Fox News | Sunni Muslim rulers snub Iraq at Arab League summit Fox News BAGHDAD – Sunni Muslim rulers largely shunned an Arab League summit hosted by Shiite-led Iraq on Thursday, illustrating how powerfully the sectarian split and the rivalry with Iran define Middle Eastern politics in the era of the Arab Spring. With lavish summit in Baghdad, Iraq signals that it's back Sunni rulers largely shun Iraq at Arab summit Arab summit a symbolic win for Iraq, but with no breakthrough on Syria |
US Stymies Iran's Iraq Oil Plan Wall Street Journal By BENOÎT FAUCON And HASSAN HAFIDH LONDON—US pressure is threatening to quash Iranian hopes of using oil fields it jointly holds with Iraq as a way to evade sanctions, people familiar with the matter say. The failure of the cross-border plan is the ... |
USA TODAY | Lawyer: Afghan suspect had depression after Iraq The Seattle Times The US soldier accused of killing 17 Afghan civilians suffered a traumatic incident during his second tour in Iraq that triggered "tremendous depression," his lawyer said Wednesday. By MIKE BAKER Associated Press No comments have been posted to this ... Lawyer says Afghan massacre suspect had Iraq incident that triggered ... Lawyer: Massacre suspect had depression after Iraq |
Telegraph.co.uk | Terror suspect could be made British citizen Telegraph.co.uk A terror suspect said to have targeted British soldiers in Iraq is set to be handed a British passport and allowed to return to the UK, after winning a legal battle. Al-Jedda was granted asylum in the UK in 1992 after fleeing Saddam Hussein's regime ... Terror suspect Hilal Al-Jedda may return to UK Terror suspect Hilal Al-Jedda in nationality win IRAQ SUSPECT IS FREE TO RETURN |
USA TODAY | Iraq Can Move Arab States to New Economic Focus Bloomberg The other reason for paying special attention to this summit has to do with its host, Iraq. The last Arab League Summit held in Baghdad was in 1990, just months before Saddam Hussein invaded Kuwait. Since then, Iraq has effectively been out of the Arab ... Iraq Hosts Arab Summit Amid Regional, Internal Tensions Iraq to Court Neighbors at Arab League Summit Leaders gather for Arab League summit in Iraq |
Troops Out, Now What? Huffington Post March 19th marked the sad anniversary of the US invasion of Iraq. Nine tumultuous years after "shock and awe," the people of Iraq struggle to rebuild their society while dealing with the aftermath of a disastrous occupation. |
Disabled Iraq Veteran Reflects on His Time Served During Chamber Luncheon The Ledger Retired US Army Major Ed Pulido describes how his leg was blown off by a roadside improvised explosive device during a tour of service in Iraq in 2004 at a CommUnity Luncheon at The Lakeland Center on Thursday. By Merissa Green LAKELAND | Whenever US ... |
NBCSports.com | Iraq vet uses rear naked choke to stop robbery Yahoo! Sports (blog) If you're Zack Thome, an Iraq vet and someone who has trained in MMA, you slap a rear naked choke on the offender and choke him out. Thome held Brandon Slanger, the suspect who is said to be schizophrenic, down as someone else called the police. MMA fighter foils armed robbery |
WGRZ-TV | Local Iraq War Vet Makes History When U.S. Attorney Decides Against Prosecution WGRZ-TV HAMBURG, NY - Over the past ten years, brave Western New Yorkers have sacrificed their lives, and others their mental health, while fighting in Iraq and Afghanistan. One local veteran, Britten Walker, came home very troubled and did some things he ... |
The Voice of Russia | Iraq looms as a perilous example for post-Gadhafi Libya The Daily Star By Mohammad-Mahmoud Ould Mohamedou As post-revolution Libya looks ahead, Iraq looms as a perilous example. After 42 years of dictatorship, Libya, like Iraq after Saddam Hussein's fall, needs more than wishful thinking to become a vibrant democracy. Libya re-establishes ties with Iraq Libya to restore diplomatic ties with Iraq Libya to reestablish ties with Iraq |