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Airstrikes Hit ISIL Terrorists in Syria, Iraq - Department of Defense Fri, 04 Sep 2015 18:36:15 GMT

Airstrikes Hit ISIL Terrorists in Syria, Iraq
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SOUTHWEST ASIA, September 4, 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 ...

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Australian Kurd fleeing ISIS in Iraq begs to go home - CNN Fri, 04 Sep 2015 08:22:49 GMT

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Australian Kurd fleeing ISIS in Iraq begs to go home
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According to Lelikan and his defense attorney in Melbourne, Australian authorities rejected Lelikan's passport application after ruling that he posed a national security risk. Lelikan spoke to CNN from a refugee camp in the town of Makhmour in northern ...

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American Civilians And Veterans Are Fighting ISIS In Syria And Iraq - Huffington Post Fri, 04 Sep 2015 14:29:01 GMT

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American Civilians And Veterans Are Fighting ISIS In Syria And Iraq
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Tens of thousands of foreign fighters have streamed into Syria and Iraq in recent years to add even more numbers to the prolonged and brutal conflict. Many of these people are thought to have joined up with Islamic State militants or other extremist ...

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Is Iraq too broke to fight the Islamic State group? - Stars and Stripes Fri, 04 Sep 2015 22:01:45 GMT

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Is Iraq too broke to fight the Islamic State group?
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WASHINGTON (Tribune News Service) — Iraq's ability to fight Islamic State extremists who control roughly a third of the country is hampered by a financial crisis that has left the Baghdad government operating “hand to mouth,” Iraqi Ambassador Lukman ...
Is Iraq too broke to fight ISIS?Miami Herald

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Iraqi Soldier Killed as Forces Search for 18 Kidnapped Turks in Iraq - VICE News Fri, 04 Sep 2015 17:44:58 GMT

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Iraqi Soldier Killed as Forces Search for 18 Kidnapped Turks in Iraq
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An Iraqi soldier was gunned down overnight as security forces reportedly closed in on a gang member suspected of kidnapping 18 Turkish construction workers in the Iraqi capital of Baghdad. Unidentified gunmen attired in military uniforms seized the ...
Turkey Renews Use of Force in Iraq, SyriateleSUR English
Turkey extends mandate enabling military operations in Syria, IraqRT
Turks Renew Mandate for Military Ops in Syria, IraqDefenseNews.com
Deutsche Welle -Middle East Eye
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Iraq's top cleric demands real steps in fighting corruption - U.S. News & World Report Fri, 04 Sep 2015 11:25:46 GMT

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Iraq's top cleric demands real steps in fighting corruption
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BAGHDAD (AP) — Iraq's top Shiite cleric said on Friday the government must start hunting the "big heads" as part of its anti-corruption drive, calling for "convincing and assuring steps" as proof of the government's seriousness in implementing its ...
Iraq's Sistani Calls For Top Corrupt Officials To Be ProsecutedRadioFreeEurope/RadioLiberty

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Erdogan says West only interested in oil in Iraq & Libya, slams refugee crisis ... - RT Fri, 04 Sep 2015 16:41:15 GMT

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Erdogan says West only interested in oil in Iraq & Libya, slams refugee crisis ...
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'There is oil in Libya and Iraq, so let's seize the oil-wells.' Isn't this the situation now?” the president said. “80 percent of Iraq's oil wells are under the control of the West. It is the same in Libya. While all these realities exist, this ...

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US military ordering troops in Iraq to dust off chemical weapon suits - Fox News Fri, 04 Sep 2015 02:15:33 GMT

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US military ordering troops in Iraq to dust off chemical weapon suits
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In the past few days, more evidence has surfaced of chemical weapons attacks by ISIS in Syria and Iraq. On Monday, a rocket suspected of carrying chemical weapons was fired by ISIS at Kurdish Peshmerga forces guarding the Mosul Dam, the Kurdish media ...
ISIS Chemical Weapons: U.S. Troops In Iraq Asked To Ready For 'Mustard Agent ...Headlines & Global News
Report: US Troops To Use Chemical Warfare Suits In IraqTalk Radio News Service

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CENTCOM Document Reveals Coalition's Hidden Civilian Carnage In Syria And Iraq - Mintpress News (blog) Fri, 04 Sep 2015 14:45:16 GMT

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CENTCOM Document Reveals Coalition's Hidden Civilian Carnage In Syria And Iraq
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A Kurdish boy, center background, walks between buildings that were destroyed during the battle between the U.S. backed Kurdish forces and the Islamic State fighters, in Kobani, north Syria. The Kurdish town on the Turkish-Syrian border is still a ...
Civilian deaths claimed in 71 US-led airstrikes on IsisThe Guardian

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Army chief of staff makes surprise visit to Iraq - ArmyTimes.com Thu, 03 Sep 2015 19:12:46 GMT

Army chief of staff makes surprise visit to Iraq
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Gen. Mark Milley is on his first trip to Iraq as the Army's new chief of staff, less than a month after being sworn in. Milley and Lt. Gen. James Terry, commanding general of Combined Joint Task Force-Operation Inherent Resolve, met Wednesday with the ...

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