| World Briefing | Middle East: Iraq: Insurgents Attack Worshipers at Mosque |
| A string of insurgent attacks, including a car bombing against a Shiite mosque, killed 10 people in Iraq on Friday, officials said. |
| IRAQ OIL SURPASSES IRAN |
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| 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. |
| 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 ... |
| 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 ... |
| 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 ... |
| 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. |
| 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. |
| 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. |
| 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 ... |
| 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 ... |
| 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. |
| 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. |
| Iraq to pay USD500m to resolve Kuwait Airways raw |
| (MENAFN) Iraqi government agreed to pay USD500 million to resolve a dispute with Kuwait over the debts of Iraqi Airways, Arabian Business reported. State Minister Ali Al Dabbagh said the Cabinet ... |
| At War Blog: In Relocating of War Gear, a Larger Force Strategy Emerges |
| With the war in Iraq ended and Afghanistan beginning to wind down, the Army is faced with two big questions. Where do you move your heavy equipment? And why? |
| 15 Iraqi Officials in Baquba Quit in Protest Over Qaeda Threat |
| In Baquba, the neighborhood officials, or mukhtars, complained that the government was unable to protect them and their families from Al Qaeda infiltrators. |
| Army’s Plans to Relocate Gear Offer Roadmap to Future Roles |
| The new stores would be designed for smaller-scale conflict, training missions and humanitarian assistance, to name a few, reflecting the changing nature of the mission after the wars in Iraq and Afghanistan. |
| Militants clash with security forces in Iraq |
| Suspected al Qaeda militants clashed with Iraqi forces Thursday, in attacks that began two days after a wave of violence across Iraq.<div class="feedflare"> <a href="http://rss.cnn.com/~ff/rss/cnn_world?a=m-SIJhGNSdU:fugq5Tx95FM: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=m-SIJhGNSdU:fugq5Tx95FM: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=m-SIJhGNSdU:fugq5Tx95FM:V_sGLiPBpWU"><img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/rss/cnn_world?i=m-SIJhGNSdU:fugq5Tx95FM:V_sGLiPBpWU" border="0"></img></a> <a href="http://rss.cnn.com/~ff/rss/cnn_world?a=m-SIJhGNSdU:fugq5Tx95FM:qj6IDK7rITs"><img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/rss/cnn_world?d=qj6IDK7rITs" border="0"></img></a> < |
| Militants clash with security forces in Iraq |
| Suspected al Qaeda militants clashed with Iraqi forces Thursday, in attacks that began two days after a wave of violence across Iraq.<div class="feedflare"> <a href="http://rss.cnn.com/~ff/rss/cnn_latest?a=Rxj_Jr06uaw:1Kw_VJbuHF4: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=Rxj_Jr06uaw:1Kw_VJbuHF4:7Q72WNTAKBA"><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=Rxj_Jr06uaw:1Kw_VJbuHF4:V_sGLiPBpWU"><img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/rss/cnn_latest?i=Rxj_Jr06uaw:1Kw_VJbuHF4:V_sGLiPBpWU" border="0"></img></a> <a href="http://rss.cnn.com/~ff/rss/cnn_latest?a=Rxj_Jr06uaw:1Kw_VJbuHF4:qj6IDK7rITs"><img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/rss/cnn_latest?d=qj6IDK7rITs" border="0"></img></a& |
| Al Qaeda Claims New Attack in Iraq |
| Al Qaeda insurgents clashed with Iraqi security forces on Thursday, the second attack this week. |
| Al Qaeda in Iraq threatens attacks in U.S. |
| The militant group Al Qaeda in Iraq, which has rebuilt its campaign in the Persian Gulf nation, wants to launch attacks in the United States, intelligence officials say. WASHINGTON — The militant organization that was once the scourge of the U.S. militarycampaign in Iraq and probably is responsible for more than 100 deaths in the country over the last few days has set its sights on launching attacks in the United States, intelligence officials said. |
| Al Qaeda in Iraq threatens attacks in U.S. |
| The militant group Al Qaeda in Iraq, which has rebuilt its campaign in the Persian Gulf nation, wants to launch attacks in the United States, intelligence officials say. WASHINGTON — The militant organization that was once the scourge of the U.S. militarycampaign in Iraq and probably is responsible for more than 100 deaths in the country over the last few days has set its sights on launching attacks in the United States, intelligence officials said. |
| Al Qaeda Insinuating Its Way Into Syria’s Conflict |
| Al Qaeda has helped to change the nature of the conflict, injecting the weapon they perfected in Iraq — suicide bombings — into the battle against President Bashar al-Assad with growing frequency. |
| Bombings Kill About 30 Across Iraq |
| The most deadly attack was a triple bombing in a food market near Baghdad that killed 15 people. |
| 25 die in Iraq bombings during Ramadan |
