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Turkey and Iraqi Kurdistan: A Marriage of Convenience

by Jason Ditz | Feb 2, 2012

Turkey and Iraqi Kurdistan: A Marriage of Convenience

Iraq’s Crisis: Vice President Hashemi Speaks

by Jason Ditz | Feb 2, 2012

Iraq’s Crisis: Vice President Hashemi Speaks | Broad interview covers array of topics

Iraq Wants Exemption From US Sanctions on Iran

by John Glaser | Feb 2, 2012

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

by John Glaser | Jan 31, 2012

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

by John Glaser | Jan 30, 2012

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...

Pentagon To Begin Talks With Iraq on New Defense Agreement

by John Glaser | Jan 30, 2012

The Obama administration will begin talks with the Iraqi government on a new long-term defense agreement that may include an expanded number of U.S. troops, according to Defense Secretary Leon Panetta's chief policy aide. The scope and depth of the new defense...