<< Back

---

Diplomacy Can Still Save Iraq - New York Times Mon, 14 Jul 2014 22:11:22 GMT

Al-Arabiya

Diplomacy Can Still Save Iraq New York Times WASHINGTON — Contrary to what pessimists are saying, the Islamic State in Iraq and Syria's sudden sweep across northern Iraq does not have to end with the Middle East's borders redrawn. That would be a calamity; the United States should do all it can ... Jihadists execute four Syrian 'spies' in IraqAl-Arabiya Islamic militants publicly execute four alleged Syrian spies in Iraq townThe Japan Times Is Iraq's Maliki taking a page out of Assad's playbook?GlobalPost The Daily Star all 221 news articles »

---

US Sees Risks in Assisting a Compromised Iraqi Force - New York Times Mon, 14 Jul 2014 23:23:05 GMT

Daily Mail

US Sees Risks in Assisting a Compromised Iraqi Force New York Times WASHINGTON — A classified military assessment of Iraq's security forces concludes that many units are so deeply infiltrated by either Sunni extremist informants or Shiite personnel backed by Iran that any Americans assigned to advise Baghdad's forces ... Military assessment says Iraqi units infiltrated by ISIS, Iran-backed ...Fox News US advisers in Iraq risk assassination by troops they are trying to train ...Daily Mail US advisers in Iraq have yet to give adviceThe Hill Wall Street Journal -U.S. News & World Report -Voice of America all 46 news articles »

---

What Rick Perry's Iraq Attack Says About Rand Paul - U.S. News & World Report (blog) Mon, 14 Jul 2014 15:44:38 GMT

Newsweek

What Rick Perry's Iraq Attack Says About Rand Paul U.S. News & World Report (blog) Glaringly, Perry leaves some of the toughest quandaries about Iraq – like whether and when the U.S. should consider placing any amount of troops back into the country – unanswered. His aim here seems to score a quick political point by drawing Paul ... Rand Paul Zaps Rick Perry on Immigration and IraqNewsweek What Would Reagan Do In Iraq?Defense One As Iraq burns, Rick Perry condemns "isolationist" Rand PaulCBS News Washington Times all 191 news articles »

---

In Iraq's disputed territory, minorities are embracing Kurdish control - Washington Post Mon, 14 Jul 2014 11:04:04 GMT

In Iraq's disputed territory, minorities are embracing Kurdish control Washington Post TOPZAWA, Iraq — Up until a month ago, Baraq Taqan Ali split his time between two homes and two wives in what was a unified Iraq. Now, when the 55-year-old used-car dealer makes his weekly trip, he traverses the turf of two warring factions, neither of ... and more »

---

Iran-Saudi Deal Is Crucial to Resolve Iraq-Syria Civil War - The Nation. (blog) Mon, 14 Jul 2014 17:43:10 GMT

The Nation. (blog)

Iran-Saudi Deal Is Crucial to Resolve Iraq-Syria Civil War The Nation. (blog) Its title is: “How Saudi Arabia Helped Isis Take Over the North of Iraq,” and it's a conspiratorial mishmash of truths, half-truths, and outright misinformation—much of it derived, weirdly enough, from a speech by Sir Richard Dearlove, the former ... Iraq: Politically One of the Largest Divisions of State in the Middle EastGuardian Liberty Voice Further observations on the situation in IraqThe Hill (blog) HRW: Iraq forces summarily executing Sunni prisonersJURIST Daily Sabah -Daily Mail -MuslimVillage.com all 41 news articles »

---

As Iraq's politicians fumble, Iran fears its own quagmire - Christian Science Monitor Sun, 13 Jul 2014 15:31:31 GMT

Christian Science Monitor

As Iraq's politicians fumble, Iran fears its own quagmire Christian Science Monitor While volunteers have signed up to defend Shiite shrines in Iraq, Iran is leery of entanglement and suspicious of US motives. Iraq's parliament remains deadlocked on forming a new government. Iraq rebels storm town near BaghdadAljazeera.com UN warns Iraq of 'chaos' if no political progressFox News Deadlock Blocks Iraqi Leadership Vote as ISIS Makes Gains Toward BaghdadNew York Times Reuters -Truthdig all 896 news articles »

---

Cheney family sounds off after Iraq protests - Politico Mon, 14 Jul 2014 20:12:08 GMT

Newsweek

Cheney family sounds off after Iraq protests Politico Former Vice President Dick Cheney on Monday defended the Bush administration's decision to invade Iraq, calling it “absolutely the right thing to do.” “I believed in it then, I look back on it now, it was absolutely the right thing to do,” the Wyoming ... Dick Cheney: I Have No Regrets About the Iraq WarNewsweek Dick Cheney Says Obama to Blame for Upheaval in IraqNBCNews.com Cheney: Iraq invasion was the 'absolute right thing to do'CNN (blog) Wisconsin State Journal -Talk Radio News Service all 52 news articles »

---

Iraq Shia militia 'murdered prisoners' for fear they would join Islamic State - Telegraph.co.uk Mon, 14 Jul 2014 14:35:31 GMT

Iraq Shia militia 'murdered prisoners' for fear they would join Islamic State Telegraph.co.uk But the photographs of the dead on Mr Hayali's phone, plus the thick pile of hospital death certificates that sit on his lap, tell a much darker story: in which security forces from Iraq's Shia government, fearing the prisoners would join the jihadists ... and more »

---

Quora Question: Who Is Responsible for the Mess in Iraq? - Newsweek Mon, 14 Jul 2014 14:55:49 GMT

Quora Question: Who Is Responsible for the Mess in Iraq? Newsweek America was responsible for destroying the central working government of the Nation of Iraq. Perhaps today a maniacal tyrant would be in charge, but they would be getting a nice dose of state owned media (Uday, after all, was in direct ownership of the ... and more »

---

Get Ready for Kurdish Independence - New York Times Mon, 14 Jul 2014 08:48:04 GMT

Raw Story

Get Ready for Kurdish Independence New York Times WASHINGTON — In the coming weeks, Iraq's leaders must make existential decisions. If they cannot form a unity government led by a new prime minister and motivate Sunni moderates and tribes to fight the Islamic State of Iraq and Syria, Iraq is likely ... 'WHAT WE NEED IS A UNIFIED IRAQ' SAYS BRITISH AMBASSADOR ...Daily Sabah Iraq tension increases as Kurdish forces seize oil fieldsLos Angeles Times Kurdish leader in Turkey to push for independence from IraqRaw Story Al Jazeera America (blog) -Guardian Liberty Voice -KSAT San Antonio all 1,002 news articles »