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Struggling to Starve ISIS of Oil Revenue, US Seeks Assistance From Turkey
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Iraq PM says will protect civilians after US-Iraq air strikes against Islamic State
Kazakhstan
My Son The Jihadist
On the CIA estimate of number of fighters in the Islamic State
It should come as no surprise that the CIA concludes that the Islamic State has upwards of 31,500 fighters.
Islamic State
Nations Trying to Stop Their Citizens From Going to Middle East to Fight for ISIS
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Premier Haider Abadi’s new Iraq government
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For Assad, US offensive will weaken one foe but bolster others
Iraq
The Iraqi military claimed it killed 50 Islamic State fighters in airstrikes in Jurf al Sakhar. US destroyed two Islamic State “armed vehicles” in two airstrikes near the Mosul Dam. Yesterday, 17 Iraqis were killed in bombings in Diwaniyah, Najarf, Karbala, and Baghdad.
‘Moderate’ Syrian Revolutionaries Front continues to support al Qaeda
President Obama’s strategy for confronting the Islamic State in Syria depends on empowering moderate Syrian rebels to take over areas once they are liberated. The problem is, ‘moderate’ rebels untainted by links to Islamist groups such as al Qaeda’s Al Nusrah Front seem to be nonexistent.
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Opponents say Obama will need ground troops against Islamic State
Al Qaeda
Extremist threat hangs over key Tunisia elections
Afghanistan
Beating Islamic State will be much harder than Iraq or Afghan wars, officials say
Al Nusrah Front
US Pins Hope on Syrian Rebels With Loyalties All Over the Map
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The local forces dilemma for Obama in Syria and Iraq
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The US destroyed two Islamic State machine gun emplacements and a bunker in two airstrikes near the Mosul Dam. The Iraqi military claimed it killed nine Islamic State fighters and three leaders in airstrikes south of Baghdad and north of Mosul.
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Arab Nations Vow Help to Fight ISIS ‘as Appropriate’
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Syrian National Coalition backs US intervention against ISIS
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US wins Arab support for Syria/Iraq military campaign
US strategy against Islamic State to mirror counterterrorism efforts in Yemen, Somalia
Obama described the counterterrorism strategy in Yemen and Somalia as “one that we have successfully pursued … for years.” However, several years of cooperation with willing partners have yielded questionable results.
Iraq
President Obama said his strategy to defeat the Islamic State will mirror that of US actions in Somalia and Yemen, will use air power, and will not include ground forces. The US launched an airstrike agains the Islamic State near Irbil. Iraiq special forces killed seven Islamic State fighters outside of Fallujah. The military claimed […]
France
France ‘ready’ for military action in Iraq and Syria
US aided Hezbollah Brigades in breaking Islamic State siege of Iraqi town
Hezbollah Brigades, which was listed by the US as a Foreign Terrorist Organization in 2009, now controls access to Amerli.
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The US launched five airstrikes against the Islamic State near the Haditha Dam. The Iraqi military claimed it cleared the Islamic State from Barwana near Haditha; the military also claimed it cleared Barwana last week. The Islamic State kidnapped 20 people, including five policemen, in a village near Tikrit.
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UN Security Council to set out plan to stop foreign fighters joining extremist groups in Syria, Iraq and elsewhere
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A President Whose Assurances Have Come Back to Haunt Him
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The Islamic State killed 17 Iraqis in a suicide assault in the town of Dhuluiya, and launched a large-scale assault on the town of Ziwiya. The US targeted the Islamic State in five airstrikes in Irbil and near the Haditha Dam. The Iraqi military claimed it killed 22 Islamic State fighters in Jurf al Sakhar.
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Israel provides intelligence on ISIS
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West widens contacts with Syria’s Kurds
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Between a rock and a hard place: An interview with Anbar Governor Ahmed Dulaimi
Christians
Eastern churches renew calls to prohibit attacks on Christians