| 21 Are Killed in Iraq in the Latest Attacks of a Deadly Month |
| Bombings in and around Baghdad killed at least 21 people and wounded more than 100 on Thursday, security officials said. |
| Purse-snatching turns violent |
| An Iraq War veteran saves a woman from a purse snatcher and gets stabbed in the throat. WPTV reports.<div class="feedflare"> <a href="http://rss.cnn.com/~ff/rss/cnn_topstories?a=B6BkOcVSg8I:YGGQwhyf6XM: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=B6BkOcVSg8I:YGGQwhyf6XM: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=B6BkOcVSg8I:YGGQwhyf6XM:V_sGLiPBpWU"><img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/rss/cnn_topstories?i=B6BkOcVSg8I:YGGQwhyf6XM:V_sGLiPBpWU" border="0"></img></a> <a href="http://rss.cnn.com/~ff/rss/cnn_topstories?a=B6BkOcVSg8I:YGGQwhyf6XM:qj6IDK7rITs"><img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/rss/cnn_topstories?d=qj6IDK7rITs" border="0"></img></a& |
| 5 killed in attacks in Iraq |
| A series of attacks in and north of Baghdad left five dead and 22 wounded Thursday, Iraqi police said.<div class="feedflare"> <a href="http://rss.cnn.com/~ff/rss/cnn_world?a=me2K-AQfLk4:H0od90MbPmE: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=me2K-AQfLk4:H0od90MbPmE: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=me2K-AQfLk4:H0od90MbPmE:V_sGLiPBpWU"><img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/rss/cnn_world?i=me2K-AQfLk4:H0od90MbPmE:V_sGLiPBpWU" border="0"></img></a> <a href="http://rss.cnn.com/~ff/rss/cnn_world?a=me2K-AQfLk4:H0od90MbPmE:qj6IDK7rITs"><img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/rss/cnn_world?d=qj6IDK7rITs" border="0"></img></a> <a href="http://rss.cnn.com/~ff/ |
| 5 killed in attacks in Iraq |
| A series of attacks in and north of Baghdad left five dead and 22 wounded Thursday, Iraqi police said.<div class="feedflare"> <a href="http://rss.cnn.com/~ff/rss/cnn_latest?a=LsxCLsIWNNM:RW_ssda8utI:yIl2AUoC8zA"><img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/rss/cnn_latest?d=yIl2AUoC8zA" border="0"></img></a> <a href="http://rss.cnn.com/~ff/rss/cnn_latest?a=LsxCLsIWNNM:RW_ssda8utI:7Q72WNTAKBA"><img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/rss/cnn_latest?d=7Q72WNTAKBA" border="0"></img></a> <a href="http://rss.cnn.com/~ff/rss/cnn_latest?a=LsxCLsIWNNM:RW_ssda8utI:V_sGLiPBpWU"><img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/rss/cnn_latest?i=LsxCLsIWNNM:RW_ssda8utI:V_sGLiPBpWU" border="0"></img></a> <a href="http://rss.cnn.com/~ff/rss/cnn_latest?a=LsxCLsIWNNM:RW_ssda8utI:qj6IDK7rITs"><img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/rss/cnn_latest?d=qj6IDK7rITs" border="0"></img></a> <a href="http://rss.cnn. |
| Police Say 9 Are Killed in Bombings Around Baghdad |
| Police say a series of bombs around Iraq’s capital have killed nine people and wounded more than 40. |
| Iraqi PM warns of early vote |
| Iraqi Prime Minister Nuri Al-Maliki on Wednesday warned that he could call for early elections, following a string of political crises<div class="feedflare"> <a href="http://rss.cnn.com/~ff/rss/cnn_latest?a=_P0xoqQPeyY:SEdC-cqWa7U:yIl2AUoC8zA"><img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/rss/cnn_latest?d=yIl2AUoC8zA" border="0"></img></a> <a href="http://rss.cnn.com/~ff/rss/cnn_latest?a=_P0xoqQPeyY:SEdC-cqWa7U:7Q72WNTAKBA"><img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/rss/cnn_latest?d=7Q72WNTAKBA" border="0"></img></a> <a href="http://rss.cnn.com/~ff/rss/cnn_latest?a=_P0xoqQPeyY:SEdC-cqWa7U:V_sGLiPBpWU"><img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/rss/cnn_latest?i=_P0xoqQPeyY:SEdC-cqWa7U:V_sGLiPBpWU" border="0"></img></a> <a href="http://rss.cnn.com/~ff/rss/cnn_latest?a=_P0xoqQPeyY:SEdC-cqWa7U:qj6IDK7rITs"><img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/rss/cnn_latest?d=qj6IDK7rITs" border="0"></img></a |
