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World Briefing | Middle East: Iraq: Turkey Accused of Interference
Iraq’s Foreign Ministry said that Foreign Minister Ahmet Davutoglu’s visit to Kirkuk was “not appropriate” and an “interference in the internal affairs of Iraq.”


World Briefing | Europe: Turkey: Kurdish Rebels Attacked
Turkish warplanes and attack helicopters struck Kurdish rebel positions on Thursday in a major clash in a rugged area near Turkey’s borders with Iraq and Iran, an official said Thursday.


Iraq: Deaths at 2-year peak
Violence in Iraq hit a nearly two-year peak in July, with 325 deaths reported, the Interior Ministry said Wednesday.<div class="feedflare"> <a href="http://rss.cnn.com/~ff/rss/cnn_world?a=D-28u1CYOgQ:HXR8-Jg8E9Y: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=D-28u1CYOgQ:HXR8-Jg8E9Y: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=D-28u1CYOgQ:HXR8-Jg8E9Y:V_sGLiPBpWU"><img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/rss/cnn_world?i=D-28u1CYOgQ:HXR8-Jg8E9Y:V_sGLiPBpWU" border="0"></img></a> <a href="http://rss.cnn.com/~ff/rss/cnn_world?a=D-28u1CYOgQ:HXR8-Jg8E9Y:qj6IDK7rITs"><img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/rss/cnn_world?d=qj6IDK7rITs" border="0"></img></a> <a href="http://rs


Baghdad blacklists Total on Kurdistan deals
(MENAFN) Iraqi government placed French energy giant Total on blacklist after it signed agreements to develop oil in Kurdistan region, Reuters reported. Total announced on Tuesday it had agreed ...


July bloodiest month in Iraq in 2 years
Militants killed 325 Iraqis in July making it the bloodiest month in two years, Health Ministry figures showed, as the country battles insurgents after the U.S. withdrawal.


Violence hits nearly two-year peak in Iraq
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Twin Car Bombs Hit Central Baghdad
Twin blasts in Baghdad, plus an attack in a police station, showed the seriousness of Iraq’s struggle with insurgents more than seven months after the last American troops left the country.


U.S. boxer Jamel Herring shows strength despite defeat at London Olympics
Former Marine has endured two tours in Iraq and the death of an infant daughter, so losing his opening-round bout is disappointing but, he says, 'not the end of the world.'LONDON — Jamel Herring waited more than 10 years for his chance to get in an Olympic boxing ring. Once there, however, his stay proved agonizingly short, lasting only three one-sided rounds against Daniyar Yeleussinov of Kazakhstan, who won their opening round light-welterweight bout, 19-9, Tuesday.


Two car bombs rip through public square in Baghdad
Two car bombs ripped into a busy intersection and a public square in Baghdad on Tuesday, killing at least 19 people a week after a wave of deadly bombings highlighted Iraq's struggle with militant groups.


At War Blog: A Boxer, a U.S. Marine, Meets Olympic Defeat
Sgt. Jamel Herring, a veteran of two tours in Iraq, was outscored 19-9 by Daniyar Yeleussinov of Kazakhstan on Tuesday.