Iraq

Jordan appoints new envoy to Iraq after five-year gap

Amman - The Jordanian government said Tuesday that for the first time in nearly five years it was appointing an ambassador to Iraq, signalling Amman's apparent confidence in an improved security s

Shell interested in working in Iraq

ShellMadrid - Royal Dutch Shell is "very interested" in working in Iraq if the judicial

US troops to transfer control of Shiite province to Iraq

Baghdad - Authorities in Iraq's Shiite Diwaniyah province geared up Monday for a takeover of security responsibilities from US troops, making it the 10th Iraqi province to be handed over by US-led

Three US troops, two interpreters killed in Anbar, US military says

Baghdad  - At least three US marines and two interpreters were killed in a suicide bombing in the western Iraqi province of Anbar, a US military statement said Friday.

Senate passes spending bill for Iraq, Afghan wars

Washington  - The US Senate passed a 257.5-billion-dollar measure late Thursday to pay for the wars in Iraq and Afghanistan, and for education benefits for veterans of the ongoing conflicts.

UK armed forces 'stretched beyond their capabilities' in Iraq and Afghanistan, says its chief

London, June 25: Britain's armed forces have been left stretched beyond their capabilities in two major military operations in Iraq and Afghanistan, the head of the Armed Forces has admitted.

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