Al-Qaeda Chief Urges World to Back Syria Rebels | Fighters from Iraq pour into Syria for new civil war
Al-Qaeda Chief Urges World to Back Syria Rebels
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Secular Iraqi Dissidents Form New Opposition Party
A coalition of political dissidents in Iraq created a new opposition party Saturday, in an attempt to check the power of the central government as Prime Minister Nouri al-Maliki consolidates dictatorial rule. The Union of Patriotic Figures, as it will be called,...
In Iraq, 65 Executions in First 40 Days of 2012
Less than two months into 2012, the Iraqi government has executed at least 65 prisoners, as the country continues to slip into dictatorship with continued support from the U.S. Many aspects of the government in Baghdad have spiraled out of control since the end of the...
Officials: CIA to Stay in Iraq, Afghanistan for Years After Wars
Officials: CIA to Stay in Iraq, Afghanistan for Years After Wars | Baghdad-based CIA spying on Maliki government
Former US Base Opened to Iranian Terrorist Group
Members of the State Department-designated terrorist group known as the Mujahedeen e-Khalq (MEK) have been welcomed into a former U.S. military base in Iraq thanks to an agreement Washington pushed through with Baghdad. An agreement pushed by the U.S. with the Iraqi...
Turkey and Iraqi Kurdistan: A Marriage of Convenience
Turkey and Iraqi Kurdistan: A Marriage of Convenience
Iraq’s Crisis: Vice President Hashemi Speaks
Iraq’s Crisis: Vice President Hashemi Speaks | Broad interview covers array of topics
Iraq Wants Exemption From US Sanctions on Iran
Iraq does not plan to abide by Washington's sanctions on Iran, as Baghdad officials announce they plan to submit a waiver to the U.S. government. The U.S. has heaped harsh economic sanctions on Iran and has managed to convince the European Union to go along with a...
Iraq Security Forces Detain 16 Vice Presidential Guards
Iraqi security forces have detained 16 of Vice President Tareq al-Hashemi's bodyguards, according to the interior ministry, in the latest attempt to incriminate him. Hashemi is in hiding in Iraq's semi-autonomous northern Kurdish region after Shi'ite Prime Minister...
Obama Denies ‘Huge Number of Civilian Casualties’ in Drone War
President Barack Obama readily confirmed the drone war in northwest Pakistan in an interview Monday, breaking with the protocol which normally demands U.S. officials not speak publicly about the classified program. "I want to make sure people understand actually...
