CBC.ca | US hands over last prison to Iraqi control Los Angeles Times As Iraq assumes authority at Camp Cropper, both nations acknowledge a record of abuse of prisoners in the country and say progress is being made toward a ... U.S. hands over last Iraq jail but keeps 200 inmates Iraqis Take Control of Last US Prison in Iraq US hands over last prison in Iraq |
Kansas City Star | US bases in Iraq take precautions against attack by Iranian-backed militants Washington Post By September, 50000 US troops will remain in Iraq. "This is another attempt by Iran and others to influence the US role here," Odierno said. ... General warns of attacks on US troops leaving Iraq Commander in Iraq Warns of Attacks on US Bases US Reports Threat from Iran-Backed Militants in Iraq |
The Guardian | British aid worker's killer 'may have fled Iraq' AFP Lawyer Sarmad al-Sarraf told reporters outside an appeal hearing at Baghdad Central Criminal Court that the director of Iraq's prisoner transfer system told ... Iraqi Convicted in Aid Worker Killing May Have Escaped Briton's killer missing from Iraqi prison Margaret Hassan murder suspect vanishes from prison in Iraq |
MyFox Phoenix | Rangel again calls for military draft The Associated Press Rangel said lawmakers who support the wars in Iraq and Afghanistan should require "all who enjoy the benefits of our democracy to contribute to the defense ... Charlie Rangel Just Can't Stop Introducing Military Draft Bills |
Former Utahn convicted in Iraq — but who has him? Salt Lake Tribune For six years, the US government has maintained that it was Iraq's sovereign right to try American citizen Shawqi Omar for crimes ... |
Today's Zaman | Turkey reconfirms commitment to Iraq's territorial integrity Hurriyet Daily News As it works to deepen its relationship with northern Iraq, the Turkish Foreign Ministry has said its approach toward Iraq's territorial integrity remains ... Turkey takes the fight to PKK, enlists help of Syria, Iran Turkey's dual cause in northern Iraq Turkey Calls for Help to Fight Kurdish Rebels in Iraq |
AFP | Saudi plane makes first flight to Iraq in 20 years AFP BASRA, Iraq — A Saudi civil airliner touched down in the main southern Iraqi city of Basra on Thursday on the first such flight between the neighbouring ... Saudi airline begins flights to Iraq Saudi to resume flights to Iraq after 20-year hiatus Saudi Flights To Iraq After 19 Years |
Texas Insider | Afghanistan, Ann Coulter and Conservatism New York Times (blog) If you want to understand how conservatives might justify an “Iraq yes, Afghanistan no” narrative, read Coulter: She argues, in a nutshell, that Iraq was an ... Coulter Rips Republicans Over 'Permanent War' Obama agenda: Winning but still losing? Stanley Kutler: It's Obama's empire now |
New York Times | APTOPIX Iraq US Troops Drawdown The Post-Standard - Syracuse.com The soldiers, based at Fort Drum, NY, are headed home after nine months in Iraq as part of the US drawdown of forces, which begins in earnest next month. ... 150 Fort Drum soldiers welcomed home from Iraq 300 Fort Gordon Soldiers Return Home From Iraq Fort Gordon welcomes back nearly 300 troops |
Telegraph.co.uk | Kim Sengupta: It worked in Iraq, but success in Afghanistan is less certain Independent He used similar groups, with a degree of success, during the "surge" in Iraq, which contributed to the insurgency being set back. ... Petraeus Pulls Another Rabbit Out of the Helmet Petraeus and Karzai at odds over village forces Afghanistan OKs new local defense forces |