Iraq president refuses to approve execution of ex-foreign minister
Iraqi President Jalal Talabani said in an interview Wednesday that he will not sign the execution order for former foreign minister Tariq Aziz . Aziz, who served in the...
Iraq president refuses to approve execution of ex-foreign minister
Iraqi President Jalal Talabani said in an interview Wednesday that he will not sign the execution order for former foreign minister Tariq Aziz . Aziz, who served in the...
Former Iraqi foreign minister and deputy prime minister under Saddam Hussein , Tariq Aziz , was sentenced to death Tuesday by the Iraqi High Criminal Court . The...
Former Iraqi foreign minister Tariq Aziz and 15 other high ranking former officials in the government of Saddam Hussein appeared in court over the weekend and were charged with crimes committed...
The US military on Thursday transferred control over Camp Cropper to Iraqi authorities as US troops prepare to withdraw from the country next month. Despite the transfer, the US will maintain advisers and inspectors ...
Iraq's justice minister announced Wednesday that 26 former officials in the government of Saddam Hussein have been transferred from US to Iraqi custody as US troops prepare to withdraw from the country next month. The prisoners,...
US transfers control of Camp Taji prison to Iraq authorities
The US military on Monday transferred Camp Taji , one of the two remaining detention facilities under US control, to Iraqi authorities. Located approximately 25 kilometers north of Baghdad, Taji currently houses about 2,900 detainees held...
The US closed the Camp Bucca prison facility in Southern Iraq Wednesday, pursuant to the Status of Forces Agreement (SOFA) . The remaining detainees were transferred from Camp Bucca, once the largest US detention facility...
US announces release of more than 5,000 Iraq prisoners so far in 2009
The US has released more than 5,000 Iraqi prisoners and transferred more than 1,000 more to Iraqi control in 2009, according to a Sunday statement by the US-led Multinational Force in Iraq . This year's releases...
US begins building Iraq correctional training center ahead of detainee transfer
The US-led Multi-National Force-Iraq (MNF) announced Monday that it had begun construction of a training facility for Iraqi corrections officers (ICO) in anticipation of transferring control of MNF detention facilities to Iraqi forces. Military police...
The US-led Multi-National Force (MNF) in Iraq said Tuesday that it is still holding 11,057 Iraqi prisoners in three separate camps throughout the country. The prisoners currently held in the three US camps, Camp Taji,...