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Open Source Sharing Brings Equipment to Iraqi Hospitals

Bilal Ghalib recounts how the power of open source hardware and online networking inspired a maker from Baghdad to build pulse rate monitors to replace broken ones in Iraqi hospitals. Complete video available for free at fora.tv

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Fault Lines – Iraq: After the Americans – Part two

In keeping with Barack Obama’s presidential campaign promise, the US has withdrawn its troops from Iraq and by the end of 2012 US spending in Iraq will be just five per cent of what it was at its peak in 2008. In a special two-part series, Fault Lines travels across Iraq to take the pulse [...]

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Inside Syria – Aleppo: Syria’s key battleground?

Syria’s second and largest city Aleppo has become a key battleground in the 17-month uprising against Bashar al-Assad’s government. Aleppo city is the country’s commercial capital and its biggest urban area, near the border with Turkey where rebels have taken control of a number of border crossings. The Free Syrian Army (FSA) launched a major [...]

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Iraq terror blitz a chilling message to Assad from Al-Qaeda

A senior Iraqi official has put the blame for Monday’s terror blitz, which killed at least 116 people, squarely on Al-Qaeda. The nationwide offensive, spanning at least 13 cities, ended with two more bombings during the night. The attacks ranged from bombings to shootings and primarily targetted Iraq’s government and security forces. RT LIVE rt.com [...]

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Iraq: After the Americans Part 1

In keeping with Barack Obama’s presidential campaign promise, the US has withdrawn its troops from Iraq and by the end of 2012 US spending in Iraq will be just five per cent of what it was at its peak in 2008. In a special two-part series, Fault Lines travels across Iraq to take the pulse [...]

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After Occupation, Iraq Descends Into Chaos

In the deadliest day since US forces left Iraq, rebels launched at least 40 separate attacks in 15 cities across the country on Monday which killed at least 106 people and injured nearly 200, targeting mostly security forces and government officials. Take the poll: ywtv.tv The biggest bombing was in the town of Taji to [...]

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Over 100 killed in Iraq blast wave as Al-Qaeda ‘returns with revenge’

Over 100 people have been killed in a wave of blasts in Iraq in the bloodiest day the country has seen this year – READ MORE: on.rt.com The violence mostly targeted security forces and follows a warning from the new Al-Qaeda leader in the country that the terrorist group is returning to its former strongholds [...]

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CrossTalk: Iraq Meltdown

What does Iraq look like after the US pullout? A dictatorship or a parliamentary democracy? How much is the US concerned about the future of Iraq and its ties to Iran? Who is pushing Iraq into civil war? CrossTalking with Robert Maginnis, Douglas Ollivant and John Glaser. Follow Peter Lavelle on Twitter twitter.com Subscribe to [...]

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Witness – Generator Man

Nine years after the fall of Saddam Hussein, Iraq’s national power grid struggles to provide more than six hours of electricity a day. But now a new type of entrepreneur has sprung up to fill this gap. We follow Hadi, a ‘Generator Man’ who owns two generators but finds that being on call for hundreds [...]

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Inside Story – Has sectarian violence returned to Iraq?

Violence has returned to the streets of Iraq, with one of the bloodiest weeks seen since the withdrawal of US troops in December. The situation has not been this bad in a long time, with more coordinated bomb attacks, more deaths, and with it sectarian tensions stirred up once again. In addition to this, there [...]

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Scores killed in Iraq attacks

At least 57 people killed across the country, many of them Shia pilgrims gathered in Baghdad for a religious event.

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Inside Story Americas – Is a deal likely on Iran’s nuclear programme?

Two days of talks between Iran and six world powers have failed to break the standoff over Iran’s nuclear programme as it becomes apparent there are serious obstacles to an agreement. At the heart of it is an attempt by the US and other world powers to persuade Iran to accept immediate restrictions on its [...]

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