
Sep 20 - By Chelsea J. Carter, Associated Press Writer
A U.S. military drone crashed Saturday in northern Iraq, hitting a regional office of Iraq's largest Sunni political party in an area that remains an insurgent stronghold, an American military official said.
Mar 15 - By Rod McGuirk, Associated Press Writer
Two Iraqi soldiers who helped rescue a kidnapped Australian in 2005 have been granted asylum in Australia because their lives were at risk at home, officials said Monday.

Feb 23 - By Hamid Ahmed, Associated Press Writer
One of Iran's most powerful political and religious figures — former President Hashemi Rafsanjani — promised Monday to assist in Iraq's reconstruction after nearly six years of war that has involved Shiite militias with suspected links to Tehran.

Nov 29 - By Ryan Lucas, Associated Press Writer
Two Iraqi soldiers acting as insurgents hook up a cellular phone detonator to a 155mm artillery shell with a coiled red wire, bury the mock bomb in a pile of dirt next to a rusty electricity pole and then disappear down the street.
Nov 6 - By Associated Press
Two Iraqi insurgent groups called on President-elect Barack Obama to withdraw U.S. troops from Iraq and abandon the war on terror, an Internet monitoring service reported Friday.

Aug 7 - By Qassim Abdul-Zahra, Associated Press Writer
Two Iraqi officials say the U.S. and Iraq are close to a deal under which all American combat troops would leave by October 2010 with remaining U.S. forces gone about three years later.
Jul 30 - By Associated Press
Two Iraqi rowers will be allowed to take part in the Beijing Olympics, the International Rowing Federation said Wednesday.

Jan 6 - By Bradley Brooks, Associated Press Writer
Three Iraqi soldiers threw themselves on a suicide attacker wearing an explosives vest at an Army Day celebration Sunday — an act of heroism the U.S. said likely prevented many more deaths. Iraqi police said at least 11 people were killed in the blast, the deadliest in a series of bombings in Baghdad.
Oct 11 - By Ian Deitch, Associated Press Writer
Two Iraqi children with critical heart conditions were brought to Israel for emergency surgery Thursday, a rare display of cooperation between Arab countries and the Jewish state.