http://topics.cnn.com/topics/feeds/rss/Iraq_WarFind stories, videos, and photos about Iraq War from CNN.com.en-usCable News Network LP, LLLP.Mon, 20 May 2013 17:03:44 GMT5http://i.cdn.turner.com/cnn/.element/img/1.0/logo/cnn.logo.rss.gifhttp://topics.cnn.com/topics/feeds/rss/Iraq_War14433Find stories, videos, and photos about Iraq War from CNN.com.http://www.cnn.com/2011/12/18/world/meast/iraq-war-timeline/index.htmlhttp://www.cnn.com/2011/12/18/world/meast/iraq-war-timeline/index.htmlThe last U.S. troops in Iraq crossed the border into Kuwait on Sunday, marking the end of an almost-nine year war. According to the defense department, 4,487 service members were killed in the war; more than 30,000 were wounded. In all, 1.5 million Americans served their nation at war. It is impossible to know with certainty the number of Iraqis who have died in Iraq since 2003.Sun, 18 Dec 2011 11:44:00 ESThttp://www.cnn.com/2011/12/13/world/meast/iraq-violence/index.htmlhttp://www.cnn.com/2011/12/13/world/meast/iraq-violence/index.htmlEight people died in Iraq as shootings and explosions targeted judges, security forces and liquor stores over the last 24 hours, police told CNN on Tuesday.Tue, 13 Dec 2011 19:41:00 ESThttp://www.cnn.com/2011/11/26/world/meast/iraq-violence/index.htmlhttp://www.cnn.com/2011/11/26/world/meast/iraq-violence/index.htmlA series of deadly bombings claimed more than a dozen lives in Iraq Saturday, according to police and health officials.Sat, 26 Nov 2011 15:52:00 ESThttp://www.cnn.com/2011/10/21/world/meast/iraq-us-troops/index.htmlhttp://www.cnn.com/2011/10/21/world/meast/iraq-us-troops/index.htmlPresident Barack Obama on Friday announced that virtually all U.S. troops will come home from Iraq by the end of the year -- at which point he can declare an end to America's long and costly war in that Middle Eastern nation.Sat, 22 Oct 2011 00:18:00 EDThttp://www.cnn.com/2011/10/15/world/meast/iraq-brigade-withdrawal/index.htmlhttp://www.cnn.com/2011/10/15/world/meast/iraq-brigade-withdrawal/index.htmlA brigade of U.S. troops originally scheduled to be among the very last to leave Iraq is being pulled out of the country months ahead of its planned departure, military officials said Saturday.Sat, 15 Oct 2011 23:39:00 EDThttp://www.cnn.com/2011/WORLD/meast/08/15/iraq.violence/index.htmlhttp://www.cnn.com/2011/WORLD/meast/08/15/iraq.violence/index.htmlA barrage of attacks struck Monday across Iraq, killing at least 84 people and wounding more than 200, said officials, who likened the attacks to another outbreak last year.Tue, 16 Aug 2011 11:56:00 EDThttp://www.cnn.com/2011/WORLD/meast/06/26/iraq.attack.threat/index.htmlhttp://www.cnn.com/2011/WORLD/meast/06/26/iraq.attack.threat/index.htmlRadical anti-American cleric Muqtada al-Sadr thanked followers who offered to launch attacks against the U.S. military in Iraq should he reinstate his notorious Mehdi Army militia, according to a posting on his website.Sun, 26 Jun 2011 15:51:00 EDThttp://www.cnn.com/2011/WORLD/meast/06/06/iraq.violence/index.htmlhttp://www.cnn.com/2011/WORLD/meast/06/06/iraq.violence/index.htmlAt least 25 people, including five U.S. soldiers, have died in a series of explosions across Iraq on Monday, U.S. and Iraqi officials said.Mon, 06 Jun 2011 16:24:00 EDThttp://www.cnn.com/2011/WORLD/meast/04/11/iraq.violence/index.htmlhttp://www.cnn.com/2011/WORLD/meast/04/11/iraq.violence/index.htmlViolence in Iraq killed 20 people and injured 37 on Monday, authorities said.Mon, 11 Apr 2011 20:00:00 EDThttp://www.cnn.com/2011/WORLD/meast/04/02/iraq.violence/index.htmlhttp://www.cnn.com/2011/WORLD/meast/04/02/iraq.violence/index.htmlSix Iraqi security forces were killed and eight others were wounded in two separate attacks on police and army on Saturday morning, police and health officials tell CNN.Sat, 02 Apr 2011 10:41:00 EDThttp://www.cnn.com/2011/WORLD/meast/03/30/iraq.violence/index.htmlhttp://www.cnn.com/2011/WORLD/meast/03/30/iraq.violence/index.htmlAt least nine city and provincial officials were among dozens killed when armed militants took over a government building in Iraq and held hostages this week, Interior Ministry officials told CNN Wednesday.Wed, 30 Mar 2011 13:44:00 EDThttp://www.cnn.com/2011/WORLD/meast/03/29/iraq.violence/index.htmlhttp://www.cnn.com/2011/WORLD/meast/03/29/iraq.violence/index.htmlSecurity