Iraq air force grows, maybe faster than planned?

in Serbia puts a new wrinkle on the effort to stand up the military service. The U.S. and others working with the Iraqi air force have been trying to take a crawl-walk-run approach. First teaching basic flying skills and creating a strong cultural

Commander Engages Iraqi Sheiks

By Army 2nd Lt. Sophia Volz Special to American Forces Press Service

Party picks son to replace powerful Iraqi Shi’ite

BAGHDAD, Aug 31 (Reuters) - Senior members of one of Iraq’s main Shi’ite Muslim parties nominated the son of former party leader Abdul Aziz al-Hakim on Monday to take over after his death, a choice that must now be voted on. Hakim, 59, died last

Shoe-throwing Iraqi journalist to be released in September

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For emigres and soldiers, California desert plays Iraq

At the Army base in the Mojave Desert, emigre actors and Hollywood sets help prepare U.S. soldiers for the life and warfare they are about to encounter. 1 | single page An actor pushes a cart into the street at Medina Wasl, a Ft. Irwin model of an Iraqi

EDITORIAL: Remember soldiers in Iraq, Afghanistan

Sometimes it seems as if the war in Iraq and the presence of American soldiers in Afghanistan have been placed on the back shelf of the American consciousness. With roughly 130,000 troops in Iraq, and with a projected total of 68,000 troops to be in

Turkish FM arrives in Baghdad over Iraq-Syria tensions

BAGHDAD, Aug. 31 (Xinhua) — Turkish Foreign Minister Ahmet Davutoglu arrived in Baghdad on Monday on an official visit aimed to defuse tensions between Iraq and Syria after Baghdad’s allegations that Damascus was harboring insurgents responsible for

Assad: Iraqi accusation “political”, “immoral”

DAMASCUS, Aug. 31 (Xinhua) — Iraq’s accusation to Syria of supporting terrorism is ‘political and immoral,’ Syrian President Bashar al-Assad said Monday during a joint press conference with visiting Cypriot President Dimitris Christofias. The two

Syria, Iraq accuse each other of worsening tension following deadly Baghdad attacks

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 considered

Assad: Syria has “direct interest” in Iraq’s security, stability

Syrian Foreign Minister Walid Al-Moallem (R) and EU foreign policy chief Javier Solana attend a press conference in Damascus, capital of Syria, Aug. 30, 2009. Solana arrived in Damascus on Sunday, which is his third visit to Syria in this

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