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'Extremely alarming': Iraq executes 42 people in two days - NBCNews.com (blog) Sat, 12 Oct 2013 01:58:31 GMT

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'Extremely alarming': Iraq executes 42 people in two days NBCNews.com (blog) Iraq executed 42 people, including a woman, for mass killings and other "terrorism" offenses over the past week, the justice ministry and the United Nations said following a surge in sectarian violence. The U.N. mission in Iraq said on Thursday it was ... United Nations Human Rights Chief Condemns Mass Executions in IraqNew York Times Iraq executes 42 convicts in last two daysAljazeera.com UN Slams Iraq Over Prisoner ExecutionsVoice of America Times of India -ABC News all 89 news articles »

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Shadow Government: Redux: Why Afghanistan Could Go the Way of Iraq - Foreign Policy (blog) Fri, 11 Oct 2013 21:01:36 GMT

Shadow Government: Redux: Why Afghanistan Could Go the Way of Iraq Foreign Policy (blog) President Barack Obama campaigned on ending the Iraq war. He could not have conveyed any more clearly that irrespective of consequences, the U.S. military was leaving Iraq. His administration put in place an arbitrary "end of combat operations" in ...

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Bomb blast kills 3, injures 11 in E Iraq: Police - Press TV Fri, 11 Oct 2013 21:27:06 GMT

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Bomb blast kills 3, injures 11 in E Iraq: Police Press TV Iraq's Interior Ministry has said that militants have launched an open war in Iraq and they want to push the Middle Eastern country into chaos. A bomb explosion in a town in eastern Iraq has killed three people and injured 11 others, police officials say. Gwynne Dyer: Violence rises in Iraq in midst of scandal around bogus bomb ...Straight.com Sistani Issues Fatwa Against Sectarian Violence in IraqAl-Monitor 1000 People Just Died in Iraq – the War is Far From OverPolicyMic SBS -New Zealand Herald -Baltimore Sun all 15 news articles »

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Iraq executes 42 for mass killings and other 'terrorism' offenses - Washington Post Fri, 11 Oct 2013 10:53:24 GMT

Iraq executes 42 for mass killings and other 'terrorism' offenses Washington Post BAGHDAD — Iraq executed 42 people, including a woman, this week for mass killings and other “terrorism” offenses, the Justice Ministry and the United Nations said Thursday after a surge in sectarian violence. The U.N. mission in Iraq said it was ...

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Iraq Carries Out 42 Executions In Single Week - Huffington Post Thu, 10 Oct 2013 14:47:39 GMT

Iraq Carries Out 42 Executions In Single Week Huffington Post Iraq has executed 42 "terrorism" convicts over the past week, the justice minister said Thursday, defying condemnation of its extensive use of the death penalty as violence intensifies. "In the course of the past week, the ministry has carried out the ...

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Iraq Executes 42 Terrorism Convicts - Voice of America Thu, 10 Oct 2013 21:44:56 GMT

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Iraq Executes 42 Terrorism Convicts Voice of America United Nations data shows more than 5,000 people have been killed in militant attacks in Iraq since April, when Shi'ite-dominated government security forces launched an attack on a Sunni encampment north of Baghdad. Analysts have repeatedly warned ...

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In Iraq, Honor Crimes Spread to Cities - Al-Monitor Fri, 11 Oct 2013 22:41:33 GMT

In Iraq, Honor Crimes Spread to Cities Al-Monitor In an interview with Al-Monitor, social worker Qassem Hussein says honor crimes are still legally applicable to many girls who declare their “forbidden” feelings for foreign men, not only in Iraq, but also in other Arab and Muslim countries. However ...

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Iraq and Kurdistan: Double standards - Rudaw Sat, 12 Oct 2013 00:07:02 GMT

Iraq and Kurdistan: Double standards Rudaw We had been speaking live on radio about the bomb attack in Erbil, and the influx of thousands of refugees. I had tried to make clear that Erbil, even though it was attacked on September 29, is a haven of peace compared to the rest of Iraq. His well ... Budget battles beginIraq Oil Report all 6 news articles »

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Iraq executes 42 'terrorists', including woman, as violence worsens - Reuters Thu, 10 Oct 2013 15:24:40 GMT

Iraq executes 42 'terrorists', including woman, as violence worsens Reuters BAGHDAD (Reuters) - Iraq executed 42 people, including a woman, for mass killings and other "terrorism" offences over two days this week, the justice ministry and the United Nations said on Thursday after a surge in sectarian violence. The U.N. mission ...

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Is Al Qaeda operating freely in Iraq? - Fox News Wed, 09 Oct 2013 18:44:08 GMT

Is Al Qaeda operating freely in Iraq? Fox News 5,740 Iraqis have been killed so far this year. Almost 1,000 died during the past month according to the United Nations Assistance Mission to Iraq. In the last year Al-Qaeda has resurged in Iraq, carrying out attacks in Baghdad and surrounding provinces. and more »