http://topics.cnn.com/topics/feeds/rss/Anbar_ProvinceFind stories, videos, and photos about Anbar Province from CNN.com.en-usCable News Network LP, LLLP.Sun, 08 Nov 2009 22:55:11 GMT5http://i.cdn.turner.com/cnn/.element/img/1.0/logo/cnn.logo.rss.gifhttp://topics.cnn.com/topics/feeds/rss/Anbar_Province14433Find stories, videos, and photos about Anbar Province from CNN.com.http://www.cnn.com/2009/WORLD/meast/06/06/iraq.suicide.bombing/index.html#cnnSTCTexthttp://www.cnn.com/2009/WORLD/meast/06/06/iraq.suicide.bombing/index.html#cnnSTCTextA security guard for a provincial police chief was killed Saturday in a suicide bombing in western Iraq, state-run media reported.Sat, 06 Jun 2009 23:07:00 EDThttp://www.cnn.com/2008/WORLD/meast/12/26/iraq.jailbreak/index.html#cnnSTCTexthttp://www.cnn.com/2008/WORLD/meast/12/26/iraq.jailbreak/index.html#cnnSTCTextA group of al-Qaeda in Iraq prisoners overpowered a police officer before killing him and other officers in a jailbreak in Ramadi early Friday, Interior Ministry officials said.Fri, 26 Dec 2008 09:48:00 ESThttp://www.cnn.com/2008/WORLD/meast/09/01/iraq.anbar.handover.coalition/index.html#cnnSTCTexthttp://www.cnn.com/2008/WORLD/meast/09/01/iraq.anbar.handover.coalition/index.html#cnnSTCTextCoalition troops on Monday formally handed over security control of Iraq's Anbar province -- once the hub of the country's Sunni insurgency, to Iraqis on Monday.Tue, 02 Sep 2008 14:39:00 EDThttp://www.cnn.com/2008/WORLD/meast/08/27/iraq.main/index.html#cnnSTCTexthttp://www.cnn.com/2008/WORLD/meast/08/27/iraq.main/index.html#cnnSTCTextU.S.-led coalition troops are scheduled to hand over control of a onetime hub of the Sunni insurgency in Iraq to Iraqi forces on Monday, a senior American military official said.Wed, 27 Aug 2008 15:58:00 EDThttp://www.cnn.com/2008/WORLD/meast/07/27/iraq.main/index.html#cnnSTCTexthttp://www.cnn.com/2008/WORLD/meast/07/27/iraq.main/index.html#cnnSTCTextSeven Shiite pilgrims were gunned down Sunday in a town south of Baghdad, an Interior Ministry official said.Mon, 28 Jul 2008 03:32:00 EDThttp://www.cnn.com/2008/WORLD/meast/07/09/iraq.main/index.html#cnnSTCTexthttp://www.cnn.com/2008/WORLD/meast/07/09/iraq.main/index.html#cnnSTCTextTwenty-one decomposed bodies were found buried at a school under construction in Anbar province, Iraqi authorities said Wednesday, and family members say some of the victims were kidnapped two years ago.Wed, 09 Jul 2008 19:12:00 EDThttp://www.cnn.com/2008/WORLD/meast/06/27/iraq.assassination/index.html#cnnSTCTexthttp://www.cnn.com/2008/WORLD/meast/06/27/iraq.assassination/index.html#cnnSTCTextGunmen have killed a senior city appeals judge in Baghdad, an Iraqi Interior Ministry official said.Fri, 27 Jun 2008 11:45:00 EDThttp://www.cnn.com/2008/WORLD/meast/06/24/anbar.iraq/index.html#cnnSTCTexthttp://www.cnn.com/2008/WORLD/meast/06/24/anbar.iraq/index.html#cnnSTCTextIraq's Anbar province -- once dominated by Sunni insurgents but now a bastion of tribal opposition against the militants -- will soon be run by the Iraqi military.Tue, 24 Jun 2008 14:36:00 EDThttp://www.cnn.com/2008/WORLD/meast/05/23/iraq.main/index.html#cnnSTCTexthttp://www.cnn.com/2008/WORLD/meast/05/23/iraq.main/index.html#cnnSTCTextSeven U.S. Marines were wounded by a roadside bomb that also wounded two Iraqi police officers and killed a civilian interpreter in the Anbar province city of Falluja Friday morning, according to the U.S. military. Sat, 24 May 2008 08:08:00 EDThttp://www.cnn.com/2008/WORLD/meast/01/20/iraq.main/index.html#cnnSTCTexthttp://www.cnn.com/2008/WORLD/meast/01/20/iraq.main/index.html#cnnSTCTextU.S. planes bombarded al Qaeda in Iraq safe havens on the southern outskirts of Baghdad on Sunday, hours after a suicide bomber carrying explosives in a candy box killed six people in Anbar province. Mon, 21 Jan 2008 09:15:00 