http://topics.edition.cnn.com/topics/feeds/rss/U_S_Embassy_in_BaghdadFind stories, videos, and photos about U.S. Embassy in Baghdad from CNN.com.en-usCable News Network LP, LLLP.Wed, 25 Nov 2009 21:42:04 GMT5http://i.cdn.turner.com/cnn/.element/img/1.0/logo/cnn.logo.rss.gifhttp://topics.edition.cnn.com/topics/feeds/rss/U_S_Embassy_in_Baghdad14433Find stories, videos, and photos about U.S. Embassy in Baghdad from CNN.com.http://edition.cnn.com/2009/WORLD/meast/11/18/iraq.election.threat/index.html#cnnSTCTexthttp://edition.cnn.com/2009/WORLD/meast/11/18/iraq.election.threat/index.html#cnnSTCTextIraq's Sunni Arab vice president vetoed the country's newly passed election law Wednesday, a move that threw the nation's electoral process and political system into "crisis" mode.Wed, 18 Nov 2009 18:49:00 ESThttp://edition.cnn.com/2009/POLITICS/10/24/us.embassy.iraq/index.html#cnnSTCTexthttp://edition.cnn.com/2009/POLITICS/10/24/us.embassy.iraq/index.html#cnnSTCTextThe State Department's Inspector General's Office is criticizing both a private contractor and U.S. government officials for "considerable construction deficiencies" in the new U.S. Embassy in Iraq.Sat, 24 Oct 2009 12:04:00 EDThttp://edition.cnn.com/2009/WORLD/meast/06/11/iraq.contractors/index.html#cnnSTCTexthttp://edition.cnn.com/2009/WORLD/meast/06/11/iraq.contractors/index.html#cnnSTCTextThree of five Americans contractors detained in Baghdad have been ordered released by an Iraqi judge, because of insufficient evidence, a court spokesman said Thursday.Thu, 11 Jun 2009 09:07:00 EDThttp://edition.cnn.com/2008/WORLD/meast/07/24/iraq.visas/index.html#cnnSTCTexthttp://edition.cnn.com/2008/WORLD/meast/07/24/iraq.visas/index.html#cnnSTCTextThe U.S. Embassy in Baghdad on Thursday announced a "special immigrant visa program" that provides "safe haven" for Iraqis whose lives are threatened because of their work for the United States.Thu, 24 Jul 2008 14:36:00 EDThttp://edition.cnn.com/2008/POLITICS/07/21/mccain.op.ed/index.html#cnnSTCTexthttp://edition.cnn.com/2008/POLITICS/07/21/mccain.op.ed/index.html#cnnSTCTextIn January 2007, when General David Petraeus took command in Iraq, he called the situation "hard" but not "hopeless." Today, 18 months later, violence has fallen by up to 80% to the lowest levels in four years, and Sunni and Shiite terrorists are reeling from a string of defeats. The situation now is full of hope, but considerable hard work remains to consolidate our fragile gains.Mon, 21 Jul 2008 17:23:00 EDThttp://www.time.com/time/world/article/0,8599,1823684,00.html?xid=feed-cnn-topicshttp://www.time.com/time/world/article/0,8599,1823684,00.html?xid=feed-cnn-topicsTIME's world editor Bobby Ghosh, a veteran of the Baghdad press corps, explains how the Democratic candidate could gain an unfiltered picture of Iraqi reality Thu, 17 Jul 2008 01:00:00 EDThttp://edition.cnn.com/2008/WORLD/meast/06/14/bush.iraq/index.html#cnnSTCTexthttp://edition.cnn.com/2008/WORLD/meast/06/14/bush.iraq/index.html#cnnSTCTextPresident Bush said Saturday he is confident the United States can reach a long-term security agreement with Iraq, one that will not establish permanent U.S. bases there.Sat, 14 Jun 2008 15:17:00 EDThttp://www.time.com/time/nation/article/0,8599,1730885,00.html?xid=feed-cnn-topicshttp://www.time.com/time/nation/article/0,8599,1730885,00.html?xid=feed-cnn-topicsA State Department official says the United States has taken ownership of the mammoth new, heavily fortified embassy in Baghdad after months of delayMon, 14 Apr 2008 23:00:00 EDThttp://edition.cnn.com/2007/WORLD/meast/11/12/iraq.executions/index.html#cnnSTCTexthttp://edition.cnn.com/2007/WORLD/meast/11/12/iraq.executions/index.html#cnnSTCTextA legal debate and reconciliation politics have delayed the scheduled executions in Iraq of three Saddam Hussein-era officials and the hiatus is causing an uproar among Iraqi officials.Tue, 13 Nov 2007 10:59:00 ESThttp://edition.cnn.com/2007/POLITICS/11/02/state.iraq/index.html#cnnSTCTexthttp://edition.cnn.com/2007/POLITICS/11/02/state.iraq/index.html#cnnSTCTextState Department officials should serve where they are needed -- even in war-torn Iraq, U.S. Secretary of State Condoleezza Rice said Friday.Fri, 02 Nov 2007 18:33:00 EDThttp://edition.cnn.com/2007/US/09/12/youssif.arrives/index.html#cnnSTCTexthttp://edition.cnn.com/2007/US/09/12/youssif.arrives/index.html#cnnSTCTextYoussif, the 5-year-old Iraqi boy who was savagely burned by masked men, arrived in the United States late Tuesday with his family -- the first step toward his lengthy rehabilitation.Wed, 03 Oct 2007 15:25:00 EDThttp://edition.cnn.com/2007/WORLD/meast/10/02/blackwater.spot.report/index.html#cnnSTCTexthttp://edition.cnn.com/2007/WORLD/meast/10/02/blackwater.spot.report/index.html#cnnSTCTextThe State Department's initial report of last month's incident in which Blackwater guards were accused of killing Iraqi civilians was written by a Blackwater contractor working in the embassy security detail, according to government and industry sources.Tue, 02 Oct 2007 16:00:00 EDThttp://edition.cnn.com/2007/WORLD/meast/09/27/iraq.draft.report/index.html#cnnSTCTexthttp://edition.cnn.com/2007/WORLD/meast/09/27/iraq.draft.report/index.html#cnnSTCTextA U.S. Embassy in Baghdad document studying how Iraq fights corruption says the Iraqi government "is not capable of even rudimentary enforcement of anti-corruption laws" and the prime minister's office is openly hostile to the idea of an independent anti-corruption agency.Thu, 27