Archive for the ‘Iraq’ Category

Video: Iraq’s abandoned children

From Al Jazeera, a video that shows a few of the over a million orphans in Iraq.


The Violence Continues In Iraq


Bombings Strike Iraqi Pilgrims — New York Times

BAGHDAD — Deadly attacks against religious pilgrims continued in Iraq on Monday, with three car bombs exploding in Karbala, where as many as 10 million marchers are expected for one of the most sacred holidays on the Shiite calendar.

The explosions, which began with two nearly simultaneous blasts in the early morning, killed as many as 30 people and wounded more than 100.

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Establishing A New Iraq Government Faces Additional Roadblocks


Iraq Halfway Toward Forming A Cabinet – Nine Months After Election — Christian Science Monitor

More details should emerge later today.

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The Christian Exodus From Iraq Continues




Christian Exodus As Iraq Army Fails Them — Scotsman

CHRISTIAN Iraqis are again fleeing to other parts of the country and abroad amid growing fears that the security forces are unable or, more ominously, unwilling to protect them from sectarian attack.

The flight – involving thousands of Christians from Baghdad and Mosul, in particular – followed an October siege at a church in Baghdad in which 51 worshippers and two priests were killed, and a subsequent series of bombings and assassinations singling out Christians.

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More News On Christians Fleeing Iraq


Iraqi Christians flee to Kurdish areas or abroad: U.N.
— Reuters
UN Agency Reports ‘Exodus’ of Iraqi Christians – Voice of America
U.N.

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