Category Archives: Iraq

Iraq’s Branch of Al Qaeda Merges With Syria Jihadists

Posted on April 10, 2013 by iPouya

I have long said that the war in Syria is very much connected to Iraq. Now, unfortunately, it’s official. A lot of the jihadists fighting in Syria are jihadists who fought in Iraq but were driven out of the country … Continue reading →

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Iraqi Sunnis await a Baghdad spring

Posted on April 3, 2013 by iPouya

The Guardian: Abu Saleh sits in a striped tent pitched by the side of the highway joining Jordan and Syria with Iraq and reflects on the latest, improbable twist in his 10-year career fighting those he considers the enemies of … Continue reading →

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Toxic legacy of US assault on Fallujah ‘worse than Hiroshima’

Posted on March 16, 2013 by iPouya

I wonder if right-wing Iranian-Americans know about such a disturbing tragedy when they advocate for war or strikes on Iran: The Independent – Dramatic increases in infant mortality, cancer and leukaemia in the Iraqi city of Fallujah, which was bombarded … Continue reading →

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Arrest Order for Sunni Leader in Iraq Opens New Rift

Posted on December 19, 2011 by iPouya

Now that the Americans are out of Iraq, Iraqi politicians are wasting no time settling old scores. This singular event could prove disastrous for Iraq’s long-term stabilization: NYT – Iraq’s Shiite-dominated government was thrown into crisis on Monday night as … Continue reading →

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Iraq rejects US request to maintain bases after troop withdrawal

Posted on October 21, 2011 by iPouya

The Guardian: The US suffered a major diplomatic and military rebuff on Friday when Iraq finally rejected its pleas to maintain bases in the country beyond this year. Barack Obama announced at a White House press conference that all American … Continue reading →

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Rumsfeld in the Hot Seat (Video)

Posted on October 8, 2011 by iPouya

Look at this interview. Rumsfeld is clearly upset about the type of questions that are being posed. It’s comical to see him act like a baby and attempt to make the interviewer into the issue as opposed to answer the … Continue reading →

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Iraqi Leader Backs Syria, With a Nudge From Iran

Posted on August 13, 2011 by iPouya

To say that the uprisings in Syria, or anywhere in the region, are al-Qaeda orchestrated is to insult  to whole towns and cities which are giving martyrs on a daily basis to overthrow their dictatorial regimes.  I mean, what a … Continue reading →

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Moqtada al-Sadr Warns U.S. Troops to Leave Iraq

Posted on August 8, 2011 by iPouya

NYT: “They will be treated as anyone who stays in Iraq, as a tyrannical occupier that must be resisted by military means,” Mr. Sadr said in his statement, partly aimed at Iraqi political leaders. “The government which agrees to them … Continue reading →

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Iran and Iraq: History’s Timeline

Posted on July 29, 2011 by iPouya

This is a good timeline of relations between Iran and Iraqafter ’79 but it’s only a history in terms of diplomatic relations. The people of the two countries have a long history that predates the modern era. In fact, hundreds … Continue reading →

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Long-suppressed Shias shape new Iraq

Posted on June 30, 2011 by iPouya

See the video here.

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Iranian exiles ‘must leave Iraq’ by years end

Posted on April 12, 2011 by iPouya

BBC: Iraq’s government has said members of an Iranian exile group must leave the country by the end of the year, after deadly clashes with security forces. The People’s Mujahideen Organisation of Iran (PMOI) would be forced out of its … Continue reading →

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Iraq’s Maliki says Bahrain may ignite sectarian war

Posted on March 26, 2011 by iPouya

Reuters: We did not move to support the Shi’ites in Bahrain but we called for interference in Bahraini affairs to be stopped and don’t want to make it a sectarian issue. Because if it happens, it will be like a … Continue reading →

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Iraqis Protest Saudi Intervention of Bahrain

Posted on March 20, 2011 by iPouya

Bahrain’s most influential cleric said Gulf troops would have been better off helping Palestinians in Gaza than entering Bahrain. Washington Post: BASRA, Iraq — Protesters in Iraq are jeering Saudi Arabia’s king as a slave of America and Israel for … Continue reading →

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