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The chairman of the Senate Committee on Foreign Relations this week demanded that Iraq’s prime minister rescue seven Iranian hostages held near Baghdad and protect more than 3,000 other dissidents from attacks. The warning from Sen. Robert Menendez to Prime Minister Nouri al-Maliki is the latest development in a campaign by the dissidents’ supporters to … Continue reading »

http://www.nytimes.com/2013/09/18/world/middleeast/iraq-35-die-in-latest-round-of-attacks.html?ref=iraq&_r=0 A wave of car bombs rocked commercial streets in Baghdad on Tuesday, part of a series of attacks across the country that left 31 victims and 4 attackers dead. The bombings were believed to have been carried out by Sunnis aiming to undermine confidence in the Shiite-led government. Sunni leaders in Basra said gunmen … Continue reading »