| Cameron to execute a USD100m oil contract in Iraq |
| (MENAFN) Rumaila Operating Organization (ROO) has awarded a USD100 million supply contract to flow equipment maker Cameron in Iraq, Trade Arabia reported. Cameron is a leading provider of flow ... |
| Police: More series of bomb explosions kill in Iraq |
| Two bombs exploded southeast of Baghdad on Wednesday, authorities said, killing at least eight people in the latest wave of bloody attacks in Iraq this month.<div class="feedflare"> <a href="http://rss.cnn.com/~ff/rss/cnn_world?a=hqCJRjHH8MQ:CciFzKySbgw: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=hqCJRjHH8MQ:CciFzKySbgw: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=hqCJRjHH8MQ:CciFzKySbgw:V_sGLiPBpWU"><img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/rss/cnn_world?i=hqCJRjHH8MQ:CciFzKySbgw:V_sGLiPBpWU" border="0"></img></a> <a href="http://rss.cnn.com/~ff/rss/cnn_world?a=hqCJRjHH8MQ:CciFzKySbgw:qj6IDK7rITs"><img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/rss/cnn_world?d=qj6IDK7rITs" border="0">&l |
| RW Middle East debuts work on Iraq housing project |
| (MENAFN) UAE-based RW Middle East, a leading provider of precast modular construction solutions, began work on a massive housing project in Iraq, Trade Arabia reported. The project includes the ... |
| Police: Iraq bombs kill at least 11 |
| Two bombs exploded southeast of Baghdad on Wednesday, authorities said, killing at least eight people in the latest wave of bloody attacks in Iraq this month.<div class="feedflare"> <a href="http://rss.cnn.com/~ff/rss/cnn_latest?a=15tHB2c7SRc:mz-oudejX2M:yIl2AUoC8zA"><img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/rss/cnn_latest?d=yIl2AUoC8zA" border="0"></img></a> <a href="http://rss.cnn.com/~ff/rss/cnn_latest?a=15tHB2c7SRc:mz-oudejX2M:7Q72WNTAKBA"><img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/rss/cnn_latest?d=7Q72WNTAKBA" border="0"></img></a> <a href="http://rss.cnn.com/~ff/rss/cnn_latest?a=15tHB2c7SRc:mz-oudejX2M:V_sGLiPBpWU"><img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/rss/cnn_latest?i=15tHB2c7SRc:mz-oudejX2M:V_sGLiPBpWU" border="0"></img></a> <a href="http://rss.cnn.com/~ff/rss/cnn_latest?a=15tHB2c7SRc:mz-oudejX2M:qj6IDK7rITs"><img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/rss/cnn_latest?d=qj6IDK7rITs" border=" |
| Brett McGurk Withdraws Bid to Be Iraq Envoy |
| Brett McGurk stepped aside after the release of 2008 e-mails to his journalist girlfriend fueled G.O.P. opposition to his confirmation in the Senate. |
| US shadow wars rely on drones, computers |
 After a decade of costly conflict in Iraq and Afghanistan, the American way of war is evolving toward less brawn, more guile. |
| Five Killed, 25 Injured In Northern Iraq Attacks |
| (MENAFN - Saudi Press Agency) Five people were killed and 25 injured Sunday in three attacks in northern Iraq, police said. A bomb that went off near an army patrol in the city of Mosul, ... |
