Late January’s torrential rains caused the Tigris River to overflow its banks, displacing 5,000 and causing upwards of $200 million in damage.
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Iran Strike Spells Certain Disaster, Brzezinski Warns
Former National Security Adviser Zbigniew Brzezinski said Monday that if continued negotiations fail to produce a satisfactory outcome for the U.S. regarding Iran’s nuclear ambitions, the country will be forced to choose the lesser of evils in a complicated, uncertain crisis. Speaking before The National Iranian American Council and the Arms Control Association, Brzezinski said the [...]
U.S. Must Improve Engagement With Locals, Advises Odierno
Army Chief of Staff General Ray Odierno said Thursday that U.S. involvement in Iraq and Afghanistan has taught the Army the importance of achieving stability by engaging with local populations. “It’s about understanding the underlying fabric of the societies, that’s where we made our mistakes,” Odierno said during an appearance before the Center for Strategic [...]
Obama Debuts Foreign Policy Ad In Lead-Up To Final Debate
The Obama campaign released a new television ad Monday highlighting the President’s plan to wind down military involvement in Iraq and Afghanistan, hours before Obama and Republican Presidential candidate Mitt Romney are set to face-off on foreign policy in their final televised debate. “President Obama ended the Iraq war. Mitt Romney would have left 30,000 [...]
Former Ambassador Remembers Chris Stevens, Forecasts Troubled Future For Afghanistan
Former U.S. Ambassador to Afghanistan Ryan Crocker paid his respects to his fallen Foreign Service officers and outlined a difficult road ahead for Afghanistan during remarks before Carnegie Endowment for International Peace Monday. “My good friend and colleague and a friend of many of yours, along with three of his colleagues, recently returned from Libya to Andrews [...]
UN Extends Iraq Mission For Another Year Amidst Growing Violence
After escalated violence in Iraq resulted in over 115 deaths and hundreds more wounded yesterday, the UN Security Council voted unanimously Wednesday to extend the UN Assistance Mission in Iraq (UNAMI) for a one-year period to assist with enhancing the country’s security and human rights needs. The resolution, which expires on July 31, 2013, calls [...]
Pentagon Confident In Iraqi Security Capabilities In Face Of Renewed Violence
The Defense Department reaffirmed their confidence in Iraq’s security capabilities Tuesday, one day after the country suffered its most violent day since 2009. “We believe that the Iraqi government is capable of providing for its own security and addressing internal threats that it’s facing, from al Qaeda or from other groups perhaps,” DoD press secretary [...]
President Obama: Time To “Nation-Build” At Home
President Obama addressed the the annual Convention of the Veterans of Foreign Wars Monday in Reno, Nevada Monday, telling attendees that with the money freed up from suspending the war in Iraq and winding down the conflict in Afghanistan, America should reinvest in domestic initiatives. [audio:http://trns.s3.amazonaws.com/wp-content/uploads/2012/07/20120723ObamaNationBuildingHere.mp3|titles=20120723ObamaNationBuildingHere]
Iran Excluded From UN Talks on Syria
Iran will not be part of the United Nations last ditch effort to revive the faltering peace plan in Syria, despite initial support from UN special envoy Kofi Annan. In a statement Wednesday, Kofi Annan unveiled the composition of the UN Action Group for Syria meeting, which will be held in Geneva on June 30. [...]
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Aid Agencies Increasingly Concerned for Syrian Civilians, Refugees As Battle for Aleppo Continues
by Ashley Martin Intense fighting between Syrian Armed Forces and rebel groups continued in Aleppo late Tuesday, as humanitarian agencies and aid organizations urged both sides to the conflict to allow for the evacuation of civilian trapped in combat zones. The Syrian air force has reportedly continued its bombing of neighborhoods in Aleppo, the country’s [...]