half-filled can of Copenhagen smokeless tobacco. Scattered here and there are bottles of Gatorade, cans of Rip It energy drinks, poker chips, Monopoly money and razor ...

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Iraq Veteran, Now a West Point Professor, Seeks to Rein In Disability Pay - New York Times Thu, 08 Jan 2015 01:03:37 GMT

New York Times
Iraq Veteran, Now a West Point Professor, Seeks to Rein In Disability Pay
New York Times
“It's unclear what their end state is,” said Paul Rieckhoff, the chief executive and founder of the Iraq and Afghanistan Veterans of America. Mr. Rieckhoff said his organization would support testing alternative strategies to disability compensation ...

DoD official: Mortars, rockets in Iraq 'not a major threat' - Military Times Wed, 07 Jan 2015 19:17:53 GMT

Military Times
DoD official: Mortars, rockets in Iraq 'not a major threat'
Military Times
For the hundreds of U.S. troops based at Al Asad Air Base in Iraq, mortar fire from Islamic extremists has become a regular occurrence. And so has the sound of airstrikes hitting enemy fighters near the remote desert base. As the U.S. mission to train ...

Falling Oil Prices Are Hurting Iraq's Fight Against ISIS, Threatening Stability - International Business Times Tue, 06 Jan 2015 19:58:15 GMT

International Business Times
Falling Oil Prices Are Hurting Iraq's Fight Against ISIS, Threatening Stability
International Business Times
In December, Iraq exported about 91.1 million barrels of oil, its highest level in any month since 1980. But that crude bonanza isn't the windfall that the government of the world's eighth-largest oil producer might have expected. Iraq has managed to ...
Budget debates focus on revenue worriesIraq Oil Report

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