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Iraq politician warns elections may further alienate Sunnis - Reuters Fri, 24 Jan 2014 22:49:09 GMT

Iraq politician warns elections may further alienate Sunnis Reuters Nujaifi held talks this week with President Barack Obama, Vice President Joe Biden and other senior U.S. officials, as violence appears to be spilling into Iraq from the war in neighboring Syria, and as tensions grow between Iraq's Sunnis and Shi'ite ... INTERVIEW-Iraq politician warns elections may further alienate SunnisTrustLaw Iraq Speaker's visit to US prompts controversy at homeAsharq Alawsat English President Obama receives NujaifiAswat Al Iraq all 7 news articles »

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Do Syria and Iraq still exist? - Al Jazeera America Fri, 24 Jan 2014 17:49:59 GMT

Al Jazeera America

Do Syria and Iraq still exist? Al Jazeera America Rather, the most important news is the birth of a new Arab state, called by Arab and regional observers the Emirate, or the Emirate of Iraq and Sham, or colloquially the Emirate of al-Jazira (the Arab heartland). The newborn Emirate stretches from the ... UN says 140000 fled violence in Iraq's AnbarAljazeera.com Iraq cities exodus to increase by tens of thousands, say officialsThe Guardian In divided Iraq, Sunnis fleeing Anbar find restive refuge in Shiite holy cityWashington Post UN News Centre -NewsBusters (blog) -Huffington Post all 324 news articles »

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140000 displaced from Iraq's Anbar province - UNHCR (press release) Fri, 24 Jan 2014 12:28:34 GMT

140000 displaced from Iraq's Anbar province UNHCR (press release) The UN in Iraq has asked the government to facilitate the opening of a humanitarian corridor to reach displaced and stranded families in Anbar province. In recent weeks several bridges leading into the conflict area and communities hosting displaced ...

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Iraq hangs 11 convicted of terrorism-related offenses - Washington Post Fri, 24 Jan 2014 03:46:20 GMT

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Iraq hangs 11 convicted of terrorism-related offenses Washington Post BAGHDAD — Iraq on Thursday hanged 11 people convicted of terrorism-related offenses, the Justice Ministry said, pursuing what a U.N. official has criticized as a “conveyor belt of executions.” All those executed were Iraqi nationals, Justice Ministry ... More than two dozen hanged in Iraq over terror-related crimesCNN Iraq hangs 11 convicted of terrorismReuters Dozens executed in Iraq this weekAl Jazeera America DAWN.com -The Nation all 88 news articles »

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Iraq's parliament speaker says Sunnis hope cooperation in Anbar crisis will ... - Washington Post Fri, 24 Jan 2014 01:57:01 GMT

Iraq's parliament speaker says Sunnis hope cooperation in Anbar crisis will ... Washington Post Iraqi Sunnis hope to leverage their cooperation in the fight against a new al-Qaeda insurgency in western Iraq to win political space that they say has been denied to them by the Shiite-led government of Prime Minister Nouri al-Maliki, the country's ...

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Kurds' oil deal with Turkey 'endangers Iraq's budget' - UPI.com Sat, 25 Jan 2014 03:05:15 GMT

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Kurds' oil deal with Turkey 'endangers Iraq's budget' UPI.com 24 (UPI) -- The feud between Iraq's central government and the minority Kurds' semiautonomous enclave over oil is reaching critical mass, the head of parliament's treasury committee says. Haidar Al Abadi, a senior legislator, has warned the government ... Iraq's oil brinkmanshipAl-Monitor Clash or compromise near on Iraqi-Kurdish-Turkish oil disputeeuronews all 36 news articles »

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US Sues KBR in Connection With Army Work in Iraq - ABC News Fri, 24 Jan 2014 00:22:06 GMT

US Sues KBR in Connection With Army Work in Iraq ABC News The federal government is suing Kellogg, Brown & Root Services Inc., charging that the defense contractor submitted false claims and took kickbacks in connection to a U.S. Army contract in Iraq. The government alleges that KBR employees took kickbacks ... and more »

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UN: More than 140000 have fled Iraq's Anbar province - al-Akhbar English Fri, 24 Jan 2014 13:51:19 GMT

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UN: More than 140000 have fled Iraq's Anbar province al-Akhbar English An Iraqi soldier monitors a checkpoint east of Baghdad on January 24, 2014, as deadly clashes continue between security forces and anti-government fighters in Anbar province, east of the capital in what the United National said is Iraq's worst ...

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Usama al-Nujayfi: Iraq Wants US Advice and Support, But Not Interference - Brookings Institution (blog) Fri, 24 Jan 2014 18:40:14 GMT

Brookings Institution (blog)

Usama al-Nujayfi: Iraq Wants US Advice and Support, But Not Interference Brookings Institution (blog) Saban Center for Middle East Policy at Brookings hosts Usama al-Nujayfi, the speaker "I don't call for any interference in Iraq. And I reject it even it's the United States," said Usama al-Nujayfi, the speaker of Iraq's Council of Representatives, in ... Senior Sunni: Iraq Teetering on 'Something Similar to the Syrian Situation'OODA Loop all 2 news articles »

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Refugee crisis growing in Iraq - CNN International Fri, 24 Jan 2014 19:59:36 GMT

Refugee crisis growing in Iraq CNN International (CNN) -- As violence again roils Iraq, the United Nations reported more than 65,000 people had fled conflict areas in the past week. The Office of the United Nations High Commissioner for Refugees said in a report that those Iraqis fled from the cities ...