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                    [Title] => Little progress in key plank of Obama anti-IS strategy
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U.S. military and intelligence officials are voicing increasing pessimism about a key tenet of the Obama administration's strategy to dislodge the Islamic State group and stabilize Iraq.

[DatePublished] => 2015-03-12 13:48:21 [ColumnID] => 0 [Focus] => 0 [AuthorID] => 1440298 [AuthorName] => Ken Dilanian and Robert Burns [SectionName] => World [SectionUrl] => world [URL] => http://media.philstar.com/images/the-philippine-star/world/20150312/us-iraq.jpg ) [1] => Array ( [ArticleID] => 1415930 [Title] => Saudi Arabia king dies at 90 [Summary] =>

Saudi Arabia's King Abdullah, the powerful U.S. ally who joined Washington's fight against al-Qaida and sought to modernize the ultraconservative Muslim kingdom with incremental but significant reforms, including nudging open greater opportunities for women, has died, according to Saudi state TV. He was 90.

[DatePublished] => 2015-01-23 08:16:23 [ColumnID] => 0 [Focus] => 0 [AuthorID] => 1155329 [AuthorName] => Aya Batrawy and Abdullah Al-Shihri [SectionName] => World [SectionUrl] => world [URL] => http://media.philstar.com/images/the-philippine-star/headlines/20150123/Saudi-Arabia-king-abdullah.jpg ) [2] => Array ( [ArticleID] => 1388695 [Title] => Iran general said to mastermind Iraq ground war [Summary] =>

When Islamic State militants retreated from the embattled town of Jurf al-Sakher last week, the Iraqi military was quick to flaunt a rare victory. State television showed tanks and Humvees parading through the town and soldiers touring government buildings that the Sunni extremist group had occupied since August.

[DatePublished] => 2014-11-06 05:01:15 [ColumnID] => 0 [Focus] => 0 [AuthorID] => 1660518 [AuthorName] => Qassim Abdul-Zahra [SectionName] => World [SectionUrl] => world [URL] => ) [3] => Array ( [ArticleID] => 1346112 [Title] => Iraq parliament postpones decision on new leaders [Summary] =>

Iraq's deadlocked parliament failed yesterday to overcome the deep divisions hampering the formation of a new government, making no progress on choosing new leaders who could help hold the nation together and confront the Sunni militant blitz that has overrun much of the country.

[DatePublished] => 2014-07-14 06:23:54 [ColumnID] => 0 [Focus] => 0 [AuthorID] => 1747631 [AuthorName] => Sinan Salaheddin and Qassim Abdul Zahra [SectionName] => World [SectionUrl] => world [URL] => ) [4] => Array ( [ArticleID] => 1346100 [Title] => UN warns Iraq of 'chaos' if no political progress [Summary] =>

The UN urged Iraq's leaders Saturday to overcome their deep divisions and move quickly to form a new government that can unite the country and confront a surging militant threat, warning that failure to do so "risks plunging the country into chaos."

[DatePublished] => 2014-07-14 02:06:18 [ColumnID] => 0 [Focus] => 0 [AuthorID] => 1660514 [AuthorName] => Qassim Abdul Zahra [SectionName] => World [SectionUrl] => world [URL] => ) [5] => Array ( [ArticleID] => 1340477 [Title] => Iraq conflict rages on, Obama downplays threat [Summary] =>

Iraqi government troops and armed extremists continued to fight near Baghdad and in Tikrit Saturday, even as Washington downplayed the threat of Iraqi militants.

[DatePublished] => 2014-06-29 16:00:00 [ColumnID] => 0 [Focus] => 0 [AuthorID] => [AuthorName] => [SectionName] => World [SectionUrl] => world [URL] => ) [6] => Array ( [ArticleID] => 1339259 [Title] => Kerry issues warning after Syria bombs Iraq [Summary] =>

US Secretary of State John Kerry warned Mideast nations on yesterday against taking new military action in Iraq that might heighten sectarian divisions, after Syria launched airstrikes across the border and Iran flew surveillance drones over the neighboring country.

[DatePublished] => 2014-06-26 07:18:43 [ColumnID] => 0 [Focus] => 0 [AuthorID] => 1347265 [AuthorName] => Hamza Hendawi and Lara Jakes [SectionName] => World [SectionUrl] => world [URL] => ) [7] => Array ( [ArticleID] => 1337775 [Title] => Iraq militia parades as insurgents seize crossing [Summary] =>

Thousands of heavily-armed Shiite militiamen paraded through several Iraqi cities on yesterday as Sunni militants seized two strategically located towns in what appeared to be a new offensive in the western Anbar province.

[DatePublished] => 2014-06-22 05:06:57 [ColumnID] => 0 [Focus] => 0 [AuthorID] => 1347276 [AuthorName] => Hamza Hendawi and Qassim Abdul-Zahra [SectionName] => World [SectionUrl] => world [URL] => ) [8] => Array ( [ArticleID] => 1276830 [Title] => UN warns of humanitarian threat in western Iraq [Summary] =>

Iraq's prime minister urged al-Qaeda-linked fighters who have overrun two cities west of Baghdad to give up the battle, vowing yesterday to press forward with a push to regain control of the mainly Sunni areas.

[DatePublished] => 2014-01-09 04:42:38 [ColumnID] => 0 [Focus] => 0 [AuthorID] => 1747630 [AuthorName] => Sinan Salaheddin [SectionName] => World [SectionUrl] => world [URL] => ) [9] => Array ( [ArticleID] => 1275697 [Title] => Iraqi general: Forces will retake western cities [Summary] =>

A senior Iraqi military commander said yesterday that it will take a few days to fully dislodge al-Qaeda-linked fighters from two key western cities.

[DatePublished] => 2014-01-06 03:00:40 [ColumnID] => 0 [Focus] => 0 [AuthorID] => 1747630 [AuthorName] => Sinan Salaheddin [SectionName] => World [SectionUrl] => world [URL] => ) ) )
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