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Moises Saman's Return to Iraq - New Yorker (blog) Tue, 22 Apr 2014 23:18:45 GMT

New Yorker (blog)

Moises Saman's Return to Iraq New Yorker (blog) The photographer Moises Saman, who has covered the Arab Spring and the Syrian civil war for The New Yorker, has done extensive work in Iraq, but had not been back since 2010. He returned in March to take photographs to accompany my piece, and ...

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Suicide bombings, attacks in Iraq kill 33 people - USA TODAY Mon, 21 Apr 2014 19:41:48 GMT

CBS News

Suicide bombings, attacks in Iraq kill 33 people USA TODAY BAGHDAD (AP) — Suicide bombings and other attacks across Iraq killed at least 33 people and wounded nearly 80 more on Monday, officials said, the latest in an uptick in violence as the country counts down to crucial parliament elections later this month. Many dead in Iraq violence ahead of voteAljazeera.com Attacks Kill at Least 18 People in IraqABC News Iraq: 10 Guards Are Killed at Polling CenterNew York Times Fox News -Daily Sabah -CBS News all 622 news articles »

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What We Left Behind - New Yorker Mon, 21 Apr 2014 14:37:01 GMT

New Yorker

What We Left Behind New Yorker When the last American soldiers left Iraq, at the end of 2011, the bloody civil war between the country's Sunni and Shiite sects had been stifled but not resolved. Now the sectarian violence had returned, with terrifying intensity. For more than a year ... Maliki's plan to manipulate Iraq's electionThe Hill (blog) Maliki Looks to Iraq's Oil Gusher for Election Edge Amid StrifeBloomberg all 7 news articles »

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Lessons of costly conflicts - from Iraq to Afghanistan - The Guardian (blog) Wed, 23 Apr 2014 16:56:38 GMT

The Guardian (blog)

Lessons of costly conflicts - from Iraq to Afghanistan The Guardian (blog) What went wrong with operations in Iraq and Afghanistan which costs most of the £37bn Britain has spent on military conflicts over the past fifteen years (excluding the long-term cost of veteran care estimated to amount to as much as £30bn), seriously ... Britain's involvement in Iraq and Afghanistan was 'strategic failure', claims ...The Independent ​Britain wasted £34 billion on military interventions since Cold WarRT all 5 news articles »

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US soldier accused of killing two teens in Iraq as military investigates - The Guardian Wed, 23 Apr 2014 21:12:35 GMT

The Guardian

US soldier accused of killing two teens in Iraq as military investigates The Guardian The two unarmed Iraqi brothers posed no threat as they herded cattle in a grove where a US army reconnaissance team was hidden one day seven years ago. But Michael Barbera, then a staff sergeant, took a knee, leveled his rifle and killed them anyway, ... US soldier accused of gunning down unarmed teens in IraqCBS News Soldier accused of killing unarmed teens in IraqWKBN.com all 216 news articles »

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Md. gov candidate suggests Iraq War vet opponent not up for 'real job' - Fox News Tue, 22 Apr 2014 10:04:01 GMT

Washington Post

Md. gov candidate suggests Iraq War vet opponent not up for 'real job' Fox News A Democratic candidate for governor of Maryland is defending comments he made Monday in which he suggested his opponent, an Iraq war veteran, was not up to the task of a “real job.” Maryland Attorney General Douglas Gansler drew ire from a veterans' ... Gansler seeks to clarify comments about rival Brown's military service in IraqWashington Post Maryland Gubernatorial Candidate Says Iraq War Vet Opponent Hasn't Had A ...ThinkProgress 'Reckless and Irresponsible': Dem Maryland Gov. Candidate's Attack on His Iraq ...TheBlaze.com Daily Mail -NewsRadio 850KOA all 50 news articles »

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Tony Blair warns Britain will pay 'heavy price' for not intervening in Syria - Daily Mail Wed, 23 Apr 2014 15:22:50 GMT

Daily Mail

Tony Blair warns Britain will pay 'heavy price' for not intervening in Syria Daily Mail 'Having been through Iraq, Afghanistan and so on, I know what the difficult consequences are of intervention. But if you look at Syria, you see the consequences of non-intervention, and I think non-intervention there is, I think, something for which we ... Tony Blair warns against the Islamism that he helped foment. Is this his mea ...Telegraph.co.uk (blog) Blair Says Syria Peace Pointing to Transition With AssadBusinessweek Tony Blair, the Violent Islamist's Best FriendHuffington Post UK The Guardian -Irish Independent all 205 news articles »

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US May Charge Ex-Blackwater Guard With Murder for Iraq Massacre - Newsweek Wed, 23 Apr 2014 19:44:29 GMT

Newsweek

US May Charge Ex-Blackwater Guard With Murder for Iraq Massacre Newsweek Erik Prince. Blackwater USA Chief Executive Erik Prince testifies before the House Oversight and Government Reform Committee on security contracting in Iraq and Afghanistan on Capitol Hill in Washington October 2, 2007. Larry Downing/Reuters. Tweet. AA. and more »

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Iraq report 'pushed back until after 2015 election' - Daily Mail Wed, 23 Apr 2014 23:44:06 GMT

Daily Mail

Iraq report 'pushed back until after 2015 election' Daily Mail Labour strategists are said to be alarmed at the prospect of voters being reminded of the Iraq war in the months before the election, since the conflict was blamed for driving many of its voters to the Liberal Democrats in 2005 and 2010. Lord Morris, a ... Iraq War Chilcot Report Should Be Published Immediately, Says Ex-Blair ...Huffington Post UK It is time to stop hiding the truth about why we went to war in IraqMirror.co.uk Blair Blames Inquiry For Iraq Report DelaySky News Iraq Oil Report all 12 news articles »

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Officials Say Car Bomb in Northern Iraq Kills 9 - ABC News Wed, 23 Apr 2014 19:17:20 GMT

The News International

Officials Say Car Bomb in Northern Iraq Kills 9 ABC News Authorities in Iraq say a car bomb has killed nine people belonging to an ethnic minority in the country's north. Police officials said the explosion Wednesday night was in Bay Boukh, a village inhabited by families from the Shabak ethnic group. The ... 18 killed in fresh Iraq violenceXinhua Car bomb targeting Iraq minority group kills 7The News International Car bomb kills 6 people in IraqArizona Daily Star all 50 news articles »