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Iran’s Iraq strategy revealed in battle for Shi’ites’ spiritual center in Najaf

By Editor One on February 8, 2013 Exclusives, Hizbullah, Iran, Iraq, Life, Mideast, Top Stories

Special to WorldTribune.com By Fariborz Saremi It was hoped the overthrow of Saddam would herald a new age of democracy and growth in Iraq. Instead chaos, destruction and inter-faction bloodshed followed. Discreetly, however, away from the spotlight of the international press, another less obvious change has been going on: The Iran revolutionary system has been […]

Sunni protesters block Iraq’s trade routes to Jordan, Syria

By Editor One on January 11, 2013 Exclusives, Iraq, Jordan, Life, Mideast, Syria, Top Stories

Special to WorldTribune.com BAGHDAD — The Sunni minority has launched protests that hampered relations with neighboring Jordan. Sunni demonstrators have been blocking roads in the western Iraqi province of Anbar. The protesters blocked a highway to Jordan and Syria, which halted trade and passengers to and from Iraq. “The [Iraqi] Defense Ministry has ordered the […]