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Scores killed, more than 120 wounded in day of carnage across Iraq - CNN Wed, 05 Feb 2014 19:57:21 GMT

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Scores killed, more than 120 wounded in day of carnage across Iraq
CNN
(CNN) -- Scores of people were killed and at least 123 others were wounded Wednesday in shootings and explosions across Iraq, senior Interior Ministry officials said. Five bombings in the Iraqi capital were responsible for dozens of the casualties ...
Four bombs hit central Baghdad, killing 23Reuters
Contractors flood into Iraq to give Al-Qaeda a run for the moneyRT
This chart shows just how bad things are getting in IraqWashington Post (blog)
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Joint Statement of the Iraq-US Joint Coordination Committee on Energy - US Department of State (press release) Wed, 05 Feb 2014 18:35:28 GMT

Joint Statement of the Iraq-US Joint Coordination Committee on Energy
US Department of State (press release)
The Governments of the Republic of Iraq and the United States of America reaffirmed their commitment to joint cooperation in the areas of oil production and export, natural gas, electricity resiliency and reliability, clean energy, and critical energy ...
US reiterates pledge to keep improving energy cooperation with IraqXinhua
Statement by NSC Spokesperson Caitlin Hayden on the US-Iraq Energy Joint ...Whitehouse.gov (press release)
Iraq, US agree on joint exploitation of Iraq''s energy resourcesKuwait News Agency

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Congressman Mike Coffman Calls for Third Iraq War - Huffington Post Wed, 05 Feb 2014 20:00:12 GMT

Congressman Mike Coffman Calls for Third Iraq War
Huffington Post
This is astonishing. On a radio show, Republican Congressman Mike Coffman effectively called for yet another Iraq War. On KNUS Radio, Coffman said, when asked if he wanted to see combat troops back in Iraq: "Certainly an advisory role, but certainly ...

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US steps up support for Iraq amid militant surge - CNN (blog) Wed, 05 Feb 2014 20:31:01 GMT

US steps up support for Iraq amid militant surge
CNN (blog)
The California Republican's committee heard from Brett McGurk, deputy assistant of secretary of state for Iraq and Iran, about the dominance of the Islamic State in Iraq and the Levant (ISIL) in Anbar province – site of a long and bloody battle for U.S ...
Hearing on Iraq shows extremists strong, Maliki problematicMiamiHerald.com
US defends sales of Hellfire missiles, Apaches to IraqMarine Corps Times

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Kurds from Iraq wage holy war in Syria with one eye on home - Reuters Tue, 04 Feb 2014 10:15:19 GMT

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Kurds from Iraq wage holy war in Syria with one eye on home
Reuters
The trend is alarming for Iraqi Kurdistan, a region that has managed to shield itself from the violence afflicting the rest of Iraq and nearby Syria, and to attract investment from some of the world's largest oil companies. "Definitely, it's a big ...
Kurdish independence movement gains momentum in IraqThe National
Kurds from Iraq wage 'holy war' across the borderThe Daily Star

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Iraq car bombs cause carnage around Baghdad - CBS News Mon, 03 Feb 2014 16:06:50 GMT

Iraq car bombs cause carnage around Baghdad
CBS News
BAGHDAD -- A new series of car bombings in and around Baghdad on Monday killed at least 16 people, officials said, as Iraq's Shiite-led government grapples with a stubborn Sunni extremist-led insurgency in the western Anbar province. In the town of ...

Mideast Wary Over Iraq-Iran Plan to Unite in Oil Market - Voice of America Wed, 05 Feb 2014 22:26:30 GMT

World Tribune
Mideast Wary Over Iraq-Iran Plan to Unite in Oil Market
Voice of America
WASHINGTON — Iraq is planning to triple its oil-producing capacity by 2020, hoping to leverage its natural resources in a power arrangement with Iran that could challenge Saudi Arabia's domination of the world oil market. So far, most of the talk has ...
Iraq targets Saudi oil dominance, plans to triple output by 2020World Tribune

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Car bombings in Iraq kill at least 16 people - USA TODAY Mon, 03 Feb 2014 14:06:02 GMT

Lexington Herald Leader
Car bombings in Iraq kill at least 16 people
USA TODAY
BAGHDAD (AP) — A new series of car bombings in and around Baghdad on Monday killed at least 16 people, officials said, as Iraq's Shiite-led government grapples with a stubborn Sunni extremist-led insurgency in the western Anbar province. In the town ...
Car bombings in Iraq kill at least 23 peopleLexington Herald Leader

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Iraq near Implosion - Dissident Voice Thu, 06 Feb 2014 01:38:00 GMT

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Iraq near Implosion
Dissident Voice
As U.S. Secretary of State John Kerry hurried to his helicopter ready to take off at the end of a visit to Iraq last year, it was becoming clearer that the Americans have lost control of a country they wished to mold to their liking. His departure on ...
Iraq Anbar violence sparks civilian search for safetyBBC News
Iraq on the Edge of the AbyssRUSI Analysis

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Military rocked by Iraq war recruitment-fraud scheme - WND.com Wed, 05 Feb 2014 21:45:13 GMT

Economic Times
Military rocked by Iraq war recruitment-fraud scheme
WND.com
(BBC News) More than 1,200 people are under investigation for a U.S. military recruitment fraud during the Iraq war, officials say. Two generals and dozens of colonels are implicated in the alleged scheme, in which referral fees were illegally ...
Recruiters Scammed Army For Millions in Signup Bonuses During Iraq WarGawker
Recruiting fraud, kickback scandal rocks ArmyUSA TODAY

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