VP Biden meets in Baghdad with Iraqi officials in bid to smooth political differences

September 17th, 2009 Biden: Iraq won't alter troop withdrawal timingBAGHDAD — Vice President Joe Biden says he is confident that Iraq will not alter the timetable for the withdrawal of American troops. Biden told reporters in Baghdad on Thursday that there are a number of steps that would have to be taken before Iraq could call a referendum that could alter the so-called status of forces agreement.

September 16th, 2009 Biden confident in stable Iraq amid rocket attacksBAGHDAD — Insurgents fired at least two rockets at the Baghdad's Green Zone Wednesday, just minutes after Vice President Joe Biden wrapped up meetings with Prime Minister Nouri al-Maliki expressing confidence that attempts to destabilize Iraq through violence will fail. The sound of the rockets being fired could be heard on the side of the Tigris River opposite the Green Zone, and people inside al-Maliki's office where the meetings took place, including Biden and al-Maliki themselves, were warned to stay inside.

September 16th, 2009 Biden confident in stable IraqBAGHDAD — Vice President Joe Biden expressed confidence Wednesday that attempts to destabilize Iraq through violence will fail, and said the country's future depended on its ability to resolve its lingering political and sectarian differences. Meeting with Prime Minister Nouri al-Maliki in his Baghdad office, Biden said the United States was "committed to the Iraqi government and people as they work to create a peaceful and prosperous Iraq." Biden's arrival was marred by a rocket attack against the Green Zone on Tuesday evening that killed two Iraqi civilians.

September 16th, 2009 Biden pushes Iraq leaders for reconciliationBAGHDAD — Vice President Joe Biden sought to smooth political differences among Iraq's fractious political officials on his first full day in the country, as the American military moves ahead with plans to pull troops out of the country. Biden's arrival was marred by a rocket attack against the Green Zone on Tuesday evening that killed two Iraqi civilians.

September 16th, 2009 BAGHDAD - US Vice President Joe Biden Wednesday brushed the lethal rocket attacks that had greeted his arrival in Baghdad the night before while exchanging gifts and joking with Iraqi officials. "You can't get rid of me," Biden joked when meeting his Iraqi counterpart, Adil Abdel-Mahdi.

September 16th, 2009 3 arrested for rocket attack during Biden visitBAGHDAD — U.S.-Iraqi forces arrested three militants suspected of firing rockets at Baghdad's heavily fortified Green Zone, where visiting Vice President Joe Biden was spending the night, the U.S. military said Wednesday.

September 16th, 2009 Biden meets with political leaders in IraqBAGHDAD — Vice President Joe Biden met with senior Iraqi officials on his first full day in Iraq on Wednesday as he sought to smooth political differences among its fractious political leadership as the American military moves ahead with plans to pull troops out of the country. Biden's arrival was marred by a rocket attack against the Green Zone on Tuesday evening that killed two Iraqi civilians.

August 27th, 2009 Iraqi police: Car bomb kills 1 near US baseBAGHDAD — Iraqi police officials say a string of car bombs have targeted Iraqi security forces in and around Baghdad, killing one and wounding 19 people. The blasts come as security has tightened throughout Iraq ahead of the funeral of Iraqi Shiite leader Abdul-Aziz al-Hakim.

August 19th, 2009 Wave of explosions in Baghdad kill at least 58BAGHDAD — Iraqi police and medical officials say that a series of explosions have struck Baghdad, killing at least 58 people and wounding nearly 300 others. The attacks in the Iraqi capital started shortly after 10 a.m.

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.

July 3rd, 2009 Vice President Biden discusses US future in IraqBAGHDAD — Vice President Joe Biden discussed the future of the American mission in Iraq Friday with the top two U.S. officials there following the withdrawal of most troops from the cities.

July 3rd, 2009 Vice President Biden meets America's Iraq leadersBAGHDAD — Vice President Joe Biden met with the top American military commander and diplomat on Friday as he made his first visit to Iraq after being appointed to oversee the administration's Iraq policy. Biden's arrival in Baghdad late Thursday came just days after all U.S.

July 2nd, 2009 Roadside bomb kills Iraqi soldier in BaghdadBAGHDAD — Police say a roadside bomb killed an Iraqi soldier and wounded seven other people in central Baghdad. It's the latest in a wave of attacks following U.S.

July 2nd, 2009 Biden visits Iraq, will meet with leadersBAGHDAD — U.S. Vice President Joe Biden arrived in Iraq on Thursday to visit U.S.

June 3rd, 2009 Iraq: 7 killed in bombing of Baghdad cafeBAGHDAD — Iraqi officials say at least seven people have been killed and nearly 30 wounded in the bombing of a Baghdad cafe. Police and hospital officials say the blast occurred at a cafe in a mainly Shiite neighborhood in western Baghdad.