Turkey’s defense minister said Wednesday that his country will take whatever actions are necessary to fight Kurdish rebels. Asked about Turkey’s alleged preparations to attack Kurdish rebels in northern Iraq, Ismet Yilmaz said whatever is necessary to fight terrorism will be done. Turkish Interior Minister Idris Naim Sahin said Tuesday that discussions with Iraq are […]
Turkey To Take All Necessary Actions Against Kurdish Rebels
Posted September 14th, 2011 at 7:07 am (UTC-5)
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Bombings, Shooting Kill 17 in Iraq
Posted September 14th, 2011 at 5:10 am (UTC-5)
Iraqi officials say a wave of attacks has killed at least 17 people and wounded more than 50 others, including policemen and Iraqi soldiers. Police said at least 13 people were killed Wednesday when a car bomb exploded outside a restaurant near the city of Hilla, about 90 kilometers south of the capital, Baghdad. At […]
Bomb Attacks Kill 13 in Iraq
Posted September 14th, 2011 at 4:10 am (UTC-5)
Iraqi officials say bomb attacks in the country’s west and south have killed at least 13 people and wounded more than 30 others. Police said at least 11 people were killed Wednesday when a car bomb exploded outside a restaurant near the city of Hilla, about 90 kilometers south of the capital, Baghdad. At least […]
Lawyer Wants British Troops Tried for War Crimes in Death of Iraqi
Posted September 13th, 2011 at 6:00 pm (UTC-5)
The lawyer for the family of an Iraqi man beaten to death while in British Army custody in 2003 says he wants those responsible charged with murder and war crimes. Attorney Phil Shiner said Tuesday he is forwarding the case to the British Director of Public Prosecutions. He said justice for Baha Mousa and his […]
Gunmen in Iraq Kill 22 Shi’ite Pilgrims
Posted September 13th, 2011 at 8:40 am (UTC-5)
Iraqi officials say gunmen killed 22 Shi’ite Muslim pilgrims as they traveled through Iraq’s western desert on a trip to Syria. Officials said Tuesday the gunmen stopped a bus of pilgrims at a fake security checkpoint in Anbar province on Monday. They asked the women and children to get off the bus and killed 22 […]
Gunmen Kill 22 Shi’ite Pilgrims in Western Iraq
Posted September 12th, 2011 at 6:50 pm (UTC-5)
Iraqi officials say gunmen shot dead 22 Shi’ite pilgrims in an ambush in a remote desert area of western Anbar province. The pilgrims were travelling from the southern Iraqi city of Karbala Monday when their bus was stopped at a fake checkpoint set up by the gunmen. The assailants then ordered all the women and […]
Gunmen Kill 22 Shi’ite Pilgrims in Iraq
Posted September 12th, 2011 at 5:45 pm (UTC-5)
Iraqi officials say 22 Shi’ite pilgrims were shot dead in a remote desert area of western Anbar province. The pilgrims were travelling on a bus to a Syrian shrine and appear to have been shot at a checkpoint set up by the gunmen. No further details were available.
Iraq’s Al-Sadr Orders Followers to Halt Attacks on US Forces
Posted September 11th, 2011 at 11:45 am (UTC-5)
Iraq’s anti-American Shi’ite cleric Moqtada al-Sadr has urged his followers to halt attacks on U.S. troops to ensure they leave Iraq by an end-of-year deadline. In a statement issued late Saturday, al-Sadr warned that if U.S. forces remain in Iraq beyond the deadline, his movement will resume military operations against them with greater intensity. The […]
Iraq Cleric Orders Followers to Stop Attacks
Posted September 11th, 2011 at 4:45 am (UTC-5)
An anti-American cleric in Iraq has called on his followers to stop their attacks on U.S. troops because he does not want the Americans to have an excuse to remain in the country. Shi’ite cleric Muqtada al-Sadr said in a statement on his website late Saturday that he has ordered his militias to let the […]
US General Warns Against Large Post-2011 Troop Presence in Iraq
Posted September 9th, 2011 at 6:20 am (UTC-5)
The top U.S. army general says that if the United States keeps a large amount of troops in Iraq past this year’s deadline to withdraw, they risk being seen by Iraqis as an “occupation force.” General Ray Odierno, who took over this week as army chief of staff, did not advocate a specific number of […]
