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Meredith Buel President Bush on Monday will outline what the White House is calling a clear strategy for Iraq, in a speech less than six weeks before the scheduled handover of sovereignty to an interi
By Deborah Block Ibrahim Khalil, Iraq 30 October 2007 Truck and taxi drivers at the main crossing point of the border between Iraq and Turkey worry it could be closed soon, as the Turkish government threatens a military incursion into northern Iraq.
The U.S. Defense Department says it wants to turn over security responsibility to Iraqi forces as quickly as possible, but that the timing should be based on conditions. A spokesman repeated the position Tuesday in response to a statement by Iraq's
The Iraqi government's council of ministers has voted to approve a three-year military pact with the United States, despite the bitter opposition of several hardline Shi'ite leaders. The agreement, which replaces a U.N. mandate that expires on Decem
The International Organization for Migration reports hundreds of migrants lured to Iraq by promises of well-paid jobs are stranded around the airport in Baghdad. IOM says the men are living in dire straits without any means of going home. Abraham Ch
By Scott Stearns White House 02 October 2007 President Bush welcomed Iraqi President Jalal Talabani to the Oval Office to discuss a stable future for the turbulent country. VOA White House Correspondent Scott Stearns has the story. White House Spokes
By Leta Hong Fincher Washington 01 May 2008 Thursday marks the fifth anniversary of the day U.S. President George Bush stood on an aircraft carrier and declared major combat operations in Iraq were over. Now, some political analysts say the United St
By Cindy Saine Washington 24 October 2007 U.S. officials are calling on Turkey and Iraq to exercise restraint, amid Turkish shelling of rebel bases inside Iraq. Turkish officials say the attacks are retaliation for a rebel ambush on Sunday that kille
By Daniel Schearf Irbil 26 February 2008 The Iraqi government has demanded the immediate withdrawal of Turkish troops, saying the five-day incursion is threatening their otherwise friendly relations. Daniel Schearf reports from the northern Iraqi cit
By Daniel Schearf Irbil 28 February 2008 Iraq Prime Minister Nouri al-Maliki has declared success in efforts to achieve stability and eliminate sectarian violence in the country. In an address to millions of Shi'ite pilgrims, he urged Iraqis to work
By Daniel Schearf Irbil, Iraq 29 February 2008 U.S. officials have praised Iraq's recent efforts to develop its economy and pledged cooperation on banking and trade. But Iraqi officials say the lack of security is still restricting investment and gro
By Scott Stearns White House 11 August 2007 U.S. President George Bush Saturday hosted a social lunch for French President Nicholas Sarkozy at the Bush family home in Maine. VOA White House correspondent Scott Stearns reports, Mr. Bush said in his we
By Scott Stearns Washington 16 August 2007 The Bush administration continues to defend the war in Iraq ahead of a report to Congress next month on progress there. VOA White House Correspondent Scott Stearns reports that, two days after truck bombings
By Daniel Schearf Irbil 16 March 2008 Iraq has marked the 20th anniversary of Saddam Hussein's chemical bombing and gassing of Iraqi Kurds in the northeast city of Halabja. At least5,000 Kurdish men, women, and children were killed in one day of bomb
By Daniel Schearf Irbil 18 March 2008 Iraq's national reconciliation conference got off to a rough start when large Sunni and Shi'ite blocs boycotted the meeting or walked out. The conference, hosted by Prime Minister Nouri al-Maliki, is designed to
By Al Pessin Pentagon 19 December 2007 It has been an eventful year in Iraq, with a surge of U.S. forces and sweeping changes in the security situation, but efforts at national political reconciliation have lagged behind. VOA Pentagon Correspondent A
By Paula Wolfson Washington 02 December 2007 U.S. military officials say progress is being made in Iraq, months after an influx of additional American troops. But prominent Democrats in Congress say the military gains are not enough, and the Iraqi go
By Scott Stearns White House 14 September 2007 A long awaited report to Congress by President Bush says Iraq's government has made little progress in meeting political and military goals over the last few months. The release of the report comes just
By Lisa Schlein Geneva 07 December 2007 The U.N. refugee agency says it is still too unsafe for refugees to return to Iraq. It says it is not promoting returns to Iraq because conditions in many areas remain dangerous and basic services are largely u
By Dorian Jones Istanbul 16 October 2007 With Turkey threatening to launch a military incursion against Kurdish separatist bases of the Kurdish workers party in Northern Iraq, Ankara is at the center of intense diplomatic activity. Iraq's vice presid