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Former US security adviser calls for closer US-Turkey ties – Hurriyet Daily News

September 30, 2010 in Security


The People's Voice

Former US security adviser calls for closer US-Turkey ties
Hurriyet Daily News
“We need Turkey as the withdrawal process [from Iraq] continues,” Brent Scowcroft, the national security adviser for US presidents Gerald Ford and George W. ...
Turkish Daily Press - October 1, 2010Hudson New York
TURKEY AND THE GULF STATES IN THE TWENTY-FIRST CENTURYGLORIA Center

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Forces Must Ready for Future Conflict, Mullen Says – Department of Defense

September 30, 2010 in Security


Christian Science Monitor (blog)

Forces Must Ready for Future Conflict, Mullen Says
Department of Defense
He noted the counterinsurgency mission in Afghanistan, security assistance in Iraq, security for oil transits through the Strait of Hormuz in the Middle ...
Top uniformed officer says cuts to Pentagon budget would endanger USThe Hill
Returning troops facing new stressesAsbury Park Press

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Iraq security forces stymie Baghdad bank robbery – Reuters

September 30, 2010 in Security


Kansas City Star

Iraq security forces stymie Baghdad bank robbery
Reuters
Overall violence in Iraq has fallen sharply since the height of sectarian bloodshed in 2006/07. Politicians and military officials have said militants are ...
Fighting leaves 2 police officers dead in BaghdadCNN
Fresh violence in Iraq wounds 12Press TV
2 police die in failed Baghdad bank heistMarine Corps Times

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Red Cap killings trial is adjourned on the first day – Burton Mail

September 30, 2010 in Iraq Travel


Red Cap killings trial is adjourned on the first day
Burton Mail
The relatives were originally told they could travel to Iraq for the hearings, but it was later decided this was too dangerous. British officials then said ...
New hold-up in Redcaps' murder trialShields Gazette

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Lack of Iraq govt hurting security and refugee returns – AFP

September 29, 2010 in Security


Reuters India

Lack of Iraq govt hurting security and refugee returns
AFP
BAGHDAD — A spike in unrest accompanying Iraq's failure to form a government is scaring people from passing on much-needed intelligence and deterring ...
General ties Iraq's stalemate to attacksBoston Globe
Surge in attacks on Iraq's Green Zone alarms US officialsPittsburgh Post Gazette
Still struggling to form government, Iraq breaks a world recordWashington Post
Monsters and Critics.com
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After a tour in Iraq, Elizabeth Suarez is back in the classroom – Quinnipiac Chronicle

September 29, 2010 in Iraq Travel


Quinnipiac Chronicle

After a tour in Iraq, Elizabeth Suarez is back in the classroom
Quinnipiac Chronicle
Looking at Suarez, there is not much to indicate she is a veteran of the Iraq conflict, one of the longest and most debated military involvements in our ...

UPDATED: 10.10am Baghdad trial postponed to allow witnesses time to travel – Derby Evening Telegraph

September 29, 2010 in Iraq Travel


UPDATED: 10.10am Baghdad trial postponed to allow witnesses time to travel
Derby Evening Telegraph
They were originally told they could travel to Iraq for the hearings but it was later decided this was too dangerous. British officials then said efforts ...

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Top US commander in Iraq holds security talks with Turkey – Ynetnews

September 28, 2010 in Security


France24

Top US commander in Iraq holds security talks with Turkey
Ynetnews
The top American commander in Iraq, Gen. Lloyd Austin, has arrived in Turkey to hold security talks with Turkish officials. The Interior Ministry says ...
Turkish Interior Minister, US top commander discuss Kurdish issueInformation-Analytic Agency NEWS.am
Turkey expands diplomatic activity to resolve Kurdish issueToday's Zaman
Top American commander in Iraq visits TurkeyHurriyet Daily News
Journal of Turkish Weekly -AFP -People's Daily Online
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September 27, 2010 in Iraq in Pictures

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September 27, 2010 in Iraq in Pictures

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