BBC News | IRAQ: For one pilgrim, a prayer for Bush Los Angeles Times, CA - President Bush may have left office with record low approval ratings from Americans, but in Iraq, Abu Zahra would walk 100 miles for him. In fact, he did, ... Video: Female Suicide Bomber Kills 40 Pilgrims in Iraq A peace sign: Iraq's Sunnis joining Shiite pilgrims 2 bombings kill 8 Shiite pilgrims killed in Iraq |
Sky News | Red tape curbs profits from Iraq religious tourism Reuters - By Sami al-Jumaili and Khaled Farhan KERBALA/NAJAF, Iraq (Reuters) - Tourism is booming in Iraq -- religious tourism, at least -- but Shi'ite Islam's ... Iraq Tightens Security as Shi'ite Festival Nears End Bomb blasts as Iraq Shi'ite rite ends with trek home Iraq mobilises security forces in Kerbala |
Iraq's leisure class cautiously re-emerging USA Today - Once the most prestigious social club in Iraq's capital, the Hunting Club takes pride in the fact that it remained open during years of war — even during ... |
AFP | US soldier killed in bomb attack in Iraq Xinhua, China - 16 (Xinhua) -- An American soldier was killed by a roadside bomb explosion in southern Iraq, the US military said on Monday. The soldier, assigned to Multi ... 12 killed, 37 injured in Iraq violence Roadside bomb kills US soldier in Iraq US soldier killed in southern Iraq |
CTV.ca | Iraq poll results due after 'minor' fraud AFP - BAGHDAD (AFP) — Final results of Iraq's provincial polls are to be announced on Wednesday, more than two weeks after the vote, following a probe into ... Iraq Press Roundup Iraq concedes election fraud Iraqi election commission acknowledges fraud |
After the surge, the splurge: Iraq spends $5bn rebuilding its forces Times Online, UK - The army that Saddam Hussein created to shore up his regime was destroyed after the Gulf War in 1991 and the Iraq War in 2003. Hundreds of T72 and T55 tanks ... Iraqi oil gets better security with US-contracted Umm Qasr port revamp Military, Iraq partner for $53M pier project Security of Iraq oil expected to improve with Umm Qasr port revamp |
Staying focused in new Iraq a challenge United Press International - 16 (UPI) -- With violence at a low point in Iraq compared with earlier years, and with the Strategic Framework Agreement between Washington and Baghdad now ... |
Los Angeles Times | Monday: Day in photos - Iraq Los Angeles Times, CA - Hundreds of thousands of pilgrims throughout Iraq have been traveling by foot, car and bus to Karbala, about 50 miles south of Baghdad, for the annual ... |
BBC News | Suits follow soldiers in Iraq's south BBC News, UK - By Jim Muir As our Merlin military transport helicopter scudded over the flat dun landscape of southern Iraq, the rear gunner threw himself from side to ... British commander praises Iraq efforts Top British commander justifies losses in Iraq Facts paint a different picture of Britain's role in Iraq |
AFP | Iraq sheds US puppet image in region: FM AFP - BAGHDAD (AFP) — Iraq is regaining its place in the region and is no longer seen as a US puppet, especially as it slips down the priority list in Washington, ... Iraq says it intends to host Tehran-Washington talks Iraq: Will Host US-Iranian Talks Bagdad may mediate between Teheran, Washington |