Iraq
# iraq - Thursday 16 May, 2013
Boston suspect wrote note before he was captured – report
The note reportedly refers to the victims of the Boston Marathon bombing as ‘collateral damage’ for US action in Afghanistan and Iraq.
# iraq - Sunday 12 May, 2013
Column: You can often tell what is troubling America by looking to the blockbusters
Movies are often a reflection of current affairs what’s going on in the world, and even the unlikely genre of mass-market US action movies can deal with the fears and uncertainties felt by the American people at any given time, writes Darren Mooney.
# iraq - Wednesday 8 May, 2013
Kurdish rebels begin critical pullout from Turkey
PKK fighters are preparing to withdraw to northern Iraq, in a major step towards ending a three-decade long conflict that has left tens of thousands dead.
# iraq - Tuesday 7 May, 2013
Column: What role does oil play in modern day wars?
While we can’t definitively rule out the possibility that the US attacking Iraq and Libya to seize control of their oil supplies, when all factors are considered one thing is missing from this hypothesis: a compelling reason, writes Scott Fitzsimons.
# iraq - Friday 26 April, 2013
Wave of violence kills more than 180 in Iraq
Sectarian violence erupted three days ago when demonstrations were held in Sunni areas over their treatment by the Shiite-majority authorities.
# iraq - Wednesday 24 April, 2013
Two bloody days in Iraq: 125 people killed and 270 wounded
The violence began with clashes at a protest site in northern Iraq after security forces moved in.
# iraq - Saturday 20 April, 2013
Iraq holds first polls since US pullout as attacks spike
14 election candidates have been killed since campaigning began.
# iraq - Thursday 18 April, 2013
Three children, 24 adults killed in Baghdad café bombing
It is believed that three children are among the dead.
# iraq - Tuesday 9 April, 2013
10 years ago today: Saddam’s statue topples in Baghdad
It was on April 9, 2003, that the 12-metre-tall statue of Saddam Hussein was pulled down from Firdos Square.
# iraq - Monday 8 April, 2013
US saw ‘a dollop of complacency’ in Irish efforts to pursue alleged terrorists
The latest Wikileaks cables highlight American concerns.
# iraq - Saturday 6 April, 2013
Suicide bomber kills at least 20 in Iraq election tent attack
The bomber detonated his explosives as a Sunni candidate for the provincial council was hosting lunch for supporters in a large hospitality tent pitched next to his house.
# iraq - Saturday 23 March, 2013
Column: What lessons have been learned from the Iraq War?
Ten years ago this week the United States-led “coalition of the willing” launched the Iraq War. If we’ve learned anything from the Iraq experience it’s that governments should refrain from biting off more than they can chew, says Scott Fitzsimmons.
# iraq - Tuesday 19 March, 2013
More than 50 dead and 171 wounded in Iraq attacks
The car bombs were set off as the 10th anniversary of the US-led invasion of Iraq is marked.
# iraq - Sunday 17 March, 2013
10 years on, Iraq War said to have cost at least 112,000 civilian lives
Including combatants on all sides and as-yet undocumented civilian fatalities that figure could be as high as 174,000, according to the Iraq Body Count organisation.
The 9 at 9: Sunday
Good morning! Here are the nine stories you need to know this St Patrick’s Day.
# iraq - Friday 15 March, 2013
The aftermath of war: UK military personnel ‘at increased risk of violent offending’
UK military personnel deployed to Iraq or Afghanistan with direct combat exposure were 53 per cent more likely to commit a violent offence than men serving in a non-combat role, according to the Lancet.
# iraq - Sunday 10 March, 2013
Vigil at Shannon Airport marks 10 year anniversary of Iraq war
Anti-war group Shannonwatch said Ireland’s record in UN peacekeeping has been “tarnished” by complicity in the CIA rendition programme.
# iraq - Wednesday 6 March, 2013
There are now one million Syrian refugees
“This tragedy has to be stopped,” says UN High Commissioner for Refugees António Guterres. The refugees arrive “traumatised, without possessions and having lost members of their families”.
