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Engaging Iraq’s Neighbors in Dialogue Could Ease Violence, Expert Argues

In the conclusion of a series on U.S. strategy in Iraq, James Dobbins, director of International Security and Defense Policy Center at the Rand Corporation, discusses how engaging Iraq's neighbors in dialogue could stabilize the war-torn country.

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Syria’s Regional Relationships

Review brief histories of Syria's relations with its neighbors: Iraq, Turkey, Lebanon, Jordan, and Israel.

New Human Cases of Bird Flu in Turkey, China, Japan

By PBS News Hour

Turkish health authorities confirmed the 15th human case of the H5N1 strain of bird flu and have said a third child in the same family died from the virus, though the World Health Organization has confirmed only two deaths and…

Turkey Confirms Third Human Death From Bird Flu

By PBS News Hour

Turkey announced Friday the third death from bird flu, the deadly virus that experts say is still an animal disease but has proved fatal in over 70 human cases.

Turkey Confirms First Human Cases of Bird Flu

By PBS News Hour

Turkey announced Wednesday its first two human cases, one of them fatal, of the deadly H5N1 strain of the bird flu, marking the virus' first occurrence in people outside Southeast Asia and China.

EU to Start Talks on Admitting Turkey

The European Union and Turkey on Friday reached a historic pact to start membership talks after Turkey agreed to acknowledge Cyprus as an EU member.

Blasts in Turkey Kill At Least 27

Two truck bombs exploded in Turkey on Thursday, one at a London-based bank and the other at the British consulate, killing at least 27 people and wounding almost 450 others.

U.S Stregthens Grip on Northern Iraq in Bid to Calm Turkey

But he added that some would stay behind at the invitation of the U.S. military to help impose order in a city where looting and vandalism broke out on Thursday and Friday.

Turkey Allows U.S. to Send Supplies to Northern Iraq

The United States reached an agreement with Turkey on Wednesday allowing the coalition to send supplies through Turkish territory to troops in neighboring Iraq.

Turkish Troops Enter Northern Iraq

The Turkish government on Friday deployed some 1,500 commando troops into the Kurdish-dominated enclave of northern Iraq despite opposition from the U.S. and local Kurdish officials.