Mosul Violence

Without National Reconciliation, Iraqi Democracy is a Mirage

Firas Al-Atraqchi | Posted 05.25.2011

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Firas Al-Atraqchi

The Iraqi elections prove only that the country is at a critical crossroads and that sectarianism continues to be a major threat.

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Mosul: Bomber Dressed As Iraqi Policeman Hits Police Post

AP | SAMEER N. YACOUB | Posted 05.25.2011

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BAGDHAD — An al-Qaida front group in Iraq claimed Wednesday it carried out the deadly bombings against Baghdad hotels earlier this week, boastin...

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US Troops Could Stay In Mosul Past June 30 Deadline

AP | LARA JAKES | Posted 05.25.2011

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WASHINGTON — U.S. troops may remain in an Iraqi city threatened daily by al-Qaida past a June 30 withdrawal deadline, the top American commander...

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5 US Soldiers Killed In Mosul, Iraq Truck Bombing

AP | ROBERT H. REID | Posted 05.25.2011

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BAGHDAD — A suicide truck driver detonated a ton of explosives near a police headquarters in the northern city of Mosul on Friday, killing five ...

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US Troops May Stay Longer In Mosul Due To Fighting: Odierno

abcnews.go.com | Posted 05.25.2011

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Gen. Ray Odierno, the top U.S. military commander in Iraq, said that continuing the fight against insurgents in the northern Iraqi city of Mosul might...

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Mosul, Iraq: Few Jobs, Lots Of Trouble

AP | ROBERT BURNS | Posted 05.25.2011

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MOSUL, Iraq — Five years ago this month, Paul Wolfowitz, then the Pentagon's second-ranking official, dropped in on this northern city to take i...

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In An Iraq-Related Hole, McCain Keeps On Digging

HuffingtonPost.com | Sam Stein | Posted 05.25.2011

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In politics, as in life, when one is in a hole, he or she should stop digging. This advice was not heeded by John McCain's campaign today. Both the Se...

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