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Massacre of Syrian Soldiers in Iraq Raises Risk of Widening Conflict - New York Times Mon, 04 Mar 2013 22:54:26 GMT

New York Times

Massacre of Syrian Soldiers in Iraq Raises Risk of Widening Conflict
New York Times
BAGHDAD β€” More than 40 Syrian soldiers who had sought temporary safety in Iraq from rebel fighters along the border were killed on Monday in an attack by unidentified gunmen as the Iraqi military was transporting the soldiers back to Syria in a bus ...
Iraqi official: 48 Syrians killed in attack in western IraqCNN
Forty-two Syrian soldiers killed in IraqDAWN.com (blog)
Dozens of Syrian troops killed in Iraq ambushAljazeera.com
Deutsche Welle -ABC News -Telegraph.co.uk
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48 Syrian Soldiers Killed in Iraq Ambush - TIME Tue, 05 Mar 2013 02:00:49 GMT

Voice of America

48 Syrian Soldiers Killed in Iraq Ambush
TIME
(BAGHDAD) β€” Dozens of Syrian soldiers who had crossed into Iraq for refuge were ambushed Monday with bombs, gunfire and rocket-propelled grenades in an attack that killed 48 of them and heightened concerns that the country could be drawn into ...
Assad Forces Defeated in Syria's Raqqa, Ambushed in IraqVoice of America
Syria Troops Killed In Ambush In IraqHuffington Post
Syrian Rebels Take Provincial Capital; Ambush Spreads War To IraqInternational Business Times
Khaleej Times -The Times (subscription)
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Dozens of Syrian troops killed in Iraq after seeking refuge, raising concerns ... - Washington Post Mon, 04 Mar 2013 15:05:21 GMT

Washington Post

Dozens of Syrian troops killed in Iraq after seeking refuge, raising concerns ...
Washington Post
BAGHDAD β€” Dozens of Syrian soldiers who had crossed into Iraq for refuge were ambushed Monday with bombs, gunfire and rocket-propelled grenades in an attack that killed 48 of them and heightened concerns that the country could be drawn into Syria's ...


Iraq accuses Qatar of financing jihadi groups in Syria - Foreign Policy (blog) Mon, 04 Mar 2013 18:42:48 GMT

Al-Shorfa

Iraq accuses Qatar of financing jihadi groups in Syria
Foreign Policy (blog)
Fayyad said his meeting with Biden was "very beneficial and useful." Iraq is hoping to bolster its relations with the United States, including via increased weapons sales and training, and attract greater investment from U.S. companies. The delegation ...
Iraqi analysts: Jabhat al-Nusra in Syria mirrors al-Qaeda in IraqAl-Shorfa

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Gov't lifts deployment ban to Iraq, Yemen - Philippine Star Mon, 04 Mar 2013 16:16:45 GMT

Gov't lifts deployment ban to Iraq, Yemen
Philippine Star
Labor Secretary Rosalinda Baldoz said the Philippine Overseas Employment Administration (POEA) governing board has approved a resolution allowing deployment to the two Arab countries. β€œThe ban on deployment of OFWs to Iraq and Yemen has been ...
POEA allows deployment of Pinoy workers to Iraq, YemenGMA News

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How Baghdad became a city of corruption - The Independent Tue, 05 Mar 2013 01:34:30 GMT

The Independent

How Baghdad became a city of corruption
The Independent
Many of the Iraqis who came back to Iraq after the US-led invasion were people of high principle who had sacrificed much as opponents of Saddam Hussein. But fast forward 10 years and the prediction of the unnamed civil servant about the rapacity of ...
How the World Forgot About IraqCounterPunch
Lessons from Iraq a decade after warFinancial Times
Ten years on, the case for invading Iraq is still validThe Guardian (blog)

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Jobs protesters break into Iraq's West Qurna-2 oilfield - Reuters Mon, 04 Mar 2013 12:48:45 GMT

The Daily Star

Jobs protesters break into Iraq's West Qurna-2 oilfield
Reuters
BASRA, Iraq (Reuters) - Hundreds of protesters demanding jobs broke into Iraq's giant southern West Qurna-2 oilfield and wrecked offices early on Monday, police and employees at the field said. West Qurna-2, which is being developed by Russia's Lukoil, ...
Iraq Army Called in to Halt Protest at West Qurna-2, Lukoil SaysBloomberg
Iraqi officials: Protesters demanding jobs storm major oil field in southern IraqWashington Post
Protesters break into Iraq's West Qurna-2 oil fieldThe Daily Star

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Britain Begins Inquiry Into Iraq Abuse Claims - ABC News Mon, 04 Mar 2013 16:55:50 GMT

Press TV

Britain Begins Inquiry Into Iraq Abuse Claims
ABC News
A British judge was shown graphic pictures of dead and mutilated Iraqis who allegedly died at British hands as a public inquiry began Monday into claims that U.K. soldiers murdered and abused civilian detainees after a 2004 battle in southern Iraq.
British inquiry shown graphic evidence of Iraq tortureReuters
MP: Iraq abuse inquiry will be 'a painful process' which reveals littleTelegraph.co.uk
Britain Begins Iraq Abuse InquiryRadioFreeEurope/RadioLiberty
Press TV -Belfast Telegraph
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$4.2 Billion Russian Arms Sale to Iraq Signals Shift Toward Moscow - The New American Mon, 04 Mar 2013 22:27:29 GMT

Press TV

$4.2 Billion Russian Arms Sale to Iraq Signals Shift Toward Moscow
The New American
In a recent interview with the Voice of Russia radio, Iraqi Minister of Foreign Affairs Hoshyar Zebari confirmed that Iraq would receive its first supply of arms shipments from Russia before the beginning of the summer, at the latest. Russia is ...
Iraq's difficult decade with democracyFinancial Times
Russia to deliver Iraq weapons by JunePress TV
Russian Weapons for Iraq. How Will US-NATO React?Center for Research on Globalization
Zee News -Businessweek -The Voice of Russia
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Speech on Iraq WMD for UNSC blot on my record: Powell - Press TV Mon, 04 Mar 2013 22:25:56 GMT

Press TV

Speech on Iraq WMD for UNSC blot on my record: Powell
Press TV
The former US secretary of state has said in a recent interview that ever since he has realized that the information he received about the Iraq war had been fallacious, he has been asking himself what he could have done to end the US occupation of the ...

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