Iraqi Politics
Jailed Kurdish rebel leader Ocalan calls for ceasefire
Mar 21, 2013 07:43 EDT
Jailed Kurdish rebel leader Abdullah Ocalan called Thursday for a ceasefire in the 29-year-conflict with Turkey and for rebel fighters to withdraw.
UN says no formal Syria request for chemical weapon inquiry
Mar 20, 2013 13:14 EDT
The United Nations said Wednesday that Syria has made no formal request for a UN investigation into government claims that opposition rebels have used chemical weapons.
Decade on, Iraq grappling with attacks and deadlock
Mar 20, 2013 12:36 EDT
Grappling with a spike in violence and a worsening political situation, Iraq on Wednesday marked 10 years since a US-led invasion that sought to establish a stable, democratic ally in the Middle East.
Iraq turns blind eye to Iran arms flights to Syria: US
Mar 19, 2013 09:56 EDT
Baghdad is "looking the other way" as Iran sends military equipment through Iraqi airspace to Syrian President Bashar al-Assad's regime amid the ongoing conflict in Syria, a US official said.
Iraq delays polls in two provinces for security reasons
Mar 19, 2013 06:04 EDT
Iraq's cabinet decided on Tuesday to postpone provincial elections in two provinces that were scheduled for April 20 by up to six months over security concerns, the Iraqi premier's spokesman said.
Attacks in Shiite areas of Baghdad kill 12
Mar 19, 2013 02:25 EDT
A spate of car bombs and shootings mostly in Shiite areas of Baghdad on the eve of the 10th anniversary of the US-led invasion of Iraq killed at least 12 people on Tuesday, officials said.
PKK leader Ocalan: Turkey nemesis turned hope for peace
Mar 18, 2013 14:11 EDT
Abdullah Ocalan, the charismatic Kurdish separatist leader dubbed the "nemesis" of the Turkish state, is now seen as the best bet to end decades of armed insurgency.
Ten years on, Iraq war planners discredited
Mar 17, 2013 10:14 EDT
They were the men who were to remake the Middle East, but 10 years on, the alliance of politicians and neo-conservative thinkers who launched the Iraq war are a discredited band.
18 dead in blasts, assault on Iraq ministry
Mar 14, 2013 16:16 EDT
A coordinated string of bombings and a brazen assault on a ministry near Baghdad's heavily fortified Green Zone killed 18 people on Thursday, in the Iraqi capital's deadliest violence this month.
18 dead in bombings, Baghdad ministry assault
Mar 14, 2013 08:49 EDT
A coordinated string of bombings and brazen assault on a ministry near the heavily fortified Green Zone in central Baghdad killed 18 people on Thursday, Iraqi officials said.
Blasts strike near ministries in Baghdad: sources
Mar 14, 2013 07:14 EDT
A string of apparently coordinated blasts struck near Iraqi government offices close to Baghdad's heavily fortified Green Zone on Thursday, a security official and witnesses said.
Syria rebels secure biggest victory of revolt: NGO
Mar 04, 2013 15:43 EST
Syrian rebels overran the northern city of Raqa on Monday, scoring their biggest victory since the outbreak of a revolt against President Bashar al-Assad almost two years ago.
Iraq ambush kills 48 'unarmed, wounded' Syrian soldiers
Mar 04, 2013 15:26 EST
Armed men from Syria carried out an ambush in western Iraq on Monday killing 48 unarmed Syrian soldiers being transferred to the border and nine Iraqi guards, the defence ministry said.
48 Syrian soldiers killed in Iraq
Mar 04, 2013 14:04 EST
Gunmen killed 48 Syrians and nine Iraqis Monday as they ambushed a convoy in western Iraq carrying Syrian soldiers to the border, the premier's spokesman said, vowing to resist attempts to spread Syria's conflict to its neighbour.
Baghdad to resist spread of Syria conflict to Iraq
Mar 04, 2013 13:26 EST
Baghdad will resist any attempts to spread the bloody conflict in Syria to Iraq, the prime minister's spokesman said on Monday, after gunmen killed 48 Syrian soldiers and nine Iraqi soldiers in an ambush.
Suicide bomber hits Iraq Shiite shrine city of Karbala
Mar 03, 2013 11:50 EST
A suicide bomber struck in an area between major shrines in the Iraqi Shiite holy city of Karbala on Sunday, wounding 10 people, while other attacks left five dead, officials said.
Kurdish rebels may free kidnapped Turks in 10 days: report
Mar 02, 2013 12:10 EST
The outlawed Kurdistan Workers' Party (PKK) may release Turkish state officials it is holding within 10 days as part of a renewed push for peace with Turkey, the co-chair of the pro-Kurdish party said on Saturday.
Kurdish rebels 'may free kidnapped Turks in 10 days'
Mar 02, 2013 12:07 EST
The outlawed Kurdistan Workers' Party (PKK) may release Turkish state officials it is holding within 10 days as part of a renewed push for peace with Turkey, the co-chair of the pro-Kurdish party said on Saturday.
Iraq finance minister announces resignation at demo
Mar 01, 2013 11:04 EST
Iraqi Finance Minister Rafa al-Essawi announced his resignation on Friday at an anti-government protest, ramping up a conflict between his secular Sunni-backed Iraqiya bloc and the Shiite premier.
Five die in Baghdad restaurant boat sinking
Feb 28, 2013 16:27 EST
A restaurant boat moored on the bank of Baghdad's Tigris River sank on Thursday night during a private party with 150 people on board, leaving five people dead, Iraqi officials said.
