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The Prime Minister of Iraq, Nuri al-Maliki, listens to an opening speech at the Sarafiya bridge opening in Kadhimiya, Iraq, during Operation Iraqi Freedom, May 27, 2008.
Iraq   Islam   Photos   Politics  
Iraq PM tries one-size-fits-all to solve problems
Iraqi Prime Minister Nuri Al Maliki’s efforts to solve myriad issues, including angry rallies against him, with a one-size-fits-all approach is likely to delay resolution of Iraq’s perennial crises, e... (photo: USAF / Staff Sgt. Jessica J. Wilkes)
Khaleej Times
US Navy 081214-N-5608F-004 Iraqi President Jalal Talabani greets U.S. President George W. Bush shortly after arriving at Salam Palace
Iraq   Kurds   Photos   Politics   Wikipedia: Jalal Talabani  
Iraqi president's absence leaves political hole
| SAMEER N. YACOUB= BAGHDAD (AP) — President Jalal Talabani's unexpected exit from Iraqi politics couldn't have come at a worse time for his nation, threatened by mounting antagonism among Kurds, Su... (photo: Public Domain / BotMultichillT)
The Guardian
File - A view of Zaatri refugee camp, host to tens of thousands of Syrians displaced by conflict, near Mafraq, Jordan, 7 Dec, 2012. Refugees again, Palestinians flee Syria's war
| EIN EL-HILWEH, Lebanon — When Syrian warplanes bombed a Palestinian refugee camp in Damascus last December, Umm Sami rounded up her three sons, shut the windows and locked the doors so they co... (photo: UN / Mark Garten) Boston Herald
Photos   Refugees   Syria   War   Wikipedia: Syrian civil war  
U.S. Army Sgt. Keith Keller, a combat engineer assigned to 3rd Platoon, Alpha Company, 3rd Special Troops Battalion, 3rd Brigade Combat Team "Rakkasans", 101st Airborne Division (Air Assault), Task Force 3/101, consults a map to determine the best route to the next objective during a patrol through a village in Khowst Province, Afghanistan, Jan. 12, 2013. Turning tide? Lawmakers look to Pentagon for budget cuts
| WASHINGTON — As another debt-deal deadline looms this winter in Congress, an unusual alliance of lawmakers has joined forces to put the Pentagon budget under greater scrutiny and to end the al... (photo: US Army / Sgt. Kimberly Trumbull) The State
Defence   Pentagon   Photos   US   Wikipedia: Military budget of the United States  
Top Stories
President Barack Obama announces in the East Room of the White House in Washington How the Vietnam War will shape Obama's second term
| The men who fought in Vietnam, a war that symbolizes America's overreach and failures abroad, haven't ascended to the presidency in the way that the World War... (photo: AP / Carolyn Kaster) Pittsburgh Post-Gazette
America   Photos   Vietnam   War   Wikipedia: Barack Obama  
Staff Sgt. Kyle Henry, right, a section chief with Battery A, 1st Battalion, 7th Field Artillery Regiment, 2nd Advise and Assist Brigade, 1st Infantry Division, conducts a dismounted force protection patrol near an Iraqi 1st Federal Police check point, 26 July, 2011, Iraq. Iraqi extremists try to harness opposition rage
| BAGHDAD — Iraqi insurgents are trying to capitalize on the rage of anti-government protesters and the instability caused by rising civil unrest, complicating the ... (photo: US Army / Capt. Christopher Miles) Boston Herald
Al Qaida   Iraq   Photos   Protest   Wikipedia: Al-Qaeda in Iraq  
Protesters throw stones towards an Iraqi army checkpoint during clashes in Fallujah, 40 miles (65 kilometers) west of Baghdad, Iraq, Friday, Jan. 25, 2013 Iraq Sunnis threaten army attacks after protest deaths
Sunni leaders in Anbar have threatened to launch attacks against the army in the western Iraqi province after five protesters were shot dead in Fallujah. | The anti-gover... (photo: AP / Bilal Fawzi) BBC News
Iraq   Photos   Protests   Violence   Wikipedia: Iraqi insurgency  
Secretary-General Ban Ki-moon speaks at the service. Iraq: Ban strongly condemns latest wave of terrorist attacks
| Print | 25 January 2013 – United Nations Secretary-General Ban Ki-moon today strongly condemned a recent wave of terrorist attacks across Iraq that killed hundreds ... (photo: UN / Rick Bajornas) United Nations
Iraq   Photos   Terrorism   UN   Wikipedia: Ban Ki-moon  
State tests women in combat role State tests women in combat role
| COLONIE — The New York Army National Guard will serve as a testing ground for the Pentagon's new policy of integrating females into combat battalions. | Saying wo... (photo: US Navy / Josh Ives) Times Union
Afghanistan   Defence   Pentagon   Photos   Wikipedia: Afghanistan  
People gather at the scene of a car bomb attack in Shula neighborhood, Baghdad, Iraq, Tuesday, Jan. 22, 2013. A string of car bomb attacks in and around Baghdad, killing and wounding scores of people, police said, deepening fears of an increase in violence as sectarian tensions simmer in Iraq. Two blasts, suicide attack kill 17 in Baghdad
| BAGHDAD (Reuters) - Three blasts, including a suicide bomber attack near an army base, killed least 17 people across Baghdad on Tuesday, the latest violence as Shi'ite ... (photo: AP / Hadi Mizban) Chicago Tribune
