Number of Iraqi detainees below 9,000

BAGHDAD The U.S. military says the number of Iraqi detainees has dropped below 9,000 from a high of 27,000 in 2007. The Americans have been releasing detainees or transferring them to Iraqi custody to comply with a security pact that took effect on Jan.

Saudi militant confesses to terrorism in Iraq

A -Qaeda militant from Saudi Arabia has confessed to having been trained by Syrian intelligence agents to act against Iraq’s national security. …

Planemaker Bombardier caught up in Iraq-Kuwait court case

Bombardier -term impact on the company if it prevents the delivery of several aircraft to Iraq. …

Black Watch pair killed in Helmand blast

From Times Online Bomb blast kills two Black Watch soldiers in Afghanistan Deborah Haynes, Defence Correspondent Britain suffered another bloody day in Afghanistan today with the death of two soldiers from The Black Watch who were killed by a bomb while

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

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

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