It was another serial bomb blast – the location was Iraq and as many as 5 car bombs went off in quick succession in various spots killing more than 100 persons and injuring nearly 200. Many of the dead were...
Apparently there was a lot of pressure from the U.S. on this since the earlier the elections the earlier U.S. troops can begin a major withdrawal. The election was originally to be held by the end of January but the...
Baghdad - Seven children were killed and 42 people were injured in a bomb explosion, which caused a hole as deep as 2 feet by 5 feet wide, outside a school in a Shiite district in Baghdad, Monday, police said....
Have we won the war in Iraq? The other day I was cleaning out some old book shelves and came across a Time Magazine War Commemorative Edition, entitled “21 Days to Baghdad, The Inside Story of How America Won the...
Baghdad :: Iraq
| updated Sun Nov 22 01:25:15 -0800 2009
| political-news
There is little reporting of these types of attacks any more. US personnel are still in danger in Iraq even though there are far fewer casualties since they are no longer stationed in cities and do not patrol routinely. Excerpts...
The UK government "distanced itself" from talk of removing Saddam Hussein in early 2001 despite concerns about his threat, the Iraq inquiry has been told. Sir Peter Ricketts, a top intelligence official at the time, said it was assumed it...
Two major hurdles for the election law are agreeing on the status of the city of Kirkuk and on voting for individuals rather than closed party lists. It would seem that a January vote is almost impossible now so the...
The election law just managed to pass the parliament last weekend after many delays and a compromise that has left the status of the city of Kirkuk unresolved. Many Sunni's have been displaced as there has been what is in...
Baghdad :: Iraq
| updated Sat Nov 28 11:27:15 -0800 2009
| political-news
The vice president Hashemi vetoed the original bill precisely because of the lack of representation of Sunnis particularly those displaced. However, when the bill went back to parliament the Kurds took the opportunity to negotiate with the Shia majority to...
Baghdad :: Iraq
| updated Sat Nov 28 21:14:36 -0800 2009
| political-news
There will no longer be any multi-national units in Iraq since only US troops remain in the country. Gradually other countries involved have withdrawn their troops from Iraq so that now only US troops are in the country. Obama has...
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