Read the 'News Watch' transcript Nov 16, 2009
(voice-over): We have faced some 000005B2 of the same dangers, patrolling with U.S. troops in Mosul, when a suicide bomber struck, and riding in a military convoy when a roadside bomb exploded, killing an Iraqi farmer in eastern Baghdad. Embedding has allowed our crews to document soldiers' daily missions, from the first days of the invasion, through the following years of raids and patrols, and a less glamorous task of training a new Iraqi Army and tedious meetings with tribal leaders. (Fox News)
160 Schofield soldiers returning Tuesday from Iraq deployment Sep 7, 2009
The Bronco Brigade, under the command of Col. Walter Piatt, operated in the Salah ad Din Province in northern Iraq, working in the key cities of Kirkuk, Tikrit, Bayji, Mosul Samarra, and Balad since last October ... The Bronco Brigade, under the command of Col. Walter Piatt, operated in the Salah ad Din Province in northern Iraq, working in the key cities of Kirkuk, Tikrit, Bayji, Mosul Samarra, and Balad since last October. (Honolulu Star-Bulletin)
'Sports Byline USA' brings jocks to Iraq Aug 24, 2009
It was his fifth journey to war zones in Iraq and Afghanistan, where he and his team (producer Jon Bullock, National Football League veteran Tim Dwight and National Basketball Association referee Bob Delaney) did live broadcasts over a week in Mosul, in northern Iraq. At three bases, they shared mikes with soldiers and officers who got a chance to interview various sports figures. (San Francisco Chronicle -- Entertainment)
AP: Sanford Took Personal Trips on Plane Aug 10, 2009
COLUMBIA, S.C., Aug. 9, 2009. State-Funded Plane Used for Transportation to Hair, Dentist Appointments, Donor's Birthday Party, Records Show. (CBS News)
Gunmen break into Baghdad bank, kill 8, police say Jul 28, 2009
The bombings primarily targeted police vehicles in Baghdad, western Fallujah and northern Mosul, areas that have experienced an increase in attacks on Iraqi forces since U.S. troops withdrew from urban areas under the terms of a U.S.-Iraqi security pact. Although the U.S. military has made enormous efforts to train and equip Iraq's army, it has not given the same attention to the national and local police. (Fresno Bee -- Local)
Letter From Iraq: A Mixed Bag Jul 27, 2009
They were quick to point out the instability in the northern governate of Mosul, and the continued targeting of minority communities. A Christian journalist from Mosul emphasized that until today Iraqis in Mosul could not look towards local Iraqi police for protection, and the only true protection was from the Peshmergas (the Kurdish regional government's military). (CBS News -- Opinion)
Russian patriarch visits Ukraine Jul 27, 2009
On patrol with US forces in Mosul. FEATURES, VIEWS, ANALYSIS. (BBC News -- Europe)
Novel ideas for a staycation Jul 26, 2009
Sabar's trip to his father's village yields a fresh perspective on such places as Baghdad and Mosul while introducing readers to a slice of Iraqi culture that has all but vanished. "A Supremely Bad Idea: Three Mad Birders and Their Quest to See It All," by Luke Dempsey Binoculars dangling from their necks and iPods in their pockets, Dempsey and two friends traipse all over the United States in pursuit of the painted redstart, the buff-breasted flycatcher, the elf owl and something called the... (Montana Standard, MT)
Iraqis restrict US operations in Baghdad (AP) Jul 21, 2009
On Monday, Iraqi police said a car bomb killed two police officers and injured eight civilians in Ramadi, west of Baghdad, and four police officers and one civilian died in attacks in and near the northern city of Mosul, Iraqi police said. On July 16, three U.S. soldiers were killed in a rare assault on troops at a U.S. base near an airport in Basra, a comparatively quiet city in southern Iraq. (Yahoo News -- Politics)
Iraqi Army: Americans Confined to 'Prison-Like' Bases Jul 21, 2009
Four police and one civilian died in attacks in and near the northern city of Mosul, Iraqi police said. FOX NEWS VIDEOS. (Fox News)
Iraq imposes new limits on U.S. forces Jul 19, 2009
