Sadiq Alrikabi
latest news & developmentsFireworks over Baghdad as Iraqis take over cities
Iraqi forces assumed formal control of Baghdad and other cities on Tuesday after American troops handed over security in urban areas.
Iraq PM gives Basra gunmen 72 hours to disarm
Iraq’s Prime Minister, Nuri al-Maliki, on Wednesday gave Shi’ite militia and other gunmen a 72-hour deadline to surrender their weapons as his forces engaged in fierce street…