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Clinton Attacks Obama, McCain Over Iraq

Wednesday, April 09, 2008 6:52:00 AM

ALIQUIPPA—Democratic presidential candidate Hillary Clinton Wednesday attacked her rivals over Iraq, saying Democrat Barack Obama is all talk when it comes to ending the war and Republican John McCain ...   Full Story

U.S. Commander Halts Troop Withdrawals From Iraq

Tuesday, April 08, 2008 6:54:00 PM

WASHINGTON—The top U.S. commander in Iraq told Congress on Tuesday he plans to stop U.S. troop withdrawals in July due to fragile security gains in a progress report with repercussions on the U.S. pre ...   Full Story

U.S. Presidential Candidates Posture Over Iraq

Tuesday, April 08, 2008 6:48:00 PM

WASHINGTON—U.S. presidential candidates John McCain and Hillary Clinton, back in Congress for hearings on Iraq, pushed competing positions on the war on Tuesday in a bit of political theater that refl ...   Full Story

Iraq's Sadr Threatens to Scrap Ceasefire

Tuesday, April 08, 2008 8:13:00 AM

BAGHDAD—Shi'ite cleric Moqtada al-Sadr threatened on Tuesday to end a truce he imposed on his militia last year, raising the prospect of worsening violence on a day when top U.S. officials testifi ...   Full Story

Iran Signals Backing for Iraqi PM in Crackdown

Monday, April 07, 2008 8:22:00 PM

Iran voiced support on Monday for Iraq's prime minister in a crackdown on a Shi'ite militia but blamed U.S. forces for civilian deaths in the fighting.   Full Story

Iraq's Sadr to Disband Mehdi Army if Clerics Order

Monday, April 07, 2008 8:22:00 AM

Iraqi Shi'ite cleric Moqtada al-Sadr will consult senior religious leaders and disband his Mehdi Army militia if they instruct him to, a senior aide said on Monday.   Full Story

U.S. Commander Urges Patience on Iraq Troop Levels

Wednesday, April 02, 2008 6:57:00 AM

The United States could quickly lose its security gains in Iraq to insurgents if troops are sent home prematurely, a senior U.S. military commander said on Wednesday.   Full Story

Maliki Says Sadrist Foes 'Worse Than al Qaeda'

Saturday, March 29, 2008 9:13:00 PM

Iraqi Prime Minister Nuri al-Maliki raised the stakes in his five-day-old crackdown on Shi'ite militants on Saturday, describing his foes as "worse than al Qaeda".   Full Story

Iraq's Maliki Says He'll Fight Militia to the End

Thursday, March 27, 2008 8:16:00 PM

BASRA, Iraq—Iraq's U.S.-backed Prime Minister Nuri al-Maliki vowed on Thursday that security forces would battle Shi'ite militia in Basra "to the end", despite huge demonstrations to demand hi ...   Full Story

Pipeline Blast Cuts Iraq's Southern Oil Exports

Thursday, March 27, 2008 8:03:00 PM

Saboteurs blew up a major oil pipeline in Iraq on Thursday, cutting exports from the south of the country for the first time in years, a South Oil Company (SOC) official told Reuters.   Full Story

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