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        <title><![CDATA[Despite denials, US, Iran again discuss Islamic State]]></title>
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        <description><![CDATA[U.S. and Iranian officials continue to insist that they are not working together in Iraq, even though each is trying to halt the advance of the al-Qaida spinoff group in northwestern Iraq.]]></description>
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        <title><![CDATA[New Iraqi government named, but vote on 2 key ministers delayed]]></title>
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        <description><![CDATA[The approval of the Cabinet positions brought to an end the time in office of Nouri al-Maliki, a Shiite whose eight years as prime minister badly divided Iraq along sectarian and ethnic lines.]]></description>
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        <pubDate>Tue, 9 Sep 2014 00:57:00 +0000</pubDate>
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        <title><![CDATA[Behind Islamic State's advance: 'sophisticated, patient and focused' plans]]></title>
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        <description><![CDATA[From 2009 until the end of 2011, Islamic State leader Abu Bakr al-Baghdadi laid the foundations that produced this summer’s battlefield offensives that cast doubt on the future of Iraq and the U.S. legacy.]]></description>
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        <pubDate>Mon, 8 Sep 2014 23:11:00 +0000</pubDate>
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        <title><![CDATA[Abdullah threatens to reject Afghan election audit]]></title>
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        <description><![CDATA[Afghan presidential hopeful Abdullah Abdullah said Monday he would reject the results of an election audit expected to be completed later this week as talks between the two candidates on forming a unity government stalled.]]></description>
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        <pubDate>Mon, 8 Sep 2014 18:00:00 +0000</pubDate>
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        <title><![CDATA[Fall naval exercise aims to keep international waterways free]]></title>
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        <description><![CDATA[More than 40 nations from six continents are expected to participate in the exercise, scheduled for Oct. 27 to Nov. 13.]]></description>
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        <pubDate>Mon, 8 Sep 2014 15:40:00 +0000</pubDate>
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        <title><![CDATA[In Iraq, some Kurds accuse Arab neighbors of turning against them]]></title>
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        <description><![CDATA[They knew him as Abdul Qadir, the handyman who repaired air conditioners, refrigerators, TV sets and any other busted appliances in their northern Iraqi town. But after Islamic State forces took over the predominantly Kurdish town of Birdiya, residents learned that their pleasant, reliable Mr. Fix-It had another nickname, Haji, and was playing a senior role supervising checkpoints for the Sunni Arab extremists.]]></description>
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        <pubDate>Mon, 8 Sep 2014 14:36:00 +0000</pubDate>
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        <title><![CDATA[Iraqi Kurdistan capital’s prosperity, tolerance threatened by Islamic State]]></title>
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        <description><![CDATA[ The relative normalcy of Irbil, the capital of the thriving Middle Eastern oil hub of Iraqi Kurdistan, seems strange given the proximity of Islamic State militants whose reign of terror has included mass murder, torture and rape in the city of Mosul, less than 50 miles to the northwest.]]></description>
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        <pubDate>Sun, 7 Sep 2014 16:49:00 +0000</pubDate>
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        <title><![CDATA[Lewis-McChord crews called up for quick humanitarian mission in Iraq]]></title>
        <link>https://www.stripes.com/news/air-force/lewis-mcchord-crews-called-up-for-quick-humanitarian-mission-in-iraq-1.301839</link>
        <description><![CDATA[Three Air Force crews at Joint Base Lewis-McChord scrambled on short notice to support a humanitarian mission in northern Iraq last month, flying across the globe to deliver supplies to U.S. forces helping Iraq in its fight Islamic militants.]]></description>
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        <pubDate>Sat, 6 Sep 2014 17:54:54 +0000</pubDate>
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        <title><![CDATA[Flight plan dispute puts plane with 110 Americans on ground in Iran]]></title>
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        <description><![CDATA[A commercial aircraft chartered by the U.S.-led military coalition in Afghanistan for a flight to the Persian Gulf city of Dubai was re-routed to Iran on Friday, apparently because of a mix-up over its flight plan, U.S. officials said.]]></description>
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        <pubDate>Sat, 6 Sep 2014 11:30:00 +0000</pubDate>
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        <title><![CDATA[Strategy to beat Islamic State likely to draw US into years of conflict]]></title>
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        <description><![CDATA[The U.S.-led international strategy to combat the Islamic State that President Barack Obama sketched out Friday is likely to require years of thorny diplomacy and deeper U.S. military involvement in conflicts that he’s struggled to avoid.]]></description>
