Christian Science Monitor | The big test facing Iraq Christian Science Monitor Hoshyar Zebari, Iraq's foreign minister, looks out the cockpit window of a military helicopter at the thin blue waterway below – the site of one of the fiercest battles in modern history. The Russian-made chopper, part of Iraq's tiny Air Force, winds ... Water supply blocked, 15 killed in Iraq Violence in Iraq Iraq is caught in yet another impasse |
Aljazeera.com | Iraq car bomb kills at least 16 people Fox News BAGHDAD – Bombings targeting security forces in northern Iraq killed at least 16 people Sunday, authorities said, as the country prepares for a crucial election later this month. In the deadliest attack, an explosives-laden parked car exploded as a ... Series of Bombings Kills More Than 20 Across Iraq Deadly car bombings hit northern Iraq Iraq Hit by Another Deadly Car Bombing |
The Guardian | Publish Chilcot report on Iraq war now, says Nick Clegg The Guardian Nick Clegg has called for the immediate publication of the Chilcot report into the Iraq war and urged those likely to be criticised to accept the public scrutiny. Negotiations with the Cabinet Office for the release of about 200 cabinet-level ... Tony Blair strikes back at Nick Clegg over Chilcot report into Iraq war Clegg Calls for Publication of U.K. Iraq Inquiry Clegg Demands Iraq Inquiry Report Is Released |
Aljazeera.com | Iraq Kurds press states to recognise genocide Aljazeera.com Erbil, Iraq - Twenty-six years have passed since Saddam Hussein's campaign of mass killings against the Kurds in northern Iraq. Yet to date, no governments except for Iraq's have officially recognised the campaign as constituting a genocide. Saddam ... Calls Grow Louder for Kurdish Independence from Iraq Kurdish president: totalitarian political culture fragmenting Iraq Iraq's ruling bloc backs PM in 'fight against terror' |
LUPICA: Give Iraq, Afghanistan vets the 'Heroes' welcome they deserve New York Daily News LUPICA: Give Iraq, Afghanistan vets the 'Heroes' welcome they deserve. A Canyon of Heroes parade is the honorable thing to do for those who demonstrated the greatness of this country and fought to serve it. It is a chance for the city to thank our ... |
Washington Post | The wars' toll on female Iraq and Afghanistan veterans Washington Post Female veterans from Iraq and Afghanistan have returned from war facing heightened family and emotional strains compared with their male counterparts. A report by The Washington Post's Stephanie McCrummen about of a military sexual assault case ... Schumer: Iraq, Afghanistan War Vets Deserve Ticker-Tape Parade Sen. Schumer talks with Pentagon officials about parade for Iraq, Afghanistan ... Schumer: Afghanistan, Iraq War Veterans Deserve NYC Parade |
BBC News | Bombings Kill at Least 16 People in Northern Iraq ABC News No one immediately claimed responsibility for the attacks, but suicide bombings and well-coordinated attacks are a hallmark of an al-Qaida's breakaway branch that operates in Iraq, known as the Islamic State of Iraq and the Levant. Sunni Insurgent ... Iraqi deputy PM escapes assassination attempt Iraq's deputy PM escapes assassination attempt Mutlaq escapes assassination west of Baghdad |
Sen. Chuck Schumer calls for Canyon of Heroes parade honoring veterans of ... New York Daily News “With the completion of the Afghanistan combat mission expected at the end of this year, and with Iraq's official end far behind us, it's time for New York to stake its claim and for the Department of Defense to join in planning this welcome home ... |
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. |
28 killed in violence across Iraq KPRC Houston A car bomb went off in the restive northern Iraqi city of Mosul on Sunday, killing nine people, while 10 others were killed in clashes there, security officials said. The explosives-laden car targeted a joint security patrol of the Iraqi army and ... |