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Saturday Toll 26 Killed Nearly 50

Saturday Toll 26 Killed Nearly 50

Juan Cole

Saturday Toll 26 Killed, Nearly 50 Wounded Hilla Bombings Kill 6, Injure 26 Guerrilla violence killed 26 and injured nearly 50 altogether on Saturday. In Ramadi, a US helicopter caught fire while refueling, slighly injuring a crewman. The incident is being investigated. Associated Press reports that a guerrilla with a suicide bomb belt detonated his […]

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Iranian Iraqis Returning Expelling New

Iranian Iraqis Returning Expelling New

Juan Cole

Iranian-Iraqis returning, Expelling New Owners A reader writes from Iraq: “I picked up this document [Arabic pdf] from a disgruntled Iraqi in the Baghdad airport about a week ago.” [Cole: The Arabic petition complains that a regulation issued by Paul Bremer is having the effect of tossing him and many others out of their homes, […]

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Breaking News Iraq Un Ambassador

Breaking News Iraq Un Ambassador

Juan Cole

Breaking News: Iraq UN Ambassador Charges Marines with Murder of his Nephew Suicide Bomber Kills 20 at Police Recruitment Center Iraq’s ambassador to the UN, Samir Sumaidaie, said Saturday that US Marines shot his 21-year-old nephew as he was helping them carry out a search of his residence in Anbar province. The nephew had been […]

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European Parliament Committee Calls

European Parliament Committee Calls

Juan Cole

European Parliament Committee Calls for UN Command in Iraq Sistani Aide Killed in Baghdad The Foreign Affairs Committee of the European Parliament has called for all foreign troops in Iraq to be replaced by a United Nations-led peace keeping force. It urged a trans-Atlantic (i.e. US and European) sharing of burdens in Iraq. It said […]

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Un Option For Iraq Guest Comment By

Un Option For Iraq Guest Comment By

Juan Cole

The UN Option for Iraq: Guest Comment by Carl Nyberg Carl Nyberg, a former UN peacekeeper in Cambodia, writes: “I’m skeptical of putting much hope into a UN solution for Iraq’s security problems. I was a UN peacekeeper in Cambodia, but don’t want to lean too heavily on my personal experience. What I learned from […]

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Us Troops Die At Increased Rate In

Us Troops Die At Increased Rate In

Juan Cole

US Troops Die at Increased Rate in Iraq Two PUK Employees Killed in Mosul USA Today reports that the death rate for US troops in Iraq rose by about a third during the past year over the previous year. The LA Times reports on the humanitarian implications of US military operations in Anbar province, for […]

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Guest Editorial Irani On Erbil Journey

Guest Editorial Irani On Erbil Journey

Juan Cole

Guest Editorial: Irani on Erbil A JOURNEY OF HOPE: CONFLICT RESOLUTION TRAINING IN IRAQ by George Emile Irani, Ph.D. ‘ Following the US invasion and occupation of Iraq, many American and international NGOs flooded Iraq peddling their wares to the weary and traumatized Iraqis. For almost a year, I have intermittently received offers from various […]

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Samarra Assaulted By Guerrillas La

Samarra Assaulted By Guerrillas La

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Samarra’ Assaulted by Guerrillas The LA Times reports that guerrillas launched a major attack in Samarra on Wednesday. Carloads of gunmen came into the city and attacked a building used by security forces with rocket propelled grenades. They then attacked the hospital, until US and Iraqi government forces responded to attacks. When ten carloads of […]

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Another Us Helicopter Downed This Time

Another Us Helicopter Downed This Time

Juan Cole

Another US Helicopter Downed, This Time in Afghanistan 17 Dead Taliban used some sort of rocket to shoot down a US helicopter in Afghanistan, killing all 17 servicemen aboard. This is the second US helicopter lost this week. Earlier in the week, Iraqi guerrillas north of Baghdad downed one, killing two US soldiers. It is […]

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