Iraq – Page 235 – News From Antiwar.com

Facing US Pressure, Iraq Will Search Iranian Planes

by Jason Ditz | Sep 30, 2012

Facing US Pressure, Iraq Will Search Iranian Planes | Foreign Minister promises ‘random inspections’

US Offers Tens of Millions More in Funding for Syria Rebels

by Jason Ditz | Sep 28, 2012

US Offers Tens of Millions More in Funding for Syria Rebels | Russian warns foreign aid just prolonging civil war

Detainees Take Over Iraqi Prison, 200 Escape

by Jason Ditz | Sep 27, 2012

Detainees Take Over Iraqi Prison, 200 Escape | Fate of dozens of police within remains unknown

Torture and Extra-Judicial Killings Rampant in Iraq, Says Iraqi Official

by John Glaser | Sep 27, 2012

The secretary-general of the Iraqi Islamic Party Ayad al-Samarrai is expressing renewed concerns about torture in Iraqi prisons, which are resulting in the death of many detainees. Samarrai claims that Iraqis are being captured on a political, not criminal, basis and...

Billboards of Iran Supreme Leader in Iraq Show Increasing Iranian Influence

by John Glaser | Sep 25, 2012

Thousands of giant billboards favorably depicting Iran's supreme leader are posted up throughout neighboring Iraq, in a reminder of how much influence Iran has gained in Iraq as a result of the US war there since 2003. The major geopolitical blunder of the Bush...