The National Court of Spain July 14 dismissed charges against three US soldiers who were accused of being involved in the death of Spanish cameraman José Couso. The soldiers allegedly opened fire on a Baghdad hotel frequented by Western journalists… Read moreSpanish court dismisses charges against US soldiers for killing journalist in Iraq
Iraqi Christians say they received threats and warned authorities ahead of the wave of bombings at seven churches in Baghdad and Mosul that have left four dead and over 30 injured.
Iraq’s Kurdish Regional Government (KRG) voted to postpone a referendum on the autonomous region’s constitution that lays claim to oil-rich Kirkuk after it was assailed by Baghdad as “secessionist.”
Iraqi insurgent leader Abu Omar al-Baghdad, repeatedly announced dead or captured, issued a statementurging his insurgents to keep fighting despite the US pull-back from Iraq’s cities.
The Kurdish regional government is protesting Baghdad’s new deal with international majors to develop Iraq’s oil fields, saying the dispute over the northern Kirkuk fields has not been resolved.
Prime Minister Nouri al-Maliki proclaimed June 30 “National Sovereignty Day” as US forces withdraw from Iraq’s cities. But many fear the US-trained Counter Terrorism Bureau that will be moving in.
Regional managers in the Iraqi oil industry are protesting pending contracts to foreign oil companies to develop six of the country’s largest oil-fields over the next 20 to 25 years.
Former US soldier Steven Green was sentenced to life in prison for the rape and murder of an Iraqi teenage girl and the murder of her family in Mahmudiya.
A Spanish court reinstated charges against three US soldiers in the death of cameraman José Couso, which occurred when the soldiers opened fire on a Baghdad in 2003.
A judge dismissed a lawsuit alleging that former president George W. Bush violated Congress’s constitutional power to declare war by initiating a preemptive war against Iraq.
The US Court of Appeals for the Fourth Circuit ruled that the insurance company for defense contractor CACI International has no duty to defend or indemnify CACI against claims of torture.
Basra’s oil pipeline workers, who had been staging occupations of the facilities to demand back pay, scored a victory this week as the Baghdad administration agreed to meet with their leaders.
