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Tom Cotton says ISIS is winning in Iraq. That is false. - Vox Thu, 07 May 2015 16:10:06 GMT

Tom Cotton says ISIS is winning in Iraq. That is false. Vox Wednesday night, Sen. Tom Cotton went on Wolf Blitzer's Situation Room to talk about Iraq and ISIS. He said something surprising. "We just haven't rolled back the Islamic State at all over the last six or seven months since we began our air campaign ... and more »

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Iraq governor: Iran's influence hurting fight against ISIS - Fox News Thu, 07 May 2015 18:01:33 GMT

Fox News

Iraq governor: Iran's influence hurting fight against ISIS Fox News The fight against ISIS is raging in Iraq as Iraqi and Kurdish forces try to push back the terrorist group, though there are new concerns among U.S. officials over their strategy. Pentagon officials said Wednesday they aren't confident Iraq could secure ... and more »

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Obama administration seeks to alter bill that has caused furor in Iraq - Washington Post Wed, 06 May 2015 23:13:09 GMT

Middle East Monitor

Obama administration seeks to alter bill that has caused furor in Iraq Washington Post The House measure, tucked into an early version of an annual defense bill, would require the Pentagon to set aside at least a quarter of up to $715 million in military assistance to Iraq for support to Kurdish peshmerga forces and Sunni tribal fighters ... Obama, Biden Tell Kurdish Leader US Stands by Unified IraqABC News Kurdish President: Iraq's unity voluntary not compulsoryMiddle East Monitor all 186 news articles »

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Scene of Iraqi Massacre Becomes Shiite Pilgrimage Site - New York Times Thu, 07 May 2015 01:07:31 GMT

WBUR

Scene of Iraqi Massacre Becomes Shiite Pilgrimage Site New York Times TIKRIT, Iraq — The concrete platform at the river's edge is festooned with flowers and streaked with blood. Along a back wall are photographs taken from a video of the horror that unfolded here last year: a procession of Shiite men, shot in the head ... Iraq Upheaval Spurs Migrant CrisisWBUR Sunnis slow to return to Iraq's Tikrit after IS rout, fearing victorious ...Fox News Shiite leader threatens to mutilate those trying to dissolve IraqRudaw all 85 news articles »

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Emma Sky's remarkable rise in Iraq, in a virtually all-male sea of military men - PBS NewsHour Thu, 07 May 2015 22:50:29 GMT

PBS NewsHour

Emma Sky's remarkable rise in Iraq, in a virtually all-male sea of military men PBS NewsHour Our collective memory of the Iraq War is invariably filled with men. There were the thousands of U.S. combat soldiers in helicopters and Humvees, toting M-16 rifles in full battle regalia with the latest high-tech gadgetry. There were Iraqi fighters ... and more »

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Kiwis back NZ troops' Iraq role - New Zealand Herald Thu, 07 May 2015 17:43:58 GMT

Kiwis back NZ troops' Iraq role New Zealand Herald The Iraq deployment is the largest since New Zealand's decade-long commitment of soldiers to Bamiyan province in Afghanistan. Photo / Supplied. A strong majority of New Zealanders support the Government's decision to deploy 143 troops to Iraq to train ... and more »

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Iraq's Baiji refinery under threat from ISIS: US - Al-Arabiya Thu, 07 May 2015 04:32:39 GMT

Al-Arabiya

Iraq's Baiji refinery under threat from ISIS: US Al-Arabiya Iraq's largest oil refinery is under growing threat from Islamic State of Iraq and Syria (ISIS) militants, who have advanced inside the perimeter of the facility, the U.S. military said Wednesday. U.S. warplanes have been carrying out air strikes ... Leaders Reaffirm Support of Iraq's Fight Against ISILDepartment of Defense Iraq's Biggest Oil Refinery 'Threatened' By ISISDaily Caller Iraq's largest oil refinery under threat from IS: USYahoo News Reuters -Telegraph.co.uk -Washington Times all 128 news articles »

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A Free Life in Iraq - The New Yorker Tue, 05 May 2015 19:47:43 GMT

The New Yorker

A Free Life in Iraq The New Yorker Last Saturday night, in Baghdad, my friend Ammar al-Shahbander went to hear a concert sponsored by a local civic group. It was the kind of request—a fun way to support life going on in Iraq—that he didn't tend to refuse. Credit Photograph by Ammar al ...

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U.S. Troops Have Stolen Millions in Iraq and Afghanistan - Slate Magazine Wed, 06 May 2015 15:42:13 GMT

Slate Magazine

U.S. Troops Have Stolen Millions in Iraq and Afghanistan Slate Magazine Former Special Inspector General for Iraq Reconstruction Stuart Bowen, who served as the principal watchdog for wrongdoing in Iraq from 2004 to 2013, said he suspected “the fraud … among U.S. military personnel and contractors was much higher” than ... and more »

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ISIS Is Running a 5-Star Hotel in Iraq - Daily Beast Wed, 06 May 2015 09:42:59 GMT

Daily Beast

ISIS Is Running a 5-Star Hotel in Iraq Daily Beast Orbitz announces it doesn't support bookings anywhere in Iraq, and Booking.com without explanation reverts immediately to the original search page when you enter “Mosul, Iraq.” But old TripAdvisor reviews say it is well worth the stay—or certainly was ... The Islamic State in Iraq: Year OneChristian Post Islamic State reportedly operating luxury hotel in Mosul, IraqUPI.com IS opens own 5-star hotel for jihadist commanders in Iraq, reveals reportThe Indian Express teleSUR English -Daily Mail all 152 news articles »