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US, allies conduct 16 air strikes in Iraq, six in Syria - Reuters Sat, 20 Jun 2015 13:01:48 GMT

Reuters

US, allies conduct 16 air strikes in Iraq, six in Syria Reuters In Iraq, one strike hit a checkpoint for the Islamic State and also destroyed a storage container near Al Qaim, according to the statement. Striking a checkpoint is intended "to reduce their ability to restrict the movement of, and extort from, the ... Charles Krauthammer: Let's support real allies in Iraq, SyriaArizona Daily Star US-Led Coalition Targets IS in Syria, Iraq With 16 AirstrikesVoice of America Charles Krauthammer: Iraq, Syria--admit the old borders are goneSan Jose Mercury News Al-Arabiya -Business Insider all 83 news articles »

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Charles Falconer says Iraq War was mistake - BBC News Sat, 20 Jun 2015 23:07:58 GMT

BBC News

Charles Falconer says Iraq War was mistake BBC News UK forces should not have gone into Iraq in 2003, according to Lord Falconer, one of Tony Blair's closest allies during the build-up to war. The former Lord Chancellor told the BBC: "We didn't find weapons of mass destruction there and that was the ...

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Sunni tribes, abandoned by Iraq, key to Islamic State fight - Yahoo News Sat, 20 Jun 2015 16:49:27 GMT

Yahoo News

Sunni tribes, abandoned by Iraq, key to Islamic State fight Yahoo News HABANIYAH, Iraq (AP) — Parading across a desert base, hundreds of Sunni tribesmen who graduated a crash training course stood ready to take on the Islamic State group on behalf of a government that many believed left them to die at the hands of the ... and more »

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How The Kurds Are Succeeding In Iraq - NPR Sat, 20 Jun 2015 11:34:46 GMT

How The Kurds Are Succeeding In Iraq NPR The U.S. has been training local troops in Iraq to retake land captured by ISIS, but just this week, U.S. Defense Secretary Ashton Carter said that the training has been slow because there aren't enough Iraqi recruits. Joshua Landis writes the Syria ...

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An Afghan jihadist's life and death in Iraq: 'They misused his innocence' - Washington Post Sat, 20 Jun 2015 03:22:30 GMT

An Afghan jihadist's life and death in Iraq: 'They misused his innocence' Washington Post But for Rafi, it was a launching pad into the battlefields of Syria and Iraq. He and his comrades are thought to be the first known cases of Afghans killed there while fighting for the Islamic State, linking Afghanistan to other Muslim and Western ... and more »

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Airstrikes Continue Against ISIL Terrorists in Syria, Iraq - Department of Defense Sat, 20 Jun 2015 14:00:30 GMT

Voice of America

Airstrikes Continue Against ISIL Terrorists in Syria, Iraq Department of Defense SOUTHWEST ASIA, June 20, 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 ... Military airstrikes continue against ISIL terrorists in Syria and IraqDVIDS (press release) Coalition warplanes hit 22 ISIL targets in Syria, IraqKuwait News Agency all 34 news articles »

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Rules sometimes don't apply to war in Iraq, Marine jury told - Los Angeles Times Fri, 19 Jun 2015 13:36:04 GMT

Los Angeles Times

Rules sometimes don't apply to war in Iraq, Marine jury told Los Angeles Times Lopez served with Hutchins in Hamandiya, Iraq, but was not part of the squad that later was charged with murder. Bouza was born in the Middle East and has made 10 deployments as a Marine to the region, including one to Iraq that concluded only weeks ... Military jury sentences US Marine convicted of Iraq murder to time servedYahoo News all 236 news articles »

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Chaldean Christians who fled Iraq still at Otay Detention Facility - Los Angeles Times Sun, 21 Jun 2015 00:42:55 GMT

Los Angeles Times

Chaldean Christians who fled Iraq still at Otay Detention Facility Los Angeles Times A group of 20 Chaldean Christians who are seeking political asylum in the U.S. after fleeing Iraq under the threat of persecution have been held at the Otay Detention Facility for at least four months and should be released to their families while ...

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A new strategy for Iraq and Syria - Washington Post Fri, 19 Jun 2015 01:23:46 GMT

The Nation

A new strategy for Iraq and Syria Washington Post It's time to rethink Iraq and Syria. It begins by admitting that the old borders are gone, that a unified Syria or Iraq will never be reconstituted, that the Sykes-Picot map is defunct. We may not want to enunciate that policy officially. After all, it ... Column: We Need a New Strategy in Iraq and SyriaValley News Time for New Strategy in Iraq, SyriaNewsmax all 508 news articles »

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Middle East Updates / German ISIS fighters killed in Iraq airstrikes - Haaretz Sat, 20 Jun 2015 14:16:41 GMT

Haaretz

Middle East Updates / German ISIS fighters killed in Iraq airstrikes Haaretz Eight German nationals were among the 22 jihadists killed in airtrikes on an Islamic State stronghold in northern Iraq, a Kurdish official said Saturday. The official told dpa that US-led alliance jets had bombarded the village of Aski Mosul, in ... and more »