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 Iraq Forty-two Syrian soldiers killed in Iraq Dozens of Syrian troops killed in Iraq ambush |
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 Iraq Syria Troops Killed In Ambush In Iraq Syrian Rebels Take Provincial Capital; Ambush Spreads War To Iraq |
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 ... |
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 Iraq |
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. βThe ban on deployment of OFWs to Iraq and Yemen has been ... POEA allows deployment of Pinoy workers to Iraq, Yemen |
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 Iraq Lessons from Iraq a decade after war Ten years on, the case for invading Iraq is still valid |
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 Says Iraqi officials: Protesters demanding jobs storm major oil field in southern Iraq Protesters break into Iraq's West Qurna-2 oil field |
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 torture MP: Iraq abuse inquiry will be 'a painful process' which reveals little Britain Begins Iraq Abuse Inquiry |
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 democracy Russia to deliver Iraq weapons by June Russian Weapons for Iraq. How Will US-NATO React? |
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 ... |