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US airstrikes against Islamic State grow more lethal in Iraq - USA TODAY Wed, 20 Jan 2016 21:43:42 GMT

USA TODAY

US airstrikes against Islamic State grow more lethal in Iraq USA TODAY Airstrikes by the U.S.-led coalition in Iraq and Syria have killed more than 6,400 Islamic State fighters in the past three months, and the militant group is showing the effect of the losses, according to coalition military statistics. Casualty counts ... Military Strikes Continue Against ISIL in IraqDepartment of Defense US, allies focus on ISIS in Iraq with 14 strikesJerusalem Post Israel News Islamic State Cuts Wages For Members in Iraq and Syria by HalfGawker all 114 news articles »

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Only on AP: Islamic State Razing of Iraq Monastery Condemned - ABC News Wed, 20 Jan 2016 23:23:48 GMT

Military Times

Only on AP: Islamic State Razing of Iraq Monastery Condemned ABC News The Obama Administration and the Vatican condemned the Islamic State group Wednesday for razing Iraq's oldest Christian monastery, a 1400-year-old structure that survived assaults by nature and man for centuries before it was deliberately destroyed by ... Hundreds more U.S. troops may go to IraqMilitary Times ISIS Has Destroyed One of Iraq's Oldest Christian SitesNew York Times ISIS destroys Iraq's oldest Christian monastery, satellite photos confirmFox News USA TODAY all 532 news articles »

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Shiite Militias in Iraq Remain a Dangerously Potent Force - TIME Wed, 20 Jan 2016 22:12:00 GMT

TIME

Shiite Militias in Iraq Remain a Dangerously Potent Force TIME But when ISIS seized a huge chunk of the country and routed the Iraqi army in 2014, it was the Iran-backed Shiite militias that led the charge against them, overshadowing Iraq's security forces. After the fall of the city of Mosul that year, the ... Rubio: Americans Missing in Iraq Taken Hostage by Forces Tied to IranNBCNews.com all 19 news articles »

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Dismantling the social fabric of Iraq - Aljazeera.com Wed, 20 Jan 2016 21:00:40 GMT

Aljazeera.com

Dismantling the social fabric of Iraq Aljazeera.com Kurdish fighters are among the most trusted allies of the international coalition in the fight against the Islamic State of Iraq and the Levant (ISIL) group in Iraq - benefitting from military and political support. But they are also being accused of ... Kurdish Forces Are Waging 'Revenge' Campaign in Iraq: Amnesty InternationalNBCNews.com Kurds destroyed thousands of Arab homes in Iraq: AmnestyYahoo News Amnesty says Kurds waging campaign to uproot Arabs in north IraqReuters CBC.ca -BBC News all 278 news articles »

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Jeb Bush Answers Question on Iraq Invasion, Without a Stumble - New York Times Wed, 20 Jan 2016 15:33:36 GMT

New York Times

Jeb Bush Answers Question on Iraq Invasion, Without a Stumble New York Times NASHUA, N.H. — Early in Jeb Bush's presidential campaign, his brother's presidency — and, specifically, the 2003 invasion of Iraq — tripped up Mr. Bush. Asked if, knowing what the nation now knows about the intelligence failures that helped lead to ... and more »

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Can Iraq curb tribal disputes? - Al-Monitor Wed, 20 Jan 2016 23:18:17 GMT

Al-Monitor

Can Iraq curb tribal disputes? Al-Monitor In March, battles between the tribes of al-Fartous and al-Bu Ali in southern Iraq killed nine people and wounded 30 others, including women and children. This bloody conflict was fueled by disputes over financial issues and land. In September, four ... and more »

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UN Quantifies the Suffering in an Iraq Divided and Under Attack - New York Times Tue, 19 Jan 2016 22:13:01 GMT

New York Times

UN Quantifies the Suffering in an Iraq Divided and Under Attack New York Times The United Nations on Tuesday released one accounting of Iraq's suffering: nearly 19,000 people killed, close to 40,000 wounded and more than three million displaced from their homes over a 22-month period that was marked, as the report described it ... UN: More than 18000 civilians killed in Iraq in less than 2 yearsUSA TODAY Long after most US troops have left Iraq, civilians are dying in 'obscene' numbersLos Angeles Times ISIS Not the Only Bad Actors in Iraq, U.N. Report ShowsU.S. News & World Report Wall Street Journal -BBC News -NPR all 730 news articles »

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Pentagon to increase number of US troops in Iraq; Carter discusses 'accelerating' ISIS campaign - RT Thu, 21 Jan 2016 01:32:33 GMT

RT

Pentagon to increase number of US troops in Iraq; Carter discusses 'accelerating' ISIS campaign RT “The object of today is to satisfy ourselves that the balance of the campaign is right…and that we can now capitalize on the setbacks Daesh has suffered in Iraq and move on to tighten the noose around the head of the snake in Syria in Raqqa,” British ... Ash Carter: U.S. Looking to Coalition for More Trainers for IraqKCEN-TV Carter: Coalition allies should send more trainers to IraqRudaw Pentagon chief: Number of US troops deployed to Iraq likely to increaseWashington Post Jerusalem Post Israel News all 421 news articles »

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Britain broke Iraq. We can't turn our back on its refugees - The Guardian Wed, 20 Jan 2016 19:08:08 GMT

The Guardian

Britain broke Iraq. We can't turn our back on its refugees The Guardian This is moving back towards the worst years of violence in Iraq, after the west's invasion in 2005-07 and after the rise of Isis, in 2014. Last year's Iraq Body Count figures give 8,347 civilian deaths by summary execution and 1,295 by mostly American ... and more »

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Let Iraq's Sunnis Join the Fight Against Islamic State - Wall Street Journal Wed, 20 Jan 2016 21:22:36 GMT

Wall Street Journal

Let Iraq's Sunnis Join the Fight Against Islamic State Wall Street Journal Erbil, Iraq. Two years into the war with Islamic State, Iraq's Shiite-led government has yet to grant decisive political concessions to draw minority Sunni Arabs into the struggle against the jihadist army. Without a Sunni commitment—and in spite of a ... and more »