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U.S. official: Iraq continues to allow Iranian overflights to Syria
BAGHDAD -- Despite regular U.S. objections, Iraq continues to allow Iranian flights to Syria to use its airspace and has not searched an Iranian plane since October, an American official says. “We object very strongly to the overflights, which...
Tags: Wars and Interventions, Islam, Weaponry, Religion and Belief, Unrest, Conflicts and War
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Baghdad bombings reflect sectarian tensions
BAGHDAD — A string of bombings in Shiite Muslim neighborhoods in eastern Baghdad left as many as two dozen people dead and reflected Iraq’s heightened sectarian tensions in the wake of nearly two months of Sunni protests. The bombs went...
Tags: Hugo Chavez, Emergency Incidents, Iraq, Explosions, Demonstration
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Baghdad in photos, then and now
FrameworkTo mark the 10-year anniversary of the war in Iraq, Associated Press photographer Maya Alleruzzo returned to Baghdad with printed photographs that she and colleagues had taken. Alleruzzo wrote this about the project: We went through the archive to look... -
Fred Kaplan's 'The Insurgents' takes on Petraeus and policy
-------------------- The Insurgents David Petraeus and the Plot to Change the American Way of War Fred Kaplan Simon & Schuster: 400 pp, $28 -------------------- Everyone knows — or thinks they know — about the influence exerted by the...Tags: Afghanistan, Wars and Interventions, Paula Broadwell, Central Intelligence Agency, The Pentagon
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The war in Iraq: How Times photographers covered the conflict
FrameworkMarch 19 marks the 10th anniversary of the start of the Iraq War. Staff photographer Carolyn Cole was on top of the Palestine Hotel in Baghdad as the air attack began in the middle of the night, engulfing government buildings along the Tigris River. Other... -
Bombings in Iraq kill 65
Associated PressBAGHDAD -- Insurgents sent a bloody message on the eve of the 10th anniversary of the U.S.-led invasion, carrying out a wave of bombings across the country Tuesday that killed at least 65 people in the deadliest day in Iraq this year. The nearly 20...Tags: Terrorism, Wars and Interventions, Politics, Religious Conflicts, Explosions
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War in Iraq — a look back 10 years later
FrameworkThe U.S.-led war in Iraq began with airstrikes on March 19, 2003, and an invasion by ground forces the following day. The Los Angeles Times had photographers embedded with U.S. forces rolling across the border, in Baghdad during the air bombardment and in... -
'Shock And Awe' 10 Years Later: War Was Disaster
On March 20, 2003, U.S.-led aircraft began the "shock and awe" bombing of Baghdad, starting a war to topple a brutal dictator and remove the threat of his weapons of mass destruction. Iraq would become a reliable U.S. ally, a counterweight to...Tags: Wars and Interventions, Politics, Iraq War (2003-2011), Religious Conflicts, U.S. Department of Defense
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At Lookingglass, a tiger tale set in Iraq
Can a talking Bengal tiger in the Baghdad zoo serve as both a narrator and a ghost? That might sound like a bizarre question, but it comes to mind presently at the Lookingglass Theatre. The titular big cat in Rajiv Joseph's distinctive drama “...
Tags: Arts and Culture, Water Supply, Iraq, Water Tower, Robin Williams
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2 car bombs kill 9 in southern Iraq
BAGHDAD (AP) — Two car bombs went off Sunday in the Iraqi city of Basra, killing nine and wounding 24 in a rare attack in the Shiite-dominated south of the country. All nine deaths resulted from a blast near an outdoor market, said Ali Ghanim,...
Tags: Emergency Incidents, Al-Qaeda, Bombings, Basra (Iraq), Iraq
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New ESPN doc shines a light on Muhammad Ali trip to Iraq [video]
Once relegated to a dusty corner of film festivals, shorts have started to take on a more central role in the age of digital video. Can they get a boost from compelling sports stories? ESPN, which has drawn plaudits for its “30 for 30”...Tags: Media Industry, Movies, Muhammad Ali, Entertainment, Iraq War (2003-2011)
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