New Jersey 101.5 » Iraq http://nj1015.com New Jersey News Tue, 21 May 2013 02:25:17 +0000 en-US hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.4.2 Kerry Arrives In Iraq On Unannounced Visit http://nj1015.com/kerry-arrives-in-iraq-on-unannounced-visit/ http://nj1015.com/kerry-arrives-in-iraq-on-unannounced-visit/#comments Sun, 24 Mar 2013 10:55:47 +0000 Townsquare News Network http://nj1015.com/?p=244508 U.S. Secretary of State John Kerry is in Iraq on an unannounced visit to urge Iraqi leaders to overcome sectarian differences that still threaten the country's stability following the 10-year anniversary of the American-led invasion that toppled dictator Saddam Hussein.

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]]> http://nj1015.com/kerry-arrives-in-iraq-on-unannounced-visit/feed/ 0 Secretary of State John Kerry (Chip Somodevilla/Getty Images) al-Qaida Making Comeback in Iraq, Officials Say http://nj1015.com/al-qaida-making-comeback-in-iraq-officials-say/ http://nj1015.com/al-qaida-making-comeback-in-iraq-officials-say/#comments Wed, 10 Oct 2012 03:36:04 +0000 Townsquare News Network http://nj1015.com/?p=177844 Iraqi and U.S. officials say al-Qaida is rebuilding in Iraq.

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]]> http://nj1015.com/al-qaida-making-comeback-in-iraq-officials-say/feed/ 0 Getty Images al-Qaida Blamed For Deadly Iraq Attacks http://nj1015.com/al-qaida-blamed-for-deadly-iraq-attacks/ http://nj1015.com/al-qaida-blamed-for-deadly-iraq-attacks/#comments Fri, 24 Feb 2012 01:24:15 +0000 Townsquare News Network http://nj1015.com/?p=61881 At least 55 people are now reported dead in a series of attacks across a wide area of Iraq today.

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]]> http://nj1015.com/al-qaida-blamed-for-deadly-iraq-attacks/feed/ 0 Khalil Al-Murshidi/AFP/Getty Images Obamas To Host Dinner Honoring Iraq Vets http://nj1015.com/obamas-to-host-dinner-honoring-iraq-vets/ http://nj1015.com/obamas-to-host-dinner-honoring-iraq-vets/#comments Mon, 06 Feb 2012 19:29:12 +0000 Townsquare News Network http://nj1015.com/?p=52338 President Barack Obama and first lady Michelle Obama will host a Feb. 29 dinner at the White House honoring members of the armed forces who served in Iraq.

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]]> http://nj1015.com/obamas-to-host-dinner-honoring-iraq-vets/feed/ 0 Davis Turner, Getty Images Obama, Biden to Attend Ceremony on Iraq http://nj1015.com/obama-biden-to-attend-ceremony-on-iraq/ http://nj1015.com/obama-biden-to-attend-ceremony-on-iraq/#comments Tue, 20 Dec 2011 04:50:16 +0000 Townsquare News Network http://nj1015.com/?p=31309 President Barack Obama and Vice President Joe Biden plan to mark the end of the war in Iraq at a ceremony Tuesday at Joint Base Andrews in nearby Maryland.

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]]> http://nj1015.com/obama-biden-to-attend-ceremony-on-iraq/feed/ 0 Last US Troops Leave Iraq As War Ends [VIDEO] http://nj1015.com/last-us-troops-leave-iraq-as-war-ends-video/ http://nj1015.com/last-us-troops-leave-iraq-as-war-ends-video/#comments Sun, 18 Dec 2011 11:53:14 +0000 Dan Alexander http://nj1015.com/?p=30619 A gate sliding shut at the Kuwaiti border provided the backdrop for the final act of the Iraq war which cost nearly 4,500 American and more than 100,000 Iraqi lives.

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]]> http://nj1015.com/last-us-troops-leave-iraq-as-war-ends-video/feed/ 0 Mario Tama, Getty Images Saturday Speeches: Troops & Jobs [VIDEO] http://nj1015.com/saturday-speeches-troops-jobs-video/ http://nj1015.com/saturday-speeches-troops-jobs-video/#comments Sat, 17 Dec 2011 12:37:17 +0000 Townsquare News Network http://nj1015.com/?p=30272 President Barack Obama is using his weekly radio and Internet address to welcome home troops from Iraq while Republicans say those troops need good jobs, like the proposed Canada to Texas oil pipeline.

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]]> http://nj1015.com/saturday-speeches-troops-jobs-video/feed/ 0 American troops arrive at Fort Hood, Texas from duty in Iraq (Joe Raedle/Getty Images) Panetta Formally Shuts Down US War In Iraq [VIDEO] http://nj1015.com/panetta-formally-shuts-down-us-war-in-iraq-video/ http://nj1015.com/panetta-formally-shuts-down-us-war-in-iraq-video/#comments Thu, 15 Dec 2011 12:48:15 +0000 Townsquare News Network http://nj1015.com/?p=29305 The U.S. military has formally shut down the war in Iraq, officially retiring the flag of U.S. Forces-Iraq.

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]]> http://nj1015.com/panetta-formally-shuts-down-us-war-in-iraq-video/feed/ 0 U.S. Military Holds Flag Casing Ceremony In Baghdad (Mario Tama, Getty Images) Obama Marking End Of Iraq War [VIDEO] http://nj1015.com/obama-marking-end-of-iraq-war-video/ http://nj1015.com/obama-marking-end-of-iraq-war-video/#comments Wed, 14 Dec 2011 18:10:22 +0000 Townsquare News Network http://nj1015.com/?p=28896 Davis Turner, Getty Images
 

Applauding their "extraordinary achievement," President Barack Obama saluted returning troops Wednesday, declaring that the nearly nine-year conflict in Iraq is ending "not with a final battle, but with a final march toward home."

Marking the conclusion of the war at this military redoubt

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]]> http://nj1015.com/obama-marking-end-of-iraq-war-video/feed/ 0 Davis Turner, Getty Images Obama: U.S. Troops Leaving Iraq with Heads Held High http://nj1015.com/obama-u-s-troops-leaving-iraq-with-heads-held-high/ http://nj1015.com/obama-u-s-troops-leaving-iraq-with-heads-held-high/#comments Tue, 13 Dec 2011 04:53:24 +0000 Townsquare News Network http://nj1015.com/?p=28094 President Barack Obama is declaring that U.S. troops are leaving Iraq this month "with honor and with their heads held high."

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