forces wrested control of an Iraqi government building from armed militants who attacked and seized the location and held people hostage earlier Tuesday, Interior Ministry officials said.Tue, 29 Mar 2011 22:58:00 EDThttp://www.cnn.com/2011/WORLD/meast/02/25/iraq.protests/index.htmlhttp://www.cnn.com/2011/WORLD/meast/02/25/iraq.protests/index.htmlDemonstrators clashed with security forces around Iraq on Friday in confrontations that killed at least five people and wounded many others.Fri, 25 Feb 2011 14:23:00 ESThttp://www.cnn.com/2011/WORLD/meast/01/15/iraq.violence/index.htmlhttp://www.cnn.com/2011/WORLD/meast/01/15/iraq.violence/index.htmlThree U.S. troops were killed Saturday in Iraq, including two who were slain by at least one Iraqi soldier in the northern city of Mosul.Sat, 15 Jan 2011 18:13:00 ESThttp://www.cnn.com/2010/WORLD/meast/12/30/iraq.us.future/index.htmlhttp://www.cnn.com/2010/WORLD/meast/12/30/iraq.us.future/index.htmlNext year at this time, the United States is to withdraw all of its troops from Iraq, the scheduled end of a turbulent chapter in U.S. and Iraqi military history.Fri, 31 Dec 2010 14:09:00 ESThttp://www.cnn.com/2010/WORLD/europe/10/23/wikileaks.documents/index.htmlhttp://www.cnn.com/2010/WORLD/europe/10/23/wikileaks.documents/index.htmlHuman Rights Watch on Saturday urged the Iraqi and U.S. governments to launch investigations into reports of torture and detainee abuse after the WikiLeaks website published thousands of classified military documents detailing the war in Iraq.Mon, 25 Oct 2010 17:32:00 EDThttp://www.cnn.com/2010/WORLD/meast/09/10/iraq.new.dawn.deaths/index.htmlhttp://www.cnn.com/2010/WORLD/meast/09/10/iraq.new.dawn.deaths/index.htmlLike so many U.S. service members before them, the bodies of Sgt. Phillip Jenkins and Pvt. James McClamrock returned late Thursday to Dover Air Force Base in Delaware, the most recent deaths of the war in Iraq.Fri, 10 Sep 2010 09:00:00 EDThttp://www.cnn.com/2010/WORLD/meast/09/08/iraq.violence/index.htmlhttp://www.cnn.com/2010/WORLD/meast/09/08/iraq.violence/index.htmlA second television presenter was killed in as many days in Iraq, police said Wednesday.Wed, 08 Sep 2010 22:45:00 EDThttp://www.cnn.com/2010/WORLD/meast/09/07/iraq.us.soldiers/index.htmlhttp://www.cnn.com/2010/WORLD/meast/09/07/iraq.us.soldiers/index.htmlAn Iraqi soldier opened fire Tuesday on a group of U.S. soldiers in northern Iraq, killing two and wounding nine others, the U.S. military and the Iraqi military said.Tue, 07 Sep 2010 23:43:00 EDThttp://www.cnn.com/2010/WORLD/meast/09/06/baghdad.violence/index.htmlhttp://www.cnn.com/2010/WORLD/meast/09/06/baghdad.violence/index.htmlA string of bombings and shootings across Baghdad Monday left at least one Iraqi military officer dead and wounded more than a dozen civilians and soldiers, an Interior Ministry official said Monday.Mon, 06 Sep 2010 11:57:00 EDThttp://www.cnn.com/2010/WORLD/meast/09/05/iraq.violence/index.htmlhttp://www.cnn.com/2010/WORLD/meast/09/05/iraq.violence/index.htmlU.S. military personnel were involved in repelling a suicide bombing attack Sunday on an Iraqi military base in Baghdad, four days after the United States officially ended its combat operations in Iraq.Sun, 05 Sep 2010 18:52:00 EDThttp://www.cnn.com/2010/POLITICS/08/31/obama.oval.office.address/index.htmlhttp://www.cnn.com/2010/POLITICS/08/31/obama.oval.office.address/index.htmlMarking the end of the U.S. combat mission in Iraq, President Obama said Tuesday night that America would continue supporting Iraq's government while also looking to refocus its energies on the U.S. economy and the war in Afghanistan.Thu, 02 Sep 2010 02:21:00 EDThttp://www.cnn.com/2010/POLITICS/08/31/obama.speech.transcript/index.htmlhttp://www.cnn.com/2010/POLITICS/08/31/obama.speech.transcript/index.htmlThe following is a transcript of President Obama's Tuesday night speech to the nation about the official end of the U.S. combat role in Iraq:Wed, 01 Sep 2010 03:27:00 EDThttp://www.cnn.com/2010/WORLD/meast/08/25/iraq.violence/index.htmlhttp://www.cnn.com/2010/WORLD/meast/08/25/iraq.violence/index.htmlJust after the United States completed its drawdown of combat brigades in Iraq, militants Wednesday launched a wave of bombings across the country, mostly targeting security