| Bombs in Shiite areas of Iraq claimed the lives of 25 people Sunday, the second day of the Muslim holy month Ramadan. An Iraqi soldier and a policeman also died in separate incidents.<div class="feedflare"> <a href="http://rss.cnn.com/~ff/rss/cnn_topstories?a=YzjqzLhO8QQ:cxRo1ejkpcA: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=YzjqzLhO8QQ:cxRo1ejkpcA: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=YzjqzLhO8QQ:cxRo1ejkpcA:V_sGLiPBpWU"><img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/rss/cnn_topstories?i=YzjqzLhO8QQ:cxRo1ejkpcA:V_sGLiPBpWU" border="0"></img></a> <a href="http://rss.cnn.com/~ff/rss/cnn_topstories?a=YzjqzLhO8QQ:cxRo1ejkpcA:qj6IDK7rITs"><img src="http://feeds.feed |
| Iraq bombs kill 25 people as Muslims celebrate Ramadan |
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| Bombs kill 20 and wound 80 across Iraq |
| Car bombs in two towns south of Baghdad and in the Iraqi city of Najaf killed a total of 20 people on Sunday and wounded 80, police and hospital sources said, in one of the most violent days of the past two weeks. |
| Pipeline blast halts Iraqi oil flow to Turkey |
| (MENAFN - Kuwait News Agency (KUNA)) The bomb blast that targeted the Kirkuk-Ceyhan Oil Pipeline inside the Turkish territories late last night forced shutting down the pipeline that carries oil ... |
| Explosion Shuts Down Oil Pipeline In Turkey |
| (MENAFN - Saudi Press Agency) An official says an explosion and fire has shut down a pipeline that carries oil from Iraq to the Mediterranean. An Energy Ministry official said no one was injured ... |
| Explosion, fire shuts down Turkey-Iraq oil pipeline |
| An explosion and fire has shut down twin pipelines that carry oil from Iraq to the Mediterranean, an official said Saturday. No one was hurt in the blast. |
| Explosion shuts down oil pipeline in Turkey |
| ANKARA, Turkey (AP) -- An official says an explosion and fire has shut down a pipeline that carries oil from Iraq to the Mediterranean.... |
| Syrian Rebels Post Victory Footage to YouTube |
| After anti-government fighters in the Free Syrian Army took control of several border crossings between Syria and its neighboring countries on Thursday, some of them posted celebratory footage to , seen above. According to The New York Times, this particular crossing connects Syria to Turkey, but indicate rebel activity at crossings between Syria and Iraq as well. |
| Syrian rebels seize border post after fierce battle |
 Syrian rebels were still in control of the main Abu Kamal border post on the Euphrates River highway, one of the major trade routes across the Middle East, a senior Iraqi interior ministry official said on Friday. |
| Kuwait Energy-led consortium inks oil block exploration deal with Iraq |
| (MENAFN) Kuwait Energy stated that it inked an oil block exploration and development agreement with the Iraqi government, reported Reuters. The deal gives the consortium, which includes the ... |
| Weather cuts short trip of U.S., Iraqi 'lawn chair' balloonists |
| BEND, Oregon (Reuters) - Two men sitting in lawn chairs tied to 350 helium-filled balloons failed in their bid on Saturday to set a world record for the longest two-man cluster balloon flight when bad weather forced them down well short of their destination. A crowd estimated at more than 1,000 people watched as American Kent Couch and Fareed Lafta of Iraq lifted off on Saturday morning from the parking lot of Couch's Stop & Go Mini Mart in the Oregon town of Bend. They soared into clear skies with light winds, perched underneath balloons in the colors of the U.S. and Iraqi flags. ... |
| "Lawn chair" balloonist to set sail from Oregon, seeks record |
| BEND, Oregon (Reuters) - A balloonist who once flew 235 miles in a lawn chair tied to a bouquet of helium-filled party balloons will fly again on Saturday, this time with a co-pilot, seeking to set a Guinness World Record for the longest two-man cluster balloon flight. Gas station owner Kent Couch, dubbed the "lawn chair balloonist," will set off from his Stop & Go station in Bend, Oregon, carried by 350 multi-colored balloons and guided only by the wind. With him will be with Iraqi national Fareed Lafta, with whom he is preparing to partner in a similar flight from Baghdad in October. ... |
| Panel calls for annual PTSD screening |
| The Institute of Medicine recommended Friday that soldiers returning from Iraq and Afghanistan undergo annual screening for post-traumatic stress disorder and that federal agencies conduct more research to determine how well the various treatments for PTSD are working. |
| Artist's work rises from Baghdad's ashes |
| BAGHDAD (Reuters) - As Baghdad burned, Iraqi artist Qasim Sabti headed for one of the places he loved the most - the Academy of Fine Arts - only to find thousands of its books and archives on fire. It was April 2003 and the U.S.-led invasion of Iraq, begun in March, had reached the capital. Sabti, who had seen the blaze from his balcony in central Baghdad, recounts the destruction of 6,000 books on art and how he tried to recover just a handful from the flames. "I tried to save a Russian landscape book. ... |
| Ex-Marine Wants To Re-Enlist Where Tattoos Are Welcome |
