Global IssuesNews headlines for “Iraq Crisis”, page 5
Calls Mount to Push U.S. Troop Presence in Iraq Past 2011
- Inter Press Service
Amid high-level U.S. congressional delegations to evaluate developments in Iraq, a growing number of voices here, from both the Barack Obama administration and members of Congress, are concerned about a complete withdrawal of U.S. forces from the country by December 2011 — a deadline set forth in the supposedly inviolable Status of Forces Agreement (SOFA) between the U.S. and Iraqi governments back in 2008.
U.N. Role Questioned in Camp Ashraf Massacre
- Inter Press Service
Two weeks after an attack by Iraqi security forces against Camp Ashraf, a base for Iranian exiles, killed 34 people and left over 300 injured, international and humanitarian law experts have urged the U.N. to conduct an impartial investigation regarding the role of Prime Minister Nouri Al- Maliki, as well as Iran and the United States, in the massacre.
Maliki's Doubts Threaten Post-2011 Troop Presence Plan
- Inter Press Service
President Barack Obama has given his approval to a Pentagon plan to station U.S. combat troops in Iraq beyond 2011, provided that Iraqi Premier Nouri al-Maliki officially requests it, according to U.S. and Iraqi sources.
MIDEAST: Obama Besieged by Policy Challenges
- Inter Press Service
Rarely, if ever, has a post-World War II U.S. president been beset by so many foreign policy challenges and uncertainties in one key geo-strategic region at the same time.
IRAQ: Eight Years of Abuses and Impunity
- Inter Press Service
A leading human rights group released a report Monday documenting the proliferation of human rights abuses in Iraq since the United States' invasion in 2003.
IRAQ: Protests Spread to Kurdistan
- Inter Press Service
At least one person died and dozens were injured Thursday in Iraqi Kurdistan's second largest city as angry protestors attacked the local headquarters of one of the two ruling Kurdish parties, while an opposition building was set ablaze in the other major Kurdish city.
Iraqi Artist Becomes World's First Human Camera
- Inter Press Service
Wafaa Bilal hasn't had a decent night's sleep in about two months. After becoming the first person to have a camera surgically implanted into the back of his head, the Iraqi- American artist is learning the hard way just how much of a headache modern technology can be.
Sweden Slammed Over Iraqi Deportations
- Inter Press Service
Both the United Nations and Amnesty International have criticized Sweden for its latest expulsion of Iraqi migrants who fled their home country to seek shelter in the European nation, citing concerns that violence in Iraq continues to threaten the lives of deported migrants.
BOOKS-IRAQ: Partition Accomplished
- Inter Press Service
Few in Washington want to talk much about Iraq these days.
SPAIN: Wikileaks Revelations Put Pressure on Justice Officials
- Inter Press Service
The highest authorities of Spain's judicial system will have to explain to the Congress of Deputies their repeated refusals to bring U.S. soldiers to trial for the 2003 killing of journalist José Couso in Baghdad. The recent diplomatic cables made public by the whistleblower organisation Wikileaks reveal contacts with U.S. authorities aimed at preventing a trial.
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