Wednesday, December 5, 2012

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Friday, November 30, 2012

Op-Docs: ‘Forgotten in Iraq’
Kirk Johnson, a former U.S.A.I.D. employee, struggles to help resettle Iraqis whose lives are in danger because of their loyalty to the United States. Is President Obama to blame?


Kurdistan officials hope Iraq will allow Turkish minister in
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Iraq’s Latest Crisis Is a Standoff With Northern Kurds
Almost a year after the United States military left Iraq, Baghdad is in crisis-mode again, with its army in a standoff with Kurdish security forces in a disputed area near Kirkuk.


High-ranking al Qaeda in Iraq figure arrested, officials say
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UAE- TAQA acquires operating interest in Kurdistan block
(MENAFN - Emirates News Agency (WAM)) Abu Dhabi National Energy Company PJSC ("TAQA") has signed an agreement to acquire a 53.2 per cent interest in the Atrush block in the Kurdistan region of Iraq ...


U.S. Is Stumbling in Effort to Cut Syria Arms Flow
The American effort to stem the flow of Iranian arms to Syria has faltered because of Iraq’s reluctance to inspect aircraft carrying the weapons through its airspace, American officials say.


Bandits kidnap 20 Iraq army recruits
In a brazen afternoon ambush, gunmen snatched 20 young New Iraqi Army recruits on Friday, Iraqi police told CNN.<div class="feedflare"> <a href="http://rss.cnn.com/~ff/rss/cnn_topstories?a=AOXMZa0_AUI:0zUrzb-uhDw:yIl2AUoC8zA"><img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/rss/cnn_topstories?d=yIl2AUoC8zA" border="0"></img></a> <a href="http://rss.cnn.com/~ff/rss/cnn_topstories?a=AOXMZa0_AUI:0zUrzb-uhDw:7Q72WNTAKBA"><img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/rss/cnn_topstories?d=7Q72WNTAKBA" border="0"></img></a> <a href="http://rss.cnn.com/~ff/rss/cnn_topstories?a=AOXMZa0_AUI:0zUrzb-uhDw:V_sGLiPBpWU"><img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/rss/cnn_topstories?i=AOXMZa0_AUI:0zUrzb-uhDw:V_sGLiPBpWU" border="0"></img></a> <a href="http://rss.cnn.com/~ff/rss/cnn_topstories?a=AOXMZa0_AUI:0zUrzb-uhDw:qj6IDK7rITs"><img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/rss/cnn_topstories?d=qj6IDK7rITs" border="0"></img


Highway bandits kidnap 20 army recruits in Iraq
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Saturday, November 24, 2012

Soldier freed after Iraqi pistol case
A British special forces soldier was freed from prison Thursday after an appeals court shortened and then suspended the sentence he was serving for keeping a pistol presented to him by Iraqi forces in 2007.<div class="feedflare"> <a href="http://rss.cnn.com/~ff/rss/cnn_world?a=D9UG3rbbsow:3ly8Psyz-9c:yIl2AUoC8zA"><img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/rss/cnn_world?d=yIl2AUoC8zA" border="0"></img></a> <a href="http://rss.cnn.com/~ff/rss/cnn_world?a=D9UG3rbbsow:3ly8Psyz-9c:7Q72WNTAKBA"><img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/rss/cnn_world?d=7Q72WNTAKBA" border="0"></img></a> <a href="http://rss.cnn.com/~ff/rss/cnn_world?a=D9UG3rbbsow:3ly8Psyz-9c:V_sGLiPBpWU"><img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/rss/cnn_world?i=D9UG3rbbsow:3ly8Psyz-9c:V_sGLiPBpWU" border="0"></img></a> <a href="http://rss.cnn.com/~ff/rss/cnn_world?a=D9UG3rbbsow:3ly8Psyz-9c:qj6IDK7rITs"><img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~


UK court suspends sentence for soldier over Iraqi pistol
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Bombings In Iraq Kill at Least 48
Attacks across the country left 32 dead in Hilla and killed 16 more in Karbala, Falluja, Mosul and Baghdad.