forces.Wed, 25 Aug 2010 18:53:00 EDThttp://www.cnn.com/2010/WORLD/meast/08/24/iraq.violence/index.htmlhttp://www.cnn.com/2010/WORLD/meast/08/24/iraq.violence/index.htmlAssassinations and attacks in Iraq killed at least five people on Tuesday, as U.S. troop levels dropped to their lowest numbers since the war began and the country was praised for a precipitous drop in violence.Tue, 24 Aug 2010 20:10:00 EDThttp://www.cnn.com/2010/POLITICS/08/02/obama.iraq.drawdown/index.htmlhttp://www.cnn.com/2010/POLITICS/08/02/obama.iraq.drawdown/index.htmlThe Obama administration's planned drawdown of U.S. troops from Iraq is proceeding "as promised" and should lead to an end of America's combat mission there by the end of August, President Barack Obama said Monday.Tue, 03 Aug 2010 01:54:00 EDThttp://www.cnn.com/2010/WORLD/meast/07/29/iraq.violence/index.htmlhttp://www.cnn.com/2010/WORLD/meast/07/29/iraq.violence/index.htmlAttacks on military posts and police stations in Iraq claimed at least 21 lives Thursday.Thu, 29 Jul 2010 21:07:00 EDThttp://www.cnn.com/2009/WORLD/meast/07/01/iraq.kirkuk.bombing/index.html#cnnSTCTexthttp://www.cnn.com/2009/WORLD/meast/07/01/iraq.kirkuk.bombing/index.html#cnnSTCTextThe ongoing presence of U.S. troops in Iraq "shows that the (Iraqi) government and the occupation are not serious about the withdrawal," a key Shiite cleric in the country said Wednesday.Wed, 01 Jul 2009 17:51:00 EDThttp://www.cnn.com/2009/WORLD/meast/06/30/iraq.us.pullout/index.html#cnnSTCTexthttp://www.cnn.com/2009/WORLD/meast/06/30/iraq.us.pullout/index.html#cnnSTCTextIraqis celebrated in the streets Tuesday for the withdrawal of U.S. troops from their cities and towns under an agreement signed last year with the U.S. government.Tue, 30 Jun 2009 20:35:00 EDThttp://www.cnn.com/2009/WORLD/meast/06/28/iraq.iran.odierno/index.html#cnnSTCTexthttp://www.cnn.com/2009/WORLD/meast/06/28/iraq.iran.odierno/index.html#cnnSTCTextDespite some high-profile bombings in recent days, Iraq's security forces are ready to take over for U.S. forces this week to stabilize the nation's major cities, the U.S. commander in Iraq told CNN on Sunday.Mon, 29 Jun 2009 13:57:00 EDThttp://www.cnn.com/2009/WORLD/meast/04/29/iraq.bombing/index.html#cnnSTCTexthttp://www.cnn.com/2009/WORLD/meast/04/29/iraq.bombing/index.html#cnnSTCTextSix car bombings in four hours killed 48 people and wounded 81 in various Baghdad neighborhoods Wednesday, according to Iraq's Interior Ministry.Wed, 29 Apr 2009 19:54:00 EDThttp://www.cnn.com/2009/WORLD/meast/03/29/iraq.main/index.html#cnnSTCTexthttp://www.cnn.com/2009/WORLD/meast/03/29/iraq.main/index.html#cnnSTCTextIraqi security forces and Awakening Council members clashed Saturday in Baghdad, leaving two civilians dead, 13 other people wounded, and five Iraqi soldiers kidnapped, a military official told CNN.Sun, 29 Mar 2009 15:50:00 EDThttp://www.cnn.com/2009/POLITICS/03/12/iraq.war/index.html#cnnSTCTexthttp://www.cnn.com/2009/POLITICS/03/12/iraq.war/index.html#cnnSTCTextWith Americans confronting an economic crisis, public interest in the nearly 6-year-old war in Iraq has dropped off over the past few years as conditions on the ground there have improved and the relevance to the average American family's pocketbook wears thin.Fri, 13 Mar 2009 22:38:00 EDThttp://www.cnn.com/2009/POLITICS/02/27/iraq.dems/index.html#cnnSTCTexthttp://www.cnn.com/2009/POLITICS/02/27/iraq.dems/index.html#cnnSTCTextTop Democrats have expressed concern over President Obama's plan to draw down nearly two-thirds of U.S. forces in Iraq by August 2010, while some key Republicans are offering praise.Fri, 27 Feb 2009 21:27:00 ESThttp://www.cnn.com/2009/POLITICS/02/27/obama.troops/index.html#cnnSTCTexthttp://www.cnn.com/2009/POLITICS/02/27/obama.troops/index.html#cnnSTCTextPresident Obama said Friday he plans to withdraw most U.S. troops from Iraq by the end of August 2010.Fri, 27 Feb 2009 19:07:00 ESThttp://www.cnn.com/2008/WORLD/meast/11/25/iraq.soldiers/index.html#cnnSTCTexthttp://www.cnn.com/2008/WORLD/meast/11/25/iraq.soldiers/index.html#cnnSTCTextA U.S. Marine and a soldier were shot to death Tuesday while conducting a humanitarian mission north of Baghdad, the U.S. military said.Wed, 26 Nov 2008 01:53:00 ESThttp://www.cnn.com/2008/WORLD/meast/08/26/iraq.main/index.html#cnnSTCTexthttp://www.cnn.com/2008/WORLD/meast/08/26/iraq.main/index.html#cnnSTCTextA