# iraq - Tuesday 5 March, 2013
Syrian conflict spills into Iraq as dozens killed in ambush
In a separate development rebel forces have seized parts of Raqqa city, the capital of the northern province of Raqqa, in what could be a significant development.
# iraq - Monday 4 March, 2013
Inquiry opens into whether British troops murdered Iraqi civilians
The London-based inquiry is looking into allegations that 20 or more Iraqis were murdered by troops in May 2004.
# iraq - Sunday 17 February, 2013
Blasts targeting mainly Shiite areas kill 21 in Baghdad
Three car bombs struck the Sadr City slum, while others exploded in Ameen, Al-Husseiniya, Kamaliyah and Karrada.
# iraq - Sunday 3 February, 2013
Attack on north Iraq police HQ kills 30
A suicide bomber detonated a vehicle in Kirkuk during rush hour.
The 9 at 9: Sunday
Good morning! Here are nine things you need to know before you start your day…
# iraq - Tuesday 15 January, 2013
Iraqi MP and six others killed in suicide bomb attack
The death of Ayfan Saadun al-Essawi comes just two days after the country’s finance minister escaped an apparent assassination attempt.
# iraq - Friday 21 December, 2012
Maradona wants to coach Iraq at the World Cup in Brazil
Never thought I’d type that sentence.
# iraq - Wednesday 14 November, 2012
Disgraced CIA chief to testify before Congress: reports
David Petraeus will testify before Congress after all about the attack on the US consulate in Libya which killed US Ambassador Christopher Stephens and three other Americans.
# iraq - Saturday 27 October, 2012
Iraq: 10 killed in Eid al-Adha attack
Over the past week, the death toll in Iraq has hit at least 49.
# iraq - Friday 12 October, 2012
‘Legal violations’ caused by US military and CIA use of Shannon Airport outlined in new booklet
Irish peace groups have outlined the “aviation, human rights, and international humanitarian law” which are being violated by the use of the airport by foreign military.
# iraq - Tuesday 11 September, 2012
On the 11th anniversary of 9/11, agreement finally reached on memorial museum
Politicians have been instructed not to take part in the commemoration at Ground Zero in New York City later today.
# iraq - Monday 10 September, 2012
Iraq hands down death sentence to fugitive vice president
The decision comes as Iraq witnesses a wave of deadly attacks.
# iraq - Sunday 9 September, 2012
Four-year-old survivor of Alps shooting to return to Britain
Zeena al-Hilli will be accompanied by her aunt and uncle who travelled to France to bring her home as French police say they are to re-examine the crime scene in the Alpine beauty spot.
Wave of attacks kill at least 39 in Iraq
Soldiers at an army post and police recruits waiting in line to apply for jobs were killed in a series of deadly attacks.
# iraq - Sunday 2 September, 2012
Blair and Bush should face trial over Iraq war: Tutu
Tutu said the invasion of Iraq left the world more destabilised and divided than any other conflict in history and had “hardened hearts and minds of members of the human family across the world”.
# iraq - Wednesday 1 August, 2012
Last month was Iraq’s deadliest since August 2010
New official figures show that 325 people were killed and another 697 wounded across Iraq in July.
# iraq - Tuesday 31 July, 2012
Baghdad: 14 killed as car bombs explode within minutes
Meanwhile, media group reports shooting dead of TV presenter in Mosul.
# iraq - Tuesday 24 July, 2012
Iraq blacklists Chevron over oil deal with Kurds
Iraq says it won’t do any deals with the US oil giant until it terminates work with the Kurds.
# iraq - Monday 23 July, 2012
Bombings and shootings kill 82 in Iraq
The attacks in Baghdad and towns close to the capital came a day after the leader of Al Qaeda in the country said that it was returning to areas from which it had retreated before US soldiers left last year.
# iraq - Saturday 21 July, 2012
Explosion shuts down pipeline bringing oil from Iraq to world markets
An explosion and fire have affected two pipelines which carry about 25 million tons of crude oil a year.
Thousands flee Syria as war rages on
Despite the UN’s extension of its observation mission, violence continues to escalate across the country.
# iraq - Friday 20 July, 2012
Executions reported as rebels seize border crossings in Syria
Iraq says that all of its borders with Syria have been seized.
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