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August 2007
- Extremists, Militias Target Gays in Iraq
  
  Chicago Tribune | Aug 5, 07 4:56 PM CDT
  
  (Newser) - Gays in Iraq are the targets of increasing violence by militias, police, and religious extremists, a largely unreported consequence of the 2003 US invasion. A fatwa is in place, reports the Chicago Tribune, and gays are fighting to emigrate to Sweden, Germany, and other countries. Recent reports by the UN and the US State Department have documented the brutality. More »
- US Kills Golden Mosque Bomber
  
  BBC | Aug 5, 07 11:35 AM CDT
  
  (Newser) - US forces claim they've killed local al-Qaeda leader Haitham al-Badri, the man widely considered responsible for the devastating repeat bombings of the Golden Mosque in Samarra. An Army spokesman says officials have ID'd al-Badri among the dead in a helicopter attack in Baghdad. More »
- Iraq's Power Grid Is Near Collapse
  
  Associated Press | Aug 4, 07 7:01 PM CDT
  
  (Newser) - Iraq’s power grid is teetering on the edge of collapse as insurgents destroy almost any attempt to restore power and the country’s fractured government is stalled, the AP reports. With enough power for only half of demand, there have been four nationwide blackouts in the last two days. Gasoline prices have also spiked to nearly $5 a gallon, making it affordable only to the wealthy. More »
- Key Sunni Bloc Deserts Maliki
  
  Reuters | Aug 1, 07 3:01 PM CDT
  
  (Newser) - The Sunni Accordance Front defected from Iraq's government today, accusing PM Nuri al-Maliki of being uncooperative, Reuters reports, on a day when suicide bombs killed more than 70 in Baghdad. "This is probably the most serious political crisis we have faced since the passage of the constitution,'' a deputy PM said of the troubled government. More »
- Cheney: 'I Erred on Insurgency'
  
  Reuters | Aug 1, 07 5:21 AM CDT
  
  (Newser) - Dick Cheney admitted yesterday that he was wrong when he said the Iraqi insurgency was "in its last throes" in 2005. "My estimate at the time was wrong, it turned out to be incorrect," the VP told CNN's Larry King. He said he had been optimistic that elections and a constitution would "undermine the insurgency," but "that clearly didn't happen." More »
July 2007
- Third of Iraqis Need Critical Aid
  
  BBC | Jul 30, 07 7:36 AM CDT
  
  (Newser) - A third of Iraq's population—some 8 million people—are in critical need of emergency aid because they have no food, water or shelter, according to an OXFAM report detailed in the BBC. Trapped in a maelstrom of sectarian violence, the Iraqi government is unable to provide basic needs. Some 4 million Iraqis have either been displaced from their homes or have fled the country. More »
  
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Stories

Extremists, Militias Target Gays in Iraq

US Kills Golden Mosque Bomber

Iraq's Power Grid Is Near Collapse

Key Sunni Bloc Deserts Maliki

Cheney: 'I Erred on Insurgency'

Third of Iraqis Need Critical Aid