US speeding up Iraq withdrawal; 4,000 more headed home next month as war winds downWASHINGTON — The United States is speeding up its military withdrawal from Iraq, sending 4,000 more troops home next month, the top American commander there says. Iraq’s president says new sanctions against Iran won’t work, bans use of airspace to attackNEW YORK — Iraq’s president said new sanctions against Iran won’t work and warned Saturday that Iraq will never allow Israel or any other country to use its airspace to carry out an attack against Iranian nuclear facilities. US military: Drone crashes in Mosul, hitting office of Iraq’s biggest Sunni partiesBAGHDAD — A U.S. military drone crashed Saturday in northern Iraq, hitting a regional office of Iraq’s largest Sunni political party in an area that remains an insurgent stronghold, an American military official said. Iraq says 2 more prisoners caught after stunning jailbreak this week in country’s northBAGHDAD — Iraqi security teams recaptured Saturday two more prisoners from a stunning jailbreak that included al-Qaida-linked prisoners sentenced to death, a police official said. Iraq detains entire prison staff in Saddam Hussein’s hometown in jail break investigationBAGHDAD — More than 100 prison officials and guards have been detained after 16 prisoners, including five al-Qaida-linked inmates awaiting execution, made a stunning jailbreak in Saddam Hussein’s hometown, a police commander said Friday. Explosion north of Baghdad kills 11 Iraqi soldiers, Iraqi military officials sayBAGHDAD — A controlled explosion of weapons confiscated by the Iraqi military went awry Friday, killing 11 Iraqi soldiers, Iraqi military officials said. Al-Qaida-linked inmates awaiting execution break out of Iraqi prison in Saddam’s hometownBAGHDAD — U.S. aircraft and Iraqi patrols combined in a massive manhunt Thursday after the escape of 16 prisoners — including five al-Qaida-linked inmates awaiting execution — who apparently crawled through a bathroom window in a makeshift jail on a former compound of Saddam Hussein. 13 prisoners escape from Iraqi jailBAGHDAD - Iraqi security sources said Thursday that 13 prisoners, convicted of terrorist offences, had escaped from a jail in the northern city of Tikrit. Iraqi city of Tikrit locked down after prison break, authorities search for fugitivesBAGHDAD — Iraqi officials say about 15 prisoners have escaped from a prison in Saddam Hussein’s hometown of Tikrit and authorities have locked down the city as they search for fugitives. Roadside bombs and other attacks kill 11 in Iraq’s capital, volatile northern city of MosulBAGHDAD — A bomb exploded Wednesday outside a home in southwestern Baghdad, killing a woman and her two children, as other bombings killed at least seven Iraqi security personnel and a local politician in the capital and a volatile northern area. Roadside bombs kill policeman and 6 Iraqi soldiers in Mosul, BaghdadBAGHDAD — Two roadside bombings in and around the restive northern Iraq city of Mosul and a third in Baghdad killed six Iraqi soldiers and a policeman on Wednesday. Roadside bombs kill policeman and 4 Iraqi soldiers in Mosul, BaghdadBAGHDAD — Two roadside bombings in and around the restive northern Iraq city of Mosul and a third in Baghdad killed four Iraqi soldiers and a policeman on Wednesday. US soldier charged with murder in slaying of contractor on base in IraqBAGHDAD — A U.S. soldier has been charged with murder in the slaying of a civilian contractor on an American base in Iraq, the military said Tuesday. Iraqi president says he’ll press for dropping multibillion Saddam-era debts at UN meetingBAGHDAD — Iraq’s president said Tuesday he will press his government’s case before the United Nations this week to have the country’s remaining multibillion dollar Saddam Hussein-era debts dropped. After 6 years of war, Iraqis now being engulfed by frenzy of brutal street crimeBAGHDAD — The kidnappers holding an Iraqi auto mechanic’s 11-year-old son gave him just two days to come up with $100,000 in ransom. When he could not, they were just as quick to deliver their punishment: They chopped off the boy’s head and hands and dumped his body in the garbage. Iraq arrests 52 Al Qaeda membersBAGHDAD - Iraqi authorities detained 