Baghdad   Bombing   Photos   Violence   Wikipedia: Baghdad bombing  
NORTH ARABIAN GULF (April 10, 2003)--Port Security 2nd Class Devin C. Staten, 24, of Los Angeles Ca.,  and a Coast Guard reservist with Port Security Unit 311 out of San Pedro, Ca., stands security watch next to oil pumps on the Kawr al Amaya oil terminal off the coast of Iraq April 10, 2003.  Coast Guard Port Security Units are maintaining security on Iraqi oil platforms taken over by Coalition Forces.  USCG photo by PA1 Tom Sperduto (88092) ( OPERATION IRAQI FREEDOM (FOR RELEASE) ) Iraq oil row: Maliki holds rare meeting with Exxon chief
| BAGHDAD - Iraqi Prime Minister Nuri al-Maliki held talks with ExxonMobil's chief on Monday, a rare meeting with the US energy giant whose disputed deal with the autonom... (photo: US Coastguard / PA1 Tom Sperduto) Middle East Online
Baghdad   Industry   Oil   Photos  
People evacuate an injured man after a bomb attack that struck the local headquarters of the Kurdistan Democratic Party in Kirkuk, 180 miles (290 kilometers) north of Baghdad, Iraq, Wednesday, Jan. 16, 2013. Bombings in Iraq kill Shia pilgrims
A series of bomb attacks across Iraq has killed at least 12 people, most of them Shia pilgrims, officials say. | The worst incident was north of the capital, Baghdad, whe... (photo: AP / Emad Matti) BBC News
Bombing   Iraq   Photos   Shia Pilgrims   Wikipedia: Iraqi insurgency (post-U.S. withdrawal)  
An Iraqi Army soldier stands guard as Iraqis gather at the site of a massive bomb attack at the Ministry of Justice in Baghdad, Iraq, Sunday, Oct. 25, 2009 String of attacks across Iraq kill at least 31
| BAGHDAD — A suicide bomber driving a vehicle packed with explosives blew himself up outside the offices of a major Kurdish party in northern Iraq early Wednesday,... (photo: AP / Karim Kadim) Boston Herald
Iraq   Kurdistan   Photos   Suicide Attack   Terrorism   Wikipedia: Iraqi Kurdistan  
US military in side hummer on the Ramadia road and an the duty in Ramadia present 2012 military suicides hit a record high of 349
| WASHINGTON: Suicides in the U.S. military surged to a record 349 last year, far exceeding American combat deaths in Afghanistan, and some private experts are predicting... (photo: WN / Jamal Penjweny) Ohio
Military   Pentagon   Photos   Suicides   United States   Wikipedia: United States Armed Forces  
War Human Rights
Hagel grilled over views on Israel, Iraq War
Hagel grilled over views on Israel, Iraq War
Hagel, McCain tangle over Iraq war and troop surge
Hagel, McCain tangle over Iraq war and troop surge
File - A view of Zaatri refugee camp, host to tens of thousands of Syrians displaced by conflict, near Mafraq, Jordan, 7 Dec, 2012.
Refugees again, Palestinians flee Syria's war
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Iraq Sunnis protest; al-Qaida front calls to arms
Al Qaeda calls on Iraqi Sunni protesters to take up arms
Iraqi president's absence leaves political hole
Al Qaeda calls on Iraqi Sunni protesters to take up arms
File - A view of Zaatri refugee camp, host to tens of thousands of Syrians displaced by conflict, near Mafraq, Jordan, 7 Dec, 2012.
Refugees again, Palestinians flee Syria's war
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Kuridistan Oil
Suicide bomber attacks U.S. Embassy in Turkey
Suicide bomber hits US embassy in Turkey
Suicide bomber kills guard at U.S. embassy in Turkey
Suicide bombing at US embassy in Turkey kills two
The Prime Minister of Iraq, Nuri al-Maliki, listens to an opening speech at the Sarafiya bridge opening in Kadhimiya, Iraq, during Operation Iraqi Freedom, May 27, 2008.
Iraq PM tries one-size-fits-all to solve problems
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Kurdistan's regional government exports oil to Turkey w
Exxon, Kurdistan visit disputed Iraqi oil block
Iraqi president's absence leaves political hole
UPDATE 2-Iraqi Kurds woo more oil majors in contest with Bag
US Navy 081214-N-5608F-004 Iraqi President Jalal Talabani greets U.S. President George W. Bush shortly after arriving at Salam Palace
Iraqi president's absence leaves political hole
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Iraq - UN Relations Arabic Headlines
Refugees again, Palestinians flee Syria's war
UN envoy strongly condemns attack on mourners at mosque in n
UN pays Kuwait $1.3 bn in new Iraq war compensation
UN panel pays out $1.3 billion in reparations for Iraq’
File - A view of Zaatri refugee camp, host to tens of thousands of Syrians displaced by conflict, near Mafraq, Jordan, 7 Dec, 2012.
Refugees again, Palestinians flee Syria's war
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Decoding facial hair in the Arab world
Arabs, Tuaregs in Mali face hostility amid war
A History of the Arab Peoples by Albert Hourani – review
Mali: UN genocide adviser warns of reprisals against Tuareg
Arab World Takes Center Stage at Davos
Arab World Takes Center Stage at Davos
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