<< Back

---

Fears of civil war in Iraq after 1000 are killed in a month - NBCNews.com (blog) Sun, 02 Jun 2013 20:21:07 GMT

Fears of civil war in Iraq after 1000 are killed in a month NBCNews.com (blog) By Patrick Markey, Reuters. BAGHDAD - More than 1,000 people were killed in violence in Iraq in May, making it the deadliest month since the sectarian slaughter of 2006-07, the United Nations reported on Saturday, raising fears of a return to civil war.

---

Gunmen Kill 3 Syrian Truck Drivers in Iraq - ABC News Sun, 02 Jun 2013 18:30:27 GMT

Aljazeera.com

Gunmen Kill 3 Syrian Truck Drivers in Iraq ABC News Gunmen in Iraq killed three Syrian truck drivers Sunday morning on a main highway linking Baghdad to Syria and Jordan, police officials said. They said the gunmen stopped the trucks near the remote western town of Rutba, then killed the drivers and ... Several killed in attacks in western IraqAljazeera.com Gunmen kill 3 Syrian truck drivers on highway in western IraqFox News Over 1000 killed: Iraq sees deadliest month in 5 years, UN saysRT Reuters -Yahoo! News -The Guardian all 336 news articles »

---

Still feeling the fallout from Iraq - The Guardian Sun, 02 Jun 2013 19:59:39 GMT

The Guardian

Still feeling the fallout from Iraq The Guardian The United States has been desperate to involve others in its imperial projects, and the concept of "coalition" was all-too-often a fig-leaf in Iraq and Afghanistan. The most toe-curlingly embarrassing footage pre-Iraq war was that of Tony Blair trying ...

---

Iraq claims foiling al-Qaeda nerve-gas plot - Aljazeera.com Sun, 02 Jun 2013 02:33:37 GMT

Aljazeera.com

Iraq claims foiling al-Qaeda nerve-gas plot Aljazeera.com Iraq's defence ministry has said that it has intercepted an al-Qaeda cell working to produce poisonous gas for attacks within the country as well as in Europe and North America. The group of five men built two facilities in Baghdad to produce sarin and ... Iraq arrests five in 'al-Qaeda chemical weapons plot'Telegraph.co.uk Iraq forces raid suspected terror cell making chemicals for gas weaponsCNN International Al Qaeda in Iraq Caught Plotting Nerve Gas Attack in the United StatesFrontPage Magazine Washington Times -Chicago Tribune (blog) -Deutsche Welle all 51 news articles »

---

Over 7000 Syrian refugees return from Iraq as security improves - Yahoo! News Sun, 02 Jun 2013 12:07:22 GMT

The Daily Star

Over 7000 Syrian refugees return from Iraq as security improves Yahoo! News BAGHDAD (Reuters) - More than 7,000 Syrian refugees in Iraq have crossed back to the rebel-held Syrian border town of Albu Kamal in recent weeks due to better security there, an Iraqi official said on Sunday. The reverse flow coincides with a lull in ... Which Iraq Model Is Obama Replicating in Syria?Commentary Magazine Iraq Collapse Shows Bankruptcy of InterventionismHomeland Stupidity all 4 news articles »

---

McCain's War Drum Beat - Daily Beast Sat, 01 Jun 2013 01:42:42 GMT

McCain's War Drum Beat Daily Beast Obama, whose initial presidential quest rested on his opposition to the Iraq War, is acting ever more comfortable with the idea of heightened American involvement. Indeed, one wonders if Obama will even bother to go to Congress to seek authorization ... and more »

---

Iraq says Qaeda poison gas cell busted in Baghdad - Al-Arabiya Sun, 02 Jun 2013 19:32:53 GMT

Iraq says Qaeda poison gas cell busted in Baghdad Al-Arabiya Iraq's defense ministry said on Saturday that it has broken up an Al-Qaeda cell that was working to produce poison gas at two locations in the capital for future attacks at home and abroad. The group of five people built two facilities to produce sarin ...

---

Ingraham: 'Iraq is in flames today' because of Clinton's no-fly zone - Raw Story Sun, 02 Jun 2013 15:20:41 GMT

Raw Story

Ingraham: 'Iraq is in flames today' because of Clinton's no-fly zone Raw Story Conservative radio host Laura Ingraham on Sunday suggested the no-fly zone President Bill Clinton imposed on Iraq had left the country “in flames today.” During a panel discussion on Fox News Sunday, Ingraham disagreed with Republicans who wanted to ...

---

PKK fighters set up camp in northern Iraq - Aljazeera.com Sun, 02 Jun 2013 08:28:40 GMT

PKK fighters set up camp in northern Iraq Aljazeera.com Hundreds of Kurdish fighters have arrived in northern Iraq as part of a peace deal with Turkey. The pact, which was signed in March, ended a decades-long conflict that killed about 40,000 people. Al Jazeera's Omar Al Saleh reports from the Iraqi border ... and more »

---

'7 more killed in Iraq violence' - Press TV Sun, 02 Jun 2013 20:59:39 GMT

Press TV

'7 more killed in Iraq violence' Press TV At least seven people have been killed and five others kidnapped in separate incidents in Iraq's western province of Anbar, according to Iraqi security officials. On Sunday, gunmen killed three Syrian truck drivers and torched their vehicles near the ... 3 Syrian truck drivers, 3 Iraqis killed in western IraqNzweek all 3 news articles »