iraq
Iraqi PM open to US troop presence if blocs agree
World
May 11, 2011
Iraqi PM open to US troop presence if blocs agree
Baghdad -- Iraq's prime minister said Wednesday he might ask thousands of American troops to remain in the country next…
Iraqi official: Egypt’s prime minister to visit Baghdad soon
Egypt
May 9, 2011
Iraqi official: Egypt’s prime minister to visit Baghdad soon
Egyptian Prime Minister Essam Sharaf will visit Iraq soon, according to the head of the Iraqi parliament's foreign relations committee,…
Suicide bomber kills 18 policemen in central Iraq
World
May 5, 2011
Suicide bomber kills 18 policemen in central Iraq
Baghdad -- A suicide car bomber crashed his vehicle into a barrier outside a police building in central Iraq on…
Car bomb blast in Iraq kills nine, 27 wounded
World
May 3, 2011
Car bomb blast in Iraq kills nine, 27 wounded
Baghdad -- A car bomb explosion near a market in a predominantly Shia area of southern Baghdad on Tuesday killed…
Suicide bomber kills 8, wounds 19 in Northern Iraq
World
April 30, 2011
Suicide bomber kills 8, wounds 19 in Northern Iraq
Mosul -- Eight people were killed and 19 wounded on Saturday when a suicide bomber blew himself up at an…
Suicide bomber kills 8 at Iraqi mosque
World
April 28, 2011
Suicide bomber kills 8 at Iraqi mosque
Baghdad -- A suicide bomber disguised as a worshipper blew himself up inside a Shia mosque north of Baghdad Thursday…
Despite the danger, Iraqis line up to join police
World
April 26, 2011
Despite the danger, Iraqis line up to join police
Baghdad -- In a gloomy room in his parents' home, heavy with the smell of medicine, Iraqi police officer Jaafar…
Iraqi cleric’s followers demand US troops leave
World
April 23, 2011
Iraqi cleric’s followers demand US troops leave
Baghdad -- Hundreds of followers of anti-American cleric Moqtada al-Sadr took to the streets of Baghdad on Saturday, trampling US…
Admiral Mullen: Iraq must decide in ‘weeks’ on US troops
World
April 22, 2011
Admiral Mullen: Iraq must decide in ‘weeks’ on US troops
Baghdad -- Iraq has only weeks to decide if it wants to keep US troops beyond an end-2011 deadline for…
Arab League postpones Baghdad summit under pressure from Gulf
Egypt
April 20, 2011
Arab League postpones Baghdad summit under pressure from Gulf
An Arab summit scheduled for May in Baghdad has been postponed indefinitely, the Arab League announced Wednesday. The new date…