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Reports that United States Defense Secretary Donald H. Rumsfeld told troops on a Christmas eve visit in Iraq that the U.S. will prevail over the insurgents. Visits to several hostile Iraqi locations; Continued insurgent violence; Bombing in Mosul that killed 18 Americans; Explosion of a fuel tanker near the Libyan Embassy.

The article reports that witnesses to the September 2007 shooting incident in Baghdad, Iraq by Blackwater USA security forces have come forward. The witness testimony supports forensic evidence that the personnel opened fire on fleeing civilians with no provocation. No shell casings were found except the type issued to coalition forces. Additionally, Blackwater reported the vehicles had to be towed from the scene because of damage caused by gunfire, when in fact the vehicles drove away.

The article reports on a bombing that took place on June 25, 2007 in Baghdad, Iraq. The blast was allegedly meant to kill four of the Sunni Sheiks who have been instrumental in aiding U.S. troops in separating Sunnis from the Al Qaeda resistance. The bombing took place in a hotel in Anbar, one of Baghdad's western provinces.

The article discusses the suicide bombing of a Shiite market in Baghdad, Iraq on February 3, 2007. Just days after the bomb killed more than 135 people and injured an additional 200, critics are blaming the U.S. government for the attack. The U.S. announced in January that they would commit more security troops in Baghdad to assist Iraq while it reorganizes its own security forces. In response to the news, the Shiite militia, known as the Mahdi Army, dismantled security checkpoints and went into hiding--leaving the Shiite population unprotected against Sunni forces.

The article reports on warnings made to leaders in Iraq by U.S. officials regarding interior security forces. Because of the Leahy Law, which prevents the U.S. from providing monetary support to foreign officials who enforce security through inhumane tactics, current funds allocated to the Shiite controlled Interior Ministry police may be decreased. Investigations into allegations of the torture and murder of prisoners in Baghdad's Site 4 fuel concerns.

Reports that insurgents in Iraq staged at least a dozen suicide bombings in Baghdad, killing almost 150 people and wounding more than 500 in a coordinated assault that left much of the capital paralyzed. Review of how Al Qaeda in Mesopotamia claimed responsibility for the assault, which inflicted the biggest death toll in Baghdad since the American-led invasion of Iraq toppled Saddam Hussein more than two years ago; Description of each attack; Discussion of how the attacks coincided with the opening of the United Nations General Assembly in New York City, attended by top Iraqi leaders and U.S. President George W. Bush.

Three women wrapped in explosives killed dozens in Iraq on Monday, shaking the country as chaos and ethnic violence erupted in the volatile northern city of Kirkuk, where tensions had already run high between majority Kurds and ethnic Turkmens. All told, at least 61 people were killed and 238 wounded, nearly all of them Kurdish political protesters in Kirkuk and Shiite pilgrims in Baghdad. It was one of the bloodiest days in a year in which violence has dropped strikingly. [ABSTRACT FROM PUBLISHER]

American soldiers fatally shot three Iraqi bank employees Wednesday as their car passed a convoy near Baghdad International Airport, according to an Interior Ministry official and Yarmouk Hospital, where the bodies were brought. The attack was one of two bloody episodes on Wednesday in which the American military and Iraqi officials offered sharply different accounts of what had happened. [ABSTRACT FROM PUBLISHER]

What's going right? And can it last? Violence in all of Iraq is the lowest since March 2004. The two largest cities, Baghdad and Basra, are calmer than they have been for years. The third largest, Mosul, is in the midst of a major security operation. On Thursday, Iraqi forces swept unopposed through the southern city of Amara, which has been controlled by Shiite militias. There is a sense that Prime Minister Nuri Kamal al-Maliki's government has more political traction than any of its predecessors. [ABSTRACT FROM PUBLISHER]

This article was reported by Richard A. Oppel Jr., Mudhafer al-HusainiandAli Hameed, and written by Mr. Oppel. Explosives stowed in a minibus obliterated part of a bustling marketplace and set ablaze a crowded apartment building in the heavily Shiite Huriya district of northwest Baghdad, killing at least 51 people and wounding 75 late Tuesday afternoon, Iraqi security officials said. [ABSTRACT FROM PUBLISHER]

The article reports that the leader of Iraq's most influential Shiite party Abdul Aziz al-Hakim has credited the improved security in Baghdad to tribal groups and councils apart from official security forces. Hakim referred to Sunni groups known as Awakening Councils in Sunni dominated area of Baghdad. The rise of these groups had been positive for the U.S. military but had drawn skepticism from Shia groups.

