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Car bombings, shootings kill 22, wound 80 in Iraq - CNN Sun, 12 Jan 2014 20:10:09 GMT

Aljazeera.com

Car bombings, shootings kill 22, wound 80 in Iraq CNN Baghdad (CNN) -- At least 22 people were killed and more than 80 wounded Sunday in several car explosions and shootings in Iraq, including an attack on an Iraqi army base, authorities said. The war in Syria and sectarian tensions have played a part in ... US war gains in Iraq now lost or threatenedUSA TODAY Clashes Between Militants and Army Spread in IraqNew York Times Fatal blasts hit Iraq's capitalAljazeera.com Bloomberg -ABC News -Wall Street Journal (blog) all 338 news articles »

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British politicians and generals targeted in Iraq abuse case - The Guardian Sun, 12 Jan 2014 14:20:03 GMT

The Guardian

British politicians and generals targeted in Iraq abuse case The Guardian The government has insisted it will fight a bid to trigger prosecutions of former British ministers and senior military figures over alleged war crimes in Iraq. A complaint filed with the international criminal court (ICC) accuses British forces of ... 'Systematic torture': Dossier accusing UK politicians of Iraq war crimes goes ...RT (blog) Exclusive: Devastating dossier on 'abuse' by UK forces in Iraq goes to ...The Independent William Hague: Iraq abuses already being investigatedTelegraph.co.uk Financial Times -Tehran Times -The Times (subscription) all 106 news articles »

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Iraq: At least 60 killed in 2 weeks Anbar violence - USA TODAY Sat, 11 Jan 2014 23:18:24 GMT

Washington Post

Iraq: At least 60 killed in 2 weeks Anbar violence USA TODAY BAGHDAD (AP) — Fighting between security forces and al-Qaeda-linked militants in Iraq's Sunni-dominated Anbar province has killed at least 60 people over the past two weeks, an official said Saturday. The head of Anbar's Health Directorate, Khudeir ... Fighting al-Qaeda in Iraq is in US interestsWashington Post Obama administration under pressure to turn attention back to IraqFox News Iraq: At least 60 killed in 2 weeks in Anbar violenceNavyTimes.com NBC40 all 3,845 news articles »

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Chaos in Iraq could be omen for Afghanistan without U.S. troops - Washington Times Mon, 13 Jan 2014 01:03:51 GMT

Chaos in Iraq could be omen for Afghanistan without U.S. troops Washington Times Afghanistan's war planners trying to picture their country without U.S. troops next year might want to cast an eye toward Iraq. Since the U.S. pullout two years ago, a defeated al Qaeda in Iraq has reassembled, brought in fresh fighters, freed ... and more »

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US veterans despondent over al-Qaeda's resurgence in Iraq - Washington Post Sat, 11 Jan 2014 03:43:02 GMT

US veterans despondent over al-Qaeda's resurgence in Iraq Washington Post The towering former three-star general keeps a wooden box on his desk with the photos of 257 service members who died in Iraq under his command, sorted by date. During quiet moments, usually a couple of times a week, Mark Hertling opens the lid, ...

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US in Iraq: They broke it but didn't fix it - Aljazeera.com Sun, 12 Jan 2014 09:52:21 GMT

US in Iraq: They broke it but didn't fix it Aljazeera.com It must be hard, being the US and having the nations you invade - sorry, "liberate" - let you down so badly. This, at least, is the reading presented by chunks of the US media over the current crisis in Iraq. As Fallujah and Ramadi, in Iraq's Anbar ...

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Global jihadis or al Qaeda wannabes: Who are the Islamic State of Iraq and the ... - NBCNews.com (blog) Sat, 11 Jan 2014 10:43:28 GMT

International Business Times UK

Global jihadis or al Qaeda wannabes: Who are the Islamic State of Iraq and the ... NBCNews.com (blog) Extreme, violent and loyal to al Qaeda, the gunmen from the Islamic State of Iraq and the Levant (ISIL) who last week seized control of the Iraqi cities of Ramadi and Fallujah are refusing to withdraw despite government onslaughts and threats from ... Al-Qaida-Linked Group Faces Backlash In IraqNPR UK Jihadists Join Fight in Iraq [VIDEO]International Business Times UK all 34 news articles »

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McCain: Send Petraeus back to Iraq - CNN (blog) Sun, 12 Jan 2014 21:43:32 GMT

McCain: Send Petraeus back to Iraq CNN (blog) (CNN) - President Barack Obama should send David Petraeus, a retired four-star general who ran the wars in Iraq and Afghanistan, back to Iraq to help deal with the growing unrest in the country, Sen. John McCain said Sunday on CNN's “State of the Union.”. and more »

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Bomb attacks kill at least 18 in Iraq - Reuters Sun, 12 Jan 2014 09:10:44 GMT

Bomb attacks kill at least 18 in Iraq Reuters No group claimed responsibility for the bombings, but Sunni Islamist insurgents have stepped up a violent campaign in the past year, engulfing Iraq in its worst bloodshed for five years. Sunday's deadliest blast was caused by a car bomb that killed ...

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Why Iraq is in turmoil - CNN (blog) Sun, 12 Jan 2014 07:41:12 GMT

Why Iraq is in turmoil CNN (blog) The Wall Street Journal and a Commentary magazine opinion piece have both argued this past week that the Obama administration's decision to withdraw troops from Iraq is directly responsible for the renewed violence in that country. They and others have ... and more »