In 2009, Iraqi Prime Minister Nouri al Malik accused both Iran and Syria of arming terror groups operating inside Iraq. Now AFP has the story, via the Wikileaks cables: Maliki’s comments to then-US ambassador to Baghdad Christopher Hill came in the midst of a year-long diplomatic row with Damascus that prompted both Iraq and Syria […]
Iraqis reject insurgents, support transition
Eight policemen were killed in Ramadi, and two policemen and a finance ministry employee were killed in Baghdad. A suicide bomber wounded four people in Ramadi.
Exodus of Christians from Iraq intensifies
Insurgents killed a policeman in Mosul and an intelligence officer and a trade ministry employee in Baghdad. Security forces arrested an Islamic State of Iraq leader in Wasit.
US Senate report says Iraq is at critical juncture
Everywhere but Iraq?
Iraqi security forces facing serious problems, US oversight official reports
Insurgents assassinated a mayor in northern Diyala. Security forces detained an al Qaeda in Iraq leader in Wasit and five wanted men in Al Kut.
Security forces detained five wanted men in Al Kut and four more in Mosul. Two policemen and a civilian were wounded in a hand grenade attack in Mosul.
Insurgents killed 48 civilians and wounded 121 more in a car bombing at a funeral in a Shia neighborhood in Baghdad. Two civilians were killed in a ‘sticky bomb’ attack in Baghdad.
Remember all of the fawning coverage of Muqtada al Sadr as the new kingmaker and the most powerful man in Iraq after his return to the country on Jan. 5? So much for a triumphant return by Sadr; he’s fled Iraq yet again (he has already spent three-plus years in Iran, between 2007-2011). This time […]
Afghan officials want to prolong detentions
Insurgents killed two foreign ministry officials, a national security ministry official, an Awakening fighter in Baghdad, and a civilian in Mosul. Security forces detained 16 “gunmen” in Karbala and two more in Mosul.
Insurgents killed a high-ranking interior ministry officer and a civilian in Baghdad, and a cleric in Fallujah. Police arrested 33 wanted men in Diyala.
Thousands defy violence, mark Muslim rite in Iraq
Twelve Iraqis were killed and more than 150 were wounded in car bombings that targeted Shia pilgrims in Karbala. Insurgents also killed three soldiers and a woman in Mosul, two civilians in Kirkuk, and a high-ranking official in the prime minister’s office in Baghdad.
Insurgents killed six Iraqi civilians and wounded 29 more in five car bombings in and around Baghdad. Security forces detained three wanted terrorists in Al Kut.
Former British Prime Minister Tony Blair discussed the “link” between Iran and al Qaeda in his testimony before the Iraq Inquiry on Friday. Blair cited British intelligence reports pointing to collusion between the two in Iraq, and urged UK officials to look at the issue in a “broader context” as well.
Former spy with agenda operates a private CIA
Muqtada al Sadr has again left Iraq and has returned to Qom, Iran, where he spent three years in exile. Security forces detained 28 wanted men in Diyala, and an Awakening leader and a fighter in Karbala.
Documents raise questions on treatment of detainees
On December 5, The New York Times noted that while “Saddam Hussein’s Iraq was a regional menace that sent shudders through its neighbors,” today Iraq finds it difficult to restrain the ambitions of countries that share its borders — particularly as the US prepares to withdraw. The Times notes that this meddling by Iraq’s neighbors […]
Official: Iraq militia chief behind pilgrim blasts
Blair: Extremism must be confronted
Blackwater founder trains Somalis
Two suicide bombers killed 45 Shia worshipers in attacks in Karbala. Two civilians were killed in IED attacks in Baghdad and Baqubah.
Shia worshipers were targeted as they marched in a procession to the city of Karbala. The attacks are the latest in a string of bombings aimed at Iraq’s security forces and Shia majority.
Last Christians ponder leaving a hometown in Iraq
Al Qaeda suicide bombers killed 15 Iraqis in attacks on police and Shia worshipers in Diyala. Security forces killed two suicide bombers south of Mosul. Insurgents killed a civilian in Mosul.