Topic: Ba'ath Party

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Bush's final Iraq visit marks gains, meets contempt

While President Bush traveled to Baghdad Sunday to hail progress, the war is far from over in places like Mosul where US and Iraqi forces still battle insurgents linked to Al Qaeda in Iraq.

Iraqi town defies Al Qaeda

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

Syria boosts diplomatic ties with Lebanon

In another nod to the West, Syria also sent an ambassador to Iraq – the first in decades.

Iraq's Army grows in numbers and readiness

The U.S. military says that an increasingly capable Iraqi Army could assume primary combat responsibility by mid-2009.

U.S. hands over Anbar, Iraq's once-deadliest region

Anbar Province is where 1 of every 3 US fatalities in Iraq occurred.

A wave of Islamic insurers gears up to woo Syrians

As the secular government eases its firm control over society, Islamic firms are increasingly cropping up.

U.S., Iraqi forces meet no Sadr resistance in Amara

Iraqi troops took the southern city without a shot being fired from Shiite cleric Moqtada al-Sadr's Mahdi Army.

Letters to the Editor

Readers write about US withdrawal from Iraq, nationality in hockey, and balancing sports with academics.

Hot on the paper trail to the Iraq war

Douglas Feith's Pentagon memos trace the origin of the current US predicament.

Iraq's simmering ethnic war over Kirkuk

Tensions are rising between Kurdish, Arab, and Turkmen factions over power and populations in the province, the heart of northern Iraq's oil industry.

In Iraq, Sunni insurgents still aim to oust U.S., Shiites

In an interview, a member of the Islamic Army of Iraq speaks of his group's long-term goals.

Secular vision of a prominent Iraqi family

The Chadirji family – several of whose members helped shape modern Iraq – renew an uphill bid to promote their ideals.

Is life for Iraqis improving?

Five years after the US invasion, some see flickers of hope.

For Iran, Iraq is a two-edged sword

Many call the Islamic Republic the 'winner' in Iraq, but it faces the prospect of a long-term US presence next door.

Letters to the Editor

Readers write about the politics of the Olympics, peace in the Middle East, the Air Force budget, and 'facts' in memoirs.

U.S. sees long fight to oust Al Qaeda in Mosul

American soldiers say the battle for the northern Iraqi city is a complicated mix of counterterrorism, economic incentives, and political solutions.

In Iraq, Saddam Hussein's old guard remains on fringes

Washington contends that allowing ex-Baathists back into the fold is key to undercutting the insurgency.

Reporters on the Job

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Iraq's flag redesign erases one of the last public symbols of the Hussein regime

Some see the move by parliament as an encouraging sign of unity and compromise.

In Baghdad, Rice praises law reintegrating former Baathists

The US supports a new law designed to allow some members of Saddam Hussein's party to return to government.

With Rice in Baghdad, U.S. pushes Iraq to clear more 'benchmarks'

The Secretary of State paid a surprise visit Tuesday amid signs that political reconciliation is gaining some traction in Iraq.

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Baghdad's brave librarian

Loud talkers, lost books ... and the occasional sniper fire, rocket attacks, and death threats are what Saad Eskander is up against in rebuilding the National Library and Archive.