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CIA bomber's wife says war must go on against US

The Turkish wife of a Jordanian doctor who killed seven CIA employees in a suicide attack in Afghanistan says her husband was outraged over the treatment of Iraqis at Abu Ghraib prison and the U.S.-led invasions of Iraq and Afghanistan....

 

Iraqi militant leader linked to hostages freed

Iraqi officials have released a Shi'ite militant leader, an Interior Ministry official said on Tuesday, raising hopes that the last of five British hostages captured in Baghdad more than 2-1/2 years ago would be returned.

 

Judge dismisses charges against Blackwater guards in Iraq deaths

Judge dismisses charges against Blackwater guards in Iraq deaths

Judge yesterday dismissed charges against guards accused of killing 14 Iraqi civilians.

 

Iraq civilian death toll 'down'

Violence against civilians in Iraq dropped dramatically in 2009, a report by an independent monitoring group says.

 

UK hostage freed in Iraq after 2 years

UK hostage freed in Iraq after 2 years

British hostage Peter Moore has been freed after being held captive in Iraq since May 2007, British Foreign Secretary David Miliband announced Wednesday.

 

Military drops pregnancy ban in Iraq

The U.S. military has dropped a controversial rule that called for punishing soldiers in northern Iraq for becoming pregnant or impregnating another soldier.

 

Iraqis say Iran seized oil well

Iranian security forces seized an oil well in southern Iraq on Thursday night, two senior Iraqi government officials said Friday.

 

Iranian official says 3 U.S. hikers will be put on trial

Iranian official says 3 U.S. hikers will be put on trial

Iran's foreign minister said today that three Americans jailed since crossing the border from Iraq in July will go on trial.

 

Tony Blair: Iraq invasion was right despite no WMDs

Tony Blair: Iraq invasion was right despite no WMDs

Former British Prime Minister Tony Blair says he believes it would have been right to invade Iraq even if it was known that Saddam ...

 

Gates in Iraq to Meet Maliki and U.S. Commanders

Gates in Iraq to Meet Maliki and U.S. Commanders

Defense Secretary Robert M. Gates visited as Baghdad was reeling from bombings and U.S. forces are beginning to prepare for withdrawals this spring.

 

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