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  1. Baghdad - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia


    Baghdad is the capital of Iraq and of Baghdad Governorate, with which it is coterminous. Having a population estimated between 7 and 7.5 million, it is the ...
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  2. Iraq PM eyes security, services as new govt meets


    AFP - Ammar Karim - 59 minutes ago

    BAGHDAD — Iraq's new cabinet held its first meeting on Wednesday, a day after a parliamentary vote ended months of political deadlock, but now must address ...
    Iraq's Maliki: Strongman or merely strong?- Washington Post
    After Months, Iraqi Lawmakers Approve a Government- New York Times
    Los Angeles Times - The Hindu
    all 2272 news articles »


  3. 2 Iraqi towns cancel Christmas festivities


    Washington Post - 25 minutes ago

    AP BAGHDAD -- Church officials in Iraq say they have canceled some Christmas ...Baghdad church ... Christians across Iraq have been living in fear following a
    Baghdad Christians cancel Christmas- Vancouver Sun
    Al-Qaeda affiliate renews threat against Iraqi Christians- Monsters and Critics.com
    Canon White defiant in face of violence- Church Times
    Mission Network NEws (press release) - Alsumaria
    all 93 news articles »


  4. US embassy cables: Halliburton boss complains of 'outrageous' cost ...


    The Guardian - 14 hours ago

    A recent visit by a member of the Council of Representatives from Baghdad to Basrah and back ran about USD 12000. According to several local security ...
  5. Iraq: Koran etched in Saddam Hussein's blood


    Jerusalem Post - 1 day ago

    A Koran etched in the blood of former Iraqi dictator Saddam Hussein has been hidden away in a vault in a Baghdad mosque for the past three years, ...
    Australia denied post for top Iraqi bioweapons scientist- BioPrepWatch.com
    Iraq at odds over how to deal with Saddam Hussein's cultural legacy-Telegraph.co.uk
    Saddam half-brother apologises to Iraqi people- AFP
    The Guardian - Slate Magazine (blog)
    all 149 news articles »


  6. At War: But Are They Qualified? Iraqi Reactions to a New Government


    New York Times (blog) - John Leland - 2 hours ago

    BAGHDAD — Tuesday's news that Iraq's fractious lawmakers were finally ready ... In the Baghdad... neighborhood of Adhamiya, a Sunni stronghold,
  7. Shiite endowment's employee wounded in Baghdad


    ABNA.ir - 6 hours ago

    BAGHDAD, Iraq (Ahlul Bayt News Agency) - An employee of the Shiite endowment divan was wounded on Tuesday by gunmen in northern Baghdad, according to a ...
  8. Amnesty calls on Iraq to protect Christians


    AFP - 1 day ago

    BAGHDAD — Rights group Amnesty International on Monday called on Iraq's government to step up protection of Christians, after 44 worshippers were killed in ...
    Fear grips Iraqi Christians as Christmas approaches (News Feature)- Monsters and Critics.com
    Iraqi Christians flee Baghdad after cathedral massacre- The Guardian
    Iraq: Concrete walls protect Christians at Christmas- EnerPub
    War On Terror News - People's Daily Online
    all 483 news articles »


  9. Cadre prepare to assume M1A1 program instruction


    DVIDS - Chad Menegay - 52 minutes ago

    Abdul Jabbar Raheem Diwan, senior M1A1 cadre officer and commander of the West Wing Baghdad Armor School, discusses M1A1 live-fire operations with Lt. Gen. ...
    Iraqi army builds up first tank division- UPI.com
    all 4 news articles »


  10. Coronation Street's Bruno Langley stars in Aladdin at the Buxton ...


    ChesterChronicle.co.uk - Will Harris - 2 hours ago

    There's a party going on in the back streets of old Baghdad, where young Aladdin and his daft brother Wishee Washee live with their mum. ...
  11. Pop Smoke? A Marine and his fight for Iraq's $30000 donkey.


    Christian Science Monitor - Jane Arraf - 15 hours ago

    Smoke the donkey was adopted in 2008 by a Marine logistics unit west of Baghdad... after being captured while wandering near their base in al-Anbar province,


  12. Timeline: Iraq votes on new government


    Reuters - 21 hours ago

    BAGHDAD (Reuters) - Iraq's parliament approved a new government on Tuesday, nine months after an inconclusive election left politics in limbo and delayed ...
    TIMELINE-Iraq votes on new government- Reuters Africa
    Is free Iraq becoming a more Islamic state?- Reuters Blogs (blog)
    Iraq foils Al Qaida in first solo security operation- World Tribune
    all 6 news articles »


  13. Former Afghan Commander McChrystal Writing Memoir


    ABC News - 14 hours ago

    His special operations forces that year were also accused by human rights activists of abusing detainees at Camp Nama at Baghdad International Airport. ...
  14. Iranian Ice Cream Store Opening in Baghdad


