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In northeast Syria, Islamic State builds a government
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In northeast Syria, Islamic State builds a government

In the cities and towns across the desert plains of northeast Syria, the ultra-hardline al Qaeda offshoot Islamic State has…
UN: 1,420 people killed in Iraq in August
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UN: 1,420 people killed in Iraq in August

Violence in Iraq left at least 1,420 people dead in August as Iraqi forces fought to regain areas overrun by…
Officials: Iraqi forces break two-month siege of Amerli
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Officials: Iraqi forces break two-month siege of Amerli

Iraqi security forces backed by Shia militias on Sunday broke the two-month siege of Amerli by Islamic State militants and…
Iran supplied weapons to Iraqi Kurdish forces; Baghdad bomb kills 12
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Iran supplied weapons to Iraqi Kurdish forces; Baghdad bomb kills 12

Iran has supplied weapons and ammunition to Iraqi Kurdish forces, Kurdistan President Massoud Barzani said Tuesday at a joint press…
Jihadists kill dozens in north Iraq ‘massacre’, officials say
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Jihadists kill dozens in north Iraq ‘massacre’, officials say

Jihadists carried out a "massacre" in the northern Iraq village of Kocho, killing dozens of people, most of them members…
Maliki says Abadi’s appointment as Iraqi PM ‘has no value’
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Maliki says Abadi’s appointment as Iraqi PM ‘has no value’

Nouri al-Maliki said on Wednesday the appointment of Haider al-Abadi to replace him as Iraq's prime minister violated the constitution…
Islamic State seizes more territory in Syria
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Islamic State seizes more territory in Syria

Islamic State insurgents have seized several towns and villages from rival Islamist groups in the Syrian province of Aleppo, opening…
Kerry: US to consider more support for Iraq once new government formed
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Kerry: US to consider more support for Iraq once new government formed

The United States will consider additional military, economic and political assistance to Iraq once a new inclusive government is formed,…
Kerry warns Iraq’s Maliki not to cause trouble
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Kerry warns Iraq’s Maliki not to cause trouble

US Secretary of State John Kerry on Monday warned Iraqi Prime Minister Nuri al-Maliki not to cause trouble as he…
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