Topic: Fallujah
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Iraqi protesters block road to Jordan and Syria
Protesters have flocked to the streets in recent days in the western Sunni heartland. They say Shiite Prime Minister Nouri al-Maliki has marginalized them, and that anti terrorism laws are being used unfairly against Sunnis.
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Syria's Jabhat al-Nusra militia looks pretty seriousSome eye-catching video shows a disciplined jihadi militia on the move in eastern Syria after ransacking a regime artillery base.
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Prince of Blackwater heads to AfricaErik Prince, who made a fortune in Iraq thanks to his politically connected and controversial Blackwater military contractor, is leading a group of Chinese investors on a hunt for natural resources and investment opportunities in Africa.
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Is the detritus of the Iraq war harming the babies of Fallujah?The claim has been made for years. Now, there's a medical report about the Iraq war that appears to back it up.
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Insurgent attacks in Iraq result in over 20 deaths
A wave of bombings in northern and central Iraq also wounded dozens. Over 100 people have been killed in Iraq since the beginning of the month.
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From the people who brought you the Iraq war...... a call for US military intervention in Syria that's straight out of the neocon playbook. What could go wrong?
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Women warriors: How close to combat?Women in the US military have been unofficially on the front lines in Afghanistan and Iraq. Now they are looking to formalize their role.
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Walter Dean Myers writes books troubled teens can relate toJuvenile book author Walter Dean Myers writes stories troubled teens can identify with. He knows their world because he once was one of them.
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Dozens killed in Iraq bomb blasts Thursday
Multiple bomb explosions across the country also injured over 100 people.
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Weapons flowing from Iraqi Sunnis to Syria's rebels?So says a fairly credible CNN report.
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Terrorism & Security
Spate of bombings in Iraq undermines stability ahead of Arab summitA series of bombings across Iraq today belie Iraq's efforts to portray itself as a stable, resurgent power as it prepares to host the annual Arab League summit for the first time since 1990.
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At work in Iraq with Anthony ShadidNaseer Mehdawi, Anthony Shadid's closest Iraqi friend and journalism colleague, recalls their friendship and how together they told the story of Iraq.
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Walter Dean Myers chosen as new YA literature ambassadorThe prolific author says he hopes to convey to students that reading is a necessity, not an option.
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2011 Reflections: Iraqi resilience amid warSeven Monitor correspondents reflect on the world's hot spots. In this installment, Scott Peterson explains why despite the risks, he kept going back to tell the stories of Iraqis.
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After Iraq: What will history say?As the last US forces leave, we see the eight-year intervention in Iraq only as a sketchy outline. WIth time, a clearer picture will emerge -- and a softer memory may descend.
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How 9/11 has shaped a generation of Americans
The terrorist attacks have become this generation's Pearl Harbor – an epic event that has changed young peoples' view of the world and America's place in it.
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War veterans get help from Rick Iannucci's 'therapeutic riding' programAt his New Mexico ranch, Rick Iannucci invites war veterans suffering from PTSD and other problems to work with horses and heal their wounds.
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High-level defections, UN sanctions signal possible end for Ivory Coast stalemateA top Ivorian general has sought refuge with South African embassy, and forces loyal to President-elect Alassane Ouattara have reached outskirts of Abidjan. Will renegade President Gbagbo fight to the bitter end?
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Pop Smoke? A Marine and his fight for Iraq's $30,000 donkey.
A retired Marine colonel wants to bring Smoke the donkey from Iraq to Nebraska to work with the children of soldiers who have been killed or wounded.
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Baghdad grinds to halt as bomb attacks blanket a reeling city
Sixteen bombs struck Baghdad Tuesday, prompting a snap curfew and shocking a city still coming to grips with a deadly attack Sunday on a Catholic church.
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Medal of Honor ban over 'Taliban' furor
Medal of Honor ban could slam sales of this new military video game, or give this franchise reboot the media push it needs to compete with Call of Duty. But is the Medal of Honor ban still necessary after its name change?
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Afghan reporter arrested for talking to the TalibanAn Afghan reporter was arrested, apparently because of his contacts with Taliban representatives. For local reporters, covering the war is a minefield.
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Insurgents exploit Iraq's power vacuum, US withdrawal
In the deadliest violence since the US formally ended its combat role in Iraq, 37 people were killed on Sunday in Baghdad and Fallujah.
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US troops still forced to bolster Iraqi forces in battle
Far from merely 'advising and assisting' Iraqi forces, as the Obama administration has described their new role, US troops are still needed to battle insurgents, as evidenced in three recent incidents in different parts of Iraq.
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