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What 'Boots on the Ground' in Iraq Looks Like - Newsweek Fri, 25 Sep 2015 17:18:31 GMT

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What 'Boots on the Ground' in Iraq Looks Like
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At this remote, bare base at an undisclosed location in Iraq, a small group of Air Force special operations troops and helicopter aircrew are on alert 24/7, sometimes deep within enemy territory, ready to rescue downed U.S. or coalition pilots in ...
Iraq says winning battle against Islamic State, wants more bombingReuters
UK to extend surveillance aircraft use in Iraq and SyriaBBC News
Iraq says wants more coalition bombing of Islamic State targetsReuters UK
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'Many people have reached the end on the line in Iraq,' warns senior UN relief ... - UN News Centre Fri, 25 Sep 2015 21:40:54 GMT

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'Many people have reached the end on the line in Iraq,' warns senior UN relief ...
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“We are seeing a gradual increase in departures from Iraq,” Dominique Bartsch, the UN Deputy Humanitarian Coordinator in Iraq, told reporters in Geneva. “Many people have reached the end on the line. They no longer have the possibility to support ...

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Iraq's top Shi'ite cleric says snubbing reforms will revive protests - Reuters Fri, 25 Sep 2015 12:23:47 GMT

Iraq's top Shi'ite cleric says snubbing reforms will revive protests
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BAGHDAD Iraq's most influential Shi'ite Muslim cleric, Grand Ayatollah Ali al-Sistani, reaffirmed on Friday the need for economic and administrative reforms and warned delays would spark a stronger reaction from the streets. Following large ...

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UN sees refugee flow to Europe growing, plans for big Iraq displacement - Reuters Fri, 25 Sep 2015 12:32:00 GMT

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UN sees refugee flow to Europe growing, plans for big Iraq displacement
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The greater number of asylum seekers reaching Europe, many on flimsy dinghies crossing the Mediterranean or on hazardous journeys hidden in trucks, are from Syria or Iraq. Others are from Afghanistan, Pakistan and African countries including Sudan, ...
UN plans for big Iraq displacementThe Hindu

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Coalition Continues Anti-ISIL Airstrikes in Syria, Iraq - Department of Defense Fri, 25 Sep 2015 15:22:30 GMT

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Coalition Continues Anti-ISIL Airstrikes in Syria, Iraq
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SOUTHWEST ASIA, September 25, 2015 — Yesterday, U.S. and coalition military forces 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.
Iraq makes fresh gains in anti-Daesh battle in AnbarPress TV

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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

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Military Analyst Again Raises Red Flags on Progress in Iraq
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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 ...

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Iraq's Ancient Kish City Lies Buried in Sand - U.S. News & World Report Thu, 24 Sep 2015 18:05:00 GMT

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Iraq's Ancient Kish City Lies Buried in Sand
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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 ...

The 'beauty' and the horror of the Iran-Iraq war - BBC News Sat, 26 Sep 2015 01:13:33 GMT

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The 'beauty' and the horror of the Iran-Iraq war
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Thirty-five years ago this week, Iraq invaded Iran and what has been described as the 20th Century's longest conventional war began. Both sides suffered terrible casualties but they had different motives for fighting and now, looking back, two soldiers ...

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Jeremy Corbyn to apologise for Iraq war on behalf of the Labour Party - The Independent Fri, 25 Sep 2015 18:40:49 GMT

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Jeremy Corbyn to apologise for Iraq war on behalf of the Labour Party
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Jeremy Corbyn is set to use his first conference speech as Labour leader to apologise on behalf of his party for taking Britain into war in Iraq. In a sign of how Mr Corbyn wants to reshape the public's view of the party under his leadership, he is ...
Labour minister savages Jeremy Corbyn over Iraq apology and Blair war criminal ...Daily Mail

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Deadlock in battle for Iraq refinery casts doubts on Mosul campaign - Reuters Thu, 24 Sep 2015 16:41:20 GMT

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Deadlock in battle for Iraq refinery casts doubts on Mosul campaign
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Iraq's military has been trying to build momentum at the Baiji refinery and in Anbar province in the west before attempting to seize Mosul, the biggest prize in the war against the ultra-hardine Sunni group. Officials say the army should secure gains ...
Iraq's Stalemate Over Baiji Refinery Leaves Mosul Offensive in LimboAntiwar.com

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