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US Stations Black Hawks in Northern Iraq for Search and Rescue Missions

By Dustin M Braden - Feb 05, 2015 07:31 PM EST

The United States has stationed more Black Hawk helicopters in northern Iraq to make it easier to mount rescue missions should a coalition pilot crash during operations against the Islamic State.

US sends another 130 military advisers to Iraq

By Dustin M Braden - Aug 12, 2014 10:33 PM EDT

The United States has announced plans to send another 130 military advisers to Iraq in an effort to bolster the force of 300 already in the country to help advise Iraqi forces on how best to deal with the expanding threat posed by the Islamic State.

Obama suggests airstrikes in Iraq could last months

By Dustin M Braden - Aug 11, 2014 08:17 AM EDT

President Barack Obama has suggested that the airstrikes and humanitarian aid drops he recently authorized in Iraq may go on for months.

US begins airstrikes, aid drops in Iraq

By Dustin M Braden - Aug 08, 2014 08:19 AM EDT

President Barack Obama has authorized airstrikes in Iraq in an effort to slow the rapid advances of the Islamic State throughout the country.

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