News Tribe | Iraq's al Qaeda claims June attacks on Shi'ites Reuters BAGHDAD (Reuters) - Al Qaeda's affiliate in Iraq has claimed responsibility for dozens of bombings and assassinations targeting Shi'ite Muslims that rocked cities and towns across the country in June.June. Three killed in Iraq violence Al Qaeda claims 40 deadly attacks in Iraq Iraq: Al-Qaeda claims June attacks on Shi'ites |
Boston.com | UN envoy presses Syrian peace plan with Iran, Iraq Boston.com The U.N.'s special envoy on the Syrian crisis sought to build support for his peace efforts Tuesday with the leaders of Iran and Iraq, saying President Bashar Assad has agreed to a plan to quell the bloodshed in the most violent areas of Syria and then ... Iraq to help in solving Syrian crisis Annan in Iraq for talks on peace plan for Syria |
NDTV | Iraq releases Saddam-era interior minister Reuters BAGHDAD (Reuters) - A former interior minister who served under Saddam Hussein has been released from an Iraqi prison after completing his jail sentence, a senior Justice Ministry official said on Tuesday.Mahmoud. Iraq frees Saddam Hussein's interior minister Iraq Frees Saddam Hussein's Interior Minister After Serving Jail |
San Francisco Chronicle | Iraq War Veteran Uses Music to 'Come Home' Again Washington Post Jason Moon doesn't consider himself a hero, but does see himself as a warrior. After returning from the Iraq War, the Wisconsin native is on a "mission" to use his music to help heal veterans still struggling to readjust to life back home. Jason Moon, Iraq War Veteran, Uses Music To Heal -- But Says He's No 'Hero ... 'Hero' label can be a barrier to healing after war, so vet singer tells it ... |
US Antagonist in Iraq Takes a Political Gamble Pittsburgh Post Gazette NAJAF, Iraq -- When Moktada al-Sadr, the populist Shiite leader and America's most unyielding enemy here, returned to Iraq early last year after three years of self-imposed exile in Iran, he did so as a triumphant kingmaker whose actions proved ... |
ABC News | In Afghanistan, US borrows strategy from Iraq Salon As it did in Iraq, U.S. relies on local militias to tame the enemy. But this time, it might only make matters worse. As in Iraq, US uses local militias in Afghanistan. Will it work? For Afghanistan, US takes a page from Iraq |
AFP | Iraq Says Kurdish Oil Exports to Turkey Are Illegal Wall Street Journal Iraq's government said crude-oil exports from the semiautonomous northern region of Kurdistan to neighboring Turkey are illegal and threatened on Monday to take appropriate action. Opponents decry nepotism in Iraq Kurd council Iraq's Kurds 'sending oil to Turkey' MP Warns of Imminent Iraqi Attack on Kurdistan |
Annan in Iraq for talks on peace plan for Syria Houston Chronicle Iraqi Foreign Minister Hoshyar Zebari said last week there are fears about the bloodshed spilling over into neighboring countries, and cited intelligence about al-Qaida militants from Iraq heading into Syria to aid the uprising. Iraqi government ... |
Iraq vet speaks in Redlands about peace, ending war Redlands Daily Facts REDLANDS - Paul Chappell was born into a military family, graduated from West Point and spent seven years in the Army - including three years in Baghdad. Chappell, 30, probably has his share of war stories. |
Deseret News | Iraqi and Utah students work together to close culture gaps Deseret News Rana, a student from northern Iraq, helps YouthWorks students paint a mural under a bridge on 300 North in Salt Lake City on Tuesday, July 10, 2012. Laura Seitz, Deseret News. Summary. The program Bridge over Barriers invited Iraqi high school students ... |