bomb exploded Tuesday outside a police recruitment center in Iraq's Diyala province, killing at least 30 people, an Iraqi army official said.Tue, 26 Aug 2008 13:47:00 EDThttp://www.cnn.com/2008/WORLD/meast/08/04/iraq.main/index.html#cnnSTCTexthttp://www.cnn.com/2008/WORLD/meast/08/04/iraq.main/index.html#cnnSTCTextA roadside bomb attack on Monday killed two U.S. soldiers in Baghdad, the U.S. military said.Mon, 04 Aug 2008 17:55:00 EDThttp://www.cnn.com/2008/WORLD/meast/07/31/bush.iraq/index.html#cnnSTCTexthttp://www.cnn.com/2008/WORLD/meast/07/31/bush.iraq/index.html#cnnSTCTextPresident Bush gave an upbeat assessment Thursday of security strides in Iraq as U.S. troop deaths headed for their lowest monthly total since early in the war.Fri, 01 Aug 2008 01:01:00 EDThttp://www.cnn.com/2008/WORLD/meast/07/28/iraq.main/index.html#cnnSTCTexthttp://www.cnn.com/2008/WORLD/meast/07/28/iraq.main/index.html#cnnSTCTextFour female suicide bombers and a gunman killed at least 70 people and wounded almost 300 others during a string of attacks in central Baghdad and Kirkuk on Monday, officials said.Mon, 28 Jul 2008 14:35:00 EDThttp://www.cnn.com/2008/WORLD/meast/07/22/obama.mideast/index.html#cnnSTCTexthttp://www.cnn.com/2008/WORLD/meast/07/22/obama.mideast/index.html#cnnSTCTextSen. Barack Obama said he found "a strong, emerging consensus" for the redeployment of U.S. combat forces from Iraq, with Prime Minister Nuri al-Maliki telling Obama he hoped American combat troops will be gone in two years.Tue, 22 Jul 2008 06:32:00 EDThttp://www.cnn.com/2008/POLITICS/07/21/obama.mideast/index.html#cnnSTCTexthttp://www.cnn.com/2008/POLITICS/07/21/obama.mideast/index.html#cnnSTCTextSen. Barack Obama and Iraqi Prime Minister Nuri al-Maliki on Monday discussed a "general time horizon" for any American troop withdrawals from Iraq, al-Maliki's office said.Tue, 22 Jul 2008 02:43:00 EDThttp://www.time.com/time/world/article/0,8599,1823574,00.html?xid=feed-cnn-topicshttp://www.time.com/time/world/article/0,8599,1823574,00.html?xid=feed-cnn-topicsA car bomb killed at least seven children and 11 other people in a northern cityWed, 16 Jul 2008 21:00:00 EDThttp://www.cnn.com/2008/US/07/10/petraeus/index.html#cnnSTCTexthttp://www.cnn.com/2008/US/07/10/petraeus/index.html#cnnSTCTextThe Senate on Thursday confirmed Gen. David Petraeus as the new chief of U.S. Central Command, placing him in charge of American forces in the Middle East and Afghanistan.Thu, 10 Jul 2008 22:02:00 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/06/23/iraq.security/index.html#cnnSTCTexthttp://www.cnn.com/2008/WORLD/meast/06/23/iraq.security/index.html#cnnSTCTextAll major indicators of violence in Iraq have dropped by between 40 and 80 percent since February 2007, when President Bush committed an additional 30,000 troops to the war there, the Pentagon reported Monday.Mon, 23 Jun 2008 23:30:00 EDThttp://www.cnn.com/2008/WORLD/meast/06/20/iraq.main/index.html#cnnSTCTexthttp://www.cnn.com/2008/WORLD/meast/06/20/iraq.main/index.html#cnnSTCTextThe Pentagon's upcoming report to Congress on the Iraq war is expected to highlight a decline in violence in 2008, according to two Pentagon officials with knowledge of the report's contents.Fri, 20 Jun 2008 23:28:00 EDThttp://www.cnn.com/2008/WORLD/meast/06/10/iraq.main/index.html#cnnSTCTexthttp://www.cnn.com/2008/WORLD/meast/06/10/iraq.main/index.html#cnnSTCTextThree prominent tribal leaders, including the head of Saddam Hussein's Sunni tribe and two others who had been working for national reconciliation, were killed over the past 24 hours in northern Iraq.Tue, 10 Jun 2008 15:31:00 EDThttp://www.time.com/time/world/article/0,8599,1812814,00.html?xid=feed-cnn-topicshttp://www.time.com/time/world/article/0,8599,1812814,00.html?xid=feed-cnn-topics"General Ali" has helped make the Lutufiyah area, once one of the most dangerous in the country, one of Iraq's safest. Can his model be replicated elsewhere?Mon, 09 Jun 2008 14:00:00 EDThttp://www.time.com/time/world/article/0,8599,1808236,00.html?xid=feed-cnn-topicshttp://www.time.com/time/world/article/0,8599,1808236,00.html?xid=feed-cnn-topicsUnder a truce agreement, Iraqi government troops can now patrol the Mahdi Army's stronghold. But Sadr's forces have retained much of their muscleWed, 21 May 2008 14:00:00 EDThttp://www.time.com/time/world/article/0,8599,1807977,00.html?xid=feed-cnn-topicshttp://www.time.com/time/world/article/0,8599,1807977,00.html?xid=feed-cnn-topicsThousands of Iraqi troops moved unchallenged into Baghdad's Sadr City Tuesday to seize the Shiite militia stronghold, in the largest attempt yet by the government to impose controlTue, 20 May 2008 16:00:00 EDThttp://www.cnn.com/2008/WORLD/meast/05/18/iraq.main/index.html#cnnSTCTexthttp://www.cnn.com/2008/WORLD/meast/05/18/iraq.main/index.html#cnnSTCTextShiite militants and U.S.