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Arab Spring-style protests take hold in Iraq - Washington Post Fri, 08 Feb 2013 18:49:18 GMT

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Arab Spring-style protests take hold in Iraq
Washington Post
FALLUJAH, Iraq — This restive Sunni town, the first to rebel against U.S. troops a decade ago, is rising up once again, this time against the government the Americans left behind. In an echo of the Arab Spring protests that have overturned regimes ...
Car bombs in Shi'ite areas of Iraq kill 34Reuters
Iraq bombs kill 31 as Sunnis stage protest ralliesUSA TODAY
At Least 26 Killed in Bombings Across IraqNew York Times
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Iraq Bombs Kill 36, Sunnis Stage Protest Rallies - ABC News Fri, 08 Feb 2013 12:56:16 GMT

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Iraq Bombs Kill 36, Sunnis Stage Protest Rallies
ABC News
Car bombs struck two outdoor markets and a group of taxi vans in Shiite areas across Iraq on Friday, killing at least 36 people and wounding nearly 100 in the bloodiest day in more than two months, as minority Sunnis staged large anti-government protests.
Several killed in series of Iraqi bomb blastsFRANCE 24
Suicide bomber hits Iraq army checkpoint, three killedReuters
Four car bombs target outdoor markets in Iraq, killing 20 people and wounding ...Newser
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Iraq war activists to get £4000 compensation over 2003 protest - The Guardian Fri, 08 Feb 2013 12:50:10 GMT

The Guardian
Iraq war activists to get £4000 compensation over 2003 protest
The Guardian
In 2003, RAF Fairford was being used by the US air force for long-range bombing missions against Iraq at the beginning of the conflict. Most of the protesters were stopped by police at Lechlade, told to leave the coaches by police, searched, told to ...

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CORRECTED-Facing Iraq dilemma, Exxon hires top ex-US diplomat - Reuters Fri, 08 Feb 2013 19:36:04 GMT

Hurriyet Daily News
CORRECTED-Facing Iraq dilemma, Exxon hires top ex-US diplomat
Reuters
LONDON/ARBIL, Iraq Feb 8 (Reuters) - Exxon Mobil has hired a former U.S. ambassador to Iraq as a consultant, diplomats and industry sources said, as the U.S. major faces a dilemma over whether to operate in the south of the country or honor its deals ...
Despite US opposition, oil trade with Iraq is legal, PM Erdoğan saysHurriyet Daily News
Iraq has little interest in pushing oil law forward -JanabiZawya (registration)
US: Iraq's oil wealth good for regionUPI.com
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Spate of car bombs kill 29 in Iraq - DAWN.com Fri, 08 Feb 2013 12:29:21 GMT

Spate of car bombs kill 29 in Iraq
DAWN.com
BAGHDAD:A spate of car bombs in Shiite areas of Iraq, including two blasts minutes apart at a popular bird market, killed at least 29 people on Friday, the latest in a spike in violence amid a political crisis. The attacks, which left nearly 70 others ...

Deadly bomb attacks rock Baghdad market - Aljazeera.com Fri, 08 Feb 2013 08:04:39 GMT

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Deadly bomb attacks rock Baghdad market
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At least 29 people have been killed and dozens others wounded by car bombs in mainly Shia Muslim neighbourhoods in Iraq, officials say. Police officers said a bomb hidden in a box went off at the Milhaniya pet market on Friday in the Khatamiya area in ...

Faces of the Fallen - Washington Post Fri, 08 Feb 2013 20:47:45 GMT

Faces of the Fallen
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Faces of the Fallen is a collection of information about each U.S. service member who has died as a result of the wars in Iraq and Afghanistan, in Operation Iraqi Freedom, Operation New Dawn and Operation Enduring Freedom. This information is updated ...

Iraq car bombings kill 33 - Hurriyet Daily News Fri, 08 Feb 2013 13:31:54 GMT

Hurriyet Daily News
Iraq car bombings kill 33
Hurriyet Daily News
A spate of car bombs in Shiite areas of Iraq, including two blasts minutes apart at a popular bird market, killed at least 33 people on Friday, the latest spike in violence amid a simmering political crisis. The bloodshed came as tens of thousands of ...

Iraq 10 Years On: Was It Worth It? Debate From Goldsmiths College - Huffington Post UK Thu, 07 Feb 2013 21:33:23 GMT

Iraq 10 Years On: Was It Worth It? Debate From Goldsmiths College
Huffington Post UK
The bitter divisions over the Iraq war were reopened on Thursday evening, almost exactly a decade after the invasion. Panelists were asked 'was it worth it?' paving the way for a passionate debate at a packed Goldsmith's College in London. They ...

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Iraq War veteran avoids jail time in gun case - Buffalo News Fri, 08 Feb 2013 20:32:32 GMT

Iraq War veteran avoids jail time in gun case
Buffalo News
LOCKPORT – Alexander T. Carncross, an Iraq War veteran suffering from post-traumatic stress disorder, was assigned this week to Buffalo Veterans Treatment Court in the wake of a guilty plea to first-degree reckless endangerment. “We invented our own ...