New York Daily News | United Nations reports 703 deaths in Iraq during February New York Daily News BAGHDAD -- The United Nations said Saturday that violence across Iraq in February killed 703 people, a death toll higher than the year before as the country faces a rising wave of militant attacks rivaling the sectarian bloodshed that followed the U.S ... Violence in Iraq Killed 703 in February, UN Reports Iraq death toll exceeds 700 in February: UN Six members of security forces killed in Iraq |
Mother Jones | A Soldier's Stories: Iraq Tour Yields Fictional Homecomings Mother Jones "Bodies" follows a young Marine who returns home after a serving in Iraq as a Mortuary Affairs Specialist, and then resorts to lies and embellishment in tackling what might be the great challenge of homecoming: How to talk to civilians about what you ... Book Review: 'Redeployment,' by Phil Klay |
FrontPage Magazine | Triple Amputee Iraq Vet Blasts Obama: “You Have No Idea What it Means to be ... FrontPage Magazine I volunteered to go to Iraq on both of my deployments, and the second time I begged to go even after I wasn't selected. During that second deployment, I was ultimately placed on the team where I would lose both legs and my dominant arm. Even though ... Cynicism, mistrust and unanswered questions remain the domestic legacy of this ... |
Hurriyet Daily News | Will Iraq Become The World's Largest Oil Exporter? Investing.com Iraq is not only poised to ramp up its production faster than any other nation, it has the potential to become the world's largest crude exporter, according to a recent report by U.K.-based bank Standard Chartered PLC (LON:STAN). Between now and 2035 ... ENERGY > Iraq oil exports hit 25-year high in February: minister Iraq oil exports hit record 2.8 million bpd in February Iraq official says oil exports jump in February |
Gulf Times | Iraq deputy premier warns of humanitarian catastrophe in Anbar Asharq Alawsat English The cities of Fallujah and Ramadi in Iraq's Anbar province were seized by insurgents at the beginning of January after months of mounting tension between Sunni citizens of Anbar and the central government in Baghdad, led by Shi'ite Prime Minister Nuri ... Dozens of militants die in Iraq fighting Iraq discharges 1200 Anbar police deserters More than 700 killed during February in Iraq and carnage continues in March |
AFP | Baghdad motorbike blast, other attacks kill 52 in Iraq Reuters It was not clear who was behind the bombing but violence against Shi'ites is often blamed on the Sunni Muslim Islamic State of Iraq and the Levant (ISIL), an al Qaeda-linked group. Baghdad has been hit by wave after wave of bombings since April as the ... Iraq: Suicide Bomber Kills Prominent Tribal Sheik Bombings kill at least 31 in Iraq, officials say Bombings Throughout Iraq Kill at Least 40 |
Books|The Madness of War Told in the First Person New York Times “You can't describe it to someone who wasn't there,” says a Marine who's served in Iraq, “you can hardly remember how it was yourself because it makes so little sense. And to act like somebody could live and fight for months” there “and not go insane ... |
Leftovers from Afghanistan and Iraq Wars: 1558 Amputations; 7224 Severe Brain ... AllGov The American toll from the wars in Iraq and Afghanistan can be contemplated in many different ways, thanks to the Congressional Research Service (CRS). A new CRS report (pdf) has provided a human accounting not only of how many service personnel ... |
The Times of Israel | Iraq denies reports it bought weapons from Iran Fox News The Iraq government Tuesday denied reports that it had signed contracts to buy weapons, ammunition or other military equipment from Iran but the White House nevertheless pressed for answers at the highest levels. Iraq's Ministry of Defense said ... Iran to Sell Arms and Ammunition to Iraq Facing US pressure, Iraq denies Iran arms deal US Missing the Boat on Halting Iraq Arms Sales |
Resurgence of Al Qaida in Iraq, Fuelled by Saudi Arabia Center for Research on Globalization Iraq, more than two years after the U.S. withdrawal, and nearly a decade after the U.S. forces ousted Al Qaida in Iraq AQI from Falluja, is still grappling with not merely an escalating sectarian crisis between the Shia-led government and an ... |