Stories about Iraq from June, 2007
Iraq: What About Iraqi Civilians?
Iraq Pundit wonders where Iraqi civilians stand in US policy.
Iraq: New Blogs
Konfused Iraqi Kid updates us with a list of new Iraqi blogs in town here.
Iraq: Human Life Has No Value
“It comes no surprise or shock to me, the horrid events that took place on Wednesday. In a country where human life has no value, why would a shrine that was built more than 1000 years ago be of any importance,” writes Neurotic Iraqi Wife about the latest wave of...
Egypt: Save Iraqi Mosques
“I don't know what kind of a terrorist group is that that claims to be a defender of Islam and the savior of the Sunni in Iraq and at the same it destroys mosques and shrines !!” exclaims Egyptian blogger Zeinobia.
Iran:A Logo to Remind Samarra's Golden Mosque
Muslim Bloggers Association has created a logo[Fa] to remind Samarra's Golden Mosque that was damaged after an explosion today in Iraq.
Iraq: Mounting Refugee Crisis
What brings Iraqis to Syria, asks Alive in Baghdad, which highlights the Iraqi refugee crisis. “There are at least 4.2 million Iraqis displaced from their homes, with 2.2 million now believed to be outside Iraq. The UN has now warned the number should be expected to rise to 5 million...
Iraq: Battered Women
The plight of Iraqi women comes to life in this link provided by Salam Adil in the Iraq Blog Count.
Iraqi Blogger Immigrating to Canada
“I thank my friends who expressed concern about my fate. Well, my life and that of my family is in a state of great upheaval and flux at the moment. I have at last succumbed to a life long temptation that I have resisted for many, many years. At last...
Landing at the Iraqi Blogodrome
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Iraq: Oil Workers on Strike
Issandr El Amrani, from Egypt, updates us on the latest regarding a strike by oil workers in Iraq.
Algeria: On the Kurds in Iraq
“With the situation between Turkey, the PKK, and Iraqi Kurdistan heating up, with regular engagements between Turkish and PKK forces along the Turco-Iraqi borderlands and the Iraqi President Jalal Talabani and Kurdistan regional president Massoud Barzani claiming that a Turkish invasion of Kurdistan “would be first of all an attack...
Iraq: Treating Children
Iraqi blogger Alaa alleges that 10 per cent of Iraqi families discriminate between boys and girls in the treatment of their children. “DAY-BY-DAY IRAQIS LEARNED TO NOT MAKE DIFFERENETIATION BETWEEN BOY AND GIRL. THERE IS DIFFERENETIATION BETWEEN WOMAN AND MAN IN IRAQI COMMUNTY BUT TODAY FATHERS TREAT THEIR SONS AND...
Iraq: Red Cross Scam
“Apparently there is a new scam going on where someone pretending to be the Red Cross calls the wife of a deployed service member in Iraq. They notify the wife that the husband has been hurt and has been sent to Germany for treatment, but that he cannot receive treatment...
Iraqi Graduation
“You must look at this video on the NY Times website showing young Iraqis at graduation. This story is a tragedy. And it reminds us that human beings survive and are beautiful; we dance for joy in the midst of unimaginable horrors,” writes Leila Abu-Saba.
Algeria: US Stance Towards Turkey ‘Ironic’
Algerian blogger Nouri finds it ironic that US Defense Secretary Robert Gates on Sunday cautioned Turkey against sending troops into northern Iraq, as it has threatened, to hunt down Kurdish rebels it accuses of carrying out terrorist raids inside Turkey.
Jordan: Number of Iraqi Refugees
Want to know the real number of Iraqi refugees in Jordan? Konfused Iraqi Kid says a report has been commission and the results will be out soon.
Palestine: Peace Index
“The United States is among the least peaceful nations in the world, ranking 96th between Yemen and Iran, according to an index of 121 countries. According to the Global Peace Index, created by the Economist Intelligence Unit, Norway is the most peaceful nation and Iraq is the least, just after...
Iraq: Fighting in Amiriya
“Fighting in a western Baghdad district between two insurgent groups continued for the 2nd day, eye witnesses told ITM. The clashes erupted yesterday around noon between two groups of insurgents that are competing for control in the Amiriya district, one of Baghdad's most violent and lawless districts. “The two groups,...