    Slate Magazine (blog) - 1 day ago

    But while there aren't any American businesses planning to expand into Baghdad, the Post undoes its own thesis several paragraphs down, detailing the ...
    In Green Zone, an icy challenge to US power- Washington Post
    Fudgy The Iranian Whale's Challenge to American Hegemony- Firedoglake
    Iranian ice cream goes to Green Zone- Press TV
    all 7 news articles »


  15. Then and Now: It's been 372 years since the last solstice lunar ...


    God Discussion - 12 hours ago

    Baghdad was under siege by the Ottomans and a settlement was reached on ...Baghdad is still in turmoil. The churches are bickering about gays and lesbians. ...
    Lunar eclipse meets winter solstice- Washington Post (blog)
    A historic eclipse: Volcano will tint moon in rare Dec. 21 ...- El Paso Times
    Daytona Beach News-Journal - The State
    all 3538 news articles »


  16. Industry Roundup: Damian Lewis Cast in New Showtime Pilot, Homeland


    New York Magazine - 3 hours ago

    The show focuses on a marine who returns home after eight years as a prisoner of war in Baghdad. Claire Danes also stars as a CIA officer who suspects Lewis ...
    Damian Lewis joins 'Homeland' cast- Digital Spy
    Damian Lewis Cast In Showtime's Homeland- Cinema Blend
    Damian Lewis Cast As The Male Lead In Showtime's Pilot 'Homeland'-Deadline.com
    Gather.com
    all 5 news articles »


  17. Amid the chaos, Iraqis turn to TV, Web to be heard


    MiamiHerald.com - Shashank Bengali - 1 day ago

    BAGHDAD -- Amid political gridlock, endemic corruption, ... Letters to the editor take up full pages in Baghdad's daily newspapers. ...
  18. Iraq's Kurdistan ready to export oil according to Baghdad govt.'s ...


    Zawya - 1 day ago

    BAGHDAD: North Iraq's Kurdistan Regional Government has expressed readiness to export the quantity of oil, assigned by the Central Government in Baghdad, ...
  19. Father, son from Abbeville return with 256th


    AbbevilleNow.com - Theresa Mayard - 12 hours ago

    Scott explained that, at first they were together in Baghdad, ... Scott explained in July, he was moved to Camp Taji in Baghdad, which was a camp of about ...
  20. The political refugee who rose to top


    Scotsman - 12 hours ago

    By Staff reporter NURI al-Maliki was born at Hindiya, south of Baghdad, in 1950. He holds a master's degree in Arabic and worked at the Education Ministry ...
  21. DealBook: Blackwater Founder in Deal to Sell Company


    New York Times - Andrew Ross Sorkin - Ben Protess - 5 days ago

    Marwan Naamani/Agence France-Presse — Getty ImagesBlackwater private security personnel patrol Baghdad from their ...
    Blackwater asks judge to dismiss suit over Iraq shootings- Bellingham Herald
    Passing the Bloodstained Buck- Truthdig
    'Blackwater' Founder Exits Security Firm With Sale To Private ...- NPR (blog)
    UPI.com - TIME
    all 276 news articles »


  22. 'Vicar of Baghdad' accused of falsely taking credit for hostage ...


    Telegraph.co.uk - Colin Freeman - 2 days ago

    Canon Andrew White, the vicar of St George's Church in Baghdad, has been criticised over claims that he played a ...


  23. Baghdad law students prepare for Moot Court Competition


    War On Terror News - 1 day ago

    Ghasaq Alhusainy, a senior at Baghdad University College of Law answers questions with a local reporter before the Jessup Practice Moot Court at the US ...
  24. Yeonpyeong pic on TV, Net was actually Baghdad


    JoongAng Daily - Christine Kim - 2 days ago

    The territory being bombed wasn't Yeonpyeong at all, but Baghdad during the initial days of the US invasion of 2003. The picture was available for public ...


  25. State of the nation


    BBC News - Gabriel Gatehouse - 2 days ago

    The United States is to withdraw all ... It is a residential neighbourhood of Baghdad, its skyline dominated by the ...
  26. Iraq tenders for four new power stations


    AFP - 3 days ago

    BAGHDAD — Iraq's electricity minister launched a tender on Saturday for firms to build four power stations that would boost the country's power production ...
    Iraq pitches to foreign firms on power projects- Reuters Africa
    all 29 news articles »


  27. WikiLeaks: Military liaison to Baghdad


    Scoop.co.nz (press release) - 2 days ago

    (U) The GoNZ announced January 31 that it will station one military liaison officer in Baghdad to work in the UN Assistance Mission. ...
    WikiLeaks: NZ troops return from Iraq- Scoop.co.nz (press release)
    all 62 news articles »


  28. Five explosions heard in Baghdad


    Xinhua - Wang Guanqun - 5 days ago

    BAGHDAD, Dec. 16 (Xinhua) -- Five loud explosions were heard in Baghdad on Thursday which caused no casualties, an Interior Ministry source told Xinhua. ...
    Bombs kill 2 Iraqis on way to religious ceremony- The Associated Press
    10 Pilgrims Killed in Attacks in Baghdad- ShortNews.com
    8 wounded, 2 female would-be suicide bombers captured in Iraq- People's Daily Online
    Press TV - The Hindu
    all 141 news articles »


  29. Tehran, Baghdad to continue energy talks


    Tehran Times - 3 days ago

    TEHRAN – Iran and Iraq will hold new round of talks over their eight joint oilfield's development plan in Tehran next week. Tehran will also host the first ...
    Iraqi Kurdistan's Prime Minister Due in Tehran Soon- Fars News Agency
    all 6 news articles »
  30. US embassy cables: US officials are briefed on Italy's Nicola ...


