Allegations that members of the US military killed civilians in Iraq should be investigated by the United Nations and an Iraqi-US committee, Iraqi Vice President Tariq al-Hashimi said Monday. Al-Hashimi, a Sunni,...
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Iraqi lawyer related to Haditha victims blasts $2,500 US 'compensation' payments
An Iraqi lawyer related to several Iraqi civilians who were among the 24 allegedly killed by US Marines in Haditha last November denounced the US military Saturday via videotape, claiming US "compensation money" of $2,500 per victim...
Iraq denounces outcome of US Ishaqi probe, plans own investigation
Adnan al-Kazimi, an aide to new Iraqi Prime Minister Nouri Maliki , said Saturday that the Iraqi government would open its own investigation into the deaths of Iraq civilians in Ishaqi after an official statement [text;...
Iraq PM asking for Haditha files as US investigates more killings
New Iraqi Prime Minister Nouri al-Maliki said Friday that he will ask the United States to turn over its files pertaining to the investigation into the alleged killing of 24 unarmed Iraqi civilians in Haditha...
New Iraqi Prime Minister Nouri Maliki has announced he will focus on fighting corruption, which Iraqi and US officials say is rampant in the government. The problem is a long-standing one, but documents obtained by the Los...
Top Iraq judge's son killed by Baghdad gunmen in latest attack on jurists
The son of a top Iraqi judge was killed by gunmen Saturday and his body dumped in the mostly Sunni Baghdad neighborhood of Azamiyah. Twenty-two year old Ahmed Midhat al-Mahmoud was himself a lawyer and died along with two...
Hardline Shiite constitutional negotiator named as new Iraqi PM
Iraq President Jalal Talabani formally designated hardline Shiite politician Jawad al-Maliki to form a new government Saturday, giving him 30 days to present his Cabinet to Parliament for approval. Shiites nominated al-Maliki on Friday after...
Iraqi president calls for resignation of Shiite prime minister
Iraqi President Jalal Talabani , a Kurd, called for the resignation of Shiite Prime Minister Ibrahim al-Jaafari Sunday. Talabani blamed the Shiite-led United Iraqi Alliance for the country's...
Iraqi constitution deadline approaches, but agreement elusive
Iraqi political leaders and lawmakers met again Sunday amid conflicting reports about the likelihood that the Iraqi constitutional committee would complete a draft of the new Iraqi constitution before the August 15 deadline. On...
Iraq accuses Kuwait of slant oil drilling theft on invasion anniversary
Iraq legislators accused Kuwait of stealing Iraqi oil during a televised debate on Tuesday, the 15th anniversary of the Saddam Hussein's invasion of Kuwait. The debate , which did not have any Kuwaiti...