Iraq
Insurgents killed a policeman and a woman in a bombing in Babil. Security forces detained 18 wanted men in Basrah. Officials said 229 insurgents surrendered to the government since July 2010.
Tag Archives: Iraq
Afghanistan
Chinese weapons fall into hands of militants: US cables
Iraq
Iraqi officials deny existence of alleged secret detention center
Egypt
Maliki not to seek third term
Iraq
Insurgents killed two civilians in bombings in Samarra, a tribal leader in a bombing in Fallujah, and a civilian in a shooting in Baghdad. Security forces arrested a terrorist in Al Kut.
Maliki: Iran, Syria are arming Iraqi terror groups
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 […]
Iraq
Iraqis reject insurgents, support transition
Iraq
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.
Iraq
Exodus of Christians from Iraq intensifies
Iraq
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.
Al Qaeda
US Senate report says Iraq is at critical juncture
Egypt
Everywhere but Iraq?
Iraq
Iraqi security forces facing serious problems, US oversight official reports
Iraq
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.
Iraq
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.
Iraq
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.
Sadr’s return short-lived after threats from Asaib al Haq
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 […]
Afghanistan
Afghan officials want to prolong detentions
Iraq
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.
Iraq
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.
Iraq
Thousands defy violence, mark Muslim rite in Iraq
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.
Iraq
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.
Tony Blair links Iran and al Qaeda
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.
Afghanistan
Former spy with agenda operates a private CIA
Iraq
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.
Afghanistan
Documents raise questions on treatment of detainees
Competing interests: The United States, Iraq, and Iraq’s neighbors
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 […]
Iraq
Official: Iraq militia chief behind pilgrim blasts
Iraq
Blair: Extremism must be confronted