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Wednesday, December 3, 2008
Gates on board with Iraq plan
National |
December 3, 2008
Defense Secretary Robert M. Gates said he accepted President-elect Barack Obama’s approach to scheduled troop reductions in Iraq, arguing Tuesday that the hotly debated subject of timelines for withdrawal largely had been settled by a new U.S.-Iraq security agreement. Read more
Tuesday, December 2, 2008
U.S.-Iraqi accord shows Muqtada Sadr’s diminished clout
World |
December 2, 2008
A lasting image from parliament’s debate on the U.S.-Iraqi security plan is of a lawmaker loyal to Shiite cleric Muqtada Sadr sweeping his arm across a table in a rage, hurling books, papers, and a vase of flowers onto the floor of the chamber. Read more
Saturday, November 22, 2008
Marines from Twentynine Palms got more than they bargained for in Afghanistan
World |
November 22, 2008
The Marines of the Two-Seven were not even supposed to deploy to Afghanistan. Read more
Friday, November 7, 2008
Iraq still insists on U.S. pullout date
World |
November 7, 2008
Two days after Barack Obama’s election as president, Iraqi officials continued to insist on a withdrawal date for U.S. troops regardless of conditions on the ground, and maintained their demand that American forces be subject to Iraqi legal jurisdiction in some instances. Read more
Wednesday, October 29, 2008
Iraq condemns U.S. assault on Syria
World |
October 29, 2008
The Iraqi government Tuesday condemned a U.S. helicopter assault inside Syria over the weekend as Damascus shut down an American school and cultural center in reaction to the raid. Read more
Monday, October 20, 2008
Draft of U.S. security pact sent to Cabinet
World |
October 20, 2008
Iraqi political leaders met Sunday and forwarded a U.S.-Iraq security pact to the Cabinet for discussion without endorsing the agreement, which concerns the length of time American troops can remain in Iraq. Read more
Saturday, October 18, 2008
Iraq’s Maliki criticizes U.S. commander’s comments
World |
October 18, 2008
Iraqi Prime Minister Nouri Maliki warned in comments broadcast Friday that the top U.S. commander in Iraq “had risked his position” by suggesting that Iran tried to bribe Iraqi lawmakers to oppose a security agreement with the United States. Read more
Monday, October 6, 2008
Russian forces leave zones in Georgia
World |
October 6, 2008
Russian troops on Sunday began dismantling positions in the so-called security zones in Georgia that they have occupied since the war in August, Georgian and EU officials said. Read more
Sunday, October 5, 2008
Poland withdraws from Iraq coalition
World |
October 5, 2008
Poland turned over control of an area south of Baghdad to American troops on Saturday, making it the latest in a string of countries to leave the dwindling U.S.-led coalition. Read more
Tuesday, September 16, 2008
U.S. sway in Iraq wanes as Maliki’s power grows
World |
September 16, 2008
Once dependent on American support to keep his job, Prime Minister Nouri Maliki has consolidated power and is asserting his independence, sharply reducing Washington’s influence over the future of Iraq. Read more
Saturday, September 6, 2008
Forces sought in Afghanistan
World |
September 6, 2008
A top commander of U.S. forces in Afghanistan said Friday that he needed thousands of additional troops to combat violence along the border with Pakistan, a requirement that appears to be at odds with recommendations from Army Gen. Read more
Friday, September 5, 2008
Monday, September 1, 2008
Iraq army still needs U.S. support, commanders say
World |
September 1, 2008
Ances Najim hovered anxiously as Iraqi soldiers peered into the trunk of his car and clambered up a wall to see what was stashed in a neighbor’s courtyard. Read more
Monday, August 25, 2008
Iraqi Prime Minister Nouri Maliki wants U.S. out by end of 2011
World |
August 25, 2008
Iraqi Prime Minister Nouri Maliki said Monday that an agreement on the future of U.S. forces in Iraq must include a firm withdrawal date and that Iraq wants them out of the country by the end of 2011. Read more
Saturday, August 23, 2008
Russia begins Georgia withdrawal
World |
August 23, 2008
- Two weeks after they crossed into this former Soviet republic, Russian military units began to pull back today, but questions remained about how completely Moscow intended to comply with a European-brokered cease-fire. Read more
Sunday, August 17, 2008
Inching toward a milestone in Anbar
World |
August 17, 2008
As Iraqi officials and the U.S. military haggle over when to let Anbar province take control of its own security, a row of broken-down Ford pickups in a Ramadi schoolyard offers a sobering picture of the readiness of the region’s security forces. Read more
Friday, August 15, 2008
Saturday, July 19, 2008
Bush agrees to ‘horizon’ for pullout
World |
July 19, 2008
President Bush has agreed to a “general time horizon” for withdrawals of U.S. combat troops from Iraq, the White House announced Friday in a marked softening of his long-standing opposition to deadlines for reducing the American presence. Read more
Monday, July 14, 2008
Britain plans to downsize Iraq force
World |
July 14, 2008
Britain plans to substantially scale back its troop numbers in Iraq during 2009, the head of the country’s armed forces said Sunday. Read more
Friday, May 16, 2008
McCain, Obama inch closer on Iraq
National |
May 16, 2008
After launching their candidacies with opposite positions on the Iraq war, Republican John McCain and Democrat Barack Obama seem to be edging toward a middle ground between them. Read more
