Cleric’s fear puts pact in doubt Yesterday | Add a comment BAGHDAD — Iraq’s top Shiite cleric has expressed concern about the country’s security pact with the United States, fearing it gives too much power to the Americans and does not...

UPDATE Sat, Nov 29, 2008 | Add a comment IRAQ BATTLES STRAY DOGS Humane Society International, an animal rights group, is urging Iraqi authorities to find better ways to eliminate packs of stray dogs after 200 of them were killed in...

Iraqi lawmakers approve U.S. withdrawal plan Thu, Nov 27, 2008 | Add a comment BAGHDAD (AP) - The long, costly story of American military involvement in Iraq moved closer to an end Thursday when Iraq's parliament approved a pact that requires all troops to be out in three...

Iraqi voters may get last say on U.S. deal Wed, Nov 26, 2008 | Add a comment BAGHDAD — Intense dealmaking among Iraq’s political factions on Wednesday delayed by one day a parliamentary vote on a security pact that would allow American forces to stay in the...

Vote today poses hurdle for Iraq pact Tue, Nov 25, 2008 | Add a comment BAGHDAD — A leader of the largest Sunni Arab bloc in parliament hinted he might withhold support for a pact to let U.S. troops stay in Iraq through 2011. That would make it hard for the...

Attack highlights danger Tue, Nov 25, 2008 BAGHDAD — A woman hiding a bomb under her long robe blew herself up Monday among Iraqis waiting to enter the U.S.-protected Green Zone, where lawmakers plan to vote this week on a pact that...

Iraqi cabinet campaigning for security pact Sun, Nov 23, 2008 | Add a comment BAGHDAD — Pirates, foreign attacks, a plummeting economy. Iraqi government ministers are cataloguing warnings about the future if lawmakers reject the proposed security pact with the U.S....

U.S. security accord faces uncertain fate Sat, Nov 22, 2008 | Add a comment BAGHDAD — The Iraqi parliament will vote Wednesday on a pact that would allow American troops to stay in Iraq for three more years, but the government’s hopes of winning a wide margin...

High costs in Iraq but success, too Thu, Nov 20, 2008 | Add a comment WASHINGTON — A war that once seemed likely to end in a panic of helicopters fleeing the American embassy now seems destined to conclude as the result of a parliamentary process. A landmark...

Iraqi lawmakers fight over accord Fri, Nov 21, 2008 | Add a comment BAGHDAD — Iraqi lawmakers persevered Thursday in debate on a proposed security deal with the U.S. There were raucous attempts by opposition lawmakers to disrupt proceedings ahead of next...

IN BRIEF: Judge releases five Algerians Fri, Nov 21, 2008 Judge releases five Algerians WASHINGTON — A federal judge on Thursday ordered the release of five Algerians held at Guantanamo Bay, Cuba, and the continued detention of a sixth. U.S....

Iraq may be gambling on its security forces Mon, Nov 17, 2008 BAGHDAD — The U.S.-Iraqi security pact now before parliament calls for U.S. forces to leave Iraq’s cities by June 30 in recognition of an improved security climate, but the deadline...

Iraq's Cabinet approves security pact with US Sun, Nov 16, 2008 | Add a comment BAGHDAD (AP) - Iraq's Cabinet on Sunday approved a security pact with the United States that will allow American forces to stay in Iraq for three years after their U.N. mandate expires at the end...

Security pact faces vote today Sat, Nov 15, 2008 | Add a comment BAGHDAD — Iraq’s Cabinet will vote today on a security pact with Washington. The plan would keep U.S. forces in the country for three more years. In a bid to secure support from the...

Clerics issue threats against security pact Sat, Nov 15, 2008 BAGHDAD — Iraq’s two most powerful Shiite clerics on Friday challenged the government’s planned security pact with the U.S., undercutting efforts to reach a deal before the U.N....

Counting death figures getting more complicated Sat, Nov 15, 2008 BAGHDAD — This much is agreed — a double bombing in Baghdad struck a school bus and those responding to the first blast. But the difference in casualty figures was stark. Iraqi...

Iraq says proposed changes to security pact aren’t enough Mon, Nov 10, 2008 | Comments 1 BAGHDAD — Iraq’s government spokesman said Monday the proposed U.S. changes to a draft security agreement were "not enough” and asked Washington to offer new amendments if it...

Iraqi deputy premier urges approval of security pact Sat, Nov 8, 2008 | Add a comment BAGHDAD — A top Iraqi official warned Saturday that time is running out to sign a new security agreement with Washington, saying the country still needed U.S. troops despite improved...

Shiite clerics warn against accord Sat, Nov 8, 2008 BAGHDAD — Shiite clerics warned the government Friday not to sign a security pact that would keep U.S. troops in Iraq until 2012, as the prime minister studied what U.S. officials described...

Pact awaits approval from Iraq Thu, Nov 6, 2008 | Add a comment BAGHDAD — The U.S. responded Thursday to Iraqi proposals for changes in the draft security pact that would keep U.S. troops here for three more years. The U.S. said it considers the text...