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Iraq's deputy prime minister survives assassination attempt, officials say - CNN Sat, 12 Apr 2014 02:07:46 GMT

Washington Post

Iraq's deputy prime minister survives assassination attempt, officials say CNN (CNN) -- Iraqi Deputy Prime Minister Salih al-Mutlaq and another lawmaker survived an assassination attempt in Baghdad on Friday, security officials told CNN. Iraqi police said the officials' convoy was ambushed by a group of gunmen with light weapons. Iraq's deputy PM escapes assassination attemptMiamiHerald.com all 93 news articles »

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Scores killed in clashes in Iraq's Ramadi - Aljazeera.com Fri, 11 Apr 2014 05:53:44 GMT

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Scores killed in clashes in Iraq's Ramadi Aljazeera.com The bloodshed in Iraq has killed more than 2,500 people this year and sparked fears Iraq is slipping back into the all-out sectarian fighting of 2006-2007. At least 290 people have been killed across the country this month alone, according to AFP news ... Officials say car bombs in Iraq's capital kill 16MiamiHerald.com Violence kills 21 in IraqThe News International Car bombings kill 12 in IraqXinhua all 97 news articles »

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Iraq goes to the polls with war as an inescapable backdrop - The Guardian Fri, 11 Apr 2014 23:44:45 GMT

The Guardian

Iraq goes to the polls with war as an inescapable backdrop The Guardian The last time Iraq went to the polls, in 2010, US forces were in town and insurgents hovered around the edges. Now, the foreign troops are gone, but extremism has returned to overshadow a democratic watershed in a divided country. Banners pledging ... Iraq's Sunnis Declare New Alliance to Challenge Shiite RuleRudaw Vaccines alone cannot beat polio in Iraq*IRINnews.org Iraq scrambles to fight polio surge amid conflictDAWN.com Al-Arabiya all 53 news articles »

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Iraq poised to legalize marriage for girls as young as 9 - Washington Post Thu, 10 Apr 2014 08:29:03 GMT

Washington Post

Iraq poised to legalize marriage for girls as young as 9 Washington Post Decades ago, in the years after Iraq gained independence, a tradition of child marriage persisted in its hills and plains. Upon their fathers' orders, Iraqi girls were betrothed to strangers and rivals alike to resolve tribal disputes or incur favor ... Iraq's Horrific Child Marriage LawDaily Beast Iraq wants to lower marriage age to 9, legalize marital rape, ban women from ...AMERICAblog (blog) Iraq ready to legalise childhood marriageTelegraph.co.uk Aljazeera.com -Slate Magazine (blog) -Deccan Chronicle all 19 news articles »

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Iraq anti-government fighters block Euphrates - Al Jazeera America Fri, 11 Apr 2014 21:24:32 GMT

Iraq anti-government fighters block Euphrates Al Jazeera America Fighters in Iraq have added water to their arsenal of weapons after seizing control of a dam in the west of the country that enables them to flood certain areas and prevent government security forces from advancing against them. The dam helps ... and more »

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At 'Donkey Springs', bombers choke off Iraq oil exports - Reuters Thu, 10 Apr 2014 16:09:37 GMT

Newsweek

At 'Donkey Springs', bombers choke off Iraq oil exports Reuters Oil Minister Abdul Kareem Luaibi said this week that pumping to Turkey's Ceyhan port should resume next week after repairs to a line that carries about a fifth of Iraq's total crude exports. But managers at the NOC and security officials in Mosul ... Militant Bombs Stop Iraq Oil for a Record 40 daysNewsweek Bombs, Gunmen Kill 78, Wound 123 Across IraqAntiwar.com Iraq to Resume Oil Exports to TurkeyRudaw Daily Sabah -Press TV all 49 news articles »

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The Magnificent Bastards look back on a key Iraq battle - USA TODAY Wed, 09 Apr 2014 11:32:17 GMT

The Magnificent Bastards look back on a key Iraq battle USA TODAY The men of 2nd Battalion, 4th Marines arrived in Ramadi in 2004 prepared to support the economy and government of a critical Sunni city in western Iraq. On April 6 those plans were cast aside when insurgents launched deadly attacks on the Marines ... and more »

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FBI's secret cooperation with Special Forces in Iraq, Afghanistan revealed - RT Fri, 11 Apr 2014 23:09:29 GMT

RT

FBI's secret cooperation with Special Forces in Iraq, Afghanistan revealed RT Agents from the Federal Bureau of Investigation have been quietly embedded with US troops in Iraq and Afghanistan since September 11 according to a new report that bolsters claims that the FBI has morphed primarily into a counter-terrorism organization. FBI Agents Were Deployed in Hundreds of JSOC Raids Conducted in Iraq ...Firedoglake The FBI Has Been Secretly Fighting Alongside The US Military In Iraq And ...Business Insider all 11 news articles »

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Iraq War Veteran Emerges as Republican Frontrunner in Iowa Senate Race - Washington Free Beacon Fri, 11 Apr 2014 21:01:03 GMT

Iraq War Veteran Emerges as Republican Frontrunner in Iowa Senate Race Washington Free Beacon Iraq War veteran Joni Ernst emerged as the Republican frontrunner this week in the race to replace retiring Sen. Tom Harkin (D., Iowa). Ernst, who served as a company commander in Iraq from 2003 to 2004 and is a mother of three, gained a slight ... and more »

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Blair legacy so much more than Iraq - The Guardian Fri, 11 Apr 2014 14:38:38 GMT

The Guardian

Blair legacy so much more than Iraq The Guardian Letters. Blair legacy so much more than Iraq. Share · Tweet this. Email. The Guardian, Wednesday 9 April 2014 16.00 EDT. File photo of former British Prime Minister Tony Blair in London. Former PM Tony Blair. 'Perhaps the difficulty lies in Blair's ...