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UAE Will Put Special Forces In Syria: Ash Carter
US Defense Secretary Ash Carter says a key Persian Gulf ally has agreed to send special forces soldiers to Syria to assist in the development of local Sunni Arab fighters focused on recapturing Raqqa, the ISIS capital.
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French Finance Minister Sees Syrian Regime Participating in Anti-ISIS Fight
French Foreign Minister Laurent Fabius said today he could envisage Syrian regime troops taking part in the fight to crush the ISIS terrorists that claimed responsibility for the Paris attacks.
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Iraqi Forces Hunt Diehard Jihadists After Tikrit Victory Claim
Iraqi forces today picked through the rubble-strewn streets of Tikrit after storming to the city centre, searching for diehard jihadist fighters and avoiding the booby traps they left behind.
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UN Says 28,000 Flee Drive to Retake Iraq's Tikrit
Some 28,000 people have fled the Tikrit area as Iraqi forces battle the Islamic State jihadist group in a massive offensive aimed at retaking the city, the UN said.
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With Incentives and Brute Force, Islamic State Subdues Tribes
The Islamic State group is employing multiple tactics to subdue the Sunni Muslim tribes in Syria and Iraq under its rule, wooing some with gifts- everything from cars to feed for their animals- while brutally suppressing those that resist with mass killings.
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Iraqi Kurds Retake Country's Main Dam from Jihadists
Iraqi Kurdish fighters backed by US warplanes retook the country's largest dam from jihadists yesterday, as Sunni Arab tribesmen and security forces fought the militants west of Baghdad.
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Kurds Advance on Key Iraq Dam, Sunnis Hit Jihadists
Kurdish fighters backed by US warplanes pushed back jihadists around Iraq's largest dam on Sunday, as Sunni Arab tribesmen and security forces fought the militants west of Baghdad.
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Iraq's Sunni Clerics Suffer Under Insurgent Rule
Early this year Sunni Arab worshippers in the Iraqi city of Fallujah were surprised to see an armed man in sunglasses instead of the regular sheikh ascend the mosque pulpit.
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Crisis-Hit Iraq Turns to Shiite Militias For Support
Iraq's government once battled entrenched Shiite militiamen but is now making common cause with them against a jihadist-led onslaught that Baghdad's forces are struggling to contain on their own.
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Iraq Forces Fight for Militant-Held Tikrit
Iraqi forces fought for a strategic university campus in Tikrit on Friday and bombarded the city in an effort to retake it from Sunni Arab insurgents threatening to tear the country apart.
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Iraqi Forces Retake Syria Border Crossing: Officers
Iraqi security forces regained control of the Al-Waleed border crossing between Iraq and Syria after Sunni Arab militants briefly seized it, officers said on Monday.
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Deadly clashes as Iraq forces demolish Sunni protest camp
Deadly clashes broke out and mosques called for holy war as Iraqi forces on Monday demolished a year-old protest camp set up by Sunni Arabs on a major highway.
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UAE Will Put Special Forces In Syria: Ash Carter
US Defense Secretary Ash Carter says a key Persian Gulf ally has agreed to send special forces soldiers to Syria to assist in the development of local Sunni Arab fighters focused on recapturing Raqqa, the ISIS capital.
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French Finance Minister Sees Syrian Regime Participating in Anti-ISIS Fight
French Foreign Minister Laurent Fabius said today he could envisage Syrian regime troops taking part in the fight to crush the ISIS terrorists that claimed responsibility for the Paris attacks.
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Iraqi Forces Hunt Diehard Jihadists After Tikrit Victory Claim
Iraqi forces today picked through the rubble-strewn streets of Tikrit after storming to the city centre, searching for diehard jihadist fighters and avoiding the booby traps they left behind.
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UN Says 28,000 Flee Drive to Retake Iraq's Tikrit
Some 28,000 people have fled the Tikrit area as Iraqi forces battle the Islamic State jihadist group in a massive offensive aimed at retaking the city, the UN said.
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With Incentives and Brute Force, Islamic State Subdues Tribes
The Islamic State group is employing multiple tactics to subdue the Sunni Muslim tribes in Syria and Iraq under its rule, wooing some with gifts- everything from cars to feed for their animals- while brutally suppressing those that resist with mass killings.
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Iraqi Kurds Retake Country's Main Dam from Jihadists
Iraqi Kurdish fighters backed by US warplanes retook the country's largest dam from jihadists yesterday, as Sunni Arab tribesmen and security forces fought the militants west of Baghdad.
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Kurds Advance on Key Iraq Dam, Sunnis Hit Jihadists
Kurdish fighters backed by US warplanes pushed back jihadists around Iraq's largest dam on Sunday, as Sunni Arab tribesmen and security forces fought the militants west of Baghdad.
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Iraq's Sunni Clerics Suffer Under Insurgent Rule
Early this year Sunni Arab worshippers in the Iraqi city of Fallujah were surprised to see an armed man in sunglasses instead of the regular sheikh ascend the mosque pulpit.
-
Crisis-Hit Iraq Turns to Shiite Militias For Support
Iraq's government once battled entrenched Shiite militiamen but is now making common cause with them against a jihadist-led onslaught that Baghdad's forces are struggling to contain on their own.
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Iraq Forces Fight for Militant-Held Tikrit
Iraqi forces fought for a strategic university campus in Tikrit on Friday and bombarded the city in an effort to retake it from Sunni Arab insurgents threatening to tear the country apart.
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Iraqi Forces Retake Syria Border Crossing: Officers
Iraqi security forces regained control of the Al-Waleed border crossing between Iraq and Syria after Sunni Arab militants briefly seized it, officers said on Monday.
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Deadly clashes as Iraq forces demolish Sunni protest camp
Deadly clashes broke out and mosques called for holy war as Iraqi forces on Monday demolished a year-old protest camp set up by Sunni Arabs on a major highway.
