Christian Science Monitor | New Iraq attacks bring day's death toll to 64 Fox News There was no immediate claim of responsibility for the attacks, but security forces are a frequent target of al-Qaida's Iraq branch, which has vowed to reassert itself and take back areas it was forced from before U.S. troops withdrew from the country ... Questions grow over Iran's influence in Iraq Renewed Tensions in Iraq Vice president of Iraq scoffs at death sentence |
Iraq Opens Controversial Refugee Camp to Diplomats ABC News Iraq offered foreign diplomats on Tuesday a rare glimpse at a camp that is the new temporary home of an Iranian exile opposition group that has a long-running feud with Baghdad, winning from the envoys cautious praise of the conditions there. |
ESPN | Japan beat Iraq 1-0 after Kagawa scare Chicago Tribune SAITAMA, Japan (Reuters) - Japan survived severe early pressure from Zico's Iraq to beat them 1-0 at home on Tuesday, taking a significant step towards qualifying for the 2014 football World Cup in Brazil. Ryoichi Maeda steered in a point-blank header ... Soccer-Japan beat Iraq 1-0 after Kagawa scare WCup qualifier: Japan beats Iraq 1-0 Japan beats Iraq 1-0, nears 2014 World Cup berth |
Wall Street Journal | Syria's War Animates Zealots in Iraq Wall Street Journal Among all of Syria's neighbors, Iraq has accepted the least number of Syrian refugees, taking in an estimated 16,000 out of a total of more than 234,000 as of Sept. 4, according to the United Nations. Most have gone to Iraq's northern self-ruled ... Iraq food costs soar due to Syria crisis Is the Regional Showdown in Syria Rekindling Iraq's Civil War? |
RTT News | Obama to Nominate Iraq Ambassador Wall Street Journal The White House said Monday evening that Mr. Obama intends to nominate Robert Stephen Beecroft to be ambassador to Iraq at a time when the war-torn country is trying to rebuild and fight offshoots of al Qaeda. Mr. Beecroft has served in Iraq since 2011 ... White House Nominates Career Diplomat As Iraq Ambassador White House nominates new ambassador to Iraq |
Business Recorder | Iraq Kurds say exports rise after technical glitch halt Reuters BAGHDAD/LONDON, Sept 11 (Reuters) - Iraq's Kurdistan resumed pumping crude from an important oilfield on Tuesday after "minor technical difficulties" halted operations on Monday night, Kurdistan Regional Government (KRG) Energy Minister Ashti ... Iraq Kurds halt two thirds of oil flow: sources |
The Daily Star | WCup qualifier: Japan beats Iraq 1-0 San Francisco Chronicle SAITAMA, Japan (AP) — Japan moved a step closer to a place at Brazil 2014 by beating an inexperienced Iraq 1-0 in Tuesday's World Cup qualifier. The sole goal came in the 25th minute from some lax defending, as Shinji Okazaki got in behind the defense ... WORLD CUP Japan, Lebanon win 2014 WCup qualifers Underdogs steal the show in Asia |
Al-Arabiya | Iraq's southern oil output at 2.5 mln bpd - SOC oil chief Reuters BASRA, Iraq, Sept 11 (Reuters) - Production from Iraq's southern oilfields is at 2.5 million barrels per day as the country edges closer to becoming the world's biggest source of new supplies over the next few years, a senior Iraqi oil official said ... Iraq's southern oil output at 2.5 mln bpd: SOC oil chief |
Families paint their hearts out for banners to welcome home Marines from ... Washington Post (blog) About 30 families participated in the banner-making party, one of many held at New River and nearby Camp Lejeune as troops return from both Iraq and Afghanistan. The banners from New River families line U.S. Highway 17 leading to the air station, while ... |
PBS (blog) | Iraq War Veteran Wins Inaugural Prize From Iowa Review PBS (blog) Iraq War veteran Hugh Martin has won the first-ever Jeff Sharlet Memorial Award from The Iowa Review, the literary journal announced Tuesday. The Iowa Review received 265 entries for the prize, which is only open to active duty military personnel and ... |