ESThttp://www.cnn.com/2007/US/10/31/funeral.protest/index.html#cnnSTCTexthttp://www.cnn.com/2007/US/10/31/funeral.protest/index.html#cnnSTCTextA federal jury in Baltimore, Maryland, Wednesday awarded $10.9 million to a father of a Marine whose funeral was picketed by members of a fundamentalist church carrying signs blaming soldiers' deaths on America's tolerance of homosexuals.Thu, 01 Nov 2007 02:00:00 EDThttp://www.time.com/time/world/article/0,8599,1670425,00.html?xid=feed-cnn-topicshttp://www.time.com/time/world/article/0,8599,1670425,00.html?xid=feed-cnn-topicsThe U.S. military is taking a cue from its Anbar success and enlisting the help of Shi'ite tribes. Will the strategy take hold?Thu, 11 Oct 2007 18:00:00 EDThttp://www.cnn.com/2007/WORLD/meast/09/14/iraq.main/index.html#cnnSTCTexthttp://www.cnn.com/2007/WORLD/meast/09/14/iraq.main/index.html#cnnSTCTextAl Qaeda in Iraq claimed responsibility Friday for the assassination of a Sunni sheik who had united with U.S. forces to fight the terrorist group in Anbar province.Sat, 15 Sep 2007 05:55:00 EDThttp://www.cnn.com/2007/POLITICS/09/13/bush.text/index.html#cnnSTCTexthttp://www.cnn.com/2007/POLITICS/09/13/bush.text/index.html#cnnSTCTextGood evening. In the life of all free nations, there come moments that decide the direction of a country and reveal the character of its people.Fri, 14 Sep 2007 01:21:00 EDThttp://www.time.com/time/world/article/0,8599,1661648,00.html?xid=feed-cnn-topicshttp://www.time.com/time/world/article/0,8599,1661648,00.html?xid=feed-cnn-topicsEx-insurgent ally Sheik Abdul Sattar became Washington's symbol of wartime success. His murder is a major setbackThu, 13 Sep 2007 20:00:00 EDThttp://www.time.com/time/world/article/0,8599,1661497,00.html?xid=feed-cnn-topicshttp://www.time.com/time/world/article/0,8599,1661497,00.html?xid=feed-cnn-topicsThe most prominent figure in a revolt of Sunni sheiks against al-Qaeda in Iraq was killed Thursday in an explosion near his home in Anbar provinceThu, 13 Sep 2007 14:20:00 EDThttp://www.time.com/time/nation/article/0,8599,1658588,00.html?xid=feed-cnn-topicshttp://www.time.com/time/nation/article/0,8599,1658588,00.html?xid=feed-cnn-topicsThe President learned something on his surprise Iraq trip: morale may be high in Anbar Province, but the troops are tired Tue, 04 Sep 2007 04:00:00 EDThttp://www.time.com/time/nation/article/0,8599,1658499,00.html?xid=feed-cnn-topicshttp://www.time.com/time/nation/article/0,8599,1658499,00.html?xid=feed-cnn-topicsThe President stopped by for "first hand" intelligence, but promised soldiers that a drawdown will only be "from a position of strength and success"Mon, 03 Sep 2007 15:00:00 EDThttp://www.time.com/time/world/article/0,8599,1643773,00.html?xid=feed-cnn-topicshttp://www.time.com/time/world/article/0,8599,1643773,00.html?xid=feed-cnn-topicsWith the surge assessment just weeks away, U.S. commanders worry about massive insurgent attacksTue, 17 Jul 2007 20:20:00 EDThttp://www.cnn.com/2007/WORLD/meast/07/17/iraq.main/index.html#cnnSTCTexthttp://www.cnn.com/2007/WORLD/meast/07/17/iraq.main/index.html#cnnSTCTextInsurgents wearing military uniforms killed 29 people in an attack early Tuesday on a village near Baquba, while a suicide car bomber struck an army patrol east of Baghdad, killing 11, the Iraqi Interior Ministry said.Tue, 17 Jul 2007 04:52:00 EDThttp://www.cnn.com/2007/WORLD/meast/06/30/iraq.main/index.html#cnnSTCTexthttp://www.cnn.com/2007/WORLD/meast/06/30/iraq.main/index.html#cnnSTCTextTwo U.S. soldiers have been charged with the premeditated murders of three Iraqis killed in three separate incidents between April and June of this year, according to a U.S. military statement.Sat, 30 Jun 2007 09:07:00 EDThttp://www.cnn.com/2007/WORLD/meast/06/21/iraq.main/index.htmlhttp://www.cnn.com/2007/WORLD/meast/06/21/iraq.main/index.htmlTwelve U.S. troops have been killed in attacks in expanded operations against insurgents in Iraq during the