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UN demands inquiry after deaths at Iraq refugee camp - NBCNews.com (blog) Mon, 02 Sep 2013 14:51:38 GMT

Washington Post

UN demands inquiry after deaths at Iraq refugee camp NBCNews.com (blog) By Becky Bratu, Staff Writer, NBC News. The United States condemned an attack in which 47 people were reportedly killed at a large refugee camp in eastern Iraq on Sunday, and the United Nations demanded an investigation into the incident. "The United ... UN team visits Iranian dissident camp in Iraq after killingsReuters Iraq vows to investigate large-scale killing of exiles in Iranian dissident campWashington Post Iranian Exiles Report Deaths in Iraq CampTIME Amnesty International -Aljazeera.com -New York Times all 238 news articles »

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Anti-Al-Qaida Leader Escapes Assassination in Iraq - ABC News Mon, 02 Sep 2013 14:13:28 GMT

New York Times

Anti-Al-Qaida Leader Escapes Assassination in Iraq ABC News A prominent militia leader opposed to al-Qaida escaped an assassination attempt in Baghdad Monday that killed six of his body guards and one civilian and wounded eight people, authorities said. And a Turkish diplomat avoided injury when a roadside bomb ... Conjuring the Ghosts of Iraq's Brutal PastNew York Times Turkish diplomat survives attack in IraqAljazeera.com Senior Turkish envoy survives bomb attack in IraqReuters Press TV -New York Daily News all 63 news articles »

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Syria intervention: the US should heed the lessons of the Iraq weapons dossier - The Guardian Mon, 02 Sep 2013 08:03:53 GMT

The Guardian

Syria intervention: the US should heed the lessons of the Iraq weapons dossier The Guardian David Cameron stressed several times in front of parliament that military strikes against Syria differed from the case to go to war against Iraq in 2003. Having been personally implicated in the justification for war against in Iraq in 2003, I cannot ... and more »

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Iraq and Afghanistan are with me every day, but UK made wrong call on Syria - The Guardian Mon, 02 Sep 2013 13:43:07 GMT

The Guardian

Iraq and Afghanistan are with me every day, but UK made wrong call on Syria The Guardian As someone who had enough friends killed in Iraq and Afghanistan during my time in the British army, I didn't expect to find myself pining for more of Tony Blair's pluck these days. I'm not his greatest fan. But after Ed Miliband's – and other ... THE TELEGRAPH: No 'second Iraq' in SyriaBDlive all 13 news articles »

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Soldier tells British side of story at Iraq killings inquiry - Reuters Mon, 02 Sep 2013 14:58:24 GMT

The Sun

Soldier tells British side of story at Iraq killings inquiry Reuters Adam Griffiths was the first British military witness to give oral evidence about the allegations made by dozens of Iraqis, which if confirmed by the Al-Sweady Inquiry would go down as one of the worst atrocities of the Iraq war. More than 200 British ... Iraq: British troops 'did not mutilate insurgents'Scotsman British troops deny mutilating Iraq insurgents' corpsesHindustan Times Bodies 'not mutilated by troops' – Argylls' Iraq denialThe Sun Express.co.uk all 45 news articles »

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Iranian dissidents killed in Iraq camp, UN demands inquiry - Reuters Sun, 01 Sep 2013 20:54:35 GMT

Iranian dissidents killed in Iraq camp, UN demands inquiry Reuters BAGHDAD (Reuters) - At least 47 people were reported killed at an Iranian dissident camp in Iraq on Sunday, the United Nations said, urging Baghdad to investigate the "tragic events" at a site north of the capital. The violence took place hours after a ...

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State pensions cause protests in Iraq - Haaretz Mon, 02 Sep 2013 22:42:12 GMT

Haaretz

State pensions cause protests in Iraq Haaretz Units moved toward the border with Syria, in an attempt to block a possible mass exodus of Syrian refugees into Iraq and prevent any attempt by Iraqi Sunni fighters to reach Syria. Iraq is an ally of Syria and allows weapons shipments coming from Iran ...

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Iraq killings reach levels last seen in 2008 - NBCNews.com (blog) Mon, 02 Sep 2013 05:19:50 GMT

NBCNews.com (blog)

Iraq killings reach levels last seen in 2008 NBCNews.com (blog) By Sylvia Westall and Louise Ireland, Reuters. BAGHDAD - About 800 Iraqis were killed in August, the United Nations said on Sunday, condemning a wave of violence in the country that has reached levels not seen since 2008. Most of the 804 killed were ... UN Says Over 800 People Killed in Iraq in AugustABC News Iraq protesters rally against MP benefitsAljazeera.com Car bomb kills 12 and wounds at least 20 in Iraq city of RamadiThe Guardian Fox News -CNN - Canada -Washington Post all 293 news articles »

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Iraq Promises Probe Into Iranian Exile Killings - ABC News Mon, 02 Sep 2013 19:58:34 GMT

Iraq Promises Probe Into Iranian Exile Killings ABC News Iraq's prime minister ordered an investigation Monday into the slaying of half of the roughly 100 remaining residents at an Iranian dissident camp north of Baghdad, where a U.N. team got its first look at the aftermath of the large-scale bloodshed. The ...

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Obama battles ghosts of Iraq as he ponders Syria strike - USA TODAY Sun, 01 Sep 2013 05:34:51 GMT

Washington Post (blog)

Obama battles ghosts of Iraq as he ponders Syria strike USA TODAY WASHINGTON — In October 2002, more than five months before the U.S. would invade Iraq, an Illinois state senator named Barack Obama said at an anti-war rally that he was not against all wars, just "dumb war." Obama, who later made ending the war in ... What Iraq can tell us about SyriaWashington Post (blog) Iraq War Haunts Obama On SyriaHuffington Post Iraq war haunts Obama from launching attacks on Syria: ExpertsEconomic Times The Atlantic all 5,855 news articles »