| US-Muslim soldier wants to quit over mismatch between his God and war in Afghanistan A Muslim soldier, Naser Abdo, from Texas who joined the U.S. Army last year, has said that he wants to leave the military, claiming he is a conscientious objector because Islam is a peaceful religion and his God does "not give legitimacy to the war" in Afghanistan, Iraq or... | |
| Four killed in Iraq attacks Four people were killed and one injured in Iraq Thursday by unknown gunmen and a roadside bomb, while an army base came under rocket attack... |
| UN agency urges European nations not to deport Iraqi refugees to unsafe areas The United Nations refugee agency today voiced concern about ongoing deportations of Iraqis from Western European countries back to violence-prone areas of their homeland, stressing that they should... |
| Gulf Keystone Spuds Appraisal Well in Iraq Gulf Keystone announced the commencement of drilling operations on its Shaikan-3 appraisal well, effective September 2, 2010. This is a shallow appraisal well, very close to the Shaikan-1 well, the... |
| Petraeus Says Afghan Special Missions at Four Times Iraq Pace Sept. 3 (Bloomberg) -- U.S. Army General David Petraeus, the top coalition commander in Afghanistan, said special forces operations against militants there are about four times more frequent than at... |
| Iraqi Students Get Lessons in Democracy Medical student, Veyan Agha was one of 50 Iraqi university students invited to the U.S. for a summer-exchange program funded by the U.S. State... |
| US seeks permission to ship Iraq equipment through Turkey The United States is seeking Turkish permission to withdraw noncombat military equipment from Iraq through its territory, Turkey's Foreign Ministry said Friday. Foreign Ministry spokesman... |
| Al-Qaeda Sets Its Sights on Iraq's Oil Facilities Basra, Asharq Al-Awsat- A local official in Basra, southern Iraq, the country's largest oil-producing city, confirmed intelligence reports indicating that the Al-Qaeda Organization in Iraq is... |
| U.S. experts reflect on strategic lessons from Iraq war As the U.S. combat mission in Iraq officially ended Tuesday, U.S. experts are wondering what strategic lessons the United States has learnt from a conflict that cost thousands of American lives and,... |
| Government allied militiaman killed in Iraq Iraq - A militant allied with the Iraqi government was killed in a drive-by shooting in the north of the country, a police source said Friday.A member of the Sahwa, or Awakening Councils, was shot... |
| Robert Fisk: Blair should take responsibility for Iraq. But he won't. He can't Has this wretched man learned nothing? On and on, it went during his BBC interview: "I would absolutely...","I definitely...", "I believed absolutely clearly...", "It was very, very clear that this... |
| Iraq exported 320,000 barrels of oil to Jordan in August BAGHDAD / Aswat al-Iraq: Iraq exported around 320 thousand barrels of oil to Jordan during August 2010, according to an agreement in this regard between the two countries."The transportation process... |
| Iraq war has 'ended' but word 'victory' is averted President Barack Obama formally announced that "American combat mission in Iraq has ended" in his Oval Office Address at the White House Tuesday or on the evening of August 31.President... |
| Iraqi Military Adjusts to U.S. Support, Minus Combat Troops BAGHDAD — The poster behind the Iraqi general’s desk was of an M1 Abrams battle tank. When his cellphone rang, it played the theme song from the Clint Eastwood movie “The Good, the Bad and... |
| We didn't win in Iraq; will it be same in Afghanistan? We didn't lose, either, in the sense of being defeated. But wars no longer end with surrender ceremonies and ticker-tape parades. They end in a fog of ambiguity, and it's easier to discern what's... |
| U.S. vice president: Iraq close to form new gov't BAGHDAD, Sept. 1 (Xinhua) -- U.S. Vice President Joe Biden said Wednesday that he believed Iraq was close to forming a new government after the parliamentary elections were held six months ago, an... |
| Iraq's Stalled Government: Which Blocs Will Form Core? Margaret Warner reports from Baghdad on the growing frustration among Iraqis -- and allies -- that a government has yet to be formed five months after parliamentary... |
| From Security to Stolen Treasures, Warner Answers Your Questions on Iraq Iraq's security and the role of private contractors. Others asked about the condition of the infrastructure, electricity service and the status of... |
| Bulgaria Receives US Recognition for Contribution to Iraq Mission Bulgaria's Ambassador to the USA Elena Poptodorova has received a special call from the US State Department on the occasion of President Obama's declaration of the end of the combat mission in Iraq,... |
