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Next Door To Syria, Iraq Slowly Boils - NPR (blog) Thu, 12 Sep 2013 18:19:03 GMT

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 SyriaReuters
Iraq: Bomb Attacks on Shiite Mosque Kill 33New York Times
Iraq Officials Say Blasts at Shiite Mosque Kill 35ABC News
The Nation -MSNBC
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As Iraq's economy tries to rebound, bureaucracy brings it down - Christian Science Monitor Thu, 12 Sep 2013 14:24:51 GMT

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 ...

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War in Iraq far from a 'disaster' - U-T San Diego Thu, 12 Sep 2013 22:07:13 GMT

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 ...

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Iraq's cold war leaves country on edge (+video) - Christian Science Monitor Wed, 11 Sep 2013 19:57:54 GMT

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 ...


Assad moving chemical weapons to Iraq and Lebanon, Syria opposition General ... - CNN (blog) Thu, 12 Sep 2013 18:52:12 GMT

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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 IraqForbes
Iraq Hawks Abandon War In Syria Debate, Despite Better EvidenceHuffington Post
Kerry Spins His Record on IraqFactCheck.org
National Review Online (blog) -CBS News -American Thinker
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Last Iranian dissidents moved out of Iraq camp after violence - Reuters Thu, 12 Sep 2013 09:13:30 GMT

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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 AshrafPress TV
Relocation of Remaining Individuals from Camp Ashraf to Camp Hurriya in IraqUS Department of State (press release)
Iran Exiles Move Out Of Iraq CampRadioFreeEurope/RadioLiberty
UN News Centre -U-T San Diego -Washington Times
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33 killed in blast at Iraq mosque - Gulf Daily News Thu, 12 Sep 2013 02:30:33 GMT

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, ...

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I Served in Iraq and Afghanistan for 8 Years, And I'm Just As Angry Today As I ... - PolicyMic Fri, 13 Sep 2013 02:34:04 GMT

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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 ...


BP signs deal on controversial north Iraq oilfield - Fox News Wed, 11 Sep 2013 19:57:47 GMT

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 FieldWall Street Journal
ENERGY > Iraq signs deal with BP to revive northern oilfieldHurriyet Daily News
Iraq to store 4m barrels of crude in KoreaTrade Arabia
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Iraq War Veteran Jessica Lynch “Pitches” Perseverance - CBS Local Thu, 12 Sep 2013 03:05:59 GMT

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 ...