The Guardian | Blasts Kill Dozens of Iraqis as Sectarian Tensions Boil New York Times By DURAID ADNAN. Published: May 17, 2013. BAGHDAD — At least 66 people were killed in bomb blasts in Iraq on Friday, officials said, making it one of the bloodiest days this year as the country struggles to contain spiraling sectarian violence. bombs strike Sunni areas in Iraq, killing 76 Bombings kill dozens of Sunnis in Iraq Bombings in Iraq leave at least 70 dead |
Insight: Syria's Nusra Front eclipsed by Iraq-based al Qaeda Reuters Al Qaeda in Iraq includes thousands of foreign fighters whose ultimate goal is not toppling Assad but the anti-Western jihad of al Qaeda leader Ayman al-Zawahri - a shift which could extend Syria's conflict well beyond any political accord between ... |
Khaled Hosseini on How the Iraq War Hurt Afghanistan New York Times In your new book, “And the Mountains Echoed,” one of the main characters is an Afghan-born physician in America, like you. He is embarrassed that he's sweating the details of his new home theater while his countrymen are suffering. Do you have similar ... |
Aljazeera.com | Deadly sectarian attacks strike Iraq Aljazeera.com In Iraq's north, a suicide bomber driving an explosives-rigged vehicle killed two soldiers and wounded three in Mosul, while a car bomb wounded two police officers. The attacks came as Nouri al-Maliki, Iraqi prime minister, blamed sectarianism for the ... |
Wall Street Journal | Deadly Bombs Hit Iraq Mosque Wall Street Journal BAGHDAD—Twin explosions ripped through a crowd of Sunni worshipers in Baghdad on Friday, an attack which, combined with a second deadly bombing at a Sunni funeral just outside the city, deepened fears Iraq may be headed toward a new round of ... |
The Guardian | Revenge attack on Sunni mosque in Iraq kills 40 The Guardian Bombs killed 47 people in central Iraq on Friday in two separate incidents. The first attack claimed 40 lives as worshippers left prayers at a Sunni mosque in Baquba, 50km north-east of Baghdad. It followed two days of attacks, many in Shia districts ... |
Tribune Media Services Kansas City Star Ten years ago this month, President George W. Bush climbed confidently from the cockpit of a fighter jet that had landed on the USS Abraham Lincoln flight deck. He strode to the microphone and declared an end to major military operations in Iraq. Iraq: Trouble On The Other Side Of The Euphrates - Analysis |
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 ... |
Burglar Steals Purple Heart From Father Of Soldier Killed In Iraq CBS Local NEW BEDFORD (CBS) – The father of a young marine killed in Iraq says he's heartbroken after someone stole a purple heart medal and special coin from his home. “I just can't understand why they would steal them,” said Joseph Ford. The government gave ... |
US lifts sanctions on Iraq bank that had links to Iran Reuters Iraq's Elaf Islamic Bank BELF.ISX was first blacklisted by the United States last year for knowingly doing business with the Export Development Bank of Iran (EDBI), an Iranian state bank the United States accuses of being a "proliferator" of weapons of ... |