Iraq Roiled by Protests, 2 Killed in Sulaimaniya http://bit.ly/fLzfbS # Iraqi Officials Deny Hijab To Be Mandatory At Universities http://bit.ly/fhmBcS # Video: Deadly street clashes break out in Iraqi city http://bit.ly/e6n7dU # Expect a Longer Stay in Iraq, Says Democratic Congressman http://on.wsj.com/fQFAjD # Iraq police official charged in bomb device…
Two Iraqi protesters killed amid unrest in normally peaceful Kurdistan http://wapo.st/efaap1 # Violence erupts during anti-government protests in southern Iraq city http://wapo.st/dNtWMz # Iraq attack: Muqdadiyah car bomb blast kills 13 http://bbc.in/hW8t6V # Pregnant soldier on front line http://bit.ly/g9eaZ3 # IMF Recommends Troubled Kabul Bank Be Wound Down http://bit.ly/g7aoq7 #
Women’s Shelters in Afghanistan May be Seized by State http://bit.ly/hhSF6s # Afghan bank crisis clouds future European aid-EU http://reut.rs/gfiOPm # Some Afghans say insecurity persists despite surge http://wapo.st/iftI1V # Violence erupts during anti-government protests in southern Iraq city http://wapo.st/igAAUe # Rare-earth shortage? Afghans think they can help http://buswk.co/gOsvac #
Times Of London: US searches for Petraeus successor http://thetim.es/hwLQVm # The unnoticed surge in Afghan security http://bit.ly/gNokeJ # Defector admits to WMD lies that triggered Iraq war http://bit.ly/hblbqN # NYT: Iraqi Protesters Seek Not a New Regime, but Jobs http://nyti.ms/dJC434 # Slate: The human rights community finally notices the Taliban’s…
Former enemies from Balkan wars unite in training mission for Afghanistan http://bit.ly/euubns # Death toll rises to 33 in Iraq’s suicide attack on Shiite pilgrims http://bit.ly/eKKMsx # Homeless US vets rise in number http://bit.ly/gNnn4W # AFGHANISTAN: Floods, heavy snow kill 25 in two weeks http://bit.ly/gGL2xz # Iraq Parliament votes on…
Iraq man dies of self-immolation to protest rising unemployment http://bit.ly/dVdRUg # Iraq Fills 10 Government Posts, Security Jobs Stay Vacant http://bit.ly/gQr1NM # For some troops, wide use of medications can be deadly http://bit.ly/gmPNYL # theatlantic: Doing Business In Iraq http://bit.ly/dMbNfv # In Kirkuk, Iraq, a test of U.S. peacekeepers’ lasting…
Pentagon unveils ‘Don’t Ask’ repeal plan http://bit.ly/esSGzS # Reuters: Iraq subsidises power after protests over services http://bit.ly/gcNt36 # Tribal clash kills three near Iraq’s oil-rich Kirkuk http://reut.rs/hz3IEl # Egypt’s revolution stirs protest movement in Iraq http://wapo.st/eoBVyu #
After three decades of rule, Mubarak will be remembered for how it ended http://wapo.st/hxwGxh # Protesters In Iraqi Cities Demand Better Social Services, Corruption Probes http://bit.ly/fYHKmf # bismarcktribune.com/ Peace resolution getting a hearing http://bit.ly/gekopk # COUNTING THE DAYS: U.S. military presence in Iraq: 2885 days; in Afghanistan: 3414 days. #…
Al Jazeera: Mubarak stays, Egypt erupts in rage http://bit.ly/dV3oc1 # At least eight people have been killed and 20 injured in a car bomb attack north of Baghdad http://bit.ly/gIld4H # Protesters Take To Streets Across Iraq http://bit.ly/eqyc2L # Electricity ‘needs tenth of Iraq budget’ http://bit.ly/fDXOUr # BAGHDAD JOURNAL: Mannequins Wear…
Kabul confirms US bases in Afghanistan http://bit.ly/dJQAbC # Group Warns That ‘Ghost Soldiers’ in Afghanistan Make It Harder to Withdraw http://fxn.ws/dPcmoI French decide not to send more troops to war in Afghanistan http://bit.ly/hPsZqz # wired.com/dangerroom/ One in 50 Troops in Afghanistan Is a Robot http://bit.ly/gJ9P67 # BBC: Iraq war hero…