RT | REGION: Marines, the tip of the spear in war on terror, suffer heavy losses North County Times 11, 2001, terror attacks and since then has received a Purple Heart for injuries sustained during one of two combat deployments to Iraq. JAMIE SCOTT LYTLE | jlytle@nctimes.com Ten years after the Sept. 11 terror attacks, America's "Long War" goes on. ... Weighing the wars Demands of war take toll on troops, families Many military service members have served multiple tours of duty post 9/11 ... |
AFP | Nouri Maliki accepts resignation of top Iraq corruption fighter Los Angeles Times Prime Minister Nouri Maliki on Saturday accepted the resignation of Iraq's top corruption fighter, whom some observers labeled a casualty of political infighting in a country where graft is rampant. ... Iraq's anti-corruption chief caves to pressure, resigns PM behind resignation of Chairman of Integrity Commission - MP |
Hurriyet Daily News | Turkey and Iran in their 'final showdown' with PKK Kurdish Globe PKK fighters stand near the Qandil mountains near the Iraq-Turkish border in Sulaimaniya, 330 km (205 miles) northeast of Baghdad, September 30, 2010. By Salah Bayaziddi During the past few years, both Turkish and Iranian military have appeared as an ... US considering Ankara's request to base Predators in Turkey to fight a Kurdish ... Turkey Seeks Iraq's Help Against Kurdish Rebels Turkish undersecretary heads to Iraq amid PKK attacks |
Kansas City Star | Analysis: Obama's risky calculus on Iraq troop levels Reuters By Phil Stewart WASHINGTON (Reuters) - When it comes to the tricky political calculus of deciding how many US troops to keep in Iraq, President Barack Obama may truly have no good options. Obama was an Iraq war opponent who repeatedly promised no US ... Sadarists demand removal of all troops from Iraq. Army Chief Warns of Keeping Too Many US Troops in Iraq Losing Iraq? |
Sydney Morning Herald | Mousa's lawyer warns of more army abuse cases The Independent Phil Shiner, a lawyer acting for Baha Mousa's family, warned that the Gage inquiry into Mousa's brutal death at the hands of British troops in Iraq was just the start of a number of damning allegations that would "rock the Army". ... Call for justice after Iraq abuse inquiry Report Details British Abuses in Iraq QLR named and shamed |
New York Times | Many Iraqis Have Second Thoughts as US Exit Nears New York Times BAGHDAD — Sheik Kamal Maamouri, the leader of one of the largest Shiite-dominated tribes in Iraq, used to call the United States troops here occupiers, demanding that they withdraw because he said they killed and imprisoned ... |
Al-Arabiya | Three soldiers, a policeman and journalist among eight killed in Iraq Herald Sun THREE soldiers, a policeman and a journalist were among eight people killed Saturday in attacks in Iraq, security officials said. In the capital's Palestine Street, unidentified gunmen opened fire with guns equipped with silenders, killing three ... Murdered radio journalist spoke of threat to life The view from Iraq a decade after 9/11 Parliament condemns assassination of Activist Hadi al-Mahdi |
Soldiers' Voices: "I can do anything" Reuters BERKELEY, California (Reuters) - For Emily Yates, the worst part of serving in Iraq with the US Army was the loss of control. Yates, now a 29-year-old student at the University of California, Berkeley, was sent twice to Baghdad, serving as a public ... |
msnbc.com | Associated Press photographer chronicles wars in Berlin show Art Daily A US Marine mourning the loss of 31 comrades in Iraq. The powerful images are among some 40 black-and-white photographs by Associated Press photographer Anja Niedringhaus from conflict zones around the world presented to journalists Friday at the ... Recommended: Post 9/11: 10 years of conflict in the world |
Brisbane Times | Terror fight costs $30 billion Sydney Morning Herald The $30 billion figure is an estimate, based on expert analysis of Australian spending on the wars in Iraq and Afghanistan, and the rivers of cash poured into police and intelligence agencies, and other security measures since the September 11 attacks ... Attack a 'black swan' that changed world |