| Obama gets thumbs up on Iraq, down on economy: Poll US President Barack Obama's approval rating appears to have edged up after his speech on the Iraq war but he still gets bad marks on the economy, according to a new... | |
| US-Muslim soldier wants to quit over mismatch between his God and war in Afghanistan A Muslim soldier, Naser Abdo, from Texas who joined the U.S. Army last year, has said that he wants to leave the military, claiming he is a conscientious objector because Islam is a peaceful religion and his God does "not give legitimacy to the war" in Afghanistan, Iraq or... |
| Turkish, US military chiefs meet amid debates on Iraq pullout demand Turkish military said that Turkish and U.S. military chiefs met and discussed military and regional issues in Ankara on Friday. Admiral Mike Mullen, the chairman of the U.S. Joint Chiefs of Staff... |
| McClatchy Newspapers: In Baghdad, police chief explains why there's so little rule of law Children walk the streets of Baghdad, Iraq, with plastic pistols in their hands. War is all many of Iraqi children have ever known. | Carolyn Cole/Los Angeles... |
| Excerpts: Iran charges Swedish firm as Western spy agency. Saudi deals with smuggled weapons, ammunition, etc. Iraq on highest alert. France willing to arm Lebanese army, Syria: a new embrace of civil society August 29, 2010 Excerpts: Iran charges Swedish firm as Western spy agency. Saudi deals with smuggled weapons, ammunition, etc. Iraq on highest alert. France willing to arm Lebanese army, Syria: a new embrace of... |
| Report: Blackwater created 30 shell companies to get gov't work after Iraq shootings WASHINGTON - The security company Blackwater Worldwide formed a network of 30 shell companies and subsidiaries to try to get millions of dollars in government business after the company faced strong... |
| Iraq drawdown receives mixed reaction Texas junior Sen. John Cornyn, a Republican, said U.S. success in Iraq “has nothing to do with President Obama’s campaign promise to carry out the previous administration’s plan for returning... |
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| UN agency urges European nations not to deport Iraqi refugees to unsafe areas The United Nations refugee agency today voiced concern about ongoing deportations of Iraqis from Western European countries back to violence-prone areas of their homeland, stressing that they should... |
| State Department Set To Increase Presence In Iraq The capacity-building that thousands of U.S. civilians are charged with carrying out in Iraq presents a new and daunting set of security challenges, including protecting State Department employees... |
| In Iraq, Electricity Remains Daily Struggle for Families, Businesses Power outages are an ongoing frustration for Iraqis. Margaret Warner wraps up her reporting trip to Iraq with a look at how people have learned to deal with a lack of reliable electrical... |
| Blair defends decision on Iraq The former British Prime Minister, Tony Blair has defended the Iraq war, saying Saddam Hussein could have put his nuclear programme back in action at any time. However, he acknowledged there were no... |
| Army Transformed By Iraq War September 3, 2010 The war in Iraq has entered a new phase, as U.S. forces move toward an advisory role. Among the legacies of the conflict is the effect it had on the U.S. military and the Army in... |
| Shiite bloc names new candidate for Iraqi PM A powerful Shiite bloc backed by Iran ha put forward its own candidate for prime minister, further complicating Iraq's fractured political... |
| [09/03] Shiite bloc names new candidate for Iraqi PM BAGHDAD (AP) - A powerful Iranian-backed Shiite bloc put forward its own candidate for prime minister Friday, further complicating Iraq's fractured political scene as the country stumbled into month... |
| Obama's speech on Iraq worries Afghanistan This story is not a surprise to anyone who has been following stories from Iraq, Afghanistan, and Pakistan. Ever since President Barack Obama delivered his Oval Office speech to mark the day that the... |
| Iraqi army cannot yet sustain itself: commanders Iraq cannot yet sustain its army despite having managed to quell a violent insurgency, U.S. and local commanders told reporter, raising the prospect that American troops will stay on beyond 2011.U.S.... |
| In Baghdad, police chief explains why it's tough to enforce the rule of law Abu Abbas oversees one of Baghdad's overstretched police stations whose employees have increasingly been targeted by insurgents. He says Iraqi rule of law has been... |
