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Anti-ISIL Airstrikes Continue in Syria, Iraq - Department of Defense Wed, 19 Aug 2015 20:01:12 GMT

Tehran Times

Anti-ISIL Airstrikes Continue in Syria, Iraq Department of Defense SOUTHWEST ASIA, August 19, 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 ... FM: Tehran prioritizes ties with IraqTehran Times Iran supports Iraq fight against Daesh: ZarifNews.Az Reforms would abort efforts to weaken 'Iraq sovereignty'Mehr News Agency - English Version Trend News Agency all 28 news articles »

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Iran Deal Is Shaping the Iraq War - Bloomberg View Wed, 19 Aug 2015 15:55:55 GMT

Bloomberg View

Iran Deal Is Shaping the Iraq War Bloomberg View Iraq's prime minister, Haider al-Abadi, is taking severe steps to rid himself of his troublesome predecessor, Nuri al-Maliki. On the heels of a government shakeup, the latest move is a parliamentary report blaming Maliki and many of his political and ... Iraq's Maliki rejects blame for fall of MosulReuters Iraq: Ex-PM Maliki rejects Mosul report findingsAsharq Alawsat English 101 Killed in Iraq as Turkish Refugees Flee to KurdistanAntiwar.com all 134 news articles »

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Report blames former Iraq PM, other senior officials for fall of Mosul - CNN Tue, 18 Aug 2015 13:51:52 GMT

CNN

Report blames former Iraq PM, other senior officials for fall of Mosul CNN But in a Facebook post, al-Maliki said the report had "no value." Mosul, a city of more than 1 million people about 400 kilometers (250 miles) north of Baghdad, is one of the most important cities in northern Iraq. Its fall to the terrorist group ISIS ... This Could Be the Change Iraq Has Been Waiting ForDefense One Iraq PM Reduces Cabinet by One-Third in Reform PushABC News Ex-premier Maliki on hot seat in Iraq over fall of Mosul to Islamic StateWashington Post BBC News -Financial Times -Voice of America all 562 news articles »

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Donald Trump's Curious Relationship With an Iraq War Hawk - Mother Jones Tue, 18 Aug 2015 19:21:03 GMT

Mother Jones

Donald Trump's Curious Relationship With an Iraq War Hawk Mother Jones Donald Trump regularly boasts that he was opposed to the Iraq War. On Meet the Press this past weekend, he said, "And, as you know, for years I've been saying, 'Don't go into Iraq.' They went into Iraq. They destabilized the Middle East. It was a big ...

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Iraq's Economy Battered by Islamic State War, Low Oil Prices - U.S. News & World Report Tue, 18 Aug 2015 19:51:31 GMT

U.S. News & World Report

Iraq's Economy Battered by Islamic State War, Low Oil Prices U.S. News & World Report Since early 2014, Iraq has suffered a serious economic decline after the Shiite-led government in Baghdad started losing territory to the Sunni militants of the Islamic State group. Low oil prices exacerbated the decline, wreaking havoc on Iraq's ... Iraq oil exports drop to weigh on OPEC output in AugustAl-Arabiya Here come Iraqi bondsBusiness Insider IS says American suicide bomber carried out Iraq attackRaw Story Bloomberg all 85 news articles »

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Jeb Bush and the dangers of refighting the Iraq war - Quad City Times Thu, 20 Aug 2015 00:17:33 GMT

Quad City Times

Jeb Bush and the dangers of refighting the Iraq war Quad City Times Yes, mistakes were made at the beginning, Bush conceded, but what really matters is that the surge succeeded in 2007-2008 and that President George W. Bush handed over a peaceful Iraq to Barack Obama and Hillary Clinton the next year. Then Obama ... and more »

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Marine Reserve unit hit hard in Iraq holds 10-year reunion - Marine Corps Times Wed, 19 Aug 2015 23:38:00 GMT

Marine Corps Times

Marine Reserve unit hit hard in Iraq holds 10-year reunion Marine Corps Times COLUMBUS, Ohio — A Marine Reserve unit that suffered some of the heaviest casualties during the Iraq War reunited Aug. 15-16. Many of the vets still bore the physical and emotional scars left by the 2005 deployment. Hundreds of Marines and family ...

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Accused man denies killing Iraq War veteran in Antioch - The Tennessean Wed, 19 Aug 2015 23:22:13 GMT

The Tennessean

Accused man denies killing Iraq War veteran in Antioch The Tennessean Christopher Lee Davis has an alibi for the night in 2007 when an Iraq and Afghanistan war veteran was fatally shot at an Antioch ATM. But he never told it to police, not even after he was charged with murder and robbery in 26-year-old Herbert Clayton ...

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The Quiet Demise of the Army's Plan to Understand Afghanistan and Iraq - New York Times Tue, 18 Aug 2015 18:48:30 GMT

New York Times

The Quiet Demise of the Army's Plan to Understand Afghanistan and Iraq New York Times The Army had begun developing the program as an experiment in 2006; it expanded quickly as the wars in Iraq and Afghanistan foundered and American policy makers cast about for novel approaches. The idea was to send teams of social scientists, ...

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'Dogs ravaged dead bodies': Remembering Iraq's 1991 uprisings - Al-Arabiya Wed, 19 Aug 2015 08:40:16 GMT

Al-Arabiya

'Dogs ravaged dead bodies': Remembering Iraq's 1991 uprisings Al-Arabiya “A scene I don't forget until now is when [late Iraqi President Saddam Hussein's] jets were striking [rebels] while U.S. planes were hovering on top,” the 65-year-old said when recalling the uprising in his home province of Dhi Qar, southern Iraq. On Feb.