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Spending will rise to $9.8 billion a month from the $6.8 billion a month the Pentagon said it spent last year, the research service said. "Substantial'' expenses to replace or repair damaged weapons, aircraft, vehicles, radios and spare
The 3-day-old sweep through villages 60 miles north of Baghdad stirred growing unease among leading Sunnis. A needless "escalation" at a time of difficult negotiations over forming a broad-based government representing all of Iraq's com
According to eyewitnesses and local officials interviewed the civilians who died in Haditha were killed not by a roadside bomb but by the Marines themselves, who went on a rampage in the village after the attack, killing 15 unarmed Iraqis in their ho
President Bush cited Hussein's WMD's and ties to international terrorism—neither turned out to exist—when he ordered a pre-emptive war. Predicted payoffs for the Middle East: spreading democracy, deterred enemies, secure oil flow, a less host
[Plan B] America has begun making plans to deal with a civil war in Iraq, three years after the invasion that toppled Saddam Hussein. As sectarian violence continues to claim lives every day, Donald Rumsfeld has disclosed that US military intelligenc
Hawra and Haider began their married life cowering under the "shock and awe" American bombardment of Baghdad in March 2003. When it was over, and Saddam Hussein had fled, they believed "Operation Iraqi Freedom" had delivered a bri
"It is unfortunate that we are in civil war. We are losing each day, as an average, 50 to 60 people throughout the country, if not more. If this is not civil war, then God knows what civil war is," former Iraqi Prime Minister Iyad Allawi sa
The attorney general threatened newspapers with the Official Secrets Act if they revealed the contents of a document allegedly relating to a dispute between Tony Blair and George Bush over the conduct of military operations in Iraq.
The militia of radical Shiite cleric al-Sadr, " has set up a shadow government in the centre of Baghdad. This group was tasked with carrying out the affairs of the city in the place of the Iraqi government and institutions." The Mahdi Army
Her Shiite family are preparing for war. They've stocked up on food. They bought a Kalashnikov rifle and a second car—so that there is space for all 13 members of their extended family should they need to flee in a hurry. "We are afraid of
The prospect of Iranian-US talks on Iraq, which look more likely after statements in Washington and Tehran, partly reflects intense struggles within Iraq's dominant Shíite Alliance. Deadlock on forming the national unity government that U.S. offi
Iran and the US agreed today to hold direct talks on how to halt sectarian violence and restore calm in Iraq, offering the first face-to-face conversation between the 2 sides after months of confrontation over Iran's nuclear program.
Anti-war demonstrators held rallies across the globe to protest the war in Iraq as campaigners marked the third anniversary of the US led invasion with a demand that coalition troops pull out. "Iraq is a quagmire and has been a humanitarian disa
Groups opposed to the war in Iraq will be holding 2 days of peaceful protests on Friday and Saturday, March 17 and 18. Hundreds of similar protests are being held throughout the US to mark the 3rd anniversary of the US invasion of Iraq.
There, American soldiers made one of the former Iraqi government's torture chambers into their own interrogation cell named the Black Room. In the windowless room, some soldiers beat prisoners with rifle butts, yelled and spit in their faces and,
One thing is certain about the Iraq war: It has cost a lot more than advertised. In fact, the tab grows by at least $200 million each and every day. In the months leading up to the launch of the war 3 years ago, few Bush administration officials were
As the UN Security Council wrestles with how to curb Iran's nuclear ambitions, discussion at UN headquarters is at times as much about the council's effectiveness and America's role in the international community as it is about Iran.
At loggerheads with the USover its nuclear programme, Tehran said it was ready to negotiate with the "Great Satan" to help stabilise neighboring Iraq. President Bush has stepped up its accusations about Iranian "meddling" in Iraq
Iraq's parliament met briefly for the first time since it was elected in December but talks on forming a national unity government are deadlocked and the session did little to halt a slide to civil war. What might have been the crowning moment of
[Someone hand this guy a mirror.] President Bush said Iran may pose the greatest challenge to the United States and diplomacy to thwart the Islamic nation's nuclear program must prevail to avoid confrontation.
Children, including a baby, were sexually molested while others in a private Internet chat room watched, U.S. and Canadian law enforcement officers said in announcing the bust of an international child pornography ring. [Good timing.]
Iraqi Shi'ite religious leaders' restraining influence on militia groups is waning fast and senior clerics fear they are dragging Iraq into civil war, a source close to the clerical authorities said. Sounding the most urgent note of alarm yet
Saddam Hussein testified Wednesday for the first time at his trial, insisting he still was Iraq's leader and calling the proceedings a "comedy," but the chief judge closed the trial to the public because he said the defendant was making
Reports From the Future of Iraq Project. Over 1,200 Pages of Previously Unavailable Reports From State Dept Planning for Post-Saddam Iraq. Warnings and Recommendations by Experts and Iraqi Exiles Ignored by Administration
11 people—most women and children—were killed when a house was bombed during a US raid north of Baghdad. AP photographs showed the bodies of 2 men, 5 children and 4 other covered figures accompanied by grief-stricken relatives.
Reports From the Future of Iraq Project. Over 1,200 Pages of Previously Unavailable Reports From State Dept Planning for Post-Saddam Iraq. Warnings and Recommendations by Experts and Iraqi Exiles Ignored by Administration
Among other provisions, the legislation would end US economic aid to any country that helped Iran by investing in its energy sector or permitted a private entity to carry out such investment. "Due to the gravity of the Iran threat, we do not bel
Just 15% of Americans believe it is "very likely" that the US will succeed in Iraq. Fully 54% believe that there will "never" be a stable democracy in Iraq—up from 31% in 2003. Just 29% reported believing that the US is winning th
The US may want to keep a long-term military presence in Iraq to bolster moderates against extremists in the region and protect the flow of oil, the Army general overseeing U.S. military operations in Iraq said.
American forces have dramatically increased airstrikes in Iraq during the past 5 months, a change of tactics that may foreshadow how the US plans to battle a still-strong insurgency while reducing the number of US ground troops serving here.
