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This sentence should cause a lot concern about Iran taking over Iraq - Business Insider Tue, 17 Mar 2015 17:18:47 GMT

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This sentence should cause a lot concern about Iran taking over Iraq Business Insider Iraq, particularly the eastern and southern regions of the country with a majority Shia population, has tended to fall within the orbit of Iran's influence. During the Iran-Iraq war (1980 to 1988), Iran funded Shiite militias with the aim of ... US, eyeing Iranian arms in Iraq, warns on sectarian tensionsReuters Iraq's Tikrit offensive stalled by ISIS bombsAl-Arabiya Iran Sent Arms to Iraq to Fight ISIS, US SaysNew York Times New York Post -BBC News all 2,359 news articles »

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US Returns Dozens Of Looted Artifacts To Iraq - NPR (blog) Tue, 17 Mar 2015 13:19:15 GMT

NPR (blog)

US Returns Dozens Of Looted Artifacts To Iraq NPR (blog) The operation netted most of the items now being returned to Iraq, including ancient swords, clay reliefs and glass vessels, along with a door knocker and water urn belonging to former Iraqi leader Saddam Hussein. One item was found on Craigslist. Stolen Artifacts Returned to IraqLive Science US returns cache of looted antiquities to IraqUSA TODAY Iraq confident it can protect artifacts returned by USAl-Arabiya all 187 news articles »

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American Volunteers Help Kurds Fight ISIS in Northern Iraq - NBCNews.com Wed, 18 Mar 2015 00:32:19 GMT

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American Volunteers Help Kurds Fight ISIS in Northern Iraq NBCNews.com As more than 100 Kurdish troops prepared to move in, they were joined by half a dozen volunteers. They were Americans — not working on behalf of the U.S. military but volunteers to the cause of battling the militants. They had just arrived in northern ... In northern Iraq, casualties as Kurds push back Islamic State (+video)Christian Science Monitor In northern Iraq, casualties and pushbacks as Kurds take on ISYahoo News all 63 news articles »

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Fox News Uses Vice Interview To Revive Iraq War Falsehoods And Blame ... - Media Matters for America (blog) Tue, 17 Mar 2015 19:00:20 GMT

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Fox News Uses Vice Interview To Revive Iraq War Falsehoods And Blame ... Media Matters for America (blog) Fox News figures criticized President Obama for telling Vice News that the terror group Islamic State (also known as ISIS or ISIL) grew out of the 2003 U.S. invasion of Iraq, and falsely suggested that Obama was responsible for withdrawing troops from ... How Obama Lost Iraq and Allowed ISIS to BloomWhite House Dossier Obama Blames Bush Again: Obama: ISIS 'Unintended Consequence' Of ...Fox News (blog) Obama: Rise Of ISIS 'Unintended Consequence' Of Iraq InvasionCBS Local all 26 news articles »

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Iraq Basketball Is a Far Cry From March Madness, but It's Not All Bad - Wall Street Journal Tue, 17 Mar 2015 01:23:08 GMT

Wall Street Journal

Iraq Basketball Is a Far Cry From March Madness, but It's Not All Bad Wall Street Journal But the league fights on, as much of Iraq has done. Mr. Kearse and two other Americans play for the Police Club, a team that represents Iraq's interior ministry and won the championship Thursday, beating a team once run by a now-deceased son of Saddam ... and more »

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Noah Galloway, double amputee Iraq War veteran, wows with 'Dancing With the ... - Washington Times Tue, 17 Mar 2015 17:07:51 GMT

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Noah Galloway, double amputee Iraq War veteran, wows with 'Dancing With the ... Washington Times Mr. Galloway, who lost his left arm and left leg in an IED attack in 2005 Iraq, received a standing ovation with Ms. Burgess after dancing an inspiring cha-cha to “I Lived” by One Republic, CNS News reported. “Thank you for challenging yourself ... U.S. Army Vet Who Lost Two Limbs Fighting in Iraq Absolutely Stuns 'Dancing ...TheBlaze.com all 30 news articles »

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Islamic State defaces St George in assault on Christian churches in Iraq - Telegraph.co.uk Tue, 17 Mar 2015 09:13:55 GMT

Telegraph.co.uk

Islamic State defaces St George in assault on Christian churches in Iraq Telegraph.co.uk "When one looks closely at the legend of St George, his fate bears striking similarity to the violence and persecution which Iraq's Christian minorities have faced," says Canon Andrew White, the London-born "Vicar of Baghdad", who is based at the city ... ISIS fighters fleeing Iraq in dragNew York Post US conducts air strikes in Syria and Iraq against Islamic StateReuters ISIS defaces churches in Iraq as assaults on Christian communities continueJerusalem Post Israel News Al-Arabiya -International Business Times all 191 news articles »

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Q&A: Positive outlook for Iraq, but improvement will take months to show - UNHCR (press release) Tue, 17 Mar 2015 15:26:06 GMT

Q&A: Positive outlook for Iraq, but improvement will take months to show UNHCR (press release) ERBIL, Iraq, March 17 (UNHCR) – Following last year's turmoil in northern and central Iraq, the political and security progress in Iraq remains positive, but UNHCR Representative in Iraq Neill Wright believes it will take many more months before this ...

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White House turns to Petraeus for advice on Iraq, despite legal woes - Politico Mon, 16 Mar 2015 19:31:50 GMT

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White House turns to Petraeus for advice on Iraq, despite legal woes Politico “[Petraeus] is, I think, legitimately regarded as an expert when it comes to the security situation in Iraq, so I think it makes a lot of sense for senior administration officials to, on occasion, consult him for advice,” Press Secretary Josh Earnest ... and more »

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Abu Azrael: Iraq's celebrity anti-IS fighter - Yahoo News Tue, 17 Mar 2015 13:43:37 GMT

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Abu Azrael: Iraq's celebrity anti-IS fighter Yahoo News Speicher Base (Iraq) (AFP) - Abu Azrael -- Father of the Angel of Death -- is the black-bearded, blade-wielding embodiment of the retribution many Iraqis want against brutal jihadists who seized swathes of their country. A Facebook page dedicated to ... Abu Azrael: Iraq's Celebrity Anti-Islamic State FighterNDTV all 14 news articles »