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Iraq decision delay threatens smooth withdrawal Published: Tue, Aug 2, 2011 Adm. Mike Mullen, chairman of the Joint Chiefs of Staff, said that American and Iraqi operations over the last several weeks have tamped down a recent surge in Iranian-backed violence there. And his top commander in Iraq, Gen. Lloyd Austin said the Iraqis are more aggressively pushing back both militarily and... Read More
Sources: 10,000 U.S. troops on offer for Iraq Published: Wed, Jul 6, 2011 The White House has worked out options to keep between 8,500 and 10,000 active-duty troops to continue training Iraqi security forces during 2012, according to senior Obama administration and U.S. military officials in interviews with The Associated Press. The figures also were noted by foreign diplomats in Baghdad... Read More
Suicide bomber in northern Iraqi city kills 7 Updated: Sat, Apr 30, 2011 BAGHDAD (AP) — Iraqi officials say a suicide bomber blew himself up near an Iraqi army checkpoint in the northern city of Mosul, killing seven people. Police and medical officials say 16 people were injured. Four of the dead were Iraqi soldiers. The officials spoke on condition of anonymity because they were... Read More
Bomb strikes funeral, killing 48 in Baghdad Updated: Thu, Jan 27, 2011 BAGHDAD — A car bomb ripped through a funeral tent in a mainly Shiite area of Baghdad on Thursday, killing at least 48 people and triggering skirmishes between Iraqi troops and demonstrators angry about security failures. The blast and three other small bombings Thursday were the latest in more than a week of... Read More
Iraq finally has a new government Published: Tue, Dec 21, 2010 BAGHDAD (AP) — Parliament swore in a new Iraqi government Tuesday after nine months of bitter political haggling, solidifying the grip that Shiites have held on political power since Saddam Hussein's ouster while leaving open the question of whether the country's disgruntled Sunni minority will play a... Read More
Iraqi court forces parliament back to work Published: Sun, Oct 24, 2010 BAGHDAD (AP) — Iraq's highest court on Sunday ordered parliament back to work after a seven-month political impasse that has blocked the formation of a new government. Iraq's federal Supreme Court called the delay unconstitutional. Parliament's acting speaker, Fouad Massoum, told The Associated Press that... Read More
WikiLeaks near release of secret US war documents Published: Fri, Oct 22, 2010 LONDON (AP) — The WikiLeaks website is poised to release what the Pentagon fears is the largest cache of secret U.S. documents in history — hundreds of thousands of intelligence reports that could amount to a classified history of the war in Iraq. U.S. officials condemned the move and said Friday... Read More
July deadliest month for Iraqis since 2008 Published: Sun, Aug 1, 2010 BAGHDAD (AP) — July was Iraq's deadliest month in more than two years, according to new official figures, suggesting that a resilient insurgency is successfully taking advantage of a months long deadlock in forming a new government. The figures released late Saturday show that 535 people were killed last month,... Read More
Audit: US can't account for $8.7B in Iraqi funds Published: Tue, Jul 27, 2010 BAGHDAD (AP) — The U.S. Defense Department is unable to properly account for over 95 percent of $9.1 billion in Iraqi oil money tapped by the U.S. for rebuilding the war ravaged nation, according to an audit released Tuesday. The report by the U.S. Special Investigator for Iraq Reconstruction offers a compelling... Read More
VP Biden arrives in Iraq amid political impasse Published: Sat, Jul 3, 2010 BAGHDAD (AP) — Vice President Joe Biden is in Baghdad for the Fourth of July weekend with U.S. troops as Iraqi leaders struggle to seat a new government. His arrival on Saturday marked the American vice president's second visit to Iraq this year. Biden is the Obama administration's point man on Iraq issues.... Read More
Pentagon announces 2009 deployments to Iraq Updated: Fri, Jun 27, 2008 WASHINGTON (AP) -- Six Army brigades, a National Guard unit and three military headquarters have been ordered to Iraq next summer in a move that would allow the U.S. to keep the number of troops largely steady there through much of next year. The planned deployments involve about 26,000 troops and would... Read More
Rice, Iraqi diplomat see progress on security deal Updated: Tue, Sep 16, 2008 NEW YORK (AP) -- Iraq and the United States are getting closer to completing an agreement that would govern the presence of U.S. troops in the country, the two nation's top diplomats said Saturday. Less than a week after the resumption of negotiations on the deal in Baghdad, Secretary of State... Read More
Iraq hopes economic crisis won't affect US troops Updated: Wed, Sep 24, 2008 UNITED NATIONS (AP) -- Iraq's foreign minister says "there is a new world now" because of the global financial crisis and he hopes it won't lead to an immediate withdrawal of the 146,000 American troops in his country. In an interview with The Associated Press, Iraqi Foreign Minister Hoshyar Zebari said... Read More
Bush, Iraqi leader thank a dwindling coalition Updated: Wed, Sep 24, 2008 UNITED NATIONS (AP) -- The coalition of the willing that went to war in Iraq is becoming the coalition of the disappearing. President Bush and Iraqi President Jalal Talabani formally thanked the diminishing band of allies at a meeting Tuesday night on the sidelines of the U.N. General Assembly. The... Read More
Bombs kill at least 35, Iraqis say Updated: Sun, Aug 3, 2008 BAGHDAD (AP) -- A suicide bomber blew herself up Monday among police officers who were celebrating the release of a comrade from U.S. custody, killing at least 22 people, Iraqi officials said. Separate bombings in Iraq killed 13 other people. The suicide attack happened in Diyala, a province northeast... Read More
No 'blank check' for Iraq war, Democrats say Updated: Sat, Jul 26, 2008 WASHINGTON (AP) -- Sen. Jack Reed says America can't afford the Republican strategy of continuing to write blank checks for the Iraq war. "At a time when the war in Iraq costs $10 billion each month, Americans are paying $4 a gallon for gasoline, and our economy is struggling, we cannot continue down... Read More
Obama: Iraq now needs a political solution Updated: Tue, Jul 15, 2008 AMMAN, Jordan (AP) -- Democratic presidential contender Barack Obama declined Tuesday to rate the Bush administration's troop surge in Iraq a success despite a reduction in violence, and expressed understanding of Gen. David Petraeus' opposition to a timetable for the withdrawal of U.S. combat troops.... Read More
US general: al-Qaida may be easing effort in Iraq Updated: Sat, Jul 19, 2008 BAGHDAD (AP) -- After intense U.S. assaults, al-Qaida may be considering shifting focus to its original home base in Afghanistan, where American casualties are running higher than in Iraq, the top U.S. commander in Iraq said Saturday. "We do think that there is some assessment ongoing as to the... Read More
US-funded effort to win over Sadr City residents Updated: Sat, May 10, 2008 BAGHDAD (AP) -- Hundreds of women in black abayas crowd outdoor food markets, snapping up groceries and fresh vegetables. Stores are open again. Children play soccer on dirt fields until dusk - or later, when there's electricity. This is Sadr City, where black-clad militiamen of radical Shiite cleric... Read More
McCain: US withdrawal in Iraq will come in time Updated: Fri, May 2, 2008 PITTSBURGH (AP) -- Republican presidential candidate John McCain played down reports Tuesday that Iraqi officials are increasing pressure on the United States to agree to a specific timeline to withdraw its forces. McCain said he was confident the government of Prime Minister Nouri al-Maliki would ask... Read More
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