... Defense Secretary Robert Gates reiterated the U.S. commitment to the agreement worked out with Iraqi Prime Minister Nouri al-Maliki. "Under the Status of Forces Agreement with the Iraqi government, I intend to remove all U.S. troops from Iraq ...

... violence many Iraqis fear will increase with the departure of U.S. troops from urban areas, despite Prime Minister Nouri al-Maliki's confidence in Iraq's nascent security forces. - Advertisement - The bombing came hours after the U.S. military ...

... but returned following the 2003 U.S.-led invasion. The area is a stronghold of supporters of Prime Minister Nouri al-Maliki's Shiite Dawa party as well as the powerful Shiite Supreme Islamic Iraqi Council. Nobody claimed responsibility ...

... of American forces from urban areas by the end of this month and from the entire country by 2012. Prime Minister Nouri al-Maliki has warned that violence was likely to rise as militants try to undermine confidence in the government ahead of the ...

... revenues and other matters that keep Iraq deeply fractured along sectarian lines. He called on Iraqi Prime Minister Nouri al-Maliki to step up his leadership. Merkel's visit happened to coincide with the day that a sweeping global warming bill ...

... lives of more than 4,300 U.S. troops and tens of thousands of Iraqis. Despite public unease, Prime Minister Nouri al-Maliki appears eager to see the Americans leave and has urged Iraqis to hold steady against continued violence. Ahead of ...

... everything they sacrificed for the sake of security," said Sadiq al-Rikabi, a senior adviser to Prime Minister Nouri al-Maliki. "We are now celebrating the restoration of sovereignty." The Pentagon did not offer any comment to mark the ...

... Sunni lawmaker Harith al-Obeidi, an outspoken advocate of prisoner rights. The issue is a test of Prime Minister Nouri al-Maliki's commitment to the rule of law and to reconcile with the Sunni minority, who account for most of the prisoners ...

... where as many as 55,000 soldiers will be stationed by this summer. In an interview Sunday, Iraqi Prime Minister Nouri al-Maliki predicted the U.S. withdrawal would be "responsible" and said Iraqi military and police still need weapons ...

... during a news conference with Iraq Prime Minister Nouri al-Maliki on Sunday, Dec. 14, 2008, in Baghdad. The man ... Bush said after his meeting with Iraqi Prime Minister Nouri al-Maliki. It was at that point the journalist stood up and ...