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1. The Way of the Commandos

Author

Maass, Peter

Subjects
Iraq -- Military aspects, Commando troops -- Powers and duties -- Military aspects, Insurgency -- United States -- Iraq, General interest, News, opinion and commentary, Military aspects, Powers and duties
Abstract

Getting to Know the General In a country of tough guys, Adnan Thabit may be the toughest of all. He was both a general and a death-row prisoner under Saddam [...]

Published
2005

2. Kerry Says ISIS Threat Could Hasten Military Action

Author

Gordon, Michael R.

Subjects
Islamic State -- Military aspects, Islamic militants -- Military aspects, Military assistance, American -- Military aspects, Insurgency -- United States -- Iraq, Iraq -- Military aspects
Abstract

BAGHDAD -- Winding up a day of crisis talks with Iraqi leaders, Secretary of State John Kerry said on Monday that the Sunni militants seizing territory in Iraq had become […]

Published
2014

5. 300 U.S. forces to help in iraq

Author

Jackson, David and Michaels, Jim

Subjects
Iraq -- Military aspects, Military assistance, American, Insurgency -- United States -- Iraq, News, opinion and commentary
Abstract

Byline: David Jackson, and Jim Michaels, USA TODAY President Obama said Thursday he will send up to 300 military advisers to Iraq to help train Iraqi security forces and target [...]

Published
2014

7. U.S. sees risk in Iraq airstrikes

Author

Whitlock, Craig

Subjects
Iraq -- Military aspects, Bombing, Aerial -- Political aspects -- Military aspects, Military assistance, American -- Political aspects -- Military aspects, Insurgency -- United States -- Iraq, General interest, News, opinion and commentary, Islamic State -- Military aspects -- Political aspects
Abstract

Byline: Craig Whitlock WASHINGTON â The Obama administration signaled its reluctance Wednesday to launch airstrikes in Iraq or intervene militarily in support of its government, telling Congress that a bombing [...]

Published
2014

8. Insurgents in North Ambush Militia Volunteers and Seize Another City

Author

Nordland, Rod

Subjects
United States. Embassy (Iraq) -- Safety and security measures, Islamic State -- Military aspects -- Safety and security measures, Islamic militants -- Safety and security measures -- Military aspects, Insurgency -- United States -- Iraq, Iraq -- Military aspects
Abstract

BAGHDAD -- The Sunni extremist militants threatening Iraq seized another northern city on Monday in a battle with the Iraqi Army after having ambushed a convoy of untrained Shiite volunteers […]

Published
2014

9. Veterans Watch as Gains Their Friends Died for Are Erased by Insurgents

Author

Oppel, Jr., Richard A.

Subjects
Islamic State -- Military aspects, Iraq War, 2003-2011 -- Military aspects, Islamic militants -- Beliefs, opinions and attitudes -- Appreciation, War -- Casualties, Veterans -- Beliefs, opinions and attitudes -- Appreciation, Insurgency -- United States -- Iraq, Iraq -- Military aspects
Abstract

A few weeks before their battalion was to get new mine-resistant vehicles, Capt. Adam P. Snyder, Pvt. Dewayne L. White and Sgt. Eric J. Hernandez were speeding toward a mission […]

Published
2014

10. U.S. Airstrikes Could Help in Reversing Insurgent Offensive, Experts Say

Author

Gordon, Michael R. and Cooper, Helene

Subjects
Islamic State, Islamic militants -- Military aspects, Military assistance, American -- Military aspects, Sunnites -- Military aspects, Insurgency -- United States -- Iraq, Iraq -- Military aspects
Abstract

WASHINGTON -- American air power could play an important role in reversing the Sunni insurgent offensive in Iraq, current and former American military officials said on Friday, but it would […]

Published
2014

11. Unit had asked for more Marines

Author

Johnson, Kimberly

Subjects
Iraq -- Military aspects, Iraq War, 2003-2011 -- Casualties -- Investigations, Marines -- Death of -- Investigations -- Military aspects -- Casualties, Insurgency -- United States -- Iraq, Company legal issue, News, opinion and commentary
Abstract

Byline: Kimberly Johnson HADITHAH, Iraq -- A Marine regiment that took heavy casualties last week in western Iraq -- including 19 killed from a Reserve unit headquartered in Ohio -- [...]

Published
2005

13. ARAB-US RELATIONS - Feb 20 - Secret US-Sunni Talks Reported

Subjects
Iraq -- Military aspects, Iraq War, 2003-2011 -- Military aspects -- Political aspects, Sunnites -- Political aspects -- Military aspects, Insurgency -- United States -- Iraq, Economics, Political science, Regional focus/area studies, Military aspects, Political aspects
Abstract

Citing Pentagon and other sources, Time magazine reports US diplomats and intelligence officers are conducting secret talks with Sunni insurgents in Iraq on ways to end fighting there. The Bush [...]

Published
2005

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