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Iraq violence: Victims of IS football match attack buried - BBC News Sat, 26 Mar 2016 15:06:12 GMT

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Iraq violence: Victims of IS football match attack buried
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Iraq has buried the victims of a suicide attack in a football match in the city of Iskandariya that killed at least 32 people. Many of the dead were young boys who were in a trophy ceremony hit by the bomber, himself said to be a teenager. So-called ...
Toll rises to 41 in Iraq stadium bombingThe Boston Globe
UN Chief Offers Condolences to Iraq After IS Stadium BombingABC News
Suicide bombers kill three soldiers in attack on Iraq baseYahoo News
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ISIL suicide attackers storm army base in Iraq - Aljazeera.com Sat, 26 Mar 2016 12:34:43 GMT

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ISIL suicide attackers storm army base in Iraq
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At least 10 suicide attackers from the Islamic State of Iraq and the Levant (ISIL) attempted to storm one of the largest army bases in Iraq, according to the country's military. A Iraqi defence ministry spokesman told Al Jazeera that eight of the ...
In Syria and Iraq, the Islamic State is in retreat on multiple frontsWashington Post
ISIL suffers series of blows in Iraq and Syriaeuronews
Anti-IS Forces Launch Attacks in Iraq and SyriaVoice of America (blog)
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US ground troops are back in Iraq as Iraqi division hides in the mountains - The Independent Sat, 26 Mar 2016 15:20:11 GMT

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US ground troops are back in Iraq as Iraqi division hides in the mountains
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The message was that Isis might be able to slaughter civilians in Europe, but was being defeated on its home turf in Iraq and Syria. I was particularly interested in the attack because two months ago I had been with the Iraqi Kurdish Peshmerga in ...
U.S. official says Marines expanding combat role in IraqPBS NewsHour
Dunford: More US Troops May be Needed in Iraq to Support Counter-ISIL ForcesDepartment of Defense
Iraq launches operation to pave way for Mosul assaultCBS News
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US general: More troops likely headed to Iraq - KOLO Sat, 26 Mar 2016 18:38:19 GMT

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US general: More troops likely headed to Iraq
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WASHINGTON (CNN) -- The country's top military officer said Friday that he believes the U.S. will soon increase the number of American troops in Iraq. Appearing at a briefing with Secretary of Defense Ash Carter, Chairman of the Joint Chiefs Gen ...
Iraqi Soldiers Flee Again in Iraq Army?s First Mosul OperationDaily Beast
Additional Troops Likely Headed to IraqTWC News
US Military Officials Expect More Troops Sent to IraqWall Street Journal
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Pentagon to propose boosting US military presence in Iraq - Yahoo News Fri, 25 Mar 2016 23:52:47 GMT

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Pentagon to propose boosting US military presence in Iraq
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"(Defense Secretary Ashton Carter) and I both believe that there will be an increase in US forces in Iraq in coming weeks, but that decision hasn't been made," Dunford said Friday during a news conference at the Pentagon. The recommendations will ...

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IS setbacks in Syria and Iraq - Yahoo News Sat, 26 Mar 2016 17:13:01 GMT

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IS setbacks in Syria and Iraq
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On November 13, Iraqi Kurds backed by US-led coalition air strikes drive IS out of Sinjar, northwest of Baghdad, cutting one of the group's crucial supply lines between Iraq and Syria. IS had seized Sinjar in August 2014 and carried out a brutal ...
Coalition Continues Counter-ISIL Strikes in Syria, IraqDepartment of Defense
US claims pounding ISIL in Iraq, SyriaPress TV

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Turkish Soldier Killed in Iraq by IS Rockets Fired at Base - ABC News Sat, 26 Mar 2016 15:41:27 GMT

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Turkish Soldier Killed in Iraq by IS Rockets Fired at Base
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Turkish Air Force jets on Saturday joined coalition forces in attacking Islamic State targets in northern Iraq, hours after a Turkish soldier was killed at a military base in the region from rockets fired by the extremist militants. Although Turkish ...
Turkish soldier killed in northern Iraq after Islamic State fires rockets: armyReuters
Turkish soldier killed by IS in IraqNewshub
Turkish soldier killed, another wounded in Daesh attack in N. IraqDaily Sabah

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UN chief presses Iraq on national reconciliation to defeat Islamic State - euronews Sat, 26 Mar 2016 13:48:00 GMT

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UN chief presses Iraq on national reconciliation to defeat Islamic State
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The U.N. chief was referring to the country's minority Sunnis who say they were marginalized under the Shi'ite-led government installed after the U.S.-led invasion in 2003 and some of whom have joined the militant group which seized swathes of Iraq ...
Iraq's Sadr may extend sit-in to demand reforms: TVReuters
Iraq's Sadr may extend sit-in to demand reformsAl-Arabiya
Iraq's powerful cleric says “deadline for government reform” ends SaturdayRudaw
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Turkish Soldier Killed in Iraq by Islamic State Group Missiles - DefenseNews.com Sat, 26 Mar 2016 18:49:06 GMT

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Turkish Soldier Killed in Iraq by Islamic State Group Missiles
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ANKARA — One Turkish soldier was killed and another injured on Saturday when missiles fired by Islamic State (IS) fighters hit their base during clashes between the jihadists and local Kurdish forces, the Turkish army said. The army said that missiles ...

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Marine Killed in Iraq 'Made Sure Everybody Got in the Bunker' - Military.com Sat, 26 Mar 2016 10:02:05 GMT

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Marine Killed in Iraq 'Made Sure Everybody Got in the Bunker'
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The commandant of the Marine Corps paid tribute to a staff sergeant killed by Islamic State rocket fire in Iraq last week, shedding new light on the circumstances surrounding the loss. Staff Sgt. Louis Cardin, 27, a member of Battalion Landing Team 2/6 ...

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