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Brain-dead Iraq - Middle East Eye Sat, 12 Sep 2015 13:03:27 GMT

Brain-dead Iraq
Middle East Eye
In the late 20th century, Iraq's academics and intelligentsia were renowned throughout the world. Even after the calamitous events of the 1990-1991 Gulf War and the subsequent crippling sanctions imposed upon the Iraqi people, Iraqi academics were in ...


Top Iraq Shiite cleric demands release of kidnapped Turks - Yahoo News Sat, 12 Sep 2015 11:01:36 GMT

Yahoo News

Top Iraq Shiite cleric demands release of kidnapped Turks
Yahoo News
Najaf (Iraq) (AFP) - Top Iraqi Shiite cleric Grand Ayatollah Ali al-Sistani on Saturday demanded the release of 18 Turkish workers kidnapped in Baghdad by unknown militants, saying it harmed the image of Islam.
Top Shiite cleric condemns kidnapping of Turks in IraqU.S. News & World Report
Shiite Militia Releases Video of Turkish Workers Kidnapped in IraqNew York Times
Iraq militia claims it kidnapped 18 Turkish workersAmes Tribune
Tribune-Review -Today's Zaman
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Coalition Airstrikes Continue Against ISIL in Syria, Iraq - Department of Defense Sat, 12 Sep 2015 18:50:09 GMT

Press TV

Coalition Airstrikes Continue Against ISIL in Syria, Iraq
Department of Defense
SOUTHWEST ASIA, September 12, 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 ...
US funding Daesh militants operating in Syria, Iraq: PunditPress TV
Military airstrikes continue against ISIL terrorists in Syria and IraqDVIDS (press release)

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Intelligence chief: Iraq and Syria may not survive as states - U.S. News & World Report Thu, 10 Sep 2015 19:58:39 GMT

U.S. News & World Report

Intelligence chief: Iraq and Syria may not survive as states
U.S. News & World Report
WASHINGTON (AP) — Iraq and Syria may have been permanently torn asunder by war and sectarian tensions, the head of the Defense Intelligence Agency said Thursday in a frank assessment that is at odds with Obama administration policy. "I'm having a ...
US Intelligence Chiefs Say Iraq, Syria May Not Survive As StatesRadioFreeEurope/RadioLiberty

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Coalition forces hit 22 Islamic State targets in Iraq, 3 in Syria - The Times of Israel Sat, 12 Sep 2015 21:01:41 GMT

The Times of Israel

Coalition forces hit 22 Islamic State targets in Iraq, 3 in Syria
The Times of Israel
US Navy F-18E Super Hornets flying over northern Iraq as part of the US-led coalition airstrikes against the Islamic State and other targets, September 23, 2014. (AP/US Air Force, Staff Sgt. Shawn Nickel) ...

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After 9/11, Bernie Sanders Voted Against Iraq. Hillary Clinton Calls Her Vote ... - Huffington Post Fri, 11 Sep 2015 12:46:31 GMT

After 9/11, Bernie Sanders Voted Against Iraq. Hillary Clinton Calls Her Vote ...
Huffington Post
After 9/11, Americans and the Democratic Party needed someone to stand up to the Bush Administration. We needed a true two-party system that offered a choice between invading Iraq and containing Saddam in the manner we had done for over a decade.

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Images back claims of ISIS chemical weapons attack in Iraq - CBC.ca Sat, 12 Sep 2015 11:30:13 GMT

CBC.ca

Images back claims of ISIS chemical weapons attack in Iraq
CBC.ca
CBC has not been able to independently verify the images but spoke to a private security contractor working in Iraq who saw the injuries. Tony Schiena says he was escorted to the frontlines by the head of Kurdish intelligence and met with a combat ...
Iraq to allow Russia to use its airspace for aid to SyriaMiddle East Monitor

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The women taking on Isis: on the ground with Iraq's female fighters - The Guardian Fri, 11 Sep 2015 15:47:37 GMT

The Guardian

The women taking on Isis: on the ground with Iraq's female fighters
The Guardian
An alert, unnerving eye is all that's visible in his portrait of a Yazidi woman who was captured by Isis last year, taken through Iraq to Syria and raped repeatedly. Photographed in a makeshift house with no door, she peeks between a wall and a hanging ...

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US official: 'IS making and using chemical weapons in Iraq and Syria' - BBC News Thu, 10 Sep 2015 21:22:08 GMT

BBC News

US official: 'IS making and using chemical weapons in Iraq and Syria'
BBC News
There is a growing belief within the US government that the Islamic State militant group is making and using crude chemical weapons in Iraq and Syria, a US official has told the BBC. The US has identified at least four occasions on both sides of the ...
ISIS are making and using chemical weapons in Syria and IraqDaily Mail
Isis 'manufacturing and using chemical weapons' in Iraq and Syria, US official ...The Independent
Islamic State using chemical weapons in Iraq & Syria – reportRT
Express.co.uk -Telegraph.co.uk
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Iraq reforms herald better future: Iran FM - Trend News Agency Sat, 12 Sep 2015 22:05:00 GMT

Trend News Agency

Iraq reforms herald better future: Iran FM
Trend News Agency
Iran hopes that “the reform process in Iraq would yield favorable results through consultation and cooperation between all groups and legal bodies in Iraq,” Zarif said during a meeting with visiting Iraqi Parliament Speaker Salim al-Jabouri in Tehran ...
Iraq parl. speaker hails Iran's support in fight against terrorismPress TV
Iraq calls on Iran for support against extremismMehr News Agency - English Version
Iran to Keep Siding with Iraq against Extremism: ZarifAhlul Bayt News Agency (press release)
Tasnim News Agency (press release)
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