US, Iraqi forces kill over 60 insurgents

2007-10-01 19:15:38

US and Iraqi forces killed more than 60 insurgent and militia fighters in intense battles over the weekend, officials said Sunday.

Blackwater blamed for guard deaths

2007-09-28 06:38:40

Blackwater USA triggered a major battle in the Iraq war in 2004 by sending an unprepared team of guards into an insurgent stronghold, a move that led to their horrific deaths and a violent response by US forces.

Iraq to review security contracts

2007-09-19 06:39:38

The Iraqi Cabinet decided Tuesday to review the status of all foreign security companies amid mounting public outrage over the alleged killing of civilians by the US Embassy's security provider Blackwater USA.

Iraq falls short of goals as violence high

2007-09-05 07:06:18

The Iraqi government has failed to take the political and military steps needed to cut sectarian violence, a US congressional report said on Tuesday and a US general said the next months were critical for creating security in the country.

Bush makes surprise visit to Iraq

2007-09-04 06:31:24

US President George W. Bush and his national security team made a first-hand assessment of the war in Iraq and prospects for political reconciliation Monday as a showdown nears with Congress over the US troop buildup.

British general slams US policy in Iraq

2007-09-03 09:34:14

US plans for handling Iraq after 2003 were "fatally flawed," a retired British general said, adding that the US administration had refused to listen to British concerns.

Iraqi leader lashes out at US critics

2007-08-27 06:40:35

Iraq's embattled prime minister lashed out at American critics Sunday, saying Sen. Hillary Clinton and other Democrats who have called for his ouster should "come to their senses" and stop treating Iraq like "one of their villages."

US report: Iraqi government precarious

2007-08-24 06:53:27

The Iraqi government is strained by rampant violence, deep sectarian differences among its political parties and stymied leadership. Reconstruction after war

Defense vows crackdown on fraud in Iraq

2007-03-21 10:52:37

Defense Department investigators said Tuesday they are going to be more aggressive suspending or barring companies from doing US contract work in Iraq if they are involved in war profiteering there.

Iraqis views four years after U.S. invasion

2007-03-20 17:04:43

Following are quotes from Iraqis as they look back at four years since the U.S.-led invasion in March 2003.

Baghdad security plan is now ready

2007-01-06 21:26:31

Iraq's prime minister said Saturday that Iraqi forces will lead a new effort - with US help - to wrest control of Baghdad's neighborhoods from militias and other sectarian killers.

Iraqi politicians try to forge coalition

2006-12-22 11:05:34

Radical cleric Muqtada al-Sadr has agreed to allow supporters to rejoin the Iraqi government after a three-week boycott.