Iranian Official Accuses Hikers of ‘Spying’ | Tourists were also freelance journalists
Iranian Official Accuses Hikers of ‘Spying’
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Three US Tourists Arrested After ‘Straying’ Into Iran
Three US Tourists Arrested After ‘Straying’ Into Iran | Police reportedly warned tourists they were close to border
Gates: US May Speed Pullout if Iraq Leaders Curb Feuds
Gates: US May Speed Pullout if Iraq Leaders Curb Feuds | Comments run contrary to previous Biden statement
In Kurdistan, Ruling Parties Retain Power but Opposition Gains
In Kurdistan, Ruling Parties Retain Power but Opposition Gains | Ruling bloc’s majority nearly halved
Tensions Between National Govt, Kurdistan a Key Topic of Maliki-Obama Talks
Tensions Between National Govt, Kurdistan a Key Topic of Maliki-Obama Talks | Is a new civil war brewing?
Is Ethnic Strife Inevitable in Iraq?
Relations between Iraq's various Kurdish, Arab, and Turkmen ethnicities are going through a new round of complications since a provision in the draft constitution of the country's northern Kurdistan region declared a range of disputed areas part of the historical...
Protests in Mosul Over Annexations Into Kurdistan
Protests in Mosul Over Annexations Into Kurdistan | Kurdistan parliament claiming parts of Nineveh, Diyala
At Least 80 Killed in Kirkuk Truck Bombing
At Least 80 Killed in Kirkuk Truck Bombing | Hundreds reported wounded in strike against Shi’ite mosque
Kurdistan Expansion Threatens US Pullout Plans
Bloomberg is reporting today that the Kurdistan Regional Government (KRG) has been raising its flags and deploying its military in areas outside of their official borders. One Kurdish military officer explained that “Saddam kicked out Kurds, Arabs came in. Kurds are...
At Least 57 Killed in Kirkuk Bombing
Suicide bomb in a Kirkuk restaurant targets local Sunni Arab and Kurdish leaders meeting over lunch.
