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The US Is Providing Air Cover for Ethnic Cleansing in Iraq - Foreign Policy (blog) Sat, 28 Mar 2015 15:03:09 GMT

Foreign Policy (blog)

The US Is Providing Air Cover for Ethnic Cleansing in Iraq
Foreign Policy (blog)
The rest consisted of a consortium of Shiite militia groups operating under the banner of Hashd al-Shaabi, or the Population Mobilization Units (PMU), which was assembled in answer to a fatwah issued by Iraq's revered Shiite cleric Ayatollah Ali ...
Shiite Militias in Iraq Back Off Boycott Over US Strikes on ISISNew York Times
US and coalition launch 18 air strikes against Isis in Iraq amid fight for TikritThe Guardian
Iraq begrudgingly asks US for help in battle of TikritCBS News
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Iraq Resumes Offensive in Tikrit After US Airstrikes - Wall Street Journal Fri, 27 Mar 2015 17:17:54 GMT

Wall Street Journal

Iraq Resumes Offensive in Tikrit After US Airstrikes
Wall Street Journal
American officials agreed to help Iraq in Tikrit, but only if the government in Baghdad would sideline upwards of 20,000 Iran-backed Shiite militiamen that unsuccessfully tried to push Islamic State forces from the strategic city in Iraq's Sunni ...
The U.S. Just Took Ownership of a New Iraq WarDaily Beast
Iraq paramilitaries freeze Tikrit ops over US strikesYahoo News
Iraq paramilitaries decide Tikrit pullback: commandersDaily Mail
Al-Monitor
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Gelzinis: Ex-Ranger survives war in Iraq only to get shot back home - Boston Herald Sat, 28 Mar 2015 04:06:16 GMT

Boston Herald

Gelzinis: Ex-Ranger survives war in Iraq only to get shot back home
Boston Herald
“The kid was an Army Ranger who served with distinction in Iraq in 2006 and 2007,” Evans said, “and he wanted to be on the front lines with us, working the streets as a member of the Youth Violence Strike force. And you can't get any more front line ...
Officer wounded in shooting earned respect in IraqBoston Globe (subscription)
Decorated Boston cop, Iraq veteran in coma after being shot in faceSouthCoastToday.com

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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 ...

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Proposed US bill: recognize Iraq's Kurds as 'partners' and arm them directly - Rudaw Sat, 28 Mar 2015 20:37:14 GMT

Rudaw

Proposed US bill: recognize Iraq's Kurds as 'partners' and arm them directly
Rudaw
The Kurdish cause, which includes aspirations of independence by Iraq's Kurds, has been getting more traction since the Peshmerga rose as a bulwark to ISIS expansion last summer. The Kurds have been working as a team with coalition forces, which have ...

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Airstrikes Hit ISIL in Syria, Iraq - Department of Defense Fri, 27 Mar 2015 16:17:08 GMT

The Globe and Mail

Airstrikes Hit ISIL in Syria, Iraq
Department of Defense
WASHINGTON, March 27, 2015 – U.S. and coalition military forces have continued to attack Islamic State of Iraq and the Levant terrorists in Syria and Iraq, Combined Joint Task Force Operation Inherent Resolve officials reported today. Officials ...
US, allies conduct air strikes in Syria, Iraq against Islamic State: task forceReuters
The expanded Iraq mission is an immoral misadventureThe Globe and Mail
Role of Canadian soldiers fuels Commons debateToronto Star
CBC.ca
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Trainers in Iraq Focus on IED Detection - DefenseNews.com Sat, 28 Mar 2015 14:19:04 GMT

DefenseNews.com

Trainers in Iraq Focus on IED Detection
DefenseNews.com
James Carabello, the Joint Improvised Explosive Device Defeat Organization's (JIEDDO) senior enlisted adviser, shuttled among the five US and coalition training sites in Iraq earlier this month, and says that the Iraqis are well equipped for the ...

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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
Wars in Syria and Iraq drove the number of people requesting asylum in industrialised countries to a 22-year high last year, the United Nations has said. An estimated 866,000 asylum-seekers lodged claims in 2014, a 45 percent rise from the year before ...
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

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Bill would help Christians in Iraq threatened by Islamic State - Los Angeles Times Sat, 28 Mar 2015 15:45:54 GMT

Los Angeles Times

Bill would help Christians in Iraq threatened by Islamic State
Los Angeles Times
Two San Diego area congressmen are among the sponsors of a bill to rescue members of religious minorities threatened with violence by the Islamic State in Iraq and Syria - possibly helping them join the large Middle Eastern immigrant community in ...

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Former Navy SEAL shot 27 times in Iraq now training for triathlon - fox4kc.com Sat, 28 Mar 2015 21:41:32 GMT

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Former Navy SEAL shot 27 times in Iraq now training for triathlon
fox4kc.com
According to WTKR-TV, Day was shot 27 times on April 6th, 2007, when his unit caught up with Al-Qaeda fighters in a town near Fallujah, Iraq. Day was the first one into a room with three enemy fighters who were waiting. They opened fire, hitting Day 27 ...

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