Article: The Mesopotamia Mess.(The Mesopotamia Mess: The British Invasion of Iraq in 1914)(Brief article)(Book review)

Article: Turkish leader visits Iraq; Kuwait to send envoy
AP Online;  July 10, 2008 ;     700+ words ...Turkey's prime minister visited Iraq on Thursday and Kuwait promised to name...Erdogan was the first Turkish leader to visit Iraq in nearly 20 years, and his Iraqi counterpart...Turkey had expressed frustration over Iraq's perceived reluctance or inability to...

Article: Iraq scores diplomatic win with visit by Turkish prime minister
AP Worldstream;  July 10, 2008 ;     700+ words ...Turkey's prime minister visited Iraq on Thursday and Kuwait promised to name...Erdogan was the first Turkish leader to visit Iraq in nearly 20 years, and his Iraqi counterpart...Turkey had expressed frustration over Iraq's perceived reluctance or inability to...

Article: Iran's supreme leader opposes US-Iraq deal
AP Online;  June 10, 2008 ;     700+ words ...Iraq's prime minister made little headway in easing Iranian opposition to a U.S.-Iraqi security...still under negotiation, could lay the groundwork for a long-term U.S. military presence in Iraq. The Iranians fear the deal would solidify U.S. influence in Iraq and give American forces a launching pad for ...

Article: Iran supreme leader expresses opposition to US-Iraq security deal amid Iraqi rejection
AP Worldstream;  June 9, 2008 ;     700+ words ...Iraq's prime minister made little headway in easing Iranian opposition to a U.S.-Iraqi security...the agreement, which aims to set the framework for a longer-term U.S. military presence in Iraq. Tehran feels the deal would solidify U.S. influence in Iraq and give American forces a launching pad for military ...

Article: Iraq PM: Security deal talks at 'dead end'
AP Online;  June 13, 2008 ;     700+ words ...Iraq's prime minister said Friday that talks with the U.S. on...security pact have reached an impasse over objections that Iraq's sovereignty is at stake, but held out hope that negotiators...new ideas until the sides reach a formula that preserves Iraq's sovereignty. The security agreement would provide a ...

Article: Turkey Prime Minister Recep Tayyip visits Iraq
AP Online;  July 10, 2008 ;     700+ words ...Turkey's prime minister visited Iraq on Thursday and Kuwait promised to name...Erdogan was the first Turkish leader to visit Iraq in nearly 20 years, and his Iraqi counterpart...Turkey had expressed frustration over Iraq's perceived reluctance or inability to...

Article: A Look at Bush's Assertions About Iraq
AP Online;  September 14, 2007 ;     700+ words ...WASHINGTON - Political realignment in Iraq's volatile Anbar province was Exhibit A for President Bush's argument Thursday that Iraq is a fight that the United States is winning...revolt of Sunni sheiks against al-Qaida in Iraq was killed by a bomb planted near his home...

Article: Call for Sunni Inclusion at Iraq Summit
AP Online;  May 4, 2007 ;     700+ words ...SHARM EL-SHEIK, Egypt - Iraq's neighbors negotiated a declaration Friday that would pledge support for Iraq's embattled Shiite-led government in return...final day of a major regional conference on Iraq, came amid little sign that Secretary of...

Article: Iraq prime minister calls for debt relief at UN conference
AP Online;  May 29, 2008 ;     657 words ...Iraq's prime minister called Thursday for neighboring countries...despite a reduction in violence. Opening a U.N. conference on Iraq, Prime Minister Nouri al-Maliki said his government had kept...order to move forward with reconstruction and development. Iraq has achieved major success in the battle against ...

Article: The status of the draft Iraq oil and gas law.
Houston Journal of International Law;  March 22, 2008 ;     700+ words ...I. INTRODUCTION II. IRAQ'S PETROLEUM AND GAS RESERVES A. How Much Oil and Gas Does Iraq Have? B. Challenges Confronting Iraq's Energy Infrastructure III. BACKGROUND OF IRAQ'S DRAFT HYDROCARBON LAW A. The Preamble, Iraq's Constitution and Chapter...

Article: Iraq Announces Extension of Period for Submission of Commercial Claims.
Business Wire;  February 16, 2005 ;     352 words ...BAGHDAD, Iraq -- The Ministry of Finance and the Central Bank of Iraq today announced that Iraq is extending until 15 April 2005 the period for submission of claims by any commercial creditors (including financial institution creditors) who believe...

Article: IRAQ - Focusing On The Non-Oil Sector - Part 10 - Iraq's Corruption & Distant Scenarios.
APS Diplomat Operations in Oil Diplomacy;  November 27, 2006 ;     700+ words ...Uncontrolled corruption in Iraq is fuelling its sectarian conflict and...of violence. The FT on Nov. 17 quoted Iraq's Deputy PM Barham Saleh, a Kurd close...UN-sponsored initiative that would see Iraq's government pledge specific administrative...

Article: Stay the course? As the death toll mounts, many wonder what's next for Iraq.(LeeBernard E. Chavis)
Current Events, a Weekly Reader publication;  November 17, 2006 ;     700+ words ...BAGHDAD, Iraq -- More than 400 people recently lined the...earlier and was on his second tour of duty in Iraq. He'd planned to come home in January, before...of the more than 96 Americans killed in Iraq last month--the deadliest month in a year...

Article: Iraq
World Press Encyclopedia;      700+ words ...Iraq Basic Data Official Country Name: Republic of Iraq Region (Map name): Middle East Population: 23,331,985 Language...Background & General Characteristics The Republic of Iraq is home to the Hanging Gardens of Babylon, one of the seven...