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Five books about Iraq, a cradle of civilisation and catastrophe
The Economist· 41 minutes agoALTHOUGH IT IS beginning to recover, Iraq is still suffering from the wars of the past decades. In...
The pilgrimage sites of Iraq's timeless and holy cities
BBC News· 6 hours agoTravellers to what was once was the spiritual centre of the world can learn about the region's long...
Iraq Counts Cost Of Stray Bullets Fired In Anger Or Joy
International Business Times· 13 hours agoAt weddings, football matches and other special events, some Iraqi men like to fire salvos of...
Why Israel-Hezbollah tensions risk boiling over now
CNN via AOL· 4 hours agoThe group is also believed to possess 150,000 rockets that could overwhelm Israel’s defenses if an all-out war breaks out. Why are tensions flaring up...
Joe Biden confuses Ukraine and Iraq
Newsweek· 4 days agoBiden spoke to reporters at the Aisne-Marne American Cemetery in Belleau, France, on Sunday following his trip to Normandy to commemorate the 80th...
US Navy faces its most intense combat since World War II against Houthi rebels
ABC News· 5 hours agoThe U.S.-led campaign against the Houthi rebels, overshadowed by the Israel-Hamas war in the Gaza...
Sweden summons Iraqi diplomat to protest death penalties reportedly handed to 2 Swedes
Associated Press via Yahoo News· 4 hours agoSweden's Foreign Ministry said officials summoned the Iraqi chargé d’affaires Friday to protest...
Wikipedia war: Fierce row erupts over Israel’s deadly Nuseirat assault
Al Jazeera· 2 hours agoA fierce “edit war” has broken out on Wikipedia over a page dedicated to a deadly Israeli raid in...
Iraq: Winning The War And Losing The Peace
Strategy Page· 6 days agoJune 26, 2018: The current parliament ends on June 30 and a newly elected parliament is supposed to take its place. It will be a few months before that happens and then the members of the new ...
With a movie-worthy backstory, the War and Treaty is a duo on the rise
Dallas Morning News· 1 day agoA budding singer (Michael) lives in homeless shelters with his mom after leaving his abusive dad, joins the Army and is sent to the Iraq War, where he copes ...
