Kurdish Rebels Claim Eight Troops Killed as Turkey Bombs Northern Iraq | First Turkish attack on Iraq this year
Kurdish Rebels Claim Eight Troops Killed as Turkey Bombs Northern Iraq
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US General: Iran Providing Direct Support to Iraq Militias
US General: Iran Providing Direct Support to Iraq Militias | Insists Shi’ite militias ‘biggest threat’ in country
After Months of Pushing for ‘Request’ White House Will ‘Consider’ Staying in Iraq
After Months of Pushing for ‘Request’ White House Will ‘Consider’ Staying in Iraq | As attacks continue to grow, US waits for ‘request’
For Second Year, Dozens Killed in Ramadan Attacks Across Iraq
Dozens were killed in bombs and shooting attacks across Iraq Monday morning, mid-way through the Ramadan holiday. Most of the 13 attacks targeted government forces, but the deadliest targeted civilians during morning rush-hour. The current toll stands at 74 killed,...
Iraqi VP: US Pullout Would Improve Security
Pulling U.S. forces out of Iraq will improve the security situation there, Vice President Tareq al-Hashemi claimed Sunday, days after Iraqi leaders agreed to negotiate a possible post-2011 occupation. Hashemi, a Sunni Muslim and one of two vice presidents whose...
Senators Want ‘Crippling’ New Iran Sanctions
A bipartisan group of 92 U.S. Senators signed a letter urging President Barack Obama to impose additional sanctions on the Iranian regime. “The time has come to impose crippling sanctions on Iran’s financial system by cutting off the CBI,” the senators wrote,...
Sadr Rejects Extension: US ‘Trainers’ in Iraq Will Be Targets
Sadr Rejects Extension: US ‘Trainers’ in Iraq Will Be Targets | US forces that stay beyond deadline to be treated as ‘invaders’
US Military Raid in Iraq Kills Young Boy, Policeman Neighbor
US Military Raid in Iraq Kills Young Boy, Policeman Neighbor | Second deadly US raid in area in a week
Reporters Without Borders: Iraqi Forces Harass Media
Reporters Without Borders: Iraqi Forces Harass Media | Interior Ministry official terms journalists a ‘threat to security’
Maliki’s Push to Gut Election Watchdog Fails
Iraqi Prime Minister Nouri Maliki's long-running assault on democracy took an amusing new twist last week when a coordinated attempt to oust the members of the Independent High Electoral Commission (IHEC) backfired on him. During a gathering last Thursday,...
