List of Iraq articles
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fp-placeholder-social-share-3-2 New Obama Strategy for Fighting the Islamic State Involves More Boots on the Ground
After months of promising to keep U.S. forces out of harm’s way, the administration is now open to giving them a direct combat role.
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fp-placeholder-social-share-3-2 In Fight Against ISIS, Kurds Turn to Allies on K Street
Lobbyists advocate bypassing Baghdad and shipping arms directly to Peshmerga forces
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fp-placeholder-social-share-3-2 Defense Secretary “Absolutely Prepared” for More U.S. Ground Combat in Iraq
A day after a U.S. Delta Force soldier is killed in Iraq, Ash Carter says more combat may be on the horizon
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fp-placeholder-social-share-3-2 New U.S. Czar for Anti-ISIS Fight Will Inherit ‘Job From Hell’
Brett McGurk will face the same problems as his predecessor: a cumbersome strategy and a lack of bureaucratic muscle.
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fp-placeholder-social-share-3-2 U.S. Commandos Made Last-Minute Decision to Fight in Hostage Raid
The 30 American special operators -- thought to be from the U.S. Army’s Delta Force -- were only supposed to be operating in support of Kurdish forces, but things turned quickly.
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fp-placeholder-social-share-3-2 U.S. Commando Killed During Hostage Rescue in Iraq
Seventy hostages freed who were in imminent danger of being executed, officials say.
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fp-placeholder-social-share-3-2 Islamic State Ramps up Attacks, But Not Capturing New Ground
The U.S. military says it’s struck key bomb-making factories as Iraqi troops close in on Ramadi, but a new independent study shows violence is surging.
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fp-placeholder-social-share-3-2 Is Kal Penn a Terrorist? This Russian Diplomat Seems To Think So.
Russia's ambassador to the UK just sent out a tweet depicting actor Kal Penn as a terrorist.
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fp-placeholder-social-share-3-2 Fewer Leaving the U.S. to Join Terrorists, but Syrian Refugees Could Bring Terrorists Here
Top U.S. security officials say fewer are leaving the United States to join terrorist groups, but Obama's Syrian refugee resettlement program could bring terrorism to American shores.
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fp-placeholder-social-share-3-2 ‘We Fail Better’ Should Not Be the Motto of the U.S. Military
David Rothkopf, Rosa Brooks, Kori Schake, and Tom Ricks wrestle with America's recent legacy in the Middle East and what's broken with the last superpower's armed forces.
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fp-placeholder-social-share-3-2 Your Official Mission Creep Timeline of the U.S. War in Syria
Think the Obama administration isn’t getting its hands dirty in the fight against the Islamic State? The facts say otherwise.
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fp-placeholder-social-share-3-2 Trump on President Bush and 9/11: ‘The World Trade Center Came Down During His Reign’
GOP front-runner Donald Trump hints former President George W. Bush is responsible for 9/11 attacks.
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fp-placeholder-social-share-3-2 How Would Lawrence of Arabia Defeat the Islamic State?
Lessons from the early 20th century for the chaotic, modern Middle East.
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fp-placeholder-social-share-3-2 The Hard Lessons of Kunduz and Syria
Why U.S. efforts to train and equip friendly fighters around the world so often fail.
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fp-placeholder-social-share-3-2 Russian Bombs in Syria Trigger Aftershocks at the United Nations
Obama and his allies want Moscow to bomb the Islamic State, not Assad’s opponents. Putin’s not listening yet.
