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Nov 29

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New gains seen as Iraqi army pushes back against Islamic State fighters

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Just a few months ago, some U.S. officials worried that ISIS could be in a position to overtake Baghdad. But now there are new signs of confidence in the fight against the extremist group. For more, Douglas Ollivant, a partner…

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Nov 16

ISIS claims to have executed American aid worker

By Julie Pace, Associated Press

The White House says the U.S. intelligence community is working to determine the authenticity of a video that purports to show that Islamic State militants have beheaded American aid worker Peter Kassig.

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Nov 08

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‘Is this mission creep?’ Why is the US sending additional troops to Iraq?

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Several bombings in and around Baghdad came one day after President Barack Obama announced plans to expand the US role in Iraq. For more on this, Anthony Cordesman of the Center for Strategic and International Studies joins Hari Sreenivasan in…

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Nov 08

Obama’s plan to expand role in Iraq hinges on OK from Congress

By Lolita C. Baldor, Associated Press

Congress members returning to Capitol Hill next week will face a debate over President Barack Obama's new $5.6 billion plan to expand the U.S. mission in Iraq and send up to 1,500 more American troops to the war-torn nation.

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Nov 03

Canada launches first air strikes against Islamic State targets

By Joshua Barajas

Over the weekend, Canadian fighter jets launched the country’s first airstrikes against ISIS strongholds since joining the U.S.-led campaign to combat the extremist group in Iraq, Canada’s defense minister said.

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Oct 28

Latest Islamic State propaganda video depicts British hostage as war correspondent

By Ayan Sheikh

Freelance British photojournalist, John Cantlie — abducted in 2012 along with U.S. journalist James Foley — appears in the Islamic State’s latest video as a foreign correspondent reporting from the Syrian town of Kobani, the New York Times reported.

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Oct 23

Islamic State group earning $1 million per day in black market oil, U.S. says

By Deb Riechmann, Associated Press

WASHINGTON — Islamic State militants are raking in money at a remarkable rate, earning about $1 million a day from black market oil sales alone, a Treasury Department official said Thursday. David Cohen, who leads the department’s effort to undermine…

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Oct 22

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State Department faces criticism in uphill social media war against Islamic State group

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Three teenage girls from Denver were detained in Germany last weekend by American authorities under suspicion of joining the Islamic State. The militant group lures recruits worldwide with a sophisticated social media operation. Margaret Warner reports on how the U.S.

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Oct 18

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A step forward in ISIS fight? Iraq lawmakers approve Sunni, Shiite ministers

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For more on the Iraq parliament’s approval of Sunni and Shiite ministers, ISIS’s presence in Anbar province and the group’s encroachment on Baghdad, Douglas Ollivant, a partner with global strategic consulting firm Mantid International, joins Hari Sreenivasan from Washington.

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Oct 17

Kobani key to U.S. strategy against Islamic State

By Lara Jakes, Associated Press

WASHINGTON — Dusty and remote, the Syrian city of Kobani has become an unlikely spoil in the war against Islamic State militants — and far more of a strategic prize than the United States wants to admit.

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