http://www.yourstreet.com/news/baghdad YourStreet collects the latest local news and information from around the web. Find out what's going on in your town. en-us WASHINGTON — President Barack Obama said Sunday's "outrageous attacks" outside government offices in the Iraqi capital "reveal the hateful and destructive agenda of those who would deny the Iraqi people the future that they deserve." Secretary of State Hillary... http://www.yourstreet.com/news/6750563/obama-iraq-attacks-attempt-to-derail-progress Sun, 25 Oct 2009 11:45:08 -0700 Two suicide car bombs exploded in downtown Baghdad Sunday, killing at least 136 people and delivering a powerful blow to the heart of the fragile city's government in the worst attack of the year, officials said. http://www.yourstreet.com/news/6752323/car-bombs-kill-136-in-baghdad-in-worst-attack-of-year Sun, 25 Oct 2009 06:11:08 -0700 BAGHDAD -- Iraqi security forces seized a top aide to the most wanted man in Iraq, capturing him Sunday in a helicopter raid in Diyala province, an Iraqi security official who participated in the raid said yesterday. http://www.yourstreet.com/news/6745265/iraq-seizes-former-saddam-aide-now-helping-successor Mon, 12 Oct 2009 20:00:08 -0700 A Person said... Iraqis Shocked as Atheism Creeps in BAGHDAD – Although their number remains insignificant and most of them hid their identity, the fact that some people are leaving Islam and becoming atheists is a troubling news in conservative Iraq. “I was... http://www.yourstreet.com/news/6742579/iraqis-shocked-as-atheism-creeps-in Mon, 12 Oct 2009 19:55:08 -0700 There are dozens of soldiers in Baghdad walking around with Susan G. Komen Race for the Cure T-shirts that say "Madison" on them after a race there Saturday attracted 172 runners and walkers. http://www.yourstreet.com/news/6744025/guard-member-from-new-lisbon-and-madison-group-organize-run-in-baghdad Mon, 12 Oct 2009 15:25:08 -0700 BAGHDAD -- By the end of October, American troop strength in Iraq will be 120,000, a decrease of 23,000 since January, the top United States military spokesman, Brig. Gen. Stephen R. Lanza, said Monday. The next big reduction will not come until well after the... http://www.yourstreet.com/news/6745303/general-lays-out-pace-of-iraq-pullout Mon, 12 Oct 2009 09:51:08 -0700 BAGHDAD, Iraq -- The bombers who attacked the western Iraqi city of Ramadi yesterday seemed determined to make sure none of their targets survived. http://www.yourstreet.com/news/6745359/world-briefs-10-12-09- Sun, 11 Oct 2009 20:00:08 -0700 BY ARNAUD DE BORCHGRAVE Editor At Large United Press International Before we throw caution to the wind and build a new embassy in Islamabad, a la Baghdad, fit for 1,000 employees, let’s first acquire a proper understanding of the nature of the U.S.-Pakistan... http://www.yourstreet.com/news/6739820/pakistan-the-trust-deficit Thu, 08 Oct 2009 10:47:08 -0700 The end of the month brings a smattering of closings, some expected, some not. As always, your sightings are welcome to the tipline. 1) The Mission: The revolving door at the tiny storefront next door to Esperpento continues, as the... http://www.yourstreet.com/news/6732417/chile-lindo,-eliza-s,-baghdad-nights,-more Fri, 02 Oct 2009 04:59:08 -0700 BAGHDAD -- Prime Minister Nouri Kamal al-Maliki yesterday announced the formation of a broad political coalition, setting the stage for a parliamentary election campaign dominated by rival blocs claiming to appeal across Iraq's sectarian and ethnic divides. http://www.yourstreet.com/news/6737215/iraq-s-prime-minister-forms-coalition Thu, 01 Oct 2009 20:00:08 -0700 I'm sitting by the Tigris River in Baghdad on a hot July evening. The air is still, the dust has settled, and the call for... http://www.yourstreet.com/news/6724903/zainab-salbi-where-are-iraqi-women-today- Mon, 21 Sep 2009 09:32:08 -0700 BAGHDAD – A Black Hawk helicopter crashed at a major American air base in Iraq, killing one U.S. service member and injuring 12 others, the military said Sunday. The UH-60 Black Hawk went down Saturday night at the Balad Air Base, about 50 miles north of Baghdad,... http://www.yourstreet.com/news/6727814/copter-crash-kills-two-in-iraq-mon,-21-sep-2009-pst Sun, 20 Sep 2009 23:00:08 -0700 BAGHDAD -- Authorities in northern Iraq have arrested three men on charges they were trying to traffic stolen antiquities, including the bust of a Sumerian king, a local army commander said Saturday. http://www.yourstreet.com/news/6727027/iraq-arrests-3-on-antiquities-charges Fri, 18 Sep 2009 16:00:08 -0700 BAGHDAD -- The family of the Iraqi who threw his shoes at then-President George W. Bush is preparing a festive welcome for the TV reporter, expected to be released from prison today after nine months behind bars. Muntadhar al-Zeidi hurled his shoes... http://www.yourstreet.com/news/6723571/iraq-shoe-thrower-going-free Mon, 14 Sep 2009 00:01:08 -0700 Members from the 477th Fighter Group returned home from Iraq Sunday. The airmen are part of the group's first mass deployment to Baghdad and have been deployed between four and six months. http://www.yourstreet.com/news/6722354/local-airmen-return-from-baghdad Sun, 13 Sep 2009 23:47:08 -0700 5 Baghdad http://www.yourstreet.com/news/6722682/news-briefs Sun, 13 Sep 2009 23:23:08 -0700 Private security guards who worked for Blackwater repeatedly shot wildly into the streets of Baghdad without regard for civilians long before they were involved in a 2007 shooting episode that left at least 14 Iraqis dead, federal prosecutors charge in a new court... http://www.yourstreet.com/news/6719423/blackwater-case-deepens Sun, 13 Sep 2009 23:00:08 -0700 BAGHDAD — A civilian contractor was shot and killed today on an American military base in the Iraqi city of Tikrit and a U.S. soldier has been detained in connection with the incident, the military said. http://www.yourstreet.com/news/6721048/civilian-contractor-shot-dead-on-u-s-base-in-iraq Sun, 13 Sep 2009 21:48:08 -0700 BAGHDAD — A civilian contractor was shot and killed Sunday on an American military base in the Iraqi city of Tikrit and a U.S. soldier has been detained in connection with the incident, the military said. http://www.yourstreet.com/news/6720235/civilian-contractor-shot-dead-on-u-s-base-in-iraq Sun, 13 Sep 2009 20:11:08 -0700 BAGHDAD -- A U.S. soldier was arrested in connection with the fatal shooting yesterday of a civilian contractor on an American military base in the northern Iraq city of Tikrit, the military said. http://www.yourstreet.com/news/6718001/national-briefs-09-14-09- Sun, 13 Sep 2009 20:00:08 -0700