Sadr bloc quites Iraqi government

"Sadr bloc quits Iraqi government Al-Sadr's political movement has six ministers in the Shia-led coalition government [File AFP] The political movement led by Shia leader Muqtada al-Sadr has pulled out of the Iraqi government to protest against the continuing US presence...

Arrests made in Saddam video case

raq’s national security adviser told NBC News on Wednesday that three individuals have been arrested in connection with a video of Saddam Hussein’s execution that was leaked.“I can officially now confirm the arrest of three individuals in the case of the execution of...

Top aide to Muqtada al-Sadr killed in Iraqi raid

Got another bad guy in Iraq "A top aide to anti-American cleric Muqtada al-Sadr was killed in a raid by US troops Wednesday in the Shi'ite holy city of Najaf, an Iraqi lawmaker said. The US military, however, said American troops participated in a raid led by Iraqi...

High-level al-Qaida leader is captured

"BAGHDAD, Iraq | The man who supervised the bombers of a revered Shiite shrine in Samarra last February, an act that set off a wave of brutal sectarian violence, has been captured. Iraq’s national security adviser, Mowaffak al-Rubaie, said the second-ranking leader of...