Iraq will remain on front burner
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It seems apt that the last days of the US presidential campaign would feature an animated dispute over an unsettling Iraq development.
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Iraq is still the focus after the debate, but campaigns will shift to domestic issues. By G. Robert Hillman and David Jackson. ALLENTOWN, Pa.
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In the coming weeks, the U.S. and Iraq's government must still combat a resilient and dangerous insurgency outside Falluja.
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Iraq is struggling to cope with the fiercest attack yet on its northern oil export network, while flows to southern export terminals have been steady after recovering from sabotage, officials say.
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BAGHDAD, Iraq - Iraqi Prime Minister Ayad Allawi insisted elections will go ahead as scheduled in January despite a surge in violence, promising Sunday that the vote would be a "major blow" to the insurgency, as U.S. warplanes and artillery pounded the guerrilla stronghold of Fallujah...
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The debate in Washington over troop numbers is intense. But in Baghdad, there's been little sense of alarm or urgency among the Iraqi politicians who would have the most to lose if the United States decides to begin a major pull back.
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U.S. forces probably will not be a visible presence on Iraq's streets five years from now, but the United States will remain a force in the country for years to come, Iraq's ambassador to the U.S. predicted.
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Iraqis are making some progress toward enacting legislative "benchmarks" the United States demands &#151; but probably not fast enough to satisfy critics of Iraq's political impasse. The bigger question: Would any laws passed by a parliament at each others' throats really lead to true unity?
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Iraq, the issue most likely to ignite fire in tomorrow&#39;s debate, has become the chief symbol of differences between presidential candidates George W. Bush and John F. Kerry.
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Iraqi Prime Minister Iyad Allawi said Sunday national elections will go ahead in January as planned despite a countrywide surge in violence against U.S. forces and Iraqi troops and police.
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News reports on Iraq paint a picture of a country trapped in a cycle of violence and destruction. The sceptics and nay-sayers don&#39;t believe Iraqis are ready for democracy.
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Will he have the political capital to tackle his agenda while Iraq demands his attention?
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Iraq overshadowed the start of Tony Blair&#39;s Labour Party conference on Sunday despite the prime minister&#39;s efforts to turn attention to the domestic agenda ahead of a general election expected next year.
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Japan has vowed to keep troops in Iraq despite the beheading of one of its citizens by militants. Abu Musab al-Zarqawi&#39;s group had said it would killed Shosei Koda, 24, within 48 hours if Japan did not withdraw its troops.
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LONDON/BAGHDAD  - Iraqi Prime Minister Iyad Allawi  said Sunday national elections will go ahead in January as  planned despite a countrywide surge in violence against U.S.  forces and Iraqi troops and police.
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Monday's address is expected to highlight improvements in Iraq, but not reforms for immigration or Social Security.
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Iraqi Prime Minister Ayad Allawi vowed to stick to plans to hold an election in January 2005 even though the US and Britain are struggling to keep order in the nation.