Rice says US-Iraq coming together on timetables
BAGHDAD - Secretary of State Condoleezza Rice and Foreign Minister Hoshyar Zebari said Thursday that U.S. and Iraqi officials agree that timetables should be set for a U.S. troop withdrawal, but conceded that nailing down a broader pact on future relations is difficult.
Nations:Iraq People:Barack Obama John McCain Condoleezza Rice Activities:Second Gulf War Source:(AP)
2008-08-21
For 3rd day, bomb strikes Iraq pilgrims, kills 6
BAGHDAD - A car bomb exploded Saturday as Shiite pilgrims were boarding minibuses in Baghdad, killing at least six people, officials said, in a third straight day of attacks on travelers heading to a religious ceremony in Karbala.
Nations:Iraq Activities:Second Gulf War Source:(AP)
2008-08-16
Bush gives pep talks to US Olympians in Beijing
BEIJING - Eager for the Olympics to begin, President Bush gave a pep talk to U.S. athletes Friday and then settled in for the opening ceremonies, after starting his day with another swipe at China's human rights record.
Nations:China Iraq People:Dwyane Wade Henry Kissinger George W. Bush Hu Jintao Activities:2008 Beijing Olympics China-U.S. Source:(AP)
2008-08-08
Sadr to disarm if U.S. withdraws on timetable
BAGHDAD (Reuters) - Influential Iraqi Shi'ite cleric Moqtada al-Sadr would dissolve his Mehdi Army militia if the United States starts withdrawing troops according to a set timetable, a spokesman said.
Nations:Iraq People:Barack Obama John McCain George W. Bush Activities:Second Gulf War Source:(Reuters)
2008-08-08
Iraqis: Deal close on plan for US troops to leave
BAGHDAD - Iraq and the U.S. are near an agreement on all American combat troops leaving Iraq by October 2010, with the last soldiers out three years after that, two Iraqi officials told The Associated Press on Thursday. U.S. officials, however, insisted no dates had been agreed.
Nations:Iraq People:Gordon Brown Barack Obama Condoleezza Rice Activities:Second Gulf War Source:(AP)
2008-08-07
Leader of US-allied Sunni group killed in Iraq
BAGHDAD - Gunmen killed a senior leader of a U.S.-allied Sunni group and six of his guards in an ambush south of Baghdad, a group member said Tuesday.
Nations:Iraq Activities:Second Gulf War Source:(AP)
2008-08-05
US toll in Iraq hits all-time low as month ends
BAGHDAD - The monthly U.S. toll in Iraq fell to its lowest point since the war began, with 11 American deaths as July drew to a close Thursday after the departure of the last surge brigade.
Nations:Iraq Activities:Second Gulf War Source:(AP)
2008-07-31
Bush declares progress in Iraq war
WASHINGTON - President Bush hailed a new "degree of durability" in security gains in Iraq Thursday, saying it should permit him to announce further U.S. troop reductions later this year.
Nations:Iraq People:Barack Obama John McCain Activities:Second Gulf War Bush Admin. Source:(AP)
2008-07-31
U.S. combat deaths in Iraq plunge in July
BAGHDAD (Reuters) - The number of U.S. soldiers killed in combat in Iraq has dropped sharply in July and the monthly total is likely to be the lowest since the U.S.-led invasion of the country in 2003.
Nations:Iraq Pakistan Afghanistan People:David Petraeus Barack Obama John McCain Activities:Second Gulf War Source:(Reuters)
2008-07-30
US, Iraqi forces launch new operation in Diyala
BAGHDAD - U.S. and Iraqi forces launched a new operation Tuesday aimed at clearing al-Qaida in Iraq from the volatile Diyala province, considered the last major insurgent safe haven near the capital.
Nations:Iraq Activities:Second Gulf War Source:(AP)
2008-07-29
Suicide attacks kill 57 in Baghdad, Kirkuk
BAGHDAD - Suicide bombers struck a Shiite pilgrimage in Baghdad and a Kurdish protest rally in northern Iraq on Monday, killing at least 57 people and wounding nearly 300, police said.
Nations:Iraq Activities:Second Gulf War Source:(AP)
2008-07-28
Obama in Iraq: Withdrawal support but no timetable
BAGHDAD - Face to face with Iraq's leaders, Barack Obama gained fresh support Monday for the idea of pulling all U.S. combat forces out of the war zone by 2010. But the Iraqis stopped short of actual timetables or endorsement of Obama's pledge to withdraw American troops within 16 months if he wins the presidency.
Nations:Iraq Afghanistan Kuwait Israel U.S. People:David Petraeus Chuck Hagel Barack Obama John McCain Activities:US Election 2008 Second Gulf War
2008-07-21
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