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Insurgents And Troops Clash in Iraq - New York Times Fri, 27 Jul 2012 00:36:55 GMT

Stuff.co.nz

Insurgents And Troops Clash in Iraq New York Times Published: July 26, 2012. CAIRO — Insurgents from Al Qaeda in Iraq clashed with the country's security forces on Thursday, the second attack this week in what the insurgent group's leader has depicted as a new offensive aimed at recapturing lost ground. Al Qaeda in Iraq threatens attacks in USLos Angeles Times A Resurgent Al-Qaeda in Iraq Threatens US AttackHeritage.org (blog) Al Qaeda's War for SyriaWall Street Journal Pittsburgh Tribune-Review -The National -Stuff.co.nz all 225 news articles »

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Big Oil Gets the Boot From Iraq - msnbc.com Thu, 26 Jul 2012 20:32:54 GMT

Zee News

Big Oil Gets the Boot From Iraq msnbc.com By virtue of signing contracts with the Kurdistan Regional Government, ExxonMobil and Chevron simultaneously established a business deal in Iraq and were banned from doing business in Iraq. Confused? Don't be. It's just another day of doing business in ... Iraq blacklists Chevron for Kurdish oil dealsChicago Tribune Chevron Barred from Deals in Central, Southern IraqFox Business Iraq blacklists Chevron from future oil deals over work in Kurdish regionWashington Post all 253 news articles »

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Iraq Clashes: Violence Between Militants And Security Forces Leave 19 Dead ... - Huffington Post Thu, 26 Jul 2012 12:13:31 GMT

Atlanta Journal Constitution

Iraq Clashes: Violence Between Militants And Security Forces Leave 19 Dead ... Huffington Post BAGHDAD — Militants downed an Iraqi army helicopter on Thursday in clashes that have killed at least 19 people including 11 policemen, a regional official said, in what appeared to be part of an al-Qaida surge to retake one of its former strongholds. Militants clash with security forces in IraqCNN Iraq spokesman: 12 killed, helicopter downed in clashes between security ...Atlanta Journal Constitution all 252 news articles »

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Fallout From Syrian Conflict Lands In Iraq, Lebanon - NPR Thu, 26 Jul 2012 20:39:29 GMT

Christian Science Monitor

Fallout From Syrian Conflict Lands In Iraq, Lebanon NPR Tamara Cofman Wittes of the Brookings Institution's Saban Center joined us to talk about a couple of those neighbors, starting with the one that does not support the insurgency, Iraq and Iraqi Prime Minister Nouri al-Maliki. TAMARA COFMAN WITTES: The ... From the people who brought you the Iraq war...Christian Science Monitor As Iraq War Recedes In Time, Bush's Policies Looking BetterInvestor's Business Daily Thomas L. Friedman / Syria is Iraq: The downfall of Assad could ignite a ...Pittsburgh Post Gazette The Weekly Standard (blog) -Huffington Post all 488 news articles »

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Assad grants control of Kurdish region to militant group - Kansas City Star Fri, 27 Jul 2012 01:02:18 GMT

The Guardian

Assad grants control of Kurdish region to militant group Kansas City Star Turkish Prime Minister Recep Tayyip Erdogan, in comments late Wednesday, said Turkey would not accept an entity in northern Syria governed by the Iraq-based Kurdistan Workers Party, or PKK, which has long waged a guerrilla war against Turkey, and its ... Turkish forces kill 15 Kurdish rebels in southeastChicago Tribune ViceTV: Meet the Female Fighters of Kurdistan!Reason Online (blog) Turkey could act against Kurdish rebels in SyriaReuters Atlanta Journal Constitution all 525 news articles »

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Report says Iraq 'rebuilders' died by hundreds - Albany Times Union Fri, 27 Jul 2012 02:18:29 GMT

Report says Iraq 'rebuilders' died by hundreds Albany Times Union WASHINGTON — In the first tally of its kind, a federal investigative agency has calculated that at least 719 people, nearly half of them Americans, were killed working on projects to rebuild Iraq following the U.S. invasion in 2003. The toll ... Iraq 'rebuilders' died by hundreds, U.S. report saysSalt Lake Tribune all 5 news articles »

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Syria is Iraq - Rutland Herald Thu, 26 Jul 2012 07:06:57 GMT

The Voice of Russia

Syria is Iraq Rutland Herald Lord knows I am rooting for the opposition forces in Syria to quickly prevail on their own and turn out to be as democratically inclined as we hope. But the chances of this best-of-all-possible outcomes is low. That's because Syria is a lot like Iraq ... Iraq rejects Arab calls for Assad to go-government spoxReuters The Global Note: Assad Fights Back…40 Bombings In Iraq…Norway & The BossABC News (blog) Syria: Iraq revisited?The Voice of Russia Ynetnews -Arutz Sheva all 7,356 news articles »

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Al Qaeda claims responsibility for recent barrage of Iraq attacks - Los Angeles Times Wed, 25 Jul 2012 19:48:11 GMT

Voice of America

Al Qaeda claims responsibility for recent barrage of Iraq attacks Los Angeles Times The Islamic State of Iraq, an Iraqi group linked to Al Qaeda, has claimed responsibility for a Monday barrage of attacks reported to have killed at least 115 people across the country. The message, issued on extremist forums Tuesday, said the bombings ... Al Qaeda claims responsibility for attacks in IraqReuters Iraq Attacks Cloud Debate over Syria InterventionVoice of America Deadly Iraq bombings and a reawakening insurgencyChristian Science Monitor CNN -New York Times all 2,859 news articles »

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Iraq war veteran, 25, shoots himself dead in front of father after battle with ... - Daily Mail Fri, 27 Jul 2012 01:22:56 GMT

Daily Mail

Iraq war veteran, 25, shoots himself dead in front of father after battle with ... Daily Mail On a warm summer afternoon, Michael Ecker, a 25-year-old Iraq war veteran, called out to his father from a leafy spot in their backyard. Then, as the two stood steps apart, Michael saluted, raised a gun to his head and pulled the trigger. 'His eyes ... and more »

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First female Mo. soldier killed in Iraq honored - Sacramento Bee Thu, 26 Jul 2012 12:59:28 GMT

First female Mo. soldier killed in Iraq honored Sacramento Bee FORT LEONARD WOOD, Mo. -- Fort Leonard Wood is honoring the first female soldier from Missouri who was killed in action in Iraq. A building at the fort will be dedicated Thursday to Sgt. Amanda Pinson, who died in Iraq in 2006. A memorial plaque will ... and more »