”Iraqi security forces” News

Drawdown in Iraq begins: 12,000 troops to return by fall

Washington – The top US commander in Iraq is sending two combat brigades home from Iraq, marking the first major drawdown of US troops there since the "surge" ended last year. The announcement comes just days after President
03 10 2009 2:19AM (...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)

Obama and the Middle East, Part III

The Nation -- This is the third in a series of posts on 01 16 2009 7:34AM (...more)

As U.S. troops move on, Iraqis fear the coming turmoil

BAGHDAD — The guys with the guns and bombs and best-laid plans may think the U.S. withdrawal of combat troops from major Iraqi cities will work. But some ordinary Iraqis harbor another idea. "They're terrified," said one U.S. soldier who works with 06 29 2009 8:49PM (...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)

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)

Ramadi struggles to instill a rule of law

Ramadi, Iraq – In this city that became synonymous with Al Qaeda-linked violence, Iraqi forces are grappling with corruption and lawlessness so pervasive it threatens to derail the hard-won security of the last two years. Despite a $21 million, US-funded judicial complex opened
08 23 2009 3:13AM (...more)

Deadly Iraq bombings set off alarm bells

BAGHDAD (AFP) – Two major bombings in two days in Iraq have left scores of people dead and sparked new security concerns as US forces prepare to pull out. Confident statements from the Iraqi government and the United States about
03 12 2009 4:49AM (...more)

Suicide attack kills 4 US soldiers in Mosul

BAGHDAD – A suicide car bomber struck a U.S. patrol in northern Iraq on Monday, killing four American soldiers and an Iraqi interpreter in the deadliest single attack against U.S. forces in nine months. The blast occurred as U.S. vehicles were passing near an 02 12 2009 6:28AM (...more)