AFP: The United States on Friday removed sanctions on an Iraqi bank that was blacklisted last year for helping Iran skirt international financial controls over its nuclear activities.
Iran and Its Neighbours
US removes Iraqi bank from Iran sanctions list
UN: 14 Iranian exiles moved from Iraq to Albania
AP: The first group of exiles from an Iranian opposition group have moved to Albania from a former U.S. military base near Baghdad as part of a relocation process, the United Nations mission to Iraq said Thursday.
Iraq: Sectarian faultlines widen amid chaos
UPI: Iraq is approaching a security meltdown as a land-and-oil dispute between the Shiite-dominated government and independence-minded Kurds escalates along with sectarian violence between Shiites and minority Sunnis.
UN calls for restraint in Iraq as over 200 killed
AFP: The United Nations warned on Friday that Iraq is at a "crossroads" and appealed for restraint, as four days of violence, including several attacks on mosques, killed more than 200 people.
Iraq: 36 dead after raid on Sunni protest site
AP: Iraqi security forces backed by helicopters raided a Sunni protest camp before dawn Tuesday, prompting clashes that killed at least 36 people in the area and significantly intensified Sunni anger against the Shiite-led government.
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