-backed Iraqi forces -- two sides that agreed to a cease-fire last week -- fought overnight in Sadr City, killing four people and wounding 38, Interior Ministry and hospital officials said Sunday.Mon, 19 May 2008 10:47:00 EDThttp://www.time.com/time/world/article/0,8599,1807203,00.html?xid=feed-cnn-topicshttp://www.time.com/time/world/article/0,8599,1807203,00.html?xid=feed-cnn-topicsIraq's PM talks tough but the city's insurgency, the most disciplined and efficient in Iraq, has melted away, perhaps to return and fight on its on terms laterFri, 16 May 2008 17:00:00 EDThttp://www.cnn.com/2008/WORLD/meast/05/14/iraq.main/index.html#cnnSTCTexthttp://www.cnn.com/2008/WORLD/meast/05/14/iraq.main/index.html#cnnSTCTextAt least 22 people were killed and 40 wounded in a suicide bombing Wednesday evening in Abu Ghraib, Iraq, an Interior Ministry official said.Wed, 14 May 2008 22:16:00 EDThttp://www.cnn.com/2008/WORLD/meast/05/13/iraq.ceasefire/index.html#cnnSTCTexthttp://www.cnn.com/2008/WORLD/meast/05/13/iraq.ceasefire/index.html#cnnSTCTextA roadside bomb in northern Iraq killed at least five Iraqi soldiers on Tuesday, an Interior Ministry official said.Tue, 13 May 2008 17:33:00 EDThttp://www.cnn.com/2008/WORLD/meast/05/10/iraq.main/index.html#cnnSTCTexthttp://www.cnn.com/2008/WORLD/meast/05/10/iraq.main/index.html#cnnSTCTextThe Iraqi government and Shiite cleric Muqtada al-Sadr's movement have agreed to a cease-fire to end weeks of fighting in Baghdad's Sadr City district, spokesmen for both sides said Saturday.Sun, 11 May 2008 05:48:00 EDThttp://www.cnn.com/2008/WORLD/meast/05/09/iraq.alqaedafree/index.html#cnnSTCTexthttp://www.cnn.com/2008/WORLD/meast/05/09/iraq.alqaedafree/index.html#cnnSTCTextThe U.S. military in Iraq denied widespread reports Friday that trumpeted the capture of a top Iraqi insurgent leader.Fri, 09 May 2008 11:58:00 EDThttp://www.cnn.com/2008/WORLD/meast/05/05/iran.us/index.html#cnnSTCTexthttp://www.cnn.com/2008/WORLD/meast/05/05/iran.us/index.html#cnnSTCTextAn Iranian official says the government wants the United States to stop its "savage attacks" in Iraq before its envoys hold more talks with U.S. and Iraqi officials, Iran's Fars News Agency reported.Mon, 05 May 2008 18:26:00 EDThttp://www.cnn.com/2008/WORLD/meast/04/30/iraq.main/index.html#cnnSTCTexthttp://www.cnn.com/2008/WORLD/meast/04/30/iraq.main/index.html#cnnSTCTextThe fighting that erupted in Baghdad's Sadr City last month has killed 925 people and wounded 2,605, a top government official said Wednesday. Thu, 01 May 2008 00:28:00 EDThttp://www.cnn.com/2008/WORLD/meast/04/26/iraq.main/index.html#cnnSTCTexthttp://www.cnn.com/2008/WORLD/meast/04/26/iraq.main/index.html#cnnSTCTextThree suicide bombers and a car bomb in the northern Iraqi city of Mosul on Saturday capped off a day of nationwide violence that left at least 15 people dead and 94 wounded, police and Iraqi officials said.Sun, 27 Apr 2008 00:07:00 EDThttp://www.time.com/time/world/article/0,8599,1732617,00.html?xid=feed-cnn-topicshttp://www.time.com/time/world/article/0,8599,1732617,00.html?xid=feed-cnn-topicsUS military commanders are praising the recent performance of Iraqi government forces. But for many American soldiers, the picture is hardly as rosyMon, 21 Apr 2008 17:25:00 EDThttp://www.time.com/time/world/article/0,8599,1732227,00.html?xid=feed-cnn-topicshttp://www.time.com/time/world/article/0,8599,1732227,00.html?xid=feed-cnn-topicsShi'ite militia continue to put pressure on Iraqi forces and seek to expand desertions by government troops Fri, 18 Apr 2008 16:30:00 EDThttp://www.cnn.com/2008/WORLD/meast/04/16/iraq.main/index.html#cnnSTCTexthttp://www.cnn.com/2008/WORLD/meast/04/16/iraq.main/index.html#cnnSTCTextFighting