Iraq

US extends contract with Blackwater for Iraq

Washington - The US State Department is extending its Iraq contract with Blackwater security firm, which is still under investigation for killing 17 Iraqi civilians last year.

Al-Maliki ends security operations against Shiite militia

Iraqi Prime Minister Nuri al-Maliki Baghdad - Iraqi Prime Minister Nu

Al-Maliki ends security operations against Shiite militia

Baghdad - Iraqi Prime Minister Nuri al-Maliki ordered an end to security operations against the Shiite militia loyal to radical cleric Moqtada al-Sadr Friday to allow militants to lay down their ar

At least 37 dead in suicide attack, air raids in Iraq

Baghdad - At least 37 people were killed Friday and 52 wounded, after a suicide attack in Baquba and separate US air raids in the same city some 60 kilometres north of Baghdad, police sources said.

Over 1,000 Iraqi soldiers, policemen refuse to fight Basra's Shia militias

Iraqi SoldiersNew York, Apr 4: Over 1,000 Iraqi soldiers and policemen have either refuse

U.S. study finds progress in Iraq, but says security remains fragile

Washington, Apr.

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