A U.S. soldier stands guard as others take up position during a weapons-search operation in Mosul, Iraq, on Wednesday. . (MSNBC -- International)
Baghdad churches bombed Jul 13, 2009
Violence has dropped markedly throughout the country in recent months, but attacks remain common, especially in Baghdad and Mosul in the north. AFP Digg. (iAfrica.com)
Bombs kill 42 in Iraq Jul 10, 2009
Dr Fathi Yassin at Tal Afar hospital said 35 people were killed and 61 wounded in the attack, carried out a day after two car bombs exploded in the main northern city of Mosul, killing 12 people and wounding dozens more ... Tal Afar is a mostly Turkmen town between Mosul and the Syrian border and has often been the target of violence. (iAfrica.com)
Army's new mission: To exit Iraq Jul 7, 2009
- It was just another day for the U.S. Army in war-weary northern Iraq: insurgents in Mosul, political turf battles in Kirkuk, an attack on the Beiji oil refinery in Salahuddin ... From Mosul came a report of early morning improvised explosive devices. (MSNBC -- International)
Iraq death tolls spikes Jul 2, 2009
Further military parades took place on Wednesday in Kirkuk and the restive northern city of Mosul. "This is a great day," said Kirkuk police chief Major General Jamal Taher, insisting Tuesday's attack would not dent the resolve of his officers, or blight the significance of the security handover. (iAfrica.com)
Market bombing kills 13 Jun 27, 2009
However, in the face of persistent violence in Mosul, commanders revealed on Thursday that a deal has been reached for US troops to stay on in some areas of Iraq's main northern city in a non-combat role. "The Iraqi government has agreed on the stay of some non-combat troops," said Major General Robert Caslen, the senior US officer in northern Iraq. (iAfrica.com)
Rickshaw bomb kills 62 Jun 25, 2009
Seven civilians were injured by a grenade targeting a US patrol in the restive northern city of Mosul, local police said ... But attacks remain common, particularly in Baghdad and Mosul. (iAfrica.com)
Iraqis happy at US pull out, but fear more attacks Jun 22, 2009
BAGHDAD, June 21 (Reuters) - Iraqi taxi driver Haitham Nief is looking forward to the partial pull out of U.S. combat troops this month from the northern city of Mosul and elsewhere. Mosul remains one of the most violent places in Iraq, but Nief says he is sure the security situation will improve once the Americans leave town and withdraw to camps outside ... "Life here is dead because of their presence," he said, gesturing around him at the once busy Dawasa market, the scene of many explosions... (AlertNet)
Suicide truck bomb kills 70 in Iraq Jun 21, 2009
The Americans already have begun pulling back combat troops from inner-city outposts in Baghdad, Mosul and other urban areas ahead of the June 30 deadline set in a security pact that calls for a full US withdrawal from Iraq by 2012. But continued assassinations and high-profile explosions have heightened concerns that Iraqi forces are not ready to take over their own security. (India Times, India)
'We must remember,' mayor says May 27, 2009
He was killed by a sniper while on patrol in Mosul in 2005 ... He was killed by a sniper while on patrol in Mosul in 2005. (Honolulu Star-Bulletin)
34 killed in bomb attack in Baghdad May 21, 2009
Security has improved dramatically since US and Iraqi forces began allying with local tribes and former insurgents in late 2006 to combat al-Qaida and other militias, but attacks in Baghdad, Mosul in the north and the central province of Diyala remain common. Text. (India Times, India)
U.S. soldier opens fire on fellow troops May 12, 2009
The death toll from today's shooting was the highest for U.S. personnel in a single attack since April 10, when a suicide truck driver killed five American soldiers with a blast near a police headquarters in Mosul ... Additionally, there have been several incidents recently when gunmen dressed as Iraqi soldiers have opened fire on American troops, including an attack in the northern city of Mosul on May 2 in which two soldiers and the gunman were killed. (Globe and Mail)
his Nightline confession was a second edifice of lies May 9, 2009
