Iraqi officials say multiple bombs targeting a liquor store in the capital, Baghdad, have killed three policemen and wounded at least 14 other people. Authorities said an initial blast went off outside the store late Tuesday in the Rissala area of Baghdad. Officials say a second bomb detonated when police rushed to the scene. The […]
Bomb Blasts Kill 3 at Baghdad Liquor Store
Posted August 3rd, 2011 at 6:35 am (UTC-5)
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Iraq to Negotiate Possible US Troop Extension
Posted August 2nd, 2011 at 6:50 pm (UTC-5)
Iraq’s political leaders have agreed to allow the government to negotiate a possible deal with the U.S. that would keep American troops in the country on a training mission lasting beyond the end of 2011, when they are due to withdraw. Foreign Minister Hoshyar Zebari Tuesday said a final agreement is far from settled, and […]
Iraqi PM Hopes For Tuesday US Troop Decision
Posted August 2nd, 2011 at 10:40 am (UTC-5)
Iraqi Prime Minister Nouri al-Maliki says he hopes lawmakers can reach a final decision on a possible extension of the U.S. military presence in the country at a meeting on Tuesday. He made the comments in a statement posted on his website late Monday ahead of a meeting of the country’s political blocs at President […]
Bomb Attack Outside Iraqi Christian Church Wounds 23
Posted August 2nd, 2011 at 6:10 am (UTC-5)
Police in northern Iraq say a car bomb has exploded outside a Christian church in the ethnically-divided city of Kirkuk, wounding at least 23 people. Authorities said the blast Tuesday damaged the church as well as homes in the area. As many as 1.2 million Christians lived in Iraq before the 2003 invasion to oust […]
US Wants Immunity Deal if Troops Remain in Iraq
Posted August 2nd, 2011 at 5:40 am (UTC-5)
The top U.S. military officer says any agreement to keep American troops in Iraq beyond the end of this year must include guarantees of legal immunity for U.S. forces. Joint Chiefs of Staff head Admiral Mike Mullen said Tuesday in Baghdad that he understands there are difficult political challenges associated with a potential deal, but […]
Bomb Attack Outside Iraqi Christian Church Wounds 14
Posted August 2nd, 2011 at 4:45 am (UTC-5)
Police in northern Iraq say a car bomb has exploded outside a Christian church in the ethnically-divided city of Kirkuk, wounding at least 14 people. Authorities said the blast Tuesday damaged the church as well as homes in the area. As many as 1.2 million Christians lived in Iraq before the 2003 invasion to oust […]
Iran: Security Forces Kill 3 Kurdish Rebels
Posted August 1st, 2011 at 12:35 pm (UTC-5)
Iran says its security forces have killed three Kurdish rebels suspected of blowing up a major Iranian pipeline carrying gas to Turkey. Iranian state-run media said Monday the attack by security forces targeted rebels of the Party of Free Life of Kurdistan. Reports said Iran halted gas exports to Turkey after Friday’s attack on the […]
Top US Military Officer Calls for Iraqi Decision on Troop Withdrawal
Posted August 1st, 2011 at 10:40 am (UTC-5)
The top U.S. military officer says Iraq needs to let the United States know now whether American troops should remain in the Middle Eastern country beyond the end of the year. Joint Chiefs of Staff head Admiral Mike Mullen told reporters before landing in the northern Iraqi city of Mosul Monday that Iraq’s indecision is […]
Iraq Moves to Cut Size of Government
Posted July 30th, 2011 at 12:05 pm (UTC-5)
Iraqi Prime Minister Nouri al-Maliki has reached an agreement with parliament that calls for reducing the size of his national unity government. The plan, which was announced Saturday, cuts the size of the Cabinet by at least 12 ministers. Earlier, Mr. Maliki had outlined a proposal that called for reducing the size of the Cabinet […]
$1 Billion in Iraqi Reparations Released to Kuwait
Posted July 28th, 2011 at 1:05 pm (UTC-5)
A United Nations’ commission has approved the release of more than $1 billion in compensation payments for victims of Iraq’s 1990 invasion of Kuwait. It is the latest installment in a program of reparations that began in 1994. In a Thursday statement, the U.N. Compensation Commission said the latest payments will be distributed to nine […]
