Iraqi security forces given control of Baghdad’s Green Zone

October 2nd, 2009 Official: Iraqi forces lead crackdown in MosulBAGHDAD — Iraqi security forces are wrapping up a major operation in Mosul that has led to the capture of at least 150 suspected insurgents. An Iraqi security official says the crackdown is expected to end Saturday in the northern city, which is considered the last stronghold for al-Qaida in Iraq and other Sunni insurgents.

August 19th, 2009 Blasts hit Iraqi capital, kill at least 12 peopleBAGHDAD — A series of explosions struck the Iraqi capital Wednesday, targeting primarily government and commercial buildings, killing at least a dozen people and wounding more than 100 others, Iraqi officials said. The blasts follow a string of attacks in Iraq this month that have claimed more than 200 lives and left hundreds more wounded, raising concerns about the abilities of Iraqi security forces to keep the lid on violence in advance of the American withdrawal.

August 19th, 2009 Series of blasts in Baghdad kill at least 12BAGHDAD — A series of explosions struck the Iraqi capital Wednesday, targeting primarily government and commercial buildings, killing at least a dozen people and wounding more than 100 others, Iraqi officials said. The blasts follow a string of attacks in Iraq this month that have claimed more than 200 lives and left hundreds more wounded, raising concerns about the abilities of Iraqi security forces to keep the lid on violence in advance of the American withdrawal.

August 19th, 2009 Blasts hit Iraqi capital, kill 11 peopleBAGHDAD — Iraqi police and medical officials say at least four explosions have struck Baghdad, including one near the parliament building in the Green Zone, killing at least 11 people. The attacks hit the Iraqi capital shortly after 10 a.m.

August 19th, 2009 Blasts hit central Baghdad, kill 3, wound 7BAGHDAD — Iraqi police and medical officials say at least two explosions have struck Baghdad, including one near the parliament building, killing at least three people. The officials say a parked car bomb targeted a joint Iraqi police and army patrol near the finance ministry in northern Baghdad on Wednesday morning.

August 9th, 2009 British and Australian contractors killed in IraqBAGHDAD —Iraqi authorities arrested a British contractor on murder charges over the shooting deaths early Sunday of a British and an Australian contractor in Baghdad's protected Green Zone. It was the second incident in less than three months involving contractor killings in the Green Zone and the suspected gunman could be the first Westerner to face an Iraqi trial on murder charges since a new security pact took effect on Jan.

June 29th, 2009 Iraq takes control of security, US troops withdrawBAGHDAD — Iraqi forces have assumed formal control of security in Baghdad and other cities after U.S. combat troops withdrew from urban areas.

June 24th, 2009 Bomb strikes Shiite district in Baghdad, killing 6BAGHDAD — Iraqi officials say at least six people have been killed in a bombing in Baghdad's main Shiite district of Sadr City. Police say the bomb was hidden under vegetables on a motorized pushcart near a market.

June 11th, 2009 US: 1 of 5 US contractors detained in Iraq freedBAGHDAD — One of five American contractors detained during an investigation into the slaying of another American has been released on bond after a week in Iraqi custody, the U.S. Embassy said Thursday.

June 10th, 2009 Iraq: 5 US contractors to be released in BaghdadBAGHDAD — Five U.S. contractors detained during an investigation into the slaying of another American will be freed after a week in Iraqi custody due to insufficient evidence against them, the Iraqi government said Wednesday.

June 8th, 2009 Iraq says 4 US contractors detained, not 5BAGHDAD — The Iraqi government spokesman says four Americans, not five, have been detained in an investigation into the killing last month of a U.S. contractor in the Green Zone.

June 7th, 2009 Iraqis detain 5 US contractors in BaghdadBAGHDAD — Five U.S. contractors have been detained in the investigation of the slaying of another American in Baghdad's Green Zone, officials said Sunday, in what may become the first case of U.S.

June 7th, 2009 Iraqis detain 5 Americans in US contractor deathBAGHDAD — Iraqi authorities have detained five U.S. citizens in connection with the death of an American contractor in Baghdad, officials said Sunday, in what could be the first case of Americans facing local justice under a joint security pact that took effect this year.

June 7th, 2009 Military: Rocket or mortar hits Baghdad Green ZoneBAGHDAD — The U.S. military says a rocket or mortar has slammed into Baghdad's guarded Green Zone.

June 7th, 2009 Iraqis detain 5 Americans in BaghdadBAGHDAD — Iraqi authorities have detained five U.S. citizens in connection with the death of an American contractor in Baghdad, officials said Sunday, in what could be the first case of Americans facing local justice under a joint security pact that took effect this year.