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Two blasts in Iraq leave at least 70 dead
BAGHDAD — Bombings in Iraq near a Sunni Muslim mosque, a busy shopping street and a funeral procession left at least 70 people dead Friday as the security situation continued to show signs of unraveling. The explosions brought the week’s...
Tags: Government, Explosions, Unrest, Conflicts and War, Bombings, United Nations
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READER SUBMITTED: Efforts Underway To Honor Fallen Military From Connecticut
StatewideWhat is Memorial Day? Memorial Day is observed on the last Monday of May and falls on May 27 this year. Many people confuse Memorial Day with Veterans' Day. Veterans' Day is celebrated in November to honor all those who have served our country throughout...Tags: Memorial Day, American Civil War (1861-1865), Unrest, Conflicts and War, Holidays, Afghanistan
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At least 8 killed by blast outside Sunni mosque Iraq's Baquba
ReutersARBIL, Iraq, May 17 (Reuters) - At least eight people were killed in an explosion outside a Sunni Muslim mosque in Baquba, about 50 km (30 miles) northeast of Baghdad, after Friday prayers, police and medics said. The death toll was likely to rise,... -
DEATH TOLL IN EXPLOSION OUTSIDE SUNNI MOSQUE IN
ReutersDEATH TOLL IN EXPLOSION OUTSIDE SUNNI MOSQUE IN IRAQ'S BAQUBA RISES TO 18 - POLICE AND MEDICS -
Death toll rises to 18 after blast outside mosque in Iraq's Baquba
ReutersBAGHDAD, May 17 (Reuters) - At least 18 people were killed in an explosion outside a Sunni Muslim mosque in Baquba, about 50 km (30 miles) northeast of Baghdad, police and medics said on Friday. Attacks on Sunni and Shi'ite mosques, security forces and...Tags: Islam, Unrest, Conflicts and War, Religion and Belief, Wars and Interventions, Baghdad (Iraq)
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Soldier gets life without parole in Iraq killings
JOINT BASE LEWIS-MCCHORD, Wash. — An Army sergeant was sentenced Thursday to life in prison without parole for the 2009 killings of five fellow service members at a combat stress clinic in Iraq. A military judge, Army Col. David Conn, had found...
Tags: Iraq War (2003-2011), Justice System, Crime, Law and Justice, Punishment, Military Justice
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INSIGHT-Syria's Nusra Front eclipsed by Iraq-based al Qaeda
Reuters* Al Qaeda group overshadows Syrian rebel fighters * Jihadis' aims go beyond toppling Assad * Rebel break-up complicates calculation for West By Mariam Karouny BEIRUT, May 17 (Reuters) - The most feared and effective rebel group battling President...Tags: Islam, Free Syrian Army, Jihad, Al-Qaeda, Ayman al-Zawahri
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Insight: Syria's Nusra Front eclipsed by Iraq-based al Qaeda
ReutersBEIRUT (Reuters) - The most feared and effective rebel group battling President Bashar al-Assad, the Islamist Nusra Front, is being eclipsed by a more radical jihadi force whose aims go far beyond overthrowing the Syrian leader. Al Qaeda's Iraq-based...Tags: Free Syrian Army, Islam, Jihad, Al-Qaeda, Ayman al-Zawahri
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ANALYSIS-Upgrade crowns Turkey's peaceful rise but pitfalls loom
ReutersBy Paul Taylor PARIS, May 17 (Reuters) - Turkey's achievement of investment-grade status crowns a decade of rapid growth, financial stability and political reform by a "tiger" economy on the seam of Europe and Asia, but the rising power still faces...Tags: Moody's Corporation, Elections, Government, Turkey, European Debt Crisis
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Analysis: Upgrade crowns Turkey's peaceful rise but pitfalls loom
ReutersPARIS (Reuters) - Turkey's achievement of investment-grade status crowns a decade of rapid growth, financial stability and political reform by a "tiger" economy on the seam of Europe and Asia, but the rising power still faces pitfalls in a dangerous...Tags: Moody's Corporation, Government, Turkey, Government Debt, National Government
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Russia sends Syria advanced anti-ship missiles: U.S. officials
ReutersWASHINGTON (Reuters) - Russia has sent Syria advanced anti-ship missiles, U.S. officials told Reuters on Friday, bolstering Syrian defenses despite pleas from Washington and elsewhere to stop supplying President Bashar al-Assad's forces. One of the...Tags: Defense Equipment, Al-Qaeda, Barack Obama, Government, John Kerry
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U.S. lifts sanctions on Iraq bank that had links to Iran
ReutersWASHINGTON, May 17 (Reuters) - The United States said on Friday it had allowed an Iraqi bank to again conduct business with the U.S. financial system after the bank showed it was no longer helping Iran evade financial sanctions. Iraq's Elaf Islamic...Tags: Islam, Iran, U.S. Department of the Treasury, Religion and Belief
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