than two weeks ago the New York Times that the Iraqi city of Mosul was " in the midst of a major security operation" against one of the last bastions of Al Qaeda in Iraq. So how's that going. (Slate)
Man In Iraqi Uniform Kills 2 U.S. Troops May 3, 2009
A U.S. Army soldier stands guard as Iraqi police officers enter a house during a joint search operation in southwestern Mosul, 225 miles northwest of Baghdad in this March 16, 2009 file photo, (AP Photo/Maya Alleruzzo) ... A military statement said the attacker was killed after the ambush-style assault 12 miles south of Mosul, which is one of the last urban strongholds for Sunni insurgents ... In late February, two Iraqi police officers in Mosul opened fire on a visiting U.S. military team,... (CBS News)
Bloodiest month in Iraq May 2, 2009
However, attacks still remain all too common in Baghdad, in confessionally divided Diyala province and around the main northern city of Mosul, which is split between Sunni Arabs, Christians and Kurds. In January 2007 alone, 1992 civilians, 40 soldiers and 55 police were killed. (iAfrica.com)
Schofield soldier had death premonition Apr 15, 2009
On Friday, five soldiers died in a suicide truck bombing in Mosul in the deadliest attack for the U.S. military in more than a year ... On Friday, five soldiers died in a suicide truck bombing in Mosul in the deadliest attack for the U.S. military in more than a year. (Honolulu Star-Bulletin)
* World News Quick Take Apr 14, 2009
The five soldiers were killed on Friday when a suicide bomber driving a truck detonated a tonne of explosives near a police headquarters in Mosul. UNITED STATES. (Taipei Times, Taiwan -- Sports)
All quiet on Iraq front Apr 13, 2009
General Ray Odierno told CNN that despite spasms of unrest over the past week notably a suicide bombing in the northern Iraqi city of Mosul that killed five US soldiers and three Iraqis "overall violence remains at 2003 lows.". March combat fatalities were "the lowest they've been since the beginning of the war," Odierno said. (iAfrica.com)
IRAQ: Whither the Palestinian minority? Apr 7, 2009
The Palestinians in question he said, comprised some 3,000 stranded in two makeshift camps on the Iraqi-Syrian border, and about 11,000 living in Baghdad and the provinces of Mosul and Basra. Sceptical. (AlertNet)
Interview: US commander in Iraq Apr 3, 2009
General Raymond Odierno, commander of the US military forces in Iraq, walked through the 7 Nissan neighborhood of Mosul after the area was cleared of insurgents in a combat operation by US and Iraqi soldiers ... Mosul, Iraq - As he walks down the pitted streets of this slowly reviving city, Gen. Raymond Odierno says that despite a goal of pulling out of all Iraqi cities by June, he won't repeat the mistakes of the past and rush withdrawing from areas that could revert to insurgents' control ...... (Christian Science Monitor)
As US pulls back in Iraq, lost urban footholds Apr 2, 2009
US Army soldiers relax at Combat Outpost Rabiy in Mosul, one of some 75 such bases that allowed US troops greater interaction with the local population ... Still, as violence continues in Mosul and other parts of Iraq, there is concern about how the troubled regions will fair with a limited US presence ... "[Mosul] didn't benefit from the theatrics of the surge and it is still bubbling.". (Christian Science Monitor)
US general: American forces may not leave key Iraqi cities Mar 27, 2009
The top commander of ground forces in Iraq says that US troops may stay longer than the June deadline in Baquba and Mosul ... In an exclusive interview, the top US ground commander in Iraq says that while Iraqi forces have made huge strides, Iraqi officials are likely to ask for US help in the key cities of Baquba and Mosul, meaning that American troops may stay there after the deadline for redeployment to major bases ... "In Mosul and Diyala [Province], as we do a combined or joint assessment... (Christian Science Monitor)
Tourism comes to Iraq Mar 25, 2009
"Mosul is off though," Hann added of Iraq's tinderbox second city where US and Iraqi forces are still battling Al-Qaeda and Sunni rebels. AFP. (iAfrica.com)
Progress in Iraq pleases Schofield brigade leader Mar 23, 2009
