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An F/A-18E Super Hornet attached to the "Tomcatters" of Strike Fighter Squadron (VFA) 31, prepares to launch from the aircraft carrier USS George H.W. Bush in the Arabian Gulf, 15 June, 2014.
Al Qaida   Iraq War   Photos   US Foreign Policy   Wikipedia: 2014 Northern Iraq offensive   		 CNN 
Iraq crisis: U.S. moves firepower to region as ISIS' advance continues
Tue 17 Jun 2014
updated 2:32 AM EDT, Tue June 17, 2014 | Baghdad (CNN) -- As the Islamic militants continue their murderous advance in Iraq, the Pentagon is moving more firepower and manpower into the region to prepa... (photo: US Navy / MCS3 Joshua Card)
US Army (USA) 1st Brigade, 1st Armored Division (AD), Soldiers conduct an air assault combat patrol in Tall Afar, Ninawa Province (Al-Jazeera Desert area), Iraq (IRQ), during Operation IRAQI FREEDOM. (Released to Public) wnhires (js1)
Al Qaida - Iraq   Iraq Conflict   Photos   US - Iraq Relations   Wikipedia: 2014 Northern Iraq offensive   		 Standart News 
US sends 275 'military personnel' to Iraq
Tue 17 Jun 2014
Up to 275 US "military personnel" are being sent to Iraq to provide security for the US embassy in Baghdad and other personnel, the White House says. The personnel will assist in the temporary relocat... (photo: US DoD/)
This image made from video posted by Iraqi Revolution, a group supporting the al-Qaida breakaway Islamic State of Iraq and the Levant (ISIL) on Wednesday, June 11, 2014, which has been verified and is consistent with other AP reporting, shows a militant standing in front of a burning Iraqi Army Humvee in Tikrit, Iraq.  BBC News  Mon 16 Jun 2014
ISIS militants with US passports?
A review of the best commentary on and around the world... | Today's must-read | There is something particularly concerning about the "masked, sociopathic murderers" who fight for the I... (photo: AP / Iraqi Revolution via AP video)
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File - In this photo taken Sunday, Sept. 5, 2010, hard-line Islamist Al Shabab fighters conduct military exercises in northern Mogadishu, Somalia.  Belfast Telegraph  Mon 16 Jun 2014
48 die in Kenya town terror attack
At least 48 people were killed when dozens of Somali extremists wielding automatic weapons attacked a small Kenyan coastal town for hours, assaulting the police station, setting two hotels on fire, an... (photo: AP / Farah Abdi Warsameh)
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Shiite tribal fighters raise their weapons and chant slogans against the al-Qaida-inspired Islamic State of Iraq and the Levant (ISIL) in Basra, Iraq's second-largest city, 340 miles (550 kilometers) southeast of Baghdad, Iraq, Sunday, June 15, 2014. BBC News Mon 16 Jun 2014
Iraq conflict: US considers talks with Iran
Washington is considering direct talks with Iran on the security situation in Iraq, a US official has told the BBC. | The move comes as US President Barack Obama weighs u... (photo: AP / Nabil Al-Jurani)
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Ukrainian troops from battalion Azov escort to a bus, men detained at a site of battle with pro-Russian fighters in Mariupol, eastern Ukraine, Friday, June 13, 2014. Huffington Post Sun 15 Jun 2014
Ukraine Vows To Punish Rebels Who Downed Plane
NOVOHANNIVKA, Ukraine (AP) — Ukraine's new president declared Sunday a day of mourning and vowed to punish those responsible after pro-Russia separatists shot down a Uk... (photo: AP / Osman Karimov)
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Iranian President Hassan Rouhani takes his chair before a news conference at the Millennium Hotel in midtown Manhattan, Friday, Sept. 27, 2013, in New York. The Guardian Sat 14 Jun 2014
Iran sends troops into Iraq to aid fight against Isis militants
Tehran and Washington form fragile alliance to aid Nouri al-maliki as jihadist group threatens to take Baghdad | Iraqi security forces and volunteers on the outskirts of ... (photo: AP / John Minchillo)
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File - From left, President George W. Bush, Vice President Dick Cheney, Secretaty of Defense Robert M. Gates and Chairman of the Joint Chiefs of Staff Marine Gen. Peter Pace depart the Pentagon Aug. 31, 2007, following a meeting. WorldNews.com Sat 14 Jun 2014
Veterans Die and Political Elites Thrive Until Healthcare Becomes a Right
Article by WN.com Correspondent Dallas Darling | Not only has medicine and healthcare for too long been at the service of the politically elite and wealthy in the United ... (photo: US DoD file / Cherie A. Thurlby)
Healthcare   Human Rights   Photos   US Politics   Wikipedia: Health care in the United States  
In this Friday, Jan. 11, 2013 file citizen journalism image provided by Edlib News Network, ENN, which has been authenticated based on its contents and other AP reporting, shows rebels from al-Qaida affiliated Jabhat al-Nusra, as they sit on a truck full of ammunition, at Taftanaz air base, that was captured by the rebels, in Idlib province, northern Syria. Baltimore Sun Fri 13 Jun 2014
