Iraqi officials say several explosions have hit the capital, Baghdad, killing at least seven people as a political crisis continues in the country following the withdrawal of U.S. troops. Authorities said the deadly blasts Thursday hit across the city, including two roadside bombs that also wounded at least 13 other people. Television footage showed large […]
Blasts Kill 4 in Iraq as Political Crisis Continues
Posted December 22nd, 2011 at 2:15 am (UTC-5)
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Iraqi VP Tells VOA Charges Against Him Politically-Motivated
Posted December 21st, 2011 at 2:40 pm (UTC-5)
Iraqi Vice President Tariq al-Hashemi says allegations that he plotted to kill other government officials are politically-motivated by a prime minister bent on consolidating power after U.S. troops withdrew this month. In an interview with VOA Wednesday, Hashemi says Prime Minister Nouri al-Maliki controls the security and intelligence forces and does not allow other elected […]
Iraqi VP Tells VOA Charges Against Him Politically-Motivated
Posted December 21st, 2011 at 2:25 pm (UTC-5)
Iraqi Vice President Tariq al-Hashemi says allegations that he plotted to kill other government officials are politically-motivated by a prime minister bent on consolidating power after U.S. troops withdrew this month. In an interview with VOA Wednesday, Hashemi says Prime Minister Nouri al-Maliki controls the security and intelligence forces and does not allow other elected […]
Iraqi PM Urges Kurds to Hand Over Wanted VP
Posted December 21st, 2011 at 9:40 am (UTC-5)
Iraqi Prime Minister Nouri al-Maliki has called on Kurdish authorities to hand over Vice President Tariq al-Hashemi, who is wanted on allegations of plotting to kill other government officials. Mr. Maliki made the plea at a news conference Wednesday in Baghdad, saying Hashemi must face the justice system. Hashemi, a Sunni, has denied the charges […]
Biden Urges Iraqi Leaders to Settle Differences While Iraqi VP Faces Terror Charges
Posted December 20th, 2011 at 8:50 pm (UTC-5)
U.S. Vice President Joe Biden is urging Iraqi leaders to settle their political differences with the country’s Sunni Muslim vice president facing charges that he plotted to kill other government officials. The White House says Biden telephoned Iraqi Prime Minister Nuri al-Maliki and the speaker of the Council of Representatives, Osama al-Nujaifi. It says Biden […]
US Iraq Forces Home For Good
Posted December 20th, 2011 at 3:00 pm (UTC-5)
The U.S.-led war in Iraq is officially over, marked by a solemn and symbolic ceremony at a military post just outside Washington. U.S. President Barack Obama and other top officials welcomed home the top U.S. commander in Iraq, General Lloyd Austin, along with the flag representing U.S. forces in Iraq. U.S. Joint Chiefs of Staff […]
US Iraq Forces Home For Good
Posted December 20th, 2011 at 2:10 pm (UTC-5)
The U.S.-led war in Iraq is officially over, marked by a solemn and symbolic ceremony at a military post just outside Washington. U.S. President Barack Obama and other top officials welcomed home the top U.S. commander in Iraq, General Loyd Austin, along with the flag representing U.S. forces in Iraq. President Obama was not expected […]
Iraq’s VP Denies Terrorism Charges, Blames Government
Posted December 20th, 2011 at 2:00 pm (UTC-5)
Iraq’s Sunni Muslim vice president, Tariq al-Hashemi, has denied charges that he was behind an alleged plot to kill other government officials. He says charges brought against him by Iraq’s Shi’ite-led government are politically motivated. He commented from the Kurdistan region of northern Iraq on Tuesday, a day after Iraq’s central government issued a warrant […]
Iraqi VP Denies Terrorism Charges
Posted December 20th, 2011 at 10:05 am (UTC-5)
Iraq’s Sunni Muslim vice president, Tariq al-Hashemi, has denied charges that he was behind a plot to kill government officials. He says charges brought against him by Iraq’s Shi’ite-led government are politically motivated. Hashemi says he is “ready to face trial,” but only if the case is transferred to Iraq’s northern Kurdistan region. He spoke […]
Arrest Warrant Issued for Iraq’s Vice President on Terrorism Charges
Posted December 20th, 2011 at 1:10 am (UTC-5)
The Shi’ite-led government in Iraq has issued an arrest warrant for the Sunni vice president, Tariq al-Hashemi, a move that is seen as evidence of a deepening political crisis in the wake of the U.S. military withdrawal from that country. A spokesman for Iraq’s Interior Ministry said Hashemi is accused of terrorism. The accusation is […]
