Iraq News

Former top executives at Blackwater Worldwide say the U.S. security contractor sent about $1 million to its Iraq office with the intention of paying off officials in the country who were angry about the fatal shootings of 17 civilians by Blackwater employees, The New York Times reported Tuesday.

Gov. Ted Kulongoski has made another surprise trip to Iraq to visit Oregon National Guard troops.

A A A' Iraq's prime minister on Tuesday denied reports he will form an alliance with the nation's leading Shiite parties ahead of national polls in January.

This image made from a July 29, 2009 video released Tuesday, Oct. 27, 2009 by Shon Meckfessel and the families of Shane Bauer, Sarah Shourd and Josh Fattal, shows Fattal in the Kurdish city of Irbil, Iraq.

The first Gold Star license plates issued in Nevada were presented by Gov. Jim Gibbons to families of fallen soldiers.

Army Spc. Paul E. Andersen On paper, Paul E. Andersen was a devoted military man who spent about 25 years with the Army Reserve.

A former British soldier admitted today for the first time that he saw two of his colleagues kicking and hitting a handcuffed Iraqi prisoner minutes before he died.

FORT RILEY, Kansas a ' A Soldier assigned to the 4th Infantry Brigade Combat Team, 1st Infantry Division, Fort Riley, has died from wounds sustained in Iraq.

Katrina Hodge: The 22-year-old soldier has already served in Iraq but said she was hoping to join the effort in Afghanistan after stepping down as Miss England in July next year.

Defense Technology News - By Agence France-Presse on November 9, 2009 at 1:35 am Loading ... Baghdad: A top US army officer said on Sunday he did not have confidence in a hand-held device used by Iraq's security forces to detect explosives and stop suicide bombers passing through checkpoints.

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.