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

BBC News

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: Official Disputes Assassination AllegationABC News all 136 news articles »

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Car bombing in Iraq; 3 dead - CNN Sat, 12 Apr 2014 18:40:44 GMT

Car bombing in Iraq; 3 dead CNN (CNN) -- A car bomb in the Iraqi city of Baquba on Saturday killed three people and wounded 18 others, police said. Baquba is an ethnically mixed city about 60 kilometers, or about 37 miles, northeast of the capital, Baghdad. The bomb went off in the ... and more »

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

Aljazeera.com

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 16The State Officials say car bomb in Iraq's capital kills 5Arizona Daily Star Car bombings kill 12 in IraqEastDay.com all 97 news articles »

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Overcoming looting and years of war, Iraq Museum moves to reopen - Christian Science Monitor Sat, 12 Apr 2014 14:32:26 GMT

Christian Science Monitor

Overcoming looting and years of war, Iraq Museum moves to reopen Christian Science Monitor She pulls out photographs of the Iraq pavilion at the 1938 Paris Expo and a yellowing, typewritten letter from 1921 confirming the appointment of Bell as honorary museum director. “People probably thought these archives don't exist. These are treasures ... and more »

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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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Iraq's Horrific Child Marriage Law - Daily Beast Wed, 09 Apr 2014 17:16:05 GMT

Washington Post

Iraq's Horrific Child Marriage Law Daily Beast In a bid to please the nation's Shi'a Muslim majority ahead of parliamentary elections, Iraq's Council of Ministers has drafted a law that would legalize marital rape, as well as grant men the authority to marry girls as young as age nine. The Jaafari ... Iraq poised to legalize marriage for girls as young as 9Washington Post 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) -International Business Times UK 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

RT

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 ... Iraqi insurgents block Euphrates to flood army positions near FallujahRT all 20 news articles »

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Iraq goes to the polls with war as an inescapable backdrop - The Guardian Fri, 11 Apr 2014 18:37:38 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 Iraq scrambles to fight polio surge amid conflictWashington Post An eye for an eye will make Iraq blindAl-Arabiya IRINnews.org all 51 news articles »

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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 all 49 news articles »

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WATCH: Rand Paul Says Dick Cheney Pushed for the Iraq War So Halliburton ... - Mother Jones Tue, 08 Apr 2014 00:55:29 GMT

Mother Jones

WATCH: Rand Paul Says Dick Cheney Pushed for the Iraq War So Halliburton ... Mother Jones As the ex-veep blasts Paul for being an isolationist, old video shows the Kentucky senator charging that Cheney used 9/11 as an excuse to invade Iraq and benefit his former company. —By David Corn. | Mon Apr. 7, 2014 3:00 AM PDT. Tweet. Rand Paul in '09: Cheney pushed Iraq war to benefit HalliburtonWashington Post (blog) Rand Paul: Cheney Pushed Iraq War for HalliburtonMilitary.com Rand Paul: Dick Cheney used 9/11 as excuse to invade Iraq for the benefit of ...Raw Story DigitalJournal.com -Truthdig -Newsmax.com all 129 news articles »