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Military Analyst Again Raises Red Flags on Progress in Iraq - New York Times Thu, 24 Sep 2015 00:35:14 GMT

New York Times

Military Analyst Again Raises Red Flags on Progress in Iraq New York Times WASHINGTON — As the war in Iraq deteriorated, a senior American intelligence analyst went public in 2005 and criticized President George W. Bush's administration for pushing “amateurish and unrealistic” plans for the invasion two years before. Now ... and more »

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German Anti-ISIS Coalition Chief Found Dead in Iraq Hotel - NBCNews.com Wed, 23 Sep 2015 15:16:00 GMT

U.S. News & World Report

German Anti-ISIS Coalition Chief Found Dead in Iraq Hotel NBCNews.com MAINZ, Germany — A German army chief in the U.S.-led coalition fighting ISIS in Iraq was found dead in his hotel room there Wednesday, officials said. Colonel Stephan Spoettel was found dead at 8:50 a.m. local time (1:50 a.m. ET) in the Cristal Erbil ... Top German military officer dies in northern IraqU.S. News & World Report all 51 news articles »

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Cases in Iraq cholera outbreak rise to 121, but no new deaths: ministry - Reuters Wed, 23 Sep 2015 12:24:00 GMT

Reuters

Cases in Iraq cholera outbreak rise to 121, but no new deaths: ministry Reuters BAGHDAD Iraq's first major cholera outbreak since 2012 has risen to at least 121 cases and spread to southern provinces along the Euphrates River, though no new deaths have been reported in days, the health ministry said on Wednesday. The illness was ... Cholera outbreak in IraqNature Middle East Cholera outbreak in war-weary Iraq causes panic, anxiety among Iraqis amid IS ...Newser Cholera Outbreak Threatens Baghdad as ISIS Ravages IraqBreitbart News all 54 news articles »

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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 all 198 news articles »

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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

Daily Signal

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 recipe for battling ISIS: US-protected rebel enclaves in Syria, surge ...RT David Petraeus urges Obama to credibly threaten Assad's air force in SyriaThe Guardian all 346 news articles »

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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 ...

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Iraq: Airstrike Kills an ISIS Leader - New York Times Wed, 23 Sep 2015 01:16:44 GMT

World Tribune

Iraq: Airstrike Kills an ISIS Leader New York Times The Pentagon said Tuesday that coalition forces killed a senior leader of the Islamic State, Abu Bakr al-Turkmani, in an airstrike two weeks ago in northern Iraq. A Pentagon spokesman, Peter Cook, described Mr. Turkmani as an “administrative emir” of ... Pentagon confirms deaths of militant leaders in Syria and IraqWashington Post US air strike killed ISIL 'sex slave facilitator' in IraqWorld Tribune Pentagon confirms airstrikes killed jihadi 'facilitator' of Yazidi slaves in ...The Japan Times Rudaw -RadioFreeEurope/RadioLiberty all 79 news articles »

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Iraq's ancient Kish City lies buried in sand - Al-Monitor Wed, 23 Sep 2015 20:29:33 GMT

Al-Monitor

Iraq's ancient Kish City lies buried in sand Al-Monitor KISH CITY, Iraq — A British archaeological team from the Field Museum and Oxford University conducted excavations between 1923 and 1929 in Kish City, 80 kilometers (50 miles) south of Baghdad. Since then, no other excavations have been made in the ...

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Iraq in Pieces - Foreign Affairs Wed, 23 Sep 2015 04:40:08 GMT

Foreign Affairs

Iraq in Pieces Foreign Affairs American leaders contemplating Iraq have made a habit of substituting unpleasant realities with rosy assessments based on questionable assumptions. In 1991, after the Gulf War, the George H. W. Bush administration hoped that Iraqis would rise up ... and more »

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

Daily Signal

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 ...