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Bombs kill more than 35 people across Iraq - Reuters Wed, 15 May 2013 20:00:17 GMT

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Bombs kill more than 35 people across Iraq
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BAGHDAD (Reuters) - Bomb attacks in Shi'ite areas of Baghdad and in northern Iraq killed more than 35 people on Wednesday, following weeks of violence by Sunni Islamist insurgents determined to unleash sectarian confrontation. Tensions between ...
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Wave of Bombings Kills at Least 33 in Iraq - ABC News Wed, 15 May 2013 18:25:26 GMT

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Wave of Bombings Kills at Least 33 in Iraq
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Majority Shiites control the levers of power in post-Saddam Hussein Iraq. Wishing to rebuild the nation rather than revert to open warfare, they have largely restrained their militias over the past five years or so as Sunni extremist groups such as al ...

A Photographer's Unfiltered Account of the Iraq War - New York Times (blog) Wed, 15 May 2013 17:30:59 GMT

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A Photographer's Unfiltered Account of the Iraq War
New York Times (blog)
“Photojournalists on War,” an oral history of the Iraq war by those who documented it from the front lines, was published this month by the University of Texas Press. The book consists of interviews conducted by Michael Kamber, who covered the war for ...

Still Shooting After the End of War - New York Times (blog) Wed, 15 May 2013 22:11:45 GMT

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Still Shooting After the End of War
New York Times (blog)
But it was her two rotations in Iraq where she made her deepest mark. Among her many honors include twice being named the National Press Photographers Association's military photographer of the year. The Pentagon handed out her work documenting the ...

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Iraq: Imagine a different future - Aljazeera.com Wed, 15 May 2013 08:28:51 GMT

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Iraq: Imagine a different future
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Iraq remains a deeply troubled country. Almost two years after the official US withdrawal, the Maliki government continues to demonstrate a decided lack of interest in offering the country's once dominant Sunni majority a significant enough share of ...

The Farhud – the riots against the Jews of Iraq - Jerusalem Post Wed, 15 May 2013 19:23:24 GMT

The Farhud – the riots against the Jews of Iraq
Jerusalem Post
In Iraq they began with discrimination in the areas of the economy, education and public life. Afterwards, Arab nationalism ignited the fires of rioting against the Jews, which came to a peak in the farhud of 1941. Similar tragedies befell the Jews of ...

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Iraq Vet Recovers From Injury to Compete in Warrior Games - Department of Defense Wed, 15 May 2013 17:10:44 GMT

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Iraq Vet Recovers From Injury to Compete in Warrior Games
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COLORADO SPRINGS, Colo., May 15, 2013 – Warrior Games athlete Randall "Blake" McMinn remembers that during his Army career, he was taught to leave behind the possibility of failure and the temptation of quitting.

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Deadly attacks target Iraq liquor stores - Aljazeera.com Tue, 14 May 2013 20:56:06 GMT

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Deadly attacks target Iraq liquor stores
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Even though most people shun alcohol, forbidden under Islamic law, Iraq is a generally less conservative Muslim society than neighbours such as Saudi Arabia and Iran, thanks to its mix of Shia, Sunnis, ethnic Kurds and Christians. But ultra ...

Iraq bombings kill at least 10, medical officials say - Al-Arabiya Wed, 15 May 2013 13:43:12 GMT

Iraq bombings kill at least 10, medical officials say
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Bombings in Iraq, including two car bombs in the northern city of Kirkuk, killed at least10 people and wounded 21 others on Wednesday, security and medical officials said. The first bombing in Kirkuk was the deadliest of the attacks, killing eight ...

Iraq: Syrian Refugees' Health Deteriorates at Domeez Camp - Doctors Without Borders Wed, 15 May 2013 19:23:18 GMT

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Iraq: Syrian Refugees' Health Deteriorates at Domeez Camp
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Overcrowding and poor living conditions in Iraq's Domeez camp have led to a recent deterioration in the health of Syrian refugees. Stéphane Reynier, emergency coordinator for the international medical humanitarian organization Doctors Without ...