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Iraq's defence minister criticises US about timing of battle against Isis - The Guardian Sun, 22 Feb 2015 21:15:50 GMT

The Guardian

Iraq's defence minister criticises US about timing of battle against Isis The Guardian The US and its allies have launched months of air strikes against Isis targets and Washington is training up and equipping the Iraqi military to recapture territory. The battle for Mosul – the largest city in northern Iraq – is expected to be pivotal ... Why the Iraq offensive will failPolitico New ISIS video shows Kurdish Peshmerga soldiers in cages in IraqCNN ISIS seizes US-made arms in Iraq's AnbarAl-Arabiya Press TV -CBS News all 1,162 news articles »

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Voices: In Iraq, a one-woman campaign against ISIL - USA TODAY Sun, 22 Feb 2015 22:19:39 GMT

USA TODAY

Voices: In Iraq, a one-woman campaign against ISIL USA TODAY "She looks like a sad and hopeless angel," the former investigative reporter wrote from a hospital in northern Iraq on Feb. 10. Shammo explained the teenager had escaped with other female captives during recent airstrikes against the invaders. Three of ... and more »

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Attacks Kills 19 People in Iraq - ABC News Sun, 22 Feb 2015 17:40:20 GMT

Press TV

Attacks Kills 19 People in Iraq ABC News Multiple bombings, including a suicide truck bomb attack on Shiite militiamen, killed 19 people on Sunday in Iraq, as police found four bodies with gunshots wounds in the capital, officials said. Police officials said the deadliest attack took place ... Separate bombings leave 19 dead, injure dozens in IraqPress TV all 75 news articles »

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ISIS Turns to Chemical Weapons As It Loses Ground in Iraq - The Fiscal Times Sun, 22 Feb 2015 12:47:28 GMT

The Fiscal Times

ISIS Turns to Chemical Weapons As It Loses Ground in Iraq The Fiscal Times A few weeks ago, the US Central Command announced that an air raid had killed an ISIS chemical weapon expert in Mosul. The ISIS operative, Iraqi engineer Mahmoud al-Sabawi, used to work at Saddam Hussein's chemical weapons program before he ...

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Why are we sending troops to Iraq? - Stuff.co.nz Sun, 22 Feb 2015 20:38:34 GMT

Radio New Zealand

Why are we sending troops to Iraq? Stuff.co.nz Prime Minister John Key probably genuinely motivated by daily horrors in Iraq and Syria. But the reality is that coming to the aid of the Iraqi people is advantageous - if not necessary - to New Zealand's geo-political interests. Despite his insistence ... Key holds decision on troops to Iraq until tomorrowTVNZ 100 years of invading IraqScoop.co.nz Decision due today on Iraq deploymentRadio New Zealand 3News NZ -NZ City -Newstalk ZB all 24 news articles »

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Can One Theory Win in Iraq Back-to-Back? - Daily Beast Sun, 22 Feb 2015 12:17:35 GMT

Daily Beast

Can One Theory Win in Iraq Back-to-Back? Daily Beast Much has been written about this subject—and, indeed, about this author—elsewhere, but Nagl's memoir offers at one and the same time arresting new insights into the saga of counterinsurgency's adaptation in Iraq and Afghanistan, and a very sound, ...

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Jeb Bush's Iraq War Cop-Out - Consortium News Sun, 22 Feb 2015 23:13:42 GMT

Consortium News

Jeb Bush's Iraq War Cop-Out Consortium News Very few promoters of the Iraq War faced any accountability for their aggressive war, nor it seems were many lessons learned. This failure is being tested again as President George W. Bush's brother Jeb seeks the White House without a serious critique ... WATCH: Bill Kristol tells incredulous congressman that 'Iraq was safe and ...Raw Story all 218 news articles »

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Military denies any discussion with Tony Abbott over sending troops to Iraq - The Guardian Mon, 23 Feb 2015 02:10:26 GMT

The Guardian

Military denies any discussion with Tony Abbott over sending troops to Iraq The Guardian News Corp papers on Saturday reported that the prime minister contemplated sending 3,500 Australian combat troops to Iraq without the backing of key allies to fight Islamic State. But Air Chief Marshal Mark Binskin and the defence department secretary, ... Tony Abbott forced to deny reports of plan to invade IraqTelegraph.co.uk Civil and military chiefs deny report of Abbott's Iraq invasion planThe Australian (blog) Abbott rejects Iraq troops storyYahoo!7 News Hot Air -Sydney Morning Herald -Sky News Australia all 249 news articles »

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Obama admin gives cover to Iraq Shiite militia abuses: Ex US official - Al-Arabiya Sat, 21 Feb 2015 13:16:40 GMT

Al-Arabiya

Obama admin gives cover to Iraq Shiite militia abuses: Ex US official Al-Arabiya He argues that through its response to the Islamic State of Iraq and Syria (ISIS), “The United States is now acting as the air force, the armory, and the diplomatic cover for Iraqi militias that are committing some of the worst human rights abuses on ... Waking Iraq's Sunnis to Crush Islamic StateBloomberg View Amid rising abuse, Iraq's Sunnis seek assurancesThe National Kurdistan's right to secede: The case for a new state in Northern IraqRudaw World Politics Review -The Economist -Yahoo News all 31 news articles »

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Iran's Shiite Militias Are Running Amok in Iraq - Foreign Policy (blog) Fri, 20 Feb 2015 21:31:07 GMT

Foreign Policy (blog)

Iran's Shiite Militias Are Running Amok in Iraq Foreign Policy (blog) By Ali KhederyAli Khedery is chairman and chief executive of Dragoman Partners LLC, an international strategic advisory firm. The longest continuously serving American official in Iraq, he was special assistant to five American ambassadors in Iraq and ... Iraq civil war leader rallies Shi'ite fighters against Islamic StateReuters Officials in Iraq are literally drawing sectarian linesBusiness Insider all 59 news articles »