1 million Iraqis and is located between Baghdad and Mosul, bisected by the Tigris River ... 1 million Iraqis and is located between Baghdad and Mosul, bisected by the Tigris River. (Honolulu Star-Bulletin)
Travelers, your tour bus is boarding for Basra Mar 21, 2009
His tour group then saw a man beaten to death by a crowd in Mosul, and heard a bomb explode just up the street at the Turkish Embassy. On the other hand, with war raging and the structures of civilization falling, it turned out to be his best trip: telling tourists where they could and could not go was not a high priority in the country. (International Herald Tribune)
Six years in Iraq: three American stories Mar 21, 2009
TOGETHER: An Iraqi soldier and two Americans stood guard during a joint patrol last week in Mosul, Iraq. Progress in Iraq has tended to come one relationship at a time. (Christian Science Monitor)
Iraq blast kills soldiers Mar 12, 2009
A car bomb exploded on Wednesday in the northern Iraqi tinderbox town of Mosul, killing three soldiers and wounding 10 other people, a police official told AFP.. "A car bomb targeted their patrol in the Al-Shafa neighborhood in the centre of Mosul," he said ... The car was parked outside the medical college of Mosul, Iraq's second largest city and one of the most restive. (iAfrica.com)
Rocket Attack on Last British Base in Iraq Kills 1 Mar 10, 2009
In other violence Monday, gunmen fired at a police checkpoint in the northern city of Mosul, killing two officers and wounding a civilian, police said. A policeman also was killed and two others were wounded when an explosives-laden bicycle left near a police station exploded in Mishada, 20 miles north of the capital. (Fox News)
Drawdown in Iraq begins: 12,000 troops to return by fall Mar 9, 2009
There remain pockets of insurgency in some areas, including in the north around Mosul and Baquba. US commanders are concerned that the drawdown of US forces is done carefully so as not to alter the security situation on the ground. (Christian Science Monitor -- World)
Schofield troops adapt to new role Mar 9, 2009
As Task Force Lightning commander, Caslen is responsible for an area which includes the cities of Balad, Kirkuk, Tikrit, Mosul and Samarra ... Caslen described the insurgency in northern Iraq centered mostly in Mosul as similar to a cancer ... As Task Force Lightning commander, Caslen is responsible for an area which includes the cities of Balad, Kirkuk, Tikrit, Mosul and Samarra. (Honolulu Star-Bulletin)
Why 10,000 Ugandans are eagerly serving in Iraq Mar 6, 2009
For the past year, the sinewy, nervous young man has been guarding the American Camp Diamondback at the airport in the northern Iraqi town of Mosul, and soon he will be heading to Baghdad. "It's not like Uganda. You sweat and sweat and sweat," says Mr. Mugabe, a former soldier in the Ugandan Army. (Christian Science Monitor)
Iraq's urban sprawl, not looting, threatens Ninevah antiquities Mar 4, 2009
Mosul, Iraq - Nine-year-old Younis struggles to open the large iron padlock to the gates of Ninevah ... Mr. Hussein says renovation in the 1990s of the Nebi Younis mosque dedicated to the prophet Jonah and built on the site of an older church destroyed part of the ancient city, across the river from modern Mosul ... Inside the city walls, now on the edge of modern Mosul, farmers are planting crops and grazing sheep. (Christian Science Monitor -- World)
Obama can't leave Iraq in the lurch Mar 2, 2009
It's likely that the remaining 35,000 to 50,000 US troops after 2010 will be needed in Kirkuk (and also in the city of Mosul, where Al Qaeda remains active) unless an agreement is reached. Obama cannot risk losing Iraq to chaos or dictatorship after the deaths of more than 4,200 American soldiers and nearly $700 billion spent by the US. The region needs a democratic Iraq, especially with Iran's growing influence. (Christian Science Monitor)
Leaving Iraq: Shift to south, exit through desert Mar 1, 2009
