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Iraq/Syria News - Oct 29, 2014

By bartolo - Posted on 28 October 2014

Pentagon: Iraqi Forces Make Gains Against Islamic State - Defense.gov

Pentagon: Destruction of Islamic State targets in Syria and Iraq limits its ability to project power and conduct operations - Defense.gov

VIDEO: Pentagon: Despite the damage of recent airstrikes Islamic State is still able to recruit new fighters - DoDNEWS

VIDEO: John Kirby's Pentagon Press Briefing - DoDNEWS

Iraqi army take down Islamic State flag in Jurf al-Sakhr (PHOTOS, VIDEO) - Daily Mail Online

VIDEO: Iraqi army retakes strategic town of Jurf al-Sakhr - YouTube

Kurdish Peshmerga Takes Control of Three Strategic Roads Near Mosul - BAS NEWS

French warplanes bomb Islamic State camp in Iraq - The Long War Journal

Advanced surface-to-air missile thought to have been supplied to Syrian rebels by Qatar against American wishes has been filmed in the hands of IS jihadists in Iraq - Telegraph

Islamic State has a guide to shoot down Apache helicopters with MANPADS - The Washington Post

VIDEO: Does Islamic Statge Have Anti Aircraft Missiles? - YouTube

Suicide bomb kills 27 Shiite fighters near Baghdad (VIDEO) - CSMonitor.com

Iraq special ops dismantle Islamic State linked cell in Baghdad - Al-Shorfa

Iraq: Abadi agrees to the creation of a 30,000-strong force of volunteers against Islamic State in Anbar - ASHARQ AL-AWSAT

US airdrops aid for Sunnis under Islamic State's aggression in western Iraq: Pentagon - breitbart.com

U.S. official urges allies to combat Islamic State ideology indoctrinating disaffected young Muslims- AP

Anbar tribal campaign aims to destroy Islamic State books - Al-Shorfa

Joint US-UAE task force to choke off Islamic State funding - The National

US war on Islamic State costing $US8.3 million a day - skynews.com

Analysis: A month ago, Islamic State’s advance looked unstoppable. Now it’s been stopped. - Vox

Obama White House did little to stop 'The Rise of ISIS,' says 'Frontline' documentary - Yahoo News

Soufan report offers new detail on scope and scale of Islamic State - Marshable

REPORT: Ordered Chaos: The Structure of The Islamic State - The Soufan Group

Islamic State’s Political-Military Power in Iraq - Combating Terrorism Center at West Point

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Kurdish Peshmerga troops arrive in Turkey en route to fight Islamic State militants in Kobani - AP

VIDEO: Peshmerga head for Syria's Kobane to fight Islamic State - YouTube

Hostage John Cantlie 'news report' video says Islamic State close to taking Kobani - LA Times

VIDEO: Hostage John Cantlie 'news report' video says Islamic State close to taking Kobani - YouTube

Iran accuses Turkey of prolonging civil war in Syria and supporting "terrorist groups"- Yahoo News

Turkey disagrees with US, Russia, Iran on Syria: Erdoğan - hurriyetdailynews

Turkey wants anti-Assad FSA rebels to control Kobane: PM - Yahoo News

Syrian Kurds Reject FSA Involvement in Kobani Battle - SYRIA 360°

Video shows Islamic State fighters talking with Turkish border guards (VIDEO, PHOTOS) - Daily Mail Online

Interview: SPIEGEL ONLINE met up with an Islamic State recruiter in Turkey - SPIEGEL ONLINE

The Secret Life of the Islamic State Chechen Warlord - The Daily Beast

Nusra Front, maybe with Islamic State help, seizes territory from another Syrian rebel group - THE DAILY STAR

U.S. wants Syria rebels to fight IS not Assad, sees them in political not military solution: Asharq al-Awsat newspaper - THE DAILY STAR

Lebanese military foil part of Islamic State-Nusra scheme to establish Islamic emirate - THE DAILY STAR

Lebanon’s pot farmers gear up for a fight with Islamic State - The Washington Post

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