    The Guardian - 1 day ago

    The report stands behind the accounts given by Sgrena, the driver, and SISMI's Baghdad Station Chief; ie, the "Italian reconstruction" of the incident. 6. ...
    US embassy cables: Silvio Berlusconi on the Italian report into ...- The Guardian
    WikiLeaks cables: You ask, we search- The Guardian
    all 4 news articles »


  31. Iran power export to Iraq will rise


    Tehran Times - 1 day ago

    TEHRAN –- Iran's ambassador to Baghdad said that Iran will soon increase electricity exports to 1000 megawatts to Iraq. The Mehr News Agency quoted Hassan ...
  32. Veterans, Democrats back pol set for Iraq deployment


    Boston Herald - Laurel J. Sweet - 7 hours ago

    Parisella learned after the election that he will be shipped out to Baghdad by the end of January with the Devens-based 804th Medical Brigade to assist with ...
    Newly-elected rep being deployed to Iraq- My Fox Boston
    North Shore lawmaker vows to serve state, country- Boston Herald
    Newly-elected lawmaker to serve in Iraq- WHDH-TV
    all 4 news articles »


  33. 10 Shiite pilgrims die in attacks in western Baghdad


    CNN International - Jomana Karadsheh - 15 Dec 2010

    Iraqi Shiite Muslims carry the coffins of people killed in a bomb blast targeting a convoy of pilgrims in west Baghdad. ...
    Baghdad bombing targeting Shiites kills three, wounds 18- Xinhua
    Bomb kills three at Baghdad Shiite ceremony- AFP
    Roadside bombs kills 3 and wound 32 in Iraq- Reuters Africa
    Toronto Star - War On Terror News
    all 949 news articles »


  34. Bio-Art: 'Blood Quran' Causes Controversy


    LiveScience.com - Stephanie Pappas - 12 hours ago

    The Quran is now kept behind locked doors in a mosque in Baghdad, and officials are uncertain how to handle an object that is simultaneously sacred and ...
    Searching for the Koran written in Saddam Hussein's blood- BBC News
    Koran Written in Saddam's Blood Poses Islamic Dilemma- AOL News
    Quran written in Saddam's blood locked in Baghdad- Sify
    all 8 news articles »


  35. Bleak outlook for plans to help Sons of Iraq


    The Associated Press - 5 days ago

    BAGHDAD (AP) — A broad plan to absorb Sunni Muslim militiamen who battled al-Qaida in Iraq into national security forces or government jobs is at risk of ...
  36. In Baghdad, car crashes now claim more lives than war


    BikePortland.org - Jonathan Maus - 1 day ago

    Apparently in Baghdad, "reckless driving is the norm." What's worse, is that it appears Americans are exporting their disregard for road safety to countries ...
  37. Interpol warns of possible Al-Qa'ida attacks in US, Europe


    Montreal Gazette - 5 days ago

    Interpol said yesterday it had received information from its office in Baghdad about possible Al-Qa'ida attacks on United States and European targets. ...
    US, Europe tighten security after warnings of Christmas terrorist ...- AHN | All Headline News
    U.S., U.K. and Europe are on alert for al Qaida terrorist threat.- Suite101.com
    Al-Qaeda will attack USA and Europe? 188- Which country in cahoots ...- allvoices
    all 64 news articles »


  38. With New Ice Cream Shop, Iran Wields Soft Serve Power in Iraq


    TIME - Josh Sanburn - 18 hours ago

    But in January in Baghdad's Green Zone, once the locus of US power in post-war Iraq, an Iranian ice cream shop will open. As customers enjoy one of 34 ...
  39. 'Vicar of Baghdad' Accused Of Falsely Taking Credit For Hostage ...


    Theos - Colin Freeman - 19 hours ago

    Canon Andrew White, the vicar of St George's Church in Baghdad, has been criticised over claims that he played a central part in freeing Mr Moore after he ...
  40. Reversing Course, a Former Holdout Pulls Iraq Toward a Political ...


