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Arbil, Iraq (AFP) Feb 13, 2012 The interior ministry of Iraq's autonomous Kurdistan region said on Monday that Kurdistan Workers' Party rebels had kidnapped three Iraqi citizens, one of whom was later found dead. It is the first time that the region's government, which tolerates the PKK's presence in Kurdistan despite the resulting Turkish bombardments and ground incursions, has made such an ...
Mazen Asaqa has been visiting Rock Hill and talking to classes in Winthrop University this week about his Christian faith in Mosul , Iraq .
As an independent contractor in Iraq, and later as a State Department employee, Andrew Leeson was troubled by the plight of dogs in the country. There, they are seen as unclean. The experience has made a rescuer out of him: He has worked to place several with friends in the U.S. He has also worked closely with SPCA International and lobbied Iraqi leaders for a more humane solution to the dog ...
An Iraqi interior ministry official was assassinated while driving in Baghdad, one of several deadly attacks Saturday reported by police.
Officials: Iraqi policeman, driver killed in former insurgent haven
BAGHDAD, Feb. 14 (UPI) -- U.S. supermajor Exxon Mobil won't be able to take part in an oil and natural gas licensing auction scheduled for May in Iraq, a spokesman said.
Defense contractor befriended strays and flew them to U.S. Once among the thousands of dogs roaming Baghdad, a city that considers strays a menace, Sara eluded traps set by police and survived a car accident — albeit with a broken leg.
Iraqis are fleeing the violence in Syria in their droves with reports noting an increase in attacks targeting them, particularly in the capital Damascus.
Exxon Mobil is being shut out of bidding on the next round of oil and gas exploration contracts in Iraq because of its decision to sign an exploration deal with Kurdistan's regional government in the northern part of that country.
There's currently a spirited debate shaping up on the Washington Post's Post Partisan blog between heavy-weight commentators Charles Krauthammer and Anne Appelbaum. Their discussion sheds light on a provocative contention some conservatives are now promoting; namely, that the Bush Doctrine set precedent for the Middle East's demand for democracy.
A group of political dissidents created a new Iraqi opposition party Saturday, vowing to act as a check on the government as the prime minister warned that a push for regional autonomy could tear the country apart.
The new opposition party was created to act as a check on the country's government
BAGHDAD (AP) — A group of Iraqi political dissidents says it has created a new opposition party to act as a check on the country's government. About 45 activists on Saturday announced the creation of the Union of Patriotic Figures and described it as a secular political group of Sunnis, Shiites and Kurds.
Been consumed by family related errands in Alabama this week so in addition to having to deal with 100 plus degree heat, have not had time to blog. The heat gave me flash backs to my times in the Mideast desert during my military active duty days which in turn ...
Aiham Alsammarae, a former Iraqi minister of electricity from 2003-2005, was in Enid Saturday to support George Dillman’s candidacy for Garfield County sheriff.
After Yusra Farhan was arrested in the Arizona hospital where her daughter was being treated for her injuries, she told police she wanted to punish the girl for violating her 'culture'.
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