Topic: Iraq

Tags: insurgent bombing iraq kills people
January 26, 2012, 5:14 pm

Insurgent bombing in Iraq kills 10 people

Insurgents bombed a house belonging to two policemen and their families in central Iraq early on ...

Tags: 20 wounded iraq double bombing
January 13, 2012, 7:47 pm

20 wounded in Iraq double bombing

At least 20 people were wounded, some critically, in a double bombing Friday in the northern Iraqi ...

Tags: sectarian attacks iraq leave 60 dead
January 05, 2012, 6:01 pm

Sectarian attacks in Iraq leave up to 60 dead

A roadside bomb targeting Shiite pilgrims killed 30 people in the southern city of Nasiriyah on ...

Tags: attacks iraq kill 4 people
January 04, 2012, 8:06 pm

Attacks in Iraq kill 4 people

A series of attacks in Iraq on Wednesday targeting the homes of police officers and a member of a ...

Tags: -qaida iraq baghdad blasts
December 27, 2011, 3:30 pm

Al-Qaida in Iraq says it was behind Baghdad blasts

An al-Qaida front group in Iraq has claimed responsibility for the wave of terrifying attacks that ...

Tags: 25 Killed Slew Attacks Targeting Iraq Police
October 12, 2011, 7:39 pm

25 killed in slew of attacks targeting Iraq police

A slew of bombings targeted Iraqi police in Baghdad on Wednesday morning, including blasts by two ...

Tags: Bombs Kill Antialqaida Fighters Iraq
October 02, 2011, 6:51 pm

Bombs kill 4 anti-al-Qaida fighters in Iraq

Iraqi police and health officials say two roadside bombs have killed four anti-al-Qaida Sunni ...

Tags: America Wasted 60bn Decade Fighting Afghanistan Iraq Report
September 01, 2011, 5:21 am

America has wasted $60bn in decade of fighting in Afghanistan and Iraq: report

As much as $60billion in U.S. funds has been lost to waste and fraud in the past decade of fighting ...

Tags: Iraq Wants Provide Oil Pak Unconditionally Tackle Energy Crisis
August 24, 2011, 12:14 pm

Iraq wants to provide oil to Pak unconditionally to tackle energy crisis

The Ambassador of Republic of Iraq to Pakistan, Dr Rushdi Al-Ani, on Wednesday said Iraq considers ...

Tags: Turkey Jets Continue Bombing Pkk Targets Iraq
August 19, 2011, 5:51 pm

Turkey jets continue bombing of PKK targets in Iraq

Turkeys National Security Council spoke of the need for better co-ordination of the military in ...

Tags: Tony Blair Held Account Iraq Chilcot Report War Report
July 31, 2011, 12:44 pm

Tony Blair to be held to account on Iraq in Chilcot report on war: report

Tony Blair is to face scathing criticism from the official inquiry into the Iraq War for the role ...

Tags: Iraq Least 10 Dead Attacks Shiites
July 16, 2011, 6:27 pm

Iraq: At least 10 dead in attacks against Shiites

At least 10 people were killed and 70 injured in series of bomb attacks on Friday and Saturday ...

Tags: Powell Lied Bush Add Credibility Invasion Iraq Report
February 19, 2011, 11:11 am

Powell 'was lied to and used by Bush to add credibility to invasion of Iraq': report

Colin Powell was lied to and 'manipulated into supporting the invasion of Iraq, it was claimed last ...

Tags: Defector Admits Wmd Lies Triggered Iraq War Report
February 16, 2011, 5:04 pm

Defector admits to WMD lies that triggered Iraq war: report

The defector who convinced the White House that Iraq had a secret biological weapons programme has ...

Tags: Rumsfeld Confesses Wrong Wmds Iraq
February 03, 2011, 1:07 pm

Rumsfeld confesses he was wrong about WMDs in Iraq

Former US Defence Secretary Donald Rumsfeld has finally confessed he was wrong to claim America ...

