Developments in Iraq
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-Defense Secretary Donald H. Rumsfeld visited wounded soldiers and brought holiday greetings on Christmas Eve at an air base in Mosul where a suicide bomber killed 14 US troops and eight other people earlier this week.
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Which of the following best characterizes the situation in Iraq?
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The US military presence in Iraq will grow by nearly 12,000 troops to 150,000 by next month, the largest level since the invasion last year, to provide security for the Iraqi elections
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BAGHDAD - Hours before congressional hearings on the progress of the US military buildup, Iraqi Prime Minister Nouri al-Maliki addressed his own parliament yesterday, saying security has improved dramatically in the capital and Iraq is moving away from civil war.
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Description: US and Iraqi forces report more progress on the sixth day of their joint offensive in Fallujah. But insurgents have occupied large areas of Iraq&#39;s third-largest city, Mosul, the scene of more violence.
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Iraqi Interim Prime Minister Iyad Allawi speaks at a press conference in Baghdad, Iraq, Nov. 8, 2004. Allawi announced that he had authorized US-led troops for an assault on Fallujah, and also announced a
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Some of the deadly events in Iraq on Monday, according to police.
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The Iraqi government has made mixed progress in meeting political and security goals, a U.S. official said on Thursday, citing a report that may add to rising calls for a change of course in the unpopular war.
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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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Both Iraqi unity and global engagement may get a boost.
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UNITED NATIONS, New York The United Nations has announced that it is expanding its presence in Iraq outside of Baghdad to the cities of Erbil and Basra and planning to send a small addition of staff members into the country to assist in the elections
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An October surprise might take place in Iraq that could affect the outcome of the US presidential election. There could even be two October surprises.
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US, British and Iraqi forces are focusing this time on a hotbed south of the capital. BAGHDAD -- About 5,000 US marines, British troops and Iraqi commandos launched raids and arrested suspected insurgents
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Findings and recommendations by recent studies on the Iraq war:
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Yet it&#39;s clear chaos has escalated and violence is becoming more co-ordinated. Some experts are calling Iraq a potential &quot;super rogue state&quot; and the next Lebanon.
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Developments concerning Iraq on Monday.
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Developments Thursday about the Middle East fighting: