A mortar round crashed through a home in eastern Baghdad Saturday morning, killing a 16-month-old child and wounding three other civilians, the Iraqi Interior Ministry said.
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Abuse photos put U.S. in ‘double catch-22’
The one-star general almost yells when asked to talk about the infamous Abu Ghraib photos showing U.S. soldiers abusing Iraqi detainees.
Surviving Iraqi family says it wishes soldiers had killed them
Surviving members of an Iraqi family said they are haunted by a murder rampage committed by a gang of U.S.
Convicted soldier: ‘You probably think I’m a monster’
"You probably think I’m a monster." That’s what FBI agents said former U.S.
Ex-soldier could face death over Iraq murders, rape
A former U.S. soldier could face the death penalty after being convicted of raping a 14-year-old Iraqi girl and killing her and her family
Blackwater era ending in Iraq
The troubled Blackwater era ends in Iraq on Thursday as another firm takes over the once-dominant company’s security services contract in Baghdad. Triple Canopy, a Herndon, Virginia-based company, picks up the expiring contract of Blackwater, which changed its name to Xe a few months ago.
A War No Longer on Autopilot: What if Iraq Unravels?
The signature shift in President Barack Obama’s handling of the wars he inherited from the Bush Administration has been to reverse their order of priority. The campaign against the Taliban and al-Qaeda in Afghanistan and Pakistan has eclipsed the stabilization of Iraq in Washington’s focus, which is hardly surprising given the trend lines in the two wars
Iraq sticking with U.S. withdrawal plan despite attacks
Iraq’s government said Sunday it won’t extend a June deadline for U.S. combat troops to leave Iraqi cities despite concerns about ongoing attacks in cities like Mosul
Baghdad car bombings over 4 hours kill 48
Six car bombings in four hours killed 48 people and wounded 81 in various Baghdad neighborhoods Wednesday, according to Iraq’s Interior Ministry. In a separate incident, five people were killed and three wounded by a roadside bomb south of Baghdad, a ministry official said. Most of the deaths came when three car bombs parked at separate but nearby marketplaces exploded in quick succession in the eastern Baghdad Shiite neighborhood of Sadr City, killing at least 45 people and injuring at least 68, the ministry official said.
Will Shi’ite Militias Seek Revenge in Iraq?
Abu Zaid, a Shi’ite in the Mahdi Army militia led by Moqtada al-Sadr, says he is simply waiting for word on whether to fight again. With a series of bombing attacks against Shi’ites leaving at least 150 people dead in recent days, many Iraqis have wondered whether the Mahdi Army will continue to stand down or renew death squad killings as they did when sectarian violence raged out of control for more than a year beginning in 2006.