Sep 7

US official: no decision on troop levels in Iraq 
    (AP)

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Aug 31

U.S. and Iraq talking but no F-16 deal yet 
    (Reuters)

Reuters – Washington and Baghdad have made significant progress on a deal for Iraq to buy Lockheed Martin F-16 warplanes but do not have a signed contract, a U.S. military official said on Wednesday. Read the rest of this entry »

Aug 23

Turkey says 90-100 Kurd rebels killed in northern Iraq raids 
    (Reuters)
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Aug 2

US says Iran-backed militia attacks down in Iraq 
    (AFP)

AFP – There has been a significant decline in attacks carried out by Iran-backed Shiite militias in Iraq in recent weeks, after June saw the highest US death toll in two years, the top US officer said on Tuesday. Read the rest of this entry »

Aug 2

Top US officer pushes for troop decision in Iraq 
    (AFP)

AFP – Iraq must decide on the future of the US troop presence in the country as soon as possible and include provisions on immunity for American soldiers, the top US military officer said in Baghdad on Tuesday. Read the rest of this entry »

Aug 1

Top US officer presses Iraq for troop decision 
    (AFP)

AFP – Iraq must decide soon if it wants US troops to stay on beyond a year-end deadline for their withdrawal, the top American military officer said during a surprise visit on Monday. Read the rest of this entry »

Jul 30

Iraq PM pushes US training mission, F-16 deal 
    (AFP)

AFP – Iraq will ask for future defence contracts to include provision for training, bypassing MPs to allow some US soldiers to stay past a year-end pullout deadline, Prime Minister Nuri al-Maliki said Saturday. Read the rest of this entry »

Jul 28

US takes on Iraq pullout 'one bite at a time' 
    (AFP)

AFP – From flyers warning troops the post office will shut soon to disused housing units waiting to be dispatched to their new destination, the signs are everywhere: US forces are packing up to leave Iraq more than eight years after they first arrived. Read the rest of this entry »

Jul 26

US transfers security at Basra port to Iraq 
    (AFP)

AFP – Iraqi forces on Tuesday took charge of security at the oil export terminals at the southern port of Basra from US troops, an Iraqi navy official said. Read the rest of this entry »

Jul 26

US takes on Iraq pullout 'one bite at a time' 
    (AFP)

AFP – From flyers warning troops the post office will shut soon to disused housing units waiting to be dispatched to their new destination, the signs are everywhere: US forces are packing up to leave Iraq more than eight years after they first arrived. Read the rest of this entry »

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