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Miss Iraq Beauty Pageant to Be Held for 1st Time Since 1972 - NBCNews.com Sat, 17 Oct 2015 09:01:37 GMT

NBCNews.com

Miss Iraq Beauty Pageant to Be Held for 1st Time Since 1972 NBCNews.com Women are ignoring death threats from religious extremists for a chance to become the first internationally-recognized Miss Iraq in more than four decades. More than 150 women have applied for the pageant, which organizers say is a chance to "create ... Several Miss Iraq contestants drop out of 1st pageant since 1972 amid death ...New York Daily News Miss Iraq beauty pageant goes on despite all oddsDaily Pakistan Women are ignoring death threats, Iraq beauty pageant goes onTribune all 4 news articles »

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Emails reveal Tony Blair's deal with George Bush over Iraq war was forged ... - Daily Mail Sat, 17 Oct 2015 21:57:59 GMT

Daily Mail

Emails reveal Tony Blair's deal with George Bush over Iraq war was forged ... Daily Mail A bombshell White House memo has revealed for the first time details of the 'deal in blood' forged by Tony Blair and George Bush over the Iraq War. The sensational leak shows that Blair had given an unqualified pledge to sign up to the conflict a year ... Tony Blair agreed to act as Iraq war cheerleader according to newly released ...Telegraph.co.uk Bush, Blair plotted Iraq war 1 year before the invasion had started: White ...Press TV Tony Blair committed to Iraq war a year earlier than invasion: reportThe Australian (blog) Newsmax -Citizens for Legitimate Government -OpEdNews all 11 news articles »

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Combat dog who earned Bronze Stars in Iraq shot and killed in Wyoming - Fox News Sat, 17 Oct 2015 03:25:54 GMT

Fox News

Combat dog who earned Bronze Stars in Iraq shot and killed in Wyoming Fox News A bomb-sniffing combat dog named Mike survived two tours of duty in Iraq but not the streets of a bucolic little town in Wyoming. The 9-year-old Belgian Malinois was shot and killed in Powell last Saturday by a bicyclist who said he was attacked ... Combat dog with two tours in Iraq fatally shot in WyomingMashable Combat Dog Earned Bronze Star In Iraq, Shot Dead By Bicyclist In WyomingThe Inquisitr Retired military K9 who served in Iraq shot, killed in Powell | Local News ...The Billings Gazette all 19 news articles »

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Coalition Airstrikes Hit ISIL in Syria, Iraq - Department of Defense Sat, 17 Oct 2015 18:02:12 GMT

Coalition Airstrikes Hit ISIL in Syria, Iraq Department of Defense SOUTHWEST ASIA, October 17, 2015 — U.S. and coalition military forces have continued to attack Islamic State of Iraq and the Levant terrorists in Syria and Iraq, Combined Joint Task Force Operation Inherent Resolve officials reported today. Officials ... Military strikes continue against ISIL terrorists in Syria and IraqDVIDS (press release) all 3 news articles »

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Lessons of Iraq Loom Over Obama's Decision to Keep Troops in Afghanistan - New York Times Fri, 16 Oct 2015 04:50:23 GMT

New York Times

Lessons of Iraq Loom Over Obama's Decision to Keep Troops in Afghanistan New York Times Four years ago, he stuck to his plan to pull out of Iraq, only to watch the country collapse back into sectarian strife and a renewed war with Islamic extremists. Facing a similar situation in Afghanistan, Mr. Obama has decided not to follow a similar ... US failure in Iraq looms over AfghanistanDeutsche Welle Afghanistan Is Not IraqForeign Policy (blog) Obama ignores generals on troop levels for unprecedented 6th time in ...Washington Times The Straits Times -Honolulu Star-Advertiser -ActionNewsJax.com all 2,741 news articles »

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Russian Cooperation With Iran and Iraq Has Broader Consequences Than Saving Assad - Huffington Post Fri, 16 Oct 2015 15:37:53 GMT

Huffington Post

Russian Cooperation With Iran and Iraq Has Broader Consequences Than Saving Assad Huffington Post While so far the objective of this Russian cooperation with Iran and Iraq is relatively modest, it can have significant implications for US relations with both countries. It will also be significant for Turkey and the relative balance of power in the ... Obama's Afghan decision translated: Maybe that Iraq withdrawal was a bad idea ...Hot Air Kurdish groups are divided over Russian presence in Syria and IraqGlobal Risk Insights all 4,506 news articles »

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Iraq forces push north in a bid to reshape battlefield - Yahoo News Sat, 17 Oct 2015 15:19:44 GMT

Yahoo News

Iraq forces push north in a bid to reshape battlefield Yahoo News Mosul, Iraq's second city and the Islamic State group's largest hub, is around 125 kilometres north of Zawiyah. As Iraqi forces marched past Baiji, there were several reports of residents fleeing their IS-held villages to meet the pro-government forces ... Iraq claims to have taken key oil facility – againThe San Luis Obispo Tribune Iraq retakes oil refinery from Islamic StateColumbus Dispatch all 217 news articles »

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Iraq War vet faces hearing after stolen valor argument - ArmyTimes.com Sat, 17 Oct 2015 14:28:00 GMT

ArmyTimes.com

Iraq War vet faces hearing after stolen valor argument ArmyTimes.com Former Spc. Ryan Lonergan enrolled at George Williams College in part, he said, to help the school become more veteran-friendly. He never planned on becoming a case study. Lonergan, who served in Iraq during his time with the Wisconsin National Guard, ...

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Sun, Sand and Armoured Vests - Radio New Zealand Sat, 17 Oct 2015 19:12:00 GMT

Radio New Zealand

Sun, Sand and Armoured Vests Radio New Zealand But during the course of flights in and out of Iraq on airforce Hercules and American Chinook helicopters, and our visit to Taji Camp, we were throwing it on like pros, much to the relief of our army minders who previously had to help us with the ... Militaries training together before Iraq deploymentNewstalk ZB Second Iraq Contingent Bound for Exercise in AustraliaScoop.co.nz (press release) NZ soldiers en route to Australia, IraqNew Zealand Herald NZCity all 10 news articles »

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Soccer | Crew's Meram makes impact playing for his parents' Iraq - Columbus Dispatch Sat, 17 Oct 2015 09:33:14 GMT

Columbus Dispatch

Soccer | Crew's Meram makes impact playing for his parents' Iraq Columbus Dispatch Days' worth of travel had taken the Crew SC midfielder to Rajamangala Stadium in Bangkok, where he would play for Iraq against Thailand in an early-September World Cup qualifier. Seated in the locker room with white tape freshly applied to his wrist, ... and more »