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Iraq News - Sep 3, 2014

By bartolo - Posted on 02 September 2014

Iraq forces counterattack after breaking Islamic State’s siege of Amerli - AFP

Iraqi forces regain control of key road to Baghdad after breaking IS siege of Amerli - theguardian.com

Aid enters Amerli after 2-month Islamic State siege broken (VIDEO) - AP

In Iraq, residents of Amirli celebrate end of IS siege - Los Angeles Times

VIDEO: Crowds cheer as Iraqi forces enter Amerli - Reuters

VIDEO: Turkmen from Amerli Describe Survival of IS Siege - YouTube

VIDEO: Grannies 'took on Islamic State in Amerli’ - BBC News

Shiite Militias Join in Iraq Victory - WSJ

As battle lines shift in Iraq, Sunnis who welcomed the Islamic State fear retribution - The Washington Post

Iranians play role in breaking IS siege of Iraqi town - Reuters

Weapons Expert Warns About IS Militants' Supply Of Guns And Ammunition - huffingtonpost.com

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U.S. Airstrikes Help Break Islamic State Siege on Amerli - WSJ

Pentagon: U.S. forces airdropped 109 bundles of much-needed humanitarian aid to the people of Amerli - U.S. Air Force

VIDEO: Night Vision B-Roll of Humanitarian Aid Air Drop Near Amerli, Iraq - YouTube

Pentagon: Humanitarian operations, airstrikes will continue to support Iraqi and Kurdish forces in their fight with Islamic State - Defense.gov

Islamic State still threat to Mosul Dam, Pentagon says - Army Times

VIDEO: Pentagon News Conference With Kirby (FULL) - Bloomberg

TRANSCRIPT: Department of Defense Press Briefing by Rear Adm. Kirby - Defense.gov

Pentagon Says Iraq Operations Costing On Average $7.5 Million Per Day - Business Insider

Humanitarian aid to Iraq costs U.S. taxpayer dollars - WJLA.com

Obama notifies Congress of ordering air strikes, airdrop campaign in Iraq's Amerli - Reuters

Text Of Letter From President Obama: War Powers Resolution Regarding Iraq - Eurasia Review

Obama Authorizes Sending Additional Troops To Iraq - huffingtonpost.com

Are American Troops Already Fighting on the Front Lines in Iraq? - The Daily Beast

Obama heads to the NATO summit hoping to persuade more nations to join America in the fight against IS - NBC News.com

Iraq gets Russian Mi-28 attack helicopters - GlobalPost

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New Islamic State video shows apparent beheading of U.S. journalist Steven Sotloff - AP

VIDEO: The Islamic State original full video of Steven Sotloff beheading: A second message to America - YouTube

TRANSCRIPT: American Steven Sotloff's words before apparent beheading - NY Daily News

Terrorist in ISIS execution video of Steven Sotloff appears to be same killer of James Foley - NY Daily News

Islamic State’s acts of inhumanity on unimaginable scale: UN - BBC News

Amnesty International accuses Islamic State of ethnic cleansing in Iraq, conducting mass killings of men and abducting women and children - Middle East - AP

Human Rights Watch: New ISIS Video Shows Higher Number Of Executions In Iraq; One Survivor Details Gruesome Tactics - ibtimes.com

Iraq: Islamic State Executions in Tikrit - Human Rights Watch

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Germany to deliver weapons to Iraqi Kurds battling IS terrorists - DW.DE

List of German weapons deliveries to Iraq′s Kurdish region - DW.DE

Australian Air Force plane delivers ammunition to Kurds - SBS News

Don't Expect Peshmerga Fighters to Beat the Islamic State - US News

Why The Kurds Failed Against IS In Iraq - Business Insider

Kurdish Peshmerga: Tarnishing a Reputation as Storied Warriors - NYTimes.com

PKK forces impress in fight against Islamic State - Al-Monitor

Female PKK Fighters May Be IS's Worst Nightmare - Military.com

'Islamic State tore our families apart. Now we're fighting back'. Meet the Kurdish women's resistance army - Telegraph

Iraqi Christians Weigh Taking Up Arms Against the Islamic State - nationalgeographic.com

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