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Sectarianism in Iraq stoked by Syrian war - Washington Post Fri, 17 May 2013 00:59:22 GMT

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Sectarianism in Iraq stoked by Syrian war Washington Post BAGHDAD — A recent tide of sectarian tensions that erupted into the worst violence seen in Iraq in five years is testing the government of Prime Minister Nouri al-Maliki, whose ability to contain the crisis could hinge on a conflict raging beyond his ... Bombers target markets, mosque in Iraq, 25 deadReuters Suicide bomber targets Iraq place of worshipAljazeera.com Car bombs, shooting in Iraq leave 17 dead - USA TodayUSA TODAY New York Times -Voice of America -Foreign Policy (blog) all 143 news articles »

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Soldier who killed fellow US troops in Iraq gets life sentence - Reuters Thu, 16 May 2013 17:57:52 GMT

Telegraph.co.uk

Soldier who killed fellow US troops in Iraq gets life sentence Reuters TACOMA, Washington (Reuters) - A U.S. Army sergeant was sentenced to life in prison without parole on Thursday for killing five fellow servicemen in a shooting spree in Iraq, one of the worst cases of violence by an American soldier against other U.S ... US soldier sentenced to life in prison for killing comrades in IraqCNN International US soldier who killed servicemen in Iraq gets life in prisonThe Sun US soldier gets life for Iraq killingsThe Australian swissinfo.ch -Reuters India all 14 news articles »

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UN: 14 Iranian Exiles Moved From Iraq to Albania - ABC News Thu, 16 May 2013 18:57:29 GMT

UN News Centre

UN: 14 Iranian Exiles Moved From Iraq to Albania ABC News The first exiles from an Iranian opposition group have moved to Albania from a camp near Baghdad as part of a relocation process, the United Nations said Thursday, a step toward defusing an explosive dispute left over from the Iran-Iraq war of the ... 1st group of 14 Iranian exiles moved from Iraq to AlbaniaFox News Iraq: UN envoy welcomes relocation of first group of Iranian exiles to AlbaniaUN News Centre Iranian Exiles Moved From Iraq To Albania - Radio Free Europe / Radio LibertyRadioFreeEurope/RadioLiberty all 9 news articles »

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Bombings Kill at Least 9 in Iraq - ABC News Thu, 16 May 2013 14:44:23 GMT

Aljazeera.com

Bombings Kill at Least 9 in Iraq ABC News Two car bombs struck a disputed northern Iraqi city on Wednesday as a series of attacks across the country killed at least nine people, officials said. Violence has ebbed across Iraq since the peak of the fighting in the last decade, but deadly attacks ... Turkey makes risky gambit in Exxon deal for Kurdish Iraq oilMarketWatch (blog) PKK Fighters Remain On Guard In Iraq As Peace Process Inches ForwardRadioFreeEurope/RadioLiberty PKK fighters arrive in Iraq under peace dealAljazeera.com Al-Arabiya -Fox News -Reuters all 79 news articles »

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Shell to Start Iraq Oil Output Amid Plans for Saudi Investments - Bloomberg Thu, 16 May 2013 13:43:04 GMT

Shell to Start Iraq Oil Output Amid Plans for Saudi Investments Bloomberg Royal Dutch Shell Plc (RDSA) will start producing crude at Iraq's Majnoon oil field as early as next month and plans to increase energy investments in Saudi Arabia, its regional vice president said. Output from Majnoon, one of Iraq's largest oil fields ... and more »

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Ex-Ambassador To Iraq Weighs In On Talking To 'Monsters' - NPR Thu, 16 May 2013 18:38:10 GMT

Ex-Ambassador To Iraq Weighs In On Talking To 'Monsters' NPR Ex-Ambassador To Iraq Weighs In On Talking To 'Monsters'. May 16, 2013 1:00 PM. Listen to the Story. Talk of the Nation. 16 min 56 sec. Playlist; Download. Read Hill's 'New York Times' Op-Ed. 'When To Talk To Monsters'. As the death toll in Syria ...

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Iraq Bombing Wave Kills At Least 33 Nationwide - Huffington Post - Huffington Post Wed, 15 May 2013 21:31:54 GMT

Iraq Bombing Wave Kills At Least 33 Nationwide - Huffington Post Huffington Post Violence has ebbed sharply in Iraq, but a spike in attacks has raised fears about a return of the sectarian bloodshed that pushed the country to the brink of civil war in 2006-2007. Majority Shiites control the levers of power in post-Saddam Hussein Iraq.

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Boston bomber wrote note blaming wars in Iraq and Afghanistan - Telegraph.co.uk Thu, 16 May 2013 17:03:11 GMT

Telegraph.co.uk

Boston bomber wrote note blaming wars in Iraq and Afghanistan Telegraph.co.uk Boston bomber wrote note blaming wars in Iraq and Afghanistan. The surviving Boston marathon bomber allegedly scrawled a note inside the boat where he was discovered, blaming America's wars in Iraq and Afghanistan for the deadly attack. An aerial ... Tsarnaev blamed US wars in Iraq, Afghanistan in 'martyr' note on boat's wall ...New York Post Dzhokhar Tsarnaev Confession Note: Bombings Revenge For Muslims Killed In ...Latinos Post all 204 news articles »

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Iraq, Afghanistan can serve as lessons for Syria - Deutsche Welle Thu, 16 May 2013 10:10:18 GMT

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Iraq, Afghanistan can serve as lessons for Syria Deutsche Welle In a nutshell, there are two important lessons to learn from the experiences in Iraq and Afghanistan. US must lead but not go it alone: Going it largely alone was one of the biggest mistakes the Bush administration made in Iraq. While it wasn't ... Is Syria Like Iraq?Atlantic Community all 13 news articles »

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Three mass graves with 1000 corpses found in Iraq - Press TV Thu, 16 May 2013 17:47:18 GMT

Press TV

Three mass graves with 1000 corpses found in Iraq Press TV Iraqi officials have found three mass graves containing the bodies of about 1,000 people thought to have been executed by US soldiers during their occupation of the country. The graves were uncovered in Iraq's western province of al-Anbar. The remains ... Iraqi forces capture 'Islamic State of Iraq' cell in AnbarAl-Shorfa all 2 news articles »