| Iraq tightens oilfield security in south Ali al-Maliki, head of the municipal security committee in the southern oil hub of Basra, said the information indicated that al Qaeda in Iraq and Saddam Hussein's outlawed Baath party were... |
| FEATURE-Iraq's oil future may be vulnerable after US exit BAGHDAD , Sept 3 (Reuters) - After an explosive device torethrough the back of an armoured SUV carrying Chinese oil workersin Iraq in mid-July, security contractors said the U.S.military, not China's... |
| Punk'd, Iraqi-Style, at a Checkpoint BAGHDAD — An Iraqi reality television program broadcast during Ramadan has been planting fake bombs in celebrities’ cars, having an Iraqi army checkpoint find them and terrifying the... |
| Spanish Archbishop Prays For Iraq As US Combat Mission Ends MADRID, SPAIN, September 2 (CNA) - Spanish archbishop Joan-Enric Vives prayed for the intercession of Our Lady of Nuria this week for Iraq, following the withdraw of U.S. combat troops.During a... |
| Europe forcibly deports Iraqi refugees: UNHCR The U.N. refugee agency called on European governments on Friday to halt deportations of Iraqis, denouncing what it said was at least the third coordinated round of forced returns since April. A... |
| Turkey confirms US request to transfer Iraq equipment Turkey's foreign ministry spokesman said Friday Turkish government was positive "in principle" on use of Turkish soil during transfer of unarmed U.S. equipment and technical materials... |
| Shiite cleric: Iraq impasse exceeds reasonable, acceptable limits Iraq - An influential Iraqi Shiite cleric called on the country's parties to end the "unacceptable" stalemate that has prevented them from forming a new government following the March election.The... |
| Iraq War Not Over Associated Press memo advises reporters not to believe President Obama's declaration of the end of combat operations in Iraq. "To begin with, combat in Iraq is not over, and we should not... |
| Gulf Keystone Spuds Appraisal Well in Iraq Gulf Keystone announced the commencement of drilling operations on its Shaikan-3 appraisal well, effective September 2, 2010. This is a shallow appraisal well, very close to the Shaikan-1 well, the... |
| Petraeus Says Afghan Special Missions at Four Times Iraq Pace Sept. 3 (Bloomberg) -- U.S. Army General David Petraeus, the top coalition commander in Afghanistan, said special forces operations against militants there are about four times more frequent than at... |
| Iraqi Students Get Lessons in Democracy Medical student, Veyan Agha was one of 50 Iraqi university students invited to the U.S. for a summer-exchange program funded by the U.S. State... |
| US seeks permission to ship Iraq equipment through Turkey The United States is seeking Turkish permission to withdraw noncombat military equipment from Iraq through its territory, Turkey's Foreign Ministry said Friday. Foreign Ministry spokesman... |
| Al-Qaeda Sets Its Sights on Iraq's Oil Facilities Basra, Asharq Al-Awsat- A local official in Basra, southern Iraq, the country's largest oil-producing city, confirmed intelligence reports indicating that the Al-Qaeda Organization in Iraq is... |
| U.S. experts reflect on strategic lessons from Iraq war As the U.S. combat mission in Iraq officially ended Tuesday, U.S. experts are wondering what strategic lessons the United States has learnt from a conflict that cost thousands of American lives and,... |
| Government allied militiaman killed in Iraq Iraq - A militant allied with the Iraqi government was killed in a drive-by shooting in the north of the country, a police source said Friday.A member of the Sahwa, or Awakening Councils, was shot... |
| Robert Fisk: Blair should take responsibility for Iraq. But he won't. He can't Has this wretched man learned nothing? On and on, it went during his BBC interview: "I would absolutely...","I definitely...", "I believed absolutely clearly...", "It was very, very clear that this... |
| Iraq exported 320,000 barrels of oil to Jordan in August BAGHDAD / Aswat al-Iraq: Iraq exported around 320 thousand barrels of oil to Jordan during August 2010, according to an agreement in this regard between the two countries."The transportation process... |
| Iraq war has 'ended' but word 'victory' is averted President Barack Obama formally announced that "American combat mission in Iraq has ended" in his Oval Office Address at the White House Tuesday or on the evening of August 31.President... |
