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David Petraeus apologizes again for affair, lays out vision for Iraq and Syria - Washington Post Tue, 22 Sep 2015 17:23:24 GMT

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David Petraeus apologizes again for affair, lays out vision for Iraq and Syria
Washington Post
David Petraeus, the retired Army general and former CIA director, apologized Wednesday before the Senate Armed Services Committee for his high-profile extramarital affair, and then proceeded to lay out his his vision for how the United States should ...
Petraeus Calls on US to Escalate Military Action in Iraq, SyriaDaily Signal
Petraeus accuses Putin of trying to re-establish Russian EmpireCNN

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Is Iran's strategy in Iraq adrift? - American Enterprise Institute Tue, 22 Sep 2015 18:04:07 GMT

American Enterprise Institute

Is Iran's strategy in Iraq adrift?
American Enterprise Institute
Tehran's activities and policies in Iraq and the Levant remain largely under Islamic Revolutionary Guard Corps (IRGC) Quds Force Commander Qassem Soleimani's direction. Soleimaini had been riding high ever since the fall of Mosul to ISIS in June 2014.
A sense of despair is sweeping through Iraq. This email from my driver in ...The Independent
Iraq must rein in paramilitary forces: HRWMiddle East Eye
Report Says Iraq's Shia Militias Laid Waste to Tikrit After Kicking Out the ...VICE News
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Iraq political dissaray slows Ramadi campaign - USA TODAY Mon, 21 Sep 2015 15:21:59 GMT

USA TODAY

Iraq political dissaray slows Ramadi campaign
USA TODAY
WASHINGTON — Political disarray in Iraq appears to be undermining a critical offensive to retake Ramadi, a key city in Iraq's Sunni heartland that was seized by Islamic State militants nearly four months ago. Iraq's government is relying on a ...
Iraq: Deadly Bombing Strikes BaghdadNew York Times
Demand for life jackets soars in IraqGeo News, Pakistan
REPORT: 'Scores' Of Fighters Abandon Iraq, Surging Into EuropeBreitbart News
Press TV -Daily News Egypt -Barbados Today
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US Air Strike Killed Islamic State 'Sex Slave Facilitator" In Iraq - RadioFreeEurope/RadioLiberty Wed, 23 Sep 2015 01:29:13 GMT

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US Air Strike Killed Islamic State 'Sex Slave Facilitator" In Iraq
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Coalition forces killed a senior leader of the Islamic State group in an air strike in Iraq, the Pentagon said September 22. Abu Bakr al-Turkmani, who died September 10 in a strike in Tal Afar in northern Iraq, was a "slave facilitator" who had been ...
Iraq: Airstrike Kills an ISIS LeaderNew York Times
Pentagon confirms deaths of militant leaders in Syria and IraqWashington Post
Pentagon confirms airstrikes killed jihadi 'facilitator' of Yazidi slaves in ...The Japan Times

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The missing: the eight-year Iraq conflict looms large in Iran - The Guardian (blog) Tue, 22 Sep 2015 06:00:19 GMT

The Guardian (blog)

The missing: the eight-year Iraq conflict looms large in Iran
The Guardian (blog)
The Iran-Iraq war began in September 1980 and ended in August 1988. But it remains alive in today's Iran. Among the vast crowds who turned out for the funerals in June of 270 veterans – including 175 combat divers – whose bodies had been returned from ...


Kurds lose fight to sell crude oil in US after Iraq sues - The Boston Globe Tue, 22 Sep 2015 14:41:55 GMT

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Kurds lose fight to sell crude oil in US after Iraq sues
The Boston Globe
The case began last year when Iraq's central government sued to seize a tanker loaded with crude from the country's Kurdish region that had sailed to the Gulf of Mexico and anchored 60 miles off the coast of Texas. The appeals court upheld an order by ...
Iraqi Kurds Dealt Setback by U.S. Court Ruling on Oil SaleBloomberg
The impact of America's Iraq policy on the KurdsRudaw
Iraq wins in fight with Kurds over disputed tankerChron.com (blog)
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With fight against the Islamic State in Iraq stalled, US looks to Syria for gains - Washington Post Tue, 22 Sep 2015 01:28:53 GMT

With fight against the Islamic State in Iraq stalled, US looks to Syria for gains
Washington Post
With the offensive to reclaim territory from the Islamic State largely stalled in Iraq, the Obama administration is laying plans for a more aggressive military campaign in Syria, where U.S.-backed Kurdish forces have made surprising gains in recent months.

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India Bars Citizens From Aiding Iraq's IS Fight - Voice of America Tue, 22 Sep 2015 15:49:54 GMT

Voice of America

India Bars Citizens From Aiding Iraq's IS Fight
Voice of America
KOLKATA, INDIA—. For more than a year, some Shi'ite Muslim groups in India have expressed a desire to travel to Iraq to support Baghdad in its fight against Islamic State militants. But after months of public appeals and court battles, the government ...

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What 'Boots on the Ground' in Iraq Looks Like - Daily Signal Tue, 22 Sep 2015 17:54:07 GMT

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What 'Boots on the Ground' in Iraq Looks Like
Daily Signal
U.S. ARMED FORCES, Iraq—The booms come at regular intervals like incoming artillery. In the background is a heavy metal soundtrack pumped through an iPhone speaker. After doing a clean and press, an Air Force pararescueman throws down the heavily ...


Cholera Outbreak Threatens Baghdad as ISIS Ravages Iraq - Breitbart News Tue, 22 Sep 2015 20:07:45 GMT

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Cholera Outbreak Threatens Baghdad as ISIS Ravages Iraq
Breitbart News
The Parliamentary Health and Environment Committee of Iraq announced on Sunday that they had confirmed 41 cases of cholera in Iraq–most in or near Baghdad, and in Najaf and Babel provinces. At least four of those diagnosed had died at the time of the ...
Obama's Islamic State War Czar Stepping DownBloomberg View

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