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Syria, Iran vow unity against US plots 
AFP via Yahoo! News - Feb 17 11:22 AM
Close allies President Bashar al-Assad of Syria and his Iranian counterpart Mahmoud Ahmadinejad pledged they would work together to confront US and Israeli "plots" in the Middle East.Iraq says borders with Iran and Syria to re-open Reuters via Yahoo! News - Feb 16 11:28 PM
Iraq will re-open its borders with Iran and Syria, closed earlier this week in the initial stages of a security crackdown, a spokesman for the officer overseeing the plan said on Saturday.Syria, Iran vow unity against US plots The Peninsula - Feb 17 3:50 PM
tehran Close allies President Bashar Al Assad of Syria and his Iranian counterpart Mahmoud Ahmadinejad yesterday pledged they would work together to confront US and Israeli "plots" in the Middle East.Syria, Iran vow unity against US plots Channel NewsAsia - Feb 17 11:19 AM
TEHRAN - Close allies President Bashar al-Assad of Syria and his Iranian counterpart Mahmoud Ahmadinejad on Saturday pledged they would work together to confront US and Israeli "plots" in the Middle East.Lawmaker pleads with Rice to engage Syria Reuters via Yahoo! News - Feb 16 10:14 AM
A veteran Republican congressman pleaded on Friday for the United States to talk to Syria about easing the violence in Iraq and proposed former Secretary of State George Shultz as an envoy.Syria-Iran vow to oppose US Gulf Daily News - Feb 17 4:20 PM
TEHRAN: Close allies President Bashar Al Assad of Syria and his Iranian counterpart Mahmoud Ahmadinejad yesterday pledged they would work together to confront US and Israeli "plots" in the Middle East. Assad had earlier arrived in Iran for a two-day visit aimed at further bolstering ties, his second trip to the Islamic republic since Ahmadinejad took power in August 2005. The two men warned ...Iran and Syria vow alliance against US, Israel Khaleej Times - Feb 17 10:18 AM
TEHERAN - The presidents of Iran and Syria on Saturday vowed alliance against what they called US and Israeli conspiracies against the Islamic world.Regional problems to be solved through Iran-Syria cooperation Islamic Republic News Agency - Feb 17 7:32 AM
Syria - Cooperation - Iran Head of Syrian Foreign Ministry Research Department, Samir al-Taki said here Saturday that the problems associated with the US aggression against Iraq and that of Israel against Palestinian people can be solved through Iran-Syria cooperation.Syria's Assad holds talks in Iran over Iraq Reuters via Yahoo! News - Feb 17 12:03 PM
Syrian President Bashar al-Assad discussed instability in Iraq and the crisis in Lebanon with Iranian President Mahmoud Ahmadinejad at the start of a two-day visit to Iran on Saturday, the official IRNA news agency said.Iraq to reopen borders with Iran, Syria News Interactive - Feb 17 12:39 AM
IRAQ will reopen its borders with Iran and Syria, closed earlier this week in the initial stages of a security crackdown.Iraq says borders with Iran and Syria to re-open AlertNet - Feb 16 11:06 PM
Source: Reuters BAGHDAD, Feb 17 (Reuters) - Iraq will re-open its borders with Iran and Syria, closed earlier this week in the initial stages of a security crackdown, a spokesman for the officer overseeing the plan ... Iraq to re-open borders with Iran and Syria Gulf News - Feb 17 12:59 AM
Baghdad: Iraq will re-open its borders with Iran and Syria, which were closed earlier this week in the early stages of a security crackdown, a spokesman for the officer overseeing the plan said on Saturday.Syria's Assad in Iran for talks on Iraq Reuters via Yahoo! News - Feb 17 5:34 AM
Syrian President Bashar al-Assad arrived in Iran on Saturday to discuss instability in Iraq and the crisis in Lebanon, the official IRNA news agency reported.Iraq shutting borders with Iran, Syria IranMania.com - Feb 16 10:32 PM
LONDON, February 17 (IranMania) - Iraq has begun closing its borders with Iran and Syria as part of a security crackdown aimed at stopping the flow of foreign fighters and weapons into the country, the United States military said, Reuters reported.Syria's Assad due in Iran AFP via Yahoo! News - Feb 16 11:32 PM
