Topic: Jane Arraf

Young Iraqis find solace in the symphony

Iraqis such as 12-year-old Fatima Odei, one of the Iraqi National Symphony Orchestra's youngest trainees, have forged their musical careers amid the trials of daily life in Baghdad.

Al Qaeda ally in Iraq says all Christians 'legitimate targets'

The Islamic State of Iraq, the umbrella group for Al Qaeda in the country, claims Muslim women are being held against their will in Coptic churches in Egypt.

Five bombshells from WikiLeaks' Iraq war documents

In the largest document leak in US history, WikiLeaks has released more than 400,000 secret US documents about the Iraq war. As with the second-largest leak in US history – the 92,000 Afghan war documents released in July – much of the substance of the leaks has been reported already, but details are new.

Click through the following slides to learn what the documents reveal.

Talk to the Editor with John Yemma for October 15: Iraq

Talk to the Editor with John Yemma for October 8: Congress

Is US strategy in Afghanistan working?

The debate over sending more US troops frames a larger clash over counterinsurgency strategy as the new template for war.

Interview: Iraqi VP Adel Abdul Mahdi

Dr. Mahdi talked to Monitor correspondent Jane Arraf about upcoming national elections, Iraq's security and economic issues, and relations with Iraq's neighbors.

Bombers target Baghdad churches – again

Six churches were attacked within the past 24 hours, the first such attacks since the withdrawal of US combat troops from Iraqi cities.

Monday's coverage: Iran update, US voting rights, suspect North Korean ship

Monday's coverage agenda: Post-election Iran, Air France, healthcare reform

Thursday's coverage: WHO upgrades H1N1, Peru uprisings, and Holocaust Museum shooter

Today's coverage: Sotomayor faces new rules, Shell strikes deal, Globe doesn't

Today's coverage: Europe votes, a little and to the right; stimulus flow slow

Today's news briefing: A bid for Opel, a blockade in Somalia, and the president of Macedonia sits down with the Monitor

Today's news stories: Troops in Iraq, graduation mayhem in France, and limiting youth access to credit

Today's lineup: Taliban PR, pope's trip, Florida builders

Today's news agenda: the pope, Uighurs, Somalia, and young entrepreneurs

Today's briefing: Jobs in the US, rights in Russia, the pope in the Mideast

Morning briefing: climate, security, and politics

1 angry Iraqi journalist + 2 flying shoes = 3 years

Muntadhar al-Zeidi was sentenced to three years in jail Thursday for hurling his shoes at President Bush.

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.

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