via AlJazeeraEnglish Iraqi government to hold summit to discuss possible delay on withdrawal of US troops.
via Euronews Western and Arab allies fighting against Muammar Gaddafi’s regime on Thursday responded to a call from Libyan rebels for more financial help. The Transitional National Council, Libya’s opposition, made the request at a meeting in Abu Dhabi to discuss a post-Gaddafi Libya. “We need cash money in our hands, we need…
via AssociatedPress Moammar Gadhafi remained defiant Tuesday in the face of the heaviest NATO airstrikes yet. At least 40 thunderous daylight attacks sent plumes of smoke billowing above the Libyan leader’s central Tripoli compound.
via AlJazeeraEnglish NATO’s secretary-general has said he will use a two-day meeting of NATO alliance defence ministers to push for broader participation in Libya by other members of the organisation. Al Jazeera speaks to Jock Stirrup, the former head of the British Armed Forces.
via AlArabiya NATO Bombs Libya TV Station Another round of NATO air strikes pounded Tripoli in the early hours of Tuesday morning. The city has undergone a series of bombings over the last couple of days with Libya TV reporting that a telecommunications building was destroyed in the explosions.
via AlJazeeraEnglish The Obama administration is just weeks away from a promised withdrawal of some of its troops from Afghanistan. Around 100, 000 US troops are currently serving there. But according to the New York Times, the White House is still working out exactly how many soldiers will come home. Al Jazeera’s Rosiland…
via AFP Iraq risks a return to massive street protests when a 100-day deadline for progress expires next week, experts say, with no core issues having been addressed and a summer heatwave coming.
via bigthink The West, as aggressors in the region, have responsibilities, but not rights, Chomsky says.
via RussiaToday As NATO bombs continue to rain down on Libya, it’s come to light that one Alliance member may have been helping supply the enemy. Several large Spanish banks are reported to have financed the manufacturers of cluster bombs – a weapon that’s been banned since 2008.
via RussiaToday Heavy sandstorms blanketed Iraq’s capital Baghdad and other provinces on Thursday, causing traffic chaos and flooding hospitals with people suffering from respiratory problems. Many shops in the city were closed but cars and trucks still ventured out onto the roads, many relying on their headlights to drive through the…