| Drones, computers new weapons of US shadow wars |
 After a decade of costly conflict in Iraq and Afghanistan, the American way of war is evolving toward less brawn, more guile. |
| Syrian rebels turn to homemade bombs |
| Syrian rebels outgunned by the military might of the Assad regime are relying instead on Iraqi insurgent-style improvised bombs.<div class="feedflare"> <a href="http://rss.cnn.com/~ff/rss/cnn_topstories?a=zH8eKyZ98uA:Bdr1MMKJsNA: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=zH8eKyZ98uA:Bdr1MMKJsNA: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=zH8eKyZ98uA:Bdr1MMKJsNA:V_sGLiPBpWU"><img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/rss/cnn_topstories?i=zH8eKyZ98uA:Bdr1MMKJsNA:V_sGLiPBpWU" border="0"></img></a> <a href="http://rss.cnn.com/~ff/rss/cnn_topstories?a=zH8eKyZ98uA:Bdr1MMKJsNA:qj6IDK7rITs"><img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/rss/cnn_topstories?d=qj6IDK7rITs" border |
| Syrian rebels turn to homemade bombs |
| Syrian rebels outgunned by the military might of the Assad regime are relying instead on Iraqi insurgent-style improvised bombs.<div class="feedflare"> <a href="http://rss.cnn.com/~ff/rss/cnn_latest?a=tLrQs_MZbqw:fPH3S4k0GMI:yIl2AUoC8zA"><img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/rss/cnn_latest?d=yIl2AUoC8zA" border="0"></img></a> <a href="http://rss.cnn.com/~ff/rss/cnn_latest?a=tLrQs_MZbqw:fPH3S4k0GMI:7Q72WNTAKBA"><img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/rss/cnn_latest?d=7Q72WNTAKBA" border="0"></img></a> <a href="http://rss.cnn.com/~ff/rss/cnn_latest?a=tLrQs_MZbqw:fPH3S4k0GMI:V_sGLiPBpWU"><img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/rss/cnn_latest?i=tLrQs_MZbqw:fPH3S4k0GMI:V_sGLiPBpWU" border="0"></img></a> <a href="http://rss.cnn.com/~ff/rss/cnn_latest?a=tLrQs_MZbqw:fPH3S4k0GMI:qj6IDK7rITs"><img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/rss/cnn_latest?d=qj6IDK7rITs" border="0"></img></a> & |
| Republicans Oppose McGurk as Next Iraq Ambassador |
| Though Brett McGurk served as an adviser to President George W. Bush, members of the Senate questioned the nomination. |
| Dozens Die in Iraq in Wave of Attacks on Shiite Targets |
| A series of explosions targeting Shiite Muslims in Baghdad and southern Iraq on Wednesday killed at least 70 people and wounded 260 others, officials said. |
| 70 killed as bombers target Iraq pilgrims, cops |
| BAGHDAD -- Bombs targeting Shiite pilgrims in Baghdad and police in southern Iraq killed at least 70 people on Wednesday in a wave of attacks during a major religious festival, police and hospital sources said. |
| Could This Be the Future of Mobile Video? |
| Despite his award-winning efforts with still photos and video, Danfung Dennis still didn't feel he could fully convey the experience of the Iraq or Afghanistan war. |
| World Briefing | Middle East: Iraq: Bombs Kill at Least 17 in Baghdad |
| Six explosions hit neighborhoods across Baghdad on Thursday, breaking a period of relative calm in the city. |
| Is Syria becoming the new Iraq? |
