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Anti-ISIS coalition hits key targets in Iraq, Syria - Al-Arabiya Tue, 17 Feb 2015 01:09:29 GMT

Al-Arabiya

Anti-ISIS coalition hits key targets in Iraq, Syria Al-Arabiya Residents in the Muqdadiyya area of Iraq's Diyala Province have been barred from returning to their homes, the right group said. Additionally, the international rights group reports that civilians have been kidnapped and in some instances “summarily ... Hezbollah says it is fighting IS in IraqYahoo News Lebanon's Hezbollah acknowledges battling the Islamic State in IraqWashington Post Hezbollah engaged in fighting ISIL in Iraq, Nasrallah saysPress TV Fox News Latino -Houston Chronicle all 84 news articles »

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Pro-Iran militias' success in Iraq could undermine US - Washington Post Mon, 16 Feb 2015 19:18:59 GMT

Reuters

Pro-Iran militias' success in Iraq could undermine US Washington Post MANSOURIYA, Iraq — Shiite militias backed by Iran are increasingly taking the lead in Iraq's fight against the Islamic State, threatening to undermine U.S. strategies intended to bolster the central government, rebuild the Iraqi army and promote ... Iraq's Sunni blocs halt parliament activities after sheikh's killingReuters Iraq: Sunni parties seek talks with Shi'ite militia groupsAsharq Alawsat English Report: Shiite militias escalate abuse of Sunnis in IraqU.S. News & World Report NEWS.com.au all 156 news articles »

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Iraq preparing to retake Mosul from Islamic State - PM - BBC News Mon, 16 Feb 2015 09:42:42 GMT

BBC News

Iraq preparing to retake Mosul from Islamic State - PM BBC News Iraq's Prime Minister Haider al-Abadi says its armed forces are preparing for an offensive to retake the northern city of Mosul from Islamic State (IS). Mr Abadi told the BBC he hoped Mosul would be liberated in a few months' time, and with a minimum ... Battle against Islamic State: Iraq prepares major offensive to free Mosul from ...Express.co.uk Iraq prepares to 'kick out' Isis from MosulThe Independent Iraq PM Abadi planning Mosul offensive to rout IS 'within months'International Business Times UK BBC News -ITV News all 63 news articles »

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The Iraq conflict is becoming a tale of two regions - CNN Mon, 16 Feb 2015 13:19:27 GMT

Breitbart News

The Iraq conflict is becoming a tale of two regions CNN Eski Mosul, Northern Iraq (CNN) The mortar was dropped into the launch tube, but nothing happened. A prod, a kick and a shake failed to stir it. Eventually one of the Kurdish fighters at this position near Mosul unceremoniously tipped the tube upside ... ISIS Video: 17 Caged Kurdish Fighters Paraded Through Streets in IraqBreitbart News ISIS May Be Gone, But Life Has Yet To Return To Normal In Northern IraqNPR (blog) In Iraq, Kirkuk remains a question markWashington Post all 120 news articles »

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CIA bought, destroyed chemical weapons in Iraq following invasion - report - RT Mon, 16 Feb 2015 21:10:19 GMT

RT

CIA bought, destroyed chemical weapons in Iraq following invasion - report RT Following the US invasion of Iraq, the CIA worked with US troops in 2005 and 2006 to quietly purchase and recover 1980s-era nerve-agent rockets from a clandestine Iraqi seller during the previously undisclosed Operation Avarice, according to a new report. Iraq Had WMDs After AllPower Line (blog) CIA Is Said to Have Bought and Destroyed Iraqi Chemical WeaponsNew York Times CIA bought chemical weapons from a secret seller in IraqThe Independent Breitbart News -Boing Boing -Haaretz all 23 news articles »

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Westerners Journey to Iraq and Join Christian Militia to Fight ISIS - Breitbart News Mon, 16 Feb 2015 20:44:20 GMT

Breitbart News

Westerners Journey to Iraq and Join Christian Militia to Fight ISIS Breitbart News Dwekh Nawsha's name means “self-sacrifice” in Aramaic, the “language spoken by Christ and still used by Assyrian Christians, who consider themselves the indigenous people of Iraq.” The militia group is fighting alongside the Kurds to protect Christian ... Westerners Join Christian Militia in Iraq to Fight ISISFox News (blog) Westerners join Iraqi Christian militia to fight Islamic StateReuters To fight IS, Westerners join Christian militia in IraqChandigarh Tribune AINA (press release) all 63 news articles »

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Prince Harry comrade 'paid £1500 by NoW for news of Iraq deployment' - The Guardian Mon, 16 Feb 2015 15:07:02 GMT

The Guardian

Prince Harry comrade 'paid £1500 by NoW for news of Iraq deployment' The Guardian A News of the World reporter paid £1,500 in cash to a serving soldier for news that Prince Harry was going to war in Iraq, the Old Bailey has heard. Ryan Sabey, 34, met the Household Cavalry soldier Paul Brunt, 32, in a garage near the paper's offices ...

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Extra costs of Iraq mission $122M, defence minister says - Ottawa Citizen Tue, 17 Feb 2015 00:05:15 GMT

Ottawa Citizen

Extra costs of Iraq mission $122M, defence minister says Ottawa Citizen The federal government says Canada's war in Iraq has cost at least $122 million, not including salaries and other fixed costs. Defence Minister Jason Kenney revealed the figure Monday after the government had spent months refusing to release any cost ... Canada's Iraq Mission Cost Pegged At $122 Million And CountingHuffington Post Canada Canada's Iraq mission has cost $122 million, military saysToronto Star Iraq mission has so far cost Canada $122MCBC.ca Globalnews.ca -CTV News -International Business Times AU all 25 news articles »

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'We'd have to send force protection' to Iraq - John Key - TVNZ Mon, 16 Feb 2015 23:32:44 GMT

Stuff.co.nz

'We'd have to send force protection' to Iraq - John Key TVNZ The Prime Minister says New Zealand personnel will be protected by our own soldiers if they are deployed to Iraq. The question of who would offer 'force protection' arose after the visit of Iraq's Foreign Minister last week. On Friday, Dr Ibrahim al-Ja ... Kiwi troops need legal protection for lethal force in IraqStuff.co.nz PM John Key: 'We've got to be part of standing up against Isis'New Zealand Herald all 20 news articles »

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Arab firms should break Iranian and Turkish “monopoly” in Iraq: PM's spokesman - Asharq Alawsat English Tue, 17 Feb 2015 01:01:22 GMT

Asharq Alawsat English

Arab firms should break Iranian and Turkish “monopoly” in Iraq: PM's spokesman Asharq Alawsat English In this handout provided by the Iraqi prime minister's office, Iran's First Vice President Eshaq Jahangiri (C-L) and Iraq's Prime Minister Haider Al-Abadi (C-R) sign memorandums of understanding in a number of different fields, in Baghdad, Iraq, on ... ISIL plotting to fuel divisions in Iraq: Iran VPPress TV Iranian vice president visits Iraqwww.worldbulletin.net Iraq's Territorial Integrity Top on Iran's Agenda: First VPTasnim News Agency (press release) Tehran Times -Xinhua all 30 news articles »