Northern Iraq

American Teacher Murdered In Iraq

AP | By YAHYA BARZANJI and LARA JAKES | Posted 05.01.2012

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SULAIMANIYAH, Iraq -- The quarrel at a Christian school was at first easily ignored by other students: a disagreement between a classmate and a teache...

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Catholic Minority Target Of Three Car Bombs In Northern Iraq

Posted 10.02.2011

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KIRKUK, Iraq, Aug 2 (Reuters) - A car bomb exploded near a Catholic Church in northern Iraq on Tuesday, injuring at least 16 people in part of a c...

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Farewell for Now, HuffImpact -- It's Time to Practice What You've Taught Me

Victoria Fine | Posted 05.25.2011

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Victoria Fine

At Impact I've learned that often, hope doesn't come from big ideas, but from everyday actions by determined individuals. So for the next six months, I'll be putting those ideas into action.

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Northern Iraq Needs Troops, Says US General Ray Odierno

The New York Times | ROD NORDLAND | Posted 05.25.2011

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BAGHDAD -- The commanding general of American forces in Iraq said Monday that he had proposed putting United States troops in disputed parts of northe...

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Iraq Faces A New War That Threatens To Complicate Obama's Withdrawal Plans

The Independent | Patrick Cockburn in Mosul | Posted 05.25.2011

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A new war is threatening Iraq just as the world believes the country is returning to peace. While violence is dropping in Baghdad and in the south of ...

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Turkey says warplanes hit Kurdish rebels in northern Iraq

AP | Posted 05.25.2011

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ISTANBUL, Turkey — Turkish warplanes hit an area in northern Iraq where a group of Kurdish rebels was trying to infiltrate Turkey, the military ...

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Mass Graves Discovered Near 'Torture Center' In Northern Iraq

AP | BRADLEY BROOKS | Posted 05.25.2011

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...Meanwhile, U.S. soldiers carrying out operations in volatile Diyala province north of Baghdad found mass graves next to what they called a torture ...

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50 Turkish Warplanes Bomb Kurdish Rebel Targets In Northern Iraq

AP | SUZAN FRASER | Posted 05.25.2011

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Turkish warplanes hit Kurdish rebel targets in northern Iraq early Sunday, Turkey's military said, the first such attack since the U.S.-led invasion ...

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