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Who's who in Iraq after the US exit?
The next year is probably going to be the most crucial for determining the future of Iraq since the US-led invasion of 2003. Here are a few of the major players.
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US hikers freed: Timeline of key events
The two US hikers remaining in Iranian custody, Shane Bauer and Josh Fattal, were released today after more than two years of detention. Here are the key points in their saga.
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In Pictures: War photographers killed in Libya
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Photos of the Day: Photos of the Day 11/24
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In Pictures: US hikers detained in Iran
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Iraq's unity tested by rising tensions over oil-rich Kurdish region
As Iraqi Kurdistan ramps up oil production that could soon surpass Libya's output, Kurdish leaders have warned they may seek independence if disputes over oil revenues, power-sharing aren't resolved.
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A northern Iraqi Easter
Fears for the future remain within Iraq's devastated Christian community, but there were glimmers of hope this Easter.
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Iraq's ominous trendline of violence
Terrorism is up in Iraq, as are political tensions.
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Update on Iraq: Not quite freedom on the march
The crackdown on political protest in Iraq, from Baghdad to autonomous Kurdistan, shows that the country is far from a flourishing democracy.
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Al Qaeda's Zawahiri calls for war to oust Syria's Assad
In a video message, Al Qaeda leader Ayman al-Zawahiri called for Muslims to rally for a war to oust Syria's Bashar al-Assad.
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A Line in the Sand
An unsettling history of British and French machinations in the Mideast.
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Terrorism & Security
Northern Iraq bomb follows a deadly Iraqi weekend
A bomb killed eight people near the northern Iraqi city of Mosul today following a deadly weekend that raised concerns that sectarian tensions are on the rise once again.
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Shiite pilgrims defy bombings in Iraq to mark Arbaeen
Shiite pilgrims rely on the kindness of Shiites and even some Sunnis who set up hospitality tents along the road to the holy city of Karbala. Both pilgrims and volunteers say they won't be stopped by the risk of violence.
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Iran sentences an American to death: the history of such 'spies' (+video)
The good news is that many Americans accused of spying in Iran are eventually released. The bad news for Amir Mirzaei Hekmati is that Iranian-Americans have it rougher.
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Turkey and Iran carve up a ruptured Arab world
Many analysts say the Middle East is the focus of a geopolitical power struggle between the United States and Iran. That misses the primary thread of events – namely, the ongoing soft partition of the Arab republics between Turkey and Iran, with Turkey the stronger power.
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Terrorism & Security
Iraq bombings, political crisis raise concerns of renewed civil war
Bombings in Iraq targeted two Shiite neighborhoods of Baghdad today. The violence, coming amid a Sunni-Shiite political crisis, threatens to inflame the tensions that led to civil war in 2006-07.
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The Iraq war death toll? At least 162,000 and counting
Most concerning in a new report's analysis of the Iraq war death toll is evidence of the high level of violence that's persisted since the civil war ended.
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Middle East in 2012? Egypt and Iran and Syria and... oh, my.
Last year was momentous, but the region may just be getting warmed up.
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Who's who in Iraq after the US exit?
The next year is probably going to be the most crucial for determining the future of Iraq since the US-led invasion of 2003. Here are a few of the major players.
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Iraq's Maliki threatens, Sunnis grumble, and Baghdad goes boom
The death toll in a string of attacks in Baghdad, mostly against government and Shiite targets, is up to 68. The attacks follow days of political threats against Sunni politicians by Shiite Prime Minister Nouri al-Maliki.
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Iraq war: Predictions made, and results
A look back at some of the predicted US outcomes for the Iraq war, and what happened.
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Iraq's Sunni-Shiite tensions have long been building
A trawl through US diplomatic cables released by Wikileaks this year shows growing alarm over Iraq's political divides.
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Terrorism & Security
Baghdad bomb ratchets up worries about slide into sectarian violence (video)
Deadly Baghdad bombings today, which followed an arrest warrant for a top Sunni official, comes just days after the final US troops left the country.
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With US gone, Iraq's Maliki is setting the board for a power grab
Iraq's Shiite Prime Minister Nouri al-Maliki has wasted little time since the US departure, with politically motivated terrorism charges against his Sunni vice president and moves to oust other opponents from the government.
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Could Iraq descend into a civil war again? (VIDEO)
The scars of Iraq's painful bloodletting are deep, and a powerful disincentive against a return to open warfare. But Shiite Prime Minister Nouri al-Maliki is moving against Sunni Arabs, his political enemies.
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As US troops exit Iraq, Maliki moves against Sunni rivals
Iraq's Shiite prime minister, Nouri al-Maliki, briefly arrested the Sunni vice president yesterday and has urged a vote of no confidence against the Sunni deputy premier.
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Acronyms and demonyms: Name that country!
The Monitor's language columnist makes a surprising discovery about Pakistan.
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Syrian activists galvanized by killing of Kurdish leader
The killing of Mashaal Tammo, a Kurdish member of the new Syrian National Council who called for unity across ethnic and religious groups, may help galvanize Syrian activists seeking to topple President Assad.
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US hikers freed: Timeline of key events
The two US hikers remaining in Iranian custody, Shane Bauer and Josh Fattal, were released today after more than two years of detention. Here are the key points in their saga.
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Ahmadinejad says US hikers in Iran will be released soon. Why now?
Iran's leadership may be keen to offer a goodwill gesture, some observers suggest. Others wonder if the release of the two US hikers is tied to the controversy over Iran's nuclear program.
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