A Shi’ite militia that fought U.S. troops in Iraq said Tuesday it will not lay down its arms immediately due to concerns about the remaining American presence and an unstable Iraqi government.
The U.S. has approximately 17,000 personnel based at its embassy in Baghdad, notoriously referred to as the size of the Vatican, and about 5,000 [...]
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Kurdistan Won’t Hand Over Iraqi VP to Maliki | Calls for Maliki to accept trial outside of Baghdad
Gov. Perry Vows to Reinvade Iraq if Elected | Congressional authorization still on the books
Iraq Interior Ministry Presses Kurds to Hand Over VP
Emergency Session of Iraqi Parliament as Boycotting MPs Return | High stakes talks on potential Hashemi arrest, future of power-sharing
The U.S. ambassador to Iraq has expressed approval of Prime Minister Nouri al Maliki’s quest to detain Iraq’s vice president on terrorism charges, despite almost everyone else recognizing it as part of a troubling pattern of consolidating dictatorial power.
“There is a serious effort by the Iraqi judiciary to have a free and fair and just [...]
Terror Charges Abound as Iraq Political Crisis Grows | Iraqiya denies talks with Iran, slams allegations against Talabani
As Tensions Rise, Iraqi Sunnis Flee Mixed Neighborhoods | Sectarian cleansing continues in Iraq
Turkish Warplanes Kill 35 Civilians in Northern Iraq | Military insists it had ‘no way of knowing’