    New York Times - Steven Lee Myers - 6 days ago

    BAGHDAD — Ayad Allawi, who years ago fought off ax-wielding assassins dispatched to London by Saddam Hussein's secret police, ...
    Iraqi PM meets US joint chief chairman in Baghdad- Xinhua
    Iraq has 835 prisoners on death row: minister- AFP
    Joint Chiefs chair in Iraq, meeting prime minister- The Associated Press
    DVIDS - AsiaOne
    all 549 news articles »


  41. Rockin' the Casbah: A Review of 'Heavy Metal in Baghdad'


    Big Hollywood - Larry Schweikart - 1 day ago

    Alvi himself quickly experienced the impossibility of carrying normal western-style interviews in war-torn Baghdad. His crew paid $1400 US dollars a day for ...
  42. Hamza Hendawi named AP's Cairo bureau chief


    Washington Post - 12 Dec 2010

    AP NEW YORK -- Veteran journalist Hamza Hendawi, who reported for The Associated Press from Baghdad during the 2003 US invasion and then chronicled Iraq's ...
  43. WikiLeaks cable: Military liaison to Baghdad


    New Zealand Herald - 3 days ago

    (U) The GoNZ announced January 31 that it will station one military liaison officer in Baghdad to work in the UN Assistance Mission. ...
  44. Egypt FM set for Iraq visit after formation of new government


    Al-Masry Al-Youm - 1 hour ago

    Egyptian Minister of Foreign Affairs Ahmed Abul Gheit on Tuesday said he plans to visit Baghdad soon to convene with Iraqi officials. ...
    Ban Hails Iraqi New Government As 'Major Step' In Democratic Progress- Bernama
    Germany welcomes formation of Iraqi government- Monsters and Critics.com
    French PM congratulates Maliki on new cabinet- Khaleej Times
    all 39 news articles »


  45. Relatives of Spanish cameraman killed in Baghdad use WikiLeaks to ...


    Christian Science Monitor - Andrés Cala - 13 Dec 2010

    After years of delays, the family of a Spanish journalist killed in a 2003 US attack on a Baghdad hotel turns to WikiLeaks documents that suggest the US and ...
    Leaked Cable Triggers Lawsuit Over Journo's Baghdad Death- Newser
    WikiLeaks cable: Americans tried to cover up death of Spanish ...- Dscriber
    Family of slain cameraman seeks probe on WikiLeaks evidence- Sify
    Aljazeera.net
    all 14 news articles »


  46. Release of Mehdi army members renews fears in Baghdad


    BBC News - 2 hours ago

    Members of Moqtada al-Sadr's Mehdi army have been released from jail in large numbers and are making their presence felt in various Iraqi neighbourhoods. ...
  47. Baghdad celebrates end of sanctions


    UPI.com - 5 days ago

    BAGHDAD, Dec. 16 (UPI) -- Residents of Baghdad said they were overwhelmed with joy after the UN Security Council lifted sanctions imposed on the former ...
    Iraq at the UN: Mission Accomplished?- Huffington Post (blog)
    Iraqis have suffered long enough- GulfNews
    UN gives green light fro Iraqi civilian nuclear program- SteelGuru
    TMCnet - Arab Times
    all 40 news articles »


  48. Bombs kill 3 Iraqis, wound 7 Iranians near Baghdad


    The Associated Press - 8 Dec 2010

    BAGHDAD (AP) — A car bomb outside a restaurant killed three people north of Baghdad on Wednesday, while a roadside bomb wounded seven Iranian pilgrims on a ...
    Two dead, Iran pilgrims among 24 injured in Iraq- AFP
    Turkey, Iran battle for clout, deals in Iraq- Reuters Africa
    Four people killed in Baghdad violence- People's Daily Online
    War On Terror News - Press TV
    all 271 news articles »
  49. More Christians Flee Iraq After New Violence


    New York Times - Steven Lee Myers - 12 Dec 2010

    In the wake of a series of attacks in Baghdad and Mosul, thousands of Iraqi Christians have fled abroad or to the relative safety of the Kurdish north. ...
    Iraqi Christians Flee Wave Of Targeted Violence- NPR
    BAGHDAD CHRISTIANS FACE A FESTIVAL OF PERSECUTION-Express.co.uk
    Analysis: An Exodus of Christians from Iraq- GlobalPost
    Sify - The New American
    all 78 news articles »


  50. Ghosts of Abu Ghraib Haunt Local Sunnis


    ISN - 2 hours ago

    Abu Ghraib, now called Baghdad central prison, became infamous in 2004 when pictures and reports emerged of horrific prisoner abuse carried out there by ...


  51. An Iraqi girl's thinly veiled rebellion


    Montreal Gazette - Ned Parker - 5 days ago

    BAGHDAD — In the sacred Shiite city of Najaf, where women hide themselves behind dark ... The Baghdad transplant proudly calls herself Najaf's first emu. ...
  52. 2 killed, 7 wounded in Baghdad violence


    The Nation, Pakistan - 3 days ago

    Two people were killed and seven others wounded in separate gunfire and bomb attacks in Baghdad... on Sunday, an Interior Ministry source said.
  53. The gay soldiers that wanted to be on Fox


    Fox News (blog) - Dominic Di-Natale - 1 day ago

    In Iraq, most were at the massive sprawling Victory Base Complex outside Baghdad. I met, Skyped or YIM-ed the others at FOB Warrior in Kirkuk, ...
    Rocket hits US base in north Iraq- Press TV
    all 2 news articles »


