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Iraq's Sunni tribal leaders say fight for Fallujah is part of a revolution - Washington Post Wed, 12 Mar 2014 17:56:44 GMT

Washington Post

Iraq's Sunni tribal leaders say fight for Fallujah is part of a revolution Washington Post ... are plotting a revolution in their own country. “It is a war,” said Muthana al-Dari, surrounded by satellite maps of flash points in western Iraq, where government security forces, tribes and al-Qaeda-inspired insurgents are engulfed in a ... Again or Still? Iraq, Pakistan, Afghanistan and Libya.ThyBlackMan How Should the United States React to Al-Qaeda Regaining Influence in Iraq?Council on Foreign Relations Iraq: The Struggle for Truth in FallujahFair Observer Aswat Al Iraq -Yahoo Singapore News all 16 news articles »

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Controlled by Iran, the deadly militia recruiting Iraq's men to die in Syria - The Guardian Wed, 12 Mar 2014 15:22:17 GMT

The Guardian

Controlled by Iran, the deadly militia recruiting Iraq's men to die in Syria The Guardian The newest inhabitants of the world's biggest cemetery were killed not here in Iraq but in Syria, where they fought under the green flag of the Middle East's most potent new Shia Islamic political force, Asa'ib Ahl al-Haq (League of the Righteous). The ... and more »

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UAE recalls envoy to Iraq over Maliki accusations - Al-Arabiya Thu, 13 Mar 2014 02:39:20 GMT

Al-Arabiya

UAE recalls envoy to Iraq over Maliki accusations Al-Arabiya Iraqi forces have been fighting insurgents of the al-Qaeda-inspired Islamic State of Iraq and the Levant (ISIL) in Anbar's two main cities since Jan. 1. ISIL overran Falluja and parts of Ramadi after a tribal revolt provoked by the arrest of a Sunni ... UAE summons Iraq envoy over 'terrorism' claimAljazeera.com UAE summons Iraq ambassador over Saudi 'terrorism' chargeReuters Iraq PM warns Syria violence may spillover to West if civil war not endedFox News Pioneer Press -GlobalPost all 101 news articles »

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In Iraq, Anbar Faces Extremists Stronger Than Those US Fought - NPR (blog) Tue, 11 Mar 2014 12:40:41 GMT

NPR (blog)

In Iraq, Anbar Faces Extremists Stronger Than Those US Fought NPR (blog) The extremists now committing a wave of attacks in Iraq's Anbar province are better trained, funded and equipped than the al-Qaida-linked groups American soldiers battled there, says Brett McGurk, one of the State Department's top officials for Iraq.

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Iraq suicide bomb attack leaves dozens dead in Hilla - The Guardian Sun, 09 Mar 2014 10:35:34 GMT

The Guardian

Iraq suicide bomb attack leaves dozens dead in Hilla The Guardian The Islamic State of Iraq and the Levant, a militant group, has been behind many of the bombings. The Iraqi government is battling the Islamist group in the western province of Anbar, where the group holds territory in the cities of Falluja and Ramadi. Iraqi women protest against proposed Islamic law in IraqReuters Suicide Bomber Kills at Least 45 at Checkpoint in Southern IraqNew York Times Suicide Car Bomb, Attacks Kill at Least 42 in IraqABC News CNN -Voice of America -Yahoo News all 572 news articles »

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Iraq: Don't Legalize Marriage for 9-Year-Olds - Human Rights Watch Wed, 12 Mar 2014 03:00:58 GMT

Human Rights Watch

Iraq: Don't Legalize Marriage for 9-Year-Olds Human Rights Watch Demonstrators in Baghdad call International Women's Day a "day of mourning" in protest of Iraq's new draft Jaafari Personal Status Law, which would restrict women's rights in matters of inheritance, parental and other rights after divorce, make it ... New Iraqi law would allow girls to be married aged nineucanews all 7 news articles »

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Iraq returns as world's fastest-growing oil exporter - Reuters Wed, 05 Mar 2014 16:27:17 GMT

Iraq returns as world's fastest-growing oil exporter Reuters LONDON, March 5 (Reuters) - Iraq is reclaiming its rank as the world's fastest-growing oil exporter, cushioning consumers from Libyan supply outages for now and, perhaps, reviving OPEC market share rivalries down the road. Despite worsening violence ... and more »

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Eleven Years On: How 'The Washington Post' Helped Give Us the Iraq War - The Nation. (blog) Wed, 12 Mar 2014 20:26:36 GMT

The Nation. (blog)

Eleven Years On: How 'The Washington Post' Helped Give Us the Iraq War The Nation. (blog) A subject I've been writing about for, oh, the past decade or so—the media's sad, tragic performance during the run-up to the US attack on Iraq—never gets old, at least for me. It provides such a revealing glimpse of, and warning about, how leading ...

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A Massacre in Iraq That Must Have Pleased Tehran - Wall Street Journal Tue, 11 Mar 2014 23:03:34 GMT

Wall Street Journal

A Massacre in Iraq That Must Have Pleased Tehran Wall Street Journal Sometime in the past six months, the government of Nouri al-Maliki buried 52 bodies in an undisclosed location in Iraq. The 46 men and six women had been members of the Mujahedeen-e Khalq, an Iranian opposition group that since 1986 has maintained a ...

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Bombings, Clashes in Iraq Kill at Least 42 - ABC News Thu, 06 Mar 2014 18:52:35 GMT

Bombings, Clashes in Iraq Kill at Least 42 ABC News Bombings targeting shoppers across central Iraq and clashes near the militant-held city of Fallujah killed at least 42 people Thursday, authorities said. No one claimed responsibility for the string of bombings that began Thursday afternoon, mostly ... and more »