iraq Videos and Clips

Battle for Babel: Iraq lays oil pipe through a World Wonder
The ancient city of Babylon in southern Iraq is considered to be one of the Seven Wonders of the World. But that prestigious title doesn't seem to bother the country's booming oil industry. The country's government has built a pipeline through the archaeological site, claiming nothing historic has been put at risk. Middle East expert Deepak Tripathi warns that the pipeline may sooner or later destroy the historic site. Subscribe to RT! www.youtube.com Like us on Facebook www.facebook.com Follow us on Twitter twitter.com Follow us on Google+ plus.google.com RT (Russia Today) is a global news network broadcasting from Moscow and Washington studios. RT is the first news channel to break the 500 million YouTube views benchmark.

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From the Mountains - Iraq - November 2010
The president of Iraq Jalal Talibani talks about the many struggles still facing Iraq and his presidency. Is he the man to solve the issues still facing this war-torn land? "For the first time...Iraq has a kind of democracy which guarantees democratic rights for all Iraqi people ", President Talibani is a Kurd, along with Hoshyar Zebari, the foreign minister. We chart their extraordinary story, from rebel fighters who came down from the mountains to overcome years of anti-Kurdish antagonism, and then to their rise to become 2 of the most important Iraqi leaders. At the same time their home in Kurdistan has become a haven of peace amidst the ongoing turmoil elsewhere. A touring orchestra is astonished by the peace of Kurdistan."It is entirely different" in Baghdad, a violinist says. "You are not free...you can not go anywhere." Talibani speaks of his blood-filled path to presidency, the many battles which he survived. The situation in Iraq is complicated but he believes that he "can be the man that can arrange unity within the Iraqis." Aitomedia

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"No NATO, No War": US Veterans of Iraq and Afghanistan Return War Medals at NATO Summit
DemocracyNow.org - Democracy Now! broadcasts from Chicago, site of the largest NATO summit in the organization's six-decade history. On Sunday, veterans of the Iraq and Afghanistan wars, as well as members of Afghans For Peace, led a peace march of thousands of people. Iraq Veterans Against the War held a ceremony where nearly 50 veterans discarded their war medals by hurling them down the street in the direction of the NATO summit. We hear the soldiers' voices as they return their medals one by one from the stage. "I am giving back my global war on terror service medal in solidarity with the people of Iraq and Afghanistan," said Jason Heard, a former combat medic who spent 10 years in the US Army. "I am deeply sorry for the destruction that we have caused in these countries and around the globe." Towatch the complete daily, independent news hour, read the transcript, download the podcast, and for more information, visit www.democracynow.org FOLLOW DEMOCRACY NOW! ONLINE: Facebook: www.facebook.com Twitter: @democracynow Subscribe on YouTube: www.youtube.com Listen on SoundCloud: www.soundcloud.com Daily Email News Digest: www.democracynow.org Please consider supporting independent media by making a donation to Democracy Now! today, visit www.democracynow.org

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A Nation on Edge - Iraq
2 million Iraqis go hungry as oil output hits 30 year high To see more go to www.youtube.com Follow us on Facebook (goo.gl or Twitter (www.twitter.com Since the US pulled out of Iraq, the country has been chaotic. Contrary to what the US are saying, mass poverty, clashes between Sunnis and Shiites and political corruption are tearing the nation apart. Despite Iraq's oil wealth, one fifth of the population live in poverty. It is a situation compounded by the corruption and violence that has consumed the country. As Majid Tofan, editor in chief of alMehda newspaper, explains, "Corruption is a huge problem in Iraq and many terror operations are financed by corruption." Both of these problems feed out of the ethnic struggles that still dominate the country. Worse still, it seems that Iran may be starting to flex its muscles amongst the Shiite minority, now that the US troops have gone. Something the US denies: "Iran certainly doesn't control events in Iraq more than any country does." What is certain is that Iraq is a country in deep trouble and there seems little hope among the people that the current political class can lift them out of it, "People do not trust the politicians". March 2012

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War Torn: An Iraq War Veteran's Story
Ian Welch was on his first combat tour in Iraq, waiting to storm across the Diyala Bridge and seize Baghdad, when an artillery round exploded behind him--changing his life forever. Now he and his girlfriend Katie are hoping love can change it back. Photos, Audio and Video by Brandon Thibodeaux - www.brandonthibodeaux.com Additional photography by: Gary Knight - www.viiphoto.com Gilles Bassignac Robert Nickelsberg

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Iraq: Video Appears to Show Top Saddam Deputy
A video posted online Saturday purports to show Izzat Ibrahim al-Douri, the highest ranking member of Saddam Hussein's ousted regime still at large, lashing out against Iraq's Shiite-led government. (April 7) Subscribe to the Associated Press: bit.ly Download AP Mobile: www.ap.org Associated Press on Facebook: apne.ws Associated Press on Twitter: apne.ws Associated Press on Google+: bit.ly

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Iraq's oil economy
Russia's Lukoil begins pumping from a major Iraqi oil field. CNN's John Defterios talks with Manouchehr Takin about it.

