San Francisco Chronicle | report says hundreds died during Iraq reconstruction Fox News The toll represents an aspect of the Iraq war that is rarely brought to public attention, overshadowed by the much higher number killed in combat as well as the billions of taxpayer dollars squandered on reconstruction. There is no confirmed total ... US report says Iraq 'rebuilders' died by hundreds Iraq Reconstruction Effort Cost 719 Lives, Audit Finds |
Deadly Iraq attacks kill more than 100 Washington Post Deadly Iraq attacks kill more than 100. Deadly Iraq attacks kill more than 100. Jul. 23, 2012 - Coordinated attacks in a dozen Iraqi towns killed more than 100 people, making Monday the deadliest in the country so far all year. (/Associated Press ... |
DAWN.com | Commentary: Syria is Iraq Alameda Times-Star A handout picture released by the Syrian opposition's Shaam News Network shows Syrian mourners carrying the body of a victim during his funeral in Qusayr, 15 kms (nine miles) from Homs, on July 27, 2012. UN human rights chief Navi Pillay voiced alarm ... Iraq rejects Arab calls for Assad to go-government spox The Global Note: Assad Fights Back…40 Bombings In Iraq…Norway & The Boss Iraq rejects Arab League call for Syrian president to resign |
San Francisco Chronicle | 15 Iraqi Officials Quit in Protest Over Qaeda Threat New York Times The development was yet another indication in the past week of efforts by Al Qaeda to stage a resurgence in Iraq. The resignations of the officials, known as mukhtars, was confirmed on Friday by Abdullah al-Hiali, the head of the City Council in Baquba ... Mideast New clashes in Iraq seem to be part of an al Qaeda campaign Insurgents and Troops Clash in Iraq AQI Comeback Is Not Indictment of Surge |
Christian Science Monitor | IRAQ: Returnees from Syria - a “humanitarian crisis” in the making IRINnews.org “I think we will face a humanitarian crisis regarding this issue,” said Yaseen Ahmed Abbas, the president of the Iraq Red Crescent (IRC). “You should expect pressure on everything in Iraq by having such a large number of people in a short time. It's ... Iraq's fragile democracy No, Syria Doesn't Have Saddam's Chemical Weapons Fallout From Syrian Conflict Lands In Iraq, Lebanon |
Iraq vet not guilty in crime spree Minneapolis Star Tribune In an unusual decision, a Dakota County judge has ruled that an Iraq War vet who was feeling suicidal and hearing voices last year when he carjacked a vehicle and was hit by a van while running across Hwy. 52 is not guilty because of mental illness. |
Halliburton Says Has Started Internal Investigation on Iraq Work Bloomberg The probes are looking at payments made to third-party agents related to customs matters in Angola and Iraq, as well as visa issues in Iraq, Houston-based Halliburton said today in a federal filing. Halliburton alerted U.S. Justice Department and ... |
The Nation | Turkey warns Assad that he must keep Kurds in check, or risk intervention Christian Science Monitor Prime Minister Recep Tayyip Erdogan, in comments late on July 25, said that 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 ... Kurds protest arrest of activist in Turkey Controversy over KRG help to Syrian Kurds Turkey: From Iraq to Syria |
Iraq to Keep Basrah Light Exports Stable in First Half of August Bloomberg Iraq will keep its daily exports of Basrah Light crude from the Persian Gulf little changed in the first half of August compared with the previous two weeks, a loading program obtained by Bloomberg News showed. The nation will ship 20 cargoes from the ... |
domain-B | 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 deals Ankara-Baghdad Relations Tainted by Kurdish Oil Iraq blacklists US oil giant Chevron for acquiring Kudish oil blocks |