Iraq Airstrikes
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Civilian death toll in ISIS fight underreported by US-led coalition: watchdogWhile U.S. officials have acknowledged that 173 civilians have died in coalition airstrikes against ISIS, a watchdog group says the number of civilian casualties is much greater: at least 1,500.WorldDec 12, 2016
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54 civilians in Iraq, Syria killed in US-led airstrikes: US militaryThe US-led coalition killed fifty-four civilians between March and October while carrying out airstrikes against ISIS targets in Iraq and Syria, the US military said in a statement on Thursday.WorldDec 1, 2016
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Video shows American journalist James Foley’s beheading: US officialsA grisly video shows Islamic State militants beheading American journalist James Foley, U.S. officials said, in what the extremists called retribution for recent U.S. airstrikes in Iraq.Aug 20, 2014
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U.S. provides weapons to Kurds in fight against Islamic militantsThe Obama administration has begun directly providing weapons to Kurdish forces who have started to make gains against Islamic militants in northern Iraq, senior U.S. officials said Monday.WorldAug 11, 2014
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Ottawa earmarks $5 million for Iraq aidCanada is bolstering its contribution to humanitarian aid in Iraq as the United States carries out air strikes against Islamic militants in the north of the country.CanadaAug 10, 2014
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U.S. launches 4 new airstrikes against ISIS militants in IraqThe U.S. launched a new airdrop Saturday to aid thousands of members of an Iraqi minority group who fled the advance of the Islamic State group.WorldAug 9, 2014
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Thousands of minority Yazidis flee from Iraq to Syria to escapeSyrian Kurdish officials say thousands of members of a religious minority group have fled across the border from Iraq after coming under attack by extremists.WorldAug 9, 2014
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Obama: airstrikes succeeded in destroying Islamic State militants’ armsPresident Barack Obama said that airstrikes he ordered in northern Iraq have destroyed arms and equipment held by Islamic State forces.WorldAug 9, 2014
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U.S. launches second round of airstrikes in northern IraqForeign Affairs Minister John Baird says Canada fully supports U.S. airstrikes against Islamic extremists in northern Iraq and has received no request for military assistance in the volatile region.WorldAug 8, 2014
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100s of Yazidi women held captive by militants: Iraq officialHundreds of women from the Yazidi religious minority have been taken captive by Sunni militants with "vicious plans," an Iraqi official said Friday.Aug 8, 2014
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