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Iraq-Afghan vets protest war, pledge to return medals – Chicago Sun-Times

May 20, 2012 in Iraq


CBS News
Iraq-Afghan vets protest war, pledge to return medals
Chicago Sun-Times
BY FRANCINE KNOWLES Business Reporter fknowles@suntimes.com May 20, 2012 12:44PM Iraq and Afghanistan war veterans spoke out against the wars and NATO Sunday, following a march in downtown Chicago and vowed to return their war medals as they called for ...
Iraq, Afghan War Vets Toss Away Their MedalsNBC Chicago
US Iraq, Afghanistan veterans kick off historic action against NATO in ChicagoXinhua
Craziness in Chicago: NATO, Protests, Nurses, Vets Throw Away Medals, and ...OB Rag
AirForceTimes.com -Salon -CRIENGLISH.com
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Lawyers for Fugitive Iraqi VP Quit Case in Protest – ABC News

May 20, 2012 in Iraq


ABC News
Lawyers for Fugitive Iraqi VP Quit Case in Protest
ABC News
Lawyers for Iraq's fugitive Sunni vice president charged with running death squads quit the case on Sunday in protest after judges rejected their request for evidence for his defense. The development underscored Tariq al-Hashemi's claim that he will ...

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Turkey Aims to Contain Iraq, Iran – AINA (press release)

May 20, 2012 in Iraq


Hurriyet Daily News (press release)
Turkey Aims to Contain Iraq, Iran
AINA (press release)
A bitter rift with Iraq has exposed Turkey's role in a wider Middle East power struggle, with Ankara acting to protect its stability and prosperity from an Iranian-Iraqi "Shiite axis" it fears in the wake of the US military withdrawal from Iraq.
Turkey slams flag-burning demo in Iraq: reportThe Daily Star
Iraq summons Turkish envoy again as tensions growReuters
Regional Crises Boost Turkey's Ties With Iraq's KurdsVoice of America
Hurriyet Daily News (press release) -Ahram Online
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Iraqi Kurdistan to push ahead with oil export plan – Reuters

May 20, 2012 in Iraq


Al-Arabiya
Iraqi Kurdistan to push ahead with oil export plan
Reuters
* Kurdistan outlines oil export plans, defies Baghdad * Kurdish crude shipments stopped over pay dispute * Oil at heart of clash between Baghdad, Arbil (Adds more comments from Hawrami, background throughout) By Ahmed Rasheed ARBIL, Iraq, ...
Iraqi Kurdistan to push ahead with oil export plan | The RepublicThe Republic
KRG Finds Refined Oil Alternative in TurkeyRudaw
Ankara between Baghdad and ArbilHurriyet Daily News (press release)

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Iraq anti-terror officer, family shot dead – Pakistan Observer

May 20, 2012 in Iraq


NEWS.com.au
Iraq anti-terror officer, family shot dead
Pakistan Observer
Iraq—An Iraqi anti-terror officer, his wife and three children have been shot dead by gunmen in north Baghdad, security and medical officials said on Saturday. The family was murdered on Friday evening, the officials said, taking to 10 the overall ...
blasts at Baghdad pet market kill 5CNN
Iraq Bomb Blasts: Explosions At Baghdad Bird Market Kill At Least 5Huffington Post
Baghdad market bombs kill at least fourReuters
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Army: Soldier to stand trial in killings of 5 comrades – CNN

May 19, 2012 in Iraq


New York Daily News
Army: Soldier to stand trial in killings of 5 comrades
CNN
By Chelsea J. Carter, CNN (CNN) -- A sergeant accused of killing five comrades at a combat stress clinic at a US base in Iraq more than three years ago is mentally fit to stand trial on charges of premeditated murder, the Army said.
Soldier faces murder charges in Iraq base deathsThe Seattle Times
Soldier faces charges in 5 Iraq killingsNew York Daily News
Soldier faces 5 murder charges in 2009 shootings at Iraq clinicLos Angeles Times

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Iraq considers bids for $1 bln power plant – Reuters

May 19, 2012 in Iraq


Construction Week Online
Iraq considers bids for $1 bln power plant
Reuters
BAGHDAD May 19 (Reuters) - Iraq announced on Saturday the names of foreign companies bidding to build a 1500 megawatt (MW) power plant with a value of around $1 billion in western Iraq, part of a drive to improve creaking infrastructure hit by ...
Iraq: 6 companies compete for Anbar power plantMarketWatch
Iraq announces firms bidding for its USD1b power plantMENAFN.COM
Six bids submitted for 1500MW Anbar plant in IraqConstruction Week Online

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After months in Afghanistan, 70 trips to Iraq, she deserves to be heard – Chicago Sun-Times

May 19, 2012 in Iraq


Kansas City Star
After months in Afghanistan, 70 trips to Iraq, she deserves to be heard
Chicago Sun-Times
Somewhere in between was to be a reunion of other activists who joined her for 70 trips to Iraq between 1996 and 2003 to deliver medical aid in defiance of US economic sanctions. Despite her busy schedule, Kelly took a short break Friday to chat at her ...
World leaders confront flagging Afghan warDaily Herald

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Iraq’s southern oil exports fall from record in May – Reuters

May 18, 2012 in Iraq


Al-Arabiya
Iraq's southern oil exports fall from record in May
Reuters
Southern exports slip to 1.94 mbpd so far in May * Production reduced by technical problem, now fixed * Iraq still hoping to sustain April's record export rate By Alex Lawler and Peg Mackey LONDON, May 18 (Reuters) - Iraq's oil exports from its ...
Iraq's southern oil export plunges in MayTrade Arabia
Shell's Majnoon deal highlights Iraq oil target verdictAl-Arabiya
Iraq News & TendersIranOilGas.com (subscription)

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Veterans exposed to explosions may be at risk for dementia – USA TODAY

May 16, 2012 in Iraq


Veterans exposed to explosions may be at risk for dementia
USA TODAY
By Gregg Zoroya, USA TODAY A generation of Iraq and Afghanistan veterans exposed to explosions may be at risk for early-onset dementia, according to a new study that looked at the autopsied brains of four former combat servicemembers and four athletes.

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