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- Iraqi army seizes Sadr's Baghdad bastion
(Reuters)
 Reuters - Some 10,000 Iraqi police and soldiers,
backed by tanks, pushed deep into Shi'ite cleric Moqtada
al-Sadr's Baghdad bastion on Tuesday, stamping the government's
authority on an area until now outside its control.
- FBI Slow in Reporting Abuse
FBI officials should have moved more quickly to sound alarms about abusive interrogation practices its agents witnessed in Cuba, Iraq and Afghanistan, according to a report by an agency watchdog released this morning. The lengthy study by the Justice
- Bulgaria to Decide on Future of Troops in Iraq
The government decision regarding the future of the Bulgarian military contingent in Iraq could be made within a week, local press quoted the country's Armed Forces chief as saying on Friday. Speaking after an official ceremony commemorating the end of
- Iraq: Bush apologized over Koran shooting
BAGHDAD (AP) - President Bush has apologized to Iraqi Prime Minister Nouri al-Maliki for an American sniper's use of a copy of the Koran for target practice, according to a statement Tuesday. TODAY IN BAGHDAD: Gov't tries to impose control in Sadr City
- Bulgaria Trakiya Highway to Be Financed by Iraqi Debt
Tuesday The financing of Trakya highway will, most likely, come from the Iraqi debt. The 350 million USD owed to Bulgaria are expected to be paid by the end of June, according to Sergey Stanishev, Bulgaria's Prime Minister. After the failure of the
- Bush apologizes to Iraq for Quran shooting
President Bush has apologized to Iraqi Prime Minister Nuri al-Maliki and promised prosecution of a U.S. soldier accused of using a copy of the Quran for target practice, Iraq said on Tuesday.
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Formerly part of the Ottoman Empire, Iraq became an independent kingdom in 1932. A "republic" was proclaimed in 1958, but in actuality a series of military strongmen have ruled the country since then, the latest being SADDAM Husayn. Territorial disputes with Iran led to an inconclusive and costly eight-year war (1980-1988). In August 1990 Iraq seized Kuwait, but was expelled by US-led, UN coalition forces during January-February 1991. The victors did not occupy Iraq, however, thus allowing the regime to stay in control. Following Kuwait's liberation, the UN Security Council (UNSC) required Iraq to scrap all weapons of mass destruction and long-range missiles and to allow UN verification inspections. UN trade sanctions remain in effect due to incomplete Iraqi compliance with relevant UNSC resolutions.
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AP - Violence in Afghanistan is increasing, as security in Iraq in recent months has improved, the top U.S. uniformed military officer told Congress Tuesday.
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