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Al Qaeda affiliate claims responsibility for Iraq bombings - Reuters Tue, 30 Jul 2013 22:59:05 GMT

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Al Qaeda affiliate claims responsibility for Iraq bombings Reuters BAGHDAD (Reuters) - An al Qaeda-affiliated group claimed responsibility for a wave of bombings across Iraq that killed 60 people on Monday and the Interior Ministry said it was facing an "open war" from insurgents bent on plunging the country into ... Al-Qaida in Iraq claims responsibility for wave of bombings this weekFox News Wave of car bombings in Iraq kills at least 58, pushing July death toll toward 700Washington Post Iraq facing open war from militants: Interior MinistryPress TV The Guardian (blog) -New York Times all 210 news articles »

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Arizona Cardinals cheerleader is an Iraq veteran - USA TODAY Tue, 30 Jul 2013 23:44:55 GMT

USA TODAY

Arizona Cardinals cheerleader is an Iraq veteran USA TODAY Arizona Cardinals cheerleader Megan Welter didn't grow up dreaming of becoming an NFL cheerleader, and her professional experience before joining the Cardinals wasn't exactly ordinary — Welter came to the sidelines after spending 16 months in Iraq. Megan Welter Is An Arizona Cardinals Cheerleader, Is Also Heavily ArmedSportsGrid all 2 news articles »

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Jailbreak! Security found lacking in Iraq, Libya, Pakistan. - Christian Science Monitor Tue, 30 Jul 2013 19:30:48 GMT

Christian Science Monitor

Jailbreak! Security found lacking in Iraq, Libya, Pakistan. Christian Science Monitor The prison assault comes only days after similar attacks on prisons in Iraq and Libya saw hundreds of prisoners freed as well. Though thousands of miles apart from one another, the prison breaks in these three countries reflect dismally on the states ... and more »

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Insight: Iraq security forces outmatched as 'open war' returns - Reuters Tue, 30 Jul 2013 19:25:48 GMT

Insight: Iraq security forces outmatched as 'open war' returns Reuters Three years after U.S. troops pulled out, declaring the mission of restoring peace more or less complete, Iraq is no longer a post-conflict nation dealing with residual violence. It is now, once again, a full-blown sectarian war zone, with armed ...

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Iraq: return of the car bombers - The Guardian Mon, 29 Jul 2013 21:33:01 GMT

Iraq: return of the car bombers The Guardian Iraq's slide into endemic violence has been obscured by the outside world's preoccupation with the Syrian conflict. Yet Iraq is in almost as parlous a state as its neighbour. Indeed, in July so far, deaths in Iraq have exceeded those in Syria. Consult ... and more »

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Iraq: hundreds escape from Abu Ghraib jail - The Guardian Tue, 30 Jul 2013 18:47:30 GMT

Iraq: hundreds escape from Abu Ghraib jail The Guardian Hundreds of convicts, including senior members of al-Qaida, broke out of Iraq's Abu Ghraib jail as comrades launched a military-style assault to free them, authorities said on Monday. The deadly raid on the high-security jail happened as Sunni Muslim ...

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Wave of Car Bombs Kills Dozens in Iraq - New York Times Tue, 30 Jul 2013 00:26:07 GMT

New York Times

Wave of Car Bombs Kills Dozens in Iraq New York Times By DURAID ADNAN. Published: July 29, 2013. BAGHDAD — A surge of violence in Iraq continued Monday when 15 car bombs killed at least 50 people and injured more than 100, according to security officials. World Twitter Logo.

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Al-Qaida claims responsibility for Iraq bombings - Boston.com Tue, 30 Jul 2013 19:22:34 GMT

Al-Qaida claims responsibility for Iraq bombings Boston.com Iraqis inspect the aftermath of a car bomb attack, in the Shiite enclave of Sadr The Associated Press Iraqis inspect the aftermath of a car bomb attack, in the Shiite enclave of Sadr City, Baghdad, Iraq, Monday, July. 29, 2013. A wave of over a dozen ...

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Tuesday And-1 links: Pau Gasol visits Syrian refugees in Iraq - NBCSports.com Tue, 30 Jul 2013 19:22:55 GMT

Tuesday And-1 links: Pau Gasol visits Syrian refugees in Iraq NBCSports.com Pau Gasol took a trip to Iraq on behalf of UNICEF to meet with some (and bring attention to the plight of) the 160,000 Syrian refugees in Iraq, just a fraction of the estimated 1.7 million people displaced by Syrian violence. “I met children who have ... UNICEF Ambassador, Pau Gasol, returns from IraqUNICEF (press release) all 4 news articles »

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Gov't lifts work ban in Iraq - Philippine Star Tue, 30 Jul 2013 16:33:15 GMT

Gov't lifts work ban in Iraq Philippine Star MANILA, Philippines - The government has lifted the ban on the deployment of overseas Filipino workers (OFWs) to Iraq, but the ban stays for domestic helpers. Labor Secretary Rosalinda Baldoz yesterday said the Philippine Overseas Employment ... Philippines lifts 9-year ban on sending workers to IraqThe National POEA ends six-year deployment ban to IraqGMA News Deployment ban on Iraq now liftedManila Standard Today Shanghai Daily (subscription) all 4 news articles »