Iraq Suffers Deadliest Month in Two Years
iStockphoto/Thinkstock(BAGHDAD) — Iraqi security forces are still having problems handling a revived al Qaeda and insurgency as the September death toll from militant violence reached 365, the highest monthly casualty figure in two years.According to …
Dozens Killed in Latest Round of Violence in Iraq
iStockphoto/Thinkstock(BAGHDAD) — At least 34 people were killed and many others wounded in Iraq Sunday by a series of car bomb attacks mostly targeting Shiites.It was the deadliest day of violence in weeks as Iraqi security forces continue to deal wi…
Dozens of Iraqis Killed and Hundreds Wounded in 13 Cities
Hemera/Thinkstock(BAGHDAD) — A wave of bomb and gun attacks throughout Iraq Sunday left more than 90 people dead and well over 360 people wounded in one of this year’s most violent days.No group claimed responsibility for the assaults in 13 citie…
Joe Biden Calls GOP a ‘Different Breed of Cat’
ABC News(PORTSMOUTH, Ohio) – Vice President Joe Biden often proclaims how different the Republican Party is from generations ago, but in Portsmouth, Ohio, Sunday, he had a new way to describe them – a “different breed of cat.”&l…
Iraq and US at Odds over Iranian Flights
iStockphoto/Thinkstock(WASHINGTON) — U.S. officials were angry today over reports that Iraq is allowing Iran to use its airspace to supply the embattled Syrian regime with military equipment, but Iraq demanded evidence to back up the American accusati…
Iraq and US at Odds over Iranian Flights
iStockphoto/Thinkstock(WASHINGTON) — U.S. officials were angry today over reports that Iraq is allowing Iran to use its airspace to supply the embattled Syrian regime with military equipment, but Iraq demanded evidence to back up the American accusati…
President Obama to Troops: ‘I Meant What I Said’ on War, Veterans’ Care
JEWEL SAMAD/AFP/GettyImages(FORT BLISS, Texas) — President Obama told several hundred troops with the 1st Armored Division at Fort Bliss in Texas that he kept his promises as commander-in-chief during the past three-and-a-half years, ending the war in…
President Obama to Troops: ‘I Meant What I Said’ on War, Veterans’ Care
JEWEL SAMAD/AFP/GettyImages(FORT BLISS, Texas) — President Obama told several hundred troops with the 1st Armored Division at Fort Bliss in Texas that he kept his promises as commander-in-chief during the past three-and-a-half years, ending the war in…
Obama to Visit Fort Bliss to Highlight End of Iraq War
Chip Somodevilla/Getty Images(WASHINGTON) — As his Republican rivals kick off the final stretch of their campaign, President Obama on Friday will publicly remind voters of his record as commander-in-chief, traveling to a Texas military base to thank s…
Report: Iraq Keeps Filling Iran’s Coffers
iStockphoto/Thinkstock(NEW YORK) — Iran is in desperate financial straits these days because of crippling economic sanctions imposed by the international community to punish Tehran for failing to stop its rogue nuclear program.However, The New York Ti…
July’s Death Toll in Iraq the Worst in Two Years
iStockphoto/Thinkstock(BAGHDAD) — Political instability, al Qaeda and growing violence in Syria all contributed to Iraq’s deadliest month in two years.According to government figures, 325 people were killed in July as the result of insurgent-related v…
Twin Car Bombings Kill 21 in Baghdad
iStockphoto/Thinkstock(BAGHDAD) — Two car bombings that happened within minutes of each other killed at least 21 people in central Baghdad on Tuesday.Local Iraqi authorities said the explosions occurred in the Shiite-dominated district of Karrada.&nbs…
Al Qaeda Exploiting Conflict in Syria
iStockphoto/Thinkstock(DAMASCUS, Syria) — From the beginning of his government’s conflict with rebel forces, Syrian President Bashar al-Assad has sought to paint his opponents as mainly members of al Qaeda and other extremist Islamic groups.Now, there…
Iraq Struck by More Al Qaeda Violence
iStockphoto/Thinkstock(BAGHDAD) — For the second time in a week, al Qaeda attempted to show the Iraqi government on Thursday that it is determined to unravel its fragile democracy.Militants and local security forces engaged in a bloody clash in Diyala…
Al Qaeda Group Claims Responsibility for Iraq’s Deadliest Day in Two Years
ALI AL-SAADI/AFP/Getty Images(BAGHDAD) — An al Qaeda group is boasting that it was responsible for Monday’s series of coordinated bombings and shoot-outs in Iraq that claimed at least 115 lives.Many more people were wounded in the attacks mainly cente…
Volunteers Work to Provide Wounded Iraq Vet with Custom Home
iStockphoto/Thinkstock(MCLEAN, Va.) — After months of renovations, a wounded Iraq War veteran and his wife are ready to move into their new home, thanks to the efforts of a volunteer project that customizes homes for wounded veterans.Capt. Patrick Hor…
Thousands of Iraqis Continue to Flee Syria
iStockphoto/Thinkstock(BAGDAD) — Choosing the lesser of two evils, as many as 10,000 Iraqi expatriates have returned to their homeland from Syria in just the last week.The Iraqis, who initially moved to escape war in their own country, were told by Ba…
Obama Praises Self for Ending Iraq War on Bloodiest Day of Year There
JEWEL SAMAD/AFP/GettyImages(WASHINGTON) — President Obama’s campaign on Monday released a video praising the president for ending the war in Iraq. The clip comes on the same day that has proven to be the deadliest day of the year in that c…
Scores Dead in Wave of Bombings, Shootings in Iraq
ALI AL-SAADI/AFP/Getty Images(BAGHDAD) — A series of bombings and shootings across Baghdad and northern Iraq Monday left at least 107 people dead and 216 others injured.It was the bloodiest day of the year as militants tested the efficacy of Iraqi sec…
Iraqi Shiites and Sunnis Killed in Separate Bombings
iStockphoto/Thinkstock(BAGHDAD) — Neither Shiites nor Sunnis were spared deadly attacks in Iraq Sunday, coming on the second day of the holy month of Ramadan.Overall, violence has been on the wane in Iraq more than six months after all U.S. military f…