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CIA Ramps Up Role in Iraq - Wall Street Journal Tue, 12 Mar 2013 02:30:41 GMT

Wall Street Journal

CIA Ramps Up Role in Iraq Wall Street Journal Al Qaeda in Iraq, the terrorist network's affiliate in the country, has close ties to Syria-based Jabhat al Nusra, also known as the Nusra Front, an opposition militant group that has attacked government installations and controls territory in northern ... Qaeda Group in Iraq Says It Killed Syrian SoldiersNew York Times Al-Qaeda claims killing Syrian troops in IraqAljazeera.com Al Qaeda affiliate in Iraq says it killed Syrian soldiersLos Angeles Times TIME -Long War Journal -Washington Post all 41 news articles »

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Media's failure on Iraq still stings - CNN Mon, 11 Mar 2013 18:43:51 GMT

Slate Magazine

Media's failure on Iraq still stings CNN Editor's note: Howard Kurtz is the host of CNN's "Reliable Sources" and is Newsweek's Washington bureau chief. He is also a contributor to the website Daily Download. (CNN) -- The 10th anniversary this month of the invasion of Iraq will remind most ... The One Book the Bush Administration Should Have Read Before Invading IraqSlate Magazine Reader ripostes: Iraq, 10 years onThe Interpreter No longer forgotten: a Kurdish view of the Iraq warThe Guardian (blog) Project Syndicate -The Takeaway -Press TV all 11 news articles »

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Iraq war: six lessons we still need to learn - The Guardian Mon, 11 Mar 2013 19:01:01 GMT

The Guardian

Iraq war: six lessons we still need to learn The Guardian There is a temptation to draw a line under the Iraq war and to write it off as a regrettable occurrence, best consigned to history. But there is much we can learn from the experience about the challenges facing countries in transition, the limitations ...

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Attacks in Iraq Kill 12 People, Officials Say - ABC News Mon, 11 Mar 2013 19:46:03 GMT

DAWN.com

Attacks in Iraq Kill 12 People, Officials Say ABC News A suicide attacker drove his explosives-laden car on Monday into a police station in northern Iraq, killing five people, while attacks elsewhere in the country killed seven other Iraqis, including a candidate for local office, officials said. The ... Violence continues to mar life in IraqCNN Iraq attacks kill seven, wound 165DAWN.com 8 killed, 120 wounded in attacks in IraqXinhua Press TV -Saudi Gazette all 25 news articles »

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Iraq torture claims 'utterly groundless', Al-Sweady inquiry hears - The Guardian Mon, 11 Mar 2013 19:52:16 GMT

The Guardian

Iraq torture claims 'utterly groundless', Al-Sweady inquiry hears The Guardian Allegations that British soldiers tortured and unlawfully killed Iraqi prisoners after a firefight in 2004 are "utterly groundless" and were exploited in support of a propaganda campaign against the occupation of the country, a public inquiry heard on ... Iraq inquiry hears claims of torture by British soldiersScotsman all 3 news articles »

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Report: A decade after Hussein, Iraq still grapples with human rights abuses - CNN Mon, 11 Mar 2013 05:50:51 GMT

Voice of America

Report: A decade after Hussein, Iraq still grapples with human rights abuses CNN (CNN) -- Ten years after the fall of Saddam Hussein, Iraq remains "enmeshed in a grim cycle of human rights abuses," Amnesty International said in a report Monday. "Many Iraqis today enjoy greater freedoms than they did under his Ba'athist regime, but ... Amnesty Details Rights Abuses in Iraq 10 Years After Saddam ToppledVoice of America Amnesty: Serious rights abuses continue in Iraq 11.03.2013Deutsche Welle Iraq: Still paying a high price after a decade of abusesAmnesty International The Independent -NCR-Iran.org (press release) -Hamilton Spectator all 12 news articles »

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Iraq 10 years on: the legacy of war - video - The Guardian Mon, 11 Mar 2013 14:44:37 GMT

The Guardian

Iraq 10 years on: the legacy of war - video The Guardian Ten years after the US-led invasion of Iraq, the consequences are legion: a country divided along sectarian lines, a new authoritarian leadership, a region destabilised, western armies licking their wounds and international diplomacy discredited like ...

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Al Qaeda claims killing of Syrian soldiers in Iraq - Reuters Mon, 11 Mar 2013 14:52:26 GMT

Al Qaeda claims killing of Syrian soldiers in Iraq Reuters BAGHDAD (Reuters) - Al Qaeda has claimed responsibility for killing 48 Syrian soldiers and state employees in Iraq last week, saying their presence proved collusion between the Shi'ite-led government in Baghdad and Syrian President Bashar al-Assad.

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The Insiders: Still unanswered questions, 10 years after the Iraq invasion - Washington Post (blog) Mon, 11 Mar 2013 14:06:02 GMT

The Insiders: Still unanswered questions, 10 years after the Iraq invasion Washington Post (blog) Next week marks the anniversary of the beginning of the United States' second-greatest foreign policy debacle: The 2003 invasion of Iraq. Ten years on, the invasion and its aftermath still reverberate, in our domestic and foreign politics, and in the ...

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Gunfire breaks out along Iraq-Kuwait border - Reuters Mon, 11 Mar 2013 18:16:58 GMT

Naharnet

Gunfire breaks out along Iraq-Kuwait border Reuters DUBAI (Reuters) - Gunfire broke out along the Iraq-Kuwait border on Monday, sources from both sides said, in the latest sign of localized tensions over the position of the frontier that remain more than two decades after Saddam Hussein's invasion. Shots fired during Iraq-Kuwait border protest: policeYahoo! News (blog) Kuwait Urges Iraq Action on Markers after Border RiotNaharnet Kuwait voices dismay to UN, Iraq over border signs maintenance sabotageKuwait News Agency all 5 news articles »