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Nato plans re-engagement with Iraq four years after departure - The Guardian Tue, 23 Jun 2015 15:36:57 GMT

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Nato plans re-engagement with Iraq four years after departure
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In response to a request for help earlier this year by the Iraqi government, the US-led alliance is also working on several proposals as well as the training, which comes despite the failure of Nato's previous attempt to create a professional officer ...
NATO working on plan to advise Iraq on reforming its armyReuters

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Is Iraq worth the fight? After years of war and chaos, its people no longer know - The Guardian Tue, 23 Jun 2015 12:58:21 GMT

Is Iraq worth the fight? After years of war and chaos, its people no longer know
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Iraq's officials claim that the war is existential and that to win it will preserve the very boundaries that Bell advocated in 1921 after the demise of the Ottoman empire. From his vantage point across the river though, Hamid, 37, believes that much of ...

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ISIS defeat could give coalition blueprint for success - CNN Tue, 23 Jun 2015 09:24:14 GMT

ISIS defeat could give coalition blueprint for success
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Its arsenal has been massively enhanced by battlefield gains that began in Mosul and spanned over huge swaths of Iraq. Even the committed YPG had been struggling to beat ISIS's defenses -- until the airstrikes began. "If the coalition strikes, and ...

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U.S. troops and Shiite militiamen share Iraq base - Military Times Tue, 23 Jun 2015 20:52:04 GMT

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U.S. troops and Shiite militiamen share Iraq base
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A U.S. officer helps an Iraqi soldier with his newly issued M16 rifle in Iraq. American officials are wrestling with how to deal with Shiite-Sunni sectarian tensions within the irregular forces fighting for the government of Iraq against Islamic State ...
Report: American soldiers, Iranian militias share base in IraqJerusalem Post Israel News
American, Iran-backed forces share base in Iraq -- reportThe Times of Israel
Report: American, Iranian soldiers sharing base in IraqYnetnews
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US airstrike kills ISIS operative in Iraq's Mosul - Al-Arabiya Tue, 23 Jun 2015 21:31:58 GMT

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US airstrike kills ISIS operative in Iraq's Mosul
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In its terrorist designation in September, the U.S. Treasury described Harzi as a "high-profile" member of the self-proclaimed ISIS that has seized large swaths of Iraq and Syria. It said he raised funds for the group, as well as recruited and ...
Key Suspect in Benghazi Attack Killed in US Airstrike in IraqABC News
US says Benghazi attack suspect killed in IraqBBC News
Drone strike on Islamic State in Iraq kills Benghazi suspect, US saysChristian Science Monitor
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This is a terrible idea for fixing Iraq, and Washington loves it - Vox Mon, 22 Jun 2015 17:30:22 GMT

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This is a terrible idea for fixing Iraq, and Washington loves it
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US Defense Secretary Ash Carter, in congressional testimony on Wednesday, put voice to an idea that has been rattling around US government offices for the past few months: The state of Iraq may be so irreparably broken that it can never be put back ...
The US Defense Secretary broached an Iraq possibility that the Obama ...Business Insider
Iran, Iraq, Syria to strengthen cooperation against ISIS: officialsAl-Arabiya
Iran, Syria and Iraq will form alliance against terror: VelayatiTehran Times
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Congress gets a 'reality check' on Iraq, ISIS - MSNBC Tue, 23 Jun 2015 21:22:53 GMT

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Congress gets a 'reality check' on Iraq, ISIS
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a former Army and Marine Corps veteran who served in Iraq as a civil affairs officer from 2005 to 2006, said he felt “there ought to be some U.S. military personnel forward with Iraqi forces” because when he was in Iraq, Americans who joined in patrols ...

Australian Isis fighters reportedly killed in Iraq - The Guardian Tue, 23 Jun 2015 01:34:37 GMT

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Australian Isis fighters reportedly killed in Iraq
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The reports said the pair, who travelled to Syria in 2013 and then to Iraq, had been killed in the past week by a drone strike. “We don't have any information at present to verify whether or not these reports are correct,” Bishop said on Monday night ...
Australian 'severed head' militants reportedly killed in IraqYahoo News
Reported death of Australian fighting in Iraq raises potential for ...Minneapolis Star Tribune
ISIS: Australians who severed heads of hostages 'killed fighting in Iraq for ...Mirror.co.uk

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Why a 2006 Iraq report merits a fresh read - Washington Post Tue, 23 Jun 2015 23:26:54 GMT

Why a 2006 Iraq report merits a fresh read
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That's from the beginning of “The Iraq Study Group Report” from 2006. Nine years later, it's haunting to revisit the bipartisan commission review chaired by former secretary of state James Baker and former representative Lee Hamilton (D-Ind.). Their ...

US Touts Kurdish Gains Against Islamic State As Model For Iraq - RadioFreeEurope/RadioLiberty Wed, 24 Jun 2015 00:26:42 GMT

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US Touts Kurdish Gains Against Islamic State As Model For Iraq
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The recent blows to IS, which was achieved with the aid of U.S. air strikes and intelligence sharing, contrasts with the successes the militants have met with in other parts of Syria and Iraq, where the key western city of Ramadi fell to IS this spring ...
US, allies target Islamic State with 18 air strikes in IraqYahoo News
US, allies conduct 16 air strikes in Iraq, six in SyriaReuters
The Kurds Are Building a Country with Every Victory Over ISISTIME
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