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- Body of Saddam Deputy Tariq Aziz Buried in JordanSat, 13 Jun 2015… eight days after the debonair Iraqi diplomat died in prison of ..... carried pictures for formerIraqi president Saddam Hussein ..... the U.S.-led invasion of Iraq in 2003 and suffered a series..... eight-day sojourn from southern Iraq to the Baghdad airport, where his body briefly …
- Shaped by War, Dempsey Doubts Wisdom of Deep US Role in IraqSat, 13 Jun 2015… dragged into another war in Iraq ." Dempsey knows Iraq and its political weaknesses .....Shiite-dominated government in Baghdad more time to achieve political ..... on the possibility that the Iraqi government can actually be whole ..... alluding to lethal fissures between Iraq 's Sunnis and Shiites. They …
- Iraq Militias Say They Don't Need US Help in Anbar OperationFri, 12 Jun 2015… continue to pour into Iraq 's Sunni heartland ..... Fallujah, the first major Iraqi city to fall to the..... majority of fighters in Iraq , outnumbering the official Iraqi military, which virtually ..... a taxi driver from Baghdad who joined last year …
- Body of Tareq Aziz Still at Baghdad AirportFri, 12 Jun 2015An Iraqi official says the body of Tareq Aziz, Saddam ..... who died last week in prison, is still atBaghdad International Airport under heavy security ..... be flown to Amman. The official from the Iraqi Aviation Authority said Friday that the …
- 10 Things to Know for FridayThu, 11 Jun 2015… MILITARY'S REACH COULD EXTEND FARTHER INTO IRAQ A training hub being set up in Anbar province ..... as a model to be replicated elsewhere in Iraq , possibly requiring more U.S. troops ..... top aide disappeared mysteriously at the Baghdad International Airport while en route to …
- General: New US Hub in Iraq Could Be ModelThu, 11 Jun 2015… offensive operations where Iraq security forces have ..... on the government of Iraq 's ability to conduct ..... will be to assist the Iraqi military in organizing ..... central government inBaghdad or unwilling to join ..... Mosul and other parts of Iraq also depend on the ability of theIraqi government to have in ..... The government in Baghdad also has to achieve a …
- Tariq Aziz Family Says His Body Has Gone Missing in IraqThu, 11 Jun 2015… Thursday after it was snatched in Baghdad while en route to Jordan for ..... her mother — who was in Iraq and waited to accompany the ..... his body went missing at the BaghdadInternational Airport. No ..... that the last flight left Baghdad on Thursday without Aziz's ..... to reporters. Calls to the Iraqi government for comment or ..... face of the Baath Party in Iraq . He was sentenced in October …
- Retired CIA Operative Becomes Breakout Spy NovelistThu, 11 Jun 2015… many CIA case officers who spent the last decade doing tours in Baghdad and Kabul, often conducting source meetings in an armored vehicle ..... increasingly nettlesome U.S. adversary. Unlike parts of Syria and Iraq , the CIA can still send Americans to spy in Russia, where …
- Retired CIA Operative Becomes Breakout Spy NovelistThu, 11 Jun 2015… many CIA case officers who spent the last decade doing tours in Baghdad and Kabul, often conducting source meetings in an armored vehicle ..... increasingly nettlesome U.S. adversary. Unlike parts of Syria and Iraq , the CIA can still send Americans to spy in Russia, where …
- US Orders More Troops to Iraq , but No Overhaul of StrategyWed, 10 Jun 2015… fighters. But the Shiite-led Iraqi government's record in recruiting ..... held for more than a year. Iraqi leaders fear that Sunni fighters ..... deployed most U.S.-trained Iraqi troops in defensive formations around Baghdad , the capital. Obama this ..... hundred military advisers to Iraq "is a step in the right direction …
- 2 Suicide Car Bombings Targeting Police Kill 18 in IraqWed, 10 Jun 2015… bombings targeting police in Iraq killed 18 people Wednesday ..... car into the checkpoint inBaghdad 's northern district of Shulla ..... bomber in the attack used an Iraqi army vehicle seized earlier ..... authorized to speak to journalists. Baghdad and outlying areas see near-daily..... stunning blitz last year. Iraqi security forces have been struggling …
- Iraq Still in Disarray 1 Year After Islamic State Took MosulWed, 10 Jun 2015… or at the worst, not in Iraq 's favor. Former Prime Minister ..... corruption and incompetence in Iraq 's armed forces after he replaced ..... U.S.-supplied weapons. Iraqi Prime Minister Haider al-Abadi ..... the Shiite-led government in Baghdad . Meanwhile, the U.S. remains ..... than 3,100 U.S. troops in Iraq training and advising local …
