Leaving Iraq ends US mission veiled in ambivalence Washington Post As violence in Iraq is sharply down and Iraqi forces are taking more responsibilities, the United States is preparing for the withdrawal of all combat ... |
 New York Daily News | In Iraq, security is only surface deep Globe and Mail Dancers perform at a recently reopened nightclub in central Baghdad, Iraq. As the city's security improves, nightlife is returning to the Iraqi capital. ... FACTBOX-Security developments in Iraq, Oct 18 Bomb Kills 3 in Sunni Area of Baghdad Bomb kills 5 near Baghdad cafe, say police |
 BBC News | BP set for Iraqi oil licence as cabinet approves deal Independent Iraq's cabinet has approved a deal with BP to develop the huge Rumaila oil field in the country's first international energy deal since ... Iraq Official Says New Oil Field Auction On Dec 11-12 Iraq cabinet approves BP-CNPC oil deal Iraq approves oil deal with BP-led consortium |
 USA Today | Wounded Veterans Return to Iraq Systems JOINT BASE BALAD, Iraq β After stepping on an improvised explosive device during an ambush Nov. 29, 2006, Spc. Craig Chavez nearly died. ... Wounded US troops return to Iraq to find closure Wounded US troops return to Iraq to find closure |
 Reuters South Africa | Soldiers learning to adjust to life after returning from Iraq Fairbanks Daily News-Miner With soldiers going on yearlong deployments to Iraq or Afghanistan every 18 months or so, the Army now offers everything from marriage retreats to classes ... US Military Cancels Deployment of Army Brigade to Iraq Pentagon ends plans to send Army brigade to Iraq us brigade won't go to Iraq, speeding withdrawal |
 BBC News | Iraq Sends 41 of 50 Deported Refugees Back to Britain New York Times BAGHDAD β Britain deported 50 Iraqi refugees to Iraq, but the Iraqi authorities who boarded the plane here allowed only 9 ... Iraq deportees in UK await fate Shell In Talks With Iraq Over Kirkuk Field ??? Sources Iraq Refuses Entry To Failed Asylum-Seekers Deported From Britain |
 truthout | Goodbye Baghdad, Hello Kabul New York Times Many of them are transplants from America's other overseas war, in Iraq. βIt's like the Baghdad class of 2003 is now the Kabul class of 2009,β Richard Engel ... Who's Next? Lessons from the Long War and a Blowback World Military Children in Crisis |
Iraqis say they want US investment, strategic support MiamiHerald.com BASRA, Iraq -- The tourist ship "Peace" was at anchor in the Shatt al-Arab waterway but southern Iraq's business leaders were eager to explore ... |
 The Nation, Pakistan | Bomber in deadly Iraq mosque attack Aljazeera.net Abdul-Satar Hassan, a member of Iraq's largest Sunni political party and the imam of the mosque, was killed. It was not immediately clear if the imam was ... At Least 15 Killed at Sunni Mosque in Iraq Suicide bomber kills 9 in mosque in northern Iraq Death toll rises to 14 in northern Iraq bombing |
 Los Angeles Times | Awakening leader's tale illustrates Iraq's volatility Los Angeles Times Shibeeb's story reveals the volatility of today's Iraq, where Sunni-Shiite tensions are just one of the conflicts at play. His vulnerability illustrates how ... |