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THE TENSION (Free subscription) | yesterday
In the Rashidiyah Nahia, soldiers from Company B, 1st Battalion, 27th Infantry Regiment “Wolfhounds,” 2nd Stryker Brigade Combat Team “Warrior,” 25th Infantry Division, currently attached to 3rd BCT, 4th Inf. Div., Multi-National Division – Baghdad, check out a building to see what it would take to refurbish it for future use, Dec. 28, 2008. (Photographer: Brad Willeford, Multi-National Division...
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Raw Story (Free subscription) | yesterday
Iraqi authorities have closed a major shrine in Baghdad's Kadhimiya area to women amid security concerns as a Shia religious ceremony reaches its climax. Ashura is among the holiest days for Shia Muslims, but women will be barred from the Imam Moussa al-Kadhim shrine. At least 35 people were killed there by a male suicide bomber on Sunday. Early reports said the bomber was a woman.
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Military Times - News (Free subscription) | yesterday
A crash investigation could not determine what led a C-130H Hercules to lose simultaneous power in three engines as it took off from Baghdad International Airport on June 27, according to a report issued Wednesday by Air Mobility Command.
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Washington Post (Free subscription) | yesterday
Five former Blackwater Worldwide security guards pleaded not guilty yesterday to federal charges that they unleashed an unprovoked salvo of bullets and grenades in a busy Baghdad square in 2007, killing at least 14 Iraqi civilians and injuring 20 others.
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qwstnevrythg.com (Free subscription) | 06/01/2009
AP By PATRICK QUINN – 1 day ago BAGHDAD (AP) — The United States inaugurated its largest embassy ever on Monday, officially opening a fortress-like compound in the heart of the Green Zone as a testament to America’s commitment to Iraq. Addressing an inauguration ceremony under tight security, Ambassador Ryan Crocker said the $700 million embassy was testimony [...]
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Global Voices Online (Free subscription) | 06/01/2009
Maysaloon, a Syrian blogger commenting [ar] on recent news writes: “Oh Arabs!!!! The largest U.S. embassy in the world is opened today in Baghdad and people of Palestine and Iraq are being killed and their sanctity violated before our eyes. Where are the Arabs? Where are the weapons and the resistance? Our countries are being [...]
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ChooseTheHero.com (Free subscription) | 05/01/2009
New American Embassy opens in Baghdad Just days after the U.S. military formally handed authority of Baghdad’s “Green Zone” over to the Iraqis, the new American Embassy opened in Baghdad. Go to Source Share and Enjoy:
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The Earth Times Online Newspaper (Free subscription) | 05/01/2009
Baghdad - The United States opened its largest embassy worldwide in Baghdad's Green Zone on Monday, while a series of six explosions ripped through Baghdad killing one and injuring 27 amidst events surrounding the commemoration of Muslim holidays. At...
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billingsgazette.com top headlines (Free subscription) | 06/01/2009
SEATTLE - The lawyer for a former Kalispell man who worked for Blackwater says federal prosecutors plan to charge him for a Baghdad shooting that killed an Iraqi security guard. Attorney Stewart Riley says he received a letter from the U.S. attorney's ...
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World Affairs Board (Free subscription) | 06/01/2009
---Quote--- *New US embassy opens in Baghdad * The new US embassy in Baghdad has been opened, with a dedication ceremony attended by the Iraqi president. The compound is one of the biggest and most expensive embassies the US has ever built, and was opened amid heavy security in the Iraqi...
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kansascity.com (Free subscription) | 06/01/2009
BAGHDAD | The U.S. inaugurated its largest embassy ever on Monday, a fortress-like compound in the heart of the Green Zone.
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Slackerology (Free subscription) | 06/01/2009
Just days after the U.S. military formally handed authority of Baghdad’s “Green Zone” over to the Iraqis, the new American Embassy opened in Baghdad. Go to Source
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BBC News (Free subscription) | yesterday
Iraqi authorities close a major Shia shrine in Baghdad to women amid security concerns as the rite of Ashura reaches its climax.
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BBC News (Free subscription) | yesterday
Iraqi authorities close a major shrine in Baghdad to women amid security concerns as the religious ceremony of Ashura reaches its climax.
