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Iraq: at least 49 killed in several Baghdad bomb blasts - euronews Tue, 18 Feb 2014 14:04:04 GMT

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Iraq: at least 49 killed in several Baghdad bomb blasts euronews No group immediately claimed responsibility but Shi'ites are often targeted by Sunni Islamist insurgents who have been gaining ground in Iraq over the past year and overran several towns in recent weeks. In separate incidents in the northern city of ... Iraq car bombs leave dozens dead as sectarian violence worsensCBS News Wave of car bombs hit central IraqAljazeera.com Bomb attacks kill at least 24 in Iraq capitalReuters RT (blog) -Al Jazeera America -USA TODAY all 370 news articles »

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Iraq's Moqtada al-Sadr labels Maliki a 'tyrant' - Al-Arabiya Wed, 19 Feb 2014 03:47:12 GMT

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Iraq's Moqtada al-Sadr labels Maliki a 'tyrant' Al-Arabiya Iraq's powerful Shiite cleric Moqtada al-Sadr on Tuesday described Prime Minister Nouri al-Maliki as a “tyrant” who heads a “corrupt” government and suppresses his opponents. Sadr made the statements in a televised speech only a few days after he ... Al-Sadr Exits Politics; What It Means for IraqNewser Iraqi Sadr Retiring From PoliticsRadioFreeEurope/RadioLiberty Iraq Shiite cleric Muqtada al-Sadr quits politicsDeutsche Welle Reuters -ABC News -BBC News all 163 news articles »

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Misremembering America's Wars, From Vietnam to Iraq - The Nation. Tue, 18 Feb 2014 20:50:07 GMT

Misremembering America's Wars, From Vietnam to Iraq The Nation. Misremembering America's Wars, From Vietnam to Iraq. The Pentagon's whitewashed history of the Vietnam War provokes troubling questions about how the invasion of Iraq will one day be remembered. Nick Turse. February 18, 2014. Share; Tweet. and more »

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Man convicted of killing family in Iraq kills himself - Local 10 Wed, 19 Feb 2014 02:00:13 GMT

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Man convicted of killing family in Iraq kills himself Local 10 A former U.S. soldier convicted five years ago of murdering an Iraqi family died Saturday, two days after an apparent suicide attempt in his Arizona prison cell, authorities said. Steven Green was found unresponsive last Thursday, according to the ... US soldier convicted of Iraq rape, murders found hanged in prisonReuters Former US soldier jailed for Iraq atrocities diesYahoo News all 87 news articles »

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Despite Iraq's troubles, archaeologists are back - Reuters Tue, 18 Feb 2014 08:46:42 GMT

Despite Iraq's troubles, archaeologists are back Reuters Very little work has been done here since, but British archaeologists are now back in the area despite the insecurity in Iraq that had kept them - and all but the most adventurous tourists - away from one of the world's oldest cities. Brushing the ... and more »

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Could Iraq Be Divided Into Separate Regions Along Shiite, Sunni, and Kurdish ... - Council on Foreign Relations Tue, 18 Feb 2014 16:30:30 GMT

Could Iraq Be Divided Into Separate Regions Along Shiite, Sunni, and Kurdish ... Council on Foreign Relations While the Kurdish region in the north is already almost an independent country, neither Shiites nor Sunnis are interested in splitting up the rest of Iraq—something that would be hard to do, in any case, because the two sects are intermingled in ...

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Escaped Inmates From Iraq Fuel Syrian Insurgency - New York Times Thu, 13 Feb 2014 04:48:41 GMT

Escaped Inmates From Iraq Fuel Syrian Insurgency New York Times BAGHDAD — A series of daring but little noticed breakouts from Iraqi prisons has freed hundreds of hardened militants who are now among the leaders and foot soldiers of the radical Sunni groups operating in neighboring Syria and, increasingly, in Iraq ...

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Iraq's Nineveh Province Considers Autonomy - Rudaw Tue, 18 Feb 2014 21:32:45 GMT

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Iraq's Nineveh Province Considers Autonomy Rudaw ERBIL, Kurdistan Region – Iraq's Sunni Nineveh province says it is considering autonomy from the Shiite-led government in Baghdad and trying to work out territorial divisions with the autonomous Kurdistan Region. As violence in Iraq continues to worsen ... Turkey assures Iraq over oil exportsHurriyet Daily News 'Not even one barrel of oil' exported from northern Iraq to Turkeywww.worldbulletin.net Turkey informs Iraq of oil imports from Kurdistan: Min.Press TV Gulf Times -Bloomberg -The Voice of Russia all 86 news articles »

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Car Bombings Kill at Least 33 People in Iraq - ABC News Tue, 18 Feb 2014 11:28:06 GMT

Car Bombings Kill at Least 33 People in Iraq ABC News Also Tuesday, al-Sadr repeated an earlier announcement that he was retiring from politics, but also called on his followers to vote in Iraq's upcoming elections and berated current rulers as "blood-thirsty wolves." Speaking from his home in the ...

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Iraq violence kills 33 - Yahoo News Tue, 18 Feb 2014 18:57:27 GMT

Iraq violence kills 33 Yahoo News An Iraqi man helps his son who is headed to school at the site of a car bomb attack in Baghdad, Iraq, Tuesday, Feb. 18, 2014. A wave of explosions rocked mainly Shiite neighborhoods in Baghdad shortly after sunset on Monday, killing and wounding scores ...