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6 Dead in 4th Day of Baghdad Bombings

Thu, 06 Nov 2008 06:53:15 CST

A series of bomb blasts across Baghdad killed six people and injured more than 20 others today, the fourth consecutive day of heightened violence in the Iraqi capital. The deadliest attack came near a checkpoint in central Baghdad, while another targeting a government convoy killed six city workers. A string...

Iraq Cracks Down on US-Allied Sunni Fighters

Rob Quinn — Fri, 22 Aug 2008 06:30:03 CDT

Iraq's Shiite-dominated government has begun a crackdown on groups of US-backed Sunni fighters, the New York Times reports. The government fears the fighters, part of what is called the Awakening movement, could be waiting to turn their guns on Shiites. In several parts of the country senior members have been...

Iran Outsmarting US in New Cold War in Mideast

Katherine Thompson — Wed, 14 May 2008 12:02:53 CDT

The new cold war is being waged between America and Iran, and Iran is winning hands down, Thomas L Friedman writes in the New York Times . Mahmoud Ahmadinejad's nation has built up influence from Iraq to Lebanon, with power over Iraq's prime minister, Hezbollah, Hamas, and other militias—and a...

Sunni Militias Threaten Strike Over Late Pay

Kevin Spak — Fri, 21 Mar 2008 09:53:53 CDT

US-allied Sunni militias are threatening to go on strike over late pay. At least two of the 49 Awakening councils that have been enlisted in the fight against al-Qaeda in Iraq have already done so, reports the Guardian , and the dispute over their $10-a-day payments threatens the partnership that has...