Spate of bomb attacks over 3 days kills dozens in Iraq
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Iraq violence
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Wave of Attacks in Iraq Said to Kill at Least 30 People
Officials said bombings in two Shiite Iraqi cities south of Baghdad have killed at least 30 people and wounded up to 110 others.


Deadly bomb attacks rock Iraq for a third day
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Nine dead in Iraq violence
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Bombs kill 23 during mourning processions in Iraq
Reuters reports - Three car bombings killed 23 Shiite Muslims during mourning processions in the Iraqi capital Baghdad on Tuesday, police and hospital sources said.


Servicewomen File Suit Over Direct Combat Ban
Four military servicewomen, who all served tours in Afghanistan or Iraq, filed a federal lawsuit seeking to end the Pentagon’s ban on women serving in direct combat jobs.


Wednesday, November 7, 2012

Iraq exports 2.622m bpd of crude oil in October
(MENAFN) Official data showed that Iraq has exported 2.622 million barrels per day (bpd) in October, up from 2.6 million the previous month, Reuters reported. Asim Jihad, the oil ministry ...


Lord of the Ring lines, as delivered by LEGO characters
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US sues contractors over troop trailers in Iraq
CHICAGO (AP) -- The U.S. government has filed a civil lawsuit accusing a Houston-based global construction company and its Kuwaiti subcontractor of submitting nearly $50 million in inflated claims to install live-in trailers for troops during the Iraq War....


US puts new sanctions on freed Hezbollah leader
WASHINGTON (AP) -- The Obama administration has imposed new sanctions on a Hezbollah leader set free last week by Iraq despite U.S. protests....


At War Blog: Sparring with Demons, Combat Medic Turns to Martial Arts
After three tours in Iraq, a veteran suffering from post-traumatic stress disorder has found clarity in therapy but also a release in a Phoenix-area gym.


Friday, November 2, 2012

Captain: Army general in sex case threatened to kill me
A former subordinate to an Army general facing sex crimes charges testified Tuesday that the general started an affair with her in Iraq and later threatened to kill her and her family if she told anyone.


Blast Rocks Iraq Military Base, Killing 26
An explosion on Tuesday killed dozens of people, but there were conflicting accounts of what caused the blast, and some reports put the death toll higher.


Car Bomb Near Iraqi Military Base Kills 27
A suicide bomber driving a car packed with explosives detonated the vehicle near an Iraqi military base as soldiers changed shifts north of Baghdad on Tuesday.


Kuwait keen on developing trade ties with Iraq
(MENAFN - Kuwait News Agency (KUNA)) Director General of the Kuwait Chamber of Commerce and Industry (KCCI) Rabah Al-Rabah said on Monday that the state was keen on developing trade relations with ...


Displaced Syrians seek an escape from refugee life
(MENAFN - Arab News) Syrian refugees in Jordan, Lebanon, west Iraq and Turkey, have been forced to adapt to their new living conditions in the refugee camps. However as the protracted war in their ...


At War Blog: A Blog That Kept Time in Afghanistan and Iraq Plans to Shut Down
Bill Corcoran started the blog Corksphere as a way to keep the wars in Iraq and Afghanistan from being forgotten. But waning interest from the public and the news media have persuaded him to stop posting.


Gulf Keystone restarts crude oil output in Northern Iraq
(MENAFN) London-based oil exploration firm Gulf Keystone Petroleum Limited announced the resumption of crude output in Kurdistan, Reuters reported. According to industry sources, the company is ...


Marine veteran keeps a smile on his face, which is a medical miracle
Octavio Sanchez of Fontana was badly burned and lost one hand and his nose seven years ago in Iraq, but he's happy to be alive and with his family.So much bellyaching in sports today, so many athletes talking about the adversity they overcome, and Octavio Sanchez loses his right hand, two fingers on his left, his nose burns off and he says, "I've been blessed."


Contractor to pay soldiers $85M over Iraq chemicals
A jury on Friday ordered an American military contractor to pay $85 million after finding it guilty of negligence for illnesses suffered by a dozen Oregon soldiers who guarded an oilfield water plant during the Iraq War.


Kuwaiti firms eye stronger presence on Iraqi market
(MENAFN - Kuwait News Agency (KUNA)) The companies, represented at Kuwaiti pavilion in the 39th Baghdad International Fair, found the event an ample opportunity for their return to the huge market ...


