Iraq
US considering Ankara’s request to base Predators in Turkey to fight a Kurdish group in northern Iraq
Tag Archives: Iraq
Afghanistan
Al-Qaida will keep trying to attack us, Barack Obama tells Americans
Iraq
Many Iraqis Have Second Thoughts as US Exit Nears
Iraq
Insurgents killed two civilians in attacks in Mosul and Baqubah. Security forces detained a military commander of al Qaeda’s Islamic State of Iraq in Wasit.
Al Qaeda
The 9/11 Decade
Iraq
Insurgents killed an Iraqi soldier in Mosul. Security forces arrested 22 wanted men in Basrah. Iran claimed it killed 123 PJAK fighters, including the deputy military commander, during shelling in Iraq over the past month.
Iraq
US Army Chief of Staff General Ray Odierno said the US “had to be careful about leaving too many people in Iraq” to avoid the perception of an occupation. Iraqi forces detained six “wanted men” in Amara.
Iraq
US says no decision on keeping troops in Iraq
Iraq
Insurgents killed two Awakening leaders in Diyala and Dijail. Police captured five terrorists involved in the Ramadan bombing in Al Kut that killed 40 people.
Al Qaeda in Iraq
America safer 10 years after 9/11, but new terrorism threats have emerged, experts say
Libya
EXCLUSIVE: Libyan missiles looted
Iraq
Plan Would Keep Small Force in Iraq Past Deadline
Iraq
Insurgents killed eight soldiers in Anbar and two civilians in Kirkuk. Three “terrorists” were detained in Kirkuk. The US will reportedly draw down its forces to 3,000 troops by the end of the year.
Iran
US Eyes Covert Plan to Counter Iran in Iraq
Afghanistan
US pulls back from lead role in conflicts: IISS
Afghanistan
US must stay in Afghanistan or risk more attacks: envoy
Iraq
An Awakening officer was killed in Kirkuk. The Iranian military killed a woman during shelling in Kurdish areas in the north. The Baghdad Operations Commander dodged an assassination attempt in the capital.
United States
‘Top Secret America’: A look at the military’s Joint Special Operations Command
United States
A decade after the 9/11 attacks, Americans live in an era of endless war
Iraq
The bodies of two more escaped prisoners from a jail in Mosul have been found. Insurgents killed a soldier in Mosul. The government is following up on a leaked diplomatic cable that claims US soldiers executed 10 civilians in 2006.
Iraq
A suicide bomber killed himself in a premature detonation. An “Iranian sniper” killed an Iraqi civilian in Haj Omran. Ninewa police discovered the body of an escaped prisoner.
Al Qaeda
35,000 Worldwide Convicted for Terror
United States
CIA shifts focus to killing targets
Iraq
US Says Forces Coordinate With Iraq, Turkey On Rebel Attacks
Iraq
Iraq: ‘More than 12,000 civilians’ died in seven years of Iraqi suicide bombings
Afghanistan
Petraeus Retires, With a Warning
Iraq
Insurgents killed three civilians, a soldier, and an Army officer in attacks in Baghdad and Salahadin. Thirty-five prisoners convicted of terrorism charges escaped from a Mosul jail; 21 have been recaptured. Muqtada al Sadr called on Iraqis to rise up against the government.
Iraq
Iraq toll still high a year after US combat halt
Al Qaeda in Iraq
US counterterror chief: al-Qaida on ‘steady slide’
Iraq
Prime Minister Maliki said the US would pull out its troops from Iraq by the end of December 2011. Iraq closed down its airspace due to “a potential danger threatening the airport’s and airplanes safety.”