Support Councils leave Prime Minister Maliki’s relationship with his Kurdish allies in serious harm.
Growing Rift With Kurds Puts Maliki in Peril
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Top Analyst: Iraqi Political Outlook Grim
Clashing with Kurds, Sunnis, and rival Shi’ite factions Maliki is seen as setting himself up as a future dictator.
Iraq Eyes ‘More Assertive Role,’ Proposes Regional Bloc
British Forces to Start Leaving Iraq in March
Britain, the only other nation besides the United States with a significant number of troops on the ground in Iraq, intends to begin pulling its remaining 4,100 forces from the nation in March, with a goal of having no more than 400 remaining by next summer. Britain...
Blackwater Guards Charged in 2007 Iraq Killings
Blackwater Attorneys Hit Out at Justice Dept.
New Orders for US Troops in Iraq After Pact
Top US military commander in Iraq General Raymond Odierno has issued new orders to troops in anticipation of the new Status of Forces Agreement (SOFA) which goes into effect at the end of the month. According to the General, "US forces will continue to be authorized...
Bush Defends Iraq Invasion: Surprised At Expense and Length
In a speech this evening President Bush defended the 2003 invasion of Iraq, citing 9/11. Though he conceded that Saddam Hussein wasn't connected to 9/11 in any way, he insisted that "in a world where terrorists armed with boxcutters had just killed nearly 3,000...
US Touts International Forces Leaving Iraq as “Progress”
As the final month of the UN Mandate for Iraq begins, more and more nations are pulling their forces from the nation. The latest is Tonga, whose 55 soldiers are preparing to depart this week. When the month is over, the once 35-nation strong war effort will be down to...
Military Subcontractor in Iraq Confining 1,000 Foreign Workers in Warehouses
A Kuwaiti subcontractor to major US military contractor KBR has been holding around 1,000 men from South Asia in windowless warehouses near the Baghdad airport for months without pay or employment. The workers staged a recent protest march outside the compound to...