past 48 hours, according to the U.S. military.Thu, 21 Jun 2007 08:12:00 EDThttp://www.cnn.com/2007/WORLD/meast/04/30/iraq.main/index.htmlhttp://www.cnn.com/2007/WORLD/meast/04/30/iraq.main/index.htmlFourteen U.S. soldiers and Marines were killed in Iraq during the past 72 hours, making April the sixth deadliest month of the Iraq war, according to the U.S. military.Mon, 30 Apr 2007 08:37:00 EDThttp://www.cnn.com/2007/WORLD/meast/04/17/iraq.main/index.htmlhttp://www.cnn.com/2007/WORLD/meast/04/17/iraq.main/index.htmlInsurgents executed 20 members of Iraq's security forces who were seized last week, according to a claim posted on the Internet on Tuesday.Tue, 17 Apr 2007 10:28:00 EDThttp://www.cnn.com/2007/WORLD/meast/04/03/iraq.main/index.htmlhttp://www.cnn.com/2007/WORLD/meast/04/03/iraq.main/index.htmlA top Iranian diplomat seized by gunmen in Baghdad two months ago was released Tuesday, Iraq's Deputy Foreign Minister Labid Abawi told CNN.Tue, 03 Apr 2007 10:45:00 EDThttp://www.cnn.com/2007/WORLD/meast/03/28/iraq.main/index.htmlhttp://www.cnn.com/2007/WORLD/meast/03/28/iraq.main/index.htmlShiite policemen are being blamed for a wave of shooting deaths Wednesday in Tal Afar that authorities are characterizing as revenge for two truck bombs that left dozens dead a day earlier.Wed, 28 Mar 2007 08:13:00 EDThttp://www.cnn.com/2007/WORLD/meast/03/18/iraq.main/index.htmlhttp://www.cnn.com/2007/WORLD/meast/03/18/iraq.main/index.htmlIraq forces raided a Sunni lawmaker's Baghdad home and found a weapons cache and seven suspected insurgents, a top Iraqi military spokesman said Sunday.Sun, 18 Mar 2007 12:01:00 EDThttp://www.cnn.com/2007/WORLD/meast/03/17/iraq.main/index.htmlhttp://www.cnn.com/2007/WORLD/meast/03/17/iraq.main/index.htmlBombers detonated three chlorine-filled trucks in Anbar province, the U.S. military said Saturday.Sat, 17 Mar 2007 13:04:00 EDThttp://www.cnn.com/2007/WORLD/meast/03/04/iraq.main/index.htmlhttp://www.cnn.com/2007/WORLD/meast/03/04/iraq.main/index.htmlCoalition forces began a massive "clearing operation" in Baghdad's dangerous Sadr City neighborhood Sunday, while in the southern city of Basra, the British military said a raid on an Iraqi intelligence office uncovered prisoners with signs of torture.Sun, 04 Mar 2007 22:04:00 ESThttp://www.cnn.com/2007/WORLD/meast/03/01/iraq.main/index.htmlhttp://www.cnn.com/2007/WORLD/meast/03/01/iraq.main/index.htmlEighty militants were killed and 50 were captured in fighting between Iraqi security forces and militants in Anbar province, the violent area west of Baghdad, the Iraqi Interior Ministry said Thursday.Thu, 01 Mar 2007 11:57:00 ESThttp://www.cnn.com/2007/WORLD/meast/02/19/iraq.main/index.htmlhttp://www.cnn.com/2007/WORLD/meast/02/19/iraq.main/index.htmlAn attack by three suicide car bombers Monday near a U.S.-Iraqi outpost killed two American soldiers and eight Iraqi police officers, Iraqi officials told CNN.Mon, 19 Feb 2007 09:46:00 ESThttp://www.cnn.com/2007/WORLD/meast/02/07/iraq.main/index.htmlhttp://www.cnn.com/2007/WORLD/meast/02/07/iraq.main/index.htmlSeven people were killed Wednesday when a Marine helicopter crashed outside Baghdad, the U.S. military said.Wed, 07 Feb 2007 12:00:00 ESThttp://www.cnn.com/2007/WORLD/meast/02/03/iraq.main/index.htmlhttp://www.cnn.com/2007/WORLD/meast/02/03/iraq.main/index.htmlA suicide bomber detonated an explosives-laden truck in a crowded Baghdad market Saturday, killing at least 128 people and wounding 343 others, a Health Ministry official said.Sat, 03 Feb 2007 14:38:00 ESThttp://www.cnn.com/2007/WORLD/meast/01/29/anbar.security/index.htmlhttp://www.cnn.com/2007/WORLD/meast/01/29/anbar.security/index.htmlMost insurgents who are battling U.S.