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Maliki's security purge backfires Baghdad (UPI) Nov 4, 2009 
The ability of Iraqi insurgents to repeatedly carry out murderous suicide bombings in the heart of Baghdad marks a critical intelligence failure for Prime Minister Nouri al-Maliki's security services. But that isn't surprising since after the Aug. 19 attacks on the Finance and Foreign Affairs ministries he sacked nearly 12,000 officials supposedly suspected of dealings with the outlawed ... read moreIraq elections chief says Thursday is deadline for new law 
Baghdad (AFP) Nov 3, 2009The head of Iraq's Independent High Electoral Commission warned that Thursday is the deadline for parliament to adopt an electoral law if January's general election is to be held on time. "The electoral commission held talks with the United Nations on Tuesday to discuss the timetable," IHEC chief Faraj al-Haidari told the private Al-Sharqiya television channel. "We must receive the law ... more
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Iraq urges UN to stop neighbours' meddling
Baghdad (AFP) Nov 2, 2009Prime Minister Nuri al-Maliki appealed on Monday to the United Nations to take action against Iraq's neighbours he accused of meddling in its internal affairs as he met a UN special envoy. The Iraqi premier also said three people behind twin suicide bombings in central Baghdad last week that killed more than 150 people had confessed to receiving help from Syria. He made the comments duri ... more Ten killed as Iraq hit by new spate of bombings 
Baghdad (AFP) Nov 1, 2009A spate of violence across Iraq killed at least 10 people on Sunday, as officials said repairs to government offices struck by massive bombings last week will cost around 16 million dollars. A UN special envoy, meanwhile, arrived in Baghdad to make a preliminary report on security in the Iraqi capital after the massive blasts and similar attacks in August killed a total of 250 people. ... more Saddam planned 2006 prison escape: lawyer's memoirs 
Amman (AFP) Oct 29, 2009Deposed Iraqi president Saddam Hussein planned to escape from his US-run prison in 2006 with the help of loyalists, including former bodyguards, according to a book written by one of his lawyers. "Saddam's plan to escape prison was supposed to take place in the summer of 2006, with the backing of the Iraqi resistance and a special force of bodyguards," Khalil al-Dulaimi wrote in "Saddam ... more Dozens of security force members held over Baghdad bombs 
Baghdad (AFP) Oct 29, 2009More than 60 soldiers and policemen, including 13 officers, have been arrested over twin bombings in central Baghdad that killed 153 people, a security spokesman said on Thursday. Those arrested were deployed in the Salhiyeh neighbourhood of the capital where the suicide attackers blasted government buildings on Sunday and wrought havoc in the streets, said Major General Qasim Atta ... more |
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Iraq risks more instability if polls delayed: general
Baghdad (AFP) Oct 25, 2009Iraq risks increased instability if elections slated for January are delayed, a top Iraqi general warned in an interview with AFP, as legislation key to the polls remained stalled. Lieutenant General Ali Ghaidan Majeed, commander of Iraqi ground forces, added that he was concerned that insurgents could step up attacks in the months following the vote, as a new government is formed and takes ... more US presses Iraq on elections 
Washington (AFP) Oct 21, 2009The United States is pressing Iraq not to delay parliamentary elections in early January, a senior Pentagon official said Wednesday, acknowledging it could affect plans for drawing down US forces. Doubts about the election timeline rose again Wednesday after the Iraqi parliament failed to reach agreement on an election law because of a stalemate over oil-rich Kirkuk. ... more Iraqi navy gets second Italian patrol ship 
Baghdad (UPI) Oct 16, 2009 The fledgling new-era Iraqi navy has taken delivery of the second of four patrol vessels ordered from Italy to protect its offshore oil terminals in the gulf. At the same time, Iraq's parliament Tuesday approved the return of 100 British naval instructors who were forced to leave the country several months ago. They left when British forces withdrew from their sector in the south ... more US Army cancels plans to send brigade to Iraq: Pentagon 
Washington (AFP) Oct 16, 2009The US military on Friday cancelled plans to send a 3,500-strong Army brigade to Iraq because of improving security conditions there, possibly freeing up troops for the war in Afghanistan. The 1st Infantry Brigade Combat Team from the 10th Mountain Division based in Fort Drum, New York, had been scheduled to relieve another combat brigade in Iraq in January but will not deploy, the Defense D ... more |
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