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ISIS takes parts of Ramadi, kills 10, wounds Iraqi general - CNN International Fri, 10 Apr 2015 20:04:46 GMT

New York Times

ISIS takes parts of Ramadi, kills 10, wounds Iraqi general CNN International Iraqi and allied forces have made inroads in recent weeks, beating back the group that calls itself the Islamic State, which took over vast swaths of Iraq and neighboring Syria last year. Their most high-profile victory, for instance, was the recapture ... ISIS Strikes Iraqi Town, Exacting Deadly TollNew York Times Islamic State attacks Iraqi provincial capitalReuters Iraq Is A Failed State, Increasingly Sectarian and Extremist, Says ScholarDaily Caller Huffington Post -WDIV Detroit all 85 news articles »

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Biden Cites Progress in Iraq's War With ISIS - New York Times Thu, 09 Apr 2015 19:17:22 GMT

New York Times

Biden Cites Progress in Iraq's War With ISIS New York Times WASHINGTON — Vice President Joseph R. Biden Jr. offered an upbeat assessment of the battle against Islamic extremists in Iraq on Thursday, saying the government in that country was making “significant and growing” progress with help from the United ... Biden Says ISIS 'No Longer On The Move' In IraqNPR (blog) Vice President Joe Biden: Iraq Fight Against ISIS 'Moving in the Right Direction'ABC News Biden Says ISIS Progress Halted in IraqWall Street Journal Defense One -BBC News -The State all 306 news articles »

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US, allies conduct nine air strikes in Iraq, seven in Syria - Reuters Fri, 10 Apr 2015 20:27:54 GMT

US, allies conduct nine air strikes in Iraq, seven in Syria Reuters WASHINGTON (Reuters) - U.S.-led forces targeted Islamic State militants with nine air strikes in Iraq and seven in Syria since early on Thursday, the U.S. military said on Friday. In Syria, the air strikes hit Islamic State positions near Al Hasakah ... and more »

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A Struggle to Secure Iraq's Shared Past, and Perhaps Its Future - New York Times Thu, 09 Apr 2015 09:10:26 GMT

New York Times

A Struggle to Secure Iraq's Shared Past, and Perhaps Its Future New York Times BAGHDAD — Looted and shuttered after American troops seized Baghdad a dozen years ago, the National Museum of Iraq has officially reopened its doors — a response to Islamic State thugs' taking jackhammers to ancient treasures in Mosul. The message ... and more »

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After Minority Rule, Iraq's Sunnis Refuse Minority Role - Wall Street Journal Thu, 09 Apr 2015 16:31:53 GMT

Wall Street Journal

After Minority Rule, Iraq's Sunnis Refuse Minority Role Wall Street Journal BAGHDAD—Ask anyone in Baghdad's Sunni Muslim neighborhood of Aadhamiye about life under Iraq's Shiite majority, and you're likely to get a puzzled reply: “What Shiite majority?” “Sunni Arabs aren't few. We are at least half the population of Iraq ... and more »

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Retired officer: U.S. let ISIS gain foothold in Iraq - Military Times Fri, 10 Apr 2015 19:58:21 GMT

Military Times

Retired officer: U.S. let ISIS gain foothold in Iraq Military Times Whatever headway the U.S. gained in Iraq following the 2007 surge has for the most part come undone — paving the way for the rise of the Islamic State. That's the assessment of retired Army Col. Peter Mansoor, who had a front-row seat for the surge in ... and more »

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What everyone gets wrong about the persecution of Christians in Iraq - The Week Magazine Fri, 10 Apr 2015 10:51:08 GMT

The Week Magazine

What everyone gets wrong about the persecution of Christians in Iraq The Week Magazine Attacks on churches, forced conversions, and executions — including the beheading of 21 Coptic Christians in Libya — have provoked international outcry. Though reports on Iraq vary wildly, it seems that 90 percent of the country's Assyrian-Christians ... and more »

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Republican-Turned-Democrat Lincoln Chafee: Hillary Disqualified From ... - RealClearPolitics Fri, 10 Apr 2015 18:25:23 GMT

RealClearPolitics

Republican-Turned-Democrat Lincoln Chafee: Hillary Disqualified From ... RealClearPolitics LAWRENCE O'DONNELL, MSNBC: It seems in the 2008 primary campaign certainly that the single biggest policy difference or difference in record was that President Obama was opposed to the Iraq War. Hillary Clinton voted for it. Do you think that still, in ... Former Republican Says No One Who Voted for the Iraq War Should Be ...The Nation. (blog) Lincoln Chafee launches 2016 exploratory committee, goes after Clinton on IraqCNN Lincoln Chafee, exploring 2016 run, says Clinton's Iraq vote should disqualify herWashington Post (blog) CNSNews.com -Hot Air -CBS Local all 254 news articles »

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The Friends We Left Stranded in Iraq - Wall Street Journal Fri, 10 Apr 2015 22:35:18 GMT

Wall Street Journal

The Friends We Left Stranded in Iraq Wall Street Journal All of us served as interpreters for U.S. troops in the Iraq War over the past decade. We did so faithfully, willingly and proudly. Saddam Hussein was a tyrant who brutally oppressed my country. We could not speak out against him or his Ba'ath party ...

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Latest News: South Carolina Fallout, Tsarnaev Trial, Iraq Conflict - New York Times Thu, 09 Apr 2015 09:47:04 GMT

New York Times

Latest News: South Carolina Fallout, Tsarnaev Trial, Iraq Conflict New York Times And Vice President Joseph R. Biden Jr. is giving a policy address on Iraq at 12:30 p.m. Eastern at the National Defense University in Washington. • Women's activists held in China. Five women, who have been detained for over a month for trying to ...