Kansas City Star | Bomb Blast Kills 6 in Southern Iraq Voice of America Under the 2008 security agreement between the United States and Iraq, all American troops must leave the country by the end of the year. There currently are about 50000 US troops stationed in Iraq, mainly in a non-combat role. ... Bomb attack targeting US patrol leaves eight dead in Iraq Six killed in south Iraq blast Roadside bomb strikes bus, civilians killed |
Seized funds to fight 'Mr Bigs' BBC News The Scottish government said £1.5m confiscated from Weir Group after it admitted breaching UN sanctions in Iraq would target crime's "Mr Bigs". The money, seized under the Proceeds of Crime Act, will be made available to law enforcers and the Crown ... |
CTV.ca | Weasel Jacques Chirac to Stand Trial Fox News (blog) The former president, a bugaboo for George W. Bush during his rush to war in Iraq, on Monday becomes France's first former head of state to go on trial since its Nazi-era leader was exiled That is, if the whole case isn't derailed by a last-minute ... Chirac corruption trial to start in Paris Chirac's Trial Faces Delay |
France24 | Kurdish unrest continues in Iraq CNN (CNN) -- Masked attackers burned tents of protesters overnight in the main city of Iraq's Kurdistan region, police said Sunday. Hundreds of demonstrators gathered later in the day in Sulaimaniya for another protest against Massoud Barzani, president of ... Kurd demo site set alight Politics Damages Kirkuk's Social Fabric Iraqi Kurds start running poll in KRG |
France24 | As the West retreats from the Middle East, Iraq begins looking eastward Daily Star - Lebanon By Hamid Alkifaey Iraq has always in many ways been the odd one out in the Middle East. Despite being the cradle of civilization – writing was invented there in the home of the first city (Uruk), as was the first written law (Hammurabi's Code) – from ... Iraq marks one year post-election as impasse lingers |
Salehi meets UN special representative for Iraq Tehran Times TEHRAN - Iranian Foreign Minister Ali Akbar Salehi met with United Nations Secretary General Ban Ki-moon's special representative for Iraq in Tehran on Sunday. During the meeting, Salehi said, “We are ready to have any form of cooperation with ... |
Observations from Iraq, Iran, Los Angeles Times After demonstrators staged protests demanding the release of political prisoners, and activists urged sweeping reforms in Saudi Arabia, the ultra-conservative kingdom appears to have decided to put the lid on street-based calls for change. ... |
Congressman to inspect prison camps, greet troops MiamiHerald.com Allen West, R-Plantation, is a retired Army lieutenant colonel with experience handling detainees during his 03 infantry tour in Iraq. By Carol Rosenberg Tea Party Rep. Allen West, a retired Army officer with detainee experience of his own, ... |
Syracuse.com | 200 Ft. Carson Soldiers Return KXRM Nearly 200 soldiers with Ft. Carson's 3rd Brigade Combat Team, 4th Infantry Division are back home after a year long deployment to Iraq. The soldiers helped provide water and electricity to the Iraqi people. It was a warm welcome for soldiers with ... 194 GIs from 3rd Brigade come home and hope to stay Fort Drum's 3rd Brigade ships out to Afghanistan Guard unit put on alert |
Bluffton cavalry troop saluted, heads to Iraq Fort Wayne Journal Gazette Sgt. Kyle Morphew holds his 9-month-old son, Landon, as he prepares to depart for Iraq. BLUFFTON – The 77 soldiers in camouflage and black Stetson hats looked war-ready Saturday. But commanders of the Bluffton-based Alpha Troop, 2nd Squadron, ... Lieutenant colonel, a local man, to take over the Buffalo-based 153rd Troop ... Auburn plans send-off on Tuesday morning for Army National Guard soldiers ... Indiana National Guard Troops Prepare For Iraq |