Syrian President Bashar al-Assad is to visit Iran, his closest regional ally, for talks with President Mahmoud Ahmadinejad and other Iranian leaders, state television said.Syrian Leader Is in Tehran for Meetings on the Region New York Times - Feb 17 4:27 PM
President Bashar al-Assad of Syria is in Iran to discuss instability in Iraq and the crisis in Lebanon, the official IRNA news agency reported.U.S. lawmaker pleads with Rice to engage Syria AlertNet - Feb 16 10:21 AM
Source: Reuters WASHINGTON, Feb 16 (Reuters) - A veteran Republican congressman pleaded on Friday for the United States to talk to Syria about easing the violence in Iraq and proposed former Secretary of State George ... Iraq: Refugees Under Pressure in Syria, Jordan, Lebanon Radio Free Europe: Radio Library - Feb 16 6:00 AM
February 16, 2007 (RFE/RL) -- The Washington-based NGO Refugees International recently made a study of the situation of Iraqi refugees in Syria, Jordan and Lebanon. RFE/RL Russian Service correspondent Irina Lagunina spoke with Kristele Younes, a Refugees International researcher was went to all three countries to talk to people who fled from Iraq.Israeli prime minister says Israel wants peace with Syria USA Today - Feb 15 4:06 AM
Israel wants to make peace with Syria, Israeli Prime Minister Ehud Olmert said Thursday, but he urged Damascus to stop supporting terrorism.Syria's Assad arrives in Iran Channel NewsAsia - Feb 17 10:34 AM
TEHRAN - Syrian President Bashar al-Assad on Saturday arrived in Iran, his country's closest regional ally, for talks with President Mahmoud Ahmadinejad and other Iranian leaders, official media said.Iraq shuts borders with Iran, Syria Reuters via Yahoo! News - Feb 15 2:04 AM
Iraq has closed its borders with Iran and Syria as part of a security crackdown aimed at stopping foreign fighters and weapons entering the country, an Iraqi Interior Ministry official said on Thursday.OregonLive.com: Oregon Forum The Oregonian - Feb 17 2:27 PM
13803. Syria and Irans have just become Allies!Israel wants peace with Syria: Olmert People's Daily - Feb 15 4:15 PM
Visiting Israeli Prime Minister Ehud Olmert told reporters Thursday in Ankara that he is "happy" to make peace with Syria, but Damascus must stop supporting what he called "terrorism".Golan settlers refuse to give peace a chance Daily Telegraph - Feb 17 6:29 PM
On a wild and beautiful 40-mile-long plateau in the north of Israel, entrepreneurs are defying new pressure to sign up to peace with Syria by turning the Golan Heights into the country's trendiest destination.Iraq to reopen borders with Iran, Syria The Australian - Feb 17 12:33 AM
"Seventy-two hours have passed and the borders will gradually reopen, but it will take 60 days for the border crossings to return to normal," Brigadier Qassim Moussawi said, without specifying exactly when they would be reopened.Syria's Assad due in Iran Middle East Online - Feb 17 1:34 AM
Syrian President to discuss strengthening bilateral ties, situation in Middle East region, focusing on Lebanon, Iraq.Syria s Assad due in Iran Khaleej Times - Feb 17 12:28 AM
TEHERAN - Syrian President Bashar Al Assad was Saturday to visit Iran, his closest regional ally, for talks with President Mahmoud Ahmadinejad and other Iranian leaders, state television said.Syria blames March 14 for bus bombings as families bury victims The Daily Star Lebannon - Feb 15 1:30 PM
As the families of the victims of the twin bus bombings in Ain Alaq, northeast of Beirut, held funerals for their loved ones on Thursday, Syria's state media accused the leaders of the March 14 Forces of being behind the blasts that claimed the lives of three people. Meanwhile, the United Nations Security Council on Thursday directed UN investigators.Idex opens in AD AME Info - 21 minutes ago