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Dozens killed in Iraq blasts
A series of blasts across Iraq have killed at least 35 and left another 100 people injured. In Baghdad, five separate blasts targeted the capital's Shia-majority neighbourhoods. The country's health minister was injured in one Baghdad explosion. In the north, two car bombs went off in Kirkuk. In Baquba, the capital of Diyala governorate, a suicide attack killed a police officer. Al Jazeera's Jane Arraf reports from Erbil.

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The Stream - 'Emo' youth targeted in Iraq
Rights groups criticise government for not investigating alleged killings.

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Inside Story - is Iraq's government on the verge of collapse?
As Iraq's government has put national reconciliation talks on hold, we discuss the issues behind the growing divisions.

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Interpol joins hunt for Iraq's vice-president
Interpol, the Lyon-based police organisation, is appealling to all countries to help arrest the Iraqi Vice President, Tariq al-Hashemi. Hashemi denies charges of organising attacks and death squads during Iraq's civil war. Al Jazeera's Jane Arraf reports from Amman.

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Good Old Oil: Iraq split (again) over a barrel
The long-running feud over oil money between Iraq and its autonomous Kurdish region is deepening. The Kurds have halted fuel deliveries, claiming the government's failed to pay up for nearly a year. But Baghdad accuses them of denying the country of the vital revenue it gets for then exporting the oil. RT discusses this with Mike Raddie, who's with the London-based anti-war group 'Democracy Village'. RT on Twitter twitter.com RT on Facebook www.facebook.com

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Iraq gears up for Arab League summit
Syria is going to be at the top of the agenda during an Arab League summit in Baghdad later this month. It will be the first meeting of Arab foreign ministers in Iraq since 1990 - just after Saddam Hussein invaded Kuwait.

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Oil row with Kurds stirs Iraq tensions
Iraq's Kurdish government has stopped all oil exports to Baghdad following a payment dispute. It is just one issue in the past weeks that is causing tensions between the Kurds in the north and the central authority. There are concerns that a push to sell crude oil to Kurdish markets from what is considered to be one of the last great unexplored oil regions in the world, could persuade Erbil to seek more independence from Baghdad. Al Jazeera's Jane Arraf reports from Erbil.

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Tikrit - Iraq
Iraq sees surge in bombings after US withdrawal To see more go to www.youtube.com Follow us on Facebook (goo.gl or Twitter (www.twitter.com As Sunni-led violence returns to Iraq we take a look at life in the Sunni heartland of Tikrit. The population are deeply unhappy with the Shia government and are blaming their troubles on its rampant corruption. Iraq may be safer but not much has changed since the country became democratic. Underdevelopment is evident throughout the country. A fifth of the population cannot read or write and many are unemployed. "We don't produce anything. We need private investors from other countries for development", says one man. Tax revenues barely exist and much of the money disappears through corruption: "no one trusts the government". Al Qaeda remains a threat and lack of funding means that security forces are stretched to the limit. In al Alam, people want more autonomy and independence from the Shiite-dominated government in Baghdad. The mistrust is partly because the Sunnis are degraded from power and with US troops now out of the country this political-sectarian conflict may again escalate into violence. The Iraqi government has also been unable to deliver any progress, despite billions of dollars in foreign aid. For Yasim al Juburi, the chairman of the al Alam municipal council, the situation is bleak. "What has Iraq achieved? The answer is nothing". January 2012

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'On the Road' Video: US army leaves Iraq, settles in neighboring Kuwait
The last US military convoy has left Iraq's territory on Sunday, finalizing the pullout. The motorcade of 110 armored vehicles carrying 500 officers and soldiers, accompanied by a helicopter patrol, has crossed into Kuwait. The nine-year war and occupation cost 4500 American lives and 500 of the lives of their allies. The death toll for the Iraqis is estimated between 100 and 150000, while some 1.75 million people fled the country. RT on Twitter twitter.com RT on Facebook www.facebook.com

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Iran the next Iraq?
Despite a lack of concrete evidence, the Western powers and their allies have continued to accuse Iran of developing nuclear weapons. A series of events including the bombing of Israeli embassies, threatening to cut oil exports to the UK and loading fuel rods in a research reactor have many feeling Iran is provoking a war. So is Iran really a threat or is the mainstream media promoting America's next war? David Swanson, author of War is a Lie, joins us to discuss the complicated situation with Iran. Like us and/or follow us: twitter.com www.facebook.com

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Syria crisis tops Arab League summit in Iraq
Arab League leaders meeting in Iraq have called on the Syrian government to implement a UN-backed peace plan "immediately and completely", as they met for a summit in the capital Baghdad. Nine heads of state and UN Secretary-General Ban Ki-moon were among those attending the opening of the summit in the former Republican Palace on Thursday, the first such meeting in Iraq for 22 years. Al Jazeera's Zeina Khodr reports from Baghdad.

