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Poll: Grim assessment of wars in Iraq, Afghanistan - USA TODAY Thu, 30 Jan 2014 19:31:42 GMT

McClatchy Washington Bureau

Poll: Grim assessment of wars in Iraq, Afghanistan USA TODAY WASHINGTON — As two of the nation's longest wars finally end, most Americans have concluded that neither achieved its goals. Those grim assessments in a USA TODAY/Pew Research Center poll underscore the erosion in support for the invasions of Iraq ... More Now See Failure than Success in Iraq, AfghanistanPew Research Center for the People and the Press Poll: More see failure rather than success in Iraq, AfghanistanMcClatchy Washington Bureau all 40 news articles »

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Armed men storm government building in Iraq - Aljazeera.com Thu, 30 Jan 2014 16:41:18 GMT

Aljazeera.com

Armed men storm government building in Iraq Aljazeera.com Armed men have assaulted an office of Iraq's transportation ministry in northeast Baghdad, killing at least 20 people and briefly taking a number of civil servants hostage, security officials have said. The attack was mounted by eight armed men, said ... 6 gunmen killed as police retake Iraq ministry, security sources sayCNN Suicide bombers storm Iraq ministry building, 24 killedReuters Militant assault on Iraq ministry building kills 24RT (blog) Washington Post -Foreign Policy (blog) -euronews all 418 news articles »

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Iraq picture may not be as bleak as it seems - CNN (blog) Thu, 30 Jan 2014 20:00:41 GMT

Iraq picture may not be as bleak as it seems CNN (blog) Editor's note: Ben Connable is a senior international policy analyst at the nonprofit, nonpartisan RAND Corporation. The views expressed are his own. Over the past month, al Qaeda affiliated Islamic State of Iraq and Syria (ISIS) has made a concerted ...

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Iraqi Jews Seek to Prevent Return of Religious Artifacts to Iraq - Voice of America Thu, 30 Jan 2014 18:13:12 GMT

Voice of America

Iraqi Jews Seek to Prevent Return of Religious Artifacts to Iraq Voice of America Iraq's Jews once numbered about 150,000 and the archive offers a glimpse at the life of one of the most important Jewish communities of the Middle East, which dates back thousands of years, but was driven out in the 20th century amid Arab nationalism ... and more »

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Iraq police storm Baghdad ministry building to end hostage crisis - The Guardian Thu, 30 Jan 2014 13:24:15 GMT

Iraq police storm Baghdad ministry building to end hostage crisis The Guardian It is likely to raise fresh concerns about the capabilities of Iraq's security forces amid fears that the polls on 30 April could be partially delayed, as was the case for provincial elections in April 2013. Police at the scene said six militants ...

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Iraq says Syria war spillover hinders oilfields, pipelines - Al-Arabiya Wed, 29 Jan 2014 21:31:33 GMT

Al-Arabiya

Iraq says Syria war spillover hinders oilfields, pipelines Al-Arabiya Spillover attacks from the civil war in Syria have hindered development of Iraq's gas and oil reserves and a major pipeline to the Mediterranean has been blown up dozens of times, Iraq's top energy official said on Tuesday. Violence in Iraq climbed ...

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Iraq hires law firm to target buyers of "illegal" Kurdish oil - Reuters Thu, 30 Jan 2014 18:05:52 GMT

Public Radio International

Iraq hires law firm to target buyers of "illegal" Kurdish oil Reuters Iraq's oil ministry instructed legal firm Vinson and Elkins about two months ago to pursue anyone who buys oil pumped down the pipeline to the Turkish city of Ceyhan, near the Mediterranean, a senior Iraqi oil official said. "This is not a game. Anyone ... Young entrepreneurs in Erbil, Iraq, are making a killingPublic Radio International INTERVIEW-Turkey seeks Baghdad consent over N. Iraq oil deals, not blessingThomson Reuters Foundation Bulgaria to Open Consulate in Erbil, IraqNovinite.com Iraq Oil Report -The Sofia Globe all 24 news articles »

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Iraq and Iran plot oil revolution - Telegraph.co.uk Wed, 29 Jan 2014 07:07:11 GMT

Telegraph.co.uk

Iraq and Iran plot oil revolution Telegraph.co.uk Iraq is poised to flood the oil market by tripling its capacity to pump crude by 2020 and is collaborating with Iran on strategy in a move that will challenge Saudi Arabia's grip on the Organisation of Petroleum Exporting Countries. "We feel the world ... Iraq, Iran plot to challenge Saudi domination of OPECUPI.com Iraq Plans to Triple its Oil Output Capacity By 2020Moneynews Beware Saudi Arabia! Iran, Iraq Plan To Join Forces And Crash The World's Oil ...Al-Bawaba Financial Times -Zawya (registration) all 53 news articles »

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Withdrawal from Iraq Has Made it a Safe Haven for al Qaeda - Washington Free Beacon Thu, 30 Jan 2014 15:43:23 GMT

Yahoo News

Withdrawal from Iraq Has Made it a Safe Haven for al Qaeda Washington Free Beacon The full withdrawal of U.S. troops from Iraq in 2011 and spillover from the civil war in neighboring Syria has again presented al Qaeda with the prospect of erecting a safe haven in Iraq, experts said on Wednesday. The complete pullout of American ... Iraq releases rare 'ISIL chief' photoYahoo News Iraq is Paying A Heavy Price for the Destabilization of Syria: UN and SilenceModern Tokyo Times The 1001 lives of al-Qaeda in IraqEuropean Council on Foreign Relations The Daily Star all 113 news articles »

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Americans Can Be Proud of What Was Achieved in Iraq - Wall Street Journal Fri, 31 Jan 2014 00:04:42 GMT

Americans Can Be Proud of What Was Achieved in Iraq Wall Street Journal Iraq has returned to the headlines, with parts of Ramadi and Fallujah again under al Qaeda control. American servicemen and women who helped liberate these cities are understandably frustrated. Is everything they accomplished in Iraq unraveling? No, it ... and more »