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Donald Trump In February: The Iraq Invasion (Not Obama) Created ISIS - Huffington Post Fri, 12 Aug 2016 22:05:33 GMT

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Donald Trump In February: The Iraq Invasion (Not Obama) Created ISIS
Huffington Post
But earlier this year, he was saying something different: that the U.S. invasion of Iraq created the terrorist group. “Maybe don't go into Iraq originally. We should have never, ever gone in,” Trump, who supported invading Iraq, said at a February town ...
Today in 10: ISIS grows weak in Iraq; GOP donors run from Trump; Obama's summer jamsWashington Post
What Donald Trump's Early (and Obama-like) Position on Iraq Would Have Meant for ISISWall Street Journal (blog)
Trump Cites Iraq Withdrawal He Passionately Supported To Say Obama “Founded ISIS”BuzzFeed News
Media Matters for America (blog) -Washington Examiner (blog) -Hugh Hewitt
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Movies|Guns. Money. Iraq. And Then a Screenplay for 'War Dogs.' - New York Times Fri, 12 Aug 2016 14:02:06 GMT

New York Times
Movies|Guns. Money. Iraq. And Then a Screenplay for 'War Dogs.'
New York Times
The firearm and money weren't his but belonged to Jack Roe and Brent Balloch, two young entrepreneurs who had gone to Iraq the previous year to start a radio station, among other things. Mr. Chin had traveled to Iraq to buy the rights to their stories ...

Iraq report: Chances of a Shia uprising against the Baghdad govt are increasing - Foreign Policy (blog) Fri, 12 Aug 2016 14:54:40 GMT

Foreign Policy (blog)
Iraq report: Chances of a Shia uprising against the Baghdad govt are increasing
Foreign Policy (blog)
I have recently returned from two research trips to Iraq, the latest one at the end of March as a member of the Atlantic Council's Future of Iraq Task Force. We got great access and I spent time talking to senior decision makers both in the Kurdish ...
UN aid for anti-corruption efforts in IraqPublic Finance International
UN says to help Iraq tackle rampant corruptionDaily Mail
Iraq, UN sign deal to help investigate corruptionMiddle East Monitor

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Why Is the Pentagon Hiding the Number of Troops in Iraq and Syria? - AlterNet Fri, 12 Aug 2016 18:32:56 GMT

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Why Is the Pentagon Hiding the Number of Troops in Iraq and Syria?
AlterNet
The military does reveal the “force management level,” or full-time troops deployed to Iraq and Syria. According to a June 2016 statement from the White House, “The Force Management Level for U.S. Armed Forces in Iraq currently is 4,087. The Force ...
Rep. King: Faulty ISIS Reports Created Deadly Situation in Iraq, SyriaNewsmax
Hush Hush: Pentagon Remains Tight-Lipped About Troop Numbers In Syria, IraqSputnik International
Pentagon mum on exact figures of U.S. troops in Iraq, Syria for ISIS fightWashington Times

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US-Led Coalition Conducts 18 Airstrikes Against Daesh in Syria, Iraq - Sputnik International Fri, 12 Aug 2016 13:41:54 GMT

Sputnik International
US-Led Coalition Conducts 18 Airstrikes Against Daesh in Syria, Iraq
Sputnik International
WASHINGTON (Sputnik) — The US-led coalition against the Islamic State (ISIL or Daesh) carried out 18 airstrikes against the terror group's positions in Syria and Iraq on Thursday, the Combined Joint Task Force Operation Inherent Resolve said in a ...

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In Worcester, Mandaeans seek their own temple - The Boston Globe Sat, 13 Aug 2016 00:59:18 GMT

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In Worcester, Mandaeans seek their own temple
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WORCESTER — They were murdered and kidnapped in Iraq, persecuted because of their ancient Mandaean religion and pacifist beliefs that made them easy targets amid chaotic, sectarian violence. They fled in droves and found an unlikely home in ...

US Military Prepares New Offensives in Syria and Iraq - Center for Research on Globalization Fri, 12 Aug 2016 15:43:07 GMT

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US Military Prepares New Offensives in Syria and Iraq
Center for Research on Globalization
Even as tensions are rising with Russia in Eastern Europe and China in Asia, the United States has launched a new war in Libya and is preparing a major military escalation in the Middle East, nominally directed against Islamic State of Iraq and Syria ...
With Islamic State on the run, new wars could erupt in IraqAlaska Dispatch News
Isis 'decimated' in Iraq and Syria and could have only 15000 fighters left, US commander saysThe Independent
US military warns victories in Iraq and Syria not end of ISISRT
TRT World -CNSNews.com -Military Times
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A Reminder That Donald Trump Did Not Oppose The Iraq War From The Very Beginning - Huffington Post Thu, 11 Aug 2016 22:20:25 GMT

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A Reminder That Donald Trump Did Not Oppose The Iraq War From The Very Beginning
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As part of his campaign's foreign policy agenda, GOP presidential nominee Donald Trump regularly says he spoke out against the Iraq War from its inception, a claim he again made on Thursday while attempting to defend his outrageous accusation that ...
Will Trump be Republicans' Iraq War vote ?Washington Post (blog)

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Dismay, poetry as home of Jew who helped found modern Iraq is destroyed - The Times of Israel Fri, 12 Aug 2016 19:47:00 GMT

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Dismay, poetry as home of Jew who helped found modern Iraq is destroyed
The Times of Israel
An official in Iraq's Ministry of Tourism and Antiquities slammed the move as a “violation” of the law, and several Iraqi intellectuals decried the demolition of the historical building as indicative of corruption under Prime Minister Haider al-Abadi ...

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Democrats blame Iraq war for ISIS, making Hillary Clinton collateral ... - Washington Times Thu, 11 Aug 2016 18:45:00 GMT

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Democrats blame Iraq war for ISIS, making Hillary Clinton collateral ...
Washington Times
Sheikh Nazhan Sakhar, second from the right, poses for a picture with his men holding an Islamic State flag they captured in Hajj Ali, Iraq, Tuesday, August 9, ...

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