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Kurdish army plan heightens Iraq tension

21 hours ago ago from Al-Darb Diya

Dec. 23, 2009 BAGHDAD, Dec. 23 (UPI) -- Plans by President Massoud Barzani of Iraq's semiautonomous Kurdish enclave to merge the military forces of the two main Kurdish parties, known as "peshmerga," or those who face death, into a unified army is antagonizing the Kurds' Arab rivals. That heightens the prospect of a major clash between the independence-minded minority Kurds and their traditional adversaries that could wreck U.S. plans to ...

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Daily Afghan-Iraq Update/12-25

16 hours ago ago from TROOP SCOOP

Dear Interested Reader, A special Christmas Homecoming Story.  Ground breaking ceremony for Sarkani Sports Complex.  Forces conduct combined patrol in Khost.  Afghan citizens save American asset in Panjshir. Iraq:  AF nurses train Iraqi colleagues.  Where 'Titans' dare, Shadows deter enemy activity.  SWAT op nets suspected terrorists in Tikrit.  The greatest gift of all:  giving. Joanna ___________________________ ...

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New Railway between Syria and Turkey

9 hours ago ago from Arabic-Stars

The new friendship between Syria and turkey goes new ways in the Middle East. Even the turkey and the Arabic countries were never the best friends it seems like times changing since the last months, even between Syria and turkey. Syria and Turkey show up those countries can pass their former rules and go new ways to build up an real friendship between them. The relationship between Syria and turkey is truly changing and there is no ...

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Last minute law - electoral law - in Iraq has been adopted ...

11 hours ago ago from GOING GLOBAL - EAST MEETS WEST - ARTICLES OF INTEREST

Dec 26, 2009 The electoral law that preoccupied Iraqi politicians for the last 8 months has finally been adopted . After the Iraqi Vice President Tariq Al Hashimi vetoed the law a second time, with last minute arrangements the election law was passed unanimously by the Iraqi parliament and Tariq Al-Hashimi withdrew his. Hashim’s point of contention was the seats allocated for Iraqis who will vote from abroad and how the votes would be ...

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Iraq, Iran try to resolve border spat

23 hours ago ago from I Am Not A Rapper

Nearly a week after a border dispute flared over a seized oil well, Iraq and Iran continued to pick at each other, but both nations signaled their intentions to resolve the spat. Iraqi government spokesman Ali al-Dabbagh said late Tuesday that Iraqi lawmakers will attempt to review and analyze the 1975 Algiers Treaty and come up with a clear vision toward the pact never finalized because of the Iraq-Iran war that started in 1980. ...

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