RT | Rockets from Syria hit Iraqi home, killing 5-year-old girl Reuters AL QAIM, Iraq | Sat Sep 8, 2012 11:20am EDT. AL QAIM, Iraq (Reuters) - Three rockets fired from Syria hit an Iraqi border town on Saturday, killing a 5-year-old girl, locals and officials said, in the most serious spillover from the neighboring country ... Syrian warplanes pummel cities as opposition reports 172 more killed Syria rockets from Albu Kamal kill girl in Iraq Borderline conflict: Rockets from Syria hit Iraq as violence spills over |
The Star-Ledger - NJ.com | Former NJ Army soldier admits to role in Iraq bribery scheme The Star-Ledger - NJ.com NEWARK — A former Army soldier and Purple Heart recipient faces 35 years in prison after admitting to his lynchpin role in a bribery and kickback scheme that reaped at least $3.7 million from the U.S. government's reconstruction efforts in war-torn Iraq. Former Army Corps of Engineers employee admits taking bribes, kickbacks on ... NJ veteran admits taking $4M in bribes, kickbacks for government contracts in Iraq |
Christian Science Monitor | Did the CIA just mess up on Iraq's 'weapons of mass destruction'? Christian Science Monitor How chemical, biological, and nuclear weapons programs were said to be part of Saddam Hussein's arsenal – posited as the rationale for invading Iraq in the wake of 9/11, along with the belief that the Iraqi dictator somehow was helping Al Qaeda? The Lies that Led to the Iraq War and the Persistent Myth of 'Intelligence ... Did the Iraq dossier damage democracy? Iraq: Inside the Belly of CIA Beast |
MONIQUE CHING: In Iraq, I covered my head but opened my mind San Angelo Standard Times I've noticed that when I tell people about the relatively conservative dress in Iraq, it is usually followed by looks of sympathy and, "Did you have to wear a head covering, too?" My general response to that is, yes, the women wore the hijab head scarf ... Hayward predicts KRG-Baghdad reconciliation |
Daily Beast | US Presses Iraq on Iranian Planes Thought to Carry Arms to Syria New York Times WASHINGTON — The State Department said Wednesday that Iraq has an obligation under United Nations Security Council resolutions to insist that Iranian planes that are suspected of flying arms to Syria over Iraqi airspace land so the cargo can be ... Syria today: Iraq denies role in the conflict Iraq's role in Syria war poses problems for US US calls on Iraq to inspect Syria-bound Iranian planes for arms |
DigitalJournal.com | Iraq's Kurd oil row too big to last: Genel's Hayward Reuters ARBIL, Iraq (Reuters) - Iraq and its Kurdish region both have too much at stake not to settle their dispute over oil, although they may take a year or so to do it, the head of the largest producer there said. "The scale of the opportunity for Kurdistan ... Analysis: Kurdish oil deals have Baghdad in a bind Shell mulls bid in Iraq oil auction [National, The (United Arab Emirates)] Iraq Unity at Risk Because of Maliki Leadership, Allawi Says |
USA TODAY | Iraq: Multiple Bombings Kill 8 at Mosques in Kirkuk New York Times Three separate bomb attacks against Shiite mosques in the northern city of Kirkuk killed eight civilians on Friday and wounded 70 others, the police said. The attacks took place as worshipers were leaving the mosques, said the Kirkuk police commander ... Police: 3 bomb attacks in northern Iraq kill 8 Iraq Violence: Attacks Against Shiite Mosques Kill At Least 8, Injure Scores Attacks Target Shiite Worshippers in Northern Iraq |
Antiwar.com | Turkish troops kill 26 PKK rebels in major offensive Chicago Tribune DIYARBAKIR, Turkey (Reuters) - Turkish soldiers have killed 26 Kurdish rebels in two days in an offensive involving over 2,000 troops, as well as F-16 fighter planes operating on both sides of the Turkey-Iraq border, security sources said on Friday. Turkish Warplanes Pound Northern Iraq Turkish offensive kills 18 Kurdish rebels |
Heritage.org (blog) | Iraq's Refusal to Block Iran's Resupply of Syrian Regime Reflects Declining US ... Heritage.org (blog) Iraq's government is resisting a request by the U.S. government to block Iranian planes from traversing Iraqi air space to resupply Syria's repressive ruling regime, according to The Washington Post. Despite the certainty of U.S. officials that Iranian ... Iraq Sides With Iran on “Humanitarian” Flights to Syria U.S. senators warn Iraq about Iran Iraq's role in Syria war poses problems for US |
Slate Magazine | “I'm Not the Enemy”: The New War Novels Slate Magazine After 11 years of U.S. engagement in Afghanistan and eight years in Iraq (where the war is now, officially if only ostensibly, finished), fiction writers have begun to address the campaigns. To paraphrase the philosopher Donald Rumsfeld, they may not ... 'Fobbit' aims to be Iraq's 'Catch-22' Two novels out of Iraq recount offer glimpses of what's it's really like over ... |