Reuters families demand US troops be tried over shooting

2010-04-08T12:16:18Z

The families of two Reuters news agency employees killed in a 2007 US helicopter attack in Baghdad on Thursday demanded justice, telling AFP the Americans responsible should stand trial.

Graphic video footage of the shooting, which left several other people dead and wounded two children, was published on the Intern...

White House: Graphic Iraq shooting video 'tragic'

2010-04-06T15:17:31Z

The White House on Tuesday described leaked and graphic video of a US helicopter strike in Baghdad three years ago which killed two Reuters employees and others as "tragic."

But President Barack Obama

Iraq attacks will not delay US withdrawal: White House

2010-04-06T13:16:09Z

The United States said Tuesday that an upsurge of deadly bomb attacks in Baghdad would not compromise its goal of withdrawing all combat troops from Iraq by the end of August.

Six bombs earlier went off in Baghdad, killing at least 35 people, in the second spate of bloody attacks in three days, increasing fears that insurgents are making a ...

Obama names two officials to work with Iraqi refugees

2010-06-25T21:04:22Z

US President Barack Obama on Friday named two senior officials to work closely with the Baghdad government on the plight of millions of refugees from war and violence in Iraq.

Samantha Power, a senior US House of Representatives speaker Nancy Pelosi arrived in Baghdad on Sunday for talks with senior Iraqi officials, state television reported.

"Nancy Pelosi is in Baghdad on a surprise visit," Al-Iraqiya said, without providing further details.

Pelosi, a Democrat, previously visited

US to reassure Arabs on diplomacy with Iran

2010-04-16T12:32:09Z

US Defense Secretary Robert Gates said he will seek to reassure Saudi and Egyptian leaders this week that Washington's diplomatic approach to Iran will not jeopardize long-standing ties to Arab states in the region.

Speaking to reporters aboard his plane ahead of a visit to

US seeks to reassure Arabs on diplomacy with Iran

2010-04-16T12:32:38Z

Speaking to reporters aboard his plane ahead of a visit to

Clinton sees smaller role for security contractors

2010-04-16T17:16:43Z

US Secretary of State Hillary Clinton pledged to reduce the government's use of private security contractors abroad, in comments Wednesday.

Clinton said a review of the firms' role was being carried out following a series of scandals over the conduct of contractors like Blackwater, barred from Iraq for its role in a 2007 Baghdad shootin...

Iraqis vote in landmark polls in crucial test of stability

2010-04-16T17:19:54Z

Around 15 million Iraqis have the chance to vote on Saturday in a landmark provincial election that will test the nation's fragile stability and measure the popularity of Prime Minister Nuri al-Maliki.

Iraq's 800,000-strong police and military have been deployed in strength across the country as part of ramped-up measures aimed at preventing attacks by Joe Biden arrived in Baghdad on Monday for talks with Iraqi leaders and senior US officials, Al-Iraqiya state television reported.

The Delaware senator, who will surrender his seat to assume the US vice presidency on January 20 and also visited international s...

Iraqi views mixed on US presidential contest

2010-04-16T14:58:32Z

Iraqi views mixed on US presidential contest with US presence the main issue

Wasan Salah hopes Barack Obama will win the presidency because "he wants to withdraw the troops." An Iraqi Christian woman thinks he will too — and so she's rooting for John McCain.

Iraqis have nearly as big a stake i...

McCain Losing Touch with Iraqi Reality

2010-04-16T12:42:21Z

Yesterday's alleged American incursion into Syria brought the war in Iraq back into the headlines briefly this morning—although that issue has receded even further from campaign consciousness as economic fears take over.

close attention to what has actually been happening to understand just how far from reality the Republican nominee has drifted, while negotiations with

Waxman Says White House Knew About Hunt Oil Deal In Iraq

2010-06-26T02:23:47Z

House oversight committee Chairman Henry Waxman says the Bush Administration knew about the September 2007 deal that Texas-based Hunt Oil struck with Kurdish officials in Iraq.

