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Shiite Militias in Iraq Back Off Boycott Over US Strikes on ISIS - New York Times Sat, 28 Mar 2015 00:30:09 GMT

Wall Street Journal

Shiite Militias in Iraq Back Off Boycott Over US Strikes on ISIS New York Times Buoyed by a message of support from Iraq's powerful Shiite religious leader, Grand Ayatollah Ali al-Sistani, a spokesman for Prime Minister Haider al-Abadi pointedly announced that the popular mobilization committees, as the militias are called, would ... Iraq Resumes Offensive in Tikrit After US AirstrikesWall Street Journal Intel official: Iran 'pissed' at Iraq for joining with US in Tikrit fightFox News Why the US Is Fighting Beside Iran in Iraq and Against It in YemenTIME Yahoo News -Reuters all 2,058 news articles »

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The U.S. Just Took Ownership of a New Iraq War - Daily Beast Fri, 27 Mar 2015 12:58:47 GMT

Daily Beast

The U.S. Just Took Ownership of a New Iraq War Daily Beast Before Wednesday, the U.S. had been largely sitting out the battle, Iraq's biggest anti-ISIS operation to date, because of the leading role played by Iranian-backed militia forces and military advisers. At the start of the offensive, U.S. Army General ... Iraq accepts international support in its war against ISAl-Monitor US Embassy in Iraq Denies Reports of Coalition Airstrike Mistakenly Hitting ...KMBZ Iraq: 35, including 28 Daesh militants killed in SaladinAPA all 39 news articles »

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US Nerve Gas Hit Our Own Troops in Iraq - Newsweek Fri, 27 Mar 2015 16:06:38 GMT

Newsweek

US Nerve Gas Hit Our Own Troops in Iraq Newsweek During and immediately after the first Gulf War, more than 200,000 of 700,000 U.S. troops sent to Iraq and Kuwait in January 1991 were exposed to nerve gas and other chemical agents. Though aware of this, the Department of Defense and CIA launched a ... and more »

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Jeb Bush prepared to be third Bush to use military in Iraq - Boston Globe (subscription) Fri, 27 Mar 2015 17:54:25 GMT

Boston Globe (subscription)

Jeb Bush prepared to be third Bush to use military in Iraq Boston Globe (subscription) Iraq is a topic that poses political challenges for candidates in both parties, including Hillary Rodham Clinton, whose 2002 vote to authorize George W. Bush's invasion of Iraq bedeviled her 2008 presidential campaign. But it is difficult to imagine ... and more »

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Syria and Iraq wars swell numbers of asylum seekers - Aljazeera.com Fri, 27 Mar 2015 07:14:28 GMT

Aljazeera.com

Syria and Iraq wars swell numbers of asylum seekers Aljazeera.com Turkey - host to 1.7 million Syrian refugees under a temporary protection regime - received 87,800 asylum requests last year, mainly Iraqis who fled after the Islamic State of Iraq and the Levant forces seized large swaths of their homeland last June. Wars in Iraq, Syria drive up asylum claims in industrialized nationsAtlanta Journal Constitution Wars in Syria and Iraq drive highest asylum numbers in 22 yearsUNHCR (press release) Syria, Iraq Conflicts Push Asylum Claims to 22-Year HighVoice of America all 188 news articles »

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Veterans Hurt by Chemical Weapons in Iraq Get Apology - New York Times Thu, 26 Mar 2015 02:34:01 GMT

New York Times

Veterans Hurt by Chemical Weapons in Iraq Get Apology New York Times WASHINGTON — The under secretary of the Army on Wednesday apologized for the military's treatment of American service members exposed to chemical weapons in Iraq, and he announced new steps to provide medical support to those with lingering ... Veterans hurt by chemical weapons in Iraq get apology, promise of awardsStars and Stripes all 9 news articles »

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Obama's Mideast policy in 'free fall,' former Iraq ambassador says - Washington Times Fri, 27 Mar 2015 14:45:24 GMT

Washington Times

Obama's Mideast policy in 'free fall,' former Iraq ambassador says Washington Times The collapse of the Yemini government at the hands of Iran-backed Houthis militas, Iraq's growing reliance on Iranian efforts to root out and destroy the Islamic State group, and growing lawlessness in Libya have experts on the region worried that the ... US defends strategy in Yemen and Iraq but diplomats admit: it's a messThe Guardian Senators Question Austin on Growing Iranian Influence in Yemen, IraqMilitary.com Iraq 'concerned' re Saudi-led actionwww.worldbulletin.net Reuters -World Tribune -Breitbart News all 8,745 news articles »

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US, allies conduct air strikes in Syria, Iraq against Islamic State: task force - Reuters Fri, 27 Mar 2015 01:56:35 GMT

The Globe and Mail

US, allies conduct air strikes in Syria, Iraq against Islamic State: task force Reuters In Iraq, the coalition conducted 17 air strikes near Tikrit, where Iraqi forces have mounted an offensive to try to oust Islamic State militants from the city. Seven air strikes were conducted against Islamic State targets in other parts of Iraq. In ... Airstrikes Hit ISIL in Syria, IraqDepartment of Defense The expanded Iraq mission is an immoral misadventureThe Globe and Mail Role of Canadian soldiers fuels Commons debateToronto Star DVIDS (press release) (registration) -CBC.ca -Saskatoon StarPhoenix all 1,370 news articles »

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Iraq's Shia militias are beating back ISIS. But are they the country's next ... - Vox Wed, 25 Mar 2015 19:20:14 GMT

Today's Zaman

Iraq's Shia militias are beating back ISIS. But are they the country's next ... Vox Iraq had a problem it needed to solve: its army has about 48,000 combat troops, but it needs many more soldiers in order to not just push back ISIS from northern Iraq, but to hold the towns ISIS had seized and restore them to order. The Iraqi state is ... The demise of the Sunnis of Iraq: the end of an historical epochToday's Zaman Iran and Shia militiasThe Economist To Weaken ISIS in Syria & Iraq, Exploit Its Declining Economic Legitimacy as a ...Huffington Post all 47 news articles »

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Iran might attack American troops in Iraq, U.S. officials fear - Politico Wed, 25 Mar 2015 12:48:52 GMT

Politico

Iran might attack American troops in Iraq, U.S. officials fear Politico They bitterly recall Iran's role during the Iraq war, when roadside bombs sent by Tehran to Shiite militias who fought the U.S. occupation killed hundreds of American troops. Some of those same militias have now remobilized to battle the Islamic State ... Tracking US weapons grows harder in the fog of Iraq's fragmented warWashington Post US officials fear Iran might attack American troops in Iraq: reportAl-Arabiya Military Officials Fear Iran Could Once Again Attack US Soldiers in IraqBreitbart News all 1,747 news articles »