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Iraq Attacks Make for Deadly Start to Holy Month - TIME Thu, 18 Jul 2013 00:03:43 GMT

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Iraq Attacks Make for Deadly Start to Holy Month TIME (BAGHDAD) — Ramadan this year is shaping up to be the deadliest in Iraq since a bloody insurgency and rampant sectarian killings pushed the country to the edge of civil war in the wake of the U.S.-led invasion that ousted Saddam Hussein. Suicide ... Bomb attack kills seven in northern Iraq tea house: police, medicsYahoo! News Flamenco, car bombs and a 'happy' future for IraqAljazeera.com Officials: Attacks in Iraq target cafes, swimmers kill 10 people; surge of ...Washington Post Fox News -The Economist -Press TV all 52 news articles »

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Chilcot inquiry presses for release of Iraq war documents - The Guardian Wed, 17 Jul 2013 18:02:04 GMT

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Chilcot inquiry presses for release of Iraq war documents The Guardian The Chilcot inquiry into the way Britain went to war in Iraq in 2003 remains locked in dispute with the government over its refusal to release official documents, including notes between Tony Blair and George W Bush, it made clear on Wednesday. In a ...

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Officials: Bombing in Iraq targets swimmers at a stream, killing 4 people - Fox News Wed, 17 Jul 2013 11:20:44 GMT

Officials: Bombing in Iraq targets swimmers at a stream, killing 4 people Fox News Officials: Bombing in Iraq targets swimmers at a stream, killing 4 people. Published July 17, 2013. Associated Press. BAGHDAD – Iraqi officials say a bombing targeting a stream where youngsters had sought refuge from the summer heat has killed four ...

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UN envoy warns that battlefields in Iraq and Syria are merging - Washington Post Wed, 17 Jul 2013 02:28:09 GMT

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UN envoy warns that battlefields in Iraq and Syria are merging Washington Post Martin Kobler told the U.N. Security Council that Iraqi armed groups have an increasingly active presence in Syria. As a result, he said, the Syrian conflict is no longer just spilling over into Iraq, but Iraqis are reportedly taking arms against each ... UN: Iraq may be headed down violent pathUPI.com Exiting UN Envoy Says Iraq, Syrian Conflicts MergingRadioFreeEurope/RadioLiberty Iraq stumbling onto 'dangerous path'Middle East Online Antiwar.com -www.worldbulletin.net all 17 news articles »

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Iraq's Sex Trade Thrives - Al-Monitor Wed, 17 Jul 2013 20:11:08 GMT

Iraq's Sex Trade Thrives Al-Monitor For three years, Hamid tried to work in nightclubs in Syria and Lebanon; however, she returned to Iraq following the outbreak of unrest there. She told Al-Monitor that she works "in a network that comprises close to 40 prostitutes who work in a ...

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Dozens dead in series of Iraq attacks - Aljazeera.com Sun, 14 Jul 2013 18:19:46 GMT

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Dozens dead in series of Iraq attacks Aljazeera.com Our correspondant said Islamic State of Iraq and other al-Qaeda affiliated groups are launching attacks in Ramadan to create more chaos and destabilise the country. "Different groups, some of them fighting with each other, launching these attacks not ... Wave of bombings, shootings leave 38 dead in IraqUSA TODAY Blasts Across Iraq Kill at Least 40 Amid a Surge in AttacksNew York Times Iraq bombings target Shiite communities, leave at least 38 dead during RamadanCBS News Yahoo! News -The National all 241 news articles »

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Officials: Attacks kill 10 people in Iraq - Seattle Post Intelligencer Wed, 17 Jul 2013 21:32:02 GMT

Officials: Attacks kill 10 people in Iraq Seattle Post Intelligencer BAGHDAD (AP) — Attacks in Iraq targeting diners in two cafes and swimmers in a stream killed at least 10 people on Wednesday, as violence surges during the Muslim holy month of Ramadan. Violence in Iraq is now at its deadliest level in half a decade, ...

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Celebratory fire turns Iraq football win into nightmare - The National Wed, 17 Jul 2013 16:58:29 GMT

Celebratory fire turns Iraq football win into nightmare The National BAGHDAD // Thirteen-year-old Moqtada went outside his house to set off fireworks after a victory by Iraq's football team, but ended up a victim of celebratory gunfire, with a bullet lodged in his back. Baghdad erupted with the sound of gunshots, fired ...

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UN envoy accuses Iran group's leaders in Iraq of rights abuses - Reuters Tue, 16 Jul 2013 22:50:56 GMT

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UN envoy accuses Iran group's leaders in Iraq of rights abuses Reuters "A significant number of residents have reported to U.N. monitors that they are not free to leave the camp, to participate in the resettlement process offered by UNHCR, to contact family members outside Iraq, or to have contact with other relatives ... MKO committing rights violations: UNPress TV UN failure in Iraq is also an EU failureEurActiv UN Envoy: Mujahedin-e Khalq Leaders Abusing Followers in IraqAntiwar.com PR Newswire (press release) -SYS-CON Media (press release) all 16 news articles »

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Iraq in 'crucial phase' amid rising sectarian violence, UN envoy tells ... - UN News Centre Tue, 16 Jul 2013 22:33:12 GMT

Iraq in 'crucial phase' amid rising sectarian violence, UN envoy tells ... UN News Centre 16 July 2013 – Iraq's transition towards democracy and prosperity is in a crucial phase, the top United Nations official in the country told the Security Council today, warning today that with violence spiking, perpetrators are taking advantage of the ...