-led forces in Iraq's Anbar province are local Iraqis loyal to al Qaeda, and not foreign fighters, the U.S. commander in the region said Monday.Mon, 29 Jan 2007 17:16:00 ESThttp://www.cnn.com/2007/WORLD/meast/01/10/iraq.main/index.htmlhttp://www.cnn.com/2007/WORLD/meast/01/10/iraq.main/index.htmlEleven Shiite pilgrims were ambushed, shot and killed Wednesday as their caravan returned from the Hajj in Saudi Arabia, an Interior Ministry official in Baghdad said.Wed, 10 Jan 2007 15:15:00 ESThttp://www.cnn.com/2006/WORLD/meast/12/12/iraq.main/index.htmlhttp://www.cnn.com/2006/WORLD/meast/12/12/iraq.main/index.htmlA suicide bomber targeting laborers killed 71 people Tuesday in Baghdad and wounded 220, Iraqi officials said.Tue, 12 Dec 2006 05:14:00 ESThttp://www.cnn.com/2006/WORLD/meast/12/03/iraq.main/index.htmlhttp://www.cnn.com/2006/WORLD/meast/12/03/iraq.main/index.htmlNine U.S. troops died in Iraq during the weekend, including five killed by roadside bombs, the U.S. military reported Sunday.Sun, 03 Dec 2006 23:37:00 ESThttp://www.cnn.com/2006/WORLD/meast/11/10/iraq.main/index.htmlhttp://www.cnn.com/2006/WORLD/meast/11/10/iraq.main/index.htmlA purported audio recording by the leader of al Qaeda in Iraq vows to step up the group's fight against the United States, saying, "We haven't had enough of your blood yet."Fri, 10 Nov 2006 14:23:00 ESThttp://www.cnn.com/2006/WORLD/meast/11/03/iraq.main/index.htmlhttp://www.cnn.com/2006/WORLD/meast/11/03/iraq.main/index.htmlIn a new month already shaken by a spasm of killings, the Iraqi military is bracing for more violence Sunday with the expected verdicts in the Saddam Hussein case.Fri, 03 Nov 2006 09:07:00 ESThttp://www.cnn.com/2006/WORLD/meast/10/11/iraq.main/index.htmlhttp://www.cnn.com/2006/WORLD/meast/10/11/iraq.main/index.htmlLaborers, police officers and a family were among at least 13 people killed Wednesday across Baghdad, police said. Nearly 30 others were wounded.Wed, 11 Oct 2006 13:10:00 EDThttp://www.cnn.com/2006/WORLD/meast/09/05/iraq.main/index.htmlhttp://www.cnn.com/2006/WORLD/meast/09/05/iraq.main/index.htmlThree U.S. troops were killed during fighting in Iraq's Anbar province, a Sunni stronghold west of Baghdad, the U.S. military reported Tuesday.Tue, 05 Sep 2006 13:50:00 EDThttp://www.cnn.com/2006/WORLD/meast/09/04/iraq.main/index.htmlhttp://www.cnn.com/2006/WORLD/meast/09/04/iraq.main/index.htmlIraqi police found 40 bullet-riddled bodies in Baghdad Monday, an official with Baghdad emergency police said.Mon, 04 Sep 2006 11:45:00 EDThttp://www.cnn.com/2006/WORLD/meast/09/03/iraq.main/index.htmlhttp://www.cnn.com/2006/WORLD/meast/09/03/iraq.main/index.htmlAl Qaeda's No. 2 operative in Iraq, Hamed Jumaa Al Saeedi, has been arrested, the U.S. military and Iraq's national security adviser announced Sunday.Sun, 03 Sep 2006 14:12:00 EDThttp://www.cnn.com/2006/WORLD/meast/08/10/iraq.main/index.htmlhttp://www.cnn.com/2006/WORLD/meast/08/10/iraq.main/index.htmlA "terrorist and three of his associates" were detained by coalition forces in a raid in western Baghdad's Abu Ghraib neighborhood Thursday, the U.S. military said.Thu, 10 Aug 2006 08:47:00 EDThttp://www.cnn.com/2006/WORLD/meast/08/08/iraq.main/index.htmlhttp://www.cnn.com/2006/WORLD/meast/08/08/iraq.main/index.htmlBombings and shootings claimed the lives of at least 32 people Tuesday across Iraq, with most of the incidents in volatile Baghdad -- besieged by daily attacks despite U.S. and Iraqi efforts to establish order.Tue, 08 Aug 2006 07:25:00 EDThttp://www.cnn.com/2006/WORLD/meast/08/05/iraq.main/index.htmlhttp://www.cnn.com/2006/WORLD/meast/08/05/iraq.main/index.htmlNine bullet riddled bodies showing signs of torture were found in various Baghdad neighborhoods Saturday morning, Baghdad police said.Sat, 05 Aug 2006 05:23:00 EDThttp://www.cnn.com/2006/WORLD/meast/08/03/iraq.main/index.htmlhttp://www.cnn.com/2006/WORLD/meast/08/03/iraq.main/index.htmlAt least eight people died as Iraqi security forces clashed with gunmen in the town of Wahda, southwest of Baghdad, Wednesday night, police said.Thu, 03 Aug 2006 09:26:00 