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New American Embassy opens in Baghdad

Just days after the U.S. military formally handed authority of Baghdad's "Green Zone" over to the Iraqis, the new American Embassy opened in Baghdad.

Helicopters collide in Iraq, killing 1, injuring 4

Two UH-60 Blackhawk helicopters collided Saturday night while landing in northern Baghdad, killing one Iraqi soldier, a U.S. military spokesman said.

Mistaken-fire incident leaves 6 Iraqi troops dead

U.S. forces killed at least six Iraqi security troops after Iraqi personnel mistakenly fired on an American patrol boat north of Baghdad on Wednesday, an Iraqi Interior Ministry official said.

Time.com: Will the Calm in Baghdad Last?

In the Iraqi capital, residents agree that there has been progress. But most worry that it's just a momentary blip

Officials: Pentagon to report drop in Iraq war violence

The 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.

Time.com: Iraq: Amarah Operation Under Way

Iraqi troops fanned out across the Shi'ite militia stronghold of Amarah Thursday and gunmen tossed their weapons onto the streets or into canals as the government officially launched a military crackdown on the area

Airstrike, battles kill at least 11 in Iraq

Fighting 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.

Time.com: Baghdad's Green Zone Attacked

Extremists fired an explosive barrage Saturday into the capital's heavily protected Green Zone, targeting the heart of America's diplomatic and military mission in Iraq

U.S. bombs 'safe haven' for al Qaeda in Iraq

American warplanes Thursday pounded a region of Iraq considered a "safe haven" for al Qaeda in Iraq, dropping 38 bombs in the first 10 minutes of the attack, the U.S. military said.

Petraeus notes violence drop, foresees more 'tough work'

America's top military commander in Iraq said Thursday violence is down significantly across the country -- 60 percent in the last six months -- but that he's not ready to celebrate.

New American Embassy opens in Baghdad

Just days after the U.S. military formally handed authority of Baghdad's "Green Zone" over to the Iraqis, the new American Embassy opened in Baghdad.

Helicopters collide in Iraq, killing 1, injuring 4

Two UH-60 Blackhawk helicopters collided Saturday night while landing in northern Baghdad, killing one Iraqi soldier, a U.S. military spokesman said.

Mistaken-fire incident leaves 6 Iraqi troops dead

U.S. forces killed at least six Iraqi security troops after Iraqi personnel mistakenly fired on an American patrol boat north of Baghdad on Wednesday, an Iraqi Interior Ministry official said.

Time.com: Will the Calm in Baghdad Last?

In the Iraqi capital, residents agree that there has been progress. But most worry that it's just a momentary blip

Officials: Pentagon to report drop in Iraq war violence

The 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.

Time.com: Iraq: Amarah Operation Under Way

Airstrike, battles kill at least 11 in Iraq

Time.com: Baghdad's Green Zone Attacked

Extremists fired an explosive barrage Saturday into the capital's heavily protected Green Zone, targeting the heart of America's diplomatic and military mission in Iraq

U.S. bombs 'safe haven' for al Qaeda in Iraq

American warplanes Thursday pounded a region of Iraq considered a "safe haven" for al Qaeda in Iraq, dropping 38 bombs in the first 10 minutes of the attack, the U.S. military said.

Petraeus notes violence drop, foresees more 'tough work'

America's top military commander in Iraq said Thursday violence is down significantly across the country -- 60 percent in the last six months -- but that he's not ready to celebrate.

Bombs, shooting kill 13 Iraqis, including police chief

Thirteen people were killed Tuesday in attacks targeting police and military posts in Iraq, officials told CNN.

Soldiers wish politicians would embed with them

Army Staff Sgt. Antonio Gonzales points his weapon across the Tigris River, keeping a close eye on a bridge that was cracked in half by an insurgent attack a few months ago.

Pilgrimage's bloody history prompts Baghdad to ban traffic

Vehicles 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.

Fuel tanker explosion kills 50 at Baghdad gas station

A fuel tanker packed with explosives detonated at a gas station Wednesday, killing at least 50 people and wounding 60 others in western Baghdad, the Interior Ministry said.

Market, bridge bombings kill dozens in Iraq

Bombings in Karbala and the Baghdad area killed at least 56 people and wounded scores of others Saturday morning, police and medical officials said.

Iraqi sectarian violence in Balad kills dozens

Four days of persistent violence, mainly between Sunni and Shiite Muslims, has left dozens of people dead in the northern Iraqi city of Balad.

Houses raided after deadly Turkey blast

Police have raided houses in the southeastern Turkish city of Diyarbakir, according to reports, after a bomb blast Tuesday evening killed 11 people -- many of them children -- and wounded at least a dozen more.

Blast kills 7 in Kurdish-populated region

A bomb blast in the southeastern Turkish city of Diyarbakir has killed seven people and injured 17, two of them seriously, officials said.

Security tight for Baghdad pilgrimage

Security was tight in Baghdad on Saturday as thousands of Shiite Muslim pilgrims walked through the capital to commemorate the death of a revered 8th century imam -- Musa al-Kadhim.

First Iraqi army academy troops graduate

The trip was pitched to us by the U.S. military as an opportunity to see first-hand, what it calls, the future leaders of the Iraqi army.

Iraq mourns stampede victims

Thousands of people have gathered in Baghdad for funerals of the nearly 1,000 Shiite Muslim pilgrims killed in a mass stampede during a religious procession.

841 dead in Baghdad stampede

At least 841 people were killed and 323 others injured in a stampede on a Baghdad bridge after a massive Shiite religious commemoration erupted into panic Wednesday.

965 dead in Baghdad stampede

Deaths mounted steadily in northeast Baghdad after a massive midday Shiite religious procession erupted into a chaotic stampede Wednesday, causing the drowning and trampling deaths of 965 pilgrims.

Soldier convicted of assault on Iraqi civilian

A U.S. Army sergeant was acquitted of involuntary manslaughter but convicted of assault in a case involving two civilians forced to jump off a bridge in Samarra, Iraq, one year ago, the U.S. military said Saturday.

Bridge case: Soldiers told to lie

The commander of soldiers charged with forcing two Iraqi men to jump off a bridge into the Tigris river -- possibly resulting in the death of one of the detainees -- admitted in a hearing Friday he told his soldiers to lie about the incident.

Hopes fade for Bulgarian hostages

Hopes for two Bulgarian hostages in Iraq are fading as the government awaits evidence that a headless body found in the Tigris River is one of its nationals.

Hostage's Saudi firm 'quits Iraq'

The Saudi employer of an Egyptian hostage in Iraq says it has met the demands of kidnappers by pulling out of the country, according to an Arabic-language TV channel.

Beheaded body 'could be Bulgarian'

A beheaded body pulled from the Tigris River may be one of two Bulgarian truck drivers held hostage by militants in Iraq, police in Mosul said.

Egyptian hostage in Iraq faces deadline

The abductors of an Egyptian hostage in Iraq have given his Saudi employer 48 hours to prove the company has left Iraq, the Arabic-language news network Al-Jazeera reported Thursday.

Four U.S. soldiers face criminal charges

The U.S. Army has filed criminal charges against four soldiers who are accused of forcing two Iraqis to jump from a bridge over the Tigris River.

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