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Iraq: Moderates are hard to find as 'bad old days' return in Baghdad - CNN Thu, 16 Jan 2014 17:32:31 GMT

CNN

Iraq: Moderates are hard to find as 'bad old days' return in Baghdad CNN Baghdad, Iraq (CNN) -- Even in the darkest, deadliest days of Iraq's war, you'd find people still hopeful it would all work out. That the killings would stop, the bad guys would be routed and a stability of some sort would return. That the Americans ... Iraq's Maliki says he has asked for weapons from US, will also seek training ...Washington Post Iraq: 14 men abducted by gunmen in uniform killedCBS News Iraq's Tribes Will Rise Again, Says US GeneralTIME CNN International -Huffington Post all 703 news articles »

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Marines investigate photos from Iraq that reportedly show troops burning bodies - CNN Thu, 16 Jan 2014 14:38:20 GMT

The Guardian

Marines investigate photos from Iraq that reportedly show troops burning bodies CNN "The actions depicted in these photos are not what we expect from our service members, nor do they represent the honorable and professional service of the more than 2.5 million Americans who have served in Iraq and Afghanistan," the Defense Department ... US Probing 'Disturbing' Iraq PhotosVoice of America Marines investigate photos allegedly showing burning bodies in IraqThe Guardian US Marines probing validity of Iraq War photosUSA TODAY The Wire all 219 news articles »

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What the War in Iraq Wrought - New Yorker (blog) Thu, 16 Jan 2014 15:15:34 GMT

New Yorker (blog)

What the War in Iraq Wrought New Yorker (blog) It's been nearly eleven years since the U.S. invasion of Iraq, which, almost since it began, proved to be the historically fatal element in the war on terror launched by George W. Bush's White House. His Administration, and its sundry neoconservative ... and more »

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Militants Unleash Wave of Violence in Iraq, Killing Dozens - New York Times Thu, 16 Jan 2014 01:15:59 GMT

Militants Unleash Wave of Violence in Iraq, Killing Dozens New York Times BAGHDAD — Militants launched lethal and coordinated car bombings in Baghdad on Wednesday, killed truck drivers outside the city and detonated explosives at a funeral tent in a village during one of the deadliest outbreaks of violence in Iraq so far ...

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Will Iraq turmoil halt oil growth? - Christian Science Monitor Thu, 16 Jan 2014 20:04:18 GMT

Christian Science Monitor

Will Iraq turmoil halt oil growth? Christian Science Monitor During trading on the London stock exchange Wednesday, stock in Genel Energy took a nose dive after it announced imminent exports of Kurdish oil from Turkey. While western Iraq is in the hands of al-Qaida, recent trends suggest there's no safe ... Iraq draft budget fuels Kurdish oil export rowHurriyet Daily News Iraq draft budget intensifies Kurd oil export rowAl-Arabiya all 31 news articles »

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Maimed Iraqi cop seeks US asylum: 'There's no future for me' - CNN Thu, 16 Jan 2014 14:38:20 GMT

Maimed Iraqi cop seeks US asylum: 'There's no future for me' CNN Baghdad, Iraq (CNN) -- Omar Hameed has no regrets about having worked with American forces while a Falluja police officer. Nor does he have hope -- at least in Iraq. "There's no future for me here," the stoic 37-year-old man said. "No future for me or ... and more »

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Iraq could simply make peace with the Kurds but opts instead to cut off all ... - Quartz Fri, 17 Jan 2014 03:58:28 GMT

Iraq could simply make peace with the Kurds but opts instead to cut off all ... Quartz 15 is a response to Kurdish plans to sell their first piped oil at the end of this month at Turkey's Mediterranean port of Ceyhan, the first stage in an apparent strategy for wholesale economic independence from Iraq proper. With it, Iraqi prime ... Iraq: Maliki threatens Kurds if they export oil to TurkeyDalje.com all 3 news articles »

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Up to 48000 Afghan, Iraq vets homeless - USA TODAY Thu, 16 Jan 2014 21:27:18 GMT

Up to 48000 Afghan, Iraq vets homeless USA TODAY Nearly 50,000 Iraq and Afghanistan veterans were either homeless or in a federal program aimed at keeping them off the streets during 2013, almost triple the number in 2011, according to numbers released Thursday by the Department of Veterans Affairs. and more »

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Bodies of 14 kidnapped Sunni tribesmen found in Iraq - Reuters Thu, 16 Jan 2014 19:32:18 GMT

Bodies of 14 kidnapped Sunni tribesmen found in Iraq Reuters BAGHDAD (Reuters) - The bodies of 14 Sunni Muslim tribesmen were found in date palm groves north of Baghdad on Thursday, a day after they were kidnapped by uniformed men in security forces vehicles, Iraqi police and medics said. The victims, all from ...

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Hawks are deluded about Iraq - CNN Tue, 14 Jan 2014 20:40:24 GMT

Aljazeera.com

Hawks are deluded about Iraq CNN (CNN) -- The eruption of fighting in Iraq's Anbar Province is causing much consternation and recrimination in U.S. foreign policy circles. Conservative hawks, including Sens. John McCain and Lindsey Graham, are especially vocal in criticizing the Obama ... Bombings in Iraq Striking Markets, Funeral Kill 41ABC News Sunni leader said Iraq followed US advice in crisisUSA TODAY Iraq car bomb attacks kill dozensAljazeera.com CNBC.com -New York Times all 947 news articles »