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The Kurdish Referendum and the Possibility of Secession: A US Choice
By: Rachel Bauer In a referendum on September 25, 2017, approximately 92% of the 3.3 million Kurds and non-Kurds in northern Iraq voted...
Jan 23, 20184 min read
Death of Top Al Qaeda Officials Confirmed
Al Qaeda in Iraq (AQI) has confirmed the death of its two most senior leaders, Abu Ayyub al-Masri and Abu Omar al-Baghdadi. The group...
Apr 25, 20101 min read
Insurgents Kill Vice Mayor of Kandahar
Insurgents killed the Vice Mayor of Kandahar during prayers at a local mosque. In neighboring Khost Province, NATO troops fired on a car...
Apr 21, 20101 min read
Leaked Video Shows Killing of Journalist in Iraq
On Monday, Wikileaks.org released a video from 2007 revealing an unprovoked attack on a Reuters photographer and others by U.S. forces...
Apr 7, 20101 min read
Co-ordinated Suicide Bombings Kill at Least 33 in Diyala Provice
Officials have estimated that at least 33 people were killed and another 55 wounded in three coordinated suicide bombings in Iraq’s...
Mar 3, 20101 min read
New Agency Proposed to Improve Middle East Rebuilding Efforts
There has been a great deal of interagency bickering and confusion so far in the rebuilding efforts in Iraq and Afghanistan, according to...
Feb 22, 20101 min read
U.S. War in Iraq Rebranded as “Operation New Dawn”
The new name is intended to reflect the reduced role of U.S. troops. The name will be activated in September of this year when it is...
Feb 20, 20101 min read
Iraqi Police Make Arrests for 2003 Killings of British Royal Military Police
Iraqi authorities have arrested eight Iraqi’s for the murder of six British Royal Military Police in 2003, the BBC reports. The Red Caps,...
Feb 12, 20101 min read
Former Employees Say Blackwater Defrauded Government
Two former employees of Blackwater Worldwide have accused the private security contractor of defrauding the US government. The false...
Feb 11, 20102 min read
Iraq VP Says Better Security Forces Needed
Iraq’s Vice president, Tariq al-Hashimi, has called for “drastic action” to improve the country’s security forces. Al-Hashimi asked that,...
Feb 7, 20101 min read
Iraqi City of Karbala Hit With Two Explosions
Iraqi Prime Minister Nouri al-Maliki blamed al-Qaeda for the blasts that killed at least 40 people and injured another 140. The two...
Feb 6, 20101 min read
Iraq Rocked By Another Suicide Attack
Another violent attack in Iraq has left 27 people dead. According to reports, a suicide bomber detonated a car bomb during the pilgrimage...
Feb 5, 20101 min read


Pentagon Seeks $192.3 Billion For Wars In Iraq And Afghanistan
ISAF Forces in Afghanistan. Via ScrapeTV. The White House announced yesterday a $192.3 billion proposal to finance the wars in Iraq and...
Feb 2, 20102 min read
Female Suicide Bomber Targets Pilgrims in North-east Baghdad
A female suicide bomber detonated a set of explosives hidden under her garments killing at least 40 and injuring more than 100 civilians....
Feb 1, 20101 min read
Tony Blair Says He Would "Do It Again" in Iraq
Tony Blair wanted to clarify his view with regard to Britain’s involvement in the Iraq war. Before a panel of British officials leading...
Jan 29, 20101 min read
Tony Blair Says He Would “Do It Again” in Iraq
Tony Blair wanted to clarify his view with regard to Britain’s involvement in the Iraq war. Before a panel of British officials leading...
Jan 29, 20101 min read
Former Prime Minister Blair To Face Iraq Inquiry
Former British Prime Minister Tony Blair will face an Iraq war inquiry in London today. In the past the Iraq inquiry has been a non-too...
Jan 29, 20101 min read
US to Appeal Blackwater Dismissal
Vice President Joe Biden has announced that the Justice Department will be appealing a recent lower court decision to dismiss charges...
Jan 24, 20101 min read
Iraqi Court Sentences 11 Bombers to Death for Role in August Attacks
A court in Baghdad sentenced 11 Iraqis to death for their involvement in last August’s truck bombings at various government sites. The...
Jan 15, 20101 min read
Dutch Commission Finds US-Led 2003 Iraq Invasion "Illegitimate"
An independent Dutch government commission reported yesterday that the 2003 US-led invasion of Iraq lacked legitimate justification per...
Jan 13, 20101 min read
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