NPR (blog) | Next Door To Syria, Iraq Slowly Boils NPR (blog) With the current focus on Syria it's easy to miss that things are getting worse again in Iraq. Since the spring, the country has been pounded by waves of attacks on civilians and security forces by extremists with links to al-Qaida. Three car bombs in ... After seeing Iraq up close, top US general wary on Syria Iraq: Bomb Attacks on Shiite Mosque Kill 33 Iraq Officials Say Blasts at Shiite Mosque Kill 35 |
Christian Science Monitor | As Iraq's economy tries to rebound, bureaucracy brings it down Christian Science Monitor Years of declining violence have improved Iraq's economic prospects, and the market is once again ripe for investment. In 2012, the nation's per capita GDP climbed to $6,300, up from just $1,300 in 2004. Skip to next paragraph ... |
War in Iraq far from a 'disaster' U-T San Diego Amidst the debate over a possible strike against Syria comes renewed talk on the left about the Iraq War, which it now routinely labels a “disaster” — or worse. A quick Google search of the term “Iraq disaster” brings up millions of results — and not ... |
Christian Science Monitor | Iraq's cold war leaves country on edge (+video) Christian Science Monitor During Iraq's provincial election, Shiite politician and cleric Muqtada al-Sadr allied with Sunni political blocs to successfully challenge Prime Minister Nouri al-Maliki's ruling party – a brief glimmer of hope that Iraq was edging toward ... |
Telegraph.co.uk | Assad moving chemical weapons to Iraq and Lebanon, Syria opposition General ... CNN (blog) (CNN) - The head of the opposition Free Syrian Army told CNN's Christiane Amanpour on Thursday he has intelligence showing Syrian President Bashar al-Assad's government is moving its chemical weapons out of the country. "Today, we have information ... How Syria Is Like Iraq Iraq Hawks Abandon War In Syria Debate, Despite Better Evidence Kerry Spins His Record on Iraq |
Press TV | Last Iranian dissidents moved out of Iraq camp after violence Reuters BAGHDAD (Reuters) - The last remaining Iranian dissidents in a camp in eastern Iraq have been transferred to a base in Baghdad pending resettlement abroad, the United Nations said on Thursday, less than two weeks after a bout of violence that killed 52 ... Iran praises Iraq efforts to close Camp Ashraf Relocation of Remaining Individuals from Camp Ashraf to Camp Hurriya in Iraq Iran Exiles Move Out Of Iraq Camp |
33 killed in blast at Iraq mosque Gulf Daily News BAGHDAD: A co-ordinated car and suicide bomb attack on a Shi'ite mosque in the Iraqi capital killed at least 33 people yesterday, police and medical sources said. Worshippers were leaving the mosque after evening prayers when the car bomb exploded, ... |
PolicyMic | I Served in Iraq and Afghanistan for 8 Years, And I'm Just As Angry Today As I ... PolicyMic i, served, in, iraq, and, afghanistan, for, 8,. I Served in Iraq and Afghanistan for 8 Years, And I'm Just As Angry Today As I Was on 9/11. On Sept. 11, 2001, I'd just started my fourth year of ROTC at Boston University. I was going to war whether I ... |
Hurriyet Daily News | BP signs deal on controversial north Iraq oilfield Fox News KIRKUK, Iraq (AFP) – British energy giant BP has signed a deal with Baghdad on an oilfield at the heart of a dispute between the central government and Kurdish authorities in northern Iraq, officials said Wednesday. The agreement calls for the company ... BP to Help Revive Iraq's Kirkuk Oil Field ENERGY > Iraq signs deal with BP to revive northern oilfield Iraq to store 4m barrels of crude in Korea |
Iraq War Veteran Jessica Lynch “Pitches” Perseverance CBS Local ARLINGTON (CBS 11 NEWS) - No one really recognized the blonde, 30-year-old woman standing by the visitor's dugout at Ranger's Ballpark Wednesday. Her white Rangers jersey blended in with the sparse afternoon crowd. There was a visible scar on her ... |