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International companies aim to set up shop in Iraq despite violence - Financial Times Sun, 29 Dec 2013 14:26:47 GMT

Business Insider

International companies aim to set up shop in Iraq despite violence Financial Times International companies are overlooking security worries and a recent spike in violence to set up shop in oil-rich Iraq, a country that was engulfed in a civil war only five years ago. Lured by the country's vast oil wealth and sizzling growth rates ... Shooting, Bombings Across Iraq Kill 14ABC News Attacks Across Iraq Kill At Least 18, Including An Army GeneralBusiness Insider 16 Killed in Attacks Across IraqVoice of America Press TV all 96 news articles »

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Deadly Shootout and Arrest in Iraq Set Off Sunni Protests - New York Times Sun, 29 Dec 2013 01:39:07 GMT

Christian Science Monitor

Deadly Shootout and Arrest in Iraq Set Off Sunni Protests New York Times The gunfight erupted when Mr. Alwani; his brother, Ali al-Alwani; and the guards opened fire on soldiers as they entered the home, according to Iraq's Ministry of Defense. In addition to those killed, about 10 others in the house were injured in the ... Iraq security forces arrest MP in deadly raidAljazeera.com Ramadi, Iraq, under curfew after major Sunni lawmaker's arrestCNN International Iraq troops arrest leading Sunni MP in violent raidReuters Christian Science Monitor -Financial Times all 178 news articles »

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Iraq-Syria - London Review of Books (subscription) (blog) Sun, 29 Dec 2013 17:06:54 GMT

Washington Post

Iraq-Syria London Review of Books (subscription) (blog) The Iraq war is not over; it never really ended. It just spilled into a new war, the war in Syria. We may one day speak of Iraq-Syria the way that we speak now of 'Af-Pak'. In response to a wave of attacks by the al-Qaida group known as the Islamic ... Crisis in Syria is the Iran-Iraq war – All Over Again!Iranian all 220 news articles »

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US sending missiles, drones to help Iraq government fight al Qaeda - CNN Fri, 27 Dec 2013 12:27:34 GMT

New York Times

US sending missiles, drones to help Iraq government fight al Qaeda CNN Washington (CNN) -- Two years after bringing home U.S. troops from Iraq, the Obama administration is sending Hellfire rockets and ScanEagle surveillance drones to help government forces fight al Qaeda affiliates growing in influence, a State Department ... US weapons to help Iraq fight al QaedaDeutsche Welle US Sends Arms to Aid Iraq Fight With ExtremistsNew York Times US sends Hellfire missiles to IraqWashington Post ABS CBN News all 282 news articles »

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Exclusive: Private talks between Tony Blair and George Bush on Iraq war to be ... - The Independent Sun, 29 Dec 2013 22:23:01 GMT

The Independent

Exclusive: Private talks between Tony Blair and George Bush on Iraq war to be ... The Independent The Government is working to declassify more than 100 secret documents detailing discussions that took place between Tony Blair, Gordon Brown and George Bush in the run-up to the Iraq war. The Independent understands that, in an unprecedented move, ... Blair obstacle to Iraq report clearedThe Times (subscription) Bush-Blair Iraq Calls Going PublicDaily Beast Blair-Bush talks on Iraq war to be revealed in U-turn: 100 secret documents to ...Daily Mail all 5 news articles »

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US and Iran's First Joint Military Venture: Fighting al Qaeda in Iraq - DEBKA file Sun, 29 Dec 2013 17:49:04 GMT

Yahoo!7 News

US and Iran's First Joint Military Venture: Fighting al Qaeda in Iraq DEBKA file With the Geneva Nuclear Accord still far from implementation a month after it was signed in Geneva, the United States and Iran are moving into stage two of their rapprochement: They are now fighting together to crush Al Qaeda terror in Iraq, debkafile ... Wanted leader of Qaeda-linked group had been held in IraqYahoo!7 News all 20 news articles »

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Gunmen kill four anti-al-Qaeda fighters in Iraq - Press TV Sun, 29 Dec 2013 13:08:45 GMT

Gunmen kill four anti-al-Qaeda fighters in Iraq Press TV The gunmen later fled the scene and their whereabouts are unknown. The al-Qaeda-inspired Islamic State of Iraq network often targets Sahwa fighters. Al-Qaeda in Iraq has been blamed for some of the deadliest terrorist attacks in the country since the ...

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UNHCR completes first aid airlift to Syria via Iraq - Press TV Sun, 29 Dec 2013 18:27:45 GMT

Press TV

UNHCR completes first aid airlift to Syria via Iraq Press TV The United Nations Refugee Agency (UNHCR) says it has, for the first time, managed to fly humanitarian aid to a difficult-to-access region in Syria from neighboring Iraq. “The last UNHCR cargo flight landed today at Qamishli airport (in northeastern ... UN completes first Iraq-Syria aid airliftAl-Arabiya all 9 news articles »

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Thailand: Regime Appeals to Same “International Consensus” That Green ... - Center for Research on Globalization Sun, 29 Dec 2013 15:00:52 GMT

Center for Research on Globalization

Thailand: Regime Appeals to Same “International Consensus” That Green ... Center for Research on Globalization Of course, readers might recall another infamous use of “appealing to authority,” and in particular, appealing to “international consensus” that was used by America's Bush administration to justify the criminal invasion and occupation of Iraq in 2003 ... and more »

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Attacks across Iraq, including a drive-by shooting and suicide bombing, kill ... - Minneapolis Star Tribune Sun, 29 Dec 2013 17:27:14 GMT

Attacks across Iraq, including a drive-by shooting and suicide bombing, kill ... Minneapolis Star Tribune BAGHDAD — Attacks across Iraq, including a suicide bombing targeting soldiers on patrol and a drive-by shooting, killed at least 14 people Sunday, officials said. The day's deadliest attack happened in the northern city of Mosul, where a suicide ...