EDThttp://www.cnn.com/2006/WORLD/meast/08/02/iraq.main/index.htmlhttp://www.cnn.com/2006/WORLD/meast/08/02/iraq.main/index.htmlTwo bombs exploded in a Baghdad soccer stadium Wednesday, killing 12 people and wounding 14, police in the Iraqi capital said.Wed, 02 Aug 2006 07:48:00 EDThttp://www.cnn.com/2006/WORLD/meast/07/30/iraq.main/index.htmlhttp://www.cnn.com/2006/WORLD/meast/07/30/iraq.main/index.htmlFour U.S. Marines were killed on Saturday in Iraq's Anbar province, the U.S. military said on Sunday.Sun, 30 Jul 2006 22:57:00 EDThttp://www.cnn.com/2006/WORLD/meast/07/09/iraq.main0600/index.htmlhttp://www.cnn.com/2006/WORLD/meast/07/09/iraq.main0600/index.htmlThree American soldiers were killed in combat Saturday in Iraq's volatile Anbar province west of Baghdad, the U.S. military said.Sun, 09 Jul 2006 10:04:00 EDThttp://www.cnn.com/2006/WORLD/meast/06/26/iraq.main/index.htmlhttp://www.cnn.com/2006/WORLD/meast/06/26/iraq.main/index.htmlBombs exploded in two crowded markets Monday, leaving at least 18 dead in one Iraqi city and six in another, police and Iraqi officials said.Mon, 26 Jun 2006 16:34:00 EDThttp://www.cnn.com/2006/WORLD/meast/05/30/iraq.main/index.htmlhttp://www.cnn.com/2006/WORLD/meast/05/30/iraq.main/index.htmlThe U.S. military has moved 1,500 troops from Kuwait into Iraq to bolster security in the troubled Anbar province, officials said Tuesday, while attacks across Iraq killed dozens of people for the second straight day.Tue, 30 May 2006 12:15:00 EDThttp://www.cnn.com/2006/WORLD/meast/05/27/iraq.main/index.htmlhttp://www.cnn.com/2006/WORLD/meast/05/27/iraq.main/index.htmlTwo U.S. Marines were missing after their helicopter crashed during a maintenance test flight in Iraq's Anbar province Saturday, the U.S. military said.Sat, 27 May 2006 18:01:00 EDThttp://www.cnn.com/2006/WORLD/meast/05/02/iraq.main/index.htmlhttp://www.cnn.com/2006/WORLD/meast/05/02/iraq.main/index.htmlTen civilians were killed Tuesday when a suicide car bomber attacked a convoy carrying the governor of Anbar province, a U.S. military source said.Tue, 02 May 2006 10:48:00 EDThttp://www.cnn.com/2006/WORLD/meast/04/24/iraq.main/index.htmlhttp://www.cnn.com/2006/WORLD/meast/04/24/iraq.main/index.htmlThe bodies of 15 men believed to be Sunni Muslims have been found in the Abu Ghraib section of Baghdad, police said Monday.Mon, 24 Apr 2006 08:26:00 EDThttp://www.cnn.com/2006/WORLD/meast/04/16/iraq.main/index.htmlhttp://www.cnn.com/2006/WORLD/meast/04/16/iraq.main/index.htmlTwo bombs killed at least 12 people in Iraq, authorities said on Sunday, as the speaker of Iraq's parliament postponed the next meeting of lawmakers for a few days.Sun, 16 Apr 2006 11:59:00 EDThttp://www.cnn.com/2006/WORLD/meast/04/03/iraq.main/index.htmlhttp://www.cnn.com/2006/WORLD/meast/04/03/iraq.main/index.htmlNine U.S. service members were killed Sunday and three others are missing after separate incidents in Anbar province in Iraq, the U.S. military said Monday.Mon, 03 Apr 2006 14:12:00 EDThttp://www.cnn.com/2006/WORLD/meast/03/24/iraq.main/index.htmlhttp://www.cnn.com/2006/WORLD/meast/03/24/iraq.main/index.htmlA bomb exploded Friday outside a Sunni mosque north of Baghdad as worshippers were leaving midday prayers, killing five people and wounding 17, police said.Fri, 24 Mar 2006 10:02:00 ESThttp://www.cnn.com/2006/WORLD/meast/03/08/iraq.main/index.htmlhttp://www.cnn.com/2006/WORLD/meast/03/08/iraq.main/index.htmlArmed men wearing police commando uniforms Wednesday seized about 50 guards and employees of an Iraqi private security company, Iraqi police said.Wed, 08 Mar 2006 06:45:00 ESThttp://www.cnn.com/2006/WORLD/meast/01/25/iraq.main/index.htmlhttp://www.cnn.com/2006/WORLD/meast/01/25/iraq.main/index.htmlAt least five people were killed in separate attacks in central Iraq Tuesday, including an Iraqi journalist.Wed, 25 Jan 2006 12:01:00 