2012 Iraq: US State Department’s Biggest Operation Since Marshall Plan

The U.S. State Department is offering a $10 million reward for information leading to the location of the senior leader of al-Qaeda in Iraq (A.Q.I.). As well as offering the bounty, the U.S. State Department also designated Abu Du’a as a “Specially Designated Global Terrorist.” The designation prohibits supporting Abu Du’a and freezes any assets he may have in the United States or comes under the control of U.S. persons.

As many as 20 people were killed when uniformed gunmen stormed a government complex in al-Baghdadi, which is 90 miles northwest of the capital, in Anbar province. Two suicide bombers triggered the attack at about 9:00 a.m., when they detonated their explosives. Other gunmen then followed and seized the complex until soldiers were able to retake it three hours later. Both civilians and police personnel were trapped during the occupation.

Car Bomb Targets Shi’ite Funeral in Central Iraq, Killing 18 | 63 others reported wounded in blast

Three people were killed and 79 others were wounded when a suicide bomber targeting security personnel detonated his explosives outside a Kirkuk bank. At least one man and two women were killed. Authorities reported that 26 policemen and 20 bank employees were among...

Five people were killed and seven others were wounded when gunmen dressed in Iraqi army uniforms stormed the home of a Sahwa member in Abu Ghraib. The man’s wife, daughter, two sons and a fifth relative were killed. Seven other family members were wounded. He was not present.

To comply with current law, the US has three months to completely withdraw from Iraq. But on Tuesday Iraq's foreign minister said he believes there will soon be a final agreement on keeping thousands of US "trainers" in Iraq past the December deadline outlined in the...