BAGHDAD — Clashes with Shiite militiamen flared in two cities Wednesday as a U.S. drone fired two missiles in Basra and U.S.-backed Iraqi troops...
AP | ROBERT H. REID | Posted 04.08.2008 | Home
BAGHDAD — Rockets fell on the Green Zone and random machine gun fire rang out Monday in the southern city of Basra as Shiite cleric Muqtada al-S...
Agence France Presse | Posted 03.31.2008 | Politics
The US plans to urge Britain to launch a "surge" in Basra to combat increasing violence in the southern Iraqi region, the Sunday Mirror newspaper repo...
The Guardian (U.K.) | Mona Mahmoud, Maggie O'Kane and Ian Black | Posted 03.28.2008 | Home
The full scale of the chaos left behind by British forces in Basra was revealed yesterday as the city's police chief described a province in the grip ...
AP | LORI HINNANT | Posted 03.28.2008 | Politics
British forces formally handed over responsibility Sunday for the last region in Iraq under their control, marking the start of what Britain hopes wil...
Washington Post | Posted 03.28.2008 | Politics
Security is deteriorating in southern Iraq as rival Shiite militias vying for power have stepped up their attacks after moving out of Baghdad to avoid...
AP | SAMEER N. YACOUB | Posted 04.24.2008 | Politics