ESThttp://www.cnn.com/2005/WORLD/meast/12/16/iraq.elections/index.htmlhttp://www.cnn.com/2005/WORLD/meast/12/16/iraq.elections/index.htmlAs election officials in Iraq counted ballots and looked into polling violation complaints Friday, the senior U.N. envoy there said Iraq upheld proper international election standards.Fri, 16 Dec 2005 09:05:00 ESThttp://www.cnn.com/2005/WORLD/meast/11/26/iraq.main/index.htmlhttp://www.cnn.com/2005/WORLD/meast/11/26/iraq.main/index.htmlInsurgents in Iraq killed four people and wounded 17 others Saturday in three separate attacks, officials said.Sat, 26 Nov 2005 11:28:00 ESThttp://www.cnn.com/2005/WORLD/meast/11/09/iraq.main/index.htmlhttp://www.cnn.com/2005/WORLD/meast/11/09/iraq.main/index.htmlSeven Iraqis were killed and four others injured Wednesday when a suicide car bomb exploded in Baquba, north of Baghdad.Wed, 09 Nov 2005 12:18:00 ESThttp://www.cnn.com/2005/WORLD/meast/11/05/iraq.main/index.htmlhttp://www.cnn.com/2005/WORLD/meast/11/05/iraq.main/index.htmlDozens of insurgents were killed Saturday on the first day of Operation Steel Curtain, a U.S.-Iraqi military offensive near the Syrian border, military officials said.Sat, 05 Nov 2005 07:15:00 ESThttp://www.cnn.com/2005/WORLD/meast/10/22/iraq.main/index.htmlhttp://www.cnn.com/2005/WORLD/meast/10/22/iraq.main/index.htmlThe U.S. military says 20 insurgents were killed and another was captured during raids by coalition forces on "foreign safe houses" in the western Iraqi town of Husayba.Sat, 22 Oct 2005 19:24:00 EDThttp://www.cnn.com/2005/WORLD/meast/10/16/iraq.main/index.htmlhttp://www.cnn.com/2005/WORLD/meast/10/16/iraq.main/index.htmlAs election workers in Iraq counted millions of paper ballots cast in the constitutional referendum, U.S. Secretary of State Condoleezza Rice said Sunday the measure "had probably passed" but cautioned she didn't know the final outcome.Sun, 16 Oct 2005 04:57:00 EDThttp://www.cnn.com/2005/WORLD/meast/10/04/iraq.main/index.htmlhttp://www.cnn.com/2005/WORLD/meast/10/04/iraq.main/index.htmlFour U.S. soldiers and a Marine have been killed in attacks in Iraq, military officials said Tuesday.Tue, 04 Oct 2005 09:00:00 EDThttp://www.cnn.com/2005/WORLD/meast/10/03/iraq.main/index.htmlhttp://www.cnn.com/2005/WORLD/meast/10/03/iraq.main/index.htmlA U.S. soldier has died from wounds suffered in an explosion in Iraq's vast Anbar province, the same region where U.S. troops have launched their latest offensive to drive out insurgents, the military said Monday.Mon, 03 Oct 2005 11:04:00 EDThttp://www.cnn.com/2005/WORLD/meast/08/05/iraq.main/index.htmlhttp://www.cnn.com/2005/WORLD/meast/08/05/iraq.main/index.htmlThe U.S. military has launched a new offensive against insurgents and foreign fighters in western Iraq's Anbar province, an area that has been the scene of a string of deadly attacks on American forces this week.Fri, 05 Aug 2005 11:49:00 EDThttp://www.cnn.com/2005/WORLD/meast/07/11/iraq.main/index.htmlhttp://www.cnn.com/2005/WORLD/meast/07/11/iraq.main/index.htmlSuspected insurgents attacked an Iraqi army checkpoint north of Baghdad on Monday, killing seven soldiers, police said.Mon, 11 Jul 2005 10:50:00 EDThttp://www.cnn.com/2005/WORLD/meast/07/10/iraq.main/index.htmlhttp://www.cnn.com/2005/WORLD/meast/07/10/iraq.main/index.htmlBombs in three Iraqi cities killed 30 people and wounded about 75, authorities said Sunday.Sun, 10 Jul 2005 06:06:00 EDThttp://www.cnn.com/2005/WORLD/meast/07/09/iraq.main/index.htmlhttp://www.cnn.com/2005/WORLD/meast/07/09/iraq.main/index.htmlIraqi security forces and U.S. Marines have launched another offensive against insurgents in Anbar province, the Marines said Saturday.Sat, 09 Jul 2005 14:39:00 EDThttp://www.cnn.com/2005/WORLD/meast/06/19/iraq.main/index.htmlhttp://www.cnn.com/2005/WORLD/meast/06/19/iraq.main/index.htmlWearing a vest of explosives, a suicide bomber blew himself up and killed at least 23 people Sunday at a crowded