Iraq – Airmen train, advise, assist Iraqi helicopter pilots (The Langley Air Force Base Fighter)

Airmen train, advise, assist Iraqi helicopter pilots (The Langley Air Force Base Fighter)
CAMP TAJI, Iraq (AFNS) — Air Force pilots from the 721st Air Expeditionary Advisory Squadron here train, advise and assist Iraqi helicopter pilots around the clock, helping the Iraqis further develop their air force.

6 al-Qaida suspects arrested in Iraq (MalaysiaNews.net)
BAGHDAD — Six suspected al-Qaida members, including two who were formerly detained by U.S. troops in Iraq, were arrested near the western Iraqi city of Fallujah, a local police chief said on Thursda…

Iraqi cleric’s aide warns of chaos if vote delayed (AP via Yahoo! News)
A delay in the January parliamentary election could lead to chaos, a top aide to Iraq’s Shiite spiritual leader warned Friday, as lawmakers remained deadlocked over legislation that would regulate the crucial national vote.

Dial It Down, Dick: Cheney Not Helpful on Afghanistan (NBC Philadelphia)
Criticism of Obama’s Afghanistan policy is one thing, but Dick Cheney may have gone too far by questioning the commander-in-chief’s courage.

Involuntary returns to Central Iraq contrary to UNHCR guidelines (AlertNet)
Source: UNHCR UNHCR is concerned about the fact that some European states have begun forcibly returning Iraqi originating from the region of Central Iraq over the last few months. In our guidelines issued last …

Italy: Iraqi MPs praise Adnkronos International (Adnkronos)
Italy: Iraqi MPs praise Adnkronos International (AKI) – Iraqi MPs visiting Rome on Thursday praised Italy’s Adnkronos International (AKI) news agency. “It provides the most moderate, objective, and least ‘irritating’ news on Iraq,” said Basim Shafir, an deputy from the Shia Fadhila party. He and two other colleagues are in Italy for meetings with the Italian government sponsored IPALMO aimed at …

White House slams Cheney on Afghan ‘dithering’ claim (AFP via Yahoo! News)
The White House slammed Dick Cheney Thursday, accusing him of years of neglect of Afghanistan, after the ex-vice president said President Barack Obama was “dithering” on troop decisions.

Obama’s Choice (Middle East Online)
From Korea, Vietnam, and Cambodia to Iraq and Afghanistan, enemy fighters and unfortunate civilians, military base camps and people’s homes have been laid waste by US forces in decade after decade of conflict, notes Nick Turse .

Iraqi children come out to play at Joint Base Balad (The Langley Air Force Base Fighter)
JOINT BASE BALAD, Iraq (AFNS) — Nearly 100 Iraqi children spent Oct. 10 running, playing and, more than anything, smiling as they had fun with American servicemembers on Joint Base Balad.

Priming the pump, Iraq seeks foreign investment to rebuild (The Washington Times)
Iraqi leaders facing increasing internal pressure to ramp up oil production and rebuild their war-ravaged country converged on Washington this week to encourage foreign investors to help finance reconstruction costs estimated to be $400 billion. Iraqi Prime Minister Nouri al-Maliki, his ministers for oil and agriculture and many other high-level officials arrived at the U.S.-Iraq Business and …

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