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Iraq increasingly drawn into Syrian battlefield

Signs are growing that stretches of Iraq and Syria are morphing into a single battlefield for militants, exacerbating Iraq's slide into renewed deadly chaos a year and a half after U.S. troops pulled out.Iraqi border posts along the Syrian frontier are coming under attack, and Syrian truck drivers have been singled out and shot inside Iraq. Syrian soldiers earlier this year sought refuge across the border, only to be massacred by al-Qaida.Combat-hardened Iraqi fighters, meanwhile, are crisscrossing the frontier. Al-Qaida-linked Sunni militants are cooperating with hard-line Islamists among the Syrian rebels, while Iraqi Shiite fighters are joining militiamen from Lebanon's Hezbollah to fight alongside forces loyal to Syrian President Bashar Assad's Iranian-backed regime. U.S. officials believe Iranian arms are still being shuttled to Damascus through Iraqi airspace."What is going on in Syria has a big, clear impact on us ... especially since there are attempts to move the battle to Ira...

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  1. Police: Bombs targeting Baghdad home of Iraqi government official kill his wife, daughters

    Police say the house of an Iraqi government official has been bombed and his wife and two daughters have been killed.Authorities believe the early Thursday attack ta...

  2. Baghdad Blast Wounds 15

    A bomber attacked the main checkpoint to Baghdad International Airport ( search ) on Wednesday, wounding at least 15 Iraqis, the military said.The explosion shortly ...

  3. Demonstrators rally in support of Iraqi government

    Shiite demonstrators are taking to the streets in Iraq's capital to show support for Prime Minister Nouri al-Maliki's government, which has been facing angry protest...

  4. Anti-U.S. Cleric Joins Iraqi Government

    Is Moqtada al-Sadr's return from Iran a nightmare or a positive development?

  5. Iraqi Government Announces New Alliance of Shiites and Kurds

    Iraq's Shiite prime minister and Kurdish president emerged Thursday from three days of crisis talks to announce a new alliance of political parties, but the reshaped...

  6. Report: $800 Million in Funds for Iraqi Army Stolen by Former Iraqi Government Officials

    Iraq 's former finance minister alleged in a U.S. television report aired Sunday that up to $800 million meant to equip the Iraqi army had been stolen from the gover...

  7. Iraq searches Syria-bound Iranian cargo plane

    An Iraqi government spokesman says his country has forced a Syria-bound Iranian plane to land at Baghdad International Airport for search it for weapons.Ali al-Mouss...

  8. Iraq says it will search more Syria-bound flights

    The Iraqi government says it will stop more aircraft traveling through Iraqi airspace and vehicles traveling overland en route to Syria to search for weapons on them...

  9. Iraqi parliament speaker: Prime minister still could face vote to oust him for hoarding power

    The speaker of Iraq's parliament declared Thursday that lawmakers are prepared to oust the nation's prime minister if he refuses to share authority with his politica...

  10. Jailed Hezbollah Commander Turned Over to Iraqi Government

    The last American prisoner in Iraq , a Hezbollah commander linked to the kidnapping deaths of four U.S. soldiers, was turned over to the Iraqi government Friday, the...

  11. Iraqi government opens refugee camp to diplomats, hoping to resettle Iranian exiles elsewhere

    Iraq offered foreign diplomats on Tuesday a rare glimpse at a camp that is the new temporary home of an Iranian exile opposition group that has a long-running feud w...

  12. Bush: Iraqi Government a 'New Chapter'

    The inauguration of Iraq's new government marks a new era in relations with the country that the United States has occupied for more than three years, President Bush...

  1. Iraqi Shiite fighters' Syria role raises tensions

    The Iraqi Shiite fighter's family is urging him to stop risking his life by traveling to Syria, saying he's done his part defending the holy shrine of Sayida Zeinab ...

  2. Iraqi Parliament Adjourns for Month Without Benchmark Legislation

    Iraq 's parliament on Monday shrugged off U.S. criticism and adjourned for a month, as key lawmakers declared there was no point waiting any longer for the prime min...

  3. Iraqi Parliament Gets Draft of Constitution

    Mere minutes before a midnight deadline Monday, Iraqi parliament received a completed draft of the country's new constitution, though not everyone is happy with the ...

  4. US claims Iran hacked energy forms

    Hackers target software that runs American energy lines

  5. Militants reportedly kill 14 in Baghdad brothel

    Militants broke into a brothel in Baghdad Wednesday, reportedly killing 14 -- the latest attack after a weeklong uptick in violence that has resulted in nearly 300 d...

  6. Iraq rejects offering shelter to PKK fighters

    Iraq is rejecting a key element in an accord to bring an end to a long Kurdish rebellion in Turkey — offering refuge to Kurdish fighters.In March, the Kurdistan Work...

  7. Two GIs Die in Iraq Bomb Blast, Gunbattle

    One U.S. soldier was killed Thursday in an bomb attack, a day after another American died when a convoy came under hostile fire.A homemade bomb exploded in Baqouba (...

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