The article reports on the killing of 30 people in a blast by a suicide bomber in a house where people had gathered to pay tribute to a man killed by a car bomb in Baghdad, Iraq. It states that the blast occurred in a neighborhood that has a large Iraqi military and police presence and a few days after American officials' claims of decline in civilian casualties. It also reports on the attacks on Sunni militias co-operating with the American military, and civilian deaths from other incidents.

The article reports that the jubilation of Iraqis on the victory of Iraqi national soccer team over South Korea was marred with suicide car bombings in Iraq on July 25, 2007. After the victory goal, thousands of people thronged the Iraqi streets, giving a feeling of nationalism. But insurgents carried out suicide car bombings hitting two cheering crowds in Baghdad. In the bombings, 50 people were killed and 135 others wounded.

The article reports that at least 12 people were killed and 38 were wounded when two car bombs exploded about 15 minutes apart in Karrada, Baghdad, Iraq on July 23, 2007. The first bomb exploded in a parked car at 10:30 a.m., whereas the second bomb exploded 15 minutes later in a car parked near a government building. According to Iraqi authorities, most of the victims were people shopping at streetside markets.

The article reports on the violent deaths in American airstrikes on a Shiite neighborhood in Baghdad, Iraq, on July 20, 2007. In the attack by American helicopters and warplanes, 15 people including women and children are reported to have been killed. However, the U.S. military has disputed the figure, saying that six insurgents were killed and five other people were wounded.

The article reports on sectarian violence killing Shiites in Baghdad, Iraq, on June 28, 2007. In the attacks believed to have been carried out by Sunni Arab militants, dozens of Shiites were killed in Shiite neighborhood of Baya. Ten Shiites were killed in a bombing in Kadhimiya, on June 27, 2007. The attacks were carried out days ahead of a scheduled rally of Shiites to condemn the destruction of Askariya shrine in Samarra.

The article reports on the raid by the Iraqi forces at the home of Sunni Cultural Minister Asad al-Hashimi in Baghdad, Iraq, on June 26, 2007. The raid was in the context of an arrest warrant for his alleged involvement in the 2005 attempted assassination of member of the Iraqi Parliament Mithal al-Alusi. The minister's political party has alleged that the raid was aimed at discrediting a Sunni leader.

The article reports on the killing of eight U.S. soldiers in Baghdad, Iraq on June 23, 2007. Four of them were killed during a combat operation in the northwest of Baghdad when insurgents detonated a roadside bomb. Two U.S. soldiers were killed in eastern Baghdad in a roadside bomb explosion and rifle attack by insurgents.

The article reports that at least 12 Iraqi soldiers were killed and 30 soldiers were wounded in a suicide bombing in the village of Iskandariya in Baghdad, Iraq. The suicide bomber drove a truck packed with explosives into an Iraqi Army checkpoint guarding a compound in the village. The attack occurred hours following a rocket strike that killed six detainees and wounded at least 50 at an American military prison located south of Basra, Iraq.

The article reports on violence in Iraq. Two car bombings hit the Shiite areas in Baghdad, Iraq, on June 6, 2007. Three people were killed and 25 others injured in the attack. Besides, in other sectarian violence, 34 bodies were collected from across the district. Twelve people were killed and 18 injured in Diyala Province. Meanwhile, it is reported that the Turkish forces have begun an incursion into northern Iraq in pursuit of Kurdish guerrillas.

The article reports on the rise in violent deaths of unidentified persons in Baghdad, Iraq. According to new data released by the Iraqi Ministry of Interior on June 1, 2007, the number of deaths of unidentified persons rose by 70% in May 2007, an indication of rise in sectarian violence. In the month, 726 unidentified bodies were discovered while in April 2007 the number of such bodies was 411. The number of identifiable bodies went down to 344 in the city compared to 495 in April 2007.

