Aljazeera.com | Officials: Explosions Kill 4 in Northwest Iraq ABC News A surge in violence is expected in Iraq in the lead up to provincial elections on April 20. Mosul is the capital of Ninevah province and the Iraqi government has already delayed elections throughout the province because of violence. The elections also ... Suicide bomber kills 22 in Iraq election attack Suicide bomber attacks Iraq campaign meeting Suicide bomber kills 20 at Iraq political rally |
Consortium News | Reagan's 'Death Squad' Tactics in Iraq Consortium News A recent British documentary Death squads, torture, secret prisons in Iraq, and General David Petraeus are among the featured atrocities in a new British documentary – “James Steele: America's Mystery Man in Iraq” – the result of a 15-month ... |
Iraq's TV comedy show courts controversy CNN International (CNN) -- Beset by war and sectarian violence, Iraq has not had a lot to laugh about in recent years. But a trio of old friends from Baghdad have sought to change that, by distilling the jokey banter of their late-night drinking sessions into a ... |
The Daily Star | A decade after Saddam's ouster, Iraq seeks stability Arab News A decade after US-led forces took control of Baghdad on April 9, 2003, sealing the ouster of Saddam Hussein's regime, Iraq remains plagued by deadly attacks and never-ending political crises. Remembered the world over for the iconic images of Iraqis ... Iraq in the Rear View Mirror Iraq cabinet unveils sweeping reform of Saddam law Executions in Iraq peak to highest point in 10 years: Amnesty |
Press TV | Report implicates Blair in illegal Iraq war Press TV According to secret testimony by British intelligence to the Iraq war inquiry led by Sir John Chilcot, during a meeting with UK Intelligence officers, including former MI6 chief Sir Richard Dearlove, Blair accepted that Libya was a “bigger threat” than ... |
Mirror.co.uk | Tony Blair 'knew Iraq had very few weapons of mass destruction' Mirror.co.uk Tony Blair knew Iraq only had a “very, very small” stash of weapons of mass destruction before going to war, evidence suggests. The ex-Prime Minister was told Libya was a greater threat but was urged to target Iraq by US President George Bush ... Tony Blair and Iraq: The damning evidence Blair ordered production of intel for Iraq war: Report Evidence mounts on Blair's Iraq dishonesty |
Livemint | Kerry to press Turkey on Israel ties, Syrian border, Iraq NBCNews.com (blog) By Arshad Mohammed, Reuters. U.S. Secretary of State John Kerry will press Turkey on Sunday to quickly normalize relations with Israel, keep its border with Syria open to refugees and improve ties with Iraq, a senior U.S. official said. Kerry arrived ... Kerry urges Turkey, Israel to take steps to normalizing ties |
RadioFreeEurope/RadioLiberty | Sunni Rivalries Threaten Iraq's Local Elections RadioFreeEurope/RadioLiberty But whereas disputes between Sunnis and Iraq's Shi'a majority were the underlying cause in years past, experts are attributing the latest violence to a power struggle within the Sunni community. And this time, the violence includes a wave of political ... |
Telegraph.co.uk | Peace in Iraq offers hope for Baghdad's British war graves Telegraph.co.uk Now, though, with security in Iraq gradually improving, the commission is finally hopeful of restoring the cemetery to pristine condition again, along with 12 other graveyards and memorials across the country. Over the past year at North Gate, a team ... |
Press TV | The criminal Iraq war Press TV The enormity of this crime is compounded by the fact that the war plunged Iraq, a nation already ravaged by a 12-year-long economic embargo, into a bloodbath that cost the lives of at least a hundred thousand civilians and displaced millions more. After Iraq, Climbing Out of the Moral Abyss Tomas Young: The face of war |