As Iraq hosts summit, Syria crisis puts it under pressure to choose between ... Washington Post BAGHDAD — A summit of Arab leaders, held here for the first time in a generation, is a prime opportunity for Iraq to reassert itself as a political player in the Arab world after years of war, isolation and American occupation. |
Al-Arabiya | Woman from Iraq found severely beaten next to threatening note dies in California Washington Post A 32-year-old woman from Iraq who was found severely beaten in her California home with a note left next to her saying “go back to your country” has died. The director of the San Diego chapter of the Council on American-Islamic Relations said Shaima ... Iraqi woman beaten in US; threat note at scene |
BBC News | Iraq prison staff detained over jailbreak Sacramento Bee By YAHYA BARZANJI AP SULAIMANIYAH, Iraq -- An Iraqi police official says prison officials and guards have been detained after 17 prisoners including 10 al-Qaida-affiliated detainees broke out of jail in a northern Iraqi city. Iraq detains prison staff in investigation of jailbreak Iraq arrests 22 policemen after prison escape |
New York Times | As Displaced Return to Iraq, New Tensions for Neighbors New York Times Instead, they find themselves perched along the next front in Iraq's seemingly unending turmoil: the battle of return. Across the country, near-record numbers of displaced families are pouring back, but instead of kindling a much-needed reconciliation ... |
The Star-Ledger - NJ.com | Middletown memorial for fallen soldiers in Iraq, Afghanistan comforts survivors The Star-Ledger - NJ.com By Victoria St. Martin/The Star-Ledger Noah K. Murray/The Star LedgerSeth Jaiden Dvorin 6, of New Brunswick , takes a flag from the field of flags in memory of his uncle Army Lt. Seth Jeremy Dvorin who died fighting in Iraq. Flags honor soldiers lost in Iraq, Afghanistan |
Salon | In Iraq and on “The Wire,” it's all acting for Benjamin Busch Salon A man consumed with war, words and images, Busch served two combat tours in Iraq. He proved himself both exceptionally thoughtful and also terribly overconfident. In his first tour, beginning in April 2003, he was the commanding officer of a light ... |
The Associated Press | Iraq's Sadr stages Shi'ite show of force before summit Reuters By Aref Mohammed | BASRA (Reuters) - Up to a million followers of Iraqi cleric Moqtada al-Sadr took to the streets on Monday in a massive show of force before an Arab League summit which Iraq's long-oppressed Shi'ite majority view as their debut on the ... Iraq bombings meant to target summit security, militant group says Al-Qaida claims responsibility for Iraq attacks Kurdish president blasts Baghdad for hoarding power, threatens to disrupt ... |
Archaeologists Revisit Iraq NPR One of the first American archaeological teams to work in Iraq in 20 years has recently returned from a dig on the outskirts of Ur. Team leader Elizabeth Stone discusses the team's findings, and what the artifacts tell us about life in the region ... |
Fox News | Missing mom of Iraq war veteran in murder-suicide found dead Fox News The missing mother of an Iraq war veteran who police say killed his family in a murder-suicide was found dead on Thursday off a rural Northern California road. Gilroy police and volunteers had been looking for 52-year-old Martha Gutierrez since last ... Mother of Gilroy Iraq war veteran found dead Mom of Calif. war vet in murder-suicide found dead Missing mom's body found in Gilroy Iraq vet murder-suicide spree |
U.S. News University | Reports send mixed message on veterans employment BusinessWeek By KEVIN FREKING The unemployment rate for military veterans of Iraq and Afghanistan has dipped recently after months of riding higher than the national average, but some analysts caution it's too early to tell if the progress is real or a blip. Veteran unemployment up slightly in 2011 Veteran Unemployment: 2011 Jobless Rate At 12.1% For Iraq And Afghanistan Vets ... New center for Iraq, Afghanistan vets set to open in May in Madison |