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June 24, 2014

Don't write Iraq off yet
Washington DC (UPI) Jun 23, 2014
The apparent suddenness of the capture of Mosul, Tikrit and other Iraqi cities by Sunni insurgents fighting under the banner of the Islamic State of Iraq and Syria/the Levant (ISIS/ISIL) reverberated throughout many world capitals and especially Washington, D.C. After expending 4500 American lives and a trillion dollars or so of national treasure in the ill-conceived invasion and incompetently executed occupation of Iraq, clearly the United States has more than a passing interest in these lates ... read more

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Bombs kills five Iraqi Kurdish fighters Two roadside bombs struck a patrol in Iraq's northern province of Nineveh on Monday, killing five Kurdish security forces members, a spokesman said. ... more		Kerry backs Iraq against 'existential' militant threat US Secretary of State John Kerry on Monday pledged "intense" support for Iraq against the "existential threat" of a major militant offensive pushing toward Baghdad from the north and west. ... more		Last dangerous chemicals shipped from Syria: watchdog The last of Syria's declared chemical agents have been shipped from the war-torn country after months of delays and are en route for destruction at sea, the world's chemical watchdog said on Monday. ... more
				Jordan fears Iraq jihadist fight may spill over The Sunni militant offensive in Iraq has sparked fears in Amman that they will take the fight to Jordan, which is already struggling with its own home-grown Islamists. ... more		Israel hits Syrian army on Golan after teen killed Israeli warplanes struck nine Syrian army positions on the Golan Heights overnight after a Syrian missile killed a teenager on the Israeli-held side of plateau, the army said early Monday. ... more

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Army closes in on killer S. Korean conscript South Korean troops closed in Monday on a cornered fugitive conscript whose parents urged him to surrender after he killed five fellow soldiers in a shooting spree on the border with North Korea. ... more		Militants seize more Iraq towns as US warns on spillover Sunni militants have advanced in western Iraq and killed 21 people after security forces withdrew from several towns, as US President Barack Obama warned the offensive could spill over into other regional nations. ... more		A 'city-killer' asteroid might hit Earth -- how worried should we be? ISS Crew Demonstrates Robotics and Monitors Environmental Conditions Asteroid Bennu comes from a long-lost salty world with ingredients for life		Follow the money: Iraq jihadists build up war chest To trace the dramatic rise of the Islamic State of Iraq and the Levant, the jihadists that have spearheaded an offensive that has captured swathes of territory, just follow the money. ... more
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