Although Ron Paul placed second in the Iowa straw poll, behind Michele Bachmann by the slimmest of margins, most media commentators — both left and right — refused to anoint him as one of the “big three” candidates remaining in the Republican presidential contest. Translated, the media gatekeepers, as they did in his 2008 campaign, …
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In Mosul, police shot and wounded
two men who were tossing grenades at them. The provincial governor’s cousin
was kidnapped.
Police
in Hilla liberated
a female kidnap victim.
The
Iraqi Army has surrounded
a police directorate in Amara following the possibly illegal sacking of
the director-general. Last night, dozens protested in support of Major General Ismail Arrar.>
Three rockets targeting a U.S. target
near Muqdadiya were found and dismantled.
Seven suspects were arrested
in Diyala province.
At least seven Iraqis were killed and 16 more were wounded in the latest violence. Two of the fatalities occurred in Iraqi Kurdistan where tensions between Iran and Kurdish rebels reheated in the last two weeks.
Light violence left one Iraqi dead and six more wounded. However, it is unclear how many, if any, Iraqi casualties are occurring at the Iranian border, where Kurdish rebels are fighting against Iranian troops.
At least 10 Iraqis were killed and 52 others were wounded in the latest violence.
Iranian shelling killed two Iraqi civilians and wounded three more in Sidakan. Hundreds of residents have had to abandon their homes and seek shelter from the fighting between Iranian forces and Party of a Free Life of Kurdistan (PJAK) rebels.
At least 11 Iraqis were killed and 34 more were wounded in the latest attacks. Deaths also occurred in Kurdish rebel-related attacks across the border in both Turkey and Iran.
At least six Iraqis were killed and seven more were wounded in the light violence, along with one U.S. soldier who died in a non-combat event. A number of Iranian Revolutionary Guards and Kurdish rebels may have also lost their lives during continued tensions at the border.
At least nine Iraqis were killed and eight more were wounded in light violence. Several people may also have been killed during unconfirmed fighting at the Iran-Iraqi Kurdistan border.
At least six Iraqis were killed and 26 more were wounded as tensions between Iran and Iraqi Kurdistan increased.
Violence in Syria has forced many Iraqi refugees to return home where attacks left at least six Iraqis dead and over 20 more wounded.