The eighth edition of the International Defence Exhibition, Idex 2007, opens today, February 18, at the Abu Dhabi National Exhibition Centre and runs for five days, reported Gulf News. There will be 862 exhibitors from 50 countries at the show and it is thought a number of regional heads of state, including from Jordan, Qatar and possibly Syria, will be in attendance.Jailed 2 Years, Iraqi Tells of Abuse by Americans The Post-Standard - Feb 17 5:42 PM
..one victim at a time. Gotta love the ticket out the door: DAMASCUS, Syria In the early hours of Jan. 6, Laith al-Ani stood in a jail near the Baghdad airport waiting to be released by the American military after two years and three months in captivity.Hotlinks Tiscali - Feb 17 5:51 PM
Both Syria and Iran are at loggerheads with the United States, Damascus over its alleged role in the 2004 assassination of former Lebanese Prime Minister Rafik al-Hariri and Tehran over its disputed atomic work.Violence persists as Sharon praises 'partner' Abbas Indian Express via Yahoo! India News - Feb 17 12:44 PM
Israeli Prime Minister Ariel Sharon praised new reformist Palestinian Prime Minister Mahmoud Abbas on Thursday as a ''partner'' for peace and said he was ready to revive negotiations with Syria. But violence persisted just two days before US Secretary of State Colin Powell's visit to the region for the first time in 13 months to promote the road map. A Palestinian militant was killed by a ...Syrian official calls for access to Iran's experience on free zones Islamic Republic News Agency - Feb 17 3:05 PM
Iran - Trade - Syria Head of Syria's Free Zones Ahmad Abdel-Aziz in a meeting with the secretary of Iran's Free Zones Supreme Council, Mahmoud Salahi, on Saturday called for using the country's experience on free zones.Ahmadinejad expresses pleasure over Hamas-Fatah agreement Islamic Republic News Agency - Feb 17 3:03 PM
Iran - Syria - Presidents President Mahmoud Ahmadinejad in a meeting with visiting Syrian President Bashar al-Assad here Saturday afternoon expressed pleasure over Hamas-Fatah agreement on ending conflicts.Rafsanjani: Islamic world can neutralizes US plots Islamic Republic News Agency - Feb 17 3:02 PM
Iran - Syria - Rafsanjani Chairman of Expediency Council Ayatollah Akbar Hashemi Rafsanjani in a meeting with Syrian President Bashar al-Assad here Saturday said Islamic world with the vigilance of its political and religious leaders can neutralize the US plots.Borders with Iran and Syria shut as crackdown widens Gulf News - Feb 15 1:48 PM
Baghdad: Iraq closed its borders with Iran and Syria as US and Iraqi troops tightened their grip on Baghdad yesterday, searching neighbourhoods and setting up checkpoints that stopped and searched even official convoys.Lebanon marks anniversary of Hariri killing Daily Bulletin - Feb 17 2:22 PM
BEIRUT, Lebanon - Government supporters carrying balloons and Lebanese flags filled a downtown square Wednesday to remember a slain former prime minister and criticize Syria. Hezbollah-led opposition supporters looked on from behind razor wire separating the two sides.Iraq closes borders with Iran and Syria Financial Times - Feb 15 4:18 AM
Iraq closed its borders with Iran and Syria as U.S. and Iraqi troops tightened their grip on Baghdad on Thursday, setting up more checkpoints that stopped and searched even official convoys for weapons.Iraq shutting borders with Iran, Syria Stuff - Feb 15 8:13 AM
Iraq has begun closing its borders with Iran and Syria as part of a security crackdown aimed at stopping the flow of foreign fighters and weapons into the country, the United States military said today.Al-Assad visits close ally Iran EuroNews - Feb 17 11:20 AM
The president of Syria, Iran's closest ally in the Middle East, has arrived in Tehran for a two-day visit.U.S. military says Iraq shutting borders with Iran and Syria Reuters via Yahoo! Asia News - Feb 15 12:48 AM
BAGHDAD (Reuters) - Iraq has begun closing its borders with Iran and Syria as part of a security crackdown aimed at stopping the flow of foreign fighters and weapons into the country, the U.S. military said on Thursday.Iraq closes borders with Iran and Syria Guardian Unlimited - Feb 15 3:04 AM
