Iraq Experiencing Resurgence of Violence
iStockphoto/Thinkstock(BAGHDAD) — Violence is on the rise again in Iraq as militants try to expose flaws in the country’s national security ahead of an Arab summit in Baghdad at the end of the month.The latest incident occurred Wednesday in the northe…
Family of Civilian Killed in Iraq Sues Military Contractor
iStockphoto/Thinkstock(FALLS CHURCH, Va.) — Three years ago, at a party thrown by U.S. civilian contractors in Iraq, a young ex-Marine named Jason Pope was shot to death by a drunken co-worker. Now, his family has filed a lawsuit in federal court clai…
Gunmen Kill 27 Iraqi Police Officers In Western City of Haditha
iStockphoto/Thinkstock(WASHINGTON) — Assailants gunned down 27 Iraqi police officers in an early morning wave of attacks Monday across the western city of Haditha.The militants, some of whom reportedly donned military uniforms, initially kidnapped two…
White House Dinner Honors Iraq War Vets
BRENDAN SMIALOWSKI/AFP/Getty Images(WASHINGTON) — President Obama and first lady Michelle Obama hosted a White House dinner Wednesday evening for some 200 Iraq veterans and their families as a way of paying tribute to the sacrifices they’ve made durin…
President Obama: Koran Apology ‘Calmed Things Down’
Official White House Photo by Lawrence Jackson(WASHINGTON) — President Obama said his formal apology to Afghan President Hamid Karzai for the burning of Korans by U.S. troops last week has “calmed things down” after the incident sparked an outbreak of…
Iraq War Vets to Be Honored with White House Dinner
Chris Kleponis/Bloomberg via Getty Images(WASHINGTON) — President Obama and first lady Michelle Obama will formally express the nation’s gratitude for the thousands of Iraq War veterans with a state dinner in their honor at the White House Wednesday n…
Remains of Last Missing Soldier in Iraq Identified
iStockphoto/Thinkstock(WASHINGTON) — The remains of Staff Sgt. Ahmed Altaie, the last American service member still missing in Iraq, have been positively identified.Altaie was serving as an Army interpreter when he was kidnapped in October 2006, after…
Dozens Dead, Hundreds Wounded After Multiple Bombings in Iraq
iStockphoto/Thinkstock(BAGHDAD) — Iraq came under siege on Thursday as dozens were killed and hundreds wounded in a coordinated series of attacks throughout the country.At least 43 people died as the result of 16 car bombings as well as roadside explo…
At Least 20 Killed in Separate Attacks in Iraqi Cities
Getty Images(BAGHDAD, Iraq) — At least 20 people were killed in separate attacks in Iraq on Sunday.More than 18 police died and 26 were injured following a suicide car bomb attack in Baghdad near the Iraqi Police Academy.In the northern city of Baquba…
Poll: Most Americans Approve of Obama’s Military Tactics
Kevin Lamarque-Pool/Getty Images(NEW YORK) — President Obama is drawing strength from an unexpected area as he girds for his re-election campaign, benefiting from military and anti-terrorism policies that have been controversial in some quarters, but …
US to Cut Back on Diplomatic Personnel in Iraq
Antenna Audio, Inc./Getty Images(WASHINGTON) — While the American military presence in Iraq is now barely existent, there are still plenty of diplomats and other personnel in the country. But perhaps, not for long.There are reports that the Stat…
No Parade, But White House Plans Formal Dinner for Iraq War Vets
iStockphoto/Thinkstock(WASHINGTON) — President Obama will host a black-tie, state-dinner-style event at the White House to honor Iraq War veterans, administration officials announced Monday.“It’s really focused on the men and women who ser…
Iraqis Upset with US Drone Flights
Stocktrek Images/Getty Images (file photo)(BAGHDAD) — The Iraqi government is not pleased that the U.S. is flying unmanned surveillance drones over its country.As first reported in The New York Times, the State Department confirmed that flights occur …
US to Iraq: Don’t Blow This Opportunity
FABRICE COFFRINI/AFP/Getty Images(WASHINGTON) — The U.S. has warned Iraq’s leaders, namely Prime Minister Nouri al-Maliki, “not to blow this opportunity,” Secretary of State Hillary Clinton told State Department employees during a to…
Anger Over Marine’s Light Sentence for 24 Killings
Comstock/Thinkstock(WASHINGTON) — A light sentence handed down to U.S. Marine Frank Wuterich for his guilty plea in the killings of 24 Iraqi civilians in 2005 has shocked and angered Iraqis, military experts and Internet users.”It’s upsetting,” said B…
US Marine Escapes Jail Time in 2005 Slayings of Iraqi Civilians
Photos.com/Thinkstock(CAMP PENDLETON, Calif.) — There is outrage in Iraq over a deal that allowed a Marine to plea down to a lesser charge in the 2005 killings of 24 people in the town of Haditha.At the time, eight Marines were charged in the deaths o…
At Least Nine Killed, Dozens Wounded After Multiple Car Bombs in Baghdad
Antenna Audio, Inc./Getty Images(BAGHDAD) — A series of car bombs across Shiite areas of Baghdad on Tuesday left at least nine people dead and dozens more injured, according to police.Police say the first incident took place in Sadr City, when two par…
Rights Group Claims Iraq Returning to Days of Saddam Hussein
Antenna Audio, Inc./Getty Images(NEW YORK) — Before the U.S.-led invasion of Iraq nearly nine years ago, the country under Saddam Hussein was considered a police state where free speech was rare, anti-government protests were virtually non-existent an…
Back to Iraq? Twitter Ignites Over Perry’s Suggestion
Toni Sandys/The Washington Post(MANCHESTER, N.H.) — Rick Perry‘s attention-grabbing comment that troops should be sent back to Iraq is getting traction on Twitter.According to our social media-watching friends at BlueFin Labs, Perry’s comm…
Back to Iraq? Twitter Ignites Over Rick Perry’s Suggestion
Win McNamee/Getty Images(MANCHESTER, N.H.) — Rick Perry‘s attention-grabbing comment that troops should be sent back to Iraq is getting traction on Twitter. According to BlueFin Labs, Perry’s comment in Saturday night’s ABC News deba…