A 40-year-old soldier from Florida was killed by an explosive in Baghdad during the weekend, military officials said Tuesday. ...more

January 30, 2008

With its international mandate in Iraq set to expire in 11 months, the Bush administration will insist that the government in Baghdad give the United States broad authority to conduct combat operations and guarantee civilian contractors specific legal protections from Iraqi law, according to administration and military officials. ...more

January 25, 2008

A suicide bomber apparently targeting a senior security official blew himself up inside a funeral tent Monday, killing 18 people in the latest of a series of deadly attacks that are chipping away at the notion of a calmer Iraq. ...more

January 22, 2008

Nine U.S. soldiers were killed in the first two days of a new offensive to root out al-Qaida in Iraq fighters holed up in districts north of the capital, the U.S. military reported Wednesday. ...more

January 10, 2008

The military's reliance on unmanned aircraft that can watch, hunt and sometimes kill insurgents has soared to more than 500,000 hours in the air, largely in Iraq, The Associated Press has learned. ...more

January 2, 2008

It was something not seen in Baghdad since before the 2003 invasion - people publicly welcoming a new year with singing, dancing and alcohol-fueled revelry. ...more

January 1, 2008

A car bomb left at least 14 people dead in the capital Friday, and U.S. troops chasing extremists in one of their last remaining bastions in central Iraq said they killed five al-Qaida gunmen. ...more

December 29, 2007

Violence in Iraq is at its lowest levels since the first year of the American invasion, finally opening a window for reconciliation among rival sects, the second-ranking U.S. general said Sunday as Iraqi forces formally took control of security across half the country. ...more

December 17, 2007

Iraqi journalists and international advocacy groups warned Tuesday that prosecuting an Associated Press photographer held for more than 19 months without charge is a worrisome precedent that threatens media freedom in the region. ...more

November 21, 2007

The State Department is dropping plans to force diplomats to serve in Iraq because volunteers have filled all 48 vacant positions at the U.S. Embassy in Baghdad and in outlying provinces, The Associated Press has learned. ...more

November 16, 2007