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Iraqi Gov’t Agrees with US to Take Custody of 7,000 ISIL Fighters in Light of Syrian Instability
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Iraqi Gov’t Agrees with US to Take Custody of 7,000 ISIL Fighters in Light of Syrian Instability

Juan Cole

The thousands of ISIL fighters imprisoned by the Kurds in 14 detention centers had terrorized western and northern Iraq and eastern Syria

Illegal Israeli Strikes burn Lebanon’s Orchards, Wildlife Habitat

Illegal Israeli Strikes burn Lebanon’s Orchards, Wildlife Habitat

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Venezuela, the Revival of Regime Change and the Decline of Empire

Venezuela, the Revival of Regime Change and the Decline of Empire

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17 Dead In Baghdad Bombing Fallujah

17 Dead In Baghdad Bombing Fallujah

17 Dead in Baghdad Bombing Fallujah, Mosul and Raids on AMS The Washington Post reports that the wave of violence in the Sunni Arab heartland […]

Juan Cole

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Wave Of Violence In Sunni North Leads

Wave Of Violence In Sunni North Leads

Wave of Violence in Sunni North Leads at least 28 Dead US Marines moved into most of Fallujah on Wednesday, though they were still meeting […]

Juan Cole

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23 Us Troops Killed In 2 Days

23 Us Troops Killed In 2 Days

23 US Troops Killed in 2 Days Guerrilla and Civilian Toll Unknown Associated Press surveys developments on Tuesday, including the deaths of 10 US troops […]

Juan Cole

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Senor Double Agent I Have It From

Senor Double Agent I Have It From

Senor Double Agent? I have it from a source I consider reliable that the order for the arrest of Muqtada al-Sadr in early April, 2004, […]

Juan Cole

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Desertions And Church Bombings And

Desertions And Church Bombings And

Desertions and Church Bombings and Fallujah The Guardian has a good overview of events on Monday in Iraq. Notable were the 6 killed and 80 […]

Juan Cole

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Ams Sadrists Forbid Fallujah Fighting

Ams Sadrists Forbid Fallujah Fighting

AMS, Sadrists forbid Fallujah Fighting as “Mortal Sin” The Iraqi Islamic Party lead by Muhsin Abdul Hamid, has been among the few Sunni Muslim groups […]

Juan Cole

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35 Killed Including 2 Americans

35 Killed Including 2 Americans

35 Killed, Including 2 Americans The Pakistan Times does among the best jobs of summarizing the horrific news from Iraq on Sunday. Highlights: *Allawi declares […]

Juan Cole

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Polk American Options In Iraq American

Polk American Options In Iraq American

Polk: American Options in Iraq American Options in Iraq Guest Editorial By William R. Polk Official inquiries have verified what independent observers have long said: […]

Juan Cole

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Volcanic Weekend Leaves 30 Dead 60

Volcanic Weekend Leaves 30 Dead 60

Volcanic Weekend Leaves 30 Dead, 60 wounded 14 US Troops Among Wounded An explosion of violence on Saturday and early Sunday left 30 dead and […]

Juan Cole

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