- History of the Islamic State Group 1 Year After Mosul SeizedWed, 10 Jun 2015Iraq on Wednesday marked the ..... 2010 — U.S. and Iraqi forces kill two top al-Qaida in Iraqleaders, allowing al-Baghdadi ..... Salvation Catholic church in Baghdad during Sunday night mass ..... al-Baghdadi's fighters on two Baghdad -area prisons free more ..... Ramadi and Fallujah in Iraq 's Anbar province , which Iraqi security forces had abandoned …
- Spain Drops Probe Into Journalist Killed in Iraq by US TankTue, 9 Jun 2015… investigation into the 2003 killing of a journalist by tank fire in Iraq and canceled arrest warrants for three U.S. soldiers. Justice ..... Spanish cameraman Jose Couso died when a shell crashed into a Baghdad hotel. Also killed was Ukrainian reporter Taras Protsyuk …
- Bombings Kill 20 People in and Around BaghdadTue, 9 Jun 2015… targeting public places and Iraqi security forces killed 20 people in and around Baghdad on Tuesday, officials ..... Palestine Street in eastern Baghdad , killing 10 people ..... Youssifiyah, just south of the Iraqi capital, killing three ..... wounded 21 in western Baghdad . Medical officials in …
- Obama: US Lacks 'Complete Strategy' for Training IraqisMon, 8 Jun 2015… G-7 leaders invited Iraqi Prime Minister Haider ..... House has long blamed Iraq 's sectarian divisions ..... highest-ranking Sunni in Iraq 's government said Sunni ..... onus for fixing that onBaghdad , saying it should provide ..... opponent of Bush's war in Iraq , Obama withdrew U .....training course instructs Iraqi forces in how to shoot …
- Britain to Send 125 More Troops to Iraq in Fight Against ISSun, 7 Jun 2015… will send 125 more troops to Iraq to train local forces fighting ..... K. personnel helping theBaghdad government and Kurdish authorities ..... will not send combat troops to Iraq , where 179 British personnel ..... coalition attacking IS targets in Iraq .
Exclusive Look Inside the Anti-ISIS Command CenterSun, 7 Jun 2015… terrifying speed across Syria and Iraq , grabbing world attention as it quickly overran mosul, Iraq 's second-largest city, even threatening Baghdad . I was there last year when..... 000 troops on the ground in Iraq , conducting more than 3400 ..... of the enemy, overtaking the Iraqi city of ramadi, setting off …- Iraq : Troops Advance Against IS in Key Refinery TownSun, 7 Jun 2015… capture of Beiji would help Iraqi forces to better secure the nearby Beiji refinery — Iraq 's largest oil refining facility ..... kilometers (155 miles) north of Baghdad , fell to the extremist IS..... during its blitz across northern Iraq nearly a year ago, but the ..... Iraq 's second largest city.Iraqi and Kurdish forces have managed …
- Autopsy Performed on Former Iraq Foreign Minister Tariq AzizSun, 7 Jun 2015… attack in a prison in southern Iraq . Aziz had been in prison since the U.S.-led invasion ofIraq in 2003 and suffered a series ..... Abbas, the general director of Iraq 's Forensics Department, told ..... has since been moved to the Iraqi capital of Baghdad . The handover could take …
- Today in HistorySun, 7 Jun 2015… planes destroyed a nuclear power plant in Iraq , a facility the Israelis charged could .....Bradley Manning had been detained in Baghdad in connection with a video posted on WikiLeaks ..... helicopters gunning down unarmed men in Iraq . Veteran White House correspondent Helen …
- Iraqi Troops, Militias Repel IS Attacks in Anbar ProvinceSat, 6 Jun 2015… attack in the Tharthar area. Iraqi forces, backed by Shiite militias ..... aftermath of the Ramadi defeat, Iraqi officials have stepped up calls ..... anti-tank rockets, to the Iraqi soldiers that need them. Meanwhile ..... kilometers (45 miles) northeast of Baghdad . Several shops and cars were…
- Car Bomb Blast Kills 14 People in IraqSat, 6 Jun 2015Authorities in Iraq say a car bomb attack near a market has killed 14 people in a town northeast of Baghdad . Police officials say the attack took ..... 70 kilometers (45 miles) northeast ofBaghdad . Several shops and cars were damaged …
- Iraqi Officials Say Car Bomb in a Shiite Town Kills 14 People Northeast of BaghdadSat, 6 Jun 2015Iraqi officials say car bomb in a Shiite town kills 14 people northeast of Baghdad .
