Turkish envoy bids to ease Iraq-Syria tensions

Turkish Foreign Minister Ahmet Davutoglu met Iraqi PM Nuri al-Maliki Davutoglu expected to meet with Syrian president Bashar al-Assad later Iraq accused 2 Iraqis living in Syria of direct role in stri…

Syrian President Disputes Iraq Claim of Aiding Violence

DAMASCUS, Syria ? Syria’s president on Monday dismissed Iraqi accusations that his country has been used as a launching pad for violence in Iraq, calling the allegations “immoral” and politically motivated. Iraq and Syria are entangled in a diplomatic

PRESS RELEASE: Two U.S. Army Rangers killed in combat

FORT BRAGG, N.C. (USASOC News Service, Aug. 31, 2009)—Two Army Rangers died Aug. 29 while conducting combat operations in Paktika Province, Afghanistan while serving with Company A, 1st Battalion, 75th Ranger Regiment, Hunter Army Airfield, Ga.

Turkish envoy bids to ease Iraq-Syria tensions

‘Our foreign minister’s visit has the objective of reducing tensions between the two sides,’ said Turkish Foreign Ministry spokesman Burak Ozugergin. He spoke to CNN by telephone from Baghdad, moments after Turkish Foreign Minister Ahmet Davutoglu

Iraq seeks return of MIG fighters from Serbia

Iraq is negotiating the return of 19 fighter jets that Saddam Hussein’s regime sent to Serbia for servicing at the end of the 1980s during the Iran-Iraq war, the Iraqi Defence Ministry said. A delegation had gone to Serbia to start the process and to

Iraq delays divisive census until Oct 2010

BAGHDAD (Reuters) - Iraq has delayed by a year a plan to hold its first nationwide census in two decades, the government spokesman said on Monday. The proposal has inflamed ethnic tensions in disputed areas. The cabinet approved a new committee

Maliki throws all-or-nothing hat into election: Analysts

BAGHDAD: By breaking ranks with his ruling Shiite alliance ahead of general elections in January, Iraqi Prime Minister Nuri al-Maliki has taken a gamble that could make or break his rule, analysts say. The premier’s strategy was thrown into focus after

Syria, Iraq accuse each other of worsening tension

BAGHDAD — Syria rejected Iraqi allegations that it has been used as a launching pad for violence in Iraq, while Iraq’s foreign minister insisted Monday that Damascus turn over suspected insurgent operatives and warned failure to do so would be

Arms finds in hitherto quiet south Iraq ring alarms

BAGHDAD (Reuters) - Iraqi security forces say they have found numerous caches of new weapons in the Shi’ite south, raising the possibility that an area which has been peaceful could relapse into violence before elections next year. The discoveries of

Son of late Iraqi Shiite leader takes over party

Ammar al-Hakim, son of revered Shiite leader Abdul-Aziz al-Hakim speaks to mourners gathered for the arrival of his father’s body at the airport in Baghdad, Iraq, Friday, Aug. 28, 2009. The body of al-Hakim arrived Friday for burial amid tight security

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