Iraq-US troops on alert ahead of Anbar handover (AFP via Yahoo! News)
Iraqi and US forces were on alert on Sunday in the western Sunni province of Anbar ahead of the transfer of security in the desert region from the American military to Baghdad.
Qaeda defectors claw way back into Iraq mainstream (AFP via Yahoo! News)
Last month Al-Qaeda fighters Abdul Rahman Mohammed and Ahmed Ali laid down their arms after nearly four years of fighting US soldiers in Iraq.
Iraq army still needs U.S. support, commanders say (Los Angeles Times)
Iraqi commanders do not want U.S. forces telling them what to do, but both sides say Iraq still needs the U.S. to provide military backup. Ances Najim hovered anxiously as Iraqi soldiers peered into the trunk of his car and clambered up a wall to see what was stashed in a neighbor’s courtyard.
Iraq-US troops on alert ahead of Anbar handover (Zawya)
RAMADI, Iraq, Aug 31, 2008 (AFP) – Iraqi and US forces were on alert on Sunday in the western Sunni province of Anbar ahead of the transfer of security in the region from the American military to Baghdad.
US to hand over Anbar as Iraqi Sunnis begin Ramadan (AFP via Yahoo! News)
The US military will hand over security control of Anbar, once the most explosive battlefield in Iraq, to local forces on Monday as Iraqi Sunnis begin observing the holy month of Ramadan.
Standoff over Iraqi town stokes tension with Kurds (AlertNet)
Source: Reuters (Adds colour, comments from locals) By Sherko Raouf KHANAQIN, Iraq, Aug 31 (Reuters) – A new flashpoint has emerged in the Iraqi government’s tense relationship with minority Kurds as Kurdish and …
Iraq "surge" followed sharp internal debate – NYT (AlertNet)
Source: Reuters NEW YORK, Aug 30 (Reuters) – U.S. President George W. Bush’s decision to mount a troop “surge” in Iraq last year was taken against the initial recommendations of his top advisers, including …
Iraq changes team negotiating on US withdrawal: report (AFP via Yahoo! News)
Iraqi Prime Minister Nuri al-Maliki has reshuffled a negotiating team working on an agreement on withdrawal of US troops from Iraq amid worries the move may sabotage the deal, The Los Angeles Times reported on its website.
Iraq-US troops on alert ahead of Anbar handover (AFP via Yahoo! Canada News)
RAMADI, Iraq (AFP) – Iraqi and US forces were on alert on Sunday in the western Sunni province of Anbar ahead of the transfer of security in the region from the American military to Baghdad.
Iraqi-US troops on alert ahead of Anbar handover (AFP via Yahoo!7 News)
RAMADI , Iraq (AFP) – Iraqi and US troops were on alert on Sunday in Anbar, once the fiercest battleground in the war-torn country, as the American military prepared to transfer security control to local forces.