  54. Attacks in Iraq kill 4, including 2 policemen


    Washington Post - Bushra Juhi - 10 Dec 2010

    AP BAGHDAD -- Police captured four gunmen after a shootout in Saddam Hussein's ... Also Friday, a roadside bomb killed two people in Baghdad. ...
    Iraq Christians mark 40 days since church carnage- AFP
    Iraq should ensure fair trials for detainees: UN- Reuters
    Iraq Christians mark 40 days since church carnage- AsiaOne
    CNN (blog) - The Catholic Review
    all 314 news articles »


  55. Mullen: No big change in US troops in Afghanistan


    Washington Post - Anne Gearan - 13 Dec 2010

    AP BAGHDAD -- The top US military officer said Monday he doesn't foresee big changes to the number of US forces fighting in Afghanistan. ...
    Al Maliki receives US Chief Mullen- Alsumaria
    US lauds Iraq's sovereignty- UPI.com
    all 145 news articles »


  56. A lone woman in Iraq's new cabinet


    AFP - 17 hours ago

    BAGHDAD — The new Iraqi government, which received a vote of confidence from parliament on Tuesday, is almost exclusively male, with the exception of a lone ...
  57. Dozens of Casualties in Explosions Targeting Shi'ite Areas of Baghdad


    Voice of America - Edward Yeranian - 4 Dec 2010

    Photo: AP Iraqi authorities say more than a dozen people were killed and more than 80 injured in a series of bombings Saturday in the Iraqi capital Baghdad. ...
    Six Iranian pilgrims killed in Baghdad attacks- AFP
    Series of bomb attacks in Baghdad kill up to 14 people- Xinhua
    7 Blasts Hit Baghdad, With Mostly Shiite Targets- New York Times
    DAWN.com - The Press Association
    all 701 news articles »


  58. 4th grade class receives rare treat from overseas


    AndersonValleyPost.com - Maghan Hunt - 12 hours ago

    Inside the package for the class was an American flag that had been flown over Task Force 807 Medical Command in Camp Victory, which is in Baghdad, Iraq. ...
  59. NEWSMAKER-Shahristani, architect of Iraq's oil future


    Forexyard - Rania El Gamal - Barbara Lewis - 19 hours ago

    For the Kurds, who have signed oil deals that Baghdad has declared ... "I met him this year again in Baghdad after we won the contracts and he's still not ...
    Analysis: Familiar faces to guide Iraq's oil future- Reuters
    NEWSMAKER-Shahristani, architect of Iraq's oil future- Reuters Africa
    = UPDATE: Iraq Oil Output +100000 B/D To 2.5 Mln B/D - Oil Minister- Zawya
    Platts - Wall Street Journal
    all 144 news articles »


  60. German FM in Baghdad for talks with Iraqi leaders


    AFP - 4 Dec 2010

    BAGHDAD — German Foreign Minister Guido Westerwelle arrived in Baghdad on Saturday on a surprise visit to hold talks with Iraqi leaders, Iraqi officials and ...
    Westerwelle makes surprise visit to Iraq- Deutsche Welle
    German FM in Iraq for trade talks- AFP
    Germany to make every effort to promote Mideast peace: FM- AFP
    Arab Monitor
    all 109 news articles »
  61. Iraq: Gunmen kill elderly Christian couple inside their Baghdad


    CNN (blog) - 5 Dec 2010

    Attackers gunned down an elderly Christian couple late Sunday inside their Baghdad home, the latest in a string of religious-rooted violence that has ...
    Booze Bails Out of Baghdad in Face of Resurgent Islam- Jerusalem Post
    Gunmen kill Iraqi Christian man and his wife- Alsumaria
    Iraq: Two more Christians murdered overnight in Baghdad- Spero News
    Daily Star - Lebanon - Adnkronos International English
    all 82 news articles »
  62. Bank of Baghdad opens branch in Lebanon


    CPI Financial - 14 Dec 2010

    Burgan Bank announced that its subsidiary, Bank of Baghdad, has opened a new branch in Lebanon on Monday 13 December at a gala event in Beirut. ...


  63. WikiLeaks Taps Power of the Press


    New York Times - David Carr - 12 Dec 2010

    Then last spring, WikiLeaks adopted a more journalistic approach — editing and annotating a 2007 video from Baghdad in which an Apache helicopter fired on ...
    Q&A: Wikileaks- Calvin News
    The Man Who Took America Head-On- TMCnet
    all 28 news articles »
  64. American Grandmother Serves in Baghdad


    Benzinga - 4 days ago

    In an amazing testimony of grit and enduring faith in God, Grambo: The True Adventures of an American Grandmother in Baghdad...and Beyond (published by ...
  65. US troops shoot dead driver on way to Baghdad airport


    AFP - Jacques Clement - 28 Nov 2010

    BAGHDAD — US troops in Iraq killed a driver as they opened fire on a darkened car speeding towards a military convoy on the road to Baghdad international ...
    Iraqi dealing viewed with suspicion- Washington Post
    US troops in convoy kill Iraqi civilian driver- The Associated Press
    IRAQ: Airport closed after US troops kill engineer near checkpoint- Los Angeles Times
    allvoices - Frontline
    all 354 news articles »


