Topic: Al Qaeda in Iraq

President Obama lays out his plans for Iraq withdrawal

At Camp Lejeune in North Carolina, he announced that all combat troops would depart by Aug. 31, 2010. Following are the president's prepared remarks.

Troop withdrawal: Obama to end Iraq war by August 2010

Speaking from North Carolina’s Camp Lejeune, where thousands of Marines are preparing to deploy to Afghanistan, the president's message was clear: We have a new priority.

Iraq's waning insurgency scrambles for new sanctuary

As violence falls in Baghdad, Al Qaeda in Iraq is taking its fight to desert outposts and rural villages.

In provincial vote, Iraqis redraw political landsape

Sunni party's rise in Iraq signals new nationalist current

The al-Hadba Party emerged from Saturday's vote as a serious challenge to the status quo in Iraq.

US Ambassador warns of 'precipitious' US exit from Iraq

As US withdraws, will Al Qaeda in Iraq find new openings?

The Sunni insurgent group may strike back, but Iraq experts say it's unlikely they will ever achieve the level of power they once wielded.

As war winds down, will Iraq's progress hold steady?

Violence has plummeted and US forces are pulling back, but the year ahead will test the staying power of gains throughout the country.

Britain jails Iraqi doctor for terror plots, as Brown orders troops out

Bilal Abdulla received life in prison for a 2007 attack on the Glasgow airport and a foiled plot against a London nightclub.

As Iraq calms, Mosul remains a battle front

US forces may stay in the volatile northern city beyond the June deadline for Americans to pull back to bases.

Ideological clash of two jihadi titans shakes Al Qaeda

A growing feud between Ayman al-Zawahiri, Osama bin Laden's chief lieutenant, and Sayyed Imam al-Sharif, the jailed ex-leader of Egypt's Islamic Jihad, could weaken support for Al Qaeda.

America's diminishing role in Iraq

Many Iraqis say passage of the US-Iraqi security pact ushers in a new era in which US military power will be replaced by Iraqi political power.

The Monitor's View: Iraq's vote for independence

Its parliament should approve a pact on a 2011 US withdrawal to assert Iraqi sovereignty.

US forces kill senior Al Qaeda in Iraq leader

Hajji Hammadi, a senior member of Al Qaeda in Iraq, was believed by US military officials to have been responsible for the abduction and murder of US Army Staff Sgt. Matt Maupin in 2004.

Iraqi cabinet votes to keep US troops

A new pact that faces final approval from parliament will keep US troops in Iraq for up to three more years. By June 2009 US forces will pull back to major bases.

Hip, new Baghdad hangout is a byproduct of war

Akkad Street is a neighborhood's response to suicide bombers hitting the main shopping market.

Iraqi town defies Al Qaeda

Despite attack, Dulaim vows to bar Al Qaeda in Iraq, which it ousted from the town last year.

Reporters on the Job

Uptick in Baghdad attacks reveals new insurgent tactics

While American and Iraqi fatalities dropped to their lowest levels in October, the US military reports an increase in the use of 'sticky' bombs in targeted assassinations.

In Iraq's Diyala Province, US forces anticipate exit

The American military is handing over control of projects in the troubled province ahead of a US-Iraqi security pact that could reduce the US footprint next year.

World

US referees Iraq's troubled Kurdish-Arab fault line

At a flash point for violence, an Army general plays diplomat.

US-Iraqi security pact still unsettled

Amid growing opposition, Iraqi Prime Minister Nouri al-Maliki called on Sunday for more time to negotiate a plan that could begin US troop withdrawals in June 2009.

As violence drops, Iraqi tribes begin to make amends

Tribal elders are reviving a traditional process to heal the deep animosities resulting from sectarian bloodshed between Shiites and Sunnis.

U.S. military to deploy more surveillance planes to Afghanistan

The move by the Army and Air Force comes in response to criticism from Defense Secretary Robert Gates.