Iraq Green Zone

Iraq's "National Sovereignty Day" is U.S.-Style Hallmark Hype

Jeremy Scahill | Posted 07.31.2009 | World


Jeremy Scahill

The puppet government in Iraq has named June 30th "National Sovereignty Day." This is U.S.-style Hallmark hype and will remain so until every last occupation soldier leaves Iraqi soil.

Militants Shell Baghdad's Protected Green Zone

AP | BRIAN MURPHY | Posted 05.19.2009 | World


BAGHDAD — Suspected militants shelled Baghdad's protected Green Zone on Saturday in the first such bombardment in more than three months. The b...

Mohammed al Dayni, Sunni Lawmaker, Wanted In Green Zone Cafeteria Attack

McClatchy Newspapers | Trenton Daniel | Posted 03.26.2009 | World


A Sunni Arab lawmaker is wanted in connection for a string of retaliation attacks and mortar strikes on the fortress-like Green Zone compound after a ...

Iraq Takes Control Of Green Zone From US

AP | JIM HEINTZ | Posted 02.02.2009 | Politics


BAGHDAD — The U.S. formally transferred control of the Green Zone to Iraqi authorities Thursday in a pair of ceremonies that also handed back Sa...

US Diplomats In Iraq Required To Carry Weapon At All Times, Even At The Pool

AP | MATTHEW LEE | Posted 07.18.2008 | Politics


WASHINGTON — Trying to escape Baghdad's sweltering summer with a quick Green Zone dip? Don't forget your poolside weapons etiquette if you work ...

Safer Baghdad Becomes A City Of Green Zones

Christian Science Monitor | Sam Dagher | Posted 03.28.2008 | Politics


Abu Nawas, Baghdad's storied riverbank thoroughfare, reopened amid much official fanfare two weeks ago. But three years since they last saw business, ...

US Suspends All Civilian Travel Outside Green Zone

Associated Press | ROBERT H. REID and MATTHEW LEE | Posted 03.28.2008 | Home


The United States on Tuesday suspended all land travel by U.S. diplomats and other civilian officials in Iraq outside Baghdad's heavily fortified Gree...