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Iraq's elections may accelerate its descent - Washington Post Thu, 01 May 2014 23:24:10 GMT

CNN

Iraq's elections may accelerate its descent Washington Post IRAQ'S BEST days in the past decade have been its elections, and somewhat surprisingly, Wednesday was one of them. Though the country is sliding into civil war — the United Nations reported that 750 people were killed by political violence in April ... Opinion: Why Iraq elections can't fix chaos left behind by USCNN Iraq's electionThe Economist Iraq Election: Will there be change?Aljazeera.com New York Times -ABC News -NPR (blog) all 2,557 news articles »

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Iraq Votes in Relative Peace, But Governing Remains a Challenge - TIME Fri, 02 May 2014 20:02:38 GMT

Iraq Votes in Relative Peace, But Governing Remains a Challenge TIME Voting in Iraq's first election since American troops left the country went relatively smoothly this week. Turnout reached almost 60 percent, no major irregularities were reported, and in a country defined for more than a decade by car bombs and mass ... and more »

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Iraq's Displaced, from Anbar to Kurdistan - New Yorker (blog) Fri, 02 May 2014 04:03:22 GMT

New Yorker (blog)

Iraq's Displaced, from Anbar to Kurdistan New Yorker (blog) Iraq's Sunni and Kurdish populations both feel disenfranchised by the Shiite-majority Iraqi government, led by Nuri al-Maliki—as Dexter Filkins reported in a recent issue of the magazine. But, in Shaqlawa, the real division was between Kurds and Arabs. Iraq elections unlikely to bridge sectarian divideAljazeera.com Iraq's Ailing President Talabani Is Shown Casting a VoteNew York Times (blog) Leaders Urge Importance of Voting, as Iraq Elects New LegislatureRudaw Yahoo News -Reuters -Al-Manar TV all 113 news articles »

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Beautiful photos show how Iraq's army sees the country's most dangerous province - Washington Post (blog) Fri, 02 May 2014 16:00:03 GMT

Washington Post (blog)

Beautiful photos show how Iraq's army sees the country's most dangerous province Washington Post (blog) Iraq's army has struggled in its fight against the Islamic State of Iraq and Syria, or ISIS, an al-Qaeda splinter group that has taken over parts of major cities like Ramadi and Fallujah. It's been a bloody battle: Local authorities recorded 298 ... and more »

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Iraq War veteran reunited with bomb-sniffing military dog in Chicago - Fox News Thu, 01 May 2014 10:18:28 GMT

Stars and Stripes

Iraq War veteran reunited with bomb-sniffing military dog in Chicago Fox News After nearly two years apart, an Iraq War veteran and his retired bomb-sniffing military dog have been reunited. Army Sgt. Jason Bos and Cila M389, a Labrador Retriever, searched for roadside bombs and hidden weapons caches during nearly 100 missions ... After 2 years apart, Iraq War vet and his military dog reuniteThe Week Magazine Military Search Dog Reunited with Army Veteran After Iraq War ServiceWSAV-TV Partners from Iraq, vet and bomb-sniffing dog reunite at O'HareStars and Stripes Fashion Times -WNWN-FM all 42 news articles »

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Iraq's April death toll exceeds 1000 – officials - RT (blog) Fri, 02 May 2014 12:34:55 GMT

RT (blog)

Iraq's April death toll exceeds 1000 – officials RT (blog) The death toll in Iraq shows no signs of decreasing as the country suffered one of its deadliest months in April with 1,009 people killed, according to the country's Interior Ministry. Civilians were the biggest casualties with 881 deaths, while 128 ... Iraq's house of cardsDAWN.com Without U.S. troops, Afghanistan, like Iraq, could descend into chaosOlean Times Herald Iraq's Sunni Arabs Move to Gain More Political Sway After ElectionWall Street Journal AINA all 68 news articles »

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Iraq war vet accused of kidnapping California women is 'emotionally ... - New York Daily News Thu, 01 May 2014 20:29:22 GMT

New York Daily News

Iraq war vet accused of kidnapping California women is 'emotionally ... New York Daily News The father of an Iraq war veteran who kidnapped two California women says he tried unsuccessfully to get the court to commit his son after the 23-year-old was "psychologically devastated" in combat. Kenneth Middlebrook, 23, is accused of kidnapping two ... Kidnap suspect's father says son served in IraqBeaumont Enterprise Father of kidnapping suspect talks about how Army experience changed his sonVallejo Times-Herald all 64 news articles »

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Suicide Attack Kills 5 Police Officers in Iraq - ABC News Fri, 02 May 2014 15:22:24 GMT

Gulf Times

Suicide Attack Kills 5 Police Officers in Iraq ABC News Authorities in Iraq say a suicide car bomb attack targeting a security checkpoint has killed five police officers north of the capital, Baghdad. Police officials say the Friday afternoon attack took place when a suicide bomber rammed his explosive ... Six killed as officials count Iraq ballotsGlobalPost all 41 news articles »

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Turkey Oil Deals with Kurds Could Complicate Iraq Ties - Voice of America Fri, 02 May 2014 19:13:13 GMT

Voice of America

Turkey Oil Deals with Kurds Could Complicate Iraq Ties Voice of America ISTANBUL — Ankara's announcement that oil controlled by Iraq's Kurdistan Regional Government will flow to international markets via Turkey this month could cause diplomatic complications worldwide. Dorian Jones has the story from Istanbul. Kurdistan restarts independent pipeline flows to TurkeyIraq Oil Report Turkey says ready to facilitate sales of Kurdish oilTrend.az all 5 news articles »

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Allawi: Even Syria interferes in Iraq's elections - Al-Monitor Fri, 02 May 2014 20:19:56 GMT

Allawi: Even Syria interferes in Iraq's elections Al-Monitor Coverage of Iraq's parliamentary elections by the Iranian media has been minimal. However, the website IR Diplomacy run a special 40-page election issue titled “Expecting Change.” One of the more interesting interviews they conducted was with former ... and more »