Washington Post | Iraq's Kurdish region pursues ties with Turkey — for energy revenue and ... Washington Post IRBIL, Iraq — As the rest of Iraq descends into a crisis of deepening violence, the autonomous enclave of Kurdistan is enlisting the help of an unlikely ally, Turkey, to reach for a long-delayed dream of independence. In many ways, Iraqi Kurdistan ... Turkey and Iraq work to repair bilateral ties Iraq oil deals raise Arbil-Baghdad tensions Bomb striking Iraq pilgrims, other attacks kill 9 |
RT | US built 'powerful organs of state terrorism' in Iraq RT My friend was in Iraq a few months ago and he found very few people in Iraq today who would say that their lives are better now than under Saddam Hussein's regime. And that is not to say good in any way about Saddam Hussein, it is to say that the ... |
Wall Street Journal | Veterans of Iraq, Afghanistan battle lung trouble upon return home Fox News After convoys through sandstorms and exposure to trash burning in open pits during a tour each in Iraq and Afghanistan, he has changed. In a recent physical-fitness test, he couldn't complete a mile run without stopping to walk. "I felt like I was ... Military Commanders And Policy Makers Should Use Lessons Learned From ... |
The Guardian | We can only truly assess the Iraq war once Chilcot delivers The Guardian When it was set up in 2009 by Gordon Brown, the inquiry chaired by Sir John Chilcot into how Britain went to war in Iraq was supposed to take a year to complete. Four years later, it appears no closer to drawing to a close, with some wondering whether ... Bid to keep No10 files secret halts Iraq report: Cabinet Secretary blocks ... Public should be told the whole truth about Iraq Government's delay over Iraq inquiry 'is intolerable' |
RT | Double Bombing, Shooting Kill 7 People in Iraq ABC News Friday's violence comes a day after a series of attacks across Iraq left 30 people dead, most of them soldiers who were killed when two suicide bombers drove their explosive-laden cars into a military base in the town of Tarmiyah, just north of Baghdad. Iraq 2013: Deadliest year since 2008 with 7000+ killed Suicide blasts kill soldiers in Iraq's north Iraq attacks kill seven |
Voice of America | Council leader, family killed in their sleep in Iraq; separate attacks on base ... CNN (CNN) -- Gunmen burst into the home of a local leader Thursday in Iraq, killing him and five of his family members as they slept. The attackers then planted explosives and blew up the home, police said. The attack took place in Tikrit. Elsewhere, a ... In Turnaround, Iraq's Maliki Seeks US Assistance Analysis: Maliki bolsters Iraq re-election chances Russia Supplies 44 Military Helicopters to Iraq after US Snub |
BBC News | The US archivist who saved the history of Iraq's Jews BBC News A flood in a basement underneath the ruins of Saddam Hussein's intelligence service nearly destroyed centuries of history of Iraq's vanished Jewish community. Here is the story of the American archivist who led the effort to rescue the books and papers ... Now Divisive, Iraq's Jewish Archives Speak of More Tolerant Past Trove of Iraqi Jewish belongings to go on display |
The Columbian | Why did we go to war in Iraq? Washington Post (blog) EK: But it wasn't hijacked by Iraq. The Bush administration chose that war. And, to be honest, that's what I read the book to understand. I've never felt like I understood the reason the Bush administration decided to go to war in Iraq. Once that ... Milbank: Insular administration contributes to Obama failure Obama's healthcare apology falls short of Bush standard |
New website tells war vets' stories: San Mateo resident and Iraq War veteran ... San Mateo Daily Journal Scott Castle, who graduated from San Mateo High School in 2002 and currently lives in San Mateo, served three tours of duty with the Marine Corps in Iraq and was one of the first to participate in the nonprofit Veteran Documentary Corps' veterans film ... |
Iraq: Blasts Kill at Least 30 People New York Times Three separate attacks killed at least 30 people in Iraq on Thursday, the authorities said. Two suicide bombers attacked an Iraqi military base north of Baghdad late Thursday, killing 22 soldiers and wounding at least 45 others, officials said. That ... |