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Etihad Airways' CEO James Hogan, left, smiles during a news conference at the first day of the Farnborough aerospace show, in Farnborough, England, Monday July 14, 2008.
Basra   Dubai   Flights   Iraq   Photos   Wikipedia ; Etihad Airways   		 Gulf News 
Etihad launches flights to Basra, Iraq
Tue 28 Feb 2012
| Dubai Etihad Airways, the national airline of the UAE, will launch flights to Basra in southern Iraq from mid-April. | Basra becomes the 84th destination in the carrier’s global network and th... (photo: AP / Lefteris Pitarakis)
Iraqi lawmakers attend the parliament session in Baghdad, Iraq, Thursday, Nov. 11, 2010. Iraq's parliament approved key leadership positions Thursday in the first step toward forming a new government, after a breakthrough deal that returns Shiite Prime Minister Nouri al-Maliki to office for a second term but falls short of Sunni hopes for greater political power.
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Iraq MPs criticised over costly armoured cars
Tue 28 Feb 2012
| The decision of MPs last week to spend $50 million on their own armoured cars on a day that dozens of people were killed in a wave of attacks has drawn sharp criticism from across Iraqi society. | T... (photo: AP / Karim Kadim)
Mass. Iraq vet with PTSD finds new life at sea  US News  Sat 25 Feb 2012
Mass. Iraq vet with PTSD finds new life at sea
| By JAY LINDSAY, Associated Press | BOSTON (AP) — The danger he faced in Iraq was constant, and that's reflected in how Erick Valiente remembers the M-16 rifle he took on patrol. | "That was my... (photo: DOD / Public Domain)
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Syrian soldiers chant slogans during a pro-regime rally in Damascus, Syria, Friday, Dec. 30, 2011.  The Independent  Fri 24 Feb 2012
Fears of 'another Iraq' if troops enter Syria
| Despite a growing body of evidence that President Bashar al-Assad is personally culpable for the atrocities inflicted upon his own people – the rationale for military intervention in Libya – Wil... (photo: AP / Muzaffar Salman)
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People gather at the scene of a car bomb attack in Baghdad, Iraq, Thursday, Dec. 22, 2011. The Daily Mail Thu 23 Feb 2012
Al Qaeda militants kill at least 60 people in Iraq in a string of bloody attacks
| Iraq was today hit by a rapid series of attacks that killed at least 60 people in what appeared to be a strike by Al Qaeda militants determined to destabilise the count... (photo: AP / Karim Kadim)
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Iraqi security forces and people inspect the scene of a car bomb attack in Baghdad, Iraq, Thursday, Dec. 22, 2011. The Star Thu 23 Feb 2012
Iraq attacks kill 60, raise sectarian fears
| BAGHDAD (Reuters) - Simultaneous early morning attacks on mostly Shi'ite targets across Iraq killed at least 60 people and wounded dozens Thursday in the one of the blo... (photo: AP / Hadi Mizban)
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Rice is vital for humans to eat. The Washington Post Thu 23 Feb 2012
Struggling farmers furious after Iraq stops buying US rice, opts for cheaper grain from India
| DAYTON, Texas — The talk of the day among Ray Stoesser and other rice farmers is Iraq’s decision not to buy U.S. rice, a stinging move that adds to a stress... (photo: WN / Priya Dashini)
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An Iraqi Army unit prepares to board a Task Force Baghdad UH-60 Blackhawk helicopter for a counterinsurgency mission in Baghdad. Iraqi troops going in to action in the year 2007. Sydney Morning Herald Thu 23 Feb 2012
Early morning attacks kill 35 in Baghdad
| AP | A swift series of bombings and shootings have killed 35 people across the Iraqi capital in attacks that mostly appeared to target police, officials said. | In the ... (photo: Creative Commons)
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An Iraqi citizen from the town of Habbaniyah, Iraq receives a humanitarian aid package, during Operation IRAQI FREEDOM. Rice, sugar, tea, bottled water and Meals Ready to Eat (MRE) made up the majority of the supplies that were issued. US Army (USA) Soldi Denver Post Thu 23 Feb 2012
Farmers furious after Iraq stops buying US rice
| DAYTON, Texas—The talk of the day among Ray Stoesser and other rice farmers is Iraq's decision not to buy U.S. rice, a stinging move that adds to a stressful year... (photo: US DoD)
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U.S. Secretary of State Hillary Rodham Clinton smiles as she walks from her airplane upon her arrival in Naypyidaw, Myanmar, Wednesday, Nov. 30, 2011. Clinton warns of Arab Spring backsliding Austin American Statesman
File - In this photo of Tuesday Aug. 9, 2011 released by the African Union-United Nations Information Support Team, Ugandan soldiers serving with the African Union Mission in Somalia, AMISOM, patrol through the deserted streets of Bakara Market in central Mogadishu. 'Somalia should be enjoying its own Arab Spring' Independent online
In this photo taken on Wednesday Dec. 21, 2011, anti-Syrian regime protesters shout slogans during a demonstration in the Baba Amr area, in Homs province, Syria. Arab League monitors kicked off their one month mission in Syria with a visit on Tuesday, Dec. 27, 2011 to Homs, the first time Syria has allowed outside monitors to the city at the heart of the anti-government uprising. Several from the team of 12 stayed in the city overnight, and the team continued to work in Homs on Wednesday. The monitors are expected to visit Hama, Idlib and Daraa on Thursday, Dec. 29, all centers of the uprising. China supports Arab League's proposals for Syria The Guardian
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File - Panmujom, North Korea (July 17, 2008) - Peering out from behind a granite pillar in North Korea, a Democratic People's Republic of Korea guard studies the movements of Sailors from the Ronald Reagan Carrier Strike Group during a tour of the DMZ. Bush's 'evil' trio holds sway over US decade later Atlanta Journal
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(From left to right) U.S. Army Staff Sgt. Edward Winkowski, squad leader, Maj. Chris Payant, stability governance infrastructure officer, and Sgt. Brandon Bregel, team leader, asses a bridge during a quality assurance inspection along Highway 1 in Zabul Province, Afghanistan, Aug. 22, 2011. Why I am more optimistic about Afghanistan than I am about Iraq Foreign Policy
A worker rides a bike in front of the reactor building of the Bushehr nuclear power plant, just outside the southern city of Bushehr, Iran, Tuesday, Oct. 26, 2010. False nuclear fears cloud judgment on Iran The Hindu
Republican presidential candidate Mitt Romney speaks at a caucus Good news is bad news for Romney Pittsburgh Post-Gazette
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