52 Al Qaeda members Monday, a police source said. The source told reporters that the Al Qaeda members detained in the town of Jurf al-Sakhar, about 30 km south of Baghdad, were behind a series of terrorist attacks against Iraqi security forces as well as civilian targets. Iraqi Shiite leader appeals for unity before election, promises electricity, waterBAGHDAD — The leader of Iraq’s largest Shiite party sought Monday to shore up political support before January’s elections, urging his rivals to join him and resist what he called threats to their unity. Holiday escape: Iraqis celebrate Muslim feast in security and beauty of Kurdish regionBAGHDAD — Iraqis celebrating the end of the holy fasting month of Ramadan set off in droves Sunday on family trips to the country’s northern Kurdish region, a prized escape from the sporadic violence that still batters the capital and other cities. Black Hawk crash kills US service member, wounds 12 others at American base in IraqBAGHDAD — A Black Hawk helicopter crashed at a major American air base in Iraq, killing one U.S. service member and injuring 12 others, the military said Sunday. Blackhawk crash kills US service member, wounds 12 others at American base in IraqBAGHDAD — The U.S. military says a Blackhawk helicopter has crashed in an American base in Iraq, killing 1 service member and wounding 12 others. Iraq army arrests 3 men on charges of trafficking stolen antiquitiesBAGHDAD — Authorities in northern Iraq have arrested three men on charges they were trying to traffic stolen antiquities, including the bust of a Sumerian king, a local army commander said Saturday. Iraq army arrests three men on charges of trafficking stolen antiquitiesBAGHDAD — Authorities in northern Iraq have arrested three men on charges they were trying to traffic stolen antiquities, including the bust of a Sumerian king, a local army commander said Saturday. Roadside bomb targeting police patrol kills 11-year-old boy in northern IraqBAGHDAD — Authorities say a roadside bomb has killed an 11-year-old boy and wounded his two friends in the violence-plagued city of Mosul in northern Iraq. Car bomb kills 7 in market south of Baghdad just before end of day’s fasting for RamadanBAGHDAD — A car bomb exploded Friday at a market south of Baghdad in a region that was once the scene of frequent attacks on Shiites, killing seven people and wounding 21 others, police and hospital officials said. US military training Iraqi prison guards as it prepares to hand over detention systemCAMP CROPPER, Iraq — As the U.S. military prepares to hand over the remnants of its detention system to the Iraqi government next year, it is training Iraqi wardens and guards to ensure that changes it made after the Abu Ghraib scandal remain in place. Turkish FM says Syria and Iraq must jointly struggle against terrorismANKARA, Turkey — Syria and Iraq should unite against terrorism, Turkey’s foreign minister said Thursday amid efforts to defuse tensions over Iraqi allegations that Syria has been used as a launching pad for violence in Baghdad. Biden says US will abide by Iraqi wishes for American troop withdrawal datesBAGHDAD — Vice President Joe Biden pledged Thursday to follow Iraq’s wishes should Baghdad decide to speed up the timetable for the withdrawal of American troops from the country. Biden confident Iraq won’t alter withdrawal timetable for US troopsBAGHDAD — Vice President Joe Biden says he is confident that Iraq will not alter the timetable for the withdrawal of American troops. US military closes Camp Bucca detention center, once its largest prison in IraqCAMP BUCCA, Iraq — The U.S. military on Wednesday closed Camp Bucca, an isolated desert prison that was once its largest lockup in Iraq, as it moves to release thousands of detainees or transfer them to Iraqi custody before the end of the year. Biden says terrorist violence won’t destabilize Iraq as more rockets fired at Green ZoneBAGHDAD — Insurgents fired at least two rockets at the Baghdad’s Green Zone Wednesday, just minutes after Vice President Joe Biden wrapped up meetings with Prime Minister Nouri al-Maliki expressing confidence that attempts to destabilize Iraq through violence will fail. |
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