Baghdad restaurant where Iraqi police and security forces were eating lunch, Iraq police said.Sun, 19 Jun 2005 07:39:00 EDThttp://www.cnn.com/2005/WORLD/meast/06/18/iraq.main/index.htmlhttp://www.cnn.com/2005/WORLD/meast/06/18/iraq.main/index.htmlU.S. and Iraqi troops launched the second major offensive in 24 hours in Iraq's Anbar province Saturday, as forces in the first mission battled insurgents holed up near the Syrian border.Sat, 18 Jun 2005 16:08:00 EDThttp://www.cnn.com/2005/WORLD/meast/05/31/iraq.main/index.htmlhttp://www.cnn.com/2005/WORLD/meast/05/31/iraq.main/index.htmlPresident Bush firmly backed Iraq's fledgling government Tuesday, echoing comments by his vice president that the country's insurgency will be defeated.Tue, 31 May 2005 11:27:00 EDThttp://www.cnn.com/2005/WORLD/meast/05/11/iraq.main/index.htmlhttp://www.cnn.com/2005/WORLD/meast/05/11/iraq.main/index.htmlSix bombings killed at least 54 Iraqis and wounded 96 others Wednesday, including 20 civilians who died as they lined up to join the Iraqi army in Hawija when a suicide bomber detonated explosives hidden under his clothing, Iraqi officials said.Wed, 11 May 2005 05:10:00 EDThttp://www.cnn.com/2005/WORLD/meast/05/10/iraq.main/index.htmlhttp://www.cnn.com/2005/WORLD/meast/05/10/iraq.main/index.htmlU.S. troops battling insurgents near Iraq's border with Syria have encountered uniformed fighters whose gear may indicate a better-trained opposition than that found in other areas, a U.S. general has said.Tue, 10 May 2005 07:25:00 EDThttp://www.cnn.com/2005/WORLD/meast/05/07/iraq.main/index.htmlhttp://www.cnn.com/2005/WORLD/meast/05/07/iraq.main/index.htmlA suicide car bomb targeting an SUV convoy exploded at a busy intersection in central Baghdad and killed at least 22 people, according to the chief spokesman for the U.S. Embassy in Baghdad.Sat, 07 May 2005 08:05:00 EDThttp://www.cnn.com/2005/WORLD/meast/03/15/iraq.main/index.htmlhttp://www.cnn.com/2005/WORLD/meast/03/15/iraq.main/index.htmlOne day before the first meeting of Iraq's transitional National Assembly, representatives of major parties reached an agreement "in principle" on formation of a new government, officials said Tuesday.Tue, 15 Mar 2005 06:17:00 ESThttp://www.cnn.com/2005/WORLD/meast/02/20/iraq.main/index.htmlhttp://www.cnn.com/2005/WORLD/meast/02/20/iraq.main/index.htmlU.S. and Iraqi forces launched an anti-insurgency operation Sunday in Ramadi and other cities along the Euphrates River, adding an 8 p.m.-to-6 a.m. curfew and other security measures, the U.S. military said.Sun, 20 Feb 2005 07:05:00 ESThttp://www.cnn.com/2005/WORLD/meast/02/03/iraq.main/index.htmlhttp://www.cnn.com/2005/WORLD/meast/02/03/iraq.main/index.htmlA top Pentagon official told lawmakers Thursday that the United States' work in Iraq is not done after Sunday's elections, while post-election violence there killed more than two dozen people in a two-day period.Thu, 03 Feb 2005 09:50:00 ESThttp://www.cnn.com/2005/WORLD/meast/01/26/iraq.main/index.htmlhttp://www.cnn.com/2005/WORLD/meast/01/26/iraq.main/index.htmlThirty Marines and a Navy corpsman were killed in a helicopter crash near Iraq's border with Jordan, bringing the number of U.S. troops killed Wednesday to 37 -- the deadliest day for U.S. forces since the start of the war in Iraq.Wed, 26 Jan 2005 09:46:00 ESThttp://www.cnn.com/2005/WORLD/meast/01/18/iraq.main/index.htmlhttp://www.cnn.com/2005/WORLD/meast/01/18/iraq.main/index.htmlIn advance of Iraq's January 30 election, the country's leadership plans to seal the nation's borders to thwart any plans to disrupt voting.Tue, 18 Jan 2005 18:43:00 ESThttp://www.cnn.com/2004/WORLD/meast/12/26/iraq.main/index.htmlhttp://www.cnn.com/2004/WORLD/meast/12/26/iraq.main/index.htmlA five-minute video that appears to show members of a radical Islamist group preparing for and carrying out the attack last week on a U.S. base in Mosul surfaced