flared overnight in two key Shiite regions of Iraq, with four people killed early Wednesday in a U.S. airstrike in Basra and five others dying in battles in Baghdad's volatile northeastern region.Wed, 16 Apr 2008 15:51:00 EDThttp://www.cnn.com/2008/WORLD/meast/04/15/iraq.mainbombs/index.html#cnnSTCTexthttp://www.cnn.com/2008/WORLD/meast/04/15/iraq.mainbombs/index.html#cnnSTCTextA wave of bombings blamed on al Qaeda in Iraq shook Baghdad and three provincial capitals Tuesday, killing at least 60 people and wounding more than 100 across Iraq.Wed, 16 Apr 2008 10:37:00 EDThttp://www.cnn.com/2008/WORLD/meast/04/12/iraq.main/index.html#cnnSTCTexthttp://www.cnn.com/2008/WORLD/meast/04/12/iraq.main/index.html#cnnSTCTextShiite militias fought U.S. and Iraqi forces in Sadr City, Baghdad, for a seventh day Saturday and a vehicle ban continued to frustrate residents, driven indoors for a week by the battles.Sat, 12 Apr 2008 17:13:00 EDThttp://www.time.com/time/world/article/0,8599,1728286,00.html?xid=feed-cnn-topicshttp://www.time.com/time/world/article/0,8599,1728286,00.html?xid=feed-cnn-topicsRockets or mortars slammed into the U.S.-protected Green Zone and a military base elsewhere in Baghdad on Sunday, killing three American soldiers and wounding 31Sun, 06 Apr 2008 22:00:00 EDThttp://www.cnn.com/2008/WORLD/meast/04/02/iraq.main/index.html#cnnSTCTexthttp://www.cnn.com/2008/WORLD/meast/04/02/iraq.main/index.html#cnnSTCTextSecurity forces in the southern Iraqi city of Basra hunted militants Wednesday in a stronghold of a powerful Shiite militia. Wed, 02 Apr 2008 17:10:00 EDThttp://www.cnn.com/2008/WORLD/meast/03/30/iraq.main/index.html#cnnSTCTexthttp://www.cnn.com/2008/WORLD/meast/03/30/iraq.main/index.html#cnnSTCTextShiite cleric Muqtada al-Sadr called on followers to stop shooting and cooperate with Iraqi security forces Sunday, a move Iraq's government praised as a step toward ending six days of fighting that has left hundreds dead.Sun, 30 Mar 2008 22:31:00 EDThttp://www.cnn.com/2008/WORLD/meast/03/25/iraq.main/index.html#cnnSTCTexthttp://www.cnn.com/2008/WORLD/meast/03/25/iraq.main/index.html#cnnSTCTextFighting between Iraqi security forces and supporters of Shiite cleric Muqtada al-Sadr left 50 dead in the southern city of Basra and spread to several Baghdad districts Tuesday, Iraqi officials said. Wed, 26 Mar 2008 01:57:00 EDThttp://www.cnn.com/2008/WORLD/meast/03/21/iraq.main/index.html#cnnSTCTexthttp://www.cnn.com/2008/WORLD/meast/03/21/iraq.main/index.html#cnnSTCTextIraqi security forces and Shiite fighters battled on Friday in Baghdad and a southeastern provincial capital, an Interior Ministry official said.Fri, 21 Mar 2008 22:10:00 EDThttp://www.time.com/time/world/article/0,8599,1720613,00.html?xid=feed-cnn-topicshttp://www.time.com/time/world/article/0,8599,1720613,00.html?xid=feed-cnn-topicsU.S. officials say violence is dropping, but the prospect of a real turnaround may depend on elections. And those could be postponedFri, 07 Mar 2008 21:00:00 ESThttp://www.cnn.com/2008/WORLD/meast/02/22/iraq.surge/index.html#cnnSTCTexthttp://www.cnn.com/2008/WORLD/meast/02/22/iraq.surge/index.html#cnnSTCTextA year after President Bush ordered nearly 30,000 additional U.S. troops into Iraq, American and Iraqi officials said there has been a drop in violence and some baby steps toward political reconciliation, but they see no cause for celebration.Fri, 22 Feb 2008 14:16:00 ESThttp://www.time.com/time/world/article/0,8599,1713775,00.html?xid=feed-cnn-topicshttp://www.time.com/time/world/article/0,8599,1713775,00.html?xid=feed-cnn-topicsA lack of Iraqi government organization and the city's ethnic mix complicates preparations for suppressing the insurgency Fri, 15 Feb 2008 16:00:00 ESThttp://www.cnn.com/2008/WORLD/meast/02/02/iraq.main/index.html#cnnSTCTexthttp://www.cnn.com/2008/WORLD/meast/02/02/iraq.main/index.html#cnnSTCTextIraqi political and military leaders and U.S. military commanders have traveled to the northern Iraqi city of Mosul ahead of a planned offensive on al Qaeda in Iraq loyalists, according to a senior U.S. military source. Sat, 02 Feb 2008 19:00:00 ESThttp://www.time.com/time/world/article/0,8599,1705475,00.html?xid=feed-cnn-topicshttp://www.time.com/time/world/article/0,8599,1705475,00.html?xid=feed-cnn-topicsThe U.S. military said Sunday