Kansas City Star | Odierno Says US Withdrawal From Iraq on Track Voice of America Raymond Odierno, the top US general in Iraq, gestures during a briefing at the Pentagon (File photo) "Our plans are intact. I feel very comfortable with our ... Odierno "confident" U.S. Iraq drawdown on schedule Odierno: US on Target to Withdraw Combat Troops From Iraq by September Top general says US withdrawal from Iraq on track |
AFP | US Military Helicopter Crashes in Northern Iraq Voice of America The US military says one of its helicopters has crashed in northern Iraq, killing an American soldier and injuring three others. The military says the cause ... One US soldier dead, three injured in Iraq crash US soldier killed in Iraq helicopter crash US soldier killed in Iraq helicopter crash: army |
Los Angeles Times | Secret prison for Sunnis revealed in Baghdad Los Angeles Times The men were detained by the Iraqi army in October in sweeps targeting Sunni groups in Nineveh province, a stronghold of Al Qaeda in Iraq other militant ... Iraq remains a long way off from forming a new government Al-Maliki invites rival Iraq Sunni bloc to form government Maliki has offer for man who outpolled him in Iraq |
Hurriyet Daily News | UAE airline Etihad plans to start Iraq flights The Associated Press Airlines are slowly returning to war-ravaged Iraq. German airline Lufthansa said in January it is planning to resume flights to the country this summer. Etihad to begin regular flights into Baghdad Etihad to fly to Iraq UAE starts flights to Baghdad |
Washington Post | US soldier dismissed for threats in Iraq protest The Associated Press BAGHDAD — The US Army has dismissed a soldier who threatened fellow troops and sent the Pentagon a violent rap song he wrote to protest his Iraq ... Soldier Jailed for Rap Lyrics Is Discharged Army discharges soldier who threatened comrades |
France24 | Al Qaeda in Iraq: targeting civilians with new 'H-bombs' Daily Times Al Qaeda in Iraq is rigging houses and shops with explosives in a new tactic that has killed and maimed civilians in recent weeks and defied ... Revealed: Iraq Terrorists' Deadly New Tactic |
CBS News | Syria guards its role in new Iraq National Syria is concerned with Iraq's stability when US troops withdraw. Ahmad al Rubaye / AFP Damascus // Syria has set up a new Iraq policy group to ensure its ... US Embassy: Syria allows American school to reopen Syria Signals US School in Damascus May Reopen |
People No Longer Fleeing Homes In Iraq Voice of America Photo: AP International Organization for Migration says people in Iraq no longer are fleeing their homes to escape violence. An IOM report indicates tens of ... People No Longer Fleeing Homes In Iraq |
Reuters | Iraq PM: Sunni-backed bloc must be in govt The Associated Press BAGHDAD — Iraq's Shiite prime minister said Friday the Sunni-backed political coalition that is headed by his archrival and won the most seats in last ... Iraq awash in phony US money; officials suspect Iran Iraqi PM says next government has to include Sunnis Opinion: Victor Davis Hanson: Democracy rises from the ashes in Iraq |
Washington Post | US Indicts 5 Blackwater Ex-Officials New York Times ... the leading contractor providing security for American diplomats in Iraq and Afghanistan, working for the State Department, the CIA and the Pentagon. ... Blackwater staff 'violated weapons law' Former Blackwater President Indicted on Weapons Charges Ex-Blackwater president charged in firearms case |