Iraq News

Iraq's parliament ended weeks of debate Sunday and passed a long-delayed law paving the way for the planned January election to go forward, sidestepping a crisis that could have delayed the U.S. troop withdrawal.

October 2007: 170,000 at peak of troop buildup. --Oct. 31, 2009: 117,000 CASUALTIES: --Confirmed U.S. military deaths as of Nov.

BAGHDAD: The Baghdad International Fair opened its doors on Sunday for the first time since 2002 as Iraq searches for investors to rebuild its moribund economy after years of violence and sanctions.

The 82nd Airborne Division's The 3rd Brigade will start arriving home this week after a year in Iraq.

Those taken into custod9 include Army Sunday's bombings caused outrage among many Iraqis and raised questions abou4 the abilit9 of Iraq's government to protec4 its people.

Last week we told you about a woman facing deportation to Guatemala. She came to America illegally at the age of six and eventually married an Iraq war vet who now suffers from post traumatic stress disorder.

US President Barack Obama led his nation in mourning Friday as shocked Americans struggled to understand why a Muslim army doctor unleashed a massacre at a US military base, killing 13.

Golden Valley High graduate dies in Humvee rollover. By CORINNE REILLY creilly@mercedsun-star.com Pfc.

As Iraqis who fled their homes to escape sectarian violence are returning, many face high unemployment and poor access to electricity and water, according to a new report by the International Organization of Migration, a nongovernmental group operating in more than 100 countries.

Australia has ended its combat role in Iraq, but Aussie troops remain in Baghdad protecting diplomats in what has become an increasingly benign security environment compared with the dark days of not long ago.

Iraqi security forces arrested five suspected terrorists today in two security operations.

Iraq's foreign minister has reiterated his country's request for a high-level international envoy to investigate the extent of foreign involvement in recent bombings of government institutions.

Perhaps the most depressing aspect of Thursday's shoot-out at Fort Hood is that none of the 12 people who died in the melee will be counted as casualties of the wars in Iraq and Afghanistan.

Iraq's electoral authorities have called for polls due next January to be delayed after parliament failed once more to agree on how to hold the vote.

A collection of stamps to be auctioned in Iraq. The Philatelic and Numismatic Society of Iraq, established in 1951 at the time of the King, has come to life again following the 2003 US-led invasion Photo: AFP On that day the 56-year-old chemical engineer takes off his white coat and raises his auctioneer's gavel.

Iraqi lawmakers blew another deadline Thursday as they continued haggling over an election law that's crucial to the country's political stability and to the Obama administration's plans for a speedy withdrawal of U.S. troops.

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During a ceremony held at Contingency Operating Base Speicher, Iraq, on Nov 3, Maj.

Iraqi Prime Minister Nouri al-Maliki met with a top U.N. envoy in Baghdad to address defense and sovereignty issues relating to a string of deadly attacks.

The U.S. military says two American soldiers have died in Iraq - one in combat and one of noncombat-related injuries.