Iraq has closed its borders with Iran and Syria as part of a security crackdown to block fighters and weapons from entering the country, US commanders said today.Iraq shutting borders with Iran, Syria - US military AlertNet - Feb 15 12:50 AM
Source: Reuters (Updates with more details) BAGHDAD, Feb 15 (Reuters) - Iraq has begun closing its borders with Iran and Syria as part of a security crackdown aimed at stopping the flow of foreign fighters ... Syria's Assad arrives in Tehran EARTHtimes.org - Feb 17 4:25 AM
Tehran - Syrian President Bashar al-Assad arrived Saturday in Tehran for a two-day visit to discuss developments in the Middle East.Syrian president in Iran to discuss Iraq AP via Yahoo! News - 1 hour, 58 minutes ago
Syrian President Bashar Assad arrived in Iran Saturday to discuss Iraq and other Middle East issues with President Mahmoud Ahmadinajed, state-run television reported.Iraq shutting borders with Iran, Syria-US military AlertNet - Feb 15 12:35 AM
Source: Reuters BAGHDAD, Feb 15 (Reuters) - Iraq has begun closing its borders with Iran and Syria as part of a security crackdown aimed at stopping the flow of foreign fighters and weapons into the country, the U.S ... Iraq to close borders with Syria and Iran Itar-Tass - Feb 15 2:45 AM
CAIRO, February 15 (Itar-Tass) - Iraq is closing as of Thursday its borders with Syria and Iran within the framework of a plan of Prime Minister Nuri al-Maliki to ensure security in Baghdad.Trying to close a border Sierra Vista Herald - Feb 17 5:23 AM
One of the more fascinating things to come out of Iraq this week was on Tuesday when the Iraqi government said it has closed its border with Syria and Iran.Syrian president departs for Tehran Islamic Republic News Agency - Feb 17 3:47 AM
Syria - Visit - Assad Syrian President Bashar al-Assad heading a high-ranking delegation departed for Tehran on Saturday afternoon on a two-day visit.President officially welcomes Syrian counterpart Islamic Republic News Agency - Feb 17 4:47 AM
Iran - Syria - Assad President Mahmoud Ahmadinejad officially greeted Syrian President Bashar al-Assad and his entourage at President Palace here Saturday.Hotlinks Tiscali - Feb 17 7:20 AM
"Bilateral, international and regional issues, particularly Iraq and the Lebanon crisis will be discussed during the visit," IRNA said of Assad s visit to Iran, Syria s closest ally in the Middle East.Syrian president arrives in Tehran Islamic Republic News Agency - Feb 17 4:02 AM
Iran - Syria - Assad Syrian President Bashar al-Assad heading a high-ranking delegation arrived in Tehran on Saturday to confer with Iranian officials on regional development.Iraq to close borders with Iran, Syria AP via Yahoo! News - Feb 13 8:28 PM
The commander of the Baghdad security crackdown said Iraq will close its borders with Syria and Iran and announced other measures Thursday as word emerged that anti-U.S. cleric Muqtada al-Sadr had fled the country ahead of the pacification drive.No Cold War, Perhaps, but Surely a Lukewarm Peace New York Times - Feb 17 6:15 PM
U.S. ?unilateralism? meets Russian swagger, as the blocs begin to build.Syria lashes out at Lebanese leaders AFP via Yahoo! News - Feb 15 4:39 AM
Syrian state media has accused leaders of Lebanon's anti-Damascus parliament majority of being involved in a deadly bus bombing in a Christian village in which three people were killed.World news The West Australian - Feb 17 12:06 AM
Iraq will start re-opening its borders with Iran and Syria after they were closed earlier this week in the initial stages of a security crackdown, a spokesman for the officer overseeing the plan says.Iran?s Chance: U.S. Troubles in Iraq Create Opening for Regional Shift New York Times - Feb 17 4:26 PM
While American officials have increasingly accused Iran of interfering in Iraq, from Iran?s perspective it is the United States that is meddling in its backyard.Iraq shuts borders in security crackdown ITV.com - Feb 16 11:38 PM
