Patriot Paradox

AFP – Iraqi security forces jubilantly paraded in tanks and armoured vehicles on Tuesday as they took control of towns and cities, but the celebrations were marred by a car bomb that killed 27 people. Read the rest of this entry »

AFP – Iraqi security forces jubilantly paraded in tanks and armoured vehicles on Tuesday as they took control of towns and cities, but the celebrations were marred by a car bomb that killed 27 people. Read the rest of this entry »

AFP – Violence may continue in certain parts of Iraq in the coming months after US troops pull out of the country’s cities, US Defense Secretary Robert Gates said Tuesday. Read the rest of this entry »

AFP – As US forces completed a withdrawal from Iraqi cities Tuesday six years after the US-led invasion, the top US commander General Ray Odierno refused to spell out how many would be left behind. Read the rest of this entry »

AFP – Iraqi security forces jubilantly paraded in tanks and armoured vehicles on Tuesday as they took control of towns and cities, but jubilation was marred by a car bomb that killed 26 people. Read the rest of this entry »

AFP – Iraqi forces take control of towns and cities across the country to replace departing US forces, a milestone in the country’s recovery six years after the US-led invasion. Read the rest of this entry »

AFP – Sunni Arab militiamen, who are widely credited with turning the tide of the war against Al-Qaeda in Iraq, now fear for their future as US troops withdraw from country’s towns and cities. Read the rest of this entry »

AFP – Baquba, the Iraqi city synonymous in recent years with murders, intercommunal killings and suicide bombings, is celebrating the imminent departure of US troops with balloons and bunting. Read the rest of this entry »

AFP – As recently as a year ago, it would have been unimaginable to hear an American soldier voicing sadness on leaving Sadr City, but Captain Christopher Clyde says he enjoyed his time here. Read the rest of this entry »

AFP – Most US troops have moved outside Iraqi cities and the American pull-out from the country’s urban centres, due by the end of the month, is on schedule, the top US commander said on Monday. Read the rest of this entry »