GayToday | What's it like working in Iraq? Washington Post (blog) By Ed O'Keefe Editor's Note: Ed O'Keefe is on temporary assignment as The Washington Post's correspondent in Iraq. In addition to traditional war zone reporting, he is keeping tabs on what it's like for US troops and government officials living and ... Timeline: Invasion, surge and withdrawal; U.S. forces in Iraq Commander in Iraq details drawdown Pulling Out Of The Briar Patch |
Xinhua | Baghdad, Beijing to boost trade ties China Daily BEIJING - China and Iraq consolidated their trade ties on Monday with the two signing agreements on economic cooperation and personnel training to give a hand to the Middle East nation's war-torn economy. ... China, Iraq pledge further reciprocal cooperation as PM visits On visit, Iraq asks China for reconstruction fund Iraq asks China to set up reconstruction fund |
First Coast News | US military: American soldier dies in Iraq in noncombat incident Washington Post By AP, BAGHDAD — The US military says an American soldier has died in Iraq in a noncombat incident. The statement Monday from US forces in Iraq says the soldier died in central Iraq a day earlier but gave no further details. ... American soldier killed in central Iraq US soldier killed in non-combat operation in Iraq - US Army US Service Member Dies in Central Iraq |
Al-Arabiya | Iran Guard Claims Control of Opposition Bases on Border Voice of America July 18, 2011 Iran Guard Claims Control of Opposition Bases on Border VOA News Iran state media say Iranian Revolutionary Guards are in control of three bases of an Iranian Kurdish opposition group along the border of neighboring Iraq. ... Report: Iranian Revolutionary Guard forces take control of Kurdish bases in ... Iran 'seizes Kurdish rebel camps' Iran seizes bases belonging to PKK offshoot in Iraq |
Kansas City Star | Brain injury raises dementia risk WDTN Closed-head, traumatic brain injuries are a legacy of the Afghanistan and Iraq wars. Body armor is helping troops survive bomb blasts, but the long-term effects of their head injuries are unknown. Other research found a possibly high rate of mild ... Dementia High Among Veterans 55+ with Traumatic Brain Injury Study: Head Injuries in Veterans Linked to Dementia Later in Life |
USA Today | Panetta's language not necessarily reflected in official transcript CNN But on his trip to Iraq and Afghanistan earlier this month, his Pentagon aides seemed to want Panetta to call 'em with language a bit less colorful. So there appeared to be an official plan to sanitize Panetta in both content and style, and maybe zap ... Pentagon releases missing Panetta transcripts, after complaints Acquisition chief says Pentagon needs to buy faster DoD To Scrutinize Non-Weapons Programs: Carter |
ABNA.ir | FORCES: Iraq Comes Up Short Strategy Page July 18, 2011: At the end of this year, all US Army troops are to be out of Iraq. This is not very popular with Iraqi Army leaders. That's because the Iraqi Army has been trained and equipped to deal with terrorists and local rebels, not a foreign ... If we retreat from Iraq, will Iran take over? 'KSA funds terror attacks in Iraq' Continued US presence undermines Iraq's political unity |
Iraq signs $12 billion gas agreement with Shell, Mitsubishi Oil & Gas Journal Iraq has signed an agreement valued at $12 billion with Royal Dutch Shell PLC and Mitsubishi to capture natural gas currently being flared in oil fields in the country's southern region. Hans Nijkamp, Shell's chairman for Iraq, said the agreement means ... Shell says starts planned shutdown on Iraq Majnoon UPDATE 1-Shell says starts planned shutdown on Iraq Majnoon |
Elisha Dawkins Gets Assistance from Senator Bill Nelson First Coast News Iraq veteran Elisha Dawkins recently spent a few months in prison for allegedly submitting false information on a passport application. Now that he's out of jail, US Senator Bill Nelson is assisting this Army veteran and current Navy Reserves Petty ... Vet Thanks Senator For Dropped Charges No anger in Jacksonville sailor once accused of passport fraud |
Los Angeles Times | Iraqi refugees in US rechecked for terrorism links Los Angeles Times The FBI says Waad Ramadan Alwan, an Iraqi living in Kentucky, is believed to have participated in roadside bomb attacks in Iraq before he was granted political asylum. The disovery has prompted an intensive rescreening of more than 58000 Iraqis living ... |