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Iraq’s army chief, Gen. Babakir Zebari (R), meets with US Army Gen. Martin Dempsey, chairman of the Joint Chiefs of Staff, at the Defense Ministry in Baghdad, Iraq, on November 15, 2014. (Reuters/Stringer)

Top US general in Iraq to assess anti-ISIS campaign

by Asharq Al-Awsat | Nov 15, 2014 | Middle East

Baghdad, AP—America’s top military leader arrived in Iraq on Saturday on a previously unannounced visit, his first since a US-led coalition began launching airstrikes against the extremist Islamic State of Iraq and Syria (ISIS) group. The visit by Army Gen....

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ISIS militants with a captured Iraqi Army Humvee at a checkpoint outside Beiji refinery, in June 2014 (AP Photo)

Iraq military: Troops take center of refinery town

by Asharq Al-Awsat | Nov 11, 2014 | Middle East

Baghdad, AP—Iraqi soldiers battling the Islamic State of Iraq and Syria (ISIS) group recaptured the heart of the town of Baiji, home to the country’s largest oil refinery, state television and a military official said Tuesday. Retaking Baiji, 155 miles (250...