Nov 9

US open to keeping troops in Iraq after 2011: Gates 
    (AFP)

AFP – US Defence Secretary Robert Gates on Tuesday said Washington was open to keeping troops in Iraq beyond a 2011 deadline, but it was up to Baghdad to make a request. Read the rest of this entry »

Nov 4

WikiLeaks founder tells US to open up on Iraq war 
    (AFP)

AFP – WikiLeaks founder Julian Assange called Thursday on the United States to open up “instead of covering up” after the website’s release of secret US documents detailing abuses committed during the Iraq war. Read the rest of this entry »

Oct 26

US defends Iraq record after WikiLeaks furore 
    (AFP)

AFP – US officials defended the US military’s record probing civilian deaths and abuse in Iraq after graphic revelations in leaked secret documents triggered worldwide concern and condemnation. Read the rest of this entry »

Oct 26

UN rights chief urges US, Iraq to probe WikiLeaks evidence 
    (AFP)

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Oct 26

US defends Iraq record after WikiLeaks furor 
    (AFP)

AFP – US officials defended the US military’s record probing civilian deaths and abuse in Iraq after graphic revelations in leaked secret documents triggered worldwide concern and condemnation. Read the rest of this entry »

Oct 26

Life behind and beyond the barricades in Iraq 
    (AFP)

AFP – Inside a US military base in Baghdad, soldiers wash their Subway sandwiches down with root beer and can watch television talk shows from home. Outside is the real Iraq. Read the rest of this entry »

Oct 25

'No place' for Iraq detainee abuse: PM spokesman 
    (AFP)

AFP – There can be “no place” for the mistreatment of detainees, David Cameron’s spokesman said Monday, following a massive leak of Iraq war documents to the WikiLeaks website. Read the rest of this entry »

Oct 25

US defends Iraq record after WikiLeaks furor 
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Oct 24

Iraq should probe army torture reports: group 
    (AFP)

AFP – Iraq should investigate reports that its forces systematically tortured and abused detainees, Human Rights Watch has said after documents released by Wikileaks detailed abuse by Iraqi captors. Read the rest of this entry »

Oct 24

Iraq secret files detail shadow war between US, Iran 
    (AFP)

AFP – Secret US files released on Friday show Iran waging a shadow war with US troops in Iraq, with a firefight erupting on the border and Tehran allegedly using militias to kill and kidnap American soldiers. Read the rest of this entry »

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