List of Iraq articles
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fp-placeholder-social-share-3-2 U.S. Slaps Sanctions on Islamic State’s Global Network
Washington lays out new details on the Islamic State's reach as world leaders at the U.N. seek a winning strategy to countering extremism.
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fp-placeholder-social-share-3-2 Four Lessons for Fighting Extremists — Without Guns
As the military campaign against the Islamic State stalls, it's time to turn to a civilian solution.
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fp-placeholder-social-share-3-2 The Remarkable Similarity of Putin’s and Obama’s Speeches at the U.N.
When the same words mean very different things.
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fp-placeholder-social-share-3-2 Turkey and Jordan to EU: Our Refugee Problem Is Bigger Than Yours
At the United Nations Monday, Turkish and Jordanian leaders called on the international community to bear more of the refugee burden.
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fp-placeholder-social-share-3-2 Iraq Strikes Intel Sharing Agreement With Russia, Syria, and Iran
The move comes as Russia has deployed large numbers of troops to Syria and has reasserted its diplomatic power in the Middle East.
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fp-placeholder-social-share-3-2 U.S. Point Man for Global Effort to Defeat the Islamic State Heads for Exit
U.S. officials say retired Marine Gen. John Allen expected to call it quits after a year of trying to win battlegrounds and corral coalition partners against the Islamic State.
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fp-placeholder-social-share-3-2 Petraeus: U.S. Military Needs to Play Bigger Role in Syria
In his first testimony since resigning from the CIA, David Petraeus apologized to Congress for leaking classified information to his mistress and advocated a stepped-up military intervention into Syria that would go well beyond what the Obama administration has so far been willing to do.
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fp-placeholder-social-share-3-2 U.S. History With Iraqi and Afghan War Refugees Hints at Delays for Syrians
History suggests it will be a drawn-out process to get Syrians fleeing civil war into the United States.
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fp-placeholder-social-share-3-2 Pentagon: No, We Don’t Actually Have U.S. Troops Fighting in Syria
It was a tough day on Capitol Hill for the head is the U.S. Central Command
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fp-placeholder-social-share-3-2 The Pentagon Just Spent $41 Million to Train “Four or Five” Syrian Fighters
There are lots of questions about the U.S. train and equip program in Syria, bit not many answers.
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405845 02: (LtoR) First lady Laura Bush, Russian President Vladimir Putin, U.S. President George W. Bush and Lyudmila Putin, the Russian president''s wife, stand outside the Russian Museum during a farewell ceremony May 26, 2002 in St. Petersburg, Russia. The Bush''s left soon after for a two-day visit to France. (Photo by Konstantin Zavrazin/Getty Images) Longform’s Picks of the Week
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fp-placeholder-social-share-3-2 The Curse of the Obama Doctrine
Take each of the Middle East’s crises — they will all get worse before they get better.
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fp-placeholder-social-share-3-2 U.S. Officials Authorize Families of American Personnel Near Key Turkish Air Base to Leave
The State Department authorized families of U.S. workers in southern Turkey to leave voluntarily.
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fp-placeholder-social-share-3-2 By Land or By Sea
Looking to escape war and poverty in Syria, the Balkans, and North Africa, thousands of migrants sought refuge in the European Union this summer — or died trying.
