Iraq
Syria: test ground for anti-Shia jihad?
An “Anti-Shia Alliance” convention in Jakarta brought togehter interntional Sunni militants to declare “jihad” on “heretics”—as sectarian attacks mount in Syria and Iraq.
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Iraq
Iraq temporarily closes Abu Ghraib prison
The Iraqi Justice Ministry temporarily closed Abu Ghraib prison due to security concerns, citing a growing Sunni-backed insurgency within the local Anbar province.
Iraq
Iraq: oil output surges —with terror attacks
Iraq's oil production surged to its highest level in over 30 years last month—as insurgent and terrorist attacks claim more lives than at any time since 2007.
Iraq
HRW: Iraq women being abused in detention
Human Rights Watch reports that Iraqi security officials are detaining thousands of women illegally and subjecting them to torture, ill-treatment and threats of sexual abuse.
Iraq
Iraq executes 26 on terrorism offenses
Amid protests from international rights groups over a wave of executions and poor judicial standards, Iraq announced the execution of another 26 on terrorism charges.
Iraq
Qaedists lose ground in Syria; gain in Iraq
Syrian rebels launched an offensive against the Islamic State of Iraq and Syria (ISIS)—just as the Qaeda-inspired army has seized the Iraqi towns of Fallujah and Ramadi.
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Iraq: police arrest Sunni MP on terrorism charges
Iraqi police arrested Ahmed al-Awlani, an MP and prominent Sunni supporter of anti-government protests, on terrorism charges. Awlani's brother was killed in the raid.
Iraq
Iraq called to task over missing Iranian dissidents
UN human rights officials called on Baghdad to provide information on seven Mujahedeen Khalq followers who were allegedly abducted in an armed attack on their camp.
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Charges dropped against Iraq oil union leader
Following an international campaign, all charges were dropped against Iraq oil union leader Hassan Juma’a Awad in a case related to strikes and worker protests.
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Iraq: civil resistance leader assassinated
Azad Ahmed, a leading figure in Iraq’s civil resistance movement, was murdered by unknown assailants when his car was stopped between Kirkuk and Sulaymaniyah.
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Iraq: death squads target Mujahedeen Khalq?
At least 47 are dead following an Iraqi military assault on Camp Ashraf, a refugee settlement inhabited by exiled members of Iranian opposition group Mujahedeen Khalq.
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Iraq: chemical attack survivors sue corporations
Survivors of the 1988 gas attack on Iraq's Kurdish city of Halabja announced that they will bring suit against companies that supplied chemical agents to Saddam Hussein.