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US airstrikes top 1000 against IS in Iraq and Syria - Fox News Tue, 22 Nov 2016 21:46:24 GMT

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US airstrikes top 1000 against IS in Iraq and Syria Fox News USS EISENHOWER, Persian Gulf – One after another, fighter jets catapult from the flight deck of the USS Eisenhower, a thousand-foot (305-meter) American aircraft carrier, afterburners glowing amber above the blue Persian Gulf, on their way northwest to ... Coalition Strikes Continue Against ISIL Terrorists in Syria, IraqDepartment of Defense all 7 news articles »

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Saudi Arabia's Sway in OPEC Limited by Resurgent Iraq and Iran - Bloomberg Wed, 23 Nov 2016 00:41:40 GMT

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Saudi Arabia's Sway in OPEC Limited by Resurgent Iraq and Iran Bloomberg Iraq and Iran, shaking off shackles of sanctions and war, have raised oil output to record highs and are asserting themselves within the Organization of Petroleum Exporting Countries. Together they produce more than 8 million barrels of oil a day ... OPEC to debate oil output cut next week but Iraq, Iran hesitateReuters Oil Stalls As OPEC Defers Decisions On Iran, 'Special' IraqInvestor's Business Daily Iran and Iraq Stumbling Blocks to OPEC Production CutWall Street Journal The Indian Express -The Australian Financial Review all 596 news articles »

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ISIS Used Chemical Arms at Least 52 Times in Syria and Iraq, Report Says - New York Times Tue, 22 Nov 2016 10:55:47 GMT

New York Times

ISIS Used Chemical Arms at Least 52 Times in Syria and Iraq, Report Says New York Times “The coalition is concerned about ISIL's use of chemical weapons,” Col. John Dorrian, a military spokesman in Iraq, said in an email on Monday, using another name for the Islamic State. “ISIL has used them in Iraq and Syria in the past, and we expect ... In biblical lands of Iraq, Christianity in peril after ISISCNN ISIS Used Chemical Weapons at Least 52 Times in Iraq and Syria, Analysis ShowsNewsweek Report: Islamic State has used chemical weapons 52 times in Iraq and Syria since 2014Washington Post CBS News -Aljazeera.com -PBS NewsHour all 369 news articles »

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Hollywood's war on terror: why audiences prefer gung-ho Iraq films - The Guardian Tue, 22 Nov 2016 23:35:08 GMT

Hollywood's war on terror: why audiences prefer gung-ho Iraq films The Guardian It seems odd that a pro-war film about the Iraq war would resonate with a wide audience, given the fact that the Iraq war was, by its conclusion, wildly unpopular. In 2014, when Bradley Cooper as Chris Kyle was gazing manfully out of movie screens and ... and more »

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Former Marine from North Texas admits lying about combat injury in Iraq to get free house, VA benefits - Dallas News (blog) Tue, 22 Nov 2016 17:18:22 GMT

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Former Marine from North Texas admits lying about combat injury in Iraq to get free house, VA benefits Dallas News (blog) They were two Marines from Texas in western Iraq, taking part in some of the worst fighting in the early stages of the insurgency. Both left the battlefield early — and ended up with Purple Hearts. But one didn't earn it. Casey Owens was critically ...

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Iraq after ISIS: At site of massacre, bridge-building replaces blood feud - Christian Science Monitor Tue, 22 Nov 2016 13:14:43 GMT

Christian Science Monitor

Iraq after ISIS: At site of massacre, bridge-building replaces blood feud Christian Science Monitor An ISIS slaughter in Tikrit in June 2014 terrorized Iraq's Army and drove a wedge between Sunnis and Shiites. But months of determined bridge-building have broken free of the powerful tribal impulse for revenge. and more »

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Airmen provide air base defense in northern Iraq - Air Force Link Tue, 22 Nov 2016 13:34:18 GMT

Air Force Link

Airmen provide air base defense in northern Iraq Air Force Link Senior Airman Anthony Wachob, a member of the 821st Contingency Response Group, radios in from a defensive fighting position while on perimeter watch at Qayyarah West Airfield, Iraq, Nov. 17, 2016. The 821st CRG is highly specialized in training and ... and more »

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Iraq's never-ending woes - Daily Times Tue, 22 Nov 2016 20:12:19 GMT

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Iraq's never-ending woes Daily Times Much is expected from the battle for Mosul in Iraq. It is hoped that if Mosul, Iraq's second-largest city, is liberated from the IS, it would significantly curb the new kind of terrorist menace that it represents. Ever since the IS dramatically ... On the ground in Mosul: why the worst-case scenarios are coming trueVox What's really going on in IraqEternity News all 8 news articles »

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Iraq seeks to merge PMU militias under new image - Al-Monitor Tue, 22 Nov 2016 22:24:55 GMT

Al-Monitor

Iraq seeks to merge PMU militias under new image Al-Monitor BAGHDAD — Iraq's parliament plans to vote Nov. 26 on a proposal to integrate the militias that operate under the Popular Mobilization Units (PMU). The proposal follows a July 27 order by Prime Minister Haider al-Abadi to make the PMU militias a united ...

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Media Blackout As Millions Of Muslims March Against ISIS In Iraq - Mintpress News (blog) Tue, 22 Nov 2016 14:51:07 GMT

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Media Blackout As Millions Of Muslims March Against ISIS In Iraq Mintpress News (blog) The Iraqi city of Karbala, where the holy shrine of the third Shia Imam -Imam Hussein- is located, is swarming with millions of devoted Muslims, both Shiites and Sunnis, for mourning rituals marking Arbaeen, known as the largest religious gathering in ... WHO dismisses report on unwanted pregnancies in Iraq's KarbalaPress TV all 68 news articles »