Iraqi suspects suffocate in heat after police leave them in metal container
Nine construction workers have died after Iraqi police left them in a metal container for 14 hours in blistering summer heat. Iraqi police detained 12 men suspected of insurgent activity after a firefight with US troops. One of the...
Italian Prime Minister Silvio Berlusconi announced Friday at the G8 summit that his country will begin withdrawing 300 of its 3,000 troops from Iraq as early as September, depending on security conditions. The announcement comes amid concerns...
Bush denies "litmus test" for high court nominees, defends Gitmo
President Bush on Wednesday said "litmus tests" on sensitive issues will not be a part of his search for a nominee to the Supreme Court, while still giving no names or timetable other than reinforcing his plan to have...
US terror center reports 3000+ terror attacks worldwide in 2004
Under a new, broader definition of terror attacks, the National Counterterrorism Center (NCTC) announced Tuesday there were 3,192 such attacks worldwide in 2004 resulting in 28,433 people killed, wounded or kidnapped. Under the old definition,...
Military official confirms detainee abuse by Iraqi security forces
For the first time Friday, a senior American military official publicly confirmed abuse of detainees and prisoners by Iraqi security forces. Major General David Rodriguez said in a briefing for Pentagon reporters from Iraq that in the...
Contractor alleges abuse during detention by US Marines in Iraq
A private contractor for Zapata Engineering Peter Ginter - himself an ex-Marine with eight years service - has claimed he was abused by US military personnel while detained for three days. Gintner is the second to speak...
Marines detain American contractors in Iraq for firing on troops
US Marines detained 19 employees of North Carolina-based Zapata Engineering for 3 days, after reportedly witnessing the contractors open fire on troops and civilians in Iraq, the US military announced Tuesday. The employees, including 16 Americans, most...
US military acknowledges "mistake" in arresting Iraq Sunni leader
US military officials have acknowledged that the arrest Monday of Sunni leader Mohsen Abdel Hamid , head of the Iraqi Islamic Party , was a mistake, and that US forces had confused Hamid with someone else. According...
US troops detained the leader of Iraq's largest Sunni Muslim political party in a house raid in western Baghdad early Monday, confiscating several items including a computer. Mohsen Abdul Hamid is head of the Iraqi Islamic Party ,...
The American Civil Liberties Union has obtained records from the US Army describing mock executions being used against Iraqi detainees, which are forbidden. An army captain ordered a detainee to...
