All posts tagged "Iraq Conflict"
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2.1KMiddle East NewsIraq Executes 36 ISIS Members Responsible For 2014 Mass Murders
The Iraqi government has executed 36 people by hanging for their roles in the massacre of around 1,700 men in ISIS-held areas...
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1.6KWorld NewsObama: U.S. Will Destroy ISIS ‘Wherever They Are’
President Barack Obama will address the nation on the threat posed by Sunni extremist group ISIS on Wednesday, a day before the...
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1.6KMiddle East NewsU.S. Launches New Airstrikes VS ISIS In Iraq
The United States launched new airstrikes against Islamic State militants in western Iraq to keep a vital dam under the control of the...
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1.6KMiddle East NewsSyrian Airstrikes At ISIS Stronghold Kills 16 Civilians, Activists Say
A Syrian government airstrike targeting an Islamic State stronghold on Saturday killed at least 25 people, 16 of them civilians, most of...
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1.4KMiddle East NewsUS, Iraqi Forces Reach Besieged Town Of Amerli
U.S. airstrikes and Iraqi forces reached the Shi’ite town of Amerli in northern Iraq, which has been under siege by the Islamic State forces for...
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1.5KMiddle East NewsIraq Bombings: Dozens Killed, Scores Injured In Shiite Communities
At least 40 people were killed in the latest string of bombings in mostly Shiite populations in Baghdad and other parts of...
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1.4KMiddle East NewsShi’ites Attack Mosque: Kills 68, Stalls Iraq Government Talks
Shi’ite militiamen open fired on a mosque in a Sunni village in Bani Weis, Diyala province in eastern Iraq during prayers on Friday, killing at...
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1.5KNewsGlobalPost Releases ISIS Email To Foley Family
GlobalPost, the Boston-based news organization James Foley worked for, released Islamic State’s (Isis) last email to the Foley family, a week before the...
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1.5KMiddle East NewsU.S. Intensifies Attacks VS ISIS, Urges Iraqis To Fight Militants
Even after Sunni Muslim extremists–through the video showing the beheading of American journalist James Foley–demanded the U.S. to stop attacking their territories,...
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1.5KNewsU.S. Discloses Failed Attempt To Rescue Foley, Others In Syria
They tried, but did not succeed. The United States tried to rescue James Foley and other U.S. citizens held captive by Islamic...
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1.8KMiddle East NewsISIS Executes Journalist, Personalities Urge Public Stop Spreading Graphic Video Of Killing
The Islamic State, formally known as Islamic State of Iraq and Syria (ISIS), beheaded an American journalist to compel the United States...
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1.5KMiddle East NewsPope Francis Backs Use Of Force To Protect Religious Minorities In Iraq
Pope Francis on Tuesday endorsed the use of force to stop the persecution of religious and ethnic minorities in Iraq following the...
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1.5KMiddle East NewsU.S. Sends More Advisers To Iraq
The United States has sent more security advisers to Iraq to rescue thousands of Yazidis trapped in the mountains by extremists who threatened...