That contradicts what President Bush said at t...

Key figures about Iraq

2010-09-10T15:00:26Z

Key Figures About Iraq Since the War Began in March 2003

Key figures about Iraq since the war began in March 2003

U.S. TROOP LEVELS:

_November 2007: 162,000

_January 2007: 137,000

CASUALTIES:

_Confirmed U.S. military deaths as of Nov. 30, 2007: 3,880

_Confirmed U.S. military wounded as of Nov. 30, 2007: 28,582.

_U.S. m...

Key figures about Iraq since the war began in March 2003

2010-09-10T15:00:24Z

Key figures about Iraq since the war began in March 2003

U.S. TROOP LEVELS:

_November 2007: 162,000

_January 2007: 137,000

CASUALTIES:

_Confirmed U.S. military deaths as of Nov. 30, 2007: 3,880

_Confirmed U.S. military wounded as of Nov. 30, 2007: 28,582.

_U.S. military deaths for November 2007: 37, lowest monthly toll since March 2006.

58 Votes on Iraq War This Year: Why? Republicans Ask

2010-10-23T10:02:13Z

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Senate urges power-sharing in Iraq

2010-09-09T23:42:26Z

Senate Passes Iraq Power-Sharing Resolution; Vote Not Expected to Change U.S. Policy

The Senate passed a resolution Wednesday suggesting Baghdad limit the power of its federal government and give more control to Iraq's ethnically divided regions.

The 75-23 vote marked the first agreement on Iraq among lawmakers in months, although it would have little practical effect. Repu...

Car bombing in Baghdad market kills 25, injures 60, damages nearby medical center

2010-09-08T21:29:15Z

A parked car bomb ripped through a packed outdoor market in southwestern Baghdad on Tuesday morning, killing 25 people and injuring 60 others, despite a 3-month-old security crackdown meant to reduce violence in the capital.

The deadly blast occurred about 10 a.m. in the Shiite-dominated neighborhood of Amil, damaging a nearby medical center, turning buildings into charred husks and setting a line of cars on fire, police said.

The neighborhood has seen an increase in violence...

Iraqi officials discourage U.S. pullout

2010-09-08T19:15:18Z

Baghdad Officials Lobby Congress to Prevent U.S. From Pulling Out Its Troops

Worried Congress' support for Iraq is deteriorating rapidly, Baghdad dispatched senior officials to Capitol Hill this week to warn members one-on-one that pulling out U.S. troops would have d...

A Real Legacy

2010-11-03T09:07:08Z

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Iraq

2010-12-28T09:30:31Z

An Iraqi policeman stands guard while hundreds of vehicles are in queue, waiting to be searched, at a checkpoint in Baghdad, Iraq, Tuesday, Dec. 28, 2010. Security officials are investigating the possibility of removing some of the hundreds of checkpoints across the city, in a sign of the improving security situation. The checkpoints are designed to catch insurgents, but they also slow down traffic in the alrea...

Iraq US Troops Christmas

2010-12-24T14:01:10Z

U.S .troops are seen lighting candles during a Christmas Eve mass in a chapel at an American base in Baghdad, Iraq, Friday, Dec. 24, 2010. (AP Photo/Hadi Mizban)

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Iraq Security

2010-12-21T08:03:13Z

Iraqi police officers are seen at a checkpoint in Baghdad, Iraq, Tuesday, Dec. 21, 2010. The Iraqi government tightened its security measures as Iraqi lawmakers unanimously approved a new government to be headed by incumbent Shiite Prime Minister Nouri al-Maliki. (AP Photo/Hadi M...

Iraq Violence

2010-12-20T06:30:43Z

Iraqi security forces stand guard as a damaged vehicle is towed away after a bomb attack in Baghdad, Iraq, Monday, Dec. 20, 2010. A roadside bomb missed a passing police patrol in Baghdad's central commercial area of Karrada, wounded several civilians, police said. (AP Photo/Khalid Mohammed)

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Iraqis vote in landmark polls in crucial test of stability

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