Pulling U.S. forces out of Iraq will improve the security situation there, Vice President Tareq al-Hashemi claimed Sunday, days after Iraqi leaders agreed to negotiate a possible post-2011 occupation. Hashemi, a Sunni Muslim and one of two vice presidents whose...
A bipartisan group of 92 U.S. Senators signed a letter urging President Barack Obama to impose additional sanctions on the Iranian regime. “The time has come to impose crippling sanctions on Iran’s financial system by cutting off the CBI,” the senators wrote,...
Sadr Rejects Extension: US ‘Trainers’ in Iraq Will Be Targets | US forces that stay beyond deadline to be treated as ‘invaders’
US Military Raid in Iraq Kills Young Boy, Policeman Neighbor | Second deadly US raid in area in a week
Reporters Without Borders: Iraqi Forces Harass Media | Interior Ministry official terms journalists a ‘threat to security’
Iraqi Prime Minister Nouri Maliki's long-running assault on democracy took an amusing new twist last week when a coordinated attempt to oust the members of the Independent High Electoral Commission (IHEC) backfired on him. During a gathering last Thursday,...
Central Ramadi Bombings Kill Nine | Twin bombs detonate back-to-back, targeting police
Iraq Political Leadership Agrees to Talks on US Troops Staying | Talabani reports all except Sadrist Trend agreed
A month ago the Obama administration was suggesting Iran was behind an increase in attacks against U.S. troops. Giving very little evidence other than the assurance that Iran was backing militiamen in Iraq, U.S. officials seemed otherwise unable to explain why Iraq...
Maliki: US ‘Trainers’ Don’t Require Parliament Vote | Says weapons purchases automatically approve trainers