Saturday, October 27, 2012

New wealth brings luxury shopping to Iraq
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Basra oil forum to explore new opportunities in Iraq
(MENAFN - Arab News) Internationally acclaimed experts from across the oil and gas sector will be addressing the challenges and opportunities in the Iraqi market at major event planned in ...


Iraq: Report on Money-Laundering
Iraqi auditors believe as much as $800 million in American dollars is being sent out of the country illegally each week.


Presidential Election: From net neutrality to piracy, the issues keeping Hollywood up at night
LOS ANGELES (TheWrap.com) - From the economic recovery to the war in Iraq, Mitt Romney and Barack Obama have espoused starkly different world views during their battle for the presidency, but what's keeping Hollywood up at night are a series of legislative and legal battles that could determine the future of the entertainment business. Less often articulated than their policy differences on geo-politics have been the candidates' views on net neutrality, media ownership rules and piracy. But these issues are enormously important to studios and broadcasters. ...


Iraq suffers violence during Eid festival
A car bomb blast killed at least 13 people and wounded another 28 in a Shiite section of northwestern Baghdad Sunday, police said, as many residents were at parks and markets observing the third day of the Muslim festival of Eid al-Adha.<div class="feedflare"> <a href="http://rss.cnn.com/~ff/rss/cnn_topstories?a=GH4u4P3xNVw:vCXqhPynFic:yIl2AUoC8zA"><img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/rss/cnn_topstories?d=yIl2AUoC8zA" border="0"></img></a> <a href="http://rss.cnn.com/~ff/rss/cnn_topstories?a=GH4u4P3xNVw:vCXqhPynFic:7Q72WNTAKBA"><img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/rss/cnn_topstories?d=7Q72WNTAKBA" border="0"></img></a> <a href="http://rss.cnn.com/~ff/rss/cnn_topstories?a=GH4u4P3xNVw:vCXqhPynFic:V_sGLiPBpWU"><img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/rss/cnn_topstories?i=GH4u4P3xNVw:vCXqhPynFic:V_sGLiPBpWU" border="0"></img></a> <a href="http://rss.cnn.com/~ff/rss/cnn_topstories?a=GH4u4P3xNVw:vCXq


Iraq suffers violence on third day of Eid festival
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Iraq Grounds Iran Syrian-Bound Plane
Iraqi authorities have ordered an Iranian cargo jet flying for Syria to land in Iraq to be inspected for possible shipments of weapons for the regime of Syrian President Bashar Al-Assad. The plane landed at the international airport in Baghdad to be searched. After no banned items were found on board, it was released for its destination. ...


Influx of Iraqi Shiites to Syria Widens War’s Scope
Many Iraqi Shiites see the Syrian war, pitting the Sunni majority against a government dominated by Alawites, a Shiite offshoot, as a religious conflict.


Iraq bus blast kills more than 30 during Eid holiday
Bombings on Shiite neighborhoods in Baghdad and a blast on an Iranian pilgrim bus killed more than 30 people on Saturday, marring Iraqi celebrations of the second day of the Islamic Eid al Adha religious festival.


Insurgent Attacks Kill 18 Across Iraq
A bomb that detonated near children at play on Saturday challenged government efforts to promote a sense of stability during a major Muslim holiday.


Sunday, October 21, 2012

Deadly attacks hit Iraq as Muslims mark Eid festival
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Deadly attacks hit Iraq in Eid festival
A wave of attacks that came as Muslims marked the second day of Eid al-Adha, a major festival, claimed at least 15 lives in the Baghdad area and in the northern Sunni city of Mosul, police officials said Saturday.<div class="feedflare"> <a href="http://rss.cnn.com/~ff/rss/cnn_topstories?a=X3fZiR58j28:yQo4zhyVpvU:yIl2AUoC8zA"><img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/rss/cnn_topstories?d=yIl2AUoC8zA" border="0"></img></a> <a href="http://rss.cnn.com/~ff/rss/cnn_topstories?a=X3fZiR58j28:yQo4zhyVpvU:7Q72WNTAKBA"><img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/rss/cnn_topstories?d=7Q72WNTAKBA" border="0"></img></a> <a href="http://rss.cnn.com/~ff/rss/cnn_topstories?a=X3fZiR58j28:yQo4zhyVpvU:V_sGLiPBpWU"><img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/rss/cnn_topstories?i=X3fZiR58j28:yQo4zhyVpvU:V_sGLiPBpWU" border="0"></img></a> <a href="http://rss.cnn.com/~ff/rss/cnn_topstories?a=X3fZiR58j28:yQo4zhyVpvU:qj6IDK7rITs">