The article reports that the U.S. Army displayed components for assembling roadside bombs near the Baghdad airport in Baghdad, Iraq on February 26, 2007. U.S. army officer said that the components had been found in a palm groove north of Baghdad. Explosives ordnance expert Marty Weber said that the components contained C-4 explosives. The components also contained cardboard boxes of gray plastic polyvinyl chloride tubes.

The article presents information about the problems of the national security plan of Baghdad, Iraq. In the operation, Iraqi national police officers joined the U.S. troops in searches. Iraqi police, who were Shiites, asked the Iraqi residents to hide their weapons from the American troops. The security plan could not change the view of the Sunnis that Iraqi forces remain little more than instruments of Shiite hegemony.

The article reports that thousands of American troops searched three mostly Shiite neighborhoods, namely Shaab, Bayda and Ur in Northeastern Baghdad, Iraq in February 14, 2007. According to American commanders, it is the first major sweep of the new security plan of the administration of U.S. President George W. Bush for Baghdad, Iraq. In a two-story warehouse in Ur, the American troops discovered three empty, rusted missile launchers.

The article reports that Ali Khazim al-Hamdani, chief of the political office of anti-American Shiite militia leader Moktada al-Sadr in Diyala Province, was shot and killed by Iraqi troops during a raid in Baghdad, Iraq in February 4, 2007. The U.S. military has said that Iraqi troops had killed a leader of rogue. But a spokesman in Baghdad said that Khazim had not turned rogue or otherwise distanced himself from the Sadr movement.

The article reports on the kidnapping of an Iranian diplomat in a largely Shiite section of Baghdad, Iraq on February 4, 2007. The kidnapping was carried out by men with Iraqi Defense Ministry identification. Mohammad al-Hosseini, Iranian foreign ministry spokesman in Tehran, Iran, denied commenting on the kidnapping. Iraqi government officials indicated that several suspects were arrested by Iraqi security forces.

The article reports that a Sunni mosque was severely damaged by attackers in Baghdad, Iraq. Nearly eight homes and a bakery were also demolished in the attack. According to Barry Johnson, the U.S. military spokesperson, such attacks have alarmingly risen in recent months. Military officials believe that nearly 300 Iraqi troops are needed to patrol the city.

The article reports that Muhammad al-Uraibi, the new judge in former Iraqi President Saddam Hussein's genocide trial threw Hussein out of the courtroom in Baghdad, Iraq. In protest, Hussein's lawyers withdrew from the case on September 20, 2006. The new judge has clearly indicated that he would not tolerate outbursts by Hussein.

The article presents information related to a United Nations report which has revealed that 5,106 people in Baghdad, Iraq, died violent deaths during July and August 2006. The report has also described evidence of torture on many of the bodies which have been found in Baghdad. It also says that torture remains widespread in official detention centers.

The article discusses the escalation of violence in Baghdad, Iraq. Hundreds of bodies, showing marks of torture and execution, began to show up in the city recently marking another point in ethnic conflict brewing in the country. Sunni leaders are concerned with death squads linked to Shiite militias running rampant and blame the Iraqi government.

This article reports on the terrorist attacks in the Shaab district of Baghdad, Iraq.

The article reports on the flight of Shiite families from sectarian violence to Baghdad, Iraq.

The article reports that at least 40 Iraqi civilians and security force recruits were speculated dead after insurgents unleashed several car bombs across Baghdad, Iraq.

Reports on the death and injury of people from a bus explosion in a suicide attack in central Baghdad, Iraq.

Reports on the death of several people caused by the vehicle bombs in Baghdad, Iraq.

Focuses on the question of the efficiency of the counterinsurgency strategy as attacks increased in Baghdad, Iraq.

Reports on the suicide bombing that killed a least seven people, including an American soldier and an American contractor in Baghdad, Iraq.

Reports on the political alliance formed by Sunni sheiks, clerics and political leaders, seeking to win back the political ground they had lost to Shiites during the national elections in Baghdad, Iraq.

