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US Ramps Up Military Strikes in Iraq

ByKyle W. Bell

Iraqi and Kurdish officials claim Monday to have retaken control of a strategic dam held by Islamic State of Iraq and Syria (ISIS) fighters following a weekend in which the United States ramped up its military involvement in the country with additional air strikes. Agence France-Presse reports: Iraqi security spokesman Lt. Gen. Qassem Atta confirmed…

Sectarian Upheaval Rocks Baghdad as Fighting Rages in Northern Iraq

ByKyle W. Bell

As the U.S. reportedly began directly arming Kurds in northern Iraq to help them fight radical militants, a political fight is escalating in Baghdad, with Prime Minister Nouri al-Maliki — who until Monday was largely backed by the U.S. — refusing to give up power after Iraq’s new president on Monday nominated the deputy parliament…