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Middle East|US Will Deploy 560 More Troops to Iraq to Help Retake Mosul From ISIS - New York Times Mon, 11 Jul 2016 19:55:30 GMT

New York Times

Middle East|US Will Deploy 560 More Troops to Iraq to Help Retake Mosul From ISIS New York Times BAGHDAD — President Obama will send 560 more troops to Iraq to help retake Mosul, the largest city still controlled by the Islamic State, a deployment intended to capitalize on recent battlefield gains that also illustrates the obstacles that Mr ... US sending 560 more troops to Iraq as Mosul push intensifiesArmyTimes.com US to send another 560 troops to IraqAljazeera.com Carter announces 560 US troops to deploy to IraqMinuteman Washington Post -ABC News -Voice of America (blog) all 202 news articles »

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'Build a huge statue of Blair in Iraq, he saved our country' - Telegraph.co.uk Mon, 11 Jul 2016 05:32:27 GMT

Telegraph.co.uk

'Build a huge statue of Blair in Iraq, he saved our country' Telegraph.co.uk If it was up to me I would have made a huge statue for Bush and Blair because they saved Iraq from Saddam and the criminal Baath party. Are you positive about the future of Iraq or worried? Iraq is a beautiful country but needs many years before we can ... Chilcot highlighted a deep-rooted contempt for IraqMiddle East Eye Revisiting the Iraq WarNew Europe Tony Blair could face Iraq contempt vote in CommonsBBC News RT -The Independent -BBC News all 585 news articles »

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Ex-Marine hunts for Pokemon and ISIS fighters in Iraq - New York Post Mon, 11 Jul 2016 15:52:34 GMT

New York Post

Ex-Marine hunts for Pokemon and ISIS fighters in Iraq New York Post Louis Park, an Afghanistan war veteran who is in northern Iraq fighting ISIS alongside a Christian militia, claimed he captured his first virtual monster on the smash-hit cellphone game Pokémon Go — in Mosul. “So Pokemon go works here,” Park wrote on ... The ISIS-Fighting American Who Plays 'Pokémon Go'Inverse Soldier Makes Time for Pokémon Go While Battling ISIS in IraqComplex all 14 news articles »

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Iraq: others also have questions to answer - Financial Times Mon, 11 Jul 2016 22:59:00 GMT

Swindon Advertiser

Iraq: others also have questions to answer Financial Times Sir, Philip Stephens quotes from Sir John Chilcot's press conference that “peaceful options for disarmament” had not been exhausted before Britain, together with 38 other nations, supported the US in the invasion of Iraq, and that war was “not a last ... Chilcot Report into Iraq War worth waiting for - MPSwindon Advertiser all 28 news articles »

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Counter-ISIL Strikes Target Terrorists in Syria, Iraq - Department of Defense Mon, 11 Jul 2016 12:46:51 GMT

Reuters

Counter-ISIL Strikes Target Terrorists in Syria, Iraq Department of Defense The strikes were conducted as part of Operation Inherent Resolve, the operation to eliminate the ISIL terrorist group and the threat they pose to Iraq, Syria, and the wider international community. The destruction of ISIL targets in Syria and Iraq ... Islamic State lost quarter of its Iraq, Syria territory in 18 months: IHSReuters British Air Strikes in Iraq and Syria increase by 85%, More than 15000 Coalition StrikesCenter for Research on Globalization US-Led Coalition Conducts 26 Strikes on Daesh Positions in Syria, IraqSputnik International Voice of America -Deutsche Welle -Telegraph.co.uk all 149 news articles »

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After Iraq, Trying His Hand at a Project Closer to Home: Brooklyn - New York Times Mon, 11 Jul 2016 02:54:35 GMT

New York Times

After Iraq, Trying His Hand at a Project Closer to Home: Brooklyn New York Times Tucker Reed had spent the first five years of his career working in and around New York City government and real estate when he decided, in 2008, to tackle a different sort of municipal governing: rebuilding Iraq. In the wake of the military troop ... and more »

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US sending hundreds more troops to Iraq as Mosul push intensifies - TVNZ Mon, 11 Jul 2016 20:52:51 GMT

US sending hundreds more troops to Iraq as Mosul push intensifies TVNZ The United States will send 560 more troops to Iraq to transform a freshly retaken air base into a staging hub for the long-awaited battle to recapture Mosul from ISIS militants, Defense Secretary Ash Carter said today. The new American forces should ... and more »

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Defence Minister Harjit Sajjan makes unannounced trip to Iraq - CTV News Tue, 12 Jul 2016 02:04:18 GMT

CTV News

Defence Minister Harjit Sajjan makes unannounced trip to Iraq CTV News Defence Minister Harjit Sajjan is on a covert trip to Iraq to discuss Canada's role in the fight against ISIS, but the secrecy ended when Iraqi officials posted footage of his visit to YouTube, CTV News has learned. Ottawa had asked the Iraqi ... and more »

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Dem Iraq War vets knock Trump - The Hill Mon, 11 Jul 2016 17:15:07 GMT

The Hill

Dem Iraq War vets knock Trump The Hill who served four tours in Iraq as a Marines Corps infantry officer, slammed Trump over his comments last month questioning whether soldiers may have been responsible for reconstruction funds being lost during the Iraq War. An aide to Trump later said ... 'Absolutely Shameful': Iraq War Vets Slam Trump's Record on MilitarySputnik International all 154 news articles »

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Iraq PM Says Key Base Taken Back From Islamic State - New York Times Sat, 09 Jul 2016 17:42:40 GMT

Aljazeera.com

Iraq PM Says Key Base Taken Back From Islamic State New York Times Mosul, Iraq's second largest city, fell to IS militants in the summer 2014, when the extremist group captured large swaths of northern and western Iraq. In late March, Iraqi forces launched an operation aimed at dislodging IS from areas to the south ... At least 30 killed in ISIL assault on Iraq shrineAljazeera.com Iraq shrine attack: IS kills dozens in BaladBBC News Dozens Killed in Attack on Shiite Shrine in IraqWall Street Journal The Guardian -Financial Times all 533 news articles »