Maliki: Arming Syrian Rebels Will Lead to ‘Proxy War’ | Says move meant to ‘prepare the ground for foreign military intervention’
Maliki: Arming Syrian Rebels Will Lead to ‘Proxy War’
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Arab League Backs UN Plan for Syria at Baghdad Summit
Leaders at the Arab League Summit in Iraq on Thursday endorsed the UN envoy Kofi Annan's plan to end the violence in Syria, with Iraq's Prime Minister Nouri al-Maliki warning that arming either side in Syria would lead to a "proxy war." Fewer than half the Arab...
19 Iraqi Prisoners Escape in Kirkuk
Nineteen detainees escaped from a prison in northern Iraq on Friday in a major prison break that one politician alleged was an inside job. "Nineteen people, including members of Al-Qaeda and Ansar al-Sunna, fled from prison in Kirkuk at around 3:30 am (0030 GMT)," a...
Allawi Reiterates Warnings of Iraq’s ‘Emerging Dictatorship’
Allawi Reiterates Warnings of Iraq’s ‘Emerging Dictatorship’ | Accuses Iran of meddling in internal affairs
Iraq Dismisses Torture Evidence in Slain Bodyguard of VP
Iraq Dismisses Torture Evidence in Slain Bodyguard of VP | Insist he ‘died of kidney failure’
Kurdistan President Slams Maliki Power Grab, Predicts Clashes
Kurdistan President Slams Maliki Power Grab, Predicts Clashes | Says Iraqi PM sizing up attack on Kurdish forces
Iraq’s Govt. in Crisis Again as Iraqiya Issues Ultimatum
Iraq’s Govt. in Crisis Again as Iraqiya Issues Ultimatum | Demand end to random arrests, end of De-Ba’athification
Another Refugee Camp Opens in Iraq as Maliki Vows to Prevent Arms Flow to Syria
Another Refugee Camp Opens in Iraq as Maliki Vows to Prevent Arms Flow to Syria | Iraq, Syria facing growing, mutual refugee problems
IED Use by Syrian Rebels Soars
IED Use by Syrian Rebels Soars | Iraqi Sunnis oppose arming rebel fighters
MeK Status on US Terror List Hinges on Relocation
If the terrorist Iranian dissident group Mujahadin-e Khalq (MeK) can't find someplace to go after being evicted from its base in Iraq, the United States may remove the group from the State Department's terrorist list. The MEK has a long history of terrorist activity...
