iraq
Dempsey: US ‘significant’ in Iraq despite troop exit
World
August 22, 2012
Dempsey: US ‘significant’ in Iraq despite troop exit
Top US military officer General Martin Dempsey insisted during a quick trip to Iraq that Washington was still playing an…
Iraqi Sunni leader wounded at start of Eid
World
August 19, 2012
Iraqi Sunni leader wounded at start of Eid
A Sunni religious leader who called on Iraqis to fight US troops but has more recently advocated national reconciliation…
Wave of attacks that killed 60 overshadow Eid in Iraq
World
August 17, 2012
Wave of attacks that killed 60 overshadow Eid in Iraq
A spate of attacks that killed 60 people in Iraq overshadowed preparations to mark the end of the holy month of Ramadan on Friday,…
Thousands of Iraqis in Syria return home to flee war
World
August 8, 2012
Thousands of Iraqis in Syria return home to flee war
BAGHDAD — At least 22,300 Iraqis who fled to Syria several years ago have streamed home in the past three…
Coordinated Iraq attacks kill 103
World
July 23, 2012
Coordinated Iraq attacks kill 103
BAGHDAD — Bombings and shootings ripped across Iraq on Monday, killing at least 103 people in the deadliest day this…
Syrian rebels seize north Iraq crossing, governor says
World
July 21, 2012
Syrian rebels seize north Iraq crossing, governor says
Syrian rebels took control of the main crossing between Iraq and Syria along the two countries' northern border on Saturday,…
Iraqi Communists mark 1958 revolution
World
July 14, 2012
Iraqi Communists mark 1958 revolution
Hundreds of Iraqi Communist Party supporters marched throughBaghdad on Saturday to mark the July 14 revolution, when army officers overthrew the country's…
Market bombs kill 44 before Iraqi Shia ritual
World
July 3, 2012
Market bombs kill 44 before Iraqi Shia ritual
DIWANIYA, Iraq — Bombs killed at least 44 people at markets in Iraq on Tuesday, and authorities said they bore…
Iraqi women face court-ordered virginity tests
World
July 1, 2012
Iraqi women face court-ordered virginity tests
BAGHDAD — Iraqi women face court-ordered virginity tests that often show they were virgins until marriage but shame them nonetheless,…