Sunday.Sun, 26 Dec 2004 12:44:00 ESThttp://www.cnn.com/2004/WORLD/meast/12/25/iraq.main/index.htmlhttp://www.cnn.com/2004/WORLD/meast/12/25/iraq.main/index.htmlTwo men the U.S. says are key figures in Abu Musab al-Zarqawi's terrorist network are in U.S. custody following a sweep of Ramadi, Iraq, U.S. military sources revealed in a statement Saturday.Sat, 25 Dec 2004 12:33:00 ESThttp://www.cnn.com/2004/WORLD/meast/12/17/iraq.main/index.htmlhttp://www.cnn.com/2004/WORLD/meast/12/17/iraq.main/index.htmlThe Bush administration formally canceled Iraq's $4.1 billion debt to the United States on Friday and urged others to do the same to help the country rebuild.Fri, 17 Dec 2004 14:04:00 ESThttp://www.cnn.com/2004/WORLD/meast/12/13/iraq.main/index.htmlhttp://www.cnn.com/2004/WORLD/meast/12/13/iraq.main/index.htmlA suicide car bomb exploded early Monday morning outside the Green Zone, the area where the seat of Iraq's interim government and the U.S. Embassy are situated, killing eight people and wounding 15 others.Mon, 13 Dec 2004 05:06:00 ESThttp://www.cnn.com/2004/WORLD/meast/12/10/iraq.main/index.htmlhttp://www.cnn.com/2004/WORLD/meast/12/10/iraq.main/index.htmlAn Iraqi election group announced Friday that three of its workers had died in a drive-by shooting earlier this week.Fri, 10 Dec 2004 09:20:00 ESThttp://www.cnn.com/2004/WORLD/meast/10/31/iraq.main/index.htmlhttp://www.cnn.com/2004/WORLD/meast/10/31/iraq.main/index.htmlIraqi interim Prime Minister Ayad Allawi said Sunday that he was getting closer to authorizing major military action against insurgents in the restive city of Falluja, in Anbar province west of Baghdad.Sun, 31 Oct 2004 07:55:00 ESThttp://www.cnn.com/2004/WORLD/meast/09/15/iraq.main/index.htmlhttp://www.cnn.com/2004/WORLD/meast/09/15/iraq.main/index.htmlA Turkish man kidnapped in Iraq and held for 50 days was freed Wednesday by his captors, a Turkish official said.Wed, 15 Sep 2004 10:21:00 EDThttp://www.cnn.com/2004/WORLD/meast/09/08/iraq.main/index.htmlhttp://www.cnn.com/2004/WORLD/meast/09/08/iraq.main/index.htmlInsurgents staged more assassination attempts Wednesday against Iraqi officials in Baghdad and in the northern city of Mosul -- killing one, wounding one, and missing another.Wed, 08 Sep 2004 14:27:00 EDThttp://www.cnn.com/2004/US/09/07/human.cost/index.htmlhttp://www.cnn.com/2004/US/09/07/human.cost/index.htmlFor every American killed in Iraq, there are many left to grieve at home.Tue, 07 Sep 2004 20:48:00 EDThttp://www.cnn.com/2004/WORLD/meast/07/24/iraq.main/index.htmlhttp://www.cnn.com/2004/WORLD/meast/07/24/iraq.main/index.htmlInsurgents struck targets in the Baghdad area in separate incidents Saturday, kidnapping the chief of an Iraqi construction firm, killing two Iraqi police officers; attempting to kill an official and sabotaging an oil pipeline, an Interior Ministry spokesman said.Sat, 24 Jul 2004 11:33:00 EDThttp://www.cnn.com/2004/WORLD/meast/07/21/iraq.main/index.htmlhttp://www.cnn.com/2004/WORLD/meast/07/21/iraq.main/index.htmlAn obscure militant group in Iraq holding six foreign truckers hostage said one man will be beheaded every three days if the truckers' employer fails to leave the country.Wed, 21 Jul 2004 11:40:00 EDThttp://www.cnn.com/2004/WORLD/meast/07/02/iraq.main/index.htmlhttp://www.cnn.com/2004/WORLD/meast/07/02/iraq.main/index.htmlInsurgents staged rocket attacks Friday in Baghdad in a tumultuous week that saw the arraignment of Saddam Hussein and installation of a new Iraqi interim government.Fri, 02 Jul 2004 04:04:00 EDThttp://www.cnn.com/2004/WORLD/meast/04/07/fallujah.strike/index.htmlhttp://www.cnn.com/2004/WORLD/meast/04/07/fallujah.strike/index.htmlThe U.S. military dropped two 500-pound bombs on a wall surrounding a mosque compound in Fallujah, but the Muslim house of worship was not the target, a U.S. Marine source in Al Anbar province said.Wed, 07 Apr 2004 14:54:00 EDT