| As Iraq combat operations end, US forces try to cement gains (AXcess News) Mahmudiya, Iraq - The shrinking US military footprint here is particularly evident in this community south of Baghdad, where a few dozen American soldiers live among 1,000 Iraqi troops... |
| Now, Turkey and Iran have an eye on Iraq Joe Biden, the US vice president, meets Mesut Barzani, the president of the Kurdistan regional government in northern Iraq, on Wednesday. Iran and Turkey have very different ideas about how the... |
| Iraq war is over, really? Barack Obama, the new Bush, sitting comfortably at his just-redecorated Oval Office declared happily to the world public that the war of the United States in Iraq was over. His predecessor, the old... |
| Legacy of Iraq war won't be winding down NEW YORK — The withdrawal of U.S. forces from Iraq in what is euphemistically called the end of the Iraq war portends anything but the end of the... |
| US Withdrawal from Iraq Looms Over Afghan War A column of U.S. Army Stryker armored vehicles from 4th Battalion, 9th Infantry Regiment, 2nd Infantry Division roll through southern Iraq en route to Kuwait, 15 Aug... |
| Iraqi military needs US help to sustain itself - commanders AL-KISSIK BASE, Iraq: Iraq cannot yet sustain its army despite having managed to quell a violent insurgency, US and local commanders told AFP, raising the prospect that American troops will stay on... |
| Tony Blair memoir: I'd do Iraq again, and I considered firing Gordon Brown In his new memoir, former British prime minister Tony Blair shares misgiving about the Iraq war – and catalogs his extensive struggles with then-finance minister Gordon... |
| In Iraq, long time political deadlock perpetuates Mosul’s violence U.S. Army Sgt. John Thompson, right, patrols Mosul with his Iraqi counterparts in March 2009. Many Iraqi commanders worry about U.S. troops leaving this city and other spots where violence... |
| Changed by a Car Bomb in Baghdad A. I took this photo after a suicide car bomb exploded across the street from where I was staying in Baghdad. Technically or aesthetically, it wasn’t taken with any special approach or... |
| Video: D-Day: End of U.S. Combat in Iraq Tuesday: President Obama delivers a prime-time address to the nation and says that U.S. military operations in Iraq; Also, a major Mexican drug lord is arrested; And, paying tribute to the families... |
| Iraq Sunni fighters fear US pullout Al Qaeda has apparently found a new number one enemy in Iraq since the US ended its combat mission in the country on Tuesday. An armed group of Sunnis - known as Awakening Councils or Sahwa - say... |
| Emotional Connection Helped Obama Speech on Iraq Succeed speech has focused on its political importance and the policy implications, but we shouldn’t undervalue its nonpolitical importance to the American... |
| Iraqi army needs US help to sustain itself: Commanders Iraq cannot yet sustain its army despite having managed to quell a violent insurgency, US and local commanders told AFP, raising the prospect that American troops will stay on beyond 2011.US military... |
| End of Iraq Combat Mission: Annotating Obama's Address A key pillar of President Obama's campaign for the White House was the winding down of U.S. involvement in Iraq. On Tuesday, he will announce combat is over for American troops, yet the mission there... |
| Globalist: Obama's Post-Iraq World LONDON — Europe adjusted long ago, but not without pain, to its diminished place in world affairs. After Suez for the British, after Algeria for the French, even the most stubborn post-World... |
| Obama declares end to combat in Iraq WASHINGTON--President Barack Obama Tuesday declared an end to U.S. combat in Iraq, saying its people must now take the lead in charting their own destiny, as Americans turn to rebuilding their own... |
| U.S. Civilian Engagement with Iraq THE WHITE HOUSE Office of the Press Secretary August 31, 2010 United States Civilian Engagement with Iraq Under the terms of the U.S.-Iraq Strategic Framework Agreement, we are building a dynamic... |
| Libya's UN Request to Probe 2003 Invasion Irks Iraqi Gov't Cairo, Asharq Al-Awsat- Libyan-Iraqi relations are currently strained, Asharq Al Awsat can reveal. The cause of tension between the two nations developed last month after Libya submitted an... |
| Iraq and the Costs of War August 31, 2010 5:46 PM In marking the end of the combat mission in Iraq it’s worth noting how broadly unpopular the war became, and its profoundly negative impact on the presidency of George W.... |