Syria Islamist militants pause and reinforce from Iraq
BEIRUT (Reuters) - The Syria branch of the Islamic State in Iraq and the Levant (ISIL) has put fighting on hold in Syria while it brings in weapons seized inside neighbor... (photo: AP / Edlib News Network, ENN)
Al Qaida   Iraq Conflict   Photos   Syrian War   Wikipedia: Islamic State in Iraq and the Levant  
In this still image posted on a militant Twitter account on Wednesday, June 11, 2014, which has been authenticated based on its contents and other AP reporting, militants parade down a main road in Mosul, Iraq. The Independent Fri 13 Jun 2014
Iraq crisis: Islamist militants close in on Baghdad after capturing two towns north of capital
Islamist militants are closing in on Baghdad after capturing two towns north of Iraq's capital. | Officials said Iraqi soldiers abandoned their posts with no resistance w... (photo: AP / militant source via Twitter)
Al Qaida   Iraq War   Islamic Extremism   Photos   Wikipedia: 2014 Northern Iraq offensive  
Some of the escaped Kidnapped girls of the government secondary school Chibok, attend a meeting with Borno state governor, Kashim Shettima, in Maiduguri, Nigeria, Monday, June 2, 2014. The Siasat Daily Fri 13 Jun 2014
West, African countries agree to eliminate Boko Haram
London, June 13: | Western powers and African countries Thursday agreed on a series of multinational missions to eliminate militant group Boko Haram and free the abducted... (photo: AP / Jossy Ola)
Boko Haram   Human Rights   Nigerian Conflict   Photos   Wikipedia: Boko Haram  
Iraqi refugees from Mosul arrive at Khazir refugee camp outside Irbil, 217 miles (350 kilometers) north of Baghdad, Iraq, Thursday, June 12, 2014. Daily Press Fri 13 Jun 2014
Resurgent violence underscores morphing of al Qaeda threat
By Ned Parker and Maria Golovnina | WASHINGTON/ISLAMABAD (Reuters) - - In Iraq, an al Qaeda splinter group is threatening Baghdad after seizing control of two cities. In ... (photo: AP)
Boko Haram   Iraq War   Photos   Taliban   Wikipedia: 2014 Northern Iraq offensive  
File - After taxiing in an MQ-9 Reaper, Airman 1st Class Jon Mann walks under a Reaper's wing to place wheel chocks to prevent accidental movement April 24, 2013 at Holloman Air Force Base, N.M. Deccan Herald Thu 12 Jun 2014
16 militants killed in two US drone strikes in Pakistan
Sixteen militants were killed in in two US drone strikes within last 24 hours in Pakistan's restive tribal region, ending a five-month hiatus. | Ten militants were k... (photo: USAF / Senior Airman Andrew Lee)
Pakistan Conflict   Photos   US Foreign Policy   War on Terror   Wikipedia: Drone attacks in Pakistan  


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Argentina's president Cristina Fernandez unveils an archetype of the new 100 Argentine pesos bill bearing the profile of former late first lady Maria Eva Duarte de Peron, better known as "Evita," during a ceremony at government palace in Buenos Aires, Argentina, Wednesday, July 25, 2012. Argentines commemorate the 60th anniversary of the death of their most famous first lady on Thursday. Evita died of cancer on July 26, 1952 at the age of 33. Argentina: Won't submit to 'extortion' on debt Austin American Statesman
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An F/A-18E Super Hornet attached to the "Tomcatters" of Strike Fighter Squadron (VFA) 31, prepares to launch from the aircraft carrier USS George H.W. Bush in the Arabian Gulf, 15 June, 2014. Iraq crisis: U.S. moves firepower to region as ISIS' advance continues CNN
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Soldiers of the Iranian Revolutionary Guard walk past a satirical drawing of Statue of Liberty on the wall of the former US Embassy in Tehran, Iran, Friday, Nov. 25, 2011. Can U.S. and Iran cooperate to stabilize Iraq? The Dallas Morning News
In this Wednesday May 21, 2014 file photo, a Ukrainian worker operates a valve in a gas storage point in Bil 'che-Volicko-Ugerske underground gas storage facilities in Strij, outside Lviv, Ukraine. Russia on Monday, June 16, 2014, cut gas supplies to Ukraine as a payment deadline passed. Russia cuts gas to Ukraine, flows to EU threatened Canoe
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In this Wednesday May 21, 2014 file photo, a Ukrainian worker operates a valve in a gas storage point in Bil 'che-Volicko-Ugerske underground gas storage facilities in Strij, outside Lviv, Ukraine. Russia on Monday, June 16, 2014, cut gas supplies to Ukraine as a payment deadline passed. Russia cuts gas to Ukraine, flows to EU threatened Canoe
Thai soldiers move in and order the demonstrators to disperse at the demonstration site of the pro-government Red Shirt group on the outskirts of Bangkok, Thailand Thursday, May 22, 2014. Military raids and Thai Red Shirt disquiet Al Jazeera
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