Nouri Al Maliki
Wounded nation waits for democracy to rise
A public meeting in the British Parliament was forced to finish ahead of schedule last month after its keynote speaker became the target of a pair of shoes thrown at him by a young Iraqi in the...
Syrian conflict spilling into Iraq
Azhar Shallal Armed men from Syria have carried out an ambush in western Iraq, killing 48 unarmed Syrian soldiers being transferred to the border and nine Iraqi guards, the defence ministry says.
Minister's bodyguards on terrorism charges
TEN bodyguards of Iraq's Sunni Finance Minister, Rafia al-Issawi, have been arrested in a terrorism-related sweep, the first official confirmation in a case that is inflaming the country's simmering...
Iraq war death toll put at 162,000
Baghdad About 162,000 people, almost 80 per cent of them civilians, were killed in Iraq from the start of the 2003 US-led invasion up to last year's withdrawal of American forces, a British NGO says.
Terrorist blasts kill dozens as Iraqi leadership fractures
London BAGHDAD: A series of bombings in the Iraqi capital has killed at least 57 people, and injured 176, as the country faces a political crisis, with its Vice-President accused of running death squads and...
Iraqi deputy denounces death squad accusations
Dan Morse BAGHDAD: Iraq's Sunni minority Vice-President has denied terrorism charges against him and vowed to defend himself in a defiant news conference as rival leaders called for urgent talks to resolve a...
Last US troops elated to leave Iraq as war ends
The last US soldiers rolled out of Iraq across the border into neighboring Kuwait at daybreak Sunday, whooping, fist bumping and hugging each other in a burst of joy and relief.
Caught between fear and hope
It is not just the American military which is leaving Baghdad this week. Sheikh Mustafa Kamal is also packing his bags - but his exit will not have the fanfare or media profile of that of the US...
Ceremony signals the end of US war in Iraq
Simon Mann WASHINGTON: The United States has formally drawn to a close its near nine-year war in Iraq with a flag lowering ceremony in Baghdad.
Obama uses Iraqi PM's visit in election pitch
Simon Mann BARACK OBAMA will use the visit to Washington by the Iraqi Prime Minister, Nouri al-Maliki, to parade his 2012 re-election credentials, citing the end of the Iraq war and the return of US troops as...
Obama basks in Iraq withdrawal
Simon Mann, Washington US President was expected to use the visit of Iraqi PM Nouri al-Maliki overnight to parade his 2012 re-election credentials.
Gen War: Iraqi dreams of life after occupation
Within weeks, American forces will be gone. Young Iraqis know their country is at a crossroads and look forward to the withdrawal with mixed emotions, writes Dan Zak.
Washington looks on anxiously as Iraq plays the field
Paul McGeough WASHINGTON: Baghdad's refusal to bless a continued US troop presence in Iraq rules off a turbulent page in the geopolitical ledger, bringing greater clarity to the return on the West's huge invasion...
Leaks back claim that US troops executed Iraqi women and children
Washington The Iraqi government will launch a new investigation into one of the most controversial incidents of the Iraq war.
Photo brings Iran's plans for Iraq into sharp focus
Paul McGeough A public relations stumble between Tehran and Baghdad has intensified speculation that one of Iran's most senior clerics is about to extend his power - and Iran's theocratic system - into Iraq.
Prime Minister to bow out at next election
BAGHDAD: In a sign that even Iraq's newly installed and democratically elected government may be feeling the heat from the tumult in the streets of Cairo, the Prime Minister, Nouri al-Maliki, has...
Iraq feels the pangs of US withdrawal
Walter Pincus WASHINGTON: Iraq's security forces are facing significant problems as the US military prepares to withdraw by the end of this year, a new report finds.
Shiite firebrand returns from exile with a victory lap
Paul McGeough CHIEF CORRESPONDENT PRO-IRANIAN power triumphed on Wednesday with the return to Iraq of the anti-American firebrand Moqtada al-Sadr for what amounted to a victory lap after an Iraqi government shaped more by Tehran than...
Iraq gets an unwieldy coalition government
John Leland and Jack Healy BAGHDAD: Iraq's parliament has finally approved a new government, ending nine months of infighting that threatened to throw the nation into a constitutional crisis.
Iraqi hit by Curveball in $10,000 scam
Martin Chulov BAGHDAD: The plump, smooth-talking stranger hailing himself as a patriot and liberator should have been enough reason for caution.
