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US & CANADA
Dec 23, 2011
US seeks to keep influence in Iraq
Troops gone but America has the biggest embassy
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MARKETS
Dec 22, 2011
Iraq bombs add to upward oil pressure
Crude rallies for fourth successive session over supply disruption worry
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Dec 22, 2011
Baghdad blasts raise sectarian fears
At least 63 killed in co-ordinated attacks on mainly Shia areas
Dec 21, 2011
Sunni reject calls for all-party talks in Iraq
PM warns minority group they face exclusion from power
- Gideon Rachman Farewell to a dumb war in Iraq
- Editorial Changing of the guard in Iraq
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MARKETS
Dec 21, 2011
Political shadows darken outlook for Iraqi oil
Just days after US departure, disputes set tone in Baghdad
Dec 20, 2011
Iraq vice-president declares unity efforts ‘gone’
Tariq al-Hashimi accuses the Shia-led government of persecution
Dec 19, 2011
Warrant issued for Iraqi vice-president
Shia-led government targets Hashimi on suspected links to terrorism
Gideon Rachman
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COMMENT
Dec 19, 2011
Farewell to a dumb war in Iraq
In sharp contrast to the Bush era, it is European nations that want more confrontational policies in the Middle East
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COMMENT
Dec 15, 2011
Changing of the guard in Iraq
Ensuring security must be government’s first priority
Dec 15, 2011
Spoils of Iraq war evade US and UK
Washington ‘did not push hard enough’ for investment
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US & CANADA
Dec 14, 2011
US troops leave Iraq with ‘heads high’
Obama marks end of conflict he called a ‘dumb war’
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US & CANADA
Dec 11, 2011
Iraq’s future still a concern for Obama
US troops to come home but fear of violence and civil war remains
Dec 7, 2011
Refining: Domestic processing capacity is rising quickly
Sylvia Pfeifer and Javier Blas find the region’s industry is diversifying beyond extraction
Dec 4, 2011
Syria sees allies as lifeline against sanctions
Iraq, Lebanon and Iran are likely to help
Nov 27, 2011
Investment bankers move in on Iraq
Chance to capitalise on rebuilding in spite of security demands
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Saddam’s mechanics of power are little changed
The ruling Shia show little appetite for dismantling centralised control