Iraq
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MIDDLE EAST
Hagel says US military accelerating mission to train Iraqi troops
U.S. Defense Secretary Chuck Hagel said on Nov. 16 the Pentagon will accelerate its mission to train Iraqi forces to…
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BUSINESS
Iraqi Kurdish oil exports increase by 60 percent in November
The Kurdish Regional Government, or KRG, increased its exports to world markets through Turkey to 300,000 barrels per day, according…
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MIDDLE EAST
IS leader injured in air strike in Iraq
Iraqi Interior Ministry confirmed Sunday that the Islamic State (IS) top leader Abu Bakr al-Baghdadi was injured in a previous…
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MIDDLE EAST
Obama authorizes U.S. military to send more troops to Iraq
President Barack Obama has authorized the military to send up to 1,500 additional personnel to Iraq for training and assistance…
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HOME
Benjamin Rhodes meets with Yezidi leaders
Statement by NSC Spokesperson Bernadette Meehan on Deputy National Security Advisor for Strategic Communications Benjamin Rhodes’ Meeting with Yezidi Leaders…
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MIDDLE EAST
U.S. condemns ISIL executions in Anbar province
Jen Paski, the Spokesperson of the U.S. State Department released the following statement about the mass executions of Sunnis in…
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MIDDLE EAST
Military airstrikes against ISIL in Syria and Iraq in support of Operation Inherent Resolve continue
TAMPA, Fla. — U.S. military forces continued to attack ISIL terrorists in Syria Thursday and today using fighter aircraft to…
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MIDDLE EAST
50 IS militants killed in air strikes, clashes in Iraq
A total of 50 people were killed on Tuesday in clashes and air strikes against the positions of the Islamic…
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ASIA
Obama’s Global War on Terror
By Nikhil Vaish There is much about Obama’s leadership or lack thereof that I remain critical of; by no means…
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MIDDLE EAST
Islamic State vs. the World, two extremes clash
By Zaher Mahruqi The Islamic State (IS) is so extreme that it makes its ancestor, Al-Qaeda seem benign. The relentless suicide…
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