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Al Qaeda says it freed 500 inmates in Iraq jail-break - Reuters Wed, 24 Jul 2013 18:36:19 GMT

New York Times

Al Qaeda says it freed 500 inmates in Iraq jail-break Reuters BAGHDAD (Reuters) - Al Qaeda claimed responsibility on Tuesday for simultaneous raids on two Iraqi prisons and said more than 500 inmates had been set free in the operation, one of its most brazen in Iraq. The Islamic State of Iraq and the Levant ... Iraq prison break a bad sign of things to comeNBCNews.com (blog) Brazen Attacks at Prisons Raise Worries of Al Qaeda's Strength in IraqNew York Times Interpol issues alert for al-Qaida members who escaped in Iraq prison breaksFox News CNN -Washington Post all 408 news articles »

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Police: More violence hits Iraq with 23 dead in shootings, explosion - CNN Thu, 25 Jul 2013 01:01:39 GMT

Police: More violence hits Iraq with 23 dead in shootings, explosion CNN (CNN) -- Violence continued to rock Iraq on Wednesday, killing at least 23 people and injuring another 22 in shootings and explosions around the volatile Middle Eastern nation, according to police. The day's deadliest attack happened Wednesday evening ...

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Iraq returns to civil war? Al Qaeda group claims Abu Ghraib prison attack - NBCNews.com (blog) Wed, 24 Jul 2013 15:02:50 GMT

Iraq returns to civil war? Al Qaeda group claims Abu Ghraib prison attack NBCNews.com (blog) Al Qaeda-linked militants have claimed responsibility for Monday's assault on Iraq's Abu Ghraib jail, which freed some of the terror network's top leaders amid U.S. fears that the country is back in civil war. Checkpoints were set up Tuesday as the ...

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Why Iraq Was America's Best-Run War - Foreign Policy (blog) Thu, 25 Jul 2013 00:52:58 GMT

Why Iraq Was America's Best-Run War Foreign Policy (blog) It is an axiom that generals tend to fight the last war, but the truth is that, as often as not, they would like to forget the last war. Witness Vietnam, in the wake of which it took more than three decades for a new counterinsurgency manual to be ...

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Iraq attacks leave 14 dead as country grapples with growing wave of violence - New York Daily News Wed, 24 Jul 2013 16:14:11 GMT

New York Daily News

Iraq attacks leave 14 dead as country grapples with growing wave of violence New York Daily News BAGHDAD — Insurgents assaulted a police headquarters in northern Iraq early Wednesday, killing nine policemen as part of a series of attacks that left at least 14 dead as the country grapples with a growing surge of violence. The attack took place in ... Militants kill 14 Shi'ites after checking ID cards in north IraqReuters Gunmen shoot dead 13 police, soldiers in Iraq strikesYahoo! News Iraq Unravels in the Shadow of Syria's BloodbathHeritage.org (blog) Huffington Post -Business Insider -Fox News all 72 news articles »

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Officials: Attacks kill 17 people in Iraq - The Seattle Times Wed, 24 Jul 2013 20:35:50 GMT

Officials: Attacks kill 17 people in Iraq The Seattle Times Officials: Attacks kill 17 people in Iraq. Insurgents assaulted a police headquarters in northern Iraq early Wednesday, killing nine policemen, part of a series of attacks that left at least 17 dead in a growing surge of violence. By SINAN SALAHEDDIN ...

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Gunmen kill 14 truck drivers in Iraq: official - Fox News Wed, 24 Jul 2013 22:58:21 GMT

Gunmen kill 14 truck drivers in Iraq: official Fox News KIRKUK, Iraq (AFP) – Gunmen killed 14 truck drivers and stole their vehicles on a highway north of Baghdad on Thursday, while dozens of other militants attacked a nearby town, a local administrative official said. The gunmen killed the drivers about 10 ...

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Amid upsurge of violence in Iraq, Security Council extends UN mission for ... - UN News Centre Wed, 24 Jul 2013 15:35:33 GMT

UN News Centre

Amid upsurge of violence in Iraq, Security Council extends UN mission for ... UN News Centre 24 July 2013 – The Security Council today extended the mandate of the United Nations Assistance Mission for Iraq (UNAMI) until 31 July 2014 so it can continue to advise and support the country, which has been hit by the worst violence in years, to ... UN urges national unity as violence surges in IraqThe Daily Star UNSC extends Iraq mission for another yearVancouver Desi UN calls for national unity in Iraq which is facing an upsurge in sectarian ...Edmonton Journal all 7 news articles »

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Insurgents kill 9 police in northern Iraq - Yahoo! News Wed, 24 Jul 2013 11:04:53 GMT

Insurgents kill 9 police in northern Iraq Yahoo! News BAGHDAD (AP) — Insurgents ambushed a police headquarters in northern Iraq early Wednesday, killing at least nine policemen and extending the surge of attacks that has killed more than 500 people this month alone, officials said. The attack took place ...

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Bush Presidential Library Misleads Visitors On WMDs In Iraq - ThinkProgress Wed, 24 Jul 2013 18:38:17 GMT

ThinkProgress

Bush Presidential Library Misleads Visitors On WMDs In Iraq ThinkProgress To refresh, one of the primary rationales the Bush administration used to go to war with Iraq was that country's supposed possession of weapons of mass destruction. Secretary of State Colin Powell told the United Nations Security Council that “the ... and more »