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The Iraq Red Team - by Michael R. Gordon - Foreign Policy (blog) Mon, 24 Sep 2012 17:28:44 GMT

New York Times

The Iraq Red Team - by Michael R. Gordon Foreign Policy (blog) Seventeen months before George W. Bush announced that he was sending five additional brigades to Iraq for the 2007 "surge," a team of officers and civilian analysts gathered in Baghdad to conduct a classified review of America's military strategy in Iraq. In US Exit From Iraq, Failed Efforts and ChallengesNew York Times Officials: Suicide car bomb kills 4 schoolchildren in Iraq's western provinceWashington Post Iraq Death Penalty Reconsiderations DismissedHuffington Post all 680 news articles »

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Syrian War's Spillover Threatens a Fragile Iraq - New York Times Tue, 25 Sep 2012 02:20:39 GMT

New York Times

Syrian War's Spillover Threatens a Fragile Iraq New York Times BAGHDAD — The civil war in Syria is testing Iraq's fragile society and fledgling democracy, worsening sectarian tensions, pushing Iraq closer to Iran and highlighting security shortcomings just nine months after American forces ended their long and ...

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Iraq to Pay Kurdistan Oil Producers Next Week, Hawrami Says - Businessweek Mon, 24 Sep 2012 11:50:22 GMT

Al-Bawaba

Iraq to Pay Kurdistan Oil Producers Next Week, Hawrami Says Businessweek Iraq's government will start making payments to international oil companies working in the northern Kurdish region next week, said Ashti Hawrami, natural resources minister in the Kurdistan Regional Government. The federal government will initially pay ... Arbil aspires to be a regional hubgulfnews.com Oil firms risk the wrath of Baghdad as more explorations in Kurdistan plannedAl-Bawaba all 47 news articles »

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Iraq War veteran moves through UC Berkeley and toward future - San Jose Mercury News Mon, 24 Sep 2012 12:03:34 GMT

Iraq War veteran moves through UC Berkeley and toward future San Jose Mercury News Dusk is settling over UC Berkeley. The campus, which teems with activity during business hours, is quiet. In room 100 of the Genetics and Plant Biology Building, Emily Yates' day is still going strong. Yates, a full-time student, activist and musician ... and more »

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The scalding "Black Watch" returns, bringing the War in Iraq to harrowing life - Washington Post Mon, 24 Sep 2012 22:42:21 GMT

The scalding "Black Watch" returns, bringing the War in Iraq to harrowing life Washington Post After Fair Isle sweaters, single malt whisky and Ewan McGregor, “Black Watch” may be Scotland's most important export. The captivating play about a storied Scottish regiment's deployment to Iraq is back on the road in this country again: it is on its ...

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Iraq's speed breaks Thailand at AFC U-16 Championship - Boxscore Tue, 25 Sep 2012 02:38:01 GMT

Boxscore

Iraq's speed breaks Thailand at AFC U-16 Championship Boxscore Tehran (Sept. 24, 2012) - Thailand coach Leones Pereira Dos Santos admitted that lack of speed and clinical Iraqi finished cost them the match as Thailand are on the brink of elimination from the AFC U-16 Championship after a 2-0 defeat at the hands of ... and more »

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Iraq, Afghanistan … Iran? We've Been Here Before. - New York Times (blog) Sun, 23 Sep 2012 21:34:57 GMT

Iraq, Afghanistan … Iran? We've Been Here Before. New York Times (blog) “Intelligence gathered by this and other governments leaves no doubt that the Iraq regime continues to possess and conceal some of the most lethal weapons ever devised,” he told Americans on the eve of the invasion. The day before, Vice President Dick ... and more »

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Iraq blocks Syria-bound North Korean plane, suspects weapons cargo - Chicago Tribune Sat, 22 Sep 2012 16:50:28 GMT

The Associated Press

Iraq blocks Syria-bound North Korean plane, suspects weapons cargo Chicago Tribune BAGHDAD (Reuters) - Iraq said on Friday it has denied permission to a North Korean plane bound for Syria to pass through Iraqi airspace on suspicion it could be carrying weapons, and the United States stressed the need to prevent any such arms transfers. Iraq bans Syria-bound NKorea plane with suspected arms load, potentially ...Washington Post all 853 news articles »

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All our Lives: US Teenagers, Iraq and Afghanistan - Care2.com (blog) Mon, 24 Sep 2012 15:09:59 GMT

All our Lives: US Teenagers, Iraq and Afghanistan Care2.com (blog) My name is Ann, I am 14 years old, and for as long as I can remember my country has been at war. I was born in October of 1997; we entered Afghanistan in October of 2001. I was a few weeks away from turning four, and my memories of that time are few ... and more »

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Yemen, Iraq and Afghan Jihadists join war against Assad in Syria - YemenOnline Mon, 24 Sep 2012 21:00:06 GMT

Yemen, Iraq and Afghan Jihadists join war against Assad in Syria YemenOnline Some are fresh-faced idealists driven by hatred for Assad, while some are jihadi veterans from Iraq, Yemen and Afghanistan. According to the Guardian, to reach the country, foreign fighters have crossed borders with forged passports and dodge secret ... and more »