Iraq water crisis could stir ethnic clash

27 January 2012, 1:53 pm

BAGHDAD, Jan. 27 (UPI) -- As If Iraq didn't have enough problems, it's facing worsening water shortages caused by the failure of successive postwar governments to ensure supplies and extensive dam-building in neighboring states that could trigger sectarian conflict.... Read More »

Business : Iraq likely to open new oil terminal in 10 days

27 January 2012, 11:28 am

BAGHDAD - Iraq expects to start oil exports from a new Gulf terminal in 10 days after delaying its ceremonial inauguration to finish pipeline connections and testing, Iraqi oil sources said.... Read More »

Police: Car bomb targets funeral in Baghdad

27 January 2012, 9:30 am

A suicide car bomber targeted a Shiite funeral procession in the Iraqi capital Friday, killing 31 people and wounding 60 others, two police officials said.... Read More »

Baghdad landing by U.S. helicopter sparks rumors U.S. troops still in Iraq

27 January 2012, 6:59 am

BAGHDAD — A helicopter operated by the U.S. Embassy made an emergency landing near the Tigris River on Friday, setting off rumors among Iraqi citizens that U.S. combat troops hadn’t actually left. The helicopter was on a routine flight transporting embassy personnel over Baghdad, according to em... Read More »

Suicide car bombing in Baghdad underscores spike in Iraq violence

27 January 2012, 6:16 am

A suicide car bombing at a Baghdad funeral procession comes amid growing questions about the ability of Iraq security forces to contain violence that has killed more than 200 since last month.... Read More »

Iraq suicide blast kills dozens in Baghdad

27 January 2012, 1:37 am

Sectarian strife rages after U.S. withdrawal as bomber attacks funeral procession in predominantly Shiite neighborhood... Read More »

Iraq says to take legal action for Haditha victims

26 January 2012, 9:07 am

BAGHDAD (Reuters) - Iraq plans legal action on behalf of families of victims killed by U.S. troops in a 2005 massacre after the last soldier involved was spared jail time by a guilty plea with military authorities, a government spokesman said Thursday. The Haditha massacre that killed 24 Iraqis, alo... Read More »

Official: Iraq will take legal action over US raid

26 January 2012, 8:10 am

BAGHDAD—Iraq will take legal action to ensure justice for the families of 24 unarmed Iraqi civilians killed in a U.... Read More »

Iraq expects to open new oil terminal in 10 days

26 January 2012, 3:20 am

BAGHDAD (Reuters) - Iraq expects to start oil exports from a new Gulf terminal in 10 days after delaying its ceremonial inauguration to finish pipeline connections and testing, Iraqi oil sources said.... Read More »

Twin car bombs kill 8 in Baghdad

25 January 2012, 12:20 am

BAGHDAD, Iraq (AP) — Two separate car bombs exploded in a Shiite district in eastern Baghdad yesterday, police officials said, killing eight people as violence surges in Iraq amid an escalating political crisis a month after the US military withdrawal.... Read More »