”Iraqi” News

In Iraq, British forces hand over control of Basra to the US

Basra, Iraq – British forces handed control to the US military in the port city of Basra Tuesday in a ceremony marking the end of British authority in Iraq and the biggest step in the dismantling of the US-led coalition here. With
04 2 2009 12:04AM (...more)

DinarBanker Reports Huge Increase in Iraqi Dinar Sales Following CNBC’s Jim Cramer Currency Money Advice

In a recent show about the promise of new investment opportunities in Iraq , Mad Money host Jim Cramer discussed the most promising avenues
11 7 2009 12:01AM (...more)

Iraq to mark US pullback from cities with holiday

BAGHDAD – The Iraqi government on Tuesday declared a public holiday to mark next week's withdrawal of U.S. combat troops from Baghdad and other cities. American forces already have begun pulling back from outposts inside the cities ahead of a June 30 deadline, the first phase
06 24 2009 1:21PM (...more)

Iraq pullout: Some US soldiers likely to stay behind in Mosul

Mosul, Iraq – American soldiers who had been expected to withdraw from their bases within Mosul by the June 30 deadline might be allowed to stay under an agreement being finalized with the Iraqi government, 06 24 2009 7:37AM (...more)

US troops may stay longer in Mosul: commander

WASHINGTON (AFP) – US troops could stay in violence-wracked Mosul beyond a June 30 deadline for withdrawing from Iraqi cities if Baghdad asks them to, the commander of US forces
04 15 2009 7:02PM (...more)

Suicide blast kills 5 US soldiers, 2 Iraqi police

BAGHDAD – A suicide truck driver detonated a ton of explosives near a police headquarters in the northern city of Mosul on Friday, killing five American soldiers in the deadliest
04 11 2009 7:02PM (...more)

AP IMPACT: It's fear that keeps Baghdad's peace

BAGHDAD – The streets are calmer now. The fighting between Shiites and Sunnis has largely ceased. But this is not a sign of normalcy in the Iraqi capital. It's fear that keeps the peace. Only an estimated 16 percent of the mainly Sunni families forced by Shiite militiamen and
03 26 2009 6:20AM (...more)

Iraq media booming, yet still in sectarian grip

BAGHDAD (Reuters) – A boom in local media since the U.S.-led invasion in 2003 has given Iraqis a choice between some 200 print outlets, 60 radio stations and 30 TV channels in Arabic, Turkmen , Syriac and two Kurdish dialects.
03 11 2009 7:30PM (...more)

Mammoth new U.S. Embassy marks new stage for Iraq

BAGHDAD — The U.S. flag was raised Monday over the mammoth new American Embassy in Iraq , symbolizing a new era of restored Iraqi
01 6 2009 2:04PM (...more)

Iraqis hope to sue U.S. troops under new accord

BAGHDAD — The families of three men who were killed last week during a search of a grain warehouse want to press charges against American soldiers under the terms of a new security agreement between the U.S. and Iraq . The
12 23 2008 2:45PM (...more)