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        <pubDate>Sat, 6 Sep 2014 04:58:55 +0000</pubDate>
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        <title><![CDATA[Officials: US killed head of Somali militant group]]></title>
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        <description><![CDATA[U.S. officials confirmed Friday that an American military strike earlier this week killed the head of al-Shabab, an Islamic militant group based in Somalia which has targeted Westerners.]]></description>
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        <pubDate>Sat, 6 Sep 2014 03:13:00 +0000</pubDate>
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        <title><![CDATA[Report: Deaths were avoidable in Afghan 'friendly fire' incident]]></title>
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        <description><![CDATA[A military investigation into the “friendly fire” deaths of five U.S. soldiers and an Afghan counterpart points to avoidable mistakes by air and ground forces as the root causes of the incident.]]></description>
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        <pubDate>Fri, 5 Sep 2014 19:00:00 +0000</pubDate>
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        <title><![CDATA[Ex-CENTCOM leader blasts Obama's Iraq approach]]></title>
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        <description><![CDATA[Anthony Zinni says he is "worried" by Obama's cautious approach to the current crisis and the Sunni insurgent group Islamic State.]]></description>
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        <pubDate>Fri, 5 Sep 2014 07:42:00 +0000</pubDate>
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        <title><![CDATA[More than 100 Americans fighting with Islamic State, Hagel says]]></title>
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        <description><![CDATA[Defense Secretary Chuck Hagel says that more than 100 Americans are fighting with Islamic State militants, the first time the Pentagon chief has put a number on U.S. citizens aiding the terrorists.]]></description>
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        <pubDate>Thu, 4 Sep 2014 15:25:00 +0000</pubDate>
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        <title><![CDATA[NATO commits to fund Afghan forces through 2017 as challenges remain]]></title>
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        <description><![CDATA[NATO’s optimistic proclamations on Afghanistan went head-to-head with a bleak reality on Thursday as leaders of the alliance met to discuss the final chapter in their aid to that country after nearly 13 years of war.]]></description>
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        <pubDate>Thu, 4 Sep 2014 15:02:00 +0000</pubDate>
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        <title><![CDATA[Obama sending 350 more US troops to guard embassy in Baghdad]]></title>
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        <description><![CDATA[The new troop deployments announced Tuesday bring the U.S. security presence in Iraq to about 820. But the administration stopped short of announcing an expansion of the U.S. campaign against the al-Qaida spinoff group.]]></description>
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        <pubDate>Wed, 3 Sep 2014 16:07:00 +0000</pubDate>
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        <title><![CDATA[Video depicts beheading of 2nd American journalist by Islamic State]]></title>
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        <description><![CDATA[Steven Sotloff appears to have been killed by the same suspected British militant who beheaded American photojournalist James Foley. Sotloff's slaying was certain to pile new pressure on President Barack Obama to devise a strategy for dealing with the group in its sanctuary in Syria.]]></description>
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        <pubDate>Tue, 2 Sep 2014 23:11:00 +0000</pubDate>
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        <title><![CDATA[All rescued in US helicopter crash in Gulf of Aden]]></title>
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        <description><![CDATA[All 25 personnel aboard a Marine helicopter survived after it crashed in the Gulf of Aden Monday while attempting to land aboard the USS Mesa Verde.]]></description>
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        <pubDate>Tue, 2 Sep 2014 14:06:00 +0000</pubDate>
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        <title><![CDATA[After Gaza war, poll finds support for Hamas rises]]></title>
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        <description><![CDATA[The popularity of the Hamas militant group among Palestinians in the West Bank and the Gaza Strip has spiked significantly following the 50-day war with Israel, according to an opinion poll released Tuesday.]]></description>
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        <pubDate>Tue, 2 Sep 2014 12:06:52 +0000</pubDate>
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        <title><![CDATA[Officials: Egypt bombing kills 11 police officers]]></title>
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        <description><![CDATA[A roadside bomb exploded Tuesday near an armored police vehicle traveling in Egypt's restive Sinai Peninsula, killing 11 police officers, including a senior official, security and medical officials said.]]></description>
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