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Syrian army, rebel clashes bring conflict to Iraq doorstep - Reuters Sat, 02 Mar 2013 18:01:26 GMT

Aljazeera.com

Syrian army, rebel clashes bring conflict to Iraq doorstep Reuters Insurgents seized control of half of the northeastern Syrian town of Yaarabiya, including a border post with Iraq, in a battle with forces loyal to President Bashar al-Assad on Friday and early Saturday, the pro-opposition Syrian Observatory for Human ... Syria fighting sparks tension on Iraq borderAljazeera.com Wounded Syria soldiers 'treated in Iraq'FRANCE 24 Wounded Syria soldiers treated in IraqFocus News Naharnet -Global Times -Al-Shorfa all 7 news articles »

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Iraq monthly death toll down in February - Reuters Sat, 02 Mar 2013 14:49:54 GMT

Iraq monthly death toll down in February Reuters The country's precarious sectarian and ethnic balance has come under growing strain from the conflict in neighboring Syria, which is whipping up tensions between Shi'ite and Sunni Muslims in Iraq and the wider Middle East. The figures showed 88 ... and more »

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Ten years on, the case for invading Iraq is still valid - The Guardian (blog) Sun, 03 Mar 2013 00:06:40 GMT

The Guardian (blog)

Ten years on, the case for invading Iraq is still valid The Guardian (blog) Iraq shocked liberals into the notion that they should stay out of the affairs of others. Of itself, this need not have been such a momentous step. A little England or isolationist policy can be justified on many occasions. There are strong arguments ...

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From Iraq to Hofstra's basketball team, the remarkable story of Jody Card - Newsday Sun, 03 Mar 2013 03:05:02 GMT

Newsday

From Iraq to Hofstra's basketball team, the remarkable story of Jody Card Newsday Jody Card arrived in Iraq in 2010 with an M4 assault rifle under one arm and a basketball under the other. His goal was simple: Use the first to survive so he could come home and use the second. "I stood out like a sore thumb," Card said of the ...

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Will Iraq be next to have an Arab Spring? - Telegraph.co.uk Sat, 02 Mar 2013 18:00:13 GMT

Telegraph.co.uk

Will Iraq be next to have an Arab Spring? Telegraph.co.uk These days, though, the target of their ire is not Iraq's former occupiers, but the democratic Iraqi government that took over in their place. The Sunnis, who make up around a third of Iraq's 33 million population, now chant that the Shia-dominated ...

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Iraq: Bombings Kill at Least 22 - New York Times Fri, 01 Mar 2013 03:52:03 GMT

The Economist

Iraq: Bombings Kill at Least 22 New York Times A series of bombings struck Baghdad, the capital, and towns to the south on Thursday, killing at least 22 people and wounding dozens in mainly Shiite areas. The deadliest attack occurred around sunset when a pair of bombs exploded nearly simultaneously ... Iraq ten years on The slow road backThe Economist Car bombs in Iraq kill fiveDAWN.com Middle East Iraq hit by series of deadly attacksAljazeera.com Washington Post -USA TODAY -Voice of America all 65 news articles »

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Coleen Rowley: Ten years after Iraq - Minneapolis Star Tribune Sat, 02 Mar 2013 22:02:13 GMT

Coleen Rowley: Ten years after Iraq Minneapolis Star Tribune Ten years ago, I made the ultimately futile effort of writing to FBI Director Robert Mueller warning that he needed to tell the truth about the Bush administration's unjustified decision to preemptively invade Iraq and the likelihood it would prove ...

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Iraq finance minister resigns amidst sectarian tensions - DAWN.com Fri, 01 Mar 2013 13:39:57 GMT

Voice of America

Iraq finance minister resigns amidst sectarian tensions DAWN.com Iraqi protesters shout slogans during a demonstration in the city of Samarra on March 1, 2013 demanding the ousting of Prime Minister Nuri al-Maliki. Protests have been staged in Sunni-majority areas of Iraq in recent weeks, calling for the resignation ... Iraq's Sunni Finance Minister Quits as Protests GrowVoice of America Iraq PM warns of Syria crisis spilloverAljazeera.com Syria Civil War: U.S.-Backed Iraq Government Attacks U.S.-Backed Syrian RebelsPolicyMic Al-Monitor -Antiwar.com -RT all 45 news articles »

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Iraq war verdict: Iran is the winner - Telegraph.co.uk Sat, 02 Mar 2013 07:31:32 GMT

Telegraph.co.uk

Iraq war verdict: Iran is the winner Telegraph.co.uk More important, and less investigated, is the effect Iraq has had on the world since the war began. That is the subject of my BBC Radio 4 documentary, in which I speak to people closely involved in the military intervention and the occupation that ... and more »

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Tales Of Iraq's Reconstruction, La Salle Students Get An Insider's View - CBS Local Sat, 02 Mar 2013 16:43:45 GMT

CBS Local

Tales Of Iraq's Reconstruction, La Salle Students Get An Insider's View CBS Local Peter Van Buren (photo) can sound like a cynic, with his tales of billions spent in Iraq on projects such as sheep for widows and art shows that provided little more than photo ops for U.S. officials, but the reason he gave at LaSalle for writing and ...