Iraq's Trade Ministry issued a statement condemned a pre-dawn raid by US forces on a flour mill belong to the Iraqi Grain Board, and demanding an apology. During the raid, the ministry says US forces killed at least three of the mill's security guards in their sleep,...
Updated 12/18 11:30 AM EST 35 high ranking members of Iraq's Interior Ministry have been arrested over the past three days, including Director of Internal Affairs General Ahmed Abu Raqeef and three others generals. The arrests were coordinated through Prime Minister...
President-elect Barack Obama will face the decision of whether or not to renew Blackwater Worldwide's contract to provide security for the State Department in Iraq when it expires in the spring, but if a State Department advisory panel has anything to say about it,...
Besides making an international celebrity out of Iraqi reporter Muntadar al-Zeidi, the now infamous shoe-throwing incident is cropping up in surprising ways across Iraq, where a population beaten and exhausted from years of war is once again finding its voice against...
Mahmoud al-Mashhadani, the Speaker of Iraq's parliament, announced his resignation today after a chaotic session of debate on whether to free the now legendary shoe-thrower of Baghdad, journalist Muntadar al-Zeidi. Arguments were reportedly heated, with some MPs...
Coalition of the Willing Down to One by Summer
Muntadar al-Zeidi hospitalized for a broken arm, multiple broken ribs.
Back-story on the Arab world’s newest folk hero.
Muntadar al-Zeidi’s act of defiance is praised across the Arab world as Iraqi officials struggle to determine if he (seriously) acted alone.
A 500+ page draft of a federal report by the Office of the Special Inspector General for Iraq Reconstruction has been obtained and made publicly available by the New York Times. The report details the history of the American-led reconstruction of Iraq and highlights...
