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Iraq/Syria News - Nov 11, 2014

By bartolo - Posted on 10 November 2014

CENTCOM: Allies Launch Barrage of Airstrikes Against Islamic State, Conducting 23 Air Strikes in Syria and 18 in Iraq - Reuters

U.S. Central Command News Release: Airstrikes Continue Against ISIL in Syria, Iraq - Defense.gov

Islamic State chief Baghdadi injured, deputy killed in anti-ISIS airstrikes: Iraqi defense minister - ASHARQ AL-AWSAT

Islamic State leader Abu Bakr al-Baghdadi's close aide killed in US air strike - Telegraph

ISIS News: Jihadists Confirm Baghdadi's Injury; Say Leader's Death won't End Caliphate - ibtimes.co.in

Official statement (Arabic) published by Iraqi intelligence on the operation against Al-Bagdadi and 40 IS leaders - LiveLeak.com

Iraqi military reach refinery town of Baiji - Worldbulletin News

Peshmerga inch closer to Mosul with air support - Rudaw

Islamic State deserters arrested sneaking into Kirkuk - Rudaw

Sunni tribes join Shiite militias in battle for Iraqi town in Anbar province, a rare show of sectarian unity - McClatchy DC

To ease Sunni fears, Iraq orders Shi'ite militias back from front line - Reuters

ISIS Allegedly Murders Nine Journalists in Mosul, Iraq - breitbart.com

Islamic State sells stolen Kirkuk oil at $20 per barrel: Iraq Finance Ministry - ekurd

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Kurds Say Balance of Power Shifted in Kobani - BAS NEWS

ISIS militants bomb Kobane neighborhoods before withdrawal, "burned, looted and exploded the places" - ARA News

Kobani Kurdish Fighters Rescue Trapped, Injured ISIS 'Emir'; Video Goes Viral (VIDEO) - ibtimes.co.in

VIDEO: Boy under sniper fire rescues girl in Kobane - YouTube

Syrian Kurdistan give women equal rights, snubbing IS jihadists - AFP

IS recalls dozens of fighters in order to fight in Kobani - Syrian Observatory For Human Rights

VIDEO (Arabic): ISIS releases new video “A Message to the Peshmerga”, promises to send reinforcements to support fighters in Kobane - YouTube

‘ISIS Sees Turkey as Its Ally': Former Islamic State Member Reveals Turkish Army Cooperation - Newsweek

Syrian Islamic Front rebel leader brands Kobani’s Kurdish defenders as enemies - Rudaw

VIDEO (English Subtitles): Press Conference of the Islamic Front Military Leader on Kobanê - YouTube

President of the opposition Syrian National Coalition: US-led attacks on ISIS are undermining anti-Assad forces - The Guardian

Attack in Syria kills 5 nuclear scientists - AP

Hezbollah blames Israel in death of 5 nuclear technicians in Syria - McClatchy DC

Jabhat al-Nusra blows up Armenian church in Deir el-Zour: A savage blow that echoes through Armenian history - The Independent

Syria's Assad says U.N. envoy's local ceasefire bid 'worth studying': state media - Reuters

UN envoy holds high-level talks with Syrian officials on plan to ‘freeze’ Aleppo conflict - United Nations News Centre

Local ceasefires 'best hope' for Syria, report says - Daily Mail Online

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Obama says Islamic State fight in new phase, additional 1,500 troops are being sent to help train Iraqi army soldiers and militia fighters - WRIC

Obama asks for $5.6 billion to fight Islamic State - Washington Times

Despite growing coalition against Islamic State, US shouldering most of the air campaign - The Boston Globe

Obama indicates US may ask allies for more help to combat ISIS in Iraq - The Guardian

Report: Obama’s Letter to Khamenei Said Syria’s Assad Will Not Be Toppled - EA WorldView

Background Conference Call on the Administration's Request for Overseas Contingency Operations - The White House

RAF carries out first British drone attacks against Isis in Iraq - The Guardian

Australian special forces moving into Iraq, Tony Abbott says - The Guardian

In the UAE, the United States has a quiet, potent ally nicknamed ‘Little Sparta’ - The Washington Post

Iran says ready to help Iraq fight IS jihadists - Yahoo News

Qatar minister’s family ties to jihadi terror - Telegraph

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