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Iraq News - June 18, 2014


By bartolo - Posted on 17 June 2014


White House: US not ready to make decision on military action in Iraq - theguardian.com


US focus shifts away from airstrikes in Iraq - AP


Conducting U.S. airstrikes in Iraq would be complicated, former military officers say - The Washington Post


POLL: Voters support Obama approach in Iraq over NeoCon Republicans - publicpolicypolling


White House sending special forces to advise the Iraqi army and provide embassy security, will not be engaged in combat - Fox News


U.S. deploys amphibious transport dock ship Mesa Verde to Persian Gulf in response to Iraq crisis - UPI.com


VIDEO: USS Mesa Verde Heads to Iraq - DoDLive


John Kerry: U.S. Open To Cooperating With Iran Over Iraq Conflict - huffingtonpost.com


Pentagon: No joint military acts with Iran in Iraq - WHDH-TV


British embassy reopens in Tehran as Iraq crisis helps thaw Iran relations - theguardian.com


Iran Offers Iraq ‘Everything it Needs’ to Fight ISIS - The Daily Beast


Iraq says Saudi Arabia "siding with terrorism" - Al Akhbar English


Qatari: U.S. intervention in Iraq would be seen as war on Sunni Arabs - Enquirer Herald


Syrian war planes strike inside Iraq with the help of Iranian intelligence, sources say - Fox News


Iraq Shiite volunteers in Syria head home to fight rebels: NGO - THE DAILY STAR


Gunmen loyal to the rebel Free Syrian Army and al-Qaeda's Syrian franchise Al-Nusra Front seize Iraq-Syria border crossing - skynews.com


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Maliki stands with Sunni leaders, appealing for Iraqi unity - Reuters


Spokesman defends Maliki against claims of sectarianism (VIDEO) - CNN.com Blogs


Maliki fires 4 Iraqi Army commanders for failing 'their national duty' when confronted by ISIS - UPI.com


Sistani stresses need for unity over sectarianism in battle for Iraq - Al-Monitor


VIDEO: Interview with Kurdistan PM Nechirvan Barzani, "calls for independent Sunni region like Kurdistan” - BBC News


Kurdistan PM Nechirvan Barzani and Iran Discuss Iraq as Rebels Advance - Rudaw


U.N. says ISIS rebels carried out ‘cold-blooded executions’ in Iraq - The Washington Post


VIDEO: Alleged ISIS executions in Iraq - CNN


Iraq's children of war: ISIS Rebels force boys to watch execution and youngsters join regime troops (VIDEO, PHOTOS) - Mail Online


40 Indians kidnapped in Iraq's Mosul, involvement of ISIS rebels suspected - The Times of India


46 Indian nurses stranded in Tikrit narrate their ordeal “in the line of fire” of ISIS - Khaleej Times


ISIS forces beaten back by Iraqi military forces and allied Shia militias in Baqubah - Threat Matrix


Allegation of Shiite sectarian killings of Sunnis near Baqubah: 44 detainees killed - Fox News


VIDEO: Gunfight to keep militants at bay in Baqubah - BBC News


Iraqi Turkmen Front takes up arms against ISIS - Worldbulletin News


Fears of sectarian killings rise in Baghdad after Sunni imam, two aides found dead - The Washington Post


Officials in Iraq say an explosion in Baghdad's Shiite Sadr City district has killed 10 people - huffingtonpost.com


Iraq: Key Iraqi oil refinery shuts down as Islamists press to seize it - Kentucky.com


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