Iraq is beginning to close its borders with Iran and Syria to stem the flow of foreign fighters and weapons into the country, the US military said. Lieutenant-Colonel Christopher Garver said: "The plan to close the borders went into effect last night.Iraq to reopen borders News 24 South Africa - Feb 17 1:36 AM
Iraq will re-open its borders with Iran and Syria, closed earlier this week in the initial stages of a security crackdown.Jailed 2 Years, Iraqi Tells of Abuse by Americans New York Times - Feb 17 9:58 AM
A former detainee said guards at an American-run jail in Iraq casually used their stun guns and exposed prisoners to long periods of heat and cold.No cold war, perhaps, but surely a lukewarm peace International Herald Tribune - Feb 17 5:46 PM
The relationship between Russia and the United States has reached what is probably its lowest point since the Soviet Union collapsed a decade and a half ago.Syrian President in Iran to Discuss Iraq ABC News - 1 hour, 41 minutes ago
Syrian President Bashar Assad Arrives in Iran to Discuss Iraq, Other Mideast IssuesThe Iraqi Refugee Crisis Ohmynews - Feb 17 12:27 AM
With 2,000 people attempting to cross into these two small, poor, and, at least for Syria, politically fragile countries every day, the question is obviously how long things can continue. Already there are disturbing signs of things to come....Iraq borders with Syria, Iran to be closed for Baghdad security drive USA Today - Feb 13 1:38 PM
The Iraqi commander of the Baghdad security effort said Iraq will close its borders with Syria and Iran for 72 hours. Lt. Gen. Abboud Gambar, addressing the nation on behalf of Prime Minister Nouri al-Maliki, also suggested Iraqi authorities plan to exercise wide-reaching powers to ensure the success of the plan.Iraqi commander: borders with Syria, Iran to be closed for Baghdad security drives WSTM-TV NBC 3 - Feb 14 7:07 PM
BAGHDAD, Iraq The Iraqi commander of the Baghdad security crackdown says that Iraq plans to close its borders with Syria and Iran for 72 hours as part of the drive to secure the Iraqi capital.Iraqi commander: borders with Syria, Iran to be closed for Baghdad security drives KRIS-TV Corpus Christi - Feb 14 1:01 PM
BAGHDAD, Iraq The Iraqi commander of the Baghdad security crackdown says that Iraq plans to close its borders with Syria and Iran for 72 hours as part of the drive to secure the...Iraq to temporarily close borders with Iran, Syria Sports Illustrated - Feb 13 12:14 PM
Iraq plans to close its borders with Iran and Syria for 72 hours in an attempt to secure the capital, the Iraqi commander in charge of Baghdad's security plan announced Tuesday.Clinton argues ending Iraq war more important than repudiating her 2002 vote USA Today - Feb 17 10:25 AM
Democratic presidential candidate Hillary Rodham Clinton told New Hampshire voters Saturday that ending the war in Iraq is more important than whether she repudiates her 2002 vote authorizing President Bush to use military force thereIraq to shut borders with Iran, Syria Reuters via Yahoo! News - Feb 13 10:46 AM
Iraq announced plans on Tuesday to close its borders with Iran and Syria and lengthen a night curfew on vehicles in new emergency measures to try to curb unrelenting violence in Baghdad.Syria lashes out at Lebanese leaders Gulf Times - Feb 15 11:56 PM
DAMASCUS: Syrian state media yesterday accused leaders of Lebanon s anti-Damascus parliament majority of being involved in a deadly bus bombing in a Christian village in which three people were killed.Iraq to try closing Syria, Iran borders The Columbus Dispatch - Feb 14 6:04 AM
BAGHDAD, Iraq The Iraqi commander of the Baghdad security crackdown announced yesterday that Iraq will close its borders with Syria and Iran for 72 hours as part of the drive to end the violence that has threatened to divide the capital along sectarian lines.Iraq: Borders with Syria, Iran to close AP via Yahoo! News - Feb 13 9:46 AM
Iraq will close its borders with Syria and Iran for 72 hours as part of the drive to secure and pacify Baghdad, the Iraqi commander of the crackdown said Tuesday, hours after a suicide bombing in a mainly Shiite neighborhood killed at least 15 people.Iraq to close borders with Iran and Syria AFP via Yahoo! News - Feb 13 10:34 AM
