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Iraq executes 13 men following unfair trials marred by torture allegations - Amnesty International Fri, 27 Sep 2013 01:16:48 GMT

Iraq executes 13 men following unfair trials marred by torture allegations Amnesty International However, when doing so – the Iraqi authorities must comply at all times with Iraq's obligations under international human rights law and protect the human rights of those they suspect or accuse of committing even the most heinous crimes. On 21 ... and more »

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At least 33 killed in violence across Iraq - Reuters Wed, 25 Sep 2013 18:50:21 GMT

Voice of America

At least 33 killed in violence across Iraq Reuters ... 2013 2:48pm EDT. KIRKUK, Iraq (Reuters) - At least 33 people were killed in attacks across Iraq on Wednesday that included a coordinated assault against local government and police buildings in the north of the country, police and medical sources said. Iraq: Multiple Bomb Attacks at MarketsNew York Times Bombings and other attacks kill 25 across IraqUSA TODAY Deadly blasts hit Iraq marketsExpress.co.uk Xinhua -Voice of America -CNN all 120 news articles »

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Iraq Warns the US: 'Don't Arm the Syrian Rebels' - The Nation. (blog) Thu, 26 Sep 2013 18:36:37 GMT

WXIA-TV

Iraq Warns the US: 'Don't Arm the Syrian Rebels' The Nation. (blog) The carnage is mounting in Iraq, with dozens or scores killed nearly every day. Meanwhile, Iraq is critical to both the Syrian civil war and to Iran, with whom Iraq has increasingly close ties. The war in Syria, in particular, has spilled 207,000 ... Foreign Weapons Sent to Rebels in Syria Worry IraqABC News Mortar round kills one at Damascus, Iraq consulateFox News Foreign weapons sent to Syrian rebels worry IraqWXIA-TV The Advocate -Press TV -www.worldbulletin.net all 36 news articles »

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Did Iran Win The US-Iraq War? - Firedoglake Thu, 26 Sep 2013 19:14:24 GMT

Did Iran Win The US-Iraq War? Firedoglake A central claim in a new story published by the New Yorker is that the real victor in the 2003 war between the US and Saddam governments was the Islamic Republic of Iran. Profiling Qassem Suleimani, the commander of the Qods Force, a division of the ...

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Amb. Crocker and Prof. Bacevich talking about Syria -- but thinking about Iraq - Foreign Policy Thu, 26 Sep 2013 13:51:54 GMT

Foreign Policy

Amb. Crocker and Prof. Bacevich talking about Syria -- but thinking about Iraq Foreign Policy A recent panel at Georgetown University was supposed to be about Syria, but it turned out to be about the lessons of the American experience in Iraq, seen in light of the possible use of American force in Syria. Ambassador Ryan Crocker, who served in ... An Iraq War Veteran's View On The Syrian ConflictNeon Tommy Tracing Syrian Conflict Back to Iraq's Civil WarAl-Monitor Letter: Syria didn't have to get poison gas from IraqToday's Sunbeam - NJ.com all 16 news articles »

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Iraq: Third Day of Funeral Bombings - New York Times Tue, 24 Sep 2013 00:44:20 GMT

The Guardian

Iraq: Third Day of Funeral Bombings New York Times A double bombing at a Sunni funeral in Baghdad killed 14 people on Monday, officials said. It was the third day in a row in which funerals were attacked in the Iraqi capital. Officials said Monday's blasts hit near a mourning tent for one of four ... Gunmen Attack Sunni Town in IraqABC News Dozens more dead in Iraq as wave of sectarian violence continuesThe Guardian Bombings in northern Iraq kill 18, wound 72USA TODAY Yahoo News -RT -The Nation all 236 news articles »

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Iraq solidarity key to promoting security, welfare: Iran's Larijani - Press TV Thu, 26 Sep 2013 10:04:35 GMT

Press TV

Iraq solidarity key to promoting security, welfare: Iran's Larijani Press TV “Agreement and political solidarity among all Iraqi groups, including Shiites and Sunnis and Kurds, will prepare the ground for improving security and welfare in Iraq,” Larijani said in a meeting with Iraqi Defense Minister Saadoun al-Dulaimi in Tehran ... Bombings, clashes in north Iraq kill 14The Nation Pushing Iraq Into Iran's OrbitU.S. News & World Report (blog) Iran, Iraq can take steps to help resolve regional issues: security chiefTehran Times Ahlul Bayt News Agency - abna.ir -Tasnim News Agency all 20 news articles »

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English Learning Lags in Iraq - Al-Monitor Thu, 26 Sep 2013 21:29:36 GMT

English Learning Lags in Iraq Al-Monitor It comes as no surprise that Jabouri along with many other students in Iraq did not receive sufficient instruction during their early school years to allow them to be successful in such courses at advanced levels. Jabouri lamented, “Even private ...

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Only Known Iraq Billionaire Hires Women After Hussein - Bloomberg Tue, 24 Sep 2013 20:30:22 GMT

Only Known Iraq Billionaire Hires Women After Hussein Bloomberg Faruk Mustafa Rasool first saw a mobile phone in 1998 while he was lying in a London hospital bed recovering from quadruple heart bypass surgery. Ignoring his doctors' advice to rest, he started figuring out how to bring the device to his native Iraq. and more »

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Militants kill 10 in attack on government offices in north Iraq - Reuters Wed, 25 Sep 2013 13:43:09 GMT

Militants kill 10 in attack on government offices in north Iraq Reuters Sunni Islamist militants including al Qaeda have been regaining momentum in their insurgency against Iraq's Shi'ite-led government, as sectarian tensions across the region are fanned by civil war in Syria. Nearly 6,000 people have been killed in acts ...