| World Briefing | Middle East: Iraq: After Standoff, Kurds Resume Pumping Oil for Iraq Exports |
The Kurdish region resumed pumping crude oil earmarked for export through the central government’s pipeline after halting it for four months over what Kurdish authorities called a payment dispute.
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| Jordan- Delay in bidding process stops flow of Iraq oil into Kingdom |
(MENAFN - Jordan Times) Fuel supplies from Iraq to Jordan have been disrupted since the beginning of this month due to delays in choosing a new carrier after a previous transport contract expired at ...
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| Iraqis Returning Home to Escape Violence in Syria, U.N. Says |
(MENAFN - Saudi Press Agency) At least 22,300 Iraqis who fled to Syria have returned home in the past three weeks, United Nations officials in Baghdad said Tuesday, preparing for more refugees ...
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| Pipeline blast halts Iraqi oil flow to Turkey |
(MENAFN - Kuwait News Agency (KUNA)) A bomb blast hit the Kirkuk-Ceyhan Oil Pipeline in Mardin province, south Turkey, the Turkish Ministry of Energy said Monday. The last night blast took place ...
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| John Keegan dies at 78; military historian wrote 'Face of Battle' |
Keegan's books, whether about Lord Nelson or the Iraq war, are noted for the insight and feeling with which they capture the circumstances of those sent to fight.John Keegan, a British military historian whose critically acclaimed books spanned ancient and modern warfare and included the bestselling "The Face of Battle," has died. He was 78.
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| US makes plans to keep post-Assad Syria intact |
 The State Department and the Pentagon are jointly working on plans for a post-President Bashar al-Assad Syria, NBC News has learned. They hope to avoid the kind of implosion they believe occurred because of a lack of planning for post-Saddam Iraq.
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| Can a Viral Video Help Unemployed Veterans? |
 For military veterans returning to home to the U.S. from the conflicts in Iraq and Afghanistan, it's not always easy finding a civilian job: the unemployment rate among young veterans is more than 12% and about four percentage points higher than the national average for all workers.
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| Iraq places tender for 30,000 tons of rice |
(MENAFN) Iraq has set up a tender to purchase 30,000 tons of rice from any origin, Reuters cited an official source at the trade ministry. Last date to accept offers is August 12 and offers must ...
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| Security forces in Iraq become target of attacks |
(MENAFN - Arab News) A WAVE of brazen attacks killed dozens of Iraqi soldiers, police and anti-Al-Qaeda militiamen in recent days, but security forces say it pales in comparison with the worst years ...
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| State Dept. and Pentagon Planning for Post-Assad Syria |
The State Department and Pentagon have created cells to look at potential problems, hoping to avert the types of mistakes made after the 2003 invasion of Iraq.
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