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• Iraq calmer but copycat kidnappings spread
WASHINGTON - Five years ago, retired Air Force intelligence officer Kirk von Ackermann became the first of 39 Americans to be kidnapped in Iraq. He's still missing, his wife fearing she'll never see him again. Besides the personal tragedy, his ...
• Christians flee Iraqi city of Mosul after killings
Nobody has claimed responsibility for the attacks, but local leaders have blamed al-Qaida in Iraq, which maintains influence in the region despite an ongoing U.S.-Iraqi military operation launched in May. The latest victim was a music store owner who ...
• Iran interfering in U.S.-Iraq pact, general says
BAGHDAD, Oct 12 - The commander of U.S. forces in Iraq said Sunday that American intelligence reports suggest Iran has attempted to bribe Iraqi lawmakers in an effort to derail a bilateral agreement that would allow U.S. troops to remain in Iraq ...
• Turkey's military attacks rebels in northern Iraq
ANKARA, Turkey - Turkish warplanes attacked a group of Kurdish rebels, including senior commanders, in northern Iraq on Sunday, the military said, in another cross-border raid in retaliation for a guerrilla attack that killed 17 soldiers. The ...
• Official: 3,000 Christians flee Iraq's Mosul
BAGHDAD - Hundreds of terrified Christian families have fled Mosul to escape extremist attacks that have increased despite months of U.S. and Iraqi military operations to secure the northern Iraqi city, political and religious officials said Saturday ...