BBC News | Iraq vet charged with killing 4 California transients Chicago Tribune SANTA ANA, Calif (Reuters) - An Iraq war veteran accused of knifing four homeless men to death, stabbing them each dozens of times in a bloody killing spree that rattled Orange County, California, was charged on Tuesday with murder. ... Iraq War veteran Itzcoatl Ocampo charged in serial killings of California homeless Iraq veteran Itzcoatl Ocampo charged with homeless deaths Veteran charged with homeless murders: Hint of larger problem for US military? |
The Guardian | Iraq's Sunni-Backed Cabinet Ministers Suspended ABC News Iraq's Shiite-dominated Cabinet suspended boycotting Sunni-backed ministers Tuesday, an official said, deepening a sectarian conflict of politics and violence that has raised fears of civil war in Iraq now that US troops are gone. ... Iraq violence up sharply since US troops' exit Iraq's Sunni-backed Cabinet ministers suspended Iraq cabinet bars ministers, testing coalition |
Kansas City Star | Iraq War memories haunted Raytown veteran shot by police Kansas City Star By BRIAN BURNES An Iraq War veteran fatally shot Thursday by Raytown police had been haunted by memories of his service, family members said in a statement released this week. Some media reports had described Long as excited about his upcoming ... Soldier Killed by Police Struggled with Bouts of Depression |
Iraq Faces Many Challenges After US Military Withdrawal Voice of America January 17, 2012 Iraq Faces Many Challenges After US Military Withdrawal André de Nesnera After almost nine years of war, US combat troops are no longer in Iraq. In this report, VOA Senior Correspondent Andre de Nesnera spoke with three former ... |
Exclusive: Iraq to lift oil exports 400000 bpd through March Reuters By Peg Mackey | LONDON (Reuters) - Iraq aims to boost oil exports by up to 400000 barrels per day over the next two months as it opens the taps at a new Gulf outlet, a senior Iraqi oil industry source said on Tuesday, signaling the world's biggest ... EXCLUSIVE-Iraq to lift oil exports 400000 bpd through March |
Iraq militia says to keep weapons, citing instability Chicago Tribune BASRA, Iraq (Reuters) - A Shi'ite militia that fought US troops in Iraq said Tuesday it will not lay down its arms immediately despite the departure of American forces. Abu Mustafa al-Khazali, one of the commanders of Kata'ib Hizballah, cited unstable ... |
Iraq Plans to Raise Wheat Output by 74% to 3 Million Tons BusinessWeek 17 (Bloomberg) -- Iraq will increase local wheat production by about 74 percent to 3 million metric tons by 2015, according to Saleh Hussein Jabur, director general of state- owned Mesopotamia Seed Co. The government plans to triple the annual quantity ... |
KGO-TV | Arab delegation courts Silicon Valley San Jose Mercury News By Peter Delevett Mohammed Allawi, right, Minister of Communications in Iraq, laughs during panel discussion at the Plug and Play Tech Center in Sunnyvale, Calif. on Monday, January 16, 2012. Arab-American executives from around Silicon Valley will ... Iraq investing in tech startups. Could this be the beginning of Silicon ... |
La Voz Nueva | Aftermath of the Iraq War La Voz Nueva By the time Secretary of State Colin Powell was presenting the case at the United Nations in early 2003 that Iraq possessed weapons of mass destruction, the US had already been at war in Afghanistan for well over a year. But, long before Afghanistan, ... Even after Iraq, military does not rest How the US Can Help Humanity Achieve World Peace (Yes, World Peace) |
FRANCE 24 | Turkey and Iraq at odds over sectarianism Financial Times By Daniel Dombey in Ankara Tension has flared between Turkey and Iraq, as the two countries exchange recriminations about what Ankara says is the Iraqi government's shift towards sectarianism and what Baghdad labels Turkish interference in its domestic ... Iraq Prime Minister Maliki instructs ministries to execute Anbar citizens demands Iraq Summons Turkish Envoy to Warn Against Meddling in Affairs Iraq's Turmoil: Likelihoods to Open up Pandora's Box for Turkey |