Iraq announced it will close its borders with Iran and Syria and impose draconian emergency-style security measures on Baghdad after two days of bombings left around 100 dead.Iraq says closes borders with Syria, Iran Reuters via Yahoo! News - Feb 13 8:51 AM
Iraq's government said on Tuesday it would close its borders with Syria and Iran and extend the hours of a night curfew in Baghdad under a U.S.- backed security plan to rein in violence in the capital.Iraq closes borders with Iran and Syria AFP via Yahoo! News - Feb 13 9:07 AM
Iraq has closed its borders with Iran and Syria and imposed Draconian emergency-style security measures on its war torn capital after two days of bloody bomb attacks left around 100 people dead.Syrian Official Says Country Free of Bird Flu RedNova - Feb 16 1:12 PM
Text of report in English by Syrian News Agency SANA website ["Syria free of Bird Flu, Health Ministry says." - SANA headline] DAMASCUS, (SANA)-Director of the Chronic Diseases at Syrian Health Ministry Mahmud Karim on Thursday underlined that Syria is free of bird flu disease.Stateless children: A hidden population Kurdish Media - Feb 16 2:38 PM
Life without freedom, democracy, national & human rights is not a life. That must be the reason Refugees International identified Kurdish nation in Syria as "Buried alive nation".Iraq to close border with Iran and Syria AFP via Yahoo! News - Feb 13 8:14 AM
Iraq is to close its border with Iran and Syria for at least three days, the commander of Baghdad's new security plan Lieutenant General Abboud Gambar has announced on state television.Iraq To Close Borders With Iran, Syria CBS News - Feb 13 6:08 PM
The Iraqi commander of the Baghdad security crackdown announced Tuesday that Iraq will close its borders with Syria and Iran and ordered the return of unlawfully seized homes, as part of the drive to end the violence that has threatened to divide the capital along sectarian lines.Obama: Meet Syria, Iran Baltimore Jewish Times - Feb 15 10:14 PM
The brand-new Barack Obama presidential campaign, the hottest thing in the political world and the media, is accelerating efforts to build a strong Jewish political base -- a factor in some primary states, a much bigger factor in the all-important race for campaign money.Rice in Baghdad, urges reconciliation Reuters via Yahoo! News - Feb 17 3:56 AM
U.S. Secretary of State Condoleezza Rice on Saturday lauded early progress in a military operation against militants in Baghdad, but said Iraqis had to use this "breathing space" to push ahead with reconciliation.Iraq To Close Borders With Iran, Syria CBS News - Feb 13 4:08 PM
The Iraqi commander of the Baghdad security crackdown announced Tuesday that Iraq will close its borders with Syria and Iran for 72 hours as part of the drive to end the violence that has threatened to divide the capital along sectarian lines.Syrian President Arrives In Iran Nasdaq - 1 hour, 22 minutes ago
(RTTNews) - Syrian President Bashar Assad arrived in Iran for talks with Iranian President Mahmoud Ahmadinajed on Iraq and other Middle East issues. This is Assad's fifth visit to Iran since he assumed office in 2000. The two countries have been close allies.Rice in Baghdad applauds military crackdown Reuters via Yahoo! News - Feb 17 2:51 AM
U.S. Secretary of State Condoleezza Rice made an unannounced visit to Baghdad on Saturday, arriving as American and Iraqi troops make early gains in a new crackdown against militants in the Iraqi capital.Syria: Beatings of PoCs must end, officials who have perpetrated or facilitated abuses must be prosecuted Amnesty International - Feb 15 9:26 AM
Amnesty International is alarmed by reports that several prisoners of conscience have recently been subjected to beatings and other ill-treatment by prison guards and criminal detainees in 'Adra prison, near Damascus, and is calling for urgent intervention by the Syrian authorities to halt the abuses and punish those suspected of carrying them out.Iraq shuts borders, clamps down in Baghdad Reuters via Yahoo! News - Feb 15 8:03 AM
Iraq closed its borders with Iran and Syria as U.S. and Iraqi troops tightened their grip on Baghdad on Thursday, searching neighborhoods and setting up checkpoints that stopped and searched even official convoys.Syria pulls troops out of Lebanon ITV.com - Feb 14 1:27 AM
Syria's 29-year military presence in Lebanon has come to an end following an official handover ceremony in the Bekaa Valley. The withdrawal comes after the assassination of Lebanon's former Prime Minister Rafiq al-Hariri on February 14.Obituary: Donald E. Smith / Brentwood dentist loved bridge, bocce, shuffleboard Pittsburgh Post-Gazette - 19 minutes ago
Dr. Donald E. Smith, who built his reputation as a Brentwood dentist, also was regarded for other talents. He was an exceptional bridge, shuffleboard and bocce player and a crackerjack joke-teller and conversationalist.Bloggers in Mideast transforming political, social dialogue but authorities hitting back Pittsburgh Post-Gazette - 12 minutes ago
Wael Abbas hasn't been arrested by Egyptian police, but the blogger fears it could happen any day.Iraq shuts borders with Iran and Syria Independent Online - Feb 14 7:05 AM
Iraq's borders with Syria and Iran have been closed in accordance with a new security plan designed to halt violence in Baghdad, according to a senior Iraqi security official.Iraq To Close Border With Iran, Syria In New Security Plan Nasdaq - Feb 13 11:08 PM
(RTTNews) - Iraq will be closing its border with Iran and Syria for at least three days as part of its new security plan for the capital, Baghdad.Jury remains out on Baghdad crackdown AP via Yahoo! News - Feb 17 12:14 AM
As a military offensive seeks to bring Baghdad from the brink of anarchy, a top Iraqi security officer tried Friday to measure its early stages using the grim logic of a place with daily bloodshed:Iraq to seal borders with Syria and Iran The Washington Times - Feb 13 9:09 PM
BAGHDAD -- The Iraqi commander of the Baghdad security crackdown announced yesterday that Iraq will close its borders with Syria and Iran for 72 hours as part of the drive to end the violence that has threatened to divide the capital along sectarian lines.Jury Out on Baghdad Crackdown Time Magazine - Feb 16 11:59 PM
Iran-Iraq-Borders Iraq closes borders with Iran, Syria for three days Islamic Republic News Agency - Feb 13 11:38 PM
Iraq announced Tuesday it would close its borders with Iran and Syria for three days starting Wednesday in line with the new security plan for Baghdad.3 women found dead on North Side Chicago Tribune - Feb 17 9:54 AM
Three women were killed in West Rogers Park this morning and a man believed to be involved in the "domestic-related" slayings was being treated at a local hospital, Chicago police said Saturday. Iraq to close borders to Syria, Iran Calcutta News - Feb 15 12:14 PM
Iraqi officials have announced they will close all checkpoints on the Iranian and Syrian borders. The move is part of the new plan to crack down on religious militias and end the rampant sectarian cleansing in the capital.Iraq to close Syria, Iran borders Worcester Telegram & Gazette - Feb 14 4:15 AM
BAGHDAD, Iraq - The Iraqi commander of the Baghdad security crackdown announced yesterday that Iraq will close its borders with Syria and Iran and ordered the return of unlawfully seized homes, as part of the drive to end the violence that has threatened to divide the capital along sectarian lines.Richardson urges diplomacy in Mideast AP via Yahoo! News - Feb 16 6:43 PM
Democratic presidential candidate Bill Richardson said Friday that President Bush should learn from recent successes with North Korea and engage in intense diplomatic negotiations in the Middle East to end the Iraq war.International Street Food Bazaar brings tastes of the world to MSU Bozeman Daily Chronicle - 46 minutes ago
Whoever came up with the bumper sticker "Visualize Whirled Peas" was onto something. Maybe the way to world peace is through our stomachs.