Iraq – U.S. envoy objects to troop increase – Army News, news from Iraq, – Army Times (Army Times)
U.S. envoy objects to troop increase – Army News, news from Iraq, – Army Times (Army Times)
WASHINGTON The U.S. envoy in Afghanistan, a former Army general who once commanded troops in the country, has objected strongly to emerging plans to send tens of thousands of additional forces to the country, a senior U.S. official said Wednesday.
Iraq’s PM Warns of Insurgent Threat in Run-Up to Elections (Fox News)
Iraq’s prime minister warned on Wednesday that insurgents will try to undermine the country’s fledgling democracy in the run-up to January’s national elections.
Iraq- Basra council approves 4 water projects (MENAFN)
Iraq- Basra council approves 4 water projects
Ex-Blackwater official ‘unaware’ of any bribe plot; Iraq probing news report (CNN)
A former vice president of the Blackwater private security company said he was “unaware of any plot or guidance for Blackwater to bribe Iraqi officials” as rage erupted over the killings of 17 civilians by the company’s security guards more than two years ago.
Iraq warns of rise in attacks ahead of elections (EARTHtimes.org)
Baghdad – Foreign Minister Hoshyar Zebari warned Iraqis on Thursday to expect more terrorist violence ahead of parliamentary elections set for January. All eyes are now turning to the date of the next elections, and I think terrorists are planning m…
Iraq warns of more violence before elections (AlertNet)
Source: Reuters BAGHDAD, Nov 12 (Reuters) – Insurgents may step up attacks in Iraq before a parliamentary election in January, the government said on Thursday, acknowledging the fears of many Iraqis who are only just …
Iraq Lesson Still Unlearned: We Won (Investor’s Business Daily via Yahoo! Finance)
Strategy: Democracy is finally taking hold in the wake of Saddam Hussein’s dictatorship. That, not American withdrawal, should be the big story….
Attacks in Iraq surge after U.S. pullback (The Washington Times)
As American forces withdraw from Iraqi cities and towns, sharp cutbacks in the money paid to Sunni tribal leaders, combined with increasing Sunni hostility toward the Shi’ite-dominated government, have contributed to a dramatic deterioration in Iraqi security, Iraq specialists say. In the most destructive terrorist attack so far this year, two huge blasts Oct. 25 destroyed the Justice Ministry …
Ten al-Qaida suspects arrested in Iraq (UPI)
BAGHDAD, Nov. 11 (UPI) — Iraqi security forces arrested 10 suspects in a search for al-Qaida in Iraq leaders in Mosul, Baghdad and Ad Duluiyah, military officials Wednesday.
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