Al Jazeera America | Iraq War death toll near 500K, new study estimates Al Jazeera America The number of deaths caused by the Iraq War has been a source of intense controversy, as politics, inexact science and a clamor for public awareness have intersected in a heated debate of conflicting interests. The latest and perhaps most rigorous ... A Better Stab at Estimating How Many Died in the Iraq War New Study on Iraq Death Count 50 Times Higher Than Americans Think War-related deaths near 500000 in Iraq |
New York Times | Business Rebuilds in a Thriving City in Iraq New York Times ERBIL, Iraq — Perception is not always reality with emerging business travel destinations. That's especially true for Erbil, the political and business capital of the autonomous Kurdish region in the north of Iraq. The city is becoming an alternative ... |
The Guardian | Iraq mosque bombing targets Sunni worshippers celebrating Eid The Guardian A bomb has ripped through a crowd of Sunni worshippers coming out of a mosque in northern Iraq after prayers at the start of the Muslim holiday of Eid al-Adha, killing 12 people and wounding 24, a police official has said. The bomb went off on Tuesday ... Deadly bombing hits mosque in northern Iraq Bomb Near Mosque in Northern Iraq Kills 12 Sunnis Bomb targeting worshippers kills 12 in Iraq |
Wall Street Journal | Blasts claim lives in Iraq, Afghanistan, Syria on Muslim holy day of Eid al-Adha CNN But this year, the joyous occasion Tuesday was marred by bomb blasts and deaths in violence-plagued Afghanistan and Iraq, and in civil war-wracked Syria. In southern Afghanistan, a member of the NATO-led International Security Assistance Force died ... 13 Killed Across Iraq Ahead of Eid al-Adha Syrians find safety for Eid al-Adha holiday in Iraq Somber Eid festivity in Iraq and Syria |
Aljazeera.com | Deaths reported in serial Iraq bombings Aljazeera.com A string of bombings in mostly Shia-majority cities across Iraq killed at least 31 people and wounded dozens, officials said, a grim reminder of the government's failure to stem the uptick in violence that is feeding sectarian tensions in the country ... Iraq deaths mount as al Qaeda comeback gathers steam Bombings Kill at Least 34 in Iraq, Mostly in Southern Provinces and Baghdad Iraq Violence: Attacks Across Country Kill At Least 31 |
Bombs blasts across Iraq kill 25 people Reuters It was not immediately clear who was behind Sunday's attacks, but Sunni Islamist and other insurgents including al Qaeda, which views Shi'ite Muslims as non-believers, have been regaining ground in Iraq this year. More than 6,000 people have been ... |
The Guardian | How the World Health Organisation covered up Iraq's nuclear nightmare The Guardian Last month, the World Health Organisation (WHO) published a long awaited document summarising the findings of an in-depth investigation into the prevalence of congenital birth defects (CBD) in Iraq, which many experts believe is linked to the use of ... |
The Independent | Al Qaeda Terrorizing Iraq Again – Please Don't Stop Them The Jewish Press Al-Qaeda has come roaring back in Iraq since U.S. troops left in late 2011, reports the AP Monday morning, saying the international terrorism network now looks stronger than it has done in years. Once again, they are capable of carrying out several ... Iraq is 'Run by al-Qaeda': Appalling Carnage Shows Terror Group's Resurgence |
New York Times | To Ousted Boss, Arms Watchdog Was Seen as an Obstacle in Iraq New York Times But with the agency thrust into the spotlight with news of the Nobel Prize last week, Mr. Bustani agreed to discuss what he said was the real reason: the Bush administration's fear that chemical weapons inspections in Iraq would conflict with ... |
Iraq Mosque Bombing Rips Through Crowd Of Sunni Worshippers, Killing 12 ... Huffington Post BAGHDAD -- BAGHDAD (AP) — A bomb ripped through a crowd of Sunni worshippers coming out of a mosque in northern Iraq after prayers at the start of a major Muslim holiday on Tuesday, killing 12 people and wounding 24, Iraqi officials said. The attack ... |