RFE/RL IRAQ REPORT
10/26/2011 8:17:15 PM
A review of RFE/RL reporting and analysis about Iraq |
Obama Says Iraq Pullout To Be Complete By Year-End
U.S. President Barack Obama's announcement ends months of debate over whether a small U.S. force would remain in Iraq beyond 2011 as a training force and bulwark against Iran. More An Iraqi official has called on Washington to return national archives that were transferred to the United States after the 2003 invasion of the country, adding that Baghdad may go to the courts to get the documents back. More Iraqi politicians say they have formed a new secular political bloc made up of two established parties. More In Episode 39, going to jail in Azerbaijan and Turkmenistan simply for reporting the truth; harvesting marijuana by horseback in Central Asia; the 9/11 generation confronts the horror of war; plus Moldova's Ethno Jazz Festival. More An Iraqi court has thrown out a case by a government commission against a journalist sued for publishing an article critical of the commission. More Iraq's Planning and Development Ministry says it plans to improve city life in the country through better urban planning and the construction of modern homes.More |