that attacks in Iraq with Iranian-made bombs have fallen off in recent days after a sharp but brief increase earlier in the monthSun, 20 Jan 2008 19:00:00 ESThttp://www.cnn.com/2008/WORLD/meast/01/12/iran.iraq/index.html#cnnSTCTexthttp://www.cnn.com/2008/WORLD/meast/01/12/iran.iraq/index.html#cnnSTCTextAttacks against U.S. troops in Iraq with bombs believed linked to Iran -- known as explosively formed penetrators (EFPs) -- have risen sharply in January after several months of decline, according to the top U.S. commander in Iraq.Sat, 12 Jan 2008 12:30:00 ESThttp://www.time.com/time/world/article/0,8599,1698382,00.html?xid=feed-cnn-topicshttp://www.time.com/time/world/article/0,8599,1698382,00.html?xid=feed-cnn-topicsU.S. officials on Wednesday forecast less violence in Iraq in 2008, despite a planned reduction of American troops.Wed, 26 Dec 2007 20:00:00 ESThttp://www.cnn.com/2007/WORLD/meast/12/25/iraq.main/index.html#cnnSTCTexthttp://www.cnn.com/2007/WORLD/meast/12/25/iraq.main/index.html#cnnSTCTextDozens of people picking up cylinders of cooking gas were victims of a suicide car bomb attack Tuesday morning in the northern Iraqi city of Baiji.Wed, 26 Dec 2007 09:22:00 ESThttp://www.time.com/time/world/article/0,8599,1691213,00.html?xid=feed-cnn-topicshttp://www.time.com/time/world/article/0,8599,1691213,00.html?xid=feed-cnn-topicsUpon the arrival in Iraq of Defense Secretary Robert Gates, four car bombs on Wednesday killed 25 people across the countryWed, 05 Dec 2007 17:45:00 ESThttp://www.cnn.com/2007/WORLD/meast/12/04/lebanon.refugees/index.html#cnnSTCTexthttp://www.cnn.com/2007/WORLD/meast/12/04/lebanon.refugees/index.html#cnnSTCTextA humanitarian organization has issued a report on the rocky predicament of Iraqi refugees in Lebanon, saying authorities in that Middle Eastern nation "arrest Iraqi refugees without valid visas and detain them indefinitely to coerce them to return to Iraq,"Tue, 04 Dec 2007 12:58:00 ESThttp://www.cnn.com/2007/WORLD/meast/12/02/iraq.death.toll/index.html#cnnSTCTexthttp://www.cnn.com/2007/WORLD/meast/12/02/iraq.death.toll/index.html#cnnSTCTextTwo indicators of the state of the war in Iraq appeared favorable in November, when fewer fighters entered Iraq from neighboring countries and fewer Iraqi civilians killed, according to two reports on Sunday.Mon, 03 Dec 2007 00:13:00 ESThttp://www.cnn.com/2007/WORLD/meast/11/29/iraq.main/index.html#cnnSTCTexthttp://www.cnn.com/2007/WORLD/meast/11/29/iraq.main/index.html#cnnSTCTextCholera deaths at a Baghdad orphanage and deteriorating water and sewage systems are spurring fears of a larger outbreak of the killer disease, the United Nations children's agency said.Thu, 29 Nov 2007 17:29:00 ESThttp://www.cnn.com/2007/WORLD/meast/11/16/iraq.main/index.html#cnnSTCTexthttp://www.cnn.com/2007/WORLD/meast/11/16/iraq.main/index.html#cnnSTCTextViolence in Iraq's Basra province has dropped by 90 percent since British troops moved their base outside the provincial capital, according to British military authorities.Fri, 16 Nov 2007 19:18:00 ESThttp://www.cnn.com/2007/POLITICS/11/14/iraq.war.funding/index.html#cnnSTCTexthttp://www.cnn.com/2007/POLITICS/11/14/iraq.war.funding/index.html#cnnSTCTextThe Democratic-controlled U.S. House Wednesday approved a war-funding bill with a timeline for troop withdrawal from Iraq and substantially less funds to conduct the war than President Bush has requested.Thu, 15 Nov 2007 15:20:00 ESThttp://www.cnn.com/2007/WORLD/meast/11/01/iraq.main/index.html#cnnSTCTexthttp://www.cnn.com/2007/WORLD/meast/11/01/iraq.main/index.html#cnnSTCTextThe No. 2-ranking U.S. commander in Iraq said Thursday U.S. and Iraqi forces are making progress in the fight against insurgents.Thu, 01 Nov 2007 16:20:00 EDThttp://www.cnn.com/2007/WORLD/meast/10/30/iraq.main/index.html#cnnSTCTexthttp://www.cnn.com/2007/WORLD/meast/10/30/iraq.main/index.html#cnnSTCTextThe number of U.S. military and Iraqi civilian deaths has dropped dramatically, according to recent reports, although American military officials said it is too soon to declare a turning point in the conflict.Tue, 30 Oct 2007 18:01:00 EDThttp://www.cnn.com/2007/WORLD/meast/10/28/iraq.main/index.html#cnnSTCTexthttp://www.cnn.com/2007/WORLD/meast/10/28/iraq.main/index.html#cnnSTCTextGunmen kidnapped 10 tribal sheiks in Baghdad