Telegraph.co.uk | Series of deadly attacks in Iraq related to US pullout plan: analysts Xinhua BAGHDAD, July 20 (Xinhua) -- Recent series of attacks by insurgents have left hundreds of people dead and wounded in Iraq. ... Three killed by Iraq car bomb Eight killed, 25 injured in Iraq blasts Iraq violence kills 3, injures dozens |
The Hindu | Ex-Official Says Afghan and Iraq Wars Increased Threats to Britain New York Times LONDON — The former director general of Britain's domestic intelligence agency said Tuesday that the wars in Iraq and Afghanistan had greatly ... Former MI5 chief delivers damning verdict on Iraq invasion British Intelligence Chief Says Iraq War Increased Terror Threat Iraq war 'swamped' MI5 with threats |
Daily Star - Lebanon | IRAQ: Allawi and Sadr make nice in Damascus Los Angeles Times (blog) Former Iraq Prime Minister Iyad Allawi and Shiite religious cleric Muqtada Sadr smiled at each other Monday like two old friends. They laughed and exchanged ... Iraq's Allawi, Sadr Meet in Syria for Cabinet Talks Surprise Damascus talks yield progress in Iraq gov't crisis Syria Plays Key Role to Break Stalemate in Iraq |
US envoy: Diplomatic presence in Iraq to shrink The Associated Press WASHINGTON — The State Department intends to phase out a network of embassy branch offices in Iraq within three years after the US military's departure in ... Iraq's Political Impasse Raises Concerns in Congress About Troopo Drawdown |
Aljazeera.net | Iraq: Raid on the football association unlawful The Associated Press BAGHDAD — An Iraqi official says the government will investigate a raid on the Iraqi Football Association to find out who was behind it. ... Soldiers raid Iraq football federation Iraqi football official: federation offices raided |
Kansas City Star | Why Iran is Bombing Iraq, and Why the US Isn't Doing Anything About It Huffington Post (blog) In the mountains of Iraqi Kurdistan, near the Iran - Iraq border, Iran is lobbing artillery shells into Iraqi territory with increasing, and troubling, ... Turkish-PKK Fighting Near the Border With Iraq Leaves Seven Soldiers Dead Turkey: Kurdish Separatists Kill 6 Soldiers, Military Says Kurdish rebels kill 7 Turkish soldiers |
Heart-attack victim saved by pizza deliveryman The Associated Press The deliveryman, Chris Wuebben, happened to be a paramedic recently returned from Iraq. Kami Linn said Wuebben performed CPR on her husband and revived him. ... Man saved by pizza delivery driver Colorado man delivers pizza, saves heart attack victim Paramedic Pizza Delivery Man Arrives Just In Time |
Reuters India | BP (NYSE:BP) Drilling Up to 100 New Oil Wells in Iraq's Rumaila Field Dripping Oil (blog) ... National Petroleum, BP (NYSE:BP) will be issuing tenders to drill up to 100 oil wells in the giant Rumaila oil field in Iraq over the next two years. ... BP To Drill 80-100 New Oil Wells In Iraq's Rumaila -Exec Iraq wants to alter signature bonus for Rumaila Iraq Border to Open to International Oil Companies |
KAALtv.com | Judge dismisses suit over 'deceased' letter stamp The Associated Press MINNEAPOLIS — A judge has dismissed a lawsuit filed by a Minnesota mother who sued the federal government after a letter she sent to her son serving in ... Mom's suit over son's "deceased" stamp dismissed |
Spiegel Online | On the issues: Iraq and Afghanistan istockAnalyst.com (press release) President Obama announced in March 2009 that he would withdraw most combat troops from Iraq by August 2010, deploy 21000 more troops to Afghanistan to fight ... Essay: America's Hour of Truth - The Risk Of Failure In Afghanistan And Iraq Suicides, violence and drug abuse mark the strains of an endless war Totally worth the effort in Afghanistan |