Obamas to host dinner honoring Iraq veterans (AP)
06.02.2012, 18:06:56
AP - President Barack Obama and first lady Michelle Obama will host a Feb. 29 dinner at the White House honoring members of the armed forces who served in Iraq. |
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Iraqi lawmaker says he faces charges; new crisis (AP)
06.02.2012, 13:55:18
AP - Iraq's Shiite-led government wants to bring charges against a member of the Sunni-backed bloc, the lawmaker said Monday, the latest step in a political crisis that erupted just after the U.S. completed its military withdrawal from the violence-wracked nation. |
More U.S. grassroots parades for Iraq war vets possible (Reuters)
03.02.2012, 22:41:41
Reuters - Organizers of a parade for Iraq war veterans that drew thousands of flag waving spectators in St. Louis last weekend have been asked by people around the country for help in planning similar events, officials said Friday. |
More cities consider parades for Iraq War vets (AP)
03.02.2012, 18:04:28
AP - A St. Louis parade welcoming home Iraq War and other post-Sept. 11 veterans was such a hit that at least 10 other cities around the country are considering similar celebrations. |
Iraq court agrees execution of Baghdad church attackers (Reuters)
02.02.2012, 10:39:43
Reuters - Iraq's highest court ratified death sentences on Thursday for three men convicted of a 2010 attack on a Syrian Catholic cathedral in Baghdad, the bloodiest attack on Iraqi Christians after the 2003 invasion. |
Analysis: Middle East turmoil draws Turkey and Iraqi Kurds (Reuters)
02.02.2012, 08:27:44
Reuters - Upheaval in the Middle East and mutual economic interests are drawing together two unlikely partners; rising powerhouse Turkey and an entity whose name Turkish leaders hardly dare mention - Kurdistan, the semi-autonomous region of northern Iraq. |
Iraq executes 17 after U.N. rebuke (Reuters)
01.02.2012, 14:48:21
Reuters - Iraq executed 17 people on Wednesday, days after U.N. High Commissioner for Human Rights Navi Pillay criticized Baghdad for carrying out a large number of executions and questioned the fairness of its judicial proceedings. |
Iraq becomes dollar source for sanctions-hit Iran, Syria (Reuters)
01.02.2012, 14:12:20
Reuters - In the money changing shops dotted around Baghdad's Karrada district, Iraqi merchants dabble in many currencies, but these days some joke that banknotes from neighboring Iran and Syria are only worth plastering on windows as decorations. |
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