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Discontent among refugees in Iraq camps
06/04/2012 - World news explained

Discontent among refugees in Iraq camps

Camp Ashraf in Iraq is home to the exiled Iranian opposition group, the People's Mujehadeen Organization of Iran, PMOI.

05/01/2012 - Iraq

String of deadly bomb blasts hit Iraq capital, Baghdad

The worst violence against Shiite enclaves in Iraq since late December has killed at least 21 people in the capital Baghdad.

A decisive year for Iraq
02/01/2012 - World news explained

A decisive year for Iraq

What's in store in 2012 for Iraq after the withdrawal of nearly all US military personnel? The leaders are faced with sizeable domestic, political and social problems.

US pull-out leaves behind divided Iraq
23/12/2011 - World news explained

US pull-out leaves behind divided Iraq

Multiple bomb blasts in Iraq's capital Baghdad on Thursday killed 57 people and wounded 176 others, mostly civilians resident in Shia neighbourhoods.

22/12/2011 - Iraq

Wave of blasts in Baghdad kills at least 57

The deadliest violence in Iraq in months killed at least 57 people in Baghdad on Thursday.

16/12/2011 - US

Bradley Manning hearing begins with call for judge to quit

US soldier Bradley Manning appeared in a US military court for the first time Friday, accused of passing thousands of classified US documents to WikiLeaks.

US troops quit Iraq
16/12/2011 - World news explained

US troops quit Iraq

US forces formally marked the end of their mission in Iraq Thursday with a low-key ceremony near Baghdad.

13/12/2011 - United States - Iraq

Obama vows lasting partnership with Iraq

US President Barack Obama has promised to maintain an enduring partnership with a "self-reliant" and sovereign Iraq as he met Prime Minister Nuri al-Maliki at the White House on Monday ...

27/11/2011 - Syria - Arab League

Arab League agrees sanctions against Syrian regime

The Arab League has agreed a string of sanctions against the regime of Syrian President Bashar al-Assad at a meeting in Cairo as the government crackdown against dissent shows no sign of ...

26/11/2011 - Syria

Arab ministers meet in Cairo to decide Syria sanctions

Arab ministers are gathered in Egypt’s capital, Cairo, to draw up sanctions against Syria as a punishment for defying a Friday ultimatum to allow observers into the country and pressing a ...

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