| DEAR ABBY: My son is 24 and was honorably discharged as a corporal after a four-year enlistment in the U.S. Marine Corps. He was deployed twice to Iraq. Since his return he has been attending community college, but he lacks the focus and is bored. He has recently announced that he would like to return to the military.When he approached the Marine recruiter to re-enlist, he was told he's ineligible due to tattoos on his arms. After four years of honorable and devoted service, this rejection is insulting. ... |
| Senior Syria diplomat defects |
 Syria's ambassador to Iraq, Nawaf Fares, is the second prominent official to abandon Bashar Assad's government in less than a week.ISTANBUL, Turkey — The Syrian ambassador to Iraq has defected, denouncing President Bashar Assad in a TV statement Wednesday and becoming the most senior diplomat to abandon the regime during a bloody 16-month uprising. |
| Rights groups and activists slam Iraq Internet law |
 An Iraqi draft law that would jail web users for life for a variety of ill-defined crimes has been condemned by rights groups and activists who have slammed its vague language and hefty penalties. |
| Briton charged with fraud over faulty bomb detectors |
| A British businessman who has sold bomb-detecting equipment to at least 20 countries, including Iraq, will appear in a London court on Thursday to face fraud charges, BBC News reported. |
| Syria Says Defecting Ambassador Is Fired |
| Syrian authorities said on Thursday that their ambassador to Iraq had been fired, news reports said, the first official confirmation that the diplomat had defected. |
| "Savages" is a flashy but flimsy drug war story |
| LOS ANGELES (TheWrap.com) - It's not that I couldn't believe a ménage-à -trois between a botanist-entrepreneur-philanthropist, a bubble-headed Southern California princess, and a haunted and hard-bitten veteran of the Iraq and Afghanistan wars. I just don't believe the one that's at the center of Oliver Stone's latest, "Savages. ... |
| 6 killed, 20 wounded in Iraq bomb blast, police say |
| A man wearing an explosive vest blew himself up Thursday in a shop in the northern Iraqi city of Mosul, killing at least five others along with him, police said.<div class="feedflare"> <a href="http://rss.cnn.com/~ff/rss/cnn_latest?a=eFLU4Wb-FnI:6AFGGi8dNiU: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=eFLU4Wb-FnI:6AFGGi8dNiU: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=eFLU4Wb-FnI:6AFGGi8dNiU:V_sGLiPBpWU"><img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/rss/cnn_latest?i=eFLU4Wb-FnI:6AFGGi8dNiU:V_sGLiPBpWU" border="0"></img></a> <a href="http://rss.cnn.com/~ff/rss/cnn_latest?a=eFLU4Wb-FnI:6AFGGi8dNiU:qj6IDK7rITs"><img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/rss/cnn_latest?d=qj6IDK7rITs" borde |
| DNO to increase crude output in Iraq |
| (MENAFN) DNO International confirmed an oil discovery at Tawke oilfield north of Iraq, which will boost its overall crude output, adding that it has resumed drilling operations in Yemen, Reuters ... |
| Many killed in fresh round of Iraq attacks |
| (MENAFN - Arab News) A car bomb blamed on Al-Qaeda at a market in central Iraq killed eight people yesterday and three others were murdered in Baghdad. The violence came a day after a series of ... |
| Reporter behind the lines in Syria sees no end to war |
 As International Editor at NBC News' British partner ITV News, Bill Neely has covered the Libyan and Egyptian revolutions, the 2008 terrorist attack in Mumbai, as well as the wars in Afghanistan and Iraq. He spoke to msnbc.com's F. Brinley Bruton from Syria where he was witnesssing what he called "the battle for Damascus." |
| Series of deadly attacks hit Iraq |
| Gunmen fatally shot three Iraqi officials Wednesday in a series of separate attacks in and around Baghdad, police said.<div class="feedflare"> <a href="http://rss.cnn.com/~ff/rss/cnn_world?a=AfsyzW0ZZBw:R3XVsRXWzK0: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=AfsyzW0ZZBw:R3XVsRXWzK0:7Q72WNTAKBA"><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=AfsyzW0ZZBw:R3XVsRXWzK0:V_sGLiPBpWU"><img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/rss/cnn_world?i=AfsyzW0ZZBw:R3XVsRXWzK0:V_sGLiPBpWU" border="0"></img></a> <a href="http://rss.cnn.com/~ff/rss/cnn_world?a=AfsyzW0ZZBw:R3XVsRXWzK0:qj6IDK7rITs"><img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/rss/cnn_world?d=qj6IDK7rITs" border="0"></img></a> <a href="http:/ |
| Series of deadly attacks hit Iraq |
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| Blasts rock Iraq; scores die |
| (MENAFN - Arab News) Bombs killed at least 44 people at markets in Iraq yesterday, and authorities said they bore the hallmarks of sectarian attacks on Shiites by Al-Qaeda militants. A bomb in a ... |
| Syria: Is Iraq the first country to defect? |
| (MENAFN - Arab News) The latest statement issued by Iraqi Foreign Minister Hoshyar Zebari from Cairo about the Assad regime, in which he described it as a totalitarian regime, means that Iraq has ... |
| Blast at Iraq vegetable market kills 30 |
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