Iraqi Woman arranges rapes to recruit suicide bombers (Politics.ie)
This is a discussion on Iraqi Woman arranges rapes to recruit suicide bombers within the Foreign Affairs forums, part of the Topical Discussion category on Politics.ie . Just thought I’d post this for all the lefties who blame the US solely for the death toll in Iraq. …
Iraq PM bloc wins big in Baghdad and Basra (Reuters)
BAGHDAD (Reuters) – A suicide bomber killed 15 people in northeastern Iraq on Thursday, shortly before election authorities were due to give the first official results of last week’s provincial ballot.
Iraq PM’s List Ahead In Shiite Provinces-Electoral Commission (Nasdaq)
BAGHDAD, Iraq (AFP)–A coalition backed by Iraqi Prime Minister Nuri al-Maliki was ahead in Shiite-majority provinces in a show of confidence for the premier’s policies, election results showed Thursday.
Maliki wins Basra, Baghdad in Iraq polls (TVNZ)
A rival party leader conceded that allies of Prime Minister Nuri al-Maliki had probably won Iraq’s two most important cities in local polls, but said coalitions would still end up ruling in most places.
Ballots recounted amid growing furor in Iraq’s Anbar province (The State)
Iraqi officials moved to quell rising tensions between rival Sunni Arab factions in once-restive Anbar province Wednesday by recounting some of the ballots that were cast in last Saturday’s provincial elections, even before the official results are known. The Independent High Electoral Commission in Baghdad said it had acted after Sunni tribal leaders accused the province’s ruling Iraqi Islamic …
Sheiks voice defiance in Iraq’s Anbar (MSNBC)
In Anbar, the cradle of Iraq’s Sunni insurgency, tribal leaders nurtured and empowered by the United States appear ready to take control with guns and money if their ambitions are frustrated.
Iraq Boosts Security In Anbar For Vote Results (Nasdaq)
RAMADI, Iraq (AFP)–Results from Saturday’s provincial vote held are due to be announced Thursday but allegations that the poll was rigged in Sunni Arab- dominated areas of the country has prompted the army to take action to guard against unrest.
At least 10 killed in Iraq restaurant attack (AFP via Yahoo!Xtra News)
BAQUBA, Iraq (AFP) – At least 10 people were killed in a suicide attack on a restaurant in the Iraqi province of Diyala, northeast of Baghdad , on Thursday, a police official told AFP.
