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Iraq
Some major U.S. hotels moving into IraqNancy Trejos USA Today 12/13/2011 | Triple Bombings in South Iraq Kill 19, Injure 64 The New York Times 11/24/2011 |
 Some major U.S. hotel chains are planning to go into Iraq just as the last of U.S. troops are pulling out. |  A string of bombings in a southern oil city killed 19 people Thursday evening and injured dozens more, a grim sign of the security challenges Iraq will face after American troops go home. |
Sources: Obama Administration to Drop Troop Levels in Iraq to 3,000 FOX News 09/06/2011 | US Defence Secretary in Iraq as another American soldier killedMathieu Rabechault Yahoo! News 07/10/2011 |
 The Obama administration has decided to drop the number of U.S. troops in Iraq at the end of the year down to 3,000, marking a major downgrade in force strength, multiple sources familiar with the inner workings and decisions on U.S. troop movements in Iraq told Fox News. |  US Defence Secretary Leon Panetta arrived in Baghdad on Sunday to urge Iraqi leaders to act against Iran-backed Shiite militias, as another American soldier was killed in the south of the country. |
Top U.S. Military Officer Accuses Tehran of Arming Iraq MilitiasJULIAN E. BARNES The Wall Street Journal 07/07/2011 | Iraqis to Talk About Asking Some U.S. Troops to StayJACK HEALY and YASIR GHAZI The New York Times 05/11/2011 |
 The top U.S. military officer accused Iran on Thursday of shipping new supplies of deadly weapons to its militia allies in Iraq, in what he described as Tehran's bid to take credit for forcing American troops to go home. |  BAGHDAD — As American troops break down their bases and prepare to head home, Prime Minister Nuri Kamal al-Maliki said Wednesday that he would meet with Iraqi leaders to discuss whether the United States military should remain after the end of the year. |
Secret UK memos expose link between oil firms and invasion of IraqPaul Bignell The Independent 04/18/2011 | |
 Plans to exploit Iraq's oil reserves were discussed by government ministers and the world's largest oil companies the year before Britain took a leading role in invading Iraq, government documents show. |  Iranian refugees have called for international help to prevent a massacre at Camp Ashraf after Iraqi forces invaded the compound and killed at least 25 people. A full state of alert has been declared by the Iranian group after 65 Iraqi vehicles carrying soldiers entered Ashraf late yesterday, with reports that they are running down and shooting the refugees. |
Gates: U.S. troops could stay in Iraq for yearsKevin Baron Stars and Stripes 04/08/2011 | Iraqi forces use water cannon to disperse protestsAref Mohammed Yahoo! News 03/04/2011 |
 Defense Secretary Robert Gates said U.S. troops could remain in Iraq for years to come. It would depend, he said, on what the Iraqis want and what Washington is willing to give. |  Iraqi security forces used water cannon and batons to disperse protesters in the southern oil hub of Basra on Friday as thousands of Iraqis rallied around the nation against corrupt officials and poor basic services. |
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