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US Congress should reconsider Iraq helicopters after Iran report: McCain - Reuters Tue, 25 Feb 2014 19:58:42 GMT

The Times (subscription)

US Congress should reconsider Iraq helicopters after Iran report: McCain Reuters Reuters reported from Baghdad on Monday that Iran has signed a deal to sell Iraq arms and ammunition worth $195 million, according to documents seen by Reuters - a move that would break a U.N. embargo on weapons sales by Tehran. Lawmakers and ... Iraq denies reports it bought weapons from IranFox News Ambassador denies reports Iraq has weapons deal with IranWashington Times Iran agrees £120m arms sale to IraqThe Times (subscription) Foreign Policy (blog) all 75 news articles »

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Exclusive: Iraq signs deal to buy arms, ammunition from Iran - documents - Reuters Mon, 24 Feb 2014 21:48:02 GMT

Aljazeera.com

Exclusive: Iraq signs deal to buy arms, ammunition from Iran - documents Reuters The agreement was reached at the end of November, the documents showed, just weeks after Iraq's Prime Minister Nouri al-Maliki returned from lobbying the Obama administration in Washington for extra weapons to fight al Qaeda-linked militants. Some in ... State Department pressing Iraq for answers after report of arms deal with IranFox News Reports: Iraq signs arms deal with IranAljazeera.com Iraq signs arms deal with IranAl Jazeera America International Business Times all 128 news articles »

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Seventeen dead in bombings and shootings in Iraq - Reuters Sun, 23 Feb 2014 17:47:26 GMT

Aljazeera.com

Seventeen dead in bombings and shootings in Iraq Reuters Members of the extremist Islamic State in Iraq and the Levant are holed up inside Fallujah along with Sunni fighters angry at Maliki over what they say are policies which discriminate against Iraq's Sunni minority. The Iraqi government declared a ... Militants Launch Several Attacks in IraqVoice of America Deadly shootings and bomb attacks hit IraqAljazeera.com 10 killed, 26 wounded in Iraq's violenceXinhua all 290 news articles »

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Bombings and shootings kill 26 around Iraq - Reuters Tue, 25 Feb 2014 19:36:34 GMT

Aljazeera.com

Bombings and shootings kill 26 around Iraq Reuters In western Anbar province, where government forces are fighting rebellious Sunni tribes and an al Qaeda splinter group, the Islamic State of Iraq and the Levant, three soldiers were killed and 18 others wounded when a car bomb rammed into the entrance ... Iraq bombers target crowds and council HQAljazeera.com Iraq: Baghdad Car Bombing Kills at Least 15 PeopleABC News all 111 news articles »

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Comrades say Marine heroism tale of Iraq veteran was untrue - Washington Post Sun, 23 Feb 2014 09:28:45 GMT

Washington Post

Comrades say Marine heroism tale of Iraq veteran was untrue Washington Post After his death in 2004 in Fallujah, Sgt. Rafael Peralta became perhaps the most lionized Marine of the Iraq war. Shot in the head during an intense firefight, the story went, the infantryman scooped a grenade underneath his body seconds before it ... Doubt cast on story of Marine's sacrifice in IraqConcord Monitor all 269 news articles »

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US presses Iraq on reports of Iran arms deal - BBC News Tue, 25 Feb 2014 11:22:04 GMT

BBC News

US presses Iraq on reports of Iran arms deal BBC News The US has said it is "seeking clarification" over a report that Iraq has signed a deal with Iran to buy arms in violation of a UN embargo. State department spokeswoman Jen Psaki said that if the $195m (£117m) deal for weapons and ammunition was ...

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White House says raised concerns with Iraq about report of arms deal with Iran - Reuters UK Tue, 25 Feb 2014 18:38:58 GMT

White House says raised concerns with Iraq about report of arms deal with Iran Reuters UK Carney said that the Iraq government has denied in a press release that any contracts were signed, and noted that the U.S. government will follow up with Iraq on the issue. (Reporting by Roberta Rampton; Editing by Sandra Maler). FILED UNDER: World ...

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Obama about to repeat Iraq disaster - Washington Post (blog) Tue, 25 Feb 2014 21:01:50 GMT

Washington Post (blog)

Obama about to repeat Iraq disaster Washington Post (blog) I asked Thomas Donnelly of the American Enterprise Institute, a critic of the administration's handling of Afghanistan, if we were on the verge of losing Afghanistan as we did in Iraq when Obama pulled all troops out only to see Iran increase its ... US prepares for full withdrawal from AfghanistanFinancial Times Obama orders Pentagon to prepare for full troop withdrawal from AfghanistanThe Guardian all 324 news articles »

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Sources: Iran Sells Weapons to Iraq, Breaks UN Embargo - TIME Tue, 25 Feb 2014 08:24:11 GMT

Sources: Iran Sells Weapons to Iraq, Breaks UN Embargo TIME Iran has signed a $195 million deal to sell arms and ammunition to Iraq, according to documents viewed by Reuters, a transaction that would break a U.N. embargo regarding weapon sales by Tehran. Iraq's Prime Minister Nouri al-Maliki is fed up with ...

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Islamic Militants in Iraq Trying to Move Anbar Conflict into Other Provinces - Rudaw Wed, 26 Feb 2014 02:59:12 GMT

Rudaw

Islamic Militants in Iraq Trying to Move Anbar Conflict into Other Provinces Rudaw SULAIMANI, Kurdistan Region – The militant and extremist Islamic State of Iraq and Syria (ISIS), which has been battling Iraqi military forces in Anbar province for several weeks, is now trying to move the conflict into Kirkuk, local security officials ... Iraq's battle against extremists spreads outside of AnbarAl-Monitor all 2 news articles »