Tony Blair Pays Surprise Visit to Baghdad
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Iraq&#39;s interim Prime Minister Ayad Allawi, right, shakes hands with British Prime Minister Tony Blair on his arrival in Baghdad, Iraq, Tuesday, Dec. 21, 2004, in this image made from television.
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British Prime Minister Tony Blair  arrived in Baghdad on Sunday to lend support to the Iraqi  government, which is under pressure from Washington to do more  to stem worsening violence.
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In a surprise visit to Iraq yesterday, British prime minister Tony Blair said the successful staging of next month&#39;s elections would be a blow not only to Iraqi insurgents but also to world terrorism.
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Protected by US Black Hawk helicopters, Tony Blair has flown into Baghdad in a surprise show of political bravado designed to boost prospects for Iraqi elections in January.
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He made a surprise visit to the US military base that was attacked in Mosul Tuesday. Meanwhile, security has increased at some US bases in Iraq.
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UK Prime Minister Tony Blair arrives in Israel after meeting British soldiers in Basra.
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British Prime Minister Tony Blair on Sunday begins talks with visiting Iraqi interim Prime Minister Iyad Allawi at Downing Street, which is expected to focus on security in Iraq and the release of a British ...
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In Iraq, interim Prime Minister, Iyad Allawi, has visited Baghdad&#39;s violence-ridden Sadr City. Earlier, three people were killed and at least nine wounded in a mortar attack on the neighborhood.
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Protected by U.S. Black Hawk  helicopters, Britain's Tony Blair flew into Baghdad on Tuesday  in a surprise show of political bravado designed to boost  prospects for Iraqi elections in January.
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Just hours after a surprise visit to Iraq, British Prime Minister Tony Blair visited Israel to launch a new push for peace. Blair met with Israeli and Palestinian leaders in Tel Aviv.
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The latest in a series of mass kidnappings spread terror in Baghdad as Prime Minister Tony Blair made a suprise visit to support his embattled Iraqi counterpart Nuri al-Maliki.
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UK Prime Minister Tony Blair says Iraq is seeing a battle between democracy and terror, as he visits Baghdad.
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British Prime Minister Tony Blair arrived in Baghdad Sunday on an unannounced visit to meet political leaders and show support for fragile attempts to stem the country's seemingly unstoppable bloodshed.
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Prime Minister Nouri al-Maliki returned to Iraq on Saturday after spending a week in London for medical tests.
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BAGHDAD -- Secretary of State Condoleezza Rice made a surprise visit Tuesday to Baghdad, where Iraqi officials said she congratulated the premier on the passage of the so-called de-Baathification legislation and encouraged him to speed along other benchmark laws.
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British Prime Minister Tony Blair pledged his full support for Iraq's government during a visit to Baghdad on Sunday and vowed not to let democracy be destroyed by "those who wish to live in hatred".
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BAGHDAD : An upbeat Iraqi Prime Minister Iyad Allawi pledged &quot;new plans&quot; to crush insurgents before promised January elections as he met British Foreign Minister Jack Straw on a surprise visit here.