U.N.: al-Qaida activity in Iraq may drop
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Al-Qaida's activity in Iraq may diminish as violence escalates and distinctions blur between sectarian attacks, criminal acts and the fight against Iraqi and non-Iraqi forces, according to a U.N. report.
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Raids on al-Qaida forces in northern Iraq have left seven insurgents dead, the U.S. military said. But local police said Friday that two women and two U.S.-allied fighters were among those killed.
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British Prime Minister Tony Blair's former envoy to Iraq has said the Iraq War may have catered to the aims of al Qaida.
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The rise of armed Sunni groups Â who now battle al-Qaida in Iraq instead of fighting U.S. troops Â is widely seen as a major reason for a drop in violence across the country.
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Jordan said this week that it struck al-Qaida in Iraq a blow by arresting one of its top militants, but a statement Wednesday claiming to be from the terrorist network said that the group did not know the man.
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UNITED NATIONS -- The UN nuclear watchdog group expressed concern yesterday about the disappearance from Iraq's nuclear facilities of high-precision equipment that could be used to make nuclear weapons.
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A top U.S. commander warned Tuesday that Sunnis who fight al-Qaida in Iraq must be rewarded and recognized as legitimate members of Iraqi society Â or else the hard-fought security gains of the past six months could be lost.
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A new National Intelligence Estimate depicts an Iraq involved in a multi-faceted struggle among religious groups and sects and says that without a sharp reversal in the violence and changes among the Shiite, Sunni and Kurd leadership, the situation could further deteriorate.
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The number of attacks on U.S. and Iraqi security forces has declined significantly in the five days since millions of Iraqis braved threats to vote, the U.S. military said Friday, but the insurgency remains dangerous.
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Foreign troop levels in Iraq could drop to less than 100,000 by the end of 2008 if Iraq's own forces were ready and security threats had diminished, Iraq's national security adviser said on Wednesday.
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Al-Qaida in Iraq appears to have regained some footing with a series of high-profile and deadly bombings over the past two weeks and a sabotage blast Monday that may leave parts of northern Iraq without electricity until next week.
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UNITED NATIONS - Prime Minister Nouri al-Maliki of Iraq told the UN General Assembly yesterday that terrorism is threatening to erase any gains made in reducing sectarian killings and establishing democratic principles in his country.
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CAIRO, Egypt -- The new leader of al-Qaida in Iraq said in an audio message posted on a Web site Thursday that more than 4,000 foreign insurgent fighters have been killed in Iraq since the U.S.-led invasion in 2003. It was believed to be the first major statement from insurgents in Iraq about their...
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Attacks on Iraq's oil industry   and other critical public facilities have decreased but are   still crimping the country's revenues and power generation,   U.S. Ambassador John Bolton said on Thursday.
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In the dusty plains of western Iraq, al-Qaida is gaining strength. Daily attacks against U.S. and Iraqi forces are on the rise, and there is little sign of progress in persuading the population to support the national government. U.S. commanders acknowledge they are locked in struggle with insurgents for the allegiance of Iraq's youth.
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AL-QAIDA deputy Ayman al-Zawahiri said yesterday the US was losing the war in Iraq and control of Afghanistan. &quot;In both countries, if they continue they will bleed to death and if they withdraw they lose everything,&quot; said Osama bin Laden&#39;s right-hand man.
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The United States may cut off funding for Iraq's police because of its failure to punish people responsible for torture, the U.S. ambassador to Iraq said in an interview published on Saturday.