Read more Iraq security stories on Newserhttp://www.newser.com/taggrid/19035/iraq-security.html2009 - Newseren-usNewser Feed GeneratorTue, 24 Nov 2009 18:16:36 CSThttp://www.newser.com/story/73283/iraqis-swear-by-pricey-useless-bomb-detectors.html?utm_source=syn&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=tagGo through any checkpoint in Iraq, and someone will probably wave a small, hand-held device over your vehicle. Dubbed the ADE651, it’s supposed to detect bombs. But in reality it’s totally useless, US military and technical experts tell the New York Times , with one retired officer saying it operates “on...http://www.newser.com/story/73283/iraqis-swear-by-pricey-useless-bomb-detectors.html?utm_source=syn&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=tagWed, 04 Nov 2009 7:36:54 CSThttp://www.newser.com/story/72491/baghdad-car-bombs-kill-at-least-136.html?utm_source=syn&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=tagTwo powerful car bombs exploded in downtown Baghdad today, killing at least 136 people and wounding nearly 600 in an apparent attempt to target the fragile city's government offices, Iraqi authorities said. The blasts went off less than a minute apart near two prominent government institutions—the Ministry of Justice...http://www.newser.com/story/72491/baghdad-car-bombs-kill-at-least-136.html?utm_source=syn&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=tagSun, 25 Oct 2009 8:16:59 CDThttp://www.newser.com/story/65557/kurd-arab-conflict-now-biggest-threat-to-iraq.html?utm_source=syn&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=tagTension between Arabs and Kurds, rather than the usual friction between Sunnis and Shia, has become the greatest threat to Iraqi security, says the top US general in the country. The oil-rich Kurdish region has become "the No. 1 driver of instability," Ray Odierno told reporters yesterday, and "many insurgent...http://www.newser.com/story/65557/kurd-arab-conflict-now-biggest-threat-to-iraq.html?utm_source=syn&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=tagWed, 29 Jul 2009 6:37:10 CDThttp://www.newser.com/story/58642/iraq-economy-stalling-may-be-broke-by-next-year.html?utm_source=syn&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=tagSome people thought Iraq wouldn't be affected by the worldwide economic downturn, says an Iraqi economist. "Those people were stupid." At the very least, they were wrong: Sales of consumer goods are in the basement, along with real estate, and the unemployment rate hovers around 25%. Surpluses from last year's...http://www.newser.com/story/58642/iraq-economy-stalling-may-be-broke-by-next-year.html?utm_source=syn&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=tagMon, 11 May 2009 12:46:00 CDThttp://www.newser.com/story/54758/in-iraq-us-allies-fight-each-other-for-control.html?utm_source=syn&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=tagA showdown this weekend between Iraqi security forces and Sunni fighters known as the Awakening, both US allies, could signal challenges facing Iraq as the US prepares to leave, the Washington Post reports. After Iraqi and US forces arrested an Awakening leader Saturday, Sunni fighters swarmed a Baghdad neighborhood. "No...http://www.newser.com/story/54758/in-iraq-us-allies-fight-each-other-for-control.html?utm_source=syn&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=tagMon, 30 Mar 2009 9:50:00 CDThttp://www.newser.com/story/52136/in-safer-cafes-iraqis-smoke-it-up-again.html?utm_source=syn&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=tagIraqi men are hanging out in hookah cafes again, confident that government spies are no longer eavesdropping from the next sofa, the Los Angeles Times reports. Popular throughout the Mideast and hip in Western cities, shisha clubs have only recently reemerged in Iraq, thanks partly to increased security. "We have...http://www.newser.com/story/52136/in-safer-cafes-iraqis-smoke-it-up-again.html?utm_source=syn&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=tagSun, 01 Mar 2009 19:39:54 CSThttp://www.newser.com/story/49616/many-us-troops-home-in-a-year-obama.html?utm_source=syn&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=tagPresident Obama promised today to bring a "substantial" number of troops home from Iraq before next year's Super Bowl, MSNBC reports. In an interview with Matt Lauer, Obama said Iraq's smooth provincial elections this weekend ensured the homecoming. He disclosed no details, but said he plans to “roll out in...http://www.newser.com/story/49616/many-us-troops-home-in-a-year-obama.html?utm_source=syn&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=tagSun, 01 Feb 2009 19:33:00 CSThttp://www.newser.com/story/45019/bush-helps-shield-iraq-from-gulf-war-legal-claims.html?utm_source=syn&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=tagPresident Bush has wedged himself between Americans and Iraq by supporting a UN measure that stops financial claims against the fledgling democracy. Iraq faces bankruptcy if claims are added to $26 billion it already owes companies and individuals who suffered in the first Gulf war. But the temporary plug keeps...http://www.newser.com/story/45019/bush-helps-shield-iraq-from-gulf-war-legal-claims.html?utm_source=syn&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=tagThu, 11 Dec 2008 11:25:54 CSThttp://www.newser.com/story/43517/malikis-power-grabs-stir-fears-of-shiite-saddam.html?utm_source=syn&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=tagRatification this week of a deal that would put an expiration date on the US deployment in Iraq stands to boost the prestige of PM Nouri al-Maliki, who in recent months has consolidated his power in moves that echo previous authoritarian regimes. As one Western observer tells the Los Angeles...http://www.newser.com/story/43517/malikis-power-grabs-stir-fears-of-shiite-saddam.html?utm_source=syn&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=tagMon, 24 Nov 2008 10:18:01 CST