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US Withdrawal From Iraq Doesn't Look Promising Amid Bombing Spree

(Aug. 26) -- From the U.S. perspective, the war in Iraq may be drawing to a close. But the violence continues, most recently with insurgent bombings in 13 towns and cities on Wednesday. The attacks killed more than 50 and sent a sufficiently clear message to the world: We're still here, and we'll vie for the country long...

President Obama's Iraq Withdrawal Speech: 'Mission Accomplished 2'?

(Aug. 2) -- Talk about a tough crowd. Hours before President Barack Obama was set to give a speech proudly announcing the withdrawal of "all combat troops in Iraq" by the end of August, commentators around the Web had already thoroughly chastised him for his pre-released remarks. Though the text of the president's speech...

Blasts Mar Biden's Call for Unity in Iraq

BAGHDAD (July 3) - Vice President Joe Biden urged rival Iraqi politicians Sunday to end months of delays and select new leaders for their wobbly democracy, predicting a peaceful transition of power even as suicide bombers struck government centers in two major cities. The attacks in Mosul and Ramadi underscored persistent...

Afghans Top Iraqis as Asylum Seekers

(March 23) -- The more U.S. troops are deploying to a global hot spot, the more residents seem to be seeking refuge elsewhere. That war-zone logic can be seen in the latest annual figures from the U.N. High Commissioner for Refugees, which reported today that Afghanistan last year surpassed Iraq as the main country of...

Background on iraqis

The Iraqi people (Arabic: العراقيون ʿIrāqīyūn, Kurdish: گه‌لی عیراق Îraqîyan, ʿIrāqāyā) or Mesopotamian people (Arabic: شعب بلاد ما بين النهرين) are the native inhabitants of the country of Iraq, (also known as Mesopotamia), and their related diaspora.

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