Violence leaves at least 6 dead in Iraq
Gunmen attacked an Iraqi police checkpoint Sunday morning, leaving five people dead, authorities said.
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A winter storm slammed the East Coast all the way from Maine down to D.C., leaving massive drifts of snow and skull-cracking cold. Power grids collapsed. Citizens wrapped themselves in layers of fleece...
View ArticleMarine in Haditha, Iraq, killings gets demotion, pay cut
A U.S. military judge sentenced a Marine squad leader charged with alleged war crimes in Iraq to a maximum of 90 days in prison and a reduction in pay and rank.
View Article'Not a pretty scenario' in Iraq, analyst says
A suicide car bomber targeting a Shiite funeral procession in Baghdad killed dozens Friday, the latest attack in a country engulfed by political crisis and an uptick in violence.
View ArticleFlag-waving parade crowd in St. Louis honors veterans
Sunny skies, a large billowing U.S. flag and an appreciative crowd greeted hundreds of Iraq war veterans who marched Saturday in St. Louis in a first-of-its-kind "welcome home" ceremony.
View ArticleBiden calls Iraqi leaders as bloodshed worsens
As recent bloodshed raises fears of renewed sectarian violence in Iraq, U.S. Vice President Biden has been calling Iraqi leaders in an apparent attempt to soothe political tensions, the White House...
View ArticleKey Iraqi bloc ends boycott of parliament
A powerful political bloc in Iraq ended its boycott of the country's parliament on Sunday, describing the move as a "gesture of goodwill."
View ArticleU.S. Defense Department can't account for billions for Iraq, audit finds
The U.S. Defense Department cannot account for about $2 billion it was given to cover Iraq-related expenses and is not providing Iraq with a complete list of U.S.-funded reconstruction projects,...
View ArticleIraqi vice president predicts return to sectarian violence
Vice President Tariq al-Hashimi has lashed out at Iraqi Prime Minister Nuri al-Maliki, predicting that Iraq could soon return to widespread sectarian violence that could require the return of U.S. forces.
View ArticleForget Iran, Iraq is threatening oil prices
The deteriorating situation in Iraq is leading some analysts to worry that the country may not be able to meet its lofty goals for rapidly ramping up oil production.
View ArticleVets ask: Time for an Iraq war parade?
On a day when New York City threw a parade to celebrate the New York Giants for their Super Bowl victory, at least one veterans' group is using the occasion to ask: What about a parade to honor the...
View ArticleThe time to honor Iraq vets is now
The Iraq War ended in December, and veterans and other citizens throughout the country have begun clamoring for local parades to celebrate the return of our Iraq veterans -- yet only one city in the...
View ArticleHuman rights group calls for Iraq to end executions
A human rights group expressed alarm Thursday at the pace of executions in Iraq and called for Iraqi authorities to abolish the practice.
View ArticleTurkish fighter jets target militants in northern Iraq, military says
Turkish fighter jets targeted suspected Kurdish militants in overnight airstrikes along the country's border with Iraq, the military said Sunday.
View ArticleIraq blocks Exxon Mobil from oil exploration bids
Exxon Mobil is being shut out of bidding on the next round of oil and gas exploration contracts in Iraq because of its decision to sign an exploration deal with Kurdistan's regional government in the...
View Article3 dead, two dozen wounded in Iraq explosions
Gunmen assassinated an Iraqi army general on Tuesday in one of several incidents that left at least four people dead and 28 wounded, according to government officials.
View ArticleIranian exile group ready to leave Iraq's Camp Ashraf, leader says
A leader of an exiled Iranian opposition group said Thursday that members living in a long-standing camp in Iraq are ready to begin moving to a new temporary site, under a plan agreed to with the...
View ArticleFirst exiles to leave Iraq's Camp Ashraf slam new site
About 400 members of an exiled Iranian opposition group who are the first to leave a long-term camp in Iraq under a U.N. plan criticized their treatment and the conditions at the new temporary site...
View Article15 killed in suicide blast targeting Baghdad police academy
Violent overnight attacks in Iraq killed nearly two dozen people Sunday.
View ArticleIraq Sunni VP denies terrorism allegations
Iraq's Sunni Vice President Tariq al-Hashimi denied terrorism charges against him Monday, calling them "politically motivated" in a televised speech broadcast from the semiautonomous Kurdish region in...
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