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Babil Police Force Faces Uncertain Future After Chief’s Murder
The USG Open Source center does a report on the security situation in Babil Province, just south of Baghdad. ‘OSC Report: Iraq — Babil Police […]
Turkish Ambassador: US was Helpful; 600 attacks a week in Iraq; Surge Exiled One Million Iraqis to Syria where they Face Starvation
The Turkish ambassador to the United States, Nabi Sensoy, said Wednesday that the US military provided real time intelligence to Turkey and was ‘very helpful’ […]
Was Rice’s trip to Iraqi Kurdistan Deliberately Sabotaged?
So when we left off the story yesterday, US Secretary of State Condi Rice had just made a surprise visit to the northern oil city […]
US Provided Real Time Intelligence for Turkish Strikes on Iraq
Ann Scott Tyson and Robin Wright of WaPo confirm from Washington sources that the US provided to the Turkish government ‘real time intelligence’ on Kurdish […]
Zawahiri: Iraq Main field of Jihad Attacks Iran, Muqtada, Nasrallah
The USG Open Source Center summarizes the main points in the new video released by al-Qaeda’s number 2 man, Ayman al-Zawahiri. Zawahiri identifies Iraq as […]
Iraqi Parliament Condemns Turkey Turkey says US Authorized Air Strikes on PKK
The Iraqi parliament on Monday condemned Turkish air strikes on what it said were bases of the Kurdish Workers Party inside Iraqi territory. The parliament […]
Rubin on ‘Who is to Blame’ on Afghanistan
Juan is traveling and will post later on Monday. Until then, have a look at Barnett Rubin’s important essay, “Afghanistan: Who is to Blame?”
Siddiqui: Musharraf ‘Defacing’ Pakistan Constitution
The USG Open Source Center translates from Urdu a critical commentator on Pervez Musharraf’s ‘defacing’ of the Pakistan constitution. Musharraf has lifted the state of […]
Turkey Bombs N. Iraq; Unpopular British Hand over Security Control in Basra
In the far north of Iraq, Turkish warplanes bombed villages that its security specialists say were harboring terrorists of the Kurdish Workers Party (PKK). The […]
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