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At least 75 people died today when a car bomb exploded near a Shia mosque in a busy commercial district of Baghdad after a period of relative calm in the Iraqi capital.
Read More »US launches major Iraq offensive
The US military has said 10,000 US and Iraqi troops are taking part in a major operation against militants linked to al-Qaeda north of the capital, Baghdad.
Read More »Report: Iraq Violence Leading to Abortions, Drug Abuse Among Civilians
Pregnant Iraqi women who have been forced from their homes by worsening violence are obtaining illegal abortions because they are unable to get medical care for themselves and their unborn, according to a new report by a national humanitarian group.
Read More »Israeli tanks enter Gaza
Israeli tanks have crossed into Gaza near a key crossing point where at least 500 Palestinians are trapped, trying to flee from the territory since Hamas took it over.
Read More »Egypt says moving diplomats from Gaza to West Bank
CAIRO, June 19 (Reuters) – Egypt has decided to move its ambassador to the Palestinian Authority to the West Bank from Gaza, state media reported on Tuesday, in a snub to Hamas which seized control of the Gaza Strip last week.
Read More »Quartet Meeting in Egypt Postponed
CAIRO, Egypt, June 19–A meeting of the Quartet of Mideast peacemakers due next week in Egypt will likely be put off after some partners asked for a delay following the Palestinian Hamas’ takeover of the Gaza Strip, top Arab diplomats said on Tuesday.
Read More »Egyptian authorities attempting to arrange passage for Gaza refugees
Egypt is attempting to arrange safe passage to the West Bank for approximately 340 Palestinian refugees who fled to Egypt in the aftermath of the Hamas victory in Gaza.
Read More »Iraq – Diyala condemns Iran meddling, welcomes Mujahedeen-Khalq
NCRI – Reuters reported on Sunday, June 17 from Baghdad, that the Iraqi tribal leaders and local politicians and parliamentarians from the Iraqi province of Diyala in a conference condemned the Iranian meddling in Iraq and voiced their support for the presence of the Iranian opposition, People’s Mojahedin Organization of …
Read More »Morning TV offers hopeful alternative to grim Iraq
BAGHDAD — The “Good Morning Iraq†presenters chatted amiably in front of a scenic backdrop of Baghdad’s Tigris River. Just then a body floated into view.
Read More »Fateh loyalists hurry to escape Gaza
EREZ CROSSING, Gaza — Umm Mohammad and her children cowered in no-man’s-land on Monday with Israeli troops firing warning shots in front and Hamas gunmen behind.
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