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Syrian regime losing grip on border with Iraq as militants step up attacks - CNN Wed, 13 Mar 2013 14:31:33 GMT

Christian Science Monitor (blog)

Syrian regime losing grip on border with Iraq as militants step up attacks CNN (CNN) -- Bashar al-Assad's regime has lost control of much of Syria's long desert border with Iraq, as Sunni jihadist groups in both countries grow in strength, according to Western counter-terrorism officials and analysts. The resurgence of al Qaeda ... Terrorism and freedom fighting along the Syria-Iraq borderChristian Science Monitor (blog) The CIA Takes Opposite Sides in Syria and Iraq | The NationThe Nation. (blog) Qaeda Group in Iraq Says It Killed Syrian SoldiersNew York Times Mother Jones (blog) -Aljazeera.com -Wall Street Journal all 69 news articles »

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Iraq 10 years on - the key bloggers look back on the war - The Guardian (blog) Wed, 13 Mar 2013 14:32:04 GMT

The Guardian (blog)

Iraq 10 years on - the key bloggers look back on the war The Guardian (blog) During the early years of the 2003 Iraq war a number of prolific bloggers emerged sharing a unique view of the war and how it was changing the lives of Iraqi people. We asked them to look back on how the US-led invasion and occupation of Iraq affected ... Iraq War's Consequences 10 Years LaterKPBS Media's failure on Iraq still stingsCNN What the Iraq War Did To and For the Middle EastThe Atlantic Yahoo! News (blog) -Washington Times -Eurasia Review all 29 news articles »

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Iraq fears return of sectarian war, this time with added political dimension - The Guardian Wed, 13 Mar 2013 12:19:41 GMT

The Guardian

Iraq fears return of sectarian war, this time with added political dimension The Guardian He made an excellent speech saying Iraq would not go back to the sectarian days. I also saw him speak at a church and say the same. All of which is very good but I was bothered by the fact that he did not acknowledge the speaker of the parliament ... Blame Iraq, not America, for sectarian civil warThe Independent The day the war in Iraq changedAlaska Dispatch all 7 news articles »

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Iraq 10 years on: a photographer's story - video - The Guardian Wed, 13 Mar 2013 11:26:02 GMT

The Guardian

Iraq 10 years on: a photographer's story - video The Guardian Award-winning photographer Sean Smith describes the experience of being on the frontline in Iraq and explains why he was driven to return again and again. Smith follows the progress of troops battling against opposition and sectarian attack. His photos ...

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Failed Projects in Iraq - New York Times Thu, 14 Mar 2013 01:24:12 GMT

Failed Projects in Iraq New York Times The United States invaded Iraq (under questionable circumstances) and added development to its agenda. This effort failed not least because of insufficient collaboration — imperiousness on our part — and by not obtaining sufficient “buy in” from the ...

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Two Iraq Anniversaries - National Review Online (blog) Wed, 13 Mar 2013 18:31:02 GMT

Two Iraq Anniversaries National Review Online (blog) Thanks to Commentary's Michael Rubin, I was reminded that this March brings us two Iraq anniversaries: the tenth anniversary of the Iraq invasion, which many people will discuss and debate, and the 25th anniversary of Saddam Hussein's chemical weapons ... and more »

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Kurdish rebels free Turkish captives in northern Iraq - Reuters Wed, 13 Mar 2013 12:22:49 GMT

FRANCE 24

Kurdish rebels free Turkish captives in northern Iraq Reuters SARGALI, Iraq (Reuters) - Turkish Kurd militants freed a group of Turkish soldiers and officials they had held in the mountains of northern Iraq for more than a year on Wednesday, the first concrete step in efforts to end their 28-year-old insurgency. PKK Militants Release Eight Turkish Hostages in IraqBusinessweek Kurdish rebels release Turkish hostages in IraqFRANCE 24 PKK releases eight Turkish prisoners in northern Iraq: officialAl-Arabiya Saudi Gazette -Naharnet -RadioFreeEurope/RadioLiberty all 109 news articles »

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Turkey economic champion of Iraq war - RT Wed, 13 Mar 2013 10:22:04 GMT

RT	Turkey economic champion of Iraq war RT The Americans won the war, Iran won peace, but Turkey won the Iraqi export market. Turkey's exports to Iraq have increased by more than 25% a year, reaching $10.8 billion in 2012. Turkey's decision to block US military deployment from its territory has ...

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Don't Write Off the Iraq War as a Loss Just Yet - U.S. News & World Report (blog) Wed, 13 Mar 2013 19:51:52 GMT

U.S. News & World Report (blog)

Don't Write Off the Iraq War as a Loss Just Yet U.S. News & World Report (blog) Michael P. Noonan is the Director of the Program on National Security at the Foreign Policy Research Institute in Philadelphia and a veteran of Operation Iraqi Freedom. This week marks the 10th anniversary of the start of the war in Iraq (March 20 ... The Iraq War: Ten Years Later and What Have We Reaped?OpEdNews all 2 news articles »

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Ex-Bushkill man gets prison for taking Iraq reconstruction bribes - Allentown Morning Call Wed, 13 Mar 2013 15:26:32 GMT

Allentown Morning Call

Ex-Bushkill man gets prison for taking Iraq reconstruction bribes Allentown Morning Call A former Bushkill Township man has been sentenced to prison for taking bribes in exchange for inside information on Iraq reconstruction contracts while he worked for the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers. John Alfy Salama Markus, 41, was sentenced Tuesday ... $3.7M in Iraq Bribes, Kickbacks Get Contractor 13-Year SentencePatch.com Nazareth man sentenced for taking kickbacks for Iraq contractsThe Mercury Ex-US Army employee sentenced over $4 million in kickbacks on Iraq contractsWindsor Star Engineering News Record (subscription) all 8 news articles »