Bahrain- Gulf Air halts Basra service
(MENAFN) Bahraini Gulf Air announced that it has stopped its service to the Iraqi city of Basra as a result of commercial reasons, reported Arabian Business. The carrier said that passengers ...


WikiLeaks publishing DoD 'detention policies' for Gitmo
The WikiLeaks website began publishing on Thursday what it said were more than 100 U.S. Defense Department files detailing military detention policies in camps in Iraq and at Guantanamo Bay in the years after the September 11 attacks on U.S. targets.


Intel: Some in Benghazi attack tied to al Qaeda in Iraq
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US Intel believes some Benghazi attackers tied to al Qaeda in Iraq
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Shootings, explosions take at least 12 lives in Iraq
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Lens Blog: Adam Ferguson's Travels in Iraq
The Australian photographer Adam Ferguson discusses recent travels through Iraq, where he found neither war nor peace 10 months after American soldiers left.


Saudi- IIROSA, OCHA, UNHCR discuss aid for Syrians
(MENAFN - Arab News) Hundreds of thousands of Syrians have fled their war-ravaged country to take refuge in neighboring Jordan, Lebanon, Iraq and Turkey. Members of the International Islamic ...


Fact Check: Words about war
The Iraq War has been over for a year, but it was a hot topic at the last presidential debate. Who had his facts straight -- Obama or Romney? FULL STORY<div class="feedflare"> <a href="http://rss.cnn.com/~ff/rss/cnn_topstories?a=S2tarlYdqa4:mAIjRsXMT1g:yIl2AUoC8zA"><img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/rss/cnn_topstories?d=yIl2AUoC8zA" border="0"></img></a> <a href="http://rss.cnn.com/~ff/rss/cnn_topstories?a=S2tarlYdqa4:mAIjRsXMT1g:7Q72WNTAKBA"><img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/rss/cnn_topstories?d=7Q72WNTAKBA" border="0"></img></a> <a href="http://rss.cnn.com/~ff/rss/cnn_topstories?a=S2tarlYdqa4:mAIjRsXMT1g:V_sGLiPBpWU"><img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/rss/cnn_topstories?i=S2tarlYdqa4:mAIjRsXMT1g:V_sGLiPBpWU" border="0"></img></a> <a href="http://rss.cnn.com/~ff/rss/cnn_topstories?a=S2tarlYdqa4:mAIjRsXMT1g:qj6IDK7rITs"><img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/rss/cnn_topstori


Twin blasts kill 11 in Iraq
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Twin Iraq blasts kill eight in Baghdad Shi'ite district
BAGHDAD (Reuters) - Two bombs killed at least eight people and wounded 38 more in a busy market in Baghdad's Kadhimiya District on Saturday, police and hospital sources said, breaking weeks of relative calm.


Russian crescent
(MENAFN - Arab News) THE visit by Iraqi Prime Minister Nuri Al-Maliki to Moscow made the distance between Baghdad and Washington, which forms the current political system, significantly ...


Paris Gallery set to open five franchise stores in Iraq
(MENAFN - Khaleej Times) Paris Gallery has planned to open five franchise stores in Iraq in the next three years and first one will be opened next year in Baghdad. This was announced on Tuesday ...


Naval Medical Center San Diego expanding its prosthetics lab
Veterans of the Iraq and Afghanistan wars are arriving at the Naval Medical Center San Diego with multiple amputations — and a need for prosthetics suited to multiple activities.To meet the needs of an increasing number of amputees, Naval Medical Center San Diego is expanding its prosthetics lab where service personnel are fitted with artificial limbs and trained to use them.