| For four decades, consecutive generations of the Assad family -- Bashar al-Assad succeeded his father as Syrian president in 2000 -- have interfered in Lebanon to the west, and Iraq to the east. Syrian agents assassinated rivals and pumped in fighters.<div class="feedflare"> <a href="http://rss.cnn.com/~ff/rss/cnn_latest?a=HTiNMgivwQE:kF3S4NWX5ac:yIl2AUoC8zA"><img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/rss/cnn_latest?d=yIl2AUoC8zA" border="0"></img></a> <a href="http://rss.cnn.com/~ff/rss/cnn_latest?a=HTiNMgivwQE:kF3S4NWX5ac:7Q72WNTAKBA"><img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/rss/cnn_latest?d=7Q72WNTAKBA" border="0"></img></a> <a href="http://rss.cnn.com/~ff/rss/cnn_latest?a=HTiNMgivwQE:kF3S4NWX5ac:V_sGLiPBpWU"><img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/rss/cnn_latest?i=HTiNMgivwQE:kF3S4NWX5ac:V_sGLiPBpWU" border="0"></img></a> <a href="http://rss.cnn.com/~ff/rss/cnn_latest?a=HTiNMgivwQE:kF3S4NWX5ac:qj6ID |
| Honduran Drug Raid Deaths Won’t Alter U.S. Policy |
| With Washington’s attention swinging from Iraq and Afghanistan, the United States is expanding its antidrug efforts in Central America, where the violence has skyrocketed. |
| Attacks rock Baghdad, leave dozens dead or injured |
| A series of explosions in a three-hour period shook several areas in Baghdad on Thursday morning, leaving at least 14 people dead and dozens injured, Iraqi police said.<div class="feedflare"> <a href="http://rss.cnn.com/~ff/rss/cnn_world?a=JTRyjRTJ9O0:1rQ3HcW6oAM: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=JTRyjRTJ9O0:1rQ3HcW6oAM: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=JTRyjRTJ9O0:1rQ3HcW6oAM:V_sGLiPBpWU"><img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/rss/cnn_world?i=JTRyjRTJ9O0:1rQ3HcW6oAM:V_sGLiPBpWU" border="0"></img></a> <a href="http://rss.cnn.com/~ff/rss/cnn_world?a=JTRyjRTJ9O0:1rQ3HcW6oAM:qj6IDK7rITs"><img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/rss/cnn_world?d=qj6IDK7rITs" border |
| Iraq grants only one oil block at auction |
| (MENAFN) Iraq granted one out of six possible new oil and gas blocks to foreigners on Wednesday, as the country offered an auction to help build up its energy sector after years of war and ... |
| Iraq Opens Bids for Oil and Natural Gas Exploration |
| (MENAFN - Qatar News Agency) Iraq has opened its fourth post-war bidding round for oil and natural gas exploration to over three dozen foreign firms in hopes of developing its energy sector. ... |
| At War Blog: A ‘Kill List,’ a Marine Ritual and a Therapist for 3,500 Patients |
| President Obama’s personal say in when to strike suspected terrorists; a group of Marines honors their lost comrades from Iraq; and one physical therapist travels thousands of miles to help soldiers in the field. |
| Obama defense official re-sounds the alarm about spending cuts |
| Deputy Defense Secretary Ashton Carter said Wednesday that the Obama administration is determined to avoid the automatic cuts which take effect in January, and is pushing ahead with a strategic pivot from Iraq and Afghanistan to the Pacific Rim, as well as spending billions to prepare for new threats such as bioengineered pathogens. |
| Iraq opens 4th energy bidding round since 2003 war |
| BAGHDAD (AP) -- Iraq opened on Wednesday its fourth post-war bidding round for oil and natural gas exploration, with 39 foreign energy companies registered to compete for exploration rights in a dozen areas of the country.... |
| Japan, Iraq agree to expand business partnership |
| (MENAFN - Kuwait News Agency (KUNA)) Japan and Iraq on Tuesday convened their first economic meeting, hailing a new investment accord as a key step in strengthening bilateral business ties, Kyodo ... |