Iraq approves oil deal with BP-led consortium
BAGHDAD - The Iraqi government said Saturday it has approved a contract with a British-Chinese consortium to develop a prized oil field in southern Iraq, a significant achievement for a country that has struggled to attract foreign investors despite its vast natural resource wealth.
Nations:Iraq Russia Activities:Iraqi Oil Industry Source:(AP)
2009-10-17
US-backed Iraqi troops quell Baghdad uprising
BAGHDAD - U.S.-backed Iraqi forces swept through a central Baghdad slum Sunday, disarming Sunnis from a government-allied paramilitary group to quell a two-day uprising launched to protest the arrest of their leader.
Nations:Iraq Activities:Second Gulf War Source:(AP)
2009-03-29
Leaving Iraq: Shift to south, exit through desert
BAGHDAD - The U.S. military map in Iraq in early 2010: Marines are leaving the western desert, Army units are in the former British zone in the south and the overall mission is coalescing around air and logistics hubs in central and northern Iraq.
Nations:Iraq Afghanistan U.S. People:Barack Obama Activities:Second Gulf War Source:(AP)
2009-02-28
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.
Nations:Iraq Afghanistan Algeria People:Barack Obama Activities:Second Gulf War Source:(AP)
2009-02-09
US helicopters crash in Iraq, killing 4 Americans
BAGHDAD - Two U.S. helicopters crashed Monday in northern Iraq, killing four American troops, the U.S. military said, in the deadliest single incident for U.S. forces in more than four months.
Nations:Iraq U.S. Activities:Second Gulf War Source:(AP)
2009-01-26
Female bomber at Shiite shrine in Baghdad kills 38
BAGHDAD - A woman hiding among Iranian pilgrims with a bomb strapped under her black robe killed more than three dozen people on Sunday outside a Baghdad mosque during ceremonies commemorating the death of one of Shiite Islam's most revered saints.
Nations:Iraq Activities:Second Gulf War Source:(AP)
2009-01-04
On violent day in Iraq, Britain affirms withdrawal
BAGHDAD - British Prime Minister Gordon Brown said Wednesday his country's troops will leave Iraq by May 31, ending a mission that provided the second-largest military presence in Iraq after the United States.
Nations:Iraq Afghanistan Kuwait U.K. People:Gordon Brown George W. Bush Activities:Second Gulf War Source:(AP)
2008-12-17
55 dead in bombing at restaurant in Iraq's north
BAGHDAD - A suicide bomber struck a crowded restaurant in northern Iraq on Thursday where Kurdish officials were meeting with Arab tribal leaders to negotiate longstanding ethnic tensions, killing at least 55 people, police said.
Nations:Iraq Kuwait People:Jalal Talabani Barack Obama Activities:Second Gulf War Source:(AP)
2008-12-11
US: 7 soldiers die in helicopter crash in Iraq
BAGHDAD - Seven American soldiers were killed in southern Iraq early Thursday when their helicopter crashed as it was flying into the country from Kuwait, the U.S. military said.
Nations:Iraq Kuwait Activities:Second Gulf War Source:(AP)
2008-09-18
Iraqis: Deal close on plan for US troops to leave
BAGHDAD - Iraq and the U.S. are near an agreement on all American combat troops leaving Iraq by October 2010, with the last soldiers out three years after that, two Iraqi officials told The Associated Press on Thursday. U.S. officials, however, insisted no dates had been agreed.
Nations:Iraq People:Gordon Brown Barack Obama Condoleezza Rice Activities:Second Gulf War Source:(AP)
2008-08-07
US, Iraqi forces launch new operation in Diyala
BAGHDAD - U.S. and Iraqi forces launched a new operation Tuesday aimed at clearing al-Qaida in Iraq from the volatile Diyala province, considered the last major insurgent safe haven near the capital.
Nations:Iraq Activities:Second Gulf War Source:(AP)
2008-07-29
Obama in Iraq: Withdrawal support but no timetable
BAGHDAD - Face to face with Iraq's leaders, Barack Obama gained fresh support Monday for the idea of pulling all U.S. combat forces out of the war zone by 2010. But the Iraqis stopped short of actual timetables or endorsement of Obama's pledge to withdraw American troops within 16 months if he wins the presidency.
Nations:Iraq Afghanistan Kuwait Israel U.S. People:David Petraeus Chuck Hagel Barack Obama John McCain Activities:US Election 2008 Second Gulf War
2008-07-21
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