In Iraq, Chaos Feared as US Closes Prison - Washington Post Sun, 22 Mar 2009 01:39:15 GMT

In Iraq, Chaos Feared as US Closes Prison
Washington Post, United States
The release of hundreds of prisoners from Camp Bucca, a US-run prison in southern Iraq, has facilitated the revival of Shiite militias and Sunni insurgents in Basra, Baghdad. Comments that include profanity or personal attacks or other inappropriate ...
Protests, Questions Mark 6th Anniversary of Iraq Invasion Voice of America
News Analysis: Iraq prepares for post-US occupation era Xinhua
Brits and Americans enjoy package tour - in Iraq AFP
USA Today - New York Times
all 1,163 news articles

New video shows Briton kidnapped in Iraq in 2007 - The Associated Press Sun, 22 Mar 2009 19:20:20 GMT

Times Online
New video shows Briton kidnapped in Iraq in 2007
The Associated Press
Also Sunday, CNN reported that Turkey's prime minister said he would be receptive to allowing US troops to leave Iraq through Turkish territory if President Barack Obama's administration asks permission. British Embassy spokesman Sean McColm refused to ...
Video: Would You Go to Iraq for Your Next Vacation? The Associated Press
No frills tourism - in Iraq BBC News
New video of Briton seized in Iraq in 2007 CNN
guardian.co.uk - Times Online
all 593 news articles

US files complaint against suspects in '07 Iraq ambush - CNN International Mon, 23 Mar 2009 00:28:40 GMT

Washington Times
US files complaint against suspects in '07 Iraq ambush
CNN International
BAGHDAD, Iraq (CNN) -- The US Army has filed a criminal complaint in Iraq against 12 people suspected in an ambush south of Baghdad nearly two years ago that left seven US soldiers dead, the military said Sunday. Remains of Staff Sgt. Alex Jimenez and ...
US pursues charges in 2007 attack in Iraq The Associated Press
US pursues charges in 2007 attack in Iraq Ynetnews
US government seeks justice in Iraqi court Blackanthem.com
all 90 news articles

Anti-war march held in Los Angeles to mark Iraq war anniversary - Xinhua Sun, 22 Mar 2009 02:52:45 GMT

USA Today
Anti-war march held in Los Angeles to mark Iraq war anniversary
Xinhua, China
The demonstrators marched along the famous Hollywood Boulevard to demand an end to the six-year war in Iraq and Afghanistan. "Our resources are being squandered on wars in Iraq and Afghanistan when we have a devastating economic crisis at home," said ...
Video: Demonstrators Call for End to Iraq War The Associated Press
Demonstrators in LA, SF press for end to Iraq war San Jose Mercury News
Poll: Americans Feel More Optimistic About Iraq, Less About ... FOXNews
Washington Post - The Associated Press
all 1,177 news articles

Turkey's Gul in landmark Iraq visit - AFP Sun, 22 Mar 2009 18:45:31 GMT

The Age
Turkey's Gul in landmark Iraq visit
AFP
"He is expected on Monday in Baghdad, where he will meet a number of Iraqi officials," the head of Iraq's presidency, Nassir al-Ani, told AFP on Sunday. In Ankara, a presidential aide said Gul is expected to meet his Iraqi counterpart Jalal Talabani as ...
Iraq's Kurds celebrate solar new year with blaze of glory The Age
Gül makes first presidential visit to Iraq in 33 years Today's Zaman
Turkey to attend Arbil confab upon invitation PRESS TV
International Herald Tribune - Stars and Stripes
all 51 news articles

Iraq Freeze on Police Hires Won’t Harm Pullout, Minister Says - Bloomberg Sun, 22 Mar 2009 22:41:40 GMT

Iraq Freeze on Police Hires Won’t Harm Pullout, Minister Says
Bloomberg
By Massoud A. Derhally March 23 (Bloomberg) -- Iraq’s interior minister has frozen the hiring of 66000 new members of the security forces because of falling oil prices, a cutback that he said won’t endanger US plans to withdraw troops as the insurgency ...

Iraq fired 62000 accused of corruption: minister - AFP Sun, 22 Mar 2009 21:00:35 GMT

Al-Arabiya
Iraq fired 62000 accused of corruption: minister
AFP
CHICAGO (AFP) — Iraq has fired 62000 employees accused of corruption and is dismantling sectarianism among its police -- signs that it has turned a corner en route to eventual self-rule, Interior Minister Jawad al-Bolani wrote in a US newspaper Sunday. ...
INTERVIEW-Oil price fall curbs Iraqi police expansion - Bolani Reuters
Interior ministry cracks down on sectarianism Al-Arabiya
Mass sackings at the Iraqi Interior Ministry Arab Monitor
all 31 news articles

Protesters in St. Paul mark Iraq war anniversary - Minneapolis Star Tribune Sun, 22 Mar 2009 19:23:42 GMT

Examiner.com
Protesters in St. Paul mark Iraq war anniversary
Minneapolis Star Tribune, MN
The 64-year-old from Eden Prairie served in the Army from 1967 to 1968 and said he opposes the war in Iraq. A smaller crowd marked the Iraq war anniversary. Marchers kept the focus on bringing troops home now. By MARY JANE SMETANKA, Star Tribune I was ...
Iraq, year six The Swamp - Tribune's Washington Bureau
How Gen Petraeus transformed US foreign policy in Iraq Irish Times
Sheehan heads Iraq war protest on 6th Anniversary Examiner.com
KGTV, 10News.com - Gant Daily
all 26 news articles

In Afghanistan, US military's `Help Wanted' sign - The Associated Press Sun, 22 Mar 2009 17:41:39 GMT

The Associated Press
In Afghanistan, US military's `Help Wanted' sign
The Associated Press
WASHINGTON (AP) — The military buildup in Afghanistan is stoking a surge of private security contractors despite a string of deadly shootings in Iraq in recent years that has called into question the government's ability to manage the guns for hire. ...
Levin raises questions over private protection Chicago Tribune
all 109 news articles

Brown to consider Iraq inquiry - guardian.co.uk Mon, 23 Mar 2009 00:07:08 GMT

Times Online
Brown to consider Iraq inquiry
guardian.co.uk, UK
Gordon Brown will consider holding an inquiry into the Iraq war once British troops have returned home, government sources confirmed yesterday. Speculation about an inquiry has intensified in recent weeks as British troops prepare to withdraw from Iraq ...
Troops are coming home, but to a wounded, battle weary Britain Times Online
all 3 news articles