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US Flag-Burning Marks War Anniversary in Iraq
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Red Cross Raises Iraq Concerns
As Iraqis reflected on the six year anniversary of the American invasion, Red Cross officials today warned that the country remains in a 'stagnant humanitarian climate.' Red Cross president Jakob Kellenberger says "further work is required to ensure that the basic...
Six Years Later: Iraq War Continues Apace
The American invasion of Iraq began six years ago, and a lot has happened: the nation descended into a civil war, 4,259 American soldiers were killed, over 1.3 million Iraqis are estimated to have died, and victory has been declared countless times. But while the war...
Iraqi Ruling Party Dismisses Seriousness of Drone Incursion
Pentagon spokesman Geoff Morrell tried to play up the seriousness of the alleged Iranian drone shot down by US forces inside Iraqi airspace, declaring it to be one of "multiple methods of destabilizing the government in Iraq, of providing extremist groups with the...
US Admits Downing Iranian Drone East of Baghdad Last Month
US forces attacked and shot down an Iranian drone last month just inside the Iraqi border. The drone was in Iraqi air space for over an hour before the attack, but was still less than 8 miles into Iraqi territory. Military spokesman Lt. Col. Mark Ballesteros declared...
US Troops Killed Iraqi Girl With ‘Warning Shot’
A 12 year old Iraqi girl was killed today when US forces fired "warning shots" at a vehicle in Nineveh Province. The press release said the girl was standing about 100 meters behind the vehicle which was being warned: it was not clear if the drivers of the vehicle...
Maliki: US Will Only Leave 100 Percent Secure Areas
Iraqi Prime Minister Nouri al-Maliki told the Associated Press today that he had informed top US officials, including President Obama, that any US military pullouts "must be done with our approval." And while the Iraqi government has been generally forthcoming with...
Gates: Future Presidents Will Likely Be More Cautious of Preemptive Wars After Iraq
Speaking in an interview on PBS, Defense Secretary Robert Gates said he believes that in the wake of the disastrous 2003 invasion of Iraq, future US presidents will be "very, very cautious" about attacking other nations, and that the "hurdle is much higher today than...
Shoe-Throwing Journalist Sentenced to Three Years
Muntadar al-Zeidi, the Iraqi journalist who went from obscurity to folk hero status in December when he threw his shoes at then-President George W. Bush, was sentenced to three years in jail today for "attempting to assault a foreign leader." Zeidi said his behavior...
