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US military chief pays quiet visit to Iraq post where Marine died - Washington Post Fri, 22 Apr 2016 23:29:33 GMT

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US military chief pays quiet visit to Iraq post where Marine died Washington Post Gen. Joseph F. Dunford, chairman of the Joint Chiefs of Staff, paid a visit on Friday to a tiny artillery outpost in Iraq, presenting Purple Hearts to four service members wounded in a recent rocket attack that also killed an American Marine. During a ... Families flee ISIL in IraqAljazeera.com Let's Be Honest: We Are Going to War in Iraq Against ISIS.Slate Magazine American B-52 bomber hits ISIS weapons facility in Iraq (VIDEO)RT UPI.com -Daily Mail all 76 news articles »

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US acknowledges more civilian deaths from airstrikes in Syria, Iraq - CBS News Fri, 22 Apr 2016 18:34:25 GMT

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US acknowledges more civilian deaths from airstrikes in Syria, Iraq CBS News WASHINGTON -- U.S. airstrikes aimed at Islamic State targets in Syria and Iraq killed 20 civilians between September and February, including eight in a single attack on a mortar position used by militants, the U.S. military said Friday. The 20 deaths ... US Acknowledges Killing Another 20 Civilians in Iraq and SyriaWall Street Journal US admits more civilian deaths in Iraq and Syria strikesBBC News US says airstrikes in Iraq and Syria have killed at least 20 civilians since fallThe Guardian Voice of America -teleSUR English all 160 news articles »

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Swiss diplomat makes high-level visit to Iraq - swissinfo.ch Fri, 22 Apr 2016 15:17:38 GMT

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Swiss diplomat makes high-level visit to Iraq swissinfo.ch Swiss Secretary of State for Foreign Affairs, Yves Rossier, recently made an official visit to Baghdad, Najaf and Erbil in Iraq – the first high-level visit to Iraq by a senior Swiss diplomat for over a decade. Rossier travelled to Iraq from April 19 ... and more »

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Australian soldiers undergo intensive training before Iraq deployment - ABC Online Sat, 23 Apr 2016 00:28:18 GMT

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Australian soldiers undergo intensive training before Iraq deployment ABC Online It will be the third rotation of Australian troops to deploy to Iraq as part of a coalition effort to improve the fighting capacity of the Iraqis. The ABC went on pre-deployment exercises with the soldiers, to see how they were preparing for a non ...

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Iraq's government is on the brink - Raw Story Fri, 22 Apr 2016 11:28:02 GMT

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Iraq's government is on the brink Raw Story President Bush flashes a "thumbs-up" after declaring the end of major combat in Iraq as he speaks aboard the aircraft carrier USS Abraham Lincoln off the California coast, in this May 1, 2003 file photo. Six months after he spoke on an aircraft carrier ... and more »

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Finland To Strengthen Training Mission in Iraq - DefenseNews.com Thu, 21 Apr 2016 14:58:13 GMT

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Finland To Strengthen Training Mission in Iraq DefenseNews.com HELSINKI — Finland is on course to increase the number of specialized troops involved in crisis management operations in Iraq. The new deployment will double the number of Finnish specialist military personnel serving in Iraq's Kurdistan region to 100.

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US sending more troops, Apaches to Iraq - CNN Mon, 18 Apr 2016 16:10:39 GMT

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US sending more troops, Apaches to Iraq CNN The new forces, which will raise the U.S. troop presence in Iraq to more than 4,000, will be allowed to advise at the battalion and brigade level, rather than be restricted to the division level, Carter said, which means they are closer to the front ... US will send 217 more troops to Iraq to help fight ISILUSA TODAY Number of US Troops in Iraq Keeps Creeping UpwardTIME US approves additional troops, artillery systems and helicopter gunships for Iraq fightWashington Post BBC News -U.S. News & World Report -Daily Caller all 893 news articles »

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ISIS fighters retreating from Rutba, Iraq drug 7000 gazelles - Daily Mail Fri, 22 Apr 2016 08:41:09 GMT

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ISIS fighters retreating from Rutba, Iraq drug 7000 gazelles Daily Mail Under pressure from Iraqi government forces the terror group last month withdrew from Rutba, a city in western Iraq 90 miles from the Jordanian border. Although they returned 24 hours later, most of their foreign fighters skipped over the border to ... and more »

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9 killed, 25 injured in Iraq Shia mosque bomb blast - Press TV Fri, 22 Apr 2016 11:26:15 GMT

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9 killed, 25 injured in Iraq Shia mosque bomb blast Press TV The United Nations Assistance Mission for Iraq says a total of 1,119 Iraqis were killed and another 1,561 wounded in acts of terrorism, violence and armed conflict in March. According to the UN mission, the number of civilian fatalities stood at 575 ... IS suicide attack kills eight at Iraq Shiite mosqueDaily Mail Suicide bomber kills at least eight at Iraq Shiite mosqueAl-Arabiya Suicide bomber kills six at Iraq Shia mosqueHindustan Times Times LIVE -Gulf Times all 22 news articles »

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Almost ready and waiting in Iraq, Obama's Brexit opposition, and Silicon Valley turns overseas to sell defense tech - Washington Post Fri, 22 Apr 2016 15:39:10 GMT

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Almost ready and waiting in Iraq, Obama's Brexit opposition, and Silicon Valley turns overseas to sell defense tech Washington Post ALMOST READY AND WAITING IN IRAQ: Iraqi soldiers say they are primed to fight the Islamic State – they just need the weapons. But the force is a mix of experienced fighters and fresh recruits – so international officials aren't sure. Getting the Iraqi ...