RPT-ANALYSIS-Congenial new Iraq leader wins allies, but no easy path to save nation
BAGHDAD, Sept 8 (Reuters) - It is no coincidence that Iraq's new prime minister is more likeable than his predecessor. Haider al-Abadi was handpicked last month to detoxify a political system poisoned to the point of collapse under the dour and mercurial ...
US hails Iraq’s new government as a major ‘milestone’
The US has hailed the creation of a new government in Iraq as a major milestone and a crucial step towards defeating the militant group, Islamic State (IS). Secretary of State John Kerry said Prime Minister Haider al-Abadi’s cabinet had the “potential ...
Even peace laureate Obama can't escape Iraq war
The 43rd President of the United States, George W. Bush, invaded Iraq in 2003 and brought chaos and disaster to the country. In 2009, President Barack Obama was elected after promising the American people he would withdraw his country's forces from the ...
Iraq's Shi'ite militia, Kurds use U.S. air strikes to further own agendas
SULEIMAN BEG Iraq (Reuters) - A small group of people pick through putrefying human remains laid out on plastic sheets by the side of a road in northern Iraq, searching for any trace of missing friends and relatives. Some had brought spades to help dig up ...
WTI, Brent Oils Set for Weekly Drop on Slow Jobs Growth
West Texas Intermediate and Brent crudes dropped after weaker-than-estimated U.S. jobs growth in August and as Ukraine and pro-Russian separatists agreed to a cease-fire. Both benchmark oils capped weekly declines. U.S. employers added the fewest number of jobs this year in August, Labor Department ...
A Day in Lalish
I look up from my boots and see the first van pull up. Out jump a dozen people in all sorts of dress – men in jeans, women in red robes, boys in football shirts, barefoot toddlers – and all visibly distressed. By the time I’ve managed to remove my own footwear, two more vans have arrived and disgorg ...