Tariq Aziz, Top Aide to Saddam Hussein, Dies in HospitalFri, 5 Jun 2015… Tariq Aziz, the debonair Iraqi diplomat who made his .....hospital in southern Iraq , officials said. He ..... parties that now dominate Iraq . His wife, Violet ..... miles) southeast ofBaghdad . "The medical staff ..... for a long time. Local Iraqiauthorities later told ..... him as a Christian. Iraq 's president at the …- IS Reduces Water Supply to Government Areas in Iraq's AnbarThu, 4 Jun 2015… threatened to flood Baghdad and other major cities, but Iraqi and Kurdish forces ..... western and northern Iraq earlier last year ..... lies to the north of Baghdad . The Islamic State .....sharing and assistance for Iraqi ground operations against ..... more was needed, with Iraqreeling after troops ..... Sinan Salaheddin in Baghdad and John-Thor Dahlburg …
- US Official: Airstrikes Killed 10,000 Islamic State FightersWed, 3 Jun 2015… self-declared caliphate in Syria and Iraq . It's not clear why Blinken ..... S. envoy John Allen said Iraq 's so-called Popular Mobilization ..... but that they must fall under Baghdad 's control. Speaking at the ..... control of the government of Iraq ." The role of the militias …
- Officials Say Bombings Kill 11 People in Iraq's CapitalWed, 3 Jun 2015Authorities in Iraq say bombings targeting ..... around the capital, Baghdad . Police officials say..... commercial street in Baghdad 's neighborhood of Baiyaa ..... two other districts in Baghdad, they say two bombs ..... talk to journalists. Iraq sees near-daily bombings …
- Car Bomb Near Restaurant Kills 6 People in Iraqi CapitalTue, 2 Jun 2015Iraqi officials say a car bomb has ..... restaurant in the capital, Baghdad , killing six people. Police ..... Qadouri restaurant in eastern Baghdad on Tuesday afternoon. Among .....authorized to talk to the media. Baghdad sees near-daily bombings …
- Suicide Attacks in Iraq's Anbar Kill 41 From Security ForcesMon, 1 Jun 2015… Sunni IS group back elsewhere in Iraq , but have also been accused ..... The United Nations mission to Iraq said Monday that more than 1 ..... civilians and 366 members of the Iraqisecurity forces were killed in May. Baghdad was the worst affected province ..... for a power-sharing among Iraq 's ethnic and sectarian groups …
- Misunderstanding May Have Led Iraqi Troops to Leave RamadiThu, 21 May 2015… Chiefs of Staff, said that Iraqi troops “drove out” of Ramadi and ..... ground early on.” It appears Iraqi forces believed that because ..... joint operations center in Baghdad where U.S. military teams are embedded with Iraqi commanders. Iraqi military ..... rockets that will be shipped to Iraq beginning next week, Warren …
Jim AvilaTue, 19 May 2015… attacks and their aftermath and the DC sniper shootings. He also reported from Afghanistan and Iraq , during which time he filed from inside NBC’s Baghdad hotel compound during and after its bombing by terrorists. Since 1997 Avila averaged 130 reports …
Boehner Calls on President Obama to 'Start Over' on ISIS War AuthorizationTue, 19 May 2015… the authorization from 2002 to fight in Iraq . But across the aisle, Republicans have criticized ..... Boehner said. “When a major city in Iraq , Ramadi, gets overrun by ISIL and the administration ..... temporary setback.’ It’s 70 miles fromBaghdad ! It’s time for the president to get …
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