as the men were heading home Sunday after meetings with Iraqi officials on the nation's contentious reconciliation process, an Interior Ministry official said. Sun, 28 Oct 2007 16:29:00 EDThttp://www.time.com/time/world/article/0,8599,1674888,00.html?xid=feed-cnn-topicshttp://www.time.com/time/world/article/0,8599,1674888,00.html?xid=feed-cnn-topicsAll that was missing was the crowds. But a Ramadi celebration of a martyred tribal leader provided telling evidence of the area's sudden turn against anti-American Islamic extremistsTue, 23 Oct 2007 23:00:00 EDThttp://www.cnn.com/2007/WORLD/meast/10/16/mitchell.meetingresistance/index.html#cnnSTCTexthttp://www.cnn.com/2007/WORLD/meast/10/16/mitchell.meetingresistance/index.html#cnnSTCTextA new documentary that focuses on the motivations of Iraqi insurgents opens later this week in the United States, but reviews are already coming in from a surprising source: U.S. troops serving in Iraq.Fri, 19 Oct 2007 14:50:00 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.cnn.com/2007/WORLD/meast/09/07/iraq.main/index.html#cnnSTCTexthttp://www.cnn.com/2007/WORLD/meast/09/07/iraq.main/index.html#cnnSTCTextSeven U.S. troops were killed in Iraq on Thursday, the U.S. military said on Friday.Fri, 07 Sep 2007 16:56:00 EDThttp://www.cnn.com/2007/WORLD/meast/09/06/iraq.main/index.html#cnnSTCTexthttp://www.cnn.com/2007/WORLD/meast/09/06/iraq.main/index.html#cnnSTCTextAbout 26,000 U.S. and Iraqi forces are taking part in an offensive against al Qaeda in Iraq in northern Iraq, the U.S. military said on Thursday.Thu, 06 Sep 2007 04:00:00 EDThttp://www.cnn.com/2007/WORLD/meast/09/05/iraq.main/index.html#cnnSTCTexthttp://www.cnn.com/2007/WORLD/meast/09/05/iraq.main/index.html#cnnSTCTextA roadside bombing near Baghdad's volatile Sadr City neighborhood on Wednesday killed at least 11 civilians and wounded 20 others, an Interior Ministry official said.Wed, 05 Sep 2007 05:05:00 EDThttp://www.cnn.com/2007/POLITICS/08/24/us.iraq/index.html#cnnSTCTexthttp://www.cnn.com/2007/POLITICS/08/24/us.iraq/index.html#cnnSTCTextA U.S. commander in Iraq said he believes it's not possible to withdraw troops from his region south and east of Baghdad by year's end as an influential senator called for a day earlier.Fri, 24 Aug 2007 05:26:00 EDThttp://www.cnn.com/2007/WORLD/meast/08/22/iraq.main/index.html#cnnSTCTexthttp://www.cnn.com/2007/WORLD/meast/08/22/iraq.main/index.html#cnnSTCTextTwo suicide vehicle bombers struck a U.S.-Iraqi military outpost in Taji on Wednesday night, the U.S. military said in a statement.Thu, 23 Aug 2007 02:32:00 EDThttp://www.cnn.com/2007/WORLD/meast/08/06/iraq.weapons/index.html#cnnSTCTexthttp://www.cnn.com/2007/WORLD/meast/08/06/iraq.weapons/index.html#cnnSTCTextNearly 200,000 U.S.-supplied rifles and pistols meant for Iraqi security forces are unaccounted for in Iraq, according to a report to Congress.Tue, 07 Aug 2007 06:30:00 EDThttp://www.cnn.com/2007/WORLD/meast/08/07/iraq.main/index.html#cnnSTCTexthttp://www.cnn.com/2007/WORLD/meast/08/07/iraq.main/index.html#cnnSTCTextVehicles will be banned for two days in the Iraqi capital starting Wednesday as one of many security measures being implemented for a Shiite pilgrimage to Baghdad, a trek that left almost 1,000 pilgrims dead two years ago. Tue, 07 Aug 2007 04:00:00 EDThttp://www.cnn.com/2007/WORLD/meast/07/31/iraq.main/index.html#cnnSTCTexthttp://www.cnn.com/2007/WORLD/meast/07/31/iraq.main/index.html#cnnSTCTextThe U.S. military is expressing hope that the recent troop buildup in Iraq is making strides as commanders point to the American death toll in the war zone -- the lowest monthly total since November.Wed, 01 Aug 2007 10:20:00 EDThttp://www.cnn.com/2007/WORLD/meast/07/27/iraq.main/index.html#cnnSTCTexthttp://www.cnn.com/2007/WORLD/meast/07/27/iraq.main/index.html#cnnSTCTextAt least 17 people were killed Friday when U.S. and Iraqi forces battled "rogue" Shiite militia members in Karbala after a raid, the U.S. military said.Fri, 27 Jul 2007 02:41:00 EDThttp://www.cnn.com/2007/POLITICS/07/13/us.iraq/index.html#cnnSTCTexthttp://www.cnn.com/2007/POLITICS/07/13/us.iraq/index.html#cnnSTCTextTwo leading Republican senators say they will challenge President Bush to offer a plan to start reducing U.S. forces in Iraq by the end of the year.Wed, 25 Jul 2007 09:21:00 EDT