Reports on the disregard of the warning from American soldiers by the car carrying the Italian journalist Giuliana Sgrena which was struck with a hail of gunfire as it sped toward Baghdad International Airport in Baghdad, Iraq.

Reports on the assassination of National Assembly member Sheikha Lameah Khaddouri al-Sakri in Baghdad, Iraq.

Reports on the latest attack by insurgents in Iraq. Death of the deputy chief of police of Baghdad and his son which was followed by a roadside bomb that killed two American soldiers; Assassination of Amer Kaief and his son which was the second killing of a senior official in five days; Group led by Abu Musab al-Zarqawi which has claimed responsibility for the act; Details on the attack on the American soldiers; Use of more powerful weapons by the insurgents.

Reports on the gunfight in south of Baghdad that occurred after a bomb hit a U.S. convoy. Number of casualties; Circumstances that led to the gunfight; Uncertainty of the details of the clash.

Reports that gunmen assassinated the governor of Baghdad Province as insurgents pressed a campaign to derail elections scheduled for January 30, 2005. Details of the slaying of Ali al-Haidari, which came as a truck bomb detonated near an office of the Interior Ministry and the main American compound in central Baghdad; Deaths of five U.S. soldiers in three other attacks; Focus of the intimidation and attacks on Iraq's security forces; Rejection by Hoshyar Zebari, the Iraqi foreign minister, of calls to delay elections; Concerns of Sunni leaders; Role of the terror group headed by Al Qaeda's leader in Iraq, Abu Musab al-Zarqawi, in the political violence.

Reports on the raid conducted by American troops and Iraqi soldiers in a Sunni mosque in Baghdad, Iraq. Death of several Iraqi worshippers; Intention of stopping sermons that incite insurgent violence; Effort of controlling the continuing violence perpetuated by insurgents.

Reports on the killing of several captive Iraq officers by militants in Baghdad, Iraq. Preparation for an American assault; Responsibility of Ansat al-Sunna group on several beheadings; Attack on Iraqi security forces.

Reports that U.S. Marines were killed and others wounded west of Baghdad, Iraq, when a suicide car bomb hit their convoy. Assault by insurgents on an Iraqi news media organization; Details of the attack on the Marines near Abu Ghraib prison; How Marines have been battling an increasingly lethal insurgency in Anbar Province; Final preparations of the U.S. military for an all-out invasion of Falluja; Observation that in recent weeks the insurgents have seized the offensive; Background on the relentless assaults; Overview of the violence.

Reports on the death of six U.S. servicemen from car bombings and helicopter crashes and the destruction of the St. George Catholic Church in Baghdad, Iraq. Details of the helicopter crashes and car bombings; Bombings of several Catholic churches in Baghdad; Evacuation of Christians to Syria.

Reports on the weapons-for-cash exchange program of the government intended to disarm the militiamen loyal to the Shiite cleric Moktada al-Sadr in Baghdad, Iraq. Improvement of the quality of weapons surrendered by the militia fighters; Allegation of bribery against the Iraqi troops guarding the exchange area; Commitment of the militiamen to disarmament.

Reports on a suicide blast that demolished the United Nations (UN) headquarters in Baghdad. Details of the bombing, in which a suicide bomber drove a cement mixer full of explosives into the UN compound; Number of dead and wounded; Death of Sergio Vieira de Mello, the UN secretary general's special representative; Apparent intent of the bombing to destroy any sense of security for those charged with rebuilding Iraq; Resolve of the UN Security Council to redouble its efforts in Iraq; Intensification of the guerrilla war against U.S. soldiers; Focus on militant Islamic group Ansar al-Islam. INSET: A Perilous History for U.N. Workers.

Examines the boom in the information business in Iraq. Increase in shops selling television sets and satellite dishes in Baghdad; Rise in newspaper publication; Conflicting reports in the Iraqi media; Complaints regarding televised programming, which is managed by a U.S. Pentagon contractor; Comments of Don North, a television producer who served as an adviser to the network, and Iraq Media Network officials; Topic of media skepticism.