More than 20 bombs exploded across Iraq on Thursday, killing at least 36 and wounding almost 150, raising fears of a return to all-out sectarian violence in a country with an unstable government headed by a newfangled dictator. In Baghdad, three car bombs,...
Iraqis Accuse Maliki of Dictatorship After Arrest of Top Election Official
Iraqi leaders from across the political spectrum are accusing Prime Minister Nouri al-Maliki of seeking to rig the country’s electoral system after he arrested the official in charge of administering elections. Maliki, increasingly denounced by Iraqi voices of all...
UN: 613 Iraqi Civilians Killed in 2012
The UN special envoy for Iraq, Martin Kobler, told the UN Security Council that terrorist attacks and sectarian violence in Iraq killed a total of 613 civilians in the first three months of 2012. "This is slightly less than civilian casualties last year," Kobler...
US Support for Emerging Dictatorship in Iraq May Have ‘Catastrophic’ Effects
Overall violence in Iraq has gone down since the last U.S. troops finally withdrew in December, but Washington's avid support for the emerging dictator in Baghdad has troubling implications for Iraqis. Iraqi Prime Minister Nouri al-Maliki has demonstrated...
Israel Afraid of Iraq’s US-Provided Warplanes
Recent U.S. military aid and arms sales to Iraq are fueling concern in Israel amid intelligence reports that Baghdad is increasingly allied with Iran and could pose some sort of a threat. Over the next three years, Iraq is set to receive 36 Lockheed Martin F-16...
US Presses Iraqi Kurdish Leader to ‘Re-Engage’ With Central Govt
US Presses Iraqi Kurdish Leader to ‘Re-Engage’ With Central Govt | Biden adviser insists it is supporting Iraqi unity
In Bid for Iraqi Crude, Oil Corporations Play Politics
Major oil companies like Exxon Mobil and Shell are playing politics in Iraq, juggling the autonomous Kurdish north with the central government in Baghdad in fuzzy legal limbo in an attempt to capitalize on their contracts made possible by Washington's war of...
Iraqi Kurdistan Halts Oil Exports Over Feud With Baghdad
Iraqi Kurdistan Halts Oil Exports Over Feud With Baghdad | Kurds haven’t been paid in 10 months
Sistani: UN Must End Saddam-Era Sanctions on Iraq
Sistani: UN Must End Saddam-Era Sanctions on Iraq | Key portions of multi-decade sanctions remain in place
US ‘Wary’ on Selling Iraq’s Maliki Govt Advanced Weapons
US ‘Wary’ on Selling Iraq’s Maliki Govt Advanced Weapons | Pentagon turns down requests for top missiles