Mosul Iraq's third-biggest city remains one of the last havens for al-Qaida in Iraq and its streets are among the most dangerous in the country. On Tuesday, two Iraqi police opened fire during a U.S. military inspection of an Iraqi security unit in Mosul, killing one American soldier and an interpreter ... The attack deepened worries of possible infiltration of security forces in the Mosul area. (Sierra Vista Herald, AZ)
Iraq claims U.S. soldier killed by terrorist Feb 27, 2009
U.S. soldier, Iraqi interpreter were killed Tuesday at police station in Mosul ... BAGHDAD, Iraq (CNN) -- Insurgents dressed as Iraqi police officers shot and killed a U.S. soldier and an interpreter Tuesday afternoon in the northern Iraqi city of Mosul, Iraqi officials said Wednesday ... The shooting took place at about 2 p.m. Tuesday at a police station in Mosul where U.S. troops and Iraqi officers were meeting, U.S. and Iraqi sources said. (CNN -- World)
Obama adjusts timing on Iraq withdrawal Feb 26, 2009
Iraqi officials have asked US forces to stay in some areas like Mosul and Diyala in the north. "We won't be able to keep peace in Mosul without the Americans," says another Iraqi official. (Christian Science Monitor)
Roadside Bombs Kill Iraqi Pilgrims Feb 17, 2009
Iraqi Prime Minister Nouri al-Maliki launched several operations against Sunni and Shiite militants last year, including one in the northern city of Mosul, where a roadside bomb targeting an Iraqi army patrol killed one soldier Monday, said police. The operations have helped reduce violence in Iraq to a five-year low and propelled al-Maliki's party to victory in provincial elections held throughout much of the country on Jan. 31. (CBS News -- Iraq)
Iraq tightens security for pilgrims Feb 15, 2009
Elsewhere, a roadside bomb killed two civilians and wounded four others, including a soldier, when it exploded Saturday near an Iraqi army patrol in western Mosul, 240 miles north of Baghdad, an Iraqi police official said. Copyright 2009 The Associated Press. (Insight on the News)
Religion News in Brief Feb 13, 2009
Nineveh province in northern Iraq includes the city of Mosul, also known as Nineveh. Presbyterian leaders from around the area came to Saginaw to be on hand as he became a minister this month in the Presbyterian Church (U.S.A.). (Orangeburg Times and Democrat, SC)
Iraq: No haven for ancient world's landmarks Feb 11, 2009
"My sense is they are suffering from a lack of attention more than any kind of willful destruction what we call in the conservation business 'demolition by neglect,' " says Suzanne Bott, a conservation expert with the US State Department's Provincial Reconstruction Team in Mosul. "The ones that have been exposed to the elements are deteriorating terribly fast. It's not so much a willful process, because nobody wants it to happen, but it's the state of affairs in a country where there hasn't... (Christian Science Monitor)
Sarkozy Urges Europe To Rebuild Iraq Ties Feb 11, 2009
A hard-line Iraqi Sunni Arab party that won nearly 50 percent of the vote in the province that includes the northern city of Mosul offered cooperation talks with Kurds. Sunni lawmaker Osama al-Nujaifi said Tuesday that his National Hadba Gathering hoped to form an alliance with a rival Sunni party, Christians and other minorities. (CBS News -- World)
Sunni party's rise in Iraq signals new nationalist current Feb 8, 2009
Mosul: A new Sunni Arab party is poised to challenge Kurd dominance in Nineveh Province. Above an Arab man in the provincial capital Mosul ... Mosul, Iraq - Atheel al-Nujaifi, leader of an emergent Sunni Arab party, suddenly finds himself at the center of a sea change in this country's most turbulent province. (Christian Science Monitor -- World)
Hawaii National Guard protects goods on convoy duty in Iraq Feb 8, 2009
He escorts convoys to cities as far north as Mosul, which can take two weeks for a round trip ... The 1st of the 299th does long-haul missions through Baghdad and as far north as Mosul, Oliveira said. (Honolulu Advertiser)
Democracy takes root in Iraq Feb 7, 2009
In Iraq's third city, Mosul, that meant that Kurdish factions which won control of the provincial council in 2005 by default because of the Sunni boycott, had to give way to the Sunni majority - a process that seems to be passing off gracefully. There was tight security for the vote. (BBC News)
