Iraqi Prime Minister Nuri al-Maliki may ask the U.S. to extend deadlines for withdrawing troops, depending on the security situation in Iraq.
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The legacy of Saddam Hussein continues to divide Iraq. Preparations for the country’s parliamentary election have been thrown into chaos by a row over a decision to ban hundreds of candidates because of alleged links to the former president’s now outlawed Baath Party. At a recent demonstration in Baghdad, there was a palpable sense of [...]
Former British Foreign Secretary Jack Straw gave some incorrect answers to the UK’s Iraq war inquiry, former UN weapons inspector Hans Blix has said. Mr Blix told the BBC he was "puzzled" by some of the evidence that Mr Straw gave to the panel. He said that Mr Straw had been incorrect to suggest, in [...]
An Army civilian employee missing in Baghdad since January has been identified as a 60-year-old man from California, the U.S. military said.
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