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Brian Williams Under Fire Over His Shifting Story Of Iraq Helicopter Attack - Huffington Post Fri, 06 Feb 2015 19:30:32 GMT

USA TODAY

Brian Williams Under Fire Over His Shifting Story Of Iraq Helicopter Attack Huffington Post NEW YORK -– NBC News anchor Brian Williams admitted Wednesday night that he was not riding in a helicopter hit by rocket-propelled grenade fire in Iraq, as he had claimed, but now the media are picking over his shifting accounts of the incident over ... NBC's Tom Brokaw reportedly wants Brian Williams fired over fabricated Iraq ...Fox News Watch: Brian Williams tells Iraq helicopter storyUSA TODAY NBC News standing by Brian Williams in Iraq war-embellishment issueLos Angeles Times CBS Local -CNNMoney all 1,300 news articles »

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Brian Williams Facing Backlash over Comments Made About Iraq War Despite ... - People Magazine Fri, 06 Feb 2015 19:45:21 GMT

People Magazine

Brian Williams Facing Backlash over Comments Made About Iraq War Despite ... People Magazine Williams admitted his mistake on Wednesday in an on-air statement: "On this broadcast last week in an effort to honor and thank a veteran who protected me and so many others following a ground-fire incident in the desert during the Iraq War, I made a ... Brian Williams' credibility questioned after fake Iraq storyCBS News Brian Williams' false Iraq statements now full-blown crisis at NBCLos Angeles Times The Shame of US Journalism Is the Destruction of Iraq, Not Fake Helicopter StoriesBillMoyers.com Reuters -Breitbart News all 885 news articles »

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San Diego-area Chaldean priest ordered back to Iraq: 'He'll be killed' - Los Angeles Times Fri, 06 Feb 2015 18:55:01 GMT

Los Angeles Times

San Diego-area Chaldean priest ordered back to Iraq: 'He'll be killed' Los Angeles Times The Chaldean patriarch, the Iraq-based church's top official, has ordered Gorgis and several other priests to return to Iraq to stand beside the church in its hour of maximum peril. Islamic radicals are ravaging much of the country, destroying churches ... and more »

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Richard Engel Reports From Front Line in War on ISIS in Iraq - NBCNews.com Fri, 06 Feb 2015 17:28:35 GMT

NBCNews.com

Richard Engel Reports From Front Line in War on ISIS in Iraq NBCNews.com Two weeks after Kurdish forces in northern Iraq launched wintertime offensive against ISIS, the fighters of the Peshmerga, the military force of the Kurdish Regional Government, are holding their ground — dug in along a handful of outposts near a key ... and more »

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Iraqi PM: Iraq will retake Mosul 'soon' - Al-Arabiya Fri, 06 Feb 2015 20:01:18 GMT

Al-Arabiya

Iraqi PM: Iraq will retake Mosul 'soon' Al-Arabiya The Iraqi army is coordinating with the Peshmerga forces and the U.S.-led coalition to regain control over Mosul, a stronghold of the Islamic State of Iraq and Syria (ISIS), said Iraqi PM Haidar Abadi on Friday in a joint press conference alongside ... Germany Announces More Military Aid To Iraq To Fight ISRadioFreeEurope/RadioLiberty Merkel pledges economic help for Iraq alongside military aidRudaw all 11 news articles »

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NBC to investigate Brian Williams about Iraq lie: sources - New York Daily News Fri, 06 Feb 2015 19:11:29 GMT

New York Daily News

NBC to investigate Brian Williams about Iraq lie: sources New York Daily News The head of NBC's investigative unit is breathing down Brian Williams' neck. Richard Esposito has been assigned to investigate the embattled “NBC Nightly News” anchor for lying about dodging danger while reporting in Iraq, sources told The Daily News ...

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Q&A: Jordan, Already Attacking IS in Syria, Joins Iraq Fight - ABC News Thu, 05 Feb 2015 22:15:48 GMT

CNN

Q&A: Jordan, Already Attacking IS in Syria, Joins Iraq Fight ABC News The horrific slaying of a Jordanian fighter pilot by the Islamic State group has prompted Jordan to expand its fight against the Sunni militant group with military operations in IS-held parts of Iraq. ———. WHAT HAS JORDAN CONTRIBUTED TO THE FIGHT? Jordan pounds Islamic State targets inside Iraq, SyriaUSA TODAY Official: US Military moved search and rescue assets to Northern IraqCNN US Moves Rescue Craft to Northern IraqWall Street Journal New York Times -Fox News -Reuters all 7,130 news articles »

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US moves pilot rescue aircraft to northern Iraq - Al-Arabiya Fri, 06 Feb 2015 06:04:46 GMT

Al-Arabiya

US moves pilot rescue aircraft to northern Iraq Al-Arabiya “We are repositioning some assets into northern Iraq,” a U.S. defense official told Agence France-Presse. The move is designed to shorten the response time needed to reach pilots who end up in territory held by the Islamic State of Iraq and Syria (ISIS ...

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New search-and-rescue teams moving into Iraq - Military Times Fri, 06 Feb 2015 18:28:46 GMT

Military Times

New search-and-rescue teams moving into Iraq Military Times The U.S. military is moving additional troops and aircraft into Iraq to prepare for combat search-and-rescue missions, a defense official said Friday. The move comes amid heightened concern about the risks to U.S. and coalition partner pilots flying ...

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Hip-hop star Akon to hold concert in Iraq for Kurds fighting Islamic State - Washington Post (blog) Fri, 06 Feb 2015 16:04:42 GMT

Washington Post (blog)

Hip-hop star Akon to hold concert in Iraq for Kurds fighting Islamic State Washington Post (blog) Hip-hop star Akon has announced he will hold a concert for Kurdish military forces in Iraq next month. In a video message, the popular singer of the hit songs "Lonely" and "I Wanna Love You" announced he would soon perform at Irbil's Hariri ... Iraq's autonomous Kurdistan government looking to borrow internationallyRudaw Westerners join Kurds fighting Islamic State group in IraqThe Japan Times all 52 news articles »