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Car Bombs Rock Baghdad; U.S. Soldiers Killed in Separate Incidents
DVIDS - Georgia
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July 4, 2025
WASHINGTON, UNITED STATES 04.29.2005 Courtesy Story Several car bombs have rocked Baghdad, Iraq, today, and elsewhere another car bomb killed a U.S. soldier. Multiple car bombs in and around Baghdad today killed at least 24 Iraqis and wounded at...
Wolfowitz: Former Iraqi Army Troops Could Play Role in New Iraq
DVIDS - Georgia
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July 4, 2025
WASHINGTON, UNITED STATES 10.24.2003 Courtesy Story As the U.S. and coalition forces in Iraq continue training Iraq's new security forces, Deputy Defense Secretary Paul Wolfowitz said here today he has "no prejudice" against hiring members of the...
Wolfowitz Visits Officials in Northern Iraq
DVIDS - Georgia
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July 4, 2025
WASHINGTON, UNITED STATES 06.16.2004 Courtesy Story Deputy Defense Secretary Paul Wolfowitz visited several areas of northern Iraq today, spending time with U.S. military commanders and local leaders. At Logistics Support Area Anaconda in Mosul,...
1st Cavalry Division Teams with Marines South of Baghdad
DVIDS - Georgia
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July 4, 2025
WASHINGTON, UNITED STATES 01.01.2005 Courtesy Story Soldiers and Marines of Task Force Baghdad began offensive combat and civil-military operations in southern Baghdad and northern Babil province this week, aimed at rooting out insurgents....
Troops Detain Dozens, Kill Suspected Terrorist in Iraq
DVIDS - Georgia
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July 4, 2025
WASHINGTON, UNITED STATES 11.27.2007 Courtesy Story Iraqi and coalition forces captured 32 suspected terrorists and killed another in Iraq over the past three days, military officials said. During an operation in Mosul today, coalition forces...
EQIQ Invests $3M in InstaBank to Support Digital Banking in Iraq
Fintech News Middle East
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July 3, 2025
Free Newsletter Get the hottest Fintech Middle East News once a month in your Inbox Venture capital firm EQIQ has made a US$3 million anchor investment in InstaBank (registered as Al Fawr Digital Bank), as part of a wider US$15 million funding...
How U.S. Energy Policy Shaped Global Stability: Ed Hirs on Oil, Geopolitics, and Economic Strategy
The Good Men Project - California
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July 4, 2025
Ed Hirs is a Yale-educated energy economist and an Energy Fellow at the University of Houston, where he teaches undergraduate and graduate courses in energy economics. Known for his precise, nonpartisan analysis, he is a trusted voice on energy...
Local opinion: Real independence depends on clean energy
The Arizona Daily Star
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The following is the opinion and analysis of the writer: JoAnna Mendoza This Independence Day, we’ll hear a lot about patriotism and American strength abroad. But to me, as a former Marine, real independence also means protecting our people here...
U.S., Iraqi Leaders Work Together on Iraqi-Funded Project
DVIDS - Georgia
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July 3, 2025
WASHINGTON, UNITED STATES 10.21.2008 Courtesy Story The U.S. Army Corps of Engineers is working with Iraqi officials to shore up construction on new piers and a seawall in Iraq’s southern province of Basra in the first Foreign Military Sales...
Iraq joins UN climate loss and damage committee
Shafaq News
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2025-06-25T15:03:02+00:00 font Enable Reading Mode A- A A+ Shafaq News/ On Wednesday, Iraq was elected to the executive committee of the UN’s Warsaw International Mechanism for Loss and Damage. Youssef Mueed Youssef, director of the Climate Change...
Officials Call Energy Efficiency ‘Huge Priority’ for Air Force
DVIDS - Georgia
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July 3, 2025
WASHINGTON, UNITED STATES 10.21.2008 Courtesy Story As the largest consumer of energy in the federal government, the Air Force has made conserving resources a priority, officials said yesterday. “We have to continue with our strategy of reducing...
Defense Department at Forefront of Energy Conservation, Official Says
DVIDS - Georgia
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July 3, 2025
WASHINGTON, UNITED STATES 10.20.2008 Courtesy Story The Defense Department is constantly looking for ways to proactively conserve and reuse energy, a department official said. “We’re really leading the nation in looking at energy and considering...
Face of Defense: Airmen Save Money in Iraq
DVIDS - Georgia
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July 3, 2025
WASHINGTON, UNITED STATES 01.05.2010 Courtesy Story Two U.S. airmen with 721st Air Expeditionary Advisory Squadron here improvised a device to recharge fire suppression bottles for a Russian-made helicopter to save the Iraqi air force tens of...
Iraq’s Central Bank: Reserves sufficient to cover 13 months of imports
Shafaq News
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June 25, 2025
2025-06-25T13:59:37+00:00 font Enable Reading Mode A- A A+ Shafaq News/ Iraq's foreign currency reserves are sufficient to finance 13 months of imports, despite a recent decline in coverage, the Central Bank announced on Wednesday. The bank...
Improved Iraq Enjoys Liberty, U.S. Commander Says
DVIDS - Georgia
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July 3, 2025
WASHINGTON, UNITED STATES 09.28.2011 Courtesy Story American forces’ efforts in Iraq “have given the people of Iraq a huge gift” through the opportunity to enjoy the benefits of a democratic society, a senior U.S. commander said today. “We have...
Shipping Rates Remain High as Ceasefire with Iran Begins
Breitbart
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June 24, 2025
Shipping rates on routes that could be affected by the Israel-Iran conflict skyrocketed by up to 76 percent in June. It is too early at press time to predict how much they might come down in the wake of the ceasefire announced by President Donald...
Punk Rockers 'Vandals' Perform for Troops in Iraq
DVIDS - Georgia
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July 4, 2025
WASHINGTON, UNITED STATES 01.01.2005 Courtesy Story Punk rock and military discipline - not exactly like shampoo and conditioner. More like fire and ice. But for some soldiers able to see the Vandals kick out the jams here Dec. 28, it almost...
US sanctions Iraqi businessman for Iranian oil exports
Shafaq News
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2025-07-03T18:55:12+00:00 font Enable Reading Mode A- A A+ Shafaq News – Baghdad/Tehran/Washington On Thursday, the US Treasury Department imposed sanctions on a business network allegedly smuggling Iranian oil under the guise of legitimate Iraqi...
Conflict Exposes Israel's Energy Fragility
Energy Intelligence
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July 3, 2025
Israel’s energy sector is in slow recovery after the conclusion of the 12-day conflict with Iran. Although fields that export gas to its neighbors Egypt and Jordan have immediately restarted, the country’s key refinery in the northern port city of...
The Big Beautiful Bill “Stops the Bleeding” on American Energy
The National Interest - Washington D.C.
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July 3, 2025
The reforms in the big beautiful bill set the conditions for future “lifesaving care” on the electric grid. When providing lifesaving care to a wounded comrade, a key first step is to “stop the bleeding” in order to stabilize the patient and set...