Iraq sees anti-militia law in Oct.
2006-09-15 10:21:29
Iraq's deputy prime minister on Thursday said his government would propose a law next month to disband militias, but that leaders such as Shi'ite cleric Moqtada al-Sadr, whose militia battles Iraqi forces, must cooperate and renounce arms for the plan to work.
Iraq takes over command of armed forces
2006-09-08 09:11:07
U.S.-led forces turned over control of Iraq's military command to the Shiite-led government Thursday, a key step toward the eventual withdrawal of foreign troops.
Iraq to take control of armed forces
2006-09-07 08:40:14
Iraq will take control of its armed forces command on Thursday, a major step on its painful path toward independence and an essential move before international troops can eventually withdraw.
No 2 al-Qaida leader in Iraq arrested
2006-09-03 21:32:11
Iraqi forces have arrested the second most senior operative in al-Qaida in Iraq, and the group now suffers from a "serious leadership crisis," the national security adviser said Sunday.
Bush says U.S. must win in Iraq
2006-09-01 09:06:18
President Bush said Thursday the war against Islamic militants was like last century's fight against Nazis and communists and that a U.S. withdrawal from Iraq would lead to its conquest by America's worst enemies.
Gonzales: Iraq's future depends on law
2006-08-30 09:30:32
Attorney General Alberto Gonzales said Tuesday that Iraq's future would depend on its enforcing the rule of law, but only its people and political leaders could decide what type of law that would be.
Bush: New plan to help end Iraq violence
2006-07-26 08:54:22
President Bush said Tuesday a new plan to increase U.S. and Iraqi forces in the besieged capital of Baghdad will help quell rising violence that is threatening Iraq's transformation to a self-sustaining democracy.
Saddam, aides boycott trial for second day
2006-07-11 15:39:58
Saddam Hussein and his lawyers again boycotted his trial on charges of crimes against humanity on Tuesday as a lawyer for a minor co-accused began summing up his case.
US: Baghdad crackdown moving slowly
2006-06-28 09:01:43
The U.S. military issued a sober assessment Tuesday of the Baghdad security crackdown, saying violence had decreased slightly but not to "the degree we would like to see" in the two weeks.
Iraqis call state of emergency in Baghdad
2006-06-24 10:17:09
Iraq's government clamped a state of emergency on Baghdad and ordered everyone off the streets Friday after U.S. and Iraqi forces battled insurgents armed with rocket-propelled grenades, hand grenades and rifles.
Iraq swears in 3 key security ministers
2006-06-09 09:21:16
Iraq's parliament approved three key security officials Thursday, ending an impasse that had threatened Prime Minister Nouri al-Maliki's plan for Iraqis to gradually take over security from U.S. and other foreign troops.
Iraqi PM announces ministry candidates
2006-06-08 17:32:28
Iraqi Prime Minister Nouri al-Maliki on Thursday presented his candidates for the key ministries of defense, interior and national security and asked parliament to approve them in an effort to end a 20-day impasse.