New York Times | Iraq releases prisoner, drawing US ire Washington Post A Lebanese militant who was among the masterminds of one of the most brazen and deadly attacks on U.S. troops in Iraq has been released from custody, Iraqi officials disclosed Friday, a move that immediately drew ire from American officials. Ali Musa ... Against US Wishes, Iraq Releases Man Accused of Killing American Soldiers How the kidnappers of Britain's 'Iraq Five' got away with murder – again and again Iraqi PM cites lack of evidence in release of man wanted by US |
Veterans killed in Texas train crash survived gunshots, IEDs, grenades in Iraq ... Washington Post The four veterans killed when a freight train barreled into the parade float they were riding on were decorated military men who served on the front lines multiple times in Iraq and Afghanistan. They survived gunshots, explosions and grenade attacks ... |
AFP | Car Bomb in Iraq Kills 7, Including 3 Iranians ABC News An Iraqi health official says seven people, including three Iranian pilgrims, were killed when an explosives-laden car detonated as they were exiting a rest stop north of Baghdad. The health official says some 30 other people were wounded in Saturday's ... Car bomb kills seven foreign Shi'ite pilgrims in Iraq Car bomb against pilgrims kills three in Iraq 15:48 Car bomb kills 7 foreign Shia pilgrims in Iraq |
San Francisco Chronicle | South Korea beats Iraq for Asian U19 crown San Francisco Chronicle BAGHDAD (AP) — South Korea came from a goal down to beat Iraq in a penalty shootout and claim its 12th under-19 Asian title on Saturday. Iraq was looking for its first title since the war-torn country won the 2007 Asian Cup. It led in the United Arab ... South Korea beats Iraq for under-19 crown Iraq's footballers are is unifying a nation |
AFP | Iraqi Kurdish leader says region will defend itself Reuters ARBIL, Iraq (Reuters) - Iraqi Kurdish President Masoud Barzani said on Saturday the region was fully prepared to defend itself, after a skirmish between Iraqi forces and Kurdish troops along their disputed internal border. Tensions have been building ... Iraq Kurds put security forces on high alert New Iraq army HQ sends Arab-Kurd ties to new low PM: Turkey to continue energy cooperation with Iraq's Kurdish autonomy [Trend ... |
Syria: Spillover into Iraq? Jerusalem Post Writing on his blog “Syria Comment,” Joshua Landis contends that “Iraq is seeing much more spillover from Syria than Lebanon.” His premise is that “already in response to the growing civil war in Syria, Iraqi violence has spiked and al-Qaida is ... |
Press TV | Iraq envoy says won't propose Arab action vs. Israel over Gaza Reuters (Reuters) - Iraq's envoy to the Arab League said it would invite Arab states to use oil as a weapon to press for a halt to Israeli attacks on Gaza, but later appeared to withdraw the remark, saying Baghdad would make no particular proposal to a League ... Liberated Iraq calls on Arab states to use oil as 'weapon' against US Iraq envoy says Arabs should use oil to press Israel over Gaza Iraq envoy to Arab League calls on Arabs to use oil power against Israel |
WPTZ The Champlain Valley | Iraq releases prisoner accused of killing US soldiers CNN (blog) Ali Moussa Daqdouq, a Lebanese militant accused of involvement in the murder of several U.S. soldiers in Iraq, was released by Iraqi authorities Friday morning, Daqdouq's lawyer, Abdulalmehdi al-Mutairi, told CNN. Daqdouq has arrived in Lebanon, his ... Iraq frees man accused of killing US troops Suspect in death of U.S. soldiers released |
Four Iraq and Afghanistan Veterans Died When a Train Hit Their Parade Float The Ledger Midland police, fire and sheriffs respond to an accident where a trailer carrying veterans in a parade was struck by a train at crossing in Midland, Texas, on Thursday. Four veterans were killed. (PHOTOS BY TIM FISCHER | THE ASSOCIATED PRESS) ... |
San Francisco Chronicle (blog) | Dianne Feinstein defends Susan Rice, says Iraq intel bad too San Francisco Chronicle (blog) Sen. Dianne Feinstein, the California Democrat who chairs the Intelligence Committee, defended U.N. Ambassador Susan Rice Friday, saying “We have seen wrong intelligence before, and it all surrounded our going into Iraq, and a lot of people were killed ... |