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Bobby Ghosh: Five Reasons for Hope in Iraq (www.time.com)
Over the past four-some years, I've always relied on some personal litmus tests to gauge the mood of this city. And by those admittedly unscientific measures, Baghdad feels like it's starting to... More
Submitted 2 days ago by rmwarnick | 0 Comments |
Christians Under Siege In Mosul (www.chicagotribune.com)
A month after thousands of Christians fled this northern Iraqi city in terror, many of the refugees have returned home, but some fear a new wave of sectarian violence, church leaders say.
Submitted 10 days ago by rmwarnick | 0 Comments |
Green Zone Government Starts Paying 'Sons of Iraq' Sunni Fighters (www.iht.com)
Iraq's Shiite-dominated government is making good on promises to pay thousands of U.S.-backed Sunni fighters in Baghdad, the U.S. military said Sunday, despite some government unease over the... More
Submitted 18 days ago by rmwarnick | 0 Comments |
Mask Ban Upsets Iraqis Hired as U.S. Interpreters (www.washingtonpost.com)
The U.S. military has barred Iraqi interpreters working with American troops in Baghdad from wearing ski masks to disguise themselves, prompting some to resign.
Submitted 18 days ago by rmwarnick | 0 Comments |
Millions of Iraqis at Risk from Polluted Water
(us.oneworld.net)
Despite recent improvements in security and sanitation, polluted water and inadequate sanitation services in Iraq are putting millions of people at risk of disease and straining the ill-equipped... More
Submitted 28 days ago by cdoherty | 0 Comments |
Iraqis Are Being Attacked and Killed For Returning to Their Homes (www.mcclatchydc.com)
Sectarian cleansing has helped to reduce the violence in Iraq to a four-year low, but the small number of returnees who've been targeted so far could be a warning that the violence could return, too.
Submitted about 1 month ago by rmwarnick | 0 Comments |
Pessimistic Iraq National Intelligence Estimate Will Be Kept Secret Until After Election Day (www.mcclatchydc.com)
A new U.S. intelligence analysis warns that unresolved ethnic and sectarian tensions in Iraq could unleash a new wave of violence, reversing security and political gains achieved over the last year.
Submitted about 1 month ago by rmwarnick | 0 Comments |
Pentagon Report: Iraq Security Gains Remain 'Reversible and Uneven' (www.washingtonpost.com)
Violence in Iraq dropped further during the summer although security gains remain "reversible and uneven," with the main threats coming from Iranian-backed militias and the Shiite-led Iraqi... More
Submitted 2 months ago by rmwarnick | 0 Comments |
Gay Iraqi Leader Assassinated in Baghdad (www.ukgaynews.org.uk)
The coordinator of Iraqi LGBT in Baghdad, Bashar, aged 27, a university student, has been assassinated in a barber shop. Militias burst in and sprayed his body with bullets at point blank range.
Submitted 2 months ago by rmwarnick | 0 Comments |
'Life in Iraq Now is Hell for All LGBT People' (thinkprogress.org)
“Homosexuality was generally tolerated under Saddam. There certainly was no danger of gay people being assassinated in the street by police. … Life in Iraq now is hell for all LGBT people; no one... More
Submitted 2 months ago by rmwarnick | 0 Comments |
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