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ISIS Makes Gains In Iraq's Anbar Province - Huffington Post Sat, 25 Apr 2015 14:23:45 GMT

U.S. News & World Report

ISIS Makes Gains In Iraq's Anbar Province
Huffington Post
BAGHDAD, April 25 (Reuters) - Islamic State militants in Iraq took partial control of a water dam and military barracks guarding it in the western Anbar province after fierce fighting through the night that continued on Saturday, security sources and ...
Islamic State takes military barracks, dam in Iraq's Anbar: sourcesReuters
Car bombs driven by foreigners hit Iraq-Jordan border postU.S. News & World Report
Iraq: ISIS Kills an Army CommanderNew York Times
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UN Refugee Official Calls Situation in Syria and Iraq 'Unsustainable' - New York Times Sat, 25 Apr 2015 03:12:49 GMT

UN Refugee Official Calls Situation in Syria and Iraq 'Unsustainable'
New York Times
The war that has engulfed Syria and spread into Iraq has displaced 14 million people, including four million Syrian refugees scattered to neighboring countries, and it has created “host fatigue,” which has further aggravated the crisis, United Nations ...

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A-10 suffers engine failure, flying again after 5 days at Iraq base - AirForceTimes.com Fri, 24 Apr 2015 14:16:49 GMT

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A-10 suffers engine failure, flying again after 5 days at Iraq base
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An A-10 suffered catastrophic engine failure during a mission over Iraq and had to divert to an Iraqi Air Force base, the service announced this week. An A-10 deployed as part of Operation Inherent Resolve suffered engine failure in its number one ...
A-10 suffers 'catastrophic' engine damage in IraqThe Hill
A-10 aircraft makes emergency landing in Iraq war zoneStars and Stripes
US A-10 Thunderbolt makes emergency landing in IraqPress TV
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Photos: The Marine Corps' ongoing mission in Iraq - Marine Corps Times Fri, 24 Apr 2015 20:19:55 GMT

Marine Corps Times

Photos: The Marine Corps' ongoing mission in Iraq
Marine Corps Times
The footprint is smaller, and the mission limited. But Marines are officially back in Iraq — and some say U.S. troops could end up deploying there for decades. Officials have been tight-lipped about exactly how many of the roughly 3,000 U.S. troops ...


What Gallipoli can teach us about the Iraq war - The Guardian Fri, 24 Apr 2015 14:52:17 GMT

The Guardian

What Gallipoli can teach us about the Iraq war
The Guardian
It encouraged them, a year later, to besiege British troops in Kut in Mesopotamia, now in Iraq, not far from where ill-prepared British soldiers were ambushed and caught up in fierce gunfights nearly 90 years later. 38,000 British and Indian troops ...
What Gallipoli can teach the UK about the Iraq wargulfnews.com

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Utah football: Children lead drive for tickets, specialized van for Iraq war ... - Salt Lake Tribune Sat, 25 Apr 2015 23:41:36 GMT

Salt Lake Tribune

Utah football: Children lead drive for tickets, specialized van for Iraq war ...
Salt Lake Tribune
(Trent Nelson | The Salt Lake Tribune) Iraq War veteran Nate Harris is acknowledge at the Utah Football Red & White game in Salt Lake City, Saturday April 25, 2015, with five boys who raised money on his behalf.

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US, allies conduct 15 airstrikes in Syria, Iraq - Bangor Daily News Sat, 25 Apr 2015 17:54:27 GMT

Voice of America

US, allies conduct 15 airstrikes in Syria, Iraq
Bangor Daily News
WASHINGTON — U.S.-led forces targeted Islamic State militants in Syria with four airstrikes from Friday to Saturday morning and conducted 11 strikes against the group in Iraq, the U.S. military said. All of the strikes in Syria hit targets near Kobani ...
Military: US, Allies Conduct 15 Airstrikes in Syria, IraqVoice of America
ISIL Takes Defensive Posture in Iraq, Centcom SaysDepartment of Defense
US, allies conduct 15 air strikes in Syria, Iraq: militaryReuters
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46 Killed in Iraq, including Army Division Commander - Antiwar.com Sat, 25 Apr 2015 04:04:29 GMT

46 Killed in Iraq, including Army Division Commander
Antiwar.com
Iraqis have the Golden Brigade to thank for recent advances by security forces, but they only number about 5,000 men and are already stretched too thin to be counted on for long-term stability, particularly in Anbar province. Meanwhile, the Kataib ...

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Guest commentary: Must give Obama war authorization, but also must insist Iraq ... - Contra Costa Times Sat, 25 Apr 2015 23:10:01 GMT

Guest commentary: Must give Obama war authorization, but also must insist Iraq ...
Contra Costa Times
I spent this past Easter Sunday in Iraq, having brunch with our troops serving in the mission to defeat ISIL. The multiday trip was my first to this war-ravaged country. However, most of the service members I had the honor of meeting have come ...
Kiwis think Iraq deployment is about keeping allies on sideStuff.co.nz

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1600 US bombs dropped in Syria and Iraq during March cost $8.5m a day - International Business Times UK Sat, 25 Apr 2015 17:34:10 GMT

International Business Times UK

1600 US bombs dropped in Syria and Iraq during March cost $8.5m a day
International Business Times UK
Obama's foreign policy has come under fire as it was revealed that the US dropped 1,600 bombs in Syria and Iraq last month alone at a cost of $8.5m (£5.6m) a day, according to the Times newspaper. Since August 2014, 11,550 bombs have been dropped in ...

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