Iraq Withdrawal

Five killed in Iraq violence

Mon, 27 Sep 2010 07:29:20 +1100

Five people, including three policemen, have been killed in violence in Baghdad and surrounding central Iraq.

The long road home for US soldiers

Mon, 20 Sep 2010 14:51:55 +1100

SBS correspondent Kathy Novak caught up with some of the US soldiers coming back from the Iraqi and Afghan front lines.

Reality TV: A window on Iraq?

Mon, 28 Aug 2006 00:00:00 +1100

For those Iraqis wanting respite from the grim reality of day-to-day life there’s always escape in television - and there are some unusual offerings in this war-wracked country.

Timeline: Iraq in the news

Wed, 01 Sep 2010 13:50:00 +1100

Key moments from the last seven and a half years of war in Iraq as they were reported by the world's media.

Iraqi politics - Who's who?

Mon, 30 Aug 2010 13:20:27 +1100

Iraq's fractured politcal landscape is dominated by coalitions - but since the March elections resulted in hung parliament, the deadlock has not been broken.

UN proposes new security firm legislation

Wed, 15 Sep 2010 11:25:17 +1100

UN experts have proposed new regulations surrounding private security firms assisting military action, after numerous incidents involving such companies.

Human rights 'key' in US-Iraq relations

Tue, 14 Sep 2010 09:04:45 +1100

Respect for human rights is an important issue in relations between Washington and Baghdad, the US State Department said Monday after a rights group issued a report on rampant abuse in Iraqi prisons.

Iraqi soldier kills two US troops

Wed, 08 Sep 2010 15:28:53 +1100

Two American troops and one Iraqi soldier have been shot dead in an arguemnt over a sports mach in Iraq, police say.

Veterans blast planned Koran-burning

Wed, 08 Sep 2010 08:36:14 +1100

A top US veterans group has blasted a planned Koran burning to mark nine years since the September 11th strikes as the work of 'religious extremists'.

Blair 'desperately sorry' for war dead

Wed, 01 Sep 2010 15:22:28 +1100

Former British Prime Minister Tony Blair says he's desperately sorry for the deaths in the Iraq war but insists it was right to remove Dictator Saddam Hussein.

Iraq speech will not mark victory: Obama

Wed, 01 Sep 2010 06:38:43 +1100

President Barack Obama said his speech marking the end of US combat operations in Iraq would not be a victory lap, as Iraqi leaders vowed their forces could defend the country.

Dateline: Bringing Iraq home

Tue, 31 Aug 2010 11:59:24 +1100

SBS's Dateline has been presenting real life stories to critical acclaim, from all corners of this diverse but war-torn country.

Different name, similar mission

Tue, 31 Aug 2010 10:51:09 +1100

Despite the high-profile 'withdrawal', combat troops will remain in Iraq, while the Pentagon itself has said that the war in the country is not over.

Biden in Iraq for troop 'withdrawal'

Tue, 31 Aug 2010 10:07:21 +1100

US Vice President Joe Biden is in Iraq to mark the official end of the US combat mission in Iraq, a day before President Obama makes his awaited speech from Washington.

US betting on quiet withdrawal

Tue, 31 Aug 2010 00:30:17 +1100

US Vice President Joe Biden says he would bet "everything" that there would be no explosion of sectarian violence when US combat troops leave Iraq.

Iraqi politics - Quick facts

Mon, 30 Aug 2010 15:09:43 +1100

Over 300 different political entities contested a mere 325 seats in the Iraqi parliament - and the poll ended in a hung parliament

Timeline: Milestones in the Iraq war

Thu, 26 Aug 2010 12:44:52 +1100

Key dates and events since the 2003 US invasion of Iraq that toppled Saddam Hussein and began seven and a half years of war in the oil-rich region.