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The long fight over an Iraq oil town whose importance is now debatable - Washington Post Wed, 26 Aug 2015 18:19:59 GMT

Voice of America

The long fight over an Iraq oil town whose importance is now debatable Washington Post After more than a year of near-constant fighting, there is still no sign that the battle for the Iraqi town of Baiji and its massive oil refinery is coming to a conclusion anytime soon, despite remarks by Iraq's prime minister on the importance of the ... Iraq's Abadi Sees Battle for Baiji as Key to IS OusterVoice of America Iraq Protest Tensions Escalate As Crude Oil Prices Drop Following China's ...International Business Times Suicide bomber kills 13 in Iraq's Anbar provinceToledo Blade Hastings Tribune all 251 news articles »

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Airstrikes Hit ISIL Terrorists in Syria, Iraq - Department of Defense Wed, 26 Aug 2015 18:59:12 GMT

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Airstrikes Hit ISIL Terrorists in Syria, Iraq Department of Defense SOUTHWEST ASIA, August 26, 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, IraqDVIDS (press release) all 5 news articles »

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Kurds take 10 villages from Islamic State in north Iraq - Reuters Wed, 26 Aug 2015 16:17:00 GMT

Reuters

Kurds take 10 villages from Islamic State in north Iraq Reuters Together they have pushed back the Sunni insurgents in northern Iraq, and the peshmerga has thus expanded the territory of its autonomous region. Last summer, the Kurds took full control of the disputed city of Kirkuk after the Iraqi army abandoned its ... Kurds launch new assault on Islamic State in northern IraqYahoo News Meet the Americans Flocking to Iraq and Syria to Fight the …Foreign Policy (blog) Isis militants routed from village in Northern Iraq by Kurdish forcesThe Independent Business Insider -RadioFreeEurope/RadioLiberty -Firstpost all 215 news articles »

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How a Currency Crisis in Iraq Risks Fight Against Islamic State - Bloomberg Tue, 25 Aug 2015 23:16:19 GMT

How a Currency Crisis in Iraq Risks Fight Against Islamic State Bloomberg Any currency crisis usually comes with dire consequences for a country, and the threat of one in Iraq shows how the impact can go beyond the economy and markets. A foreign-exchange crunch because of a drop in oil prices could force a devaluation of the ... and more »

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Families of Iraq victims will confront Chilcot over late report - Telegraph.co.uk Wed, 26 Aug 2015 08:04:31 GMT

Telegraph.co.uk

Families of Iraq victims will confront Chilcot over late report Telegraph.co.uk Former head of MI6 Sir Richard Dearlove, defence secretary Geoff Hoon and senior Foreign Office officials are thought to be among a larger group who will be blamed for failings in the UK's prosecution of the Iraq war. Meanwhile The Telegraph ... If the Chilcot Inquiry finds that the Iraq War was illegal, I'll personally ...The Independent Britain's never-ending inquiry into the Iraq warFinancial Times Chilcot defends long-delayed Iraq inquiry – but sets no date for publicationThe Guardian Yahoo News -Reuters UK -ABC News all 179 news articles »

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Departing Dutch ambassador: Make Iraq a country where people want to stay - Rudaw Wed, 26 Aug 2015 20:25:43 GMT

Rudaw

Departing Dutch ambassador: Make Iraq a country where people want to stay Rudaw Iraq is responsible for the safety and protection of its civilians, and the outside world should stimulate both Baghdad and the Kurdish government to take that responsibility, says Jeannette Seppen, until very recently ambassador for the Netherlands in ...

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Iraq Begins Documenting Christian Persecution - PJ Media Wed, 26 Aug 2015 16:58:00 GMT

Iraq Begins Documenting Christian Persecution PJ Media A Christian member of Iraq's parliament, Imad Youkhana, issued a statement on July 9 calling for greater protections for the country's Christian population. He branded the kidnappings parts of an intimidation campaign bent on forcing Iraqi Christians ... and more »

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Biden Was Right on Iraq and Afghanistan--and More - Huffington Post Wed, 26 Aug 2015 14:16:00 GMT

Huffington Post

Biden Was Right on Iraq and Afghanistan--and More Huffington Post After the collapse of Saddam Hussein's regime, the Administrator of the Coalition Provisional Authority in Iraq, J. Paul Bremer, decided to form a highly centralized government, which Bremer assumed would make it possible for him to run Iraq from Baghdad.

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Sir John Chilcot explains Iraq report delay to families - BBC News Wed, 26 Aug 2015 16:10:43 GMT

BBC News

Sir John Chilcot explains Iraq report delay to families BBC News Sir John Chilcot has tried to explain to families of UK soldiers killed in Iraq why his inquiry is taking so long following threats of legal action. In a statement, he said he understood their "anguish", but responses from those criticised in the ...

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What Went Wrong: Republicans Keep Ignoring the Lessons of Iraq - World Politics Review Wed, 26 Aug 2015 12:59:06 GMT

World Politics Review

What Went Wrong: Republicans Keep Ignoring the Lessons of Iraq World Politics Review In the speech, Bush blamed the current instability in Iraq on the Obama administration and in particular former Secretary of State Hillary Clinton. He suggested the White House had squandered the hard-earned gains from the 2007 surge in Iraq, which he ... Jeb Bush mixes messages about Iraq 'victory'Las Vegas Sun all 15 news articles »