The Atlantic | America Never Understood Iraq The Atlantic Days after the Kurdish Region of Iraq held a controversial independence referendum, Baghdad sent army and militia units to attack Kurdish positions in and around Kirkuk in the disputed territories. Such swift, aggressive action demonstrated Prime ... Iraq positions itself for growth after Kurdish referendum, ISIS rout President of Iraq's Kurdish region resigns, leaving many questions in his wake Iran To Reopen Border With Iraq's Kurdistan Region |
The Independent | Iraq to end decades-old policy of semi-independent rule in Kurdistan, says PM The Independent Iraqi Prime Minister Haider al-Abadi is triumphant as he describes his country's security forces driving out Isis from its last strongholds in western Iraq. “Our advances have been fantastic,” he said in an interview with The Independent in Baghdad ... Iraq demands 'clarification' on Rosneft's Kurdistan contracts UK foreign minister encourages Iraq, Kurdistan talks following Barzani resignation Kurdish Leader In Iraq Steps Down As Independence Movement Stalls |
ArchDaily | Winners of the Mosul Housing Competition Address the Housing Crisis in Iraq ArchDaily In Iraq, as an estimated 900,000 people return home to the city of Mosul after liberation, many of the returnees will only find desolation. The Tamayouz Excellence Award, Rifat Chadirji Prize focuses on bringing global awareness as well as global ... |
Reuters | Saudi Arabian Airlines resumes flying to Iraq after 27 years Reuters There have been no flights between Saudi Arabia and Iraq since former Iraqi President Saddam Hussein invaded neighboring Kuwait in 1990. Saudi Arabia and the United Arab Emirates are both wooing Baghdad in an effort to halt the growing regional ... Saudi Arabian Airlines resume flights to Iraq after 27 years |
Chron.com | Oil Extends two-year high amid OPEC resolve, Iraq disruptions Chron.com Oil extended a two-year high above $60 a barrel in London amid growing signs that OPEC and Russia will press on with supply curbs, and a brief disruption in exports from Iraq's Kurdish region. Brent crude futures added 0.4 percent. Saudi Arabian Crown ... Oil Extends Two-Year High as Saudis, Russia Back Prolonged Cuts |
Center for Research on Globalization | US Attempt to Fuel Iraq-Iran Rift Backfires Center for Research on Globalization The US project to create rift between Iraq and Iran backfired just a couple of days of its launch from Riyadh on October 22 by the US Secretary of State Rex Tillerson. Washington effectively sought out Saudi Arabia to project itself as counterweight to ... Iraq now an Iranian colony - NRT Iran helped us against ISIS not int'l coalition: Iraq militia leader Iraq now an Iranian colony |
Press Herald | NC lawmaker still doing penance for supporting Iraq invasion Press Herald It's a form letter, but the Republican congressman signs each one personally – penance, he says, for voting yes for the Iraq War in 2002. “For me, it's a sacred responsibility that I have to communicate my condolences to a family,” Jones said. “And it ... |
Al-Bawaba | Opinion: 'Iraq, a Country People Used to Look up to, is in Shambles' Al-Bawaba Iraqi Prime Minister Haider Al Abadi is credited with having succeeded in wresting control of most of his country's territory from ISIS hands; now the attack on the terrorist organization's last foothold in the north of the country, bordering Syria, is ... 'Multi-ethnic, multi-religious' Iraq will emerge post — Islamic State says ambassador to Australia |
The Guardian | Body of Iraq WMD dossier scientist David Kelly exhumed The Guardian He had been exposed as the source of the report alleging that the government's dossier on Iraq's weapons of mass destruction, presented as central to the case for war, had been “sexed up”. The Hutton inquiry found he had killed himself, though there ... Body of Iraq weapons inspector David Kelly is dug up | Daily Mail ... Body of Iraq weapons inspector David Kelly moved by family after conspiracy theorists leave placards at grave Body of Iraq weapons expert David Kelly dug up amid conspiracy ... |
NPR | In 'Thank You For Your Service,' The Fight Begins After Iraq NPR The new movie Thank Your For Your Service is about coming home. Specifically, it's about American soldiers who come home after serving during the "surge" in Iraq in 2007. One scene takes place in a therapist's office. Sgt. Adam Schumann and his wife ... Thank You For Your Service is a compelling portrait of Iraq War veterans: EW review Film Review: Struggles of Iraq war veterans hit home in 'Thank You' Painfully good 'Thank You for Your Service' depicts PTSD of Iraq War vets |