Telegraph.co.uk | Russia's Lukoil opens giant Iraq oil field, adding to crude glut Telegraph.co.uk Russia's Lukoil has opened a giant untapped oil field in Iraq that will play a major part in driving up production to new highs in the Middle Eastern country and potentially force down the price of crude. Spigots in the West Qurna-2 field, Iraq's ... UPDATE 3-Russia's Lukoil begins output from giant Iraq oilfield Official: Iraq's major West Qurna-2 field starts production at around 120k ... Russia's Lukoil starts output from giant Iraq oil field |
Aljazeera.com | UN warns of Syria spillover into Iraq Aljazeera.com The United Nations has warned that armed groups are increasingly forging links across the border of Syria and Iraq, fuelling sectarian tensions in a region that has suffered from years of bloodshed. Speaking at the UN Security Council, the special ... UN warns of increasing militant links between Iraq, Syria Iraq Politics: This Is As Bad As It Gets UN: 400000 Displaced This Year in Iraq Violence |
Theater|Returned From the Front, a Predator Still at War New York Times PHILADELPHIA — Under the destabilizing pressure of his wartime experience, not to mention the cruel workings of his own personal demons, an American Marine disintegrates before our eyes in “Don Juan Comes Home From Iraq,” a new drama by Paula ... |
The Guardian | UN brands polio outbreak in Syria and Iraq 'most challenging in history' The Guardian A UN agency has described the eruption of polio in Syria as perhaps "the most challenging outbreak in the history of polio eradication" after the number of cases in the war-ravaged country reached 38 and the first case was confirmed in neighbouring Iraq. UN Brands Polio Outbreak in Syria, Iraq “Most Challenging in History” The return of polio: Another tragic consequence of Syria's war |
'Environmental Poisoning' of Iraq Is Claimed New York Times WASHINGTON — An advocacy group representing American military veterans and Iraqi civilians arrived here on Wednesday armed with a message for the United States government: Washington must do something for the thousands of people suffering from ... |
50 Killed, 63 Wounded Mostly in Iraq's Anbar Antiwar.com 50 Killed, 63 Wounded Mostly in Iraq's Anbar. by Margaret Griffis, March 28, 2014. Print This | Share This. At least 50 people were killed and 63 more were wounded, mostly in an ongoing battle in Anbar province. Anbar: Artillery fire and subsequent ... Gunmen storm government complex in Iraq's Samarra |
New York Times (blog) | Obama gives Iraq war a more generous spin Washington Post (blog) President Obama, whose presidential campaign in 2008 took off in large part because of his criticism of the Iraq war, on Wednesday used that war as a contrast to what Russia is doing in Ukraine. Speaking in Brussels, Obama dismissed suggestions by ... Iraq and Crimea Obama Defends Iraq Invasion: At Least America 'Sought' To Get UN Backing Obama: Don't compare Ukraine invasion to Iraq |
Raw Story | Family mourns artist who fled violence in Iraq only to be killed in a ... Sacramento Bee Hassan Alawsi fled murders and kidnappings in his native Iraq, only to be shot to death March 16 in the Home Depot parking lot on Florin Road after a mundane shopping trip. His family said the artist who had taught special-needs youths in Elk Grove ... Conservative Iraq refugee who painted patriotic art gunned down for looking ... |
Washington Post | After the Wars - Post-Kaiser survey of Afghanistan and Iraq war veterans Washington Post The Washington Post and Kaiser Family Foundation conducted a nationally representative survey among Iraq and Afghanistan war veterans. Click "Detailed view" on any question to view results by military branch, combat arms/combat support, gender and ... More than half of Iraq, Afghanistan veterans struggle mentally, physically ... |
CNN | Iraq war vet introduces military suicide prevention bill CNN (CNN) -- The first Iraq war combat veteran to serve in the U.S. Senate introduced legislation on Thursday aimed at reducing the number of military veterans who commit suicide. No matter the cost of the measures urged in the sweeping bill, "that is the ... Iraq-Afghanistan vet group wants to be 'GPS' for transition back into civilian ... |