Scholar fights to keep Jewish artifacts from returning to Iraq Los Angeles Times WASHINGTON — Harold Rhode still recalls the euphoria he felt a decade ago after finding thousands of dripping, moldy artifacts of Iraq's once-vibrant Jewish community in the flooded basement of Saddam Hussein's intelligence service headquarters in ... Will the US Allow Iraq to Steal a Jewish Treasure? |
New York Times | Kurds' Oil Deals With Turkey Raise Fears of Fissures in Iraq New York Times ISTANBUL — The sharp, dry mountains that run between Turkey and Iraq have long marked a front line in the battle between the Turkish government and Kurdish separatists where cross-border attacks took many lives on both sides. Iraq and Turkey diffuse Kurdish oil row UN worried about uptick in bodies found in Iraq Iraq Gunmen Kill Sunni Fighter, 5 Relatives |
Aljazeera.com | Blasts Kill at Least 12 Mourners at Funeral of Iraq Sunni Leader New York Times ... at Funeral of Iraq Sunni Leader. By YASIR GHAZI. Published: December 1, 2013. BAGHDAD — Three blasts struck mourners at a funeral in northern Iraq on Sunday, killing at least 12 people and wounding 42, security officials and medical workers said. UN in Iraq Worried About Uptick in Bodies Found Deadly bombings strike funeral in Iraq Iraq: Overall death toll down, uptick in 'execution-style' killings |
Execution-style killings surge in Iraq, UN says CNN (CNN) -- Acts of terror and sectarian violence killed 659 Iraqis and injured almost 1,400 in November, according to casualty figures released by the United Nations Assistance Mission for Iraq. Bombings account for many of the deaths, but U.N. officials ... |
Deseret News | Iraq FM talks to Afghans about security Military Times Hoshyar Zebari did not provide details of his talks with President Hamid Karzai in a brief statement after signing an agreement to facilitate pilgrimages to Iraqi religious sites, but hinted that Iraq needed American help to overcome its security ... Iraq Foreign Minister talks to Afghans about security |
Rudaw | Iraq's Southern Provinces Interested in Kurdish Investments Rudaw Lack of security and stability has turned Iraq into the opposite of a business-friendly destination, with the Kurdistan Region standing as the only exception. Investments remain risky. Last year, Sheikh Hussein, a Sulaimani investor, was kidnapped from ... Kurds seek autonomy in a federal Syria: Top official PYD leader: Syrian Kurds seek autonomy |
Al-Qaeda carnage continues unchecked in Iraq The Voice of Russia The exact numbers are difficult to ascertain either due to purposeful obfuscation for political reasons or because the ongoing destabilized situation in the country makes it impossible to compile accurate reports but the number of deaths in Iraq since ... Iraq's November Death Toll Nearly 950 |
AFP | OPEC Rift Emerging Over Iraq Output, Possible Return of Iran Wall Street Journal Iraq is also making strides in dramatically boosting its output after it was hobbled by Saddam Hussein-era sanctions and then the fallout of the U.S.-led invasion of the country. The country is on track to produce some three million barrels a day on ... Gulf oil exporters' rivalry grows in battle for Asian buyers OPEC inaction masks looming supply glut in 2014 Opec forecast to hold quota despite looming oversupply |
Dixie Press Online | Perspectives: Being unpopular isn't always bad; the Iraq war, other ... Dixie Press Online OPINION – Having a clearly defined set of principles is simultaneously a blessing and a curse. I learned this the hard way about 10 years ago. During the build up to the Iraq War, it became clear to me that our nation was being herded into an unjust, ... |
Suicide bomber kills 10 at funeral in northern Iraq Reuters No group claimed responsibility for Sunday's attack but suicide bombers linked to al Qaeda frequently target local Sunni Muslim leaders and followers considered supportive of Iraq's Shi'ite-led government. The bombing took place in Muqdadya, 80 km (50 ... |