Iraq Militants

Iraqi PM to neighbors: Stop terrorists from crossing borders

AP | QASSIM ABDUL-ZAHRA | Posted 04.22.2008 | Home


KUWAIT CITY — Iraqi Prime Minister Nouri al-Maliki said Tuesday he was disappointed that neighboring countries have not done enough to his war-t...

Al-Sadr Threatens "Open War" On Iraq Government

Reuters | Posted 04.19.2008 | Home


Iraqi Shi'ite cleric Moqtada al-Sadr on Saturday threatened "open war" against the government unless it chose what he called the "path of peace." In ...

Iraq PM to Expand Crackdown on Militias

AP | ROBERT H. REID | Posted 04.03.2008 | Home


BAGHDAD — Iraq's prime minister pledged Thursday to expand his crackdown on Shiite militias to Baghdad, despite a mixed performance so far again...

US/Iraqi Raid Kills 11 in Northern Iraq

AP | Posted 03.06.2008 | Home


BAGHDAD — U.S. and Iraqi forces killed 11 suspected insurgents and detained 44 others in raids targeting al-Qaida in central and northern Iraq, ...

US Says 11 Shia Militants Dead After Raid In SE Iraq

BBC | Posted 12.27.2007 | Home


The raid was said to have targeted members of a Shia group which has broken away from the Mehdi Army militia loyal to radical cleric Moqtada Sadr. Se...

US Blames Iran-Backed Militants For Deadly Baghdad Market Bombing

AP | KIM GAMEL | Posted 11.24.2007 | Home


The U.S. military on Saturday blamed the deadly bombing of a pet market in Baghdad on Iranian-backed Shiite militants, raising concerns that escalatin...