Suspected terrorists, weapons seized
WASHINGTON, Aug. 7 (UPI) -- Coalition and Iraqi forces captured dozens of suspects and seized weapons caches in Iraq over the past three days, military officials said Thursday.
U.S. holds Iraqis in boxes for hours
BAGHDAD, Aug. 7 (UPI) -- The U.S. military acknowledged Thursday that some Iraqi prisoners are held in "segregation boxes" where they stand for up to 12 hours.
No action taken on Iraqi election law
BAGHDAD, Aug. 6 (UPI) -- Iraqi lawmakers Wednesday delayed for the third time a vote on the provincial election law after failing to agree on governance in Kirkuk.
Iraqi women arrested in suicide bomb plot
BAGHDAD, Aug. 6 (UPI) -- Iraqi security forces have arrested three women on charges of plotting suicide bombings against the military.
Six wounded in two Iraq bombings
BAGHDAD, Aug. 5 (UPI) -- Six Iraqis were wounded in two Baghdad bombings Tuesday, military sources say.
Report: Brits cut Basra deal with Sadr
BASRA, Iraq, Aug. 5 (UPI) -- British defense officials had struck an agreement with a radical Shiite militia that prevented them from joining in a battle for Basra this year, sources say.
Iraq local election talks break down
BAGHDAD, Aug. 5 (UPI) -- Parliamentary talks on local election laws and resolving the political crisis in the volatile Iraqi region of Kirkuk have broken down, sources said.
No movement seen in Iraqi election talks
BAGHDAD, Aug. 4 (UPI) -- Iraqi political leaders were expected to resume negotiations to seek a compromise that would allow provincial elections to proceed this year.
McCain, Obama views on Iraq creep closer
WASHINGTON, Aug. 4 (UPI) -- Sens. John McCain and Barack Obama inched closer together over U.S. policy in Iraq, with each camp saying the other candidate changed his point of view.
Brits cite bad deal in Basra withdrawal
BASRA, Iraq, Aug. 3 (UPI) -- A senior British military officer contends it was a significant blunder to strike a deal to end the insurgency in Basra, Iraq.
2 U.S. soldiers charged with killing Iraqi
BAGHDAD, Aug. 2 (UPI) -- Two U.S. soldiers have been charged with the premeditated killing of an Iraqi detainee, military officials said Saturday.
Turkey concerned with city of Kirkuk
BAGHDAD, Aug. 2 (UPI) -- The Turkish government has expressed concern regarding the Iraqi city of Kirkuk, where ethnic Turks are locked in a territory dispute, an Iraqi official says.
Iraqi military operation running smoothly
BAQUBA, Iraq, Aug. 2 (UPI) -- A spokesman for the ongoing Iraqi military operation in Diyala governorate says the troops have encountered no resistance to date.
KBR employees told to turn in cell phones
BAGHDAD, Aug. 2 (UPI) -- U.S. Defense Department contractor KBR says it has ordered its employees in Iraq to turn in their personal cell phones for security reasons.
Sadr movement: U.S. should agree to go
BAGHDAD, Aug. 1 (UPI) -- The Sadr Movement supports any agreement that would lead to the withdrawal of U.S. troops from Iraq, the group's foreign relations spokesman said Friday.
Blast kills three Iraqi soldiers
KIRKUK, Iraq, Aug. 1 (UPI) -- Three Iraqi soldiers on patrol were killed and another was injured Friday in a bomb blast southwest of Kirkuk.
Roadside bomb kills Iraqi soldier
BAGHDAD, July 30 (UPI) -- One person died and 10 others were wounded Wednesday when a roadside bomb struck an Iraqi army patrol in Baghdad, a government official said.
Iraq, U.S., hit al-Qaida in Iraq
BAQUBA, Iraq, July 29 (UPI) -- U.S. and Iraqi forces were on the move Tuesday in Diyala province against al-Qaida in Iraq and local Shiite fighters, Iraqi military officials said.
Petraeus: Iraqi violence moves to 'normal'
BAGHDAD, July 29 (UPI) -- U.S. combat deaths in Iraq may be lower and overall violence dropping to "normal" levels, but the top U.S. general in Iraq says progress could be reversed.
U.S. troops attacked, killed 3 civilians
BAGHDAD, July 27 (UPI) -- U.S. soldiers fired hundreds of rounds on a car carrying innocent civilians, killing three of them, U.S. military officials said Sunday.
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