By Michael Bowman Washington 25 November 2007 Majority Democrats in the U.S. Congress continue to press for time-specific goals for withdrawing American military personnel from Iraq, despite reports that a surge in U.S. forces appears to have contrib

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By Daniel Schearf Irbil, Iraq 22 February 2008 Iraqi radical Shi'ite cleric Moqtada al-Sadr has extended for another six months a cease-fire between his Mahdi army militia and U.S. and Iraqi forces. Daniel Schearf reports from the northern Iraqi city

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By Deborah Tate Washington 17 April 2008 A group of Democratic and Republican senators have begun drafting legislation that would require Iraq to fund more of the war costs that Americans are now paying. VOA's Deborah Tate reports from Capitol Hill.

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By Dorian Jones Istanbul 24 February 2008 The Turkish military says 33 Kurdish rebels and eight soldiers were killed during an operation Sunday in northern Iraq. The Turkish army says it has killed 112 Kurdish Workers Party rebels since the start of

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By David Gollust State Department 22 February 2008 The United States Friday called on Turkey to limit the scope of its ground incursion in northern Iraq and bring it to an early conclusion. The operation is apparently the biggest of several recent Tu

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By Dorian Jones Istanbul 27 February 2008 Turkey is continuing to send its forces into northern Iraq, in an operation against Kurdish rebels. The Turkish armed forces said it killed 77 rebels Tuesday and lost five soldiers. Since the incursion began

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By David Gollust State Department 11 January 2007 Secretary of State Condoleezza Rice Thursday resisted calls for U.S. outreach to Iran and Syria over what the Bush administration sees as efforts by those countries to destabilize Iraq. In Senate tes

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By Barry Newhouse Baghdad 13 March 2007 Iraq's Shi'ite Prime Minister Nouri al Maliki has made his first visit to the Sunni stronghold city of Ramadi in western Iraq. VOA's Barry Newhouse reports from Baghdad the trip was promoted as a symbolic visit

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By Scott Stearns White House 15 September 2007 President Bush says he will bring nearly 6,000 U.S. troops home from Iraq by the end of the year because security there is improving. VOA White House Correspondent Scott Stearns reports, opposition Democ

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By Dan Robinson Washington 06 February 2008 Secretary of Defense Robert Gates says a future Status of Forces Agreement (SOFA) negotiated with the Iraqi government will not include a formal arrangement requiring the United States to defend Iraq. VOA's

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By Bill Rodgers Washington 16 March 2007 watch Iraq Anniversary It was four years ago that the United States and its coalition partners invaded Iraq, easily toppling the regime of Saddam Hussein. But that quick victory was soon overshadowed by insur

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By Lisa Schlein Geneva 05 August 2007 A recent photo from files of UNHCR-built tent-camp for Palestinians in Iraq, near Syrian border The United Nations High Commissioner for Refugees says Syria has allowed four seriously ill young Palestinians to en

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By Jeff Swicord Amman, Jordan 15 February 2007 watch Iraq Refugee report Iraqi refugees now in Jordan The United States has announced plans to receive 7,000 Iraqi refugees during the next eight months -- a significant increase from the less than 500

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By Alisha Ryu Baghdad 04 September 2006 A convoy of US soldiers leave in their armored vehicles from Abu Ghraib prison, on the outskirts of Baghdad, Iraq, Saturday, September 2, 2006 Earlier this month, the U.S. military deployed several thousand ex

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By Al Pessin Pentagon 07 July 2006 The U.S. military has been hit with a series of allegations that soldiers and Marines in Iraq committed atrocities against civilians during the last several months. The allegations have resulted in investigations,

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By Al Pessin Pentagon 11 January 2007 U.S. Defense Secretary Robert Gates says Iraq will have to demonstrate its ability to deliver more troops to Baghdad and limit the political influence of militia factions before most of the additional U.S. troop

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By Barry Newhouse Baghdad 08 March 2007 The top U.S. commander in Iraq says the new security operation in Baghdad and in al-Anbar province is growing and insurgents are intensifying efforts to derail the crackdown. VOA's Barry Newhouse reports from B

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By Al Pessin Pentagon 12 January 2007 Along with his new Iraq strategy and troop increase, President Bush has named a new commander for U.S. and coalition forces in Iraq. He is Lieutenant General David Petraeus, the man who has spent the last year s

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By Meredith Buel Washington 19 March 2007 Americans who are for and against the war in Iraq continue to mark the fourth anniversary of the conflict by demonstrating and speaking to the news media in cities around the country. VOA correspondent Mered

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By Dan Robinson Washington 15 June 2007 As debate continues over Iraq, U.S. lawmakers have heard from a number of voices including U.S. military officials, and current and former U.S. and Iraqi diplomats. VOA's Dan Robinson was present during many of

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