once it was anarchists throwing bombs …

So it's with ISIS, which co-opted Syria's against Bashar Al Assad and capitalised on the discontent of Iraq's Sunni Arabs with the partisanship of Shiite governing parties Baghdad. ... Apart from setting most of the world against it and bringing succour to Damascus and Baghdad that ISIS..

iraq: strengthen domestic violence bill

Demonstrators Baghdad call International Women's Day a day of mourning  in protest of Iraq's new draft Jaafari Personal Status Law, parental and other rights after divorce, make it easier for men to take multiple wives, and allow girls to be married from age 9. ... women's rights organizations..

week in review on the battlefield

Marines seized Rasheed Airport Baghdad, found cache of ammunition and took over prison possibly belonging to American prisoners of war.. ... -led troops rolled into Baghdad and liberated Iraqi citizens from the regime of Saddam Hussein. ..

al-maliki upbeat on capital security

BAGHDAD, Iraq -- Hours Iraqi Prime Minister Nouri al-Maliki told Iraqi that security has improved in the capital and that Iraq is moving away from civil war.. ... The government announced the easing of curfews Baghdad for the month of Ramadan. ..

iraqis divided on assessments

Americans are and will remain occupiers and hated, said Abu Jabir, receptionist at Baghdad hospital. ... Members of the bloc to al-Sadr suspected Petraeus and Crocker assessments were ploy to cast al-Maliki in favorable light and provide excuse to keep American troops here... ..

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