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1. U. S. JETS AND DRONES ATTACK MILITANTS IN IRAQ.

Author

Rubin, Alissa J., Arango, TIM, Cooper, Helene, Al-Jawoshy, Omar, Sengupta, Somini, and De Freytas-Tamura, Kimiko

Subjects
*AERIAL bombing, *INSURGENCY, *SUNNITES, *UNINHABITED combat aerial vehicles, IRAQ-United States relations, IRAQI Kurds
Abstract

The article discusses U.S. drone aircraft strikes and F-18 fighter jet strikes against Sunni Muslim militants in Iraq aligned with the Islamic State in Iraq and Syria (ISIS) Islamic extremist organization. Topics addressed include U.S. efforts to stop ISIS's advance toward the Kurdish capital city of Erbil, Iraq, as well as U.S. president Barack Obama's reasoning for authorizing the strikes.

Published
2014

2. KURDS CAPITALIZE ON U.S. BOMBING, RETAKING TOWNS.

Author

NORDLAND, ROD, COOPER, HELENE, Rubin, Alissa J., Arango, Tim, Al-Jawoshy, Omar, Shear, Michael D., Gordon, Michael R., Shanker, Thom, and Schneider, Elena

Subjects
*AERIAL bombing, *INSURGENCY, IRAQI Kurds, IRAQI politics & government, 2003-, IRAQ-United States military relations
Abstract

The article discusses the impact of U.S. airstrikes against Sunni Muslim militants aligned with the Islamic State in Iraq and Syria (ISIS) extremist organization, noting Kurdish forces' counterattacks against ISIS. Topics include political instability in Iraq due to the expiration of a deadline for Iraqi President Fouad Massoum to select a replacement for Prime Minister Nuri Kamal al-Maliki, as well as U.S. efforts to protect the Yazidi ethnic minority and the Kurdish capital city of Erbil, Iraq.

Published
2014

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