Bush: Retreat From Iraq Would Embolden Iran, Fund Terrorists
WASHINGTON Five months after launching the U.S. invasion of Iraq, President Bush is making some of his most expansive claims of success in the fighting there. Bush said last year’s troop buildup has turned Iraq around and produced “the first large-scale Arab uprising against Usama bin Laden.”
Massive anti-war demonstrations were planned in downtown Washington Wednesday […]
Car bomb kills at least 51 Iraqis, official says
BAGHDAD, Iraq (CNN) — In one of the deadliest attacks in Baghdad in months, at least 51 Iraqis were killed and 75 were wounded Tuesday in an car bombing, an Iraqi Interior Ministry official said.
U.S.-allied fighters collect the body of a comrade who was killed in a suicide bombing Tuesday in Baghdad.
Bombs targeting Iraqi security kill 18
BAGHDAD, Iraq (CNN) American soldiers in northern Iraq found a mass grave containing 14 bodies, all believed to be Iraqi security forces or anti-insurgent Iraqis, the U.S. military said Monday.
Iraqis inspect damage to a house caused by an explosion Monday at an Iraqi army checkpoint in Baghdad.
All were shot in the head and had […]
Gen. Petraeus Picked to Head U.S. Central Command
WASHINGTON Gen. David Petraeus has been tapped to become the next commander of U.S. Central Command, that oversees military operations from the Middle East to Central Asia and directs the wars in Iraq and Afghanistan.
Defense Secretary Robert Gates announced his decision Wednesday at an press conference in Washington, saying President Bush would send Petraeus’ nomination […]
Police: Adult female blows up Capital of Iraq store
BAGHDAD, Iraq (AP) A female suicide bomber struck Sunday in a predominantly Shiite area of central Baghdad, killing at least three people in an attack that occurred as Iraqi officials have been stressing the capital’s increased security.
An Iraqi boy watches as an man inspects the aftermath of a Sunday suicide bombing in Baghdad.
US Senate to Vote Tues on Irak Climb Bills
WASHINGTON Senate Democrats are planning a vote on Tuesday that will momentarily refocus the body on a subject that’s a bit dicey these hours for them - Iraq.
Despite military and some political successes in that country lately, the vote will no doubt be warmly welcomed for opposite reasons by Barack Obama and John McCain.
U.S. probes infirmary link to bombardment
BAGHDAD, Iraq (CNN) A hospital administrator has been detained on suspicion he helped to supply patient information to militants about the mentally challenged women thought to have unknowingly carried out two bombings, the U.S. military says.
Iraqi soldiers secure the scene of the bombing at a popular pet market in central Baghdad.
