A series of explosions in the Iraqi capital has left at least 10 people dead and 19 others wounded. The blasts occurred Monday evening in western Baghdad, just minutes apart from one another. Officials say the first blast came from a roadside bomb, followed by a second bomb that detonated when emergency services arrived at […]
Series of Blasts in Baghdad Kills at Least 10
Posted October 10th, 2011 at 4:35 pm (UTC-5)
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Iraqi Officials Consider Options for US Troops
Posted October 10th, 2011 at 6:30 am (UTC-5)
Senior Iraqi officials say they are considering several options for allowing U.S. troops to remain in the country beyond the end of the year. In comments published Monday, the officials said they expect a limited number of troops will stay past the current deadline, as discussions with U.S. officials continue. Prime Minister Nouri al-Maliki told […]
Bomb Blasts Target Iraq Oil Pipeline
Posted October 8th, 2011 at 5:50 am (UTC-5)
Two bombs have struck an oil pipeline in southern Iraq sparking a fire and temporarily halting production. The attack occurred late Friday evening at the Rumaila oil field near the southern port city of Basra. Officials say the blast damaged the pipeline, temporarily cutting production. Rumaila is being developed by Britain’s BP and China’s CNPC.
US Reviews Iraq’s Request For Military Trainers
Posted October 5th, 2011 at 2:30 pm (UTC-5)
The United States is reviewing an Iraqi request for American forces to remain in the country beyond their scheduled December pull-out. Iraqi officials are calling for an unspecified number of U.S. troops to stay in the country as military trainers without legal immunity, meaning the trainers would not escape prosecution if they commit crimes while […]
Turkey Vote OKs Strikes on Kurds in Iraq
Posted October 5th, 2011 at 1:25 pm (UTC-5)
Turkey’s parliament voted Wednesday to extend the government’s mandate to order military strikes against Kurdish rebels in northern Iraq. Lawmakers passed the measure by a wide margin. The current mandate was due to expire on October 17. Rebels from the Kurdistan Workers Party have increased attacks in Turkish territory recently, sometimes targeting civilians. Last month, […]
Iraq Wants US Trainers but Rejects Immunity
Posted October 4th, 2011 at 7:40 pm (UTC-5)
Iraqi leaders say they want U.S. military trainers to stay in the country beyond a year-end deadline for American forces to leave, but without granting them immunity if they commit crimes – a key condition set by Washington for any deal. Deputy Prime Minister Roz Nouri Shawez announced late Tuesday that Iraq’s main political blocs […]
Security Forces Retake Iraqi Police Station
Posted October 3rd, 2011 at 9:00 am (UTC-5)
Iraqi officials say security forces have retaken control of a police station in western Iraq where gunmen with bombs had taken several people hostage. The standoff ended with at least seven people dead. The officials say all of the gunmen were killed in the siege in al-Baghdadi, in Anbar province about 200 kilometers west of […]
Security Forces Retake Iraqi Police Station
Posted October 3rd, 2011 at 7:35 am (UTC-5)
Iraqi officials say security forces have retaken control of a police station in western Iraq where gunmen had taken several people hostage. The officials said at least three people were killed, but it was not clear if they died in the initial attack Monday or during the operation to regain control of the station. The […]
Gunmen Storm Police Station in Western Iraq
Posted October 3rd, 2011 at 5:45 am (UTC-5)
Iraqi officials say gunmen have taken several people hostage after storming a police station in western Iraq. The officials said the attackers also used explosives at the police headquarters Monday in the town of al-Baghdadi, located in Anbar province about 200 kilometers west of the capital, Baghdad. There was no immediate report of any casualties. […]
Bombs Kill 4 Pro-IGovt. Militiamen in Central Iraq
Posted October 2nd, 2011 at 3:10 pm (UTC-5)
Iraqi authorities say a pair of bomb attacks has killed four pro-government militiamen in the center of the country. Police and medics say the first bomb went off Sunday morning, hitting a passing patrol of Sahwa fighters near the town of Mishahda and killing two of them. They say the second bomb exploded minutes later […]