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Total Ignorance: Where's Libya, Iraq or Iran? NYC doesn't care!
The men and women hoping to become the next President of the US appear to spend as much time demonstrating their ignorance of the world, as they do their political credentials. But as RT's Anastasia Churkina found out, that could just be a reflection of society. RT on Twitter twitter.com RT on Facebook www.facebook.com

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Blind Side: Iraq & Syria wars similarities un-covered
The world's media is flooded with stories and images allegedly depicting the bloody results of the Syrian army's assault on the city of Homs. But few have compared the clashes to the massacre in Fallujah, Iraq, which happened nearly ten years ago and saw US troops fighting alongside the government, against the rebels. RT on Twitter twitter.com RT on Facebook www.facebook.com

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Videos show Blackwater in Iraq running over woman.2006
Videos posted by Harper's Magazine show the private contractor formerly known as Blackwater in Iraq running over a woman with a car, smashing into Iraqis' cars to move them out of the way and firing a rifle into traffic. The behavior by Blackwater seen in the videos adds even more fuel to evidence that the company "encouraged and rewarded the destruction of Iraqi life." The videos are included in a piece by Charles Glass entitled "The Warrior Class" that looks at the rise of private security contractors. Glass had been shown the videos by a former Blackwater employee. Describing the video dated April 2006 that shows a woman being hit by a Blackwater vehicle, Glass writes: "A woman in a black full-length burka began to cross the street. The vehicle struck the woman and knocked her unconscious body into the gutter. The cars slowed for a moment, but did not stop, nor did they even determine whether the victim was dead or alive. A voice in the car taking the video said, 'Oh, my God!' Yet no one was heard on the radio requesting help for her. Most sickeningly, the sequence had been set to an AC/DC song, whose pounding, metallic chorus declared: 'You've been... thunderstruck!' " Glass writes that the tape he was shown ended with the inscription, "In support of security, peace, freedom and democracy everywhere." Common Dreams *The five separate videos are joined into one here.* [facts] Blackwater is the mercenary firm founded as Blackwater USA in 1996 by former Navy SEAL and <b>...</b>

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Yazidis celebrate New Year in Iraq
For the Yazidi, this is the start of year 6762, and they have travelled to Lalesh, in northern Iraq, from mountain villages, towns and cities in Iraq, Syria, Turkey, and Europe to celebrate. Yazidis believe in the same God as Muslims, Christians, and Jews, but they believe they were the first people God created. Along with Babylonian rituals, and elements of other religions, they worship the sun. On New Year's day, the Yazidi faithful, along with Kurdish Muslim and Christian leaders, pay their respects to the prince of the Yazidis. Like the Kurds, the Yazidi were pressured to declare themselves Arab under Saddam Hussein, the late Iraqi ruler. Al Jazeera's Jane Arraf reports from Lalesh.

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Fake Withdrawal? 'US won't leave Iraq oil to Iran'
Despite the US's declared withdrawal of its military personnel and contractors out of Iraq, Washington has prepared to control the country's rich oil reserves in any case, shared Ranjit Singh Kalha, former India's ambassador to Iraq in the 1990s. Having spent $3 trillion in Iraq, a country with harsh weather conditions (+50 C most of the time) and absolutely nothing valuable but oil reserves, the Americans simply cannot give up the plentiful and very high quality oil they went there for. "It takes $1.50 to take out this oil that's just below the surface. Anybody who has access to this oil can be a game changer -- as far as the politics of oil is concerned," Ranjit Singh Kalha concluded. The problem Americans encountered in Iraq is that once given "some symbols" of democracy, the Iraqi voted for a Shia-led government. The headache is that the Shia traditionally have close links with Iran, the core territory of this affiliation. "That is the present dilemma. If you withdraw from Iraq completely, you leave this vast oil wealth of Iraq in the hands of Shia (Iran-oriented) government. And therefore it upsets the political balance in the Middle East," Ranjit Singh Kalha explained. He said that to counter such adverse developments the US will have almost 20000-strong embassy in Baghdad (the largest US embassy in the world) and consulates in Basra, Kerkuk and in northern Kurd-inhabited territory, each consulate 1000-strong. "Americans cannot afford to be completely absent from <b>...</b>

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Raw Video: US Man Captured in Iraq Freed to UN
Wearing a US Army uniform and flanked by Iraqi lawmakers, an American citizen announced Saturday that he was being released from more than nine months of imprisonment by a Shiite militia that for years targeted US troops. (March 17) Download AP Mobile: www.ap.org Associated Press on Facebook: apne.ws Associated Press on Twitter: apne.ws Associated Press on Google+: bit.ly

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Iraq's autistic children find a refuge
Nibras Sadoun literally adopted the issue of autism in Iraq. While conducting field research in special education, she took in an autistic child who had been abandoned by his mother. Now Sadoun oversees six countrywide offices of Al Rahman Institute, which is named after her son. The institute helps educate and socialise autistic children, who are often overlooked by Iraq's educational system. The government does not provide Al Rahman with any funding, but parents say the institute is a lifeline for their children. Al Jazeera's Jane Arraf reports from Baghdad.

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