
Egypt FM calls for Arab unity in Iraq
Foreign minister warns against threat of descent into sectarian conflict and terrorism in the region
Foreign minister warns against threat of descent into sectarian conflict and terrorism in the region
Washington spent billions of dollars training and equipping Iraqi security forces before withdrawing its troops in 2011.
AFP- Attacks in Iraq left 12 people dead Tuesday while security forces said they killed 25 militants near Baghdad amid worries insurgents are encroaching on the capital weeks ahead of elections. The latest violence is part of a protracted surge in nationwide bloodshed that has left more than 2,400 people dead since the start of …
Among those executed was Adel Mashhadani, who was arrested in March 2009 and sentenced to death in November of that year for killing a young girl in a revenge attack.
In his 90-minute meeting with Al-Maliki, Dempsey discussed security assistance to Iraq and the Syrian conflict with senior leaders