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'Forgotten in Iraq' - New York Times Thu, 06 Dec 2012 01:30:05 GMT

'Forgotten in Iraq' New York Times As an American, as a journalist and simply as a person who tries to maintain some moral clarity in my life, I felt compelled in this Op-Doc video to tell the story of the workers in Iraq whose lives have been endangered or destroyed because of their ...

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Can lessons from Iraq be applied to US-Iran tensions? - Christian Science Monitor Wed, 05 Dec 2012 14:59:10 GMT

Christian Science Monitor

Can lessons from Iraq be applied to US-Iran tensions? Christian Science Monitor The outlines of the US intelligence failure on Iraq are well-known: Expectations that Saddam Hussein had a dangerous arsenal of chemical and biological weapons, and even fresh nuclear ambitions, proved to be an illusion. Less understood are how the ... US-Iran tensions: Can US learn from Iraq?Alaska Dispatch The Human Cost of Iran Sanctions: Have Americans Really Learned Anything ...CASMII VP: Iran Ready for All-out Cooperation in Campaign against TerrorismFars News Agency all 9 news articles »

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Turkish official: Iraq forces minister's plane to turn around - CNN Wed, 05 Dec 2012 13:15:32 GMT

Investment U

Turkish official: Iraq forces minister's plane to turn around CNN Istanbul (CNN) -- The Iraqi government in Baghdad denied permission Tuesday for Turkey's energy minister to fly to the autonomous Kurdish region in northern Iraq. A Turkish foreign ministry official, speaking on condition of anonymity due to government ... Iraq's Oil Boom: How Juniors Beat the Majors to the Biggest OpportunitiesInvestment U Plane Incident Highlights Tensions Between Iraq, TurkeyVoice of America Iraq Turns Back Turkish Energy Minister's PlaneWall Street Journal Yahoo! News (blog) -The National -Aljazeera.com all 181 news articles »

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Iraq Blocks Syria's Request to Fetch Combat Helicopters from Russia - ProPublica Wed, 05 Dec 2012 12:55:45 GMT

ProPublica

Iraq Blocks Syria's Request to Fetch Combat Helicopters from Russia ProPublica A Syrian army helicopter flies over the northern city of Aleppo in October. Iraq has shut its airspace to four Syrian flights scheduled to pick up attack helicopters that had been repaired in Russia, the Iraqi Prime Minister's spokesman said Tuesday ... and more »

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Terror attacks at high levels in Iraq, Afghanistan — study - Cebu Daily News Thu, 06 Dec 2012 02:56:49 GMT

Foreign Policy (blog)

Terror attacks at high levels in Iraq, Afghanistan — study Cebu Daily News WASHINGTON, Dec — The number of terrorist attacks worldwide has sky-rocketed over the past decade, with a third of all incidents taking place in Iraq and Afghanistan, according to a new study published Wednesday. Violence carried out by a “non-state ... Report: Iraq and Afghanistan account for 35% of last decade's terrorist attacksForeign Policy (blog) Iraq Ranks First On Global Terrorism Index, US 43rdInternational Business Times Terrorist attacks have more than quadrupled since 2001, with top targets Iraq ...New York Daily News GlobalPost (blog) -Express.co.uk -NBCNews.com (blog) all 142 news articles »

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US to End 16-Year Ban on Commercial Flights to Iraq - Bloomberg Wed, 05 Dec 2012 17:10:34 GMT

US to End 16-Year Ban on Commercial Flights to Iraq Bloomberg U.S. civilian flights have been allowed to operate over Iraq at altitudes above 20,000 feet (6,096 meters), and the FAA has granted permission for some commercial flights into that country under contract by the military or other agencies. The ... and more »

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Turkey More Worried About Iraq Than Syria - Al-Monitor Wed, 05 Dec 2012 16:52:02 GMT

Al-Monitor

Turkey More Worried About Iraq Than Syria Al-Monitor Speaking to journalists while en route to a NATO foreign ministers meeting in Brussels, Turkish Foreign Minister Ahmet Davutoglu said that tensions between Baghdad and Erbil could quickly transform into an Arab-Kurd war in Iraq and that he is more ... NATO Missiles in Turkey Pointing at SyriaCenter for Research on Globalization NATO backs anti-missile system for TurkeyNavyTimes.com all 1,921 news articles »

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Syrian Kurds find refuge in Iraq's Kurdish region - Washington Times Tue, 04 Dec 2012 21:43:13 GMT

Washington Times

Syrian Kurds find refuge in Iraq's Kurdish region Washington Times CAMP DOMIZ, Iraq — Ethnic Kurds fleeing Syria are finding a safe haven among Iraq's Kurdish population, but divided loyalties and distrust of Turkey leave open questions as to how the refugees will align themselves as the Syrian civil war drags on in ... Feature: Syrian refugees battling winter freeze in northern IraqShanghai Daily (subscription) News Analysis: Change in Turkish-Syrian relations may fuel sectarian war in ...Nzweek all 4 news articles »

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UN chief wants Iraq to fulfill all obligations to Kuwait - Kuwait Times Wed, 05 Dec 2012 20:02:48 GMT

Kuwait News Agency

UN chief wants Iraq to fulfill all obligations to Kuwait Kuwait Times UNITED NATIONS: Following his visit to Kuwait, UN Secretary-General Ban Ki-moon is scheduled to visit Iraq today, to “strongly” encourage its leaders to implement the country's remaining obligations to Kuwait and “expedite this process as soon as possible. Kuwait is important contributor to UN activities - BanKuwait News Agency all 98 news articles »

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For Iraq, Year Ends the Way It Began, With Guns Drawn - New York Times Tue, 04 Dec 2012 01:38:32 GMT

New York Times

For Iraq, Year Ends the Way It Began, With Guns Drawn New York Times BAGHDAD — It was just the sort of episode that observers have long worried could provoke a serious conflict: when federal police agents sought to arrest a Kurdish man last month in the city of Tuz Khurmato in the Kurdish north of the country, a ... Kurdistan: The Other IraqGadling Iraq On the Verge of a Civil WarFrontPage Magazine Iraq Slams Kurds as Troop Dispute RestartsAntiwar.com Xinhua -niqash -Christian Science Monitor all 81 news articles »