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Gunmen kidnap Iraqi Chaldean Catholic archbishop | مسلحون يخطفون كبير اساقفة كلدانيا كاثوليكيا في العراق

MOSUL, Iraq, Feb 29 (Reuters) - Gunmen kidnapped the Chaldean Catholic archbishop of Mosul on Friday in the northern Iraqi city and killed his driver and two guards, police said. In Rome, Pope Benedict deplored the kidnapping of Archbishop Paulos Faraj Rahho as a "despicable" crime and urged ...


تركيا تعلن وقف عملياتها العسكرية شمالي العراق

اعلنت احدى القنوات التلفازية التركية عن وقف العمليات العسكرية التي يقوم بها الجيش التركي في بعض من المناطق الحدودية بشمالي العراق.وقال تلفزيون (ان.تي.في) الخاص اليوم الجمعة ان الهجوم البري الكبير الذي تقوم به تركيا ضد متمردي حزب العمال الكردستاني في شمالي العراق قد انتهى دون الاشارة الى الاسباب الداعية ...


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Falluja women, painful stories of struggle | نساء الفلوجة أكثر من تحمل عبء الحروب

Falluja, Feb. 28, (VOI) – Abu Waleed had a bad rendezvous with destiny; he lost his two legs in an IED (Improvised Explosive Device) attack in Falluja, and his wife – Um Waleed, suddenly found herself responsible for providing her family’s daily requirements. She worked hard toward her education ...


POLITICS-US: Vets Break Silence on War Crimes

These are the times that try men's souls. The summer soldier and sunshine patriot will, in this crisis, shrink from the service of his country; but he that stands it now, deserves the love and thanks of man and woman.The Crisis | Thomas Paine | 1776 The ...


In Which The Gorilla Ponders Bewilderment

Sometimes when we are working on preparing a posting we come across a report that makes us stop and rub our eyes in disbelief. The report below from Reuters which was published yesterday February 28th 2008 is one such: امريكا في حيرة بشأن صورتها في المنطقة العربي ...



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Improvised bowling game Sadr City October 2nd 2008

Children playing Sadr City October 2nd 2008