  66. Iraq foils plot to bomb French embassy in Baghdad


    Reuters Africa - Jim Loney - Samia Nakhoul - 30 Nov 2010

    BAGHDAD (Reuters) - Iraqi security forces foiled a plot to bomb the French embassy in Baghdad after arresting 12 suspected al Qaeda members in connection ...
    5 civilians killed, 32 injured in recent Iraq violence- CNN International
    Iraq thwarts attack against French Embassy- Alsumaria
    Victims of attack on Baghdad Christian church describe religious ...- Rome Reports
    CNN (blog) - Spero News
    all 91 news articles »


  67. Bullets, bottles fly in 'Baghdad'


    Trinidad & Tobago Express - Abby Brathwaite - 13 Dec 2010

    These were the words of vendor, Marissa Francis, last evening, after scenes of chaos played out on Charlotte Street, with police firing ...
  68. Gibbs Goes Into Full Baghdad Bob Mode: Everything is Fine ...


    Weasel Zippers - 13 Dec 2010

    (RCP)- “We are confident that the affordable care act will be upheld,” White House press secretary Robert Gibbs says about a Virginia court ruling on health ...
  69. A Formula to Get Power in Iraq? Divide by 2.25


    Wall Street Journal - Sam Dagher - 8 Dec 2010

    BAGHDAD—Squabbling Iraqi politicians are wrestling with a fresh question in efforts to form a new government here: How much is a cabinet post ...
    Fears grow that Allawi won't be included- Washington Post
    Wikileaks Exposes Iran's Secret Revenge on Iraqi Pilots For 1980s War- ABC News
    Iraq leaders urge census- Alsumaria
    The National Interest Online - Christian Science Monitor
    all 81 news articles »
  70. More foreign fighters seen slipping back into Iraq


    The Associated Press - 5 Dec 2010

    BAGHDAD (AP) — Intelligence officials say foreign fighters have been slipping back into Iraq in larger numbers recently and may have been behind some of the ...
    Iraq hunting for foreign terror suspects- BusinessWeek
    US shows concern over Iraq's mass arrest of Al Qaeda-linked suspects- Christian Science Monitor
    More foreign fighters return to Iraq- Boston Globe
    Dallas Morning News - Monsters and Critics.com
    all 393 news articles »
  71. Spare Afghanistan Iraq's success


    Foreign Policy - Nir Rosen - 1 day ago

    Baghdad was virtually in Shiite hands while there were few mixed areas left in ... As American commitment increased and it looked like Baghdad would be the ...


  72. Iraqi restaurant opening in Grand Forks


    WDAY - 1 day ago

    He and his family left Baghdad after life there got too dangerous, spent time in Turkey and ultimately found asylum in the US in April 2008. ...
  73. A pogrom in Baghdad


    Ottawa Citizen - David Warren - 7 Dec 2010

    On Sunday, Oct. 31, during Mass, Islamist terrorists attacked the main Syriac Catholic Church in Baghdad -- the Cathedral of Our Lady of Perpetual Help. ...
    In Baghdad, an Encore of "Murder in the Cathedral"- Dallas Blog (blog)
    We must save the region's religions for diversity's sake- The National
    Death of Elderly Christian Couple Highlights Religious Persecution ...- Worthy News
    all 13 news articles »
  74. Moussa says Baghdad remains on track to host Arab League summit


    Al-Masry Al-Youm - Mohamed Maarouf - 14 Dec 2010

    Arab League Secretary General Amr Moussa on Tuesday denied intentions to reschedule the upcoming March summit in Baghdad. "This [date change] will only ...
  75. Iraq calls for swift execution of terror suspects


    The Associated Press - 2 Dec 2010

    BAGHDAD (AP) — Iraq's interior minister called Thursday for the death penalty for a group of 39 detained al-Qaida-linked suspects, even before they have ...
    Iraq nabs 39 Al-Qaeda suspects and Moroccan fighter- AFP
    Iraq Parades Terror Suspects- Wall Street Journal
    Mirror.co.uk - ITAR-TASS
    all 329 news articles »
  76. Army Capt. Guilty In Bribe Case


    myfoxny.com - Luke Funk - 1 day ago

    ... convicted an Army captain of mail fraud and accepting bribes in connection with nearly a million dollars in contracts while he was stationed in Baghdad. ...
    Army Officer Convicted of Honest Services Fraud, Accepting Bribes ...- 7thSpace Interactive (press release)
    all 2 news articles »
  77. Iraqi cinema makes a comeback at Greek film festival


    AFP - Isabel Malsang - 4 days ago

    One scene showing a rickety old bus crossing one of Baghdad's bridges lasts only ... "Filming in Baghdad is not easy," he said, recalling the bus scene as a ...
  78. Turkish contractors to rebuild Sadr City in Baghdad


