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The Fake Facebook News Driving Iraqs Wars - Daily Beast Fri, 22 Jan 2016 22:07:02 GMT

Daily Beast
The Fake Facebook News Driving Iraqs Wars
Daily Beast
And it's dangerous because for many Iraqis, social media websites like Facebook, Twitter, YouTube, and to a lesser degree Instagram have become a major source of political- and security-related news. They do not trust mainstream media in Iraq, which is ...

U.S. to Put 'Boots on the Ground' in Iraq to Combat ISIL - AlterNet Fri, 22 Jan 2016 16:37:58 GMT

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U.S. to Put 'Boots on the Ground' in Iraq to Combat ISIL
AlterNet
Though the U.S. military presence in Iraq has been steadily growing over the past year-and-a-half this marks the first time an express acknowledgment of ground troops has been made by a senior official. The first of such deployments will, according to Sec.
Military Strikes Continue Against ISIL Terrorists in Syria, IraqDepartment of Defense
Amid ISIS Fight in Iraq, US To Put 'Boots On The Ground,' Says Pentagon Boss CarterInternational Business Times
US airstrikes against Islamic State grow more lethal in IraqUSA TODAY
Center for Research on Globalization -ARA News -Voice of America
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3 Americans abducted in Baghdad by 'criminal gangs,' says Iraq - LA Daily News Fri, 22 Jan 2016 15:33:00 GMT

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3 Americans abducted in Baghdad by 'criminal gangs,' says Iraq
LA Daily News
BAGHDAD — Iraq's prime minister said Friday that there appears to be no political motivation behind the recent abduction of three Americans in Baghdad, saying the men seem to have been taken by “criminal gangs.” Speaking from Davos, Switzerland, ...
3 missing American contractors were kidnapped, Iraq saysCNN
Officials Name Top Suspects in Iraq Abductions of AmericansABC News
Three Americans Missing in Baghdad Might Not Be Kidnapped: Iraq PMNBCNews.com

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Prime Minister Haider al-Abadi Says Iraq Hopes to Secure IMF Loans - Wall Street Journal Sat, 23 Jan 2016 00:37:02 GMT

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Prime Minister Haider al-Abadi Says Iraq Hopes to Secure IMF Loans
Wall Street Journal
Iraq hopes to secure $6 billion to $7 billion in loans from the International Monetary Fund, Prime Minister Haider al-Abadi said, as plummeting oil prices have left the government desperate for outside help to finance its costly war against Islamic State.
Oil Plunge Imperils Iraq's Fight With Islamic State, Abadi SaysBloomberg
Iraq's PM Urges Turkey to Remove Troops from MosulVoice of America
No evidence Turkey wants to fight ISIS: Iraq PMCNBC
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David Cameron 'wrong to crack down on legal claims against Iraq veterans' - The Guardian Fri, 22 Jan 2016 13:10:29 GMT

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David Cameron 'wrong to crack down on legal claims against Iraq veterans'
The Guardian
The army's former chief legal adviser in Iraq has criticised David Cameron's crackdown on legal claims against Iraq veterans. Lt Col Nicholas Mercer, now an Anglican priest, said the prime minister was wrong to characterise those raising concerns about ...
David Cameron must do more to end the hounding of Iraq troopsDaily Mail
David Cameron launches assault on lawyers filing 'spurious' allegations against Iraq war veteransThe Independent
UK soldiers' actions in Iraq not above the law – human rights lawyersRT
Express.co.uk -Sky News -Premier
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What Can 200 US Commandos Actually Accomplish in Iraq? - Foreign Policy Fri, 22 Jan 2016 20:29:55 GMT

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What Can 200 US Commandos Actually Accomplish in Iraq?
Foreign Policy
Fewer than 200 U.S. special operations forces make up the Pentagon's much-touted “expeditionary targeting force” that recently arrived in Iraq to take the fight to the militants, but only a few dozen will take part in raids, according to U.S. officials ...
Iraq's Civilians Continue to Bear the Brunt of Instability: UAE Paper/NewswireInter Press Service
Civilians in Iraq Face Violence From All Sides, UN SaysTruth-Out
25 Years of the US at War in Iraq: Tragic Legacy, Dubious ProspectsAntiwar.com (blog)
Center for Research on Globalization -American Enterprise Institute
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US admits airstrikes killed civilians in Iraq and Syria - CNN Fri, 22 Jan 2016 21:43:44 GMT

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US admits airstrikes killed civilians in Iraq and Syria
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He also said that coalition warplanes had conducted 6,516 airstrikes in Iraq and 3,266 airstrikes in Syria. The coalition has recently ramped up attacks on ISIS' finances, conducting nine strikes against buildings storing millions of dollars worth of ...
US Military Discloses Data About Civilian Casualties in Iraq, Syria AirstrikesNewsweek
CENTCOM Reveals New Data on Civilian Casualties in Strikes in Iraq, SyriaSputnik International
US Central Command releases results of Iraq and Syria civilian casualty assessmentsDVIDS (press release)

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Satellite pictures suggest oldest Christian monastery in Iraq razed to ground - CNN International Thu, 21 Jan 2016 09:46:00 GMT

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Satellite pictures suggest oldest Christian monastery in Iraq razed to ground
CNN International
(CNN) A 1,400 year-old Christian monastery -- the oldest in Iraq - was "razed to the ground" just months after ISIS took over the Iraqi city of Mosul, satellite pictures show. The Saint Elijah monastery -- also known as Dair Mar Elia -- was located on ...
ISIS Has Destroyed One of Iraq's Oldest Christian SitesNew York Times
Hundreds more U.S. troops may go to IraqMilitary Times
St. Elijah's Monastery of Mosul, Oldest Christian Monastery in Iraq, DestroyedU.S. News & World Report
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Who Really Lost Iraq? - The Atlantic Thu, 21 Jan 2016 18:56:16 GMT

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Who Really Lost Iraq?
The Atlantic
In the wake of the Iraq War, the stab-in-the-back myth has resurfaced. This time, conservatives place the blame squarely on President Obama. As the story goes, George W. Bush's “surge” of American troops in Iraq achieved a victory, before Obama ...

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Iraq war veteran creates wheelchair snow plow - 6abc.com Fri, 22 Jan 2016 14:08:00 GMT

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Iraq war veteran creates wheelchair snow plow
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Iraq war veteran creates wheelchair snow plow. You need Flash to watch this video.Sorry, your browser doesn't support Flash, needs a Flash update, or has Flash disabled. VIDEO: Iraq war veteran creates wheelchair snow plow. An Iraq War Vet in Nebraska ...
Wheelchair-Bound Iraq War Vet Won't Let Disability Dampen His Efforts to Serve Neighbors — Even When It SnowsTheBlaze.com

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