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Rights Groups Decry Iraq Child-Marriage Bill - TIME Tue, 18 Mar 2014 16:16:44 GMT

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Rights Groups Decry Iraq Child-Marriage Bill TIME Human rights advocates are up in arms about a proposed law in Iraq that could allow men to marry girls as young as nine and give husbands license to force their wives to have sex with them anytime. “It's a provocative act that's gotten a lot of ... Iraq bill sparks fury over child marriage claimsYahoo News Draconian Iraq bill sparks furySaudi Gazette all 15 news articles »

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Hellfire missiles delivered to Iraq. Why now? - Christian Science Monitor Mon, 17 Mar 2014 12:49:12 GMT

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Hellfire missiles delivered to Iraq. Why now? Christian Science Monitor Baghdad. The United States delivered 100 Hellfire missiles, along with assault rifles and ammunition to Iraq as part of its anti-terrorism assistance to the country, the U.S. embassy to Iraq said on Sunday. Skip to next paragraph ... In brief: U.S. delivers missiles to IraqThe Spokesman Review 100 Hellfire missiles, ammunition delivered to Iraq by United StatesWPTV US ships arms to aid fight against Islamist militants in IraqPanorama.am all 95 news articles »

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Soldiers were under bombardment in Iraq, al-Sweady inquiry told - The Guardian Tue, 18 Mar 2014 20:00:09 GMT

Soldiers were under bombardment in Iraq, al-Sweady inquiry told The Guardian British soldiers were under "almost constant bombardment" in southern Iraq and it was unsurprising they did not want speedy investigations into shooting incidents, the army's most senior military police officer there told a public inquiry on Tuesday ...

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'Lonely Soldiers: Women at War in Iraq,' gets a combustible staging at History ... - Minneapolis Star Tribune Tue, 18 Mar 2014 20:44:54 GMT

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'Lonely Soldiers: Women at War in Iraq,' gets a combustible staging at History ... Minneapolis Star Tribune Explosions, gunshots and martial noise define “Lonely Soldiers: Women at War in Iraq,” Helen Benedict's combustible play that opened Sunday at St. Paul's History Theatre. Directed as an immersive, gut-wrenching experience by Austene Van — the soldiers ...

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Iraq Officials Say Bombings Kill 15 People - ABC News Tue, 18 Mar 2014 14:21:37 GMT

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Iraq Officials Say Bombings Kill 15 People ABC News Violence has escalated in Iraq over the past year. Last year, the country saw the highest death toll since the worst of the country's sectarian bloodletting began to subside in 2007, according to United Nations figures. The U.N. said violence killed 8 ... 10 killed in Iraq blastsDaily Times No letup in Iraq unrest as day's death toll hits 12Press TV all 66 news articles »

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Women's movement in Iraq faces setbacks - Al-Monitor Tue, 18 Mar 2014 17:21:00 GMT

Women's movement in Iraq faces setbacks Al-Monitor Iraq was a pioneer of women's movements demanding equality between women and men in Arab countries. Very early on, Iraq saw the emergence of important figures who fought for women's rights and to liberate them from social and religious persecution. and more »

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Iraq War architect Bill Kristol complains about American “war-weariness” - Salon Tue, 18 Mar 2014 20:25:16 GMT

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Iraq War architect Bill Kristol complains about American “war-weariness” Salon Kristol goes on to claim that the wars in Korea and Vietnam “had more satisfactory outcomes” than those in Iraq and Afghanistan but nevertheless were concluded with “war-weariness,” too. “So American war-weariness isn't new,” he writes. “Using it as an ... and more »

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US delivers 100 Hellfire missiles to Iraq - Aljazeera.com Sun, 16 Mar 2014 17:59:31 GMT

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US delivers 100 Hellfire missiles to Iraq Aljazeera.com The United States has delivered 100 Hellfire missiles, along with assault rifles and ammunition, to Iraq as part of its anti-terrorism assistance to the country, the US embassy to Iraq has said. In a statement issued on Sunday, it said the delivery was ...

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US Delivers Hellfire Missiles, Ammunition to Iraq - ABC News Sun, 16 Mar 2014 16:15:50 GMT

US Delivers Hellfire Missiles, Ammunition to Iraq ABC News The United States delivered 100 Hellfire missiles, along with assault rifles and ammunition to Iraq as part of its anti-terrorism assistance to the country, the U.S. embassy to Iraq said on Sunday. In a statement, it said the delivery was made earlier ... and more »

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The BBC compares Russia's invasion of Crimea with Iraq. That's really stupid - Telegraph.co.uk (blog) Mon, 17 Mar 2014 11:23:43 GMT

The BBC compares Russia's invasion of Crimea with Iraq. That's really stupid Telegraph.co.uk (blog) Russia perpetrates the greatest violation of a sovereign European state since the Second World War, and how does the BBC respond? By suggesting that Vladimir Putin's land grab in the Crimea is no different to the 2003 invasion of Iraq. It is hard to ...