    Hurriyet Daily News - Ni̇lgün KarataÅŸ - 10 Dec 2010

    A Turkish consortium wins the bid for construction of Baghdad's Sadr City, offering to complete the massive project for $11.3 billion. ...
    Turkish Firms Win $11.3 Billion Baghdad Contract, Hurriyet Says- Bloomberg
    all 3 news articles »


  79. Navy Cmdr dad surprises son after year in Baghdad


    San Francisco Chronicle - 30 Nov 2010

    22 after a year in Baghdad. Reece Demory said he was expecting a giant present, not his dad. Reece's mom Kelly Demory says her husband secretly stayed in ...
    The present of presence- Signal
    all 113 news articles »
  80. Sadrists expect big role in new Iraq government


    The Associated Press - 1 Dec 2010

    BAGHDAD (AP) — The Shiite Sadrist movement was the key bloc that assured Prime Minister Nouri al-Maliki's re-election, and now the fiercely anti-US ...
    Analysts: Cables between Sunnis, US diplomats might push Iraq ...- Washington Post
    Iraq PM calls on football fans to stop celebratory gunfire- AFP
    Iraq's oilmin Shahristani offered new post in govt- Reuters Africa
    Foreign Affairs - UPI.com
    all 205 news articles »
  81. Breaking: U.K. counterterrorism operation nets 12 suspects


    Examiner.com - 1 day ago

    ... the Interpol office in Baghdad about possible threats, especially in the US and Europe, due to orders given to al-Qaeda cells by al-Qaeda commanders. ...
  82. Iraq forces thwart attack against French embassy: general


    AFP - Ammar Karim - 29 Nov 2010

    BAGHDAD — Iraqi forces thwarted an attempt by a suicide bomber to blow up a vehicle by the French embassy using intelligence gathered after a bloodbath at a ...
    Iraqi security forces capture al-Qaida militants responsible for ...- Xinhua
    Iraq arrests 12 over church siege- BBC News
    As Vatican prays for Iraqi Christians, Baghdad announces massacre ...- Catholic Culture
    The Voice of Russia - Ynetnews
    all 191 news articles »
  83. Baghdad bombing renews a family's fears


    Los Angeles Times - Raheem Salman - 4 Dec 2010

    Police said at least 26 people were killed in the explosions around Baghdad on Saturday, including 14 at the market in Bayaa where we had been shopping. ...
  84. Tax cut votes...PayPal joins WikiLeak squeeze...Baghdad bombings


    9&10 News - 4 Dec 2010

    BAGHDAD (AP) — Bombs have killed at least 17 people across Iraq's capital today. The victims include Iranian pilgrims near a revered shrine and shoppers at ...
  85. Iraqi family discusses life through writers group


    Houston Chronicle - Jon Nielsen - 2 days ago

    There were the tanks that rumbled by their house in the Baghdad ... In Baghdad, the family lived comfortably. They had a nice house with good furniture. ...
  86. Italian FM in Iraq to call for Aziz clemency


    AFP - 5 Dec 2010

    BAGHDAD — Italian Foreign Minister Franco Frattini arrived in Baghdad on Sunday on the last stop of a Middle East tour to call for clemency against the ...
    Italy calls to protect Iraqi Christians- Alsumaria
    Italy asks for clemency against Tariq Aziz death sentence- Sify
    Italian FM in Iraq for bilateral ties, talks about Aziz, Christians- People's Daily Online
    all 35 news articles »
  87. Out for the count


    BBC News - Gabriel Gatehouse - 6 Dec 2010

    The area, which contains vast reserves of oil, is currently controlled by the Arab-dominated central government in Baghdad. However, the town and its ...
    Iraq: Oil exports from Kurdish region to resume- BusinessWeek
    Iraq expects more oil through ports- UPI.com
    Iraqi leaders struggle to slice pie- Asia Times Online
    Rudaw - Zawya
    all 56 news articles »
  88. At War: An Iraqi Returns to Baghdad After a Trip Abroad


    New York Times (blog) - Yasmine Mousa - 6 Dec 2010

    Yasmine Mousa is an Iraqi-Canadian journalist who works for The New York Times in Baghdad. BAGHDAD — “It was a quiet day,” I said to myself ...
    FACTBOX-Security developments in Iraq, Dec 4- ReliefWeb (press release)
    FACTBOX-Security developments in Iraq, Dec 7- ReliefWeb (press release)
    FACTBOX-Security developments in Iraq, Dec 6- ReliefWeb (press release)
    all 8 news articles »
  89. “Dagger” Brigade Assumes Authority in Baghdad Province


    DVIDS - 11 Dec 2010

    At the ceremony, the 2nd AAB, 1st Inf. Div., USD – C, assumed responsibility for partnering with Baghdad province's Iraqi Security Forces units from the 1st ...
    Soldiers complete mission, head back to US- The Journal News | LoHud.com
    all 6 news articles »
  90. Iraqi shoe thrower signs his first book in Beirut


    Washington Post - Zeina Karam - 14 Dec 2010

    The book is a journal chronicling the moments leading up to the now infamous Baghdad press conference on Dec. 14, 2008, at which al-Zeidi shot to fame by ...
    World briefs- Dubuque Telegraph Herald
    all 142 news articles »


  91. Baghdad and Arbil settle pending issues


    Alsumaria - 11 Dec 2010

    The advisor of Kurdistan Regional Government Prime Minister Adel Berwari affirmed that all pending issues between Baghdad and Arbil have been resolved. ...
  92. 16 injured in attacks across Iraq


    Press TV - 3 days ago

    Four civilians were injured in Baghdad on Saturday when an improvised explosive ...Baghdad, four policemen were injured in a twin bombing on ... In southern
    FACTBOX-Security developments in Iraq, Dec 19- ReliefWeb (press release)
    Iraqi army finds mass grave in Mosul- Emirates 24/7
    Remains of 11 persons discovered in mass grave in Mosul- ABNA.ir
    all 5 news articles »


  93. Iraq court gives Tariq Aziz new 10 year sentence


    The Associated Press - 29 Nov 2010

    BAGHDAD (AP) — An Iraqi court on Monday convicted Tariq Aziz, ... Another bomb on Baghdad's western Abu Ghraib suburb killed a policeman and an Iraqi ...
    Iraq's Aziz gets 10 years jail for Kurd killings- AFP
    Saddam aide Aziz convicted in Kurdish case - court- Reuters India
    Another penalty for Iraq's Aziz- Pittsburgh Post Gazette
    UPI.com - The Epoch Times
    all 457 news articles »
  94. FEATURE-Iraq rice yield up as water, power supplies grow


    Forexyard - Khalid al-Ansary - Jim Loney - 1 day ago

    ... having some success increasing production along the Euphrates south of Baghdad in an area that was the heart of the ancient world's Fertile Crescent. ...
  95. FEATURE: Horse racing unites in Baghdad


    Taipei Times - 6 Dec 2010

    The fans packed in to watch races at Baghdad's horse track are nothing like the mint julep-drinking, hat-wearing crowd at the Kentucky Derby. ...
  96. Push to reopen dead cameraman's case


    NEWS.com.au - 3 Dec 2010

    THE family of a Spanish cameraman killed by US shell fire in Baghdad in 2003 will demand the case be reopened following the release of WikiLeaks documents ...
    US embassy cables: Family of Spanish cameraman considers legal action- The Guardian
    Wikileaks revelations put pressure on Justice officials- Free Malaysia Today
    Family demands Spanish probe in Iraq death case- Reuters
    CounterPunch - Democracy Now
    all 69 news articles »


  97. Taking Lead, Iraqi Premier Vows to Forge Government


    New York Times - Jack Healy - 27 Nov 2010

    BAGHDAD — Prime Minister Nuri Kamal al-Maliki sought Saturday to show he was in control of a tenuous new governing coalition, saying that he ...
    Iraqi premier: No need for US troops after 2011- The Associated Press
    Maliki promises new Iraqi cabinet within weeks- Washington Post
    Iraqi Prime Minister Pushes to Bolster Power- Wall Street Journal
    AFP - Los Angeles Times
    all 1366 news articles »
  98. Iraq delays nationwide census yet again


    The Associated Press - 30 Nov 2010

    BAGHDAD (AP) — Iraq's government Tuesday once again pushed back a ... Also Tuesday, a bomb hidden on a car in Baghdad killed its driver and wounded three ...
    Iraq indefinitely delays census: minister- AFP
    Iraq delays first census since 1987 over land row- Reuters Canada
    all 172 news articles »
  99. UNSC lifts remaining sanctions on Iraq, urges Baghdad to "quickly ...


    Yemen News Agency - 6 days ago

    UNITED NATIONS –(Saba)- Zebari also said the adoption of these "important resolutions, marks the beginning of the end of the sanctions regime and ...
    U.N. Lifts Sanctions on Iraq- Wall Street Journal
    UN Security Council ends key Iraq sanctions- Los Angeles Times
    UN Security Council Ends Saddam Hussein-Era Sanctions Against Iraq-RadioFreeEurope/RadioLiberty
    The Voice of Russia - Reuters
    all 1200 news articles »


  100. In Iraq, a Very Busy Iran


    Wall Street Journal - Sam Dagher - 30 Nov 2010

    BAGHDAD—Leaked US diplomatic cables provide new details on the US assessment of how Iran's Revolutionary Guards Corps has promoted Tehran's ...
    Cables Shed Light On Iran's Influence In Iraq- NPR
    WikiLeaks: US wary of Iran's action in Iraq- UPI.com
    Wikileaks: Iranian agents killed former Iraqi pilots for revenge- DigitalJournal.com
    The National Interest Online (blog)
    all 63 news articles »


  101. Nouri al-Maliki


    Los Angeles Times - 20 hours ago

    Iraq's Prime Minister Nouri al-Maliki sits, before submitting his new government for approval to the Iraq parliament in Baghdad, Iraq, Tuesday, Dec. ...

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