Tags: Blair Ignored Provisional Iraq Legal Advice
January 21, 2011, 7:49 pm

Blair ignored 'provisional' Iraq legal advice

The former British Prime Minister, Tony Blair, has said that he disregarded legal advice warning ...

Tags: Resurgent Turkey Flexes Muscles Iraq
January 05, 2011, 8:08 pm

Resurgent Turkey flexes its muscles around Iraq

A Turkey as resurgent as at any time since its Ottoman glory is projecting influence through a ...

Tags: Iraq Nouri Almaliki Sworn Second Term Prime Minister
December 22, 2010, 5:39 pm

Iraq: Nouri al-Maliki sworn in for second term as prime minister

Iraq has finally named a cabinet to lead it into a much anticipated post-war development phase ...

Tags: Iraq Blunder British Logs War Free Zarqawi Kingpin Alqaida Let
October 24, 2010, 12:09 pm

Iraq war logs: British blunder may have let al-Qaida kingpin Zarqawi go free

The astonishing blunder in March 2005 allowed Abu Musab al-Zarqawi a Jordanian associate of Osama ...

Tags: Wikileaks Publishes Huge Trove Iraq War Files
October 23, 2010, 9:21 am

Wikileaks publishes huge trove of Iraq war files

The whistleblower site Wikileaks on Friday night published a huge trove of secret field reports ...

Tags: Pentagon Bracing release 400000 Secret Iraq Reports
October 18, 2010, 4:02 pm

Pentagon bracing for release of 4,00,000 secret Iraq reports

The Pentagon scoured through an Iraq war database on Monday to prepare for potential fallout from ...

Tags: Mandela Breathed Fire Britains Role Iraq Peter Hain
September 13, 2010, 3:49 pm

Mandela breathed fire over Britain's role in Iraq: Peter Hain

Former South African president Nelson Mandela is reported to have picked up the phone and called ...

Tags: Pharmacist Back 18 Killed Iraq Unrest
August 15, 2010, 8:30 pm

Pharmacist back from US among 18 killed in Iraq unrest

An Iraqi pharmacist just back from his studies in the United States was among at least 18 people ...

Tags: Iraq Army Not Ready Control 2020 Lt Gen Zebari
August 12, 2010, 12:21 pm

Iraq army will not be ready to take control until 2020: Lt Gen Zebari

Lt Gen Babakir Zebari said that Iraqi troops will not be fully trained until 2020 and that the army ...

Tags: Fears Qaida Return Iraq Usbacked Fighters Defect Report
August 11, 2010, 11:20 am

Fears of Qaida return in Iraq as USbacked fighters defect: Report

AlQaida is attempting to make a comeback in Iraq by enticing scores of former Sunni allies to ...

Tags: Obama Leaving Iraq Wolves Tariq Aziz
August 06, 2010, 2:33 pm

Obama is leaving Iraq to the wolves: Tariq Aziz

Saddam Hussein's leading lieutenant accused the United States of abandoning Iraq and leaving the ...

Tags: Iraq War Illegal Says Clegg
July 22, 2010, 3:10 pm

Iraq war illegal, says Clegg

Britain's Deputy Prime Minister Nick Clegg has said the invasion of Iraq was illegal, throwing into ...

Tags: Defense Chief Taps New Commander Overseeing Iraq Afghanistan Wars
July 09, 2010, 10:55 am

US defense chief taps new commander overseeing Iraq, Afghanistan wars

U.S. Defense Secretary Robert Gates on Thursday said he is recommending Gen. James Mattis to be ...

Tags: America Leaves Iraq Toxic Legacy Dumped Hazardous Materials Report
June 14, 2010, 10:48 am

America leaves Iraq a toxic legacy of dumped hazardous materials: report

American troops going home from Iraq after seven painful years are leaving behind a legacy that is ...

Tags: Blairs Decision To War Iraq Right Decision Right Reasons Brown
March 06, 2010, 10:57 am

Blair's decision to go to war in Iraq as "the right decision for the right reasons": Brown

Gordon Brown took a major political gamble yesterday by describing Tony Blair's decision to go to ...