Iraqi
Iraqi lawmakers approve minority seats in '09 polls
November 04, 2008Iraq's parliament has voted to guarantee religious minorities seats on provincial councils to be selected next year, but drew ire from Iraqi Christians by setting aside fewer spots than a UN proposal had urged. The measure passed by 106 out of 15...
Iraq claims foreign security 'excessive'
September 17, 2007Iraqi government officials said Monday a foreign security contractors' actions in Baghdad a day earlier that killed nine civilians was excessive. Midday Sunday, a U.S. State Department motorcade came under attack, and the private security company...
Report: Saddam Hussein has been executed
December 30, 2006Baghdad (dpa) - Former Iraqi dictator Saddam Hussein was executed early Saturday morning, CNN reported. Saddam's death came four days after an Iraqi court upheld the death sentence handed down after he was convicted for the 1982 massacre in the Iraqi...