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Syria/Iraq News - Sep 10, 2014

By bartolo - Posted on 09 September 2014

Ahead of prime time speech, Obama signals readiness to strike Islamic State in Syria - The Washington Post

VIDEO: White House Press Secretary Josh Earnest: Obama has authority to act on IS - YouTube

VIDEO: White House Press Secretary Josh Earnest full briefing about the U.S. strategy against the Islamic State - bloomberg.com

On Capitol Hill, more calls for Obama to seek authorization on IS - CBS News

Obama Said to Seek Billions Extra for Islamic State Fight - Bloomberg

POLL: Americans back Obama on strikes against Islamic State in Iraq and Syria - WashingtonExaminer.com

US Drones, Hunting for IS Leader, Seen Flying over Syrian Airspace - ibtimes

VIDEO: A Syrian citizen records a US drone in the skies over Ar-Raqqah - YouTube

Ex-CIA chief says targeted killings key to stopping Islamic State - CCTV News

Expert: A four-point plan to defeat the Islamic State - Al Jazeera America

Steven Sotloff Was Sold To IS By 'Moderate' Rebels, Family Spokesman Tells CNN - huffingtonpost.com

VIDEO: Steven Sotloff Was Sold To ISIS By 'Moderate' Rebels, Family Spokesman - CNN

White House Denies Steven Sotloff Was Sold to IS by ‘Moderate’ Rebels, says FBI is investigating - NBC News.com

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US seeks UN resolution to outlaw foreign fighters, It would also make it illegal to collect funds for groups like the Islamic State - Yahoo News

Expert: Over 12,000 Foreign Fighters in Syria - ABC News

VIDEO: CNN Analysts Warn Of ‘Unprecedented’ Threat From IS Foreign Fighters - Washington Free Beacon

Kerry to hold Saudi talks on Islamic State, the meeting attended by ministers from Egypt, Jordan, six Gulf Arab states and Iraq - Al Jazeera

Arab Partners Skeptical of US Fight Against Islamic State - teleSUR

Qatar’s Support of Islamists Alienates Allies Near and Far - NYTimes.com

IS received most of its funding from donors in Kuwait and Qatar, often with the knowledge of government officials - Homeland Security News

Hagel finds Turkish help against Islamic State a tough sell - WashingtonExaminer.com

Erdogan’s Turkey: unwilling ally in struggle against Islamic State - Al-Monitor

Why Obama is seeking a Sunni coalition to defeat the Islamic State, The US hopes to avoid the impression it is siding with the Shiites - CSMonitor.com

Obama, Iraq's Abadi discuss Islamic State threat in call: White House - Reuters

Kurds Agree to New Iraq Government, Opening Door to US War Strategy Against IS - Rudaw

Fearing Islamic State attack on Jordan, US steps up sharing of intel - Stripes

Israel Reportedly Providing U.S. With Satellite Intelligence on Islamic State - Algemeiner.com

In fight against Islamic State West widens contacts with Syria's Kurds but suspicion remains - Reuters

U.S. urges China to help with Islamic State in Iraq - The Washington Post

Islamic State advances in Iraq force Syria to cancel wheat deal - Yahoo News

The unlikely alliance of hackers fighting the Islamic State: American hackers, the Syrian Electronic Army, the group Anonymous and Iranians - mashable.com

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Car bomb kills leaders of major Syrian rebel faction - LA Times

Al Qaeda members mourn Ahrar al Sham, Islamic Front leaders on Twitter - The Long War Journal

Group says Islamic State using weapons meant for moderate rebels - Washington Post

Islamic State: its weapons and where it gets them - The Week UK

How ISIS funds its reign of terror - NY Daily News

How The Islamic State Smuggles Oil To Fund Its Campaign - NPR

Paying For The Caliphate: When IS Members Become Bad Bank Managers In Mosul - Niqash

Insight – In northeast Syria, Islamic State builds a government - euronews

The Islamic State's global reach - Threat Matrix

Behind Islamic State's advance: 'sophisticated, patient and focused' plans - Stripes

IS calls for assassination of Twitter employees - Channel 4 News

VIDEO: IS releases new video: capture and execution of 200 Syrian troops at the Tabqa airbase- YouTube

VIDEO: In new video IS flaunts captured jets and artillery at the Tabqa airbase - YouTube

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