Constant Wars Come at a Massive Cost in Veteran Benefits | Department of Veterans Affairs sees soaring costs
Iraq’s Sadr Bloc Keen to Appoint Next PM
Iraq’s Sadr Bloc Keen to Appoint Next PM | Is a Sadrist PM the way out of Iraq’s political crisis
Kurdish President Raises ‘Secession’ Option
Kurdish President Raises ‘Secession’ Option | Sadr in Kurdistan for talks
Kurdistan President: Maliki Must Not Obtain F-16s
Kurdistan President: Maliki Must Not Obtain F-16s | US-made warplanes would be used against Kurds, Barzani says
Is Iraqi Kurdistan Close to Secession?
Is Iraqi Kurdistan Close to Secession? | Ethnic tensions remain on Iraqi Kurdistan’s frontier
Turkey-Iraq War of Words: Erdogan Says Maliki Trying to ‘Show Off’
Turkey-Iraq War of Words: Erdogan Says Maliki Trying to ‘Show Off’ | Worsening ties center on Kurdistan
Iraqi PM Maliki Calls Turkey a ‘Hostile State’
Iraqi Prime Minister Nouri al-Maliki on Friday called Turkey a "hostile state" and accused Turkish Prime Minister Tayyip Erdogan of sectarianism, in the latest in a series of rancorous exchanges between the neighbors. Maliki was responding to comments made by Turkish...
Over 20 Bombs Kill 36 Across Iraq
More than 20 bombs exploded across Iraq on Thursday, killing at least 36 and wounding almost 150, raising fears of a return to all-out sectarian violence in a country with an unstable government headed by a newfangled dictator. In Baghdad, three car bombs,...
Iraqis Accuse Maliki of Dictatorship After Arrest of Top Election Official
Iraqi leaders from across the political spectrum are accusing Prime Minister Nouri al-Maliki of seeking to rig the country’s electoral system after he arrested the official in charge of administering elections. Maliki, increasingly denounced by Iraqi voices of all...
UN: 613 Iraqi Civilians Killed in 2012
The UN special envoy for Iraq, Martin Kobler, told the UN Security Council that terrorist attacks and sectarian violence in Iraq killed a total of 613 civilians in the first three months of 2012. "This is slightly less than civilian casualties last year," Kobler...


