Iraq News

Iraq's parliament failed Monday to produce an election law that pleased minority Sunni Arabs, prompting U.S. Secretary of State Hillary Rodham Clinton to say that nationwide balloting scheduled for January "might slip" to a later date.

The Sunni insurgent group al-Qaida in Iraq has rebounded in strength in recent months and appears to be launching a concerted effort to cripple the Iraqi government as U.S. troops withdraw, Iraqi and American officials say.

Iraq's parliament suspended efforts today to reach a deal on a law that is crucial for an election to take place in January and could affect the U.S. military' s plans for a partial withdrawal next year.

The U.S. military says an American soldier has been killed in action in Iraq. A military statement said the soldier from the Multi-National Division - South died on Sunday.

Leaked documents have revealed the extent of tensions between UK military commanders in Iraq and their US allies.

A stepped-up campaign by Iraq's prime minister against Saddam Hussein loyalists is alienating Sunni Muslims and stoking tensions between them and the majority Shiites ahead of key national elections.

In this handout photo released by the Iraqi Government, Iraqi Prime Minister Nuri al-Maliki, speaks during a meeting with sheiks and tribal leaders of al Sudan Shiite tribe, in Baghdad , Iraq , Thursday, Nov.

Iraqi security officials say four people have been killed in attacks in Baghdad and the northern city of Mosul.

A leaked Government report on "lessons learnt" after the Iraq war reveals "appalling" failures that left the British Army ill-equipped for battle and the subsequent occupation, it has been reported.

BAGHDAD: The top US military officer in Iraq warned on Wednesday of attacks in the run-up to an expected January general election and said he would ask Washington to alter troop drawdown plans if necessary.

US Defense Secretary Robert Gates has said it is too soon to set a timeline for shifting security duties from NATO-led troops to Afghan forces, as proposed by Britain.

An Iraqi official says Baghdad has contacted Tehran in a bid to secure the release of three Americans detained in Iran, but has received no reply.

In its largest reconstruction effort since the Marshall Plan , the United States government has spent $53 billion for relief and reconstruction in Iraq since the 2003 invasion, building tens of thousands of hospitals, water treatment plants, electricity substations, schools and bridges.

Al-Qaeda in Iraq is becoming more Iraqi and less dominated by foreigners as the insurgent group increasingly joins forces with Saddam Hussein's outlawed Ba'ath party, the commander of U.S. forces said today.

A top aide to Iraq's Shiite spiritual leader on Friday urged the country's fractious political blocs to resolve a crisis over a key election law that threatens to delay national polls planned for January.

The Justice Department intends to drop manslaughter and weapons charges against one of the Blackwater Worldwide security guards involved in a deadly 2007 Baghdad shooting, prosecutors said in court documents Friday.

MILWAUKEE - Detainees at a camp in Baghdad, Iraq have found a way to get under the skin of guard troops from Wisconsin.

Early Monday morning, men dressed in Iraqi Army uniforms killed at least 13 people, including a local cleric.

Melinda worries about Aiden when he's befriended by the ghost of a girl who died from leukemia.

Army Lt. Col. Dominic "Rocky" Baragona was killed in Iraq on the day he was going home.