Iraq Election Law Fails Again, Officials Term January Vote Impossible

Iraq Election Law Fails Again, Officials Term January Vote Impossible | Parliament can’t even muster a quorum to debate law

Iraq Election Body: Finalize Law by Tuesday or Vote May Be Delayed

Iraq Election Body: Finalize Law by Tuesday or Vote May Be Delayed | Kirkuk tensions reaching crisis levels as MPs appear far from a deal

Pentagon Concedes Iraq Election Delay Could Stall Pullout

Pentagon Concedes Iraq Election Delay Could Stall Pullout | Kurdish boycott of parliament delays vote

Kurdistan Still Trying to Annex Oil-Rich Kirkuk

Kurdistan Still Trying to Annex Oil-Rich Kirkuk | Kirkuk yet another obstacle to January elections

Turkey’s Parliament Extends Iraq Mandate

Turkey’s Parliament Extends Iraq Mandate | Strikes against PKK to continue

At Least 25 Killed in Northern Iraq Bombing

At Least 25 Killed in Northern Iraq Bombing | Truck full of explosives targeted Kurdish village

Gen. Odierno Seeks More Troops for Northern Iraq

Gen. Odierno Seeks More Troops for Northern Iraq | Troops would encourage Peshmerga, Iraqi troops to ‘get along’

Rising Tensions as Kurdish Party Blames Nineveh Provincial Govt for al-Qaeda Attacks

Rising Tensions as Kurdish Party Blames Nineveh Provincial Govt for al-Qaeda Attacks | Ruling party ‘turning a blind eye,’ Kurdish leaders insist

Kurdish Party Threatens to Set Up Rival Provincial Govt

Kurdish Party Threatens to Set Up Rival Provincial Govt | Tensions grow with ruling Arab-Nationalist bloc

Iranian Official Accuses Hikers of ‘Spying’

Iranian Official Accuses Hikers of ‘Spying’ | Tourists were also freelance journalists