A car bomb killed at least 24 people, many of them Shiite pilgrims, and wounded 46 others when it exploded Saturday on a busy road in Baghdad that leads to the revered shrine of Kadhimiya, according to the Ministry of Interior. ...more

December 28, 2008

I should have felt triumphant when I returned from Iraq in August 2006. Instead, I was worried and exhausted. ...more

December 6, 2008

Iraq's prime minister said Friday that the country's most influential Shiite cleric will leave the decision on the future of U.S. troops to the government and parliament, a step that could remove a major obstacle to a deal. ...more

October 11, 2008

Under intense U.S. pressure, Iraq's parliament approved a law Wednesday that paves the way for the first provincial elections in four years after months of deadlock that U.S. commanders warned could jeopardize the dramatic decline in violence. ...more

September 25, 2008

Concern over upcoming elections and widening tensions among Iraq's religious and ethnic groups appear to be the reasons for the U.S. military's recommendation to put the brakes on withdrawing more American troops from Iraq despite improvements in security. ...more

September 6, 2008

No Sympathy For Party Regarding "Obama Exposure Irritates GOP" (front page, July 23): ...more

July 26, 2008

BAGHDAD - The International Olympic Committee has upheld a ban on Iraqi teams at the Beijing Games, saying today that the government missed the deadline to address accusations of political interference. ...more

July 24, 2008

It is a central argument of the Bush administration that the outcome in Iraq is essential to the broader war on terror - which is plainly true. ...more

May 5, 2008

Parliament cleared the way Wednesday for provincial elections this year that could give Sunnis a stronger voice and usher in vast changes to Iraq's power structure. ...more

February 14, 2008

Iraq's most influential Shiite cleric, Grand Ayatollah Ali al-Sistani, has sharply reduced his workload in recent months, raising new questions about the health of the aged leader and the prospect of a dangerous power vacuum without a clear and dominant successor. ...more

February 8, 2008