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Iraq: terror targets Shi’ite pilgrims —again
Car bombs and other attacks in Iraq targeted Shi’ite pilgrims headed to Karbala for Arabeen celebrations, leaving up to 20 dead and some 60 wounded.
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Authorities in Ezidikhan, the self-declared Yazidi autonomous homeland in northern Iraq, issued a statement protesting a Turkish air-raid on their territory. The attack was apparently a targeted assassination of Yazidi leader Zeki ?engali, who is a representative of the Union of Communities in Kurdistan (KCK), the international body in the political orbit of the Kurdistan Workers Party (PKK). Four members of the Yazidi territorial militia, the Sinjar Protection Units (YBS), were also killed in the attack, and a home destroyed. The raid actually took place as Iraqi Prime Minister Haider al-Abadi was on an official trip to Turkey, sparking outrage from some Iraqi officials. (Photo: Kurdistan 24)
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Iraq’s hero shoe-thrower to face trial
Muntader al-Zaidi, the journalist who threw his shoes at George Bush, will face trial on Feb. 19 for assaulting a visiting head of state, with a maximum 15-year term, Iraqi officials announced.
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Iraq: US forces violate security agreement
Iraqi officials charge that twice in the last two weeks the US military violated the security agreement signed in November by attacking criminal suspects without coordinating with Iraqi forces.
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Iraq: US forces kill Shi’ite pilgrims?
US forces shot two Shi’ite pilgrims Saturday night as they walked to Karbala for the Arbaeen holy day, an Iraqi Interior Ministry official said.
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4,000 women run in Iraq’s provincial elections: how significant?
Iraq’s provincial elections saw 4,000 women as candidates for provincial councils, many guaranteed seats under a quota system. But some woman candidates questioned how significant the change really is.
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Potsdam peaceniks give Obama a chance
For six years, since before the Iraq war began, peace activists in the upstate New York town of Potsdam have held a weekly vigil in front of the village post office. On Jan. 24, they gathered one last time. The… Read morePotsdam peaceniks give Obama a chance
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Iraq: quotas for women in provincial seats weakened
In the lead-up to Iraq’s provincial elections, there is growing anger that the draft version of the election law has weakened provisions to set aside seats for women.
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Iraq: more astonishing success of the “surge”
Now relegated to the back pages, near-daily rocket and suicide attacks continue to claim lives in Baghdad and central Iraq. Several civilians have been killed in attacks this week alone.
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Obama inspires Black Iraqi freedom movement
Iraqi and US military forces will beef up security ahead of landmark provincial elections set for Jan. 31, when up to 15 million Iraqis could go to the polls in 14 of Iraq’s 18 provinces. Already candidates have been targeted… Read moreObama inspires Black Iraqi freedom movement
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Turkey and Iran in joint air-strikes on Iraqi Kurdistan
Turkish warplanes and Iranian artillery bombarded Kurdish rebel hideouts in northern Iraq on Jan. 5, a spokesman for the Kurdistan Workers’ Party (PKK) said. “Turkish planes and Iranian artillery bombarded Aquwan and the Iranians bombarded Maradu. The bombardment lasted for… Read moreTurkey and Iran in joint air-strikes on Iraqi Kurdistan
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Iraq unions call for international labor conference in Irbil
From the General Federation of Workers’ Councils and Unions in Iraq (GFWCUI), Dec. 13: Dear Brothers and Sisters in the global struggle for workers’ rights, peace and justice: Plans are underway to hold an International Labor Conference in Iraq in… Read moreIraq unions call for international labor conference in Irbil