Scouring Iraq for Enemies, Finding Farmers and Mud
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House-to-house raids south of Baghdad are turning up few men of fighting age, leading American commanders to believe that insurgents are melting away.
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The military strategy is mostly working, but Iraq must salvage its deteriorating political situation for the effort to succeed
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Why Iraqis may be targeting people who are helping them
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Mass graves, war criminals, and Iranian agents: welcome to the campaign trail in Iraq. Even before he announced his
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BAGHDAD - Thousands of US troops and Iraqi forces pursued a campaign of raids on suspected guerrilla bases in Sunni Muslim towns and villages south of Baghdad on Wednesday, the US military said.
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U.S. commanders in Iraq say the insurgents are on the run. The problem is that when the insurgents are chased from one place, such as Fallujah, they pop up elsewhere, to deadly effect.
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In Iraq, the ties to neighboring Iran are as apparent as the desert sun. They reach back to Islam's earliest days, and before.
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The U.S. military raced into the streets of Mosul to root out bands of rebels. Also, a kidnapped aid worker is feared dead.
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BAGHDAD -- Iraq is suffering a shortage of state-supplied wheat, sugar, and rice because of logistics and security problems, officials and traders said yesterday.
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A father's hunt for his sons' killers underscores the tortured politics of Iraq.
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By targeting election workers in Baghdad and Shia Muslims in southern Iraq, insurgents yesterday struck at the two pillars of next month&#39;s national elections: the logistical
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US and Iraqi forces pushed on with their second major offensive in a week Wednesday, hunting insurgents in a triangle southwest of Baghdad that has become one of Iraq&#39;s most notorious hot spots.
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SAMARRA, Iraq -- US and Iraqi forces on Sunday were mopping up in Samarra, searching for holdouts after two days of fierce fighting to reclaim control of the city from Sunni militants.
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The war between the two Islamic sects has left the U.S.'s hopes of building a stable Iraq in ruins. A look at the roots of the struggle  - and whether anything can stop it
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Trucks line up every day at this border crossing to carry melons, cookies, soft drinks and appliances into Iraq. For truck driver Ala Saeedi, the booming trade is proof his country is helping its war-torn neighbor.
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MOSUL, Iraq  - The bodies of 18 Iraqi Shi'ite men  killed last month on their way to work at a U.S. base in Mosul  have been found in farmland near the northern city, police  sources said on Thursday.
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Mud roads crisscross green hills between palm groves. Snowcapped mountains rise in the distance across the Iranian border. Donkeys stroll along footpaths, carrying the region's harvest &#151; land mines.