Weapons of Mass Destruction (WMD)
September 2012 - Iraq Special Weapons News
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- Delisting of the Mujahedin-e Khalq US Dept. of State 28 Sep 2012
- Background Briefing on an Announcement Regarding the Mujahedin-e Khalq US Dept. of State 28 Sep 2012
- NATO signs cooperation accord with Iraq NATO 24 Sep 2012 -- NATO on Monday (24 September 2012) signed a cooperation agreement with Iraq which will foster closer security ties and help Iraq build up its security institutions.
- US to Remove Iran Group Off Terror List VOA 21 Sep 2012 -- U.S. officials say the Obama administration is planning to remove an Iranian militant group once allied with former Iraqi President Saddam Hussein from the U.S. terrorism list.
- U.S. Reportedly To Remove Exiled Iranian Group From Blacklist RFE/RL 21 Sep 2012 -- U.S. officials say Secretary of State Hillary Clinton will tell Congress she intends to remove the Iranian exile group Mujahedin-e Khalq Organization from the U.S. list of foreign terrorist organizations.
- Suicide Bombing Kills 7 Near Baghdad's Green Zone VOA 17 Sep 2012 -- A suicide bomber in Iraq has set off a car packed with explosives near the capital's heavily fortified Green Zone, killing at least seven people.
- Blast Near Baghdad's Green Zone Kills At Least 7 RFE/RL 17 Sep 2012 -- Officials in Baghdad say a suicide car-bomb attack near the city's heavily secured Green Zone has left at least seven Iraqis dead and about 20 wounded.
- Ashraf camp in Iraq sealed off IRNA 16 Sep 2012 -- The base for terrorism and murder of Iranian and Iraqi people under Iraqi dictator Saddam Hussein, Ashran camp, placing members of Mujahedin Khalq Organization (MKO) was sealed off by the Iraqi government ending state terrorism backed by Iraqi Baathist government, the US and France.
- UN envoy welcomes last major transfer of Iranian exiles from Iraqi camp UN News Centre 16 Sep 2012 -- The United Nations envoy in Iraq on Sunday welcomed the last major relocation of Iranian exiles from a camp outside of the capital, Baghdad, and called for a renewed focus on resettling the residents in third countries.
- Security Council condemns latest wave of deadly attacks in Iraq UN News Centre 11 Sep 2012 -- The Security Council today strongly condemned the wave of terrorist attacks that occurred across Iraq over the weekend and which caused numerous deaths and injuries, as well as damage to the French honorary consulate premises in Nasiriyah.
- Turkey Won't Extradite Iraqi VP For Death Sentence RFE/RL 11 Sep 2012 -- Turkey's Prime Minister Recep Tayyip Erdogan says that Ankara will not extradite Iraq's fugitive Vice President Tariq al-Hashimi to face a death sentence in Baghdad.
- Turkey Refuses to Extradite Fugitive Iraqi VP VOA 11 Sep 2012 -- Turkey has refused to hand over fugitive Iraqi Vice President Tariq al-Hashemi, who faces a death sentence in Baghdad.
- Fugitive Iraq Vice President Rejects Sentencing In Absentia RFE/RL 10 Sep 2012 -- Iraq's fugitive Sunni Vice President Tariq al-Hashimi has rejected a death sentence imposed upon him by an Iraqi court.
- UN envoy in Iraq urges political blocs to reach agreement on electoral commission UN News Centre 10 Sep 2012 -- The United Nations envoy in Iraq today urged all political forces in the country's parliament – the Council of Representatives – to reach agreement on the selection of the new Board of Commissioners of the Independent High Electoral Commission (IHEC), and find a solution that serves the legitimate democratic aspirations of the Iraqi people.
- Fugitive Iraqi VP Says Death Sentence a Sham VOA 10 Sep 2012 -- Iraq's fugitive Sunni vice president has denounced a murder conviction and death sentence against him as politically motivated, and said he would not return home from Turkey within 30 days as demanded.
- Iraq Court Sentences Fugitive Ex-Vice President to Death RIA Novosti 09 Sep 2012 -- A court in Iraq has sentenced former Sunni vice president Tariq al-Hashemi to death in absentia, Al-Jazeera reported on Sunday.
- Dozens Killed in Iraq Attacks RIA Novosti 09 Sep 2012 -- A wave of deadly attacks and bombings claimed the lives of at least 44 people and left nearly 240 people injured in at least 11 cities across Iraq on Sunday, al-Jazeera reported.
- Iraq Attacks Kill At Least 92 as Sunni VP Sentenced to Death VOA 09 Sep 2012 -- Insurgents in Iraq have carried out a wave of bombings and shootings that killed at least 92 people in a 24-hour period that coincided with an Iraqi court sentencing the country's fugitive Sunni vice president to death for murder.
- U.S. Warns Iraq Not To Let Iran Fly Weapons Over To Syria RFE/RL 05 Sep 2012 -- Three U.S. senators have warned Iraq's Prime Minister Nuri al-Maliki not to allow Iran to fly over Iraqi airspace to deliver weapons and equipment to Syria.
- IRAQ: Still no clear policy to tackle displacement IRIN 04 Sep 2012 -- A dusty settlement on the outskirts of the Iraqi capital Baghdad, Al-Rustumiya is more a collection of rags, rubble and garbage than a neighbourhood.
- Joint Statement of the U.S.-Iraq Political and Diplomatic Joint Coordination Committee US Dept. of State 02 Sep 2012
- Iraqi air force F-16 training takes off in Arizona AFNS 01 Sep 2012 -- While the Republic of Iraq anticipates an initial delivery of F-16 Fighting Falcons in September 2014, the pilots who will fly them embark on a historic partnership with the Arizona Air National Guard's 162nd Fighter Wing.
- Iraqi Oil Exports Reach Highest Level In Three Decades RFE/RL 01 Sep 2012 -- Iraq says its oil exports last month reached their highest level in more than three decades.
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