Los Angeles Times | General Disarray Wall Street Journal As Afghanistan was a good war, the war of necessity, as opposed to Iraq, which was the bad war, the bad war of choice. I think--look, the president's ... Memo to media: Bush set a timetable for withdrawal from Iraq Petraeus is the right pick Poll: Public supports firing of Afghan general |
Kansas City Star | Iraq seeks $20 bln for four new oil refineries AFP BAGHDAD — Oil Minister Hussein al-Shahristani said on Saturday that Iraq is seeking around 20 billion dollars to build four new refineries as it seeks to ... Iraq seeking investors for 4 new oil refineries Iraq Says it is Trying to Ease Power Crisis IRAQ: Baghdad's Green Zone also to suffer electricity blackouts |
AFP | 4 killed in jewelry shop robbery in west Iraq The Associated Press BAGHDAD — Gunmen raided a jewelry shop Saturday morning in western Iraq, killing four people before fleeing with a large amount of gold, officials said. ... Iraq gunmen kill three in raid on goldsmiths 4 Shop Owners Die in Iraqi Robberies Gunmen attack 2 jewelry stores in western Iraq, killing 2 |
Kansas City Star | Glittering gathering reflects Iraq's election crisis BBC News At a glittering reception at the British embassy in Iraq, the BBC's Jim Muir goes in search of the answer to a prickly question: Who will be ... 9 Policemen Killed in Bombings Around Iraq Nine Killed in Iraq Attacks Series of bomb attacks hit Iraq |
France24 | Unrest kills three in Iraq's Mosul AFP MOSUL, Iraq — Iraqi gunmen killed two civilians in the main northern city of Mosul on Sunday as a sapper died trying to defuse a roadside bomb, police said ... Bomb kills policeman in Iraq's Mosul Police officer killed in Iraq Iraqi policeman killed in Mosul bombing |
After surviving Iraq, Pine Valley's a breeze Los Angeles Times When his Humvee struck an anti-tank mine in Iraq, he was trapped inside the blazing vehicle for more than 10 minutes before rescue. ... |
AFP | Iraq rivals mull meeting to bring premiership row to a head AFP BAGHDAD — Iraq's rivals for the premiership, incumbent Nuri al-Maliki and former premier Iyad Allawi, are mulling meeting face to face in a bid to resolve ... Allawi: Iraq needs clear political decisions Allawi and Al Maliki need to reach a deal Can Iraq Form a Government? |
Telegraph.co.uk | Iraq cuts officials' privileges amid power crisis AFP BAGHDAD — Iraqi Oil Minister Hussein al-Shahristani on Friday revoked electricity privileges enjoyed by government officials as he took temporary control ... Dark days for Iraq as power crisis bites Iraq faces 'more power shortages' Iraqi official: No magic wand to end power outages |
AFP | Iraq shrine city to get ultra-modern monorail AFP NAJAF, Iraq — The Iraqi shrine city of Najaf, whose mediaeval-style alleyways host millions of Shiite pilgrims every year, has signed a deal for a monorail ... Deal signed to build Iraq's first monorail Iraq to get $600m monorail system |
New York Times | In Iraq, Divvying Up the Spoils of Political War New York Times BAGHDAD — In today's telling, the description is as ageless as the Tigris and the Euphrates Rivers: Iraq is a country of Shiite Arabs, ... |