Tag Archives: Iraq
Iraq: Religious differences more important than preventing mayhem and death
Co-operation? What’s that mean? SMH Sunni Muslim rulers have largely shunned an Arab League summit hosted by Shiite-led Iraq, illustrating how powerfully the sectarian split and the rivalry with Iran define Middle Eastern politics in the era of the Arab … Continue reading
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Iraq: 90 students stoned to death for having ‘Emo hair and tight clothes’
Mail Online Youngsters in Iraq are being stoned to death for having haircuts and wearing clothes that emulate the ‘emo’ style popular among western teenagers. At least 14 youths have been killed in the capital Baghdad in the past three … Continue reading
Iraq: Bombs kill at least 40 in Baghdad
BBC News Co-ordinated bomb attacks in the Iraqi capital, Baghdad, have killed at least 40 people and injured more than 130, say officials. The interior ministry said 13 locations had been attacked, including al-Amil in the south of the city … Continue reading
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Iraq: Al-Qaeda cell raped girl, 7
SMH “Our forces have arrested seven members of an al-Qaeda cell who confessed to kidnapping a seven-year-old girl in Yarmouk [western Baghdad neighbourhood] because her father, a teacher, had refused to pay ransom for her,” Qassim Atta said. In video … Continue reading
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Iraq: 58 killed as security forces repel Sunni fundamentalists
SMH. Security forces have stormed the provincial council building in Tikrit, the home town of the late dictator Saddam Hussein, after an hours-long shootout with gunmen. ”The latest toll is 58 dead and 97 wounded, and there are many with … Continue reading
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Iraq: Islamic suicide bomber kills nine
SMH A suicide bomber has blown himself up inside a bank in Iraq, killing nine people, including three policemen, the town’s mayor said. Eight other people, all civilians, were wounded in the midday blast at a branch of the state-owned … Continue reading
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US: Moslem guilty of murdering daughter
Yahoo! News An Arizona jury on Tuesday found an Iraqi immigrant guilty of second-degree murder for running down his daughter with a Jeep because she had become too Westernized. Faleh Hassan Almalelki struck and killed his daughter Noor Almaleki, 20, … Continue reading
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UK: Blair translates ‘kill the infidels’ into 2003-speak
SMH. TONY BLAIR has admitted to brushing aside warnings that invading Iraq would be unlawful and made clear that his overriding priority, even at the expense of opposition at home, was to maintain a close relationship with the US president. … Continue reading
Iraq: 12,000 ‘honour killings’ since 1991 in Kurdistan
NYTimes.com. She opened the bathroom door and saw her husband covered in blood and one of her brothers aiming a gun at her. “I saw only my brother, but someone else shot Aram,” she said. Before the smoke cleared, gunmen … Continue reading
Middle East: Islamic ‘honour killings’ go on. And on. And on.
The Independent. A 10-month investigation by The Independent in Jordan, Pakistan, Egypt, Gaza and the West Bank has unearthed terrifying details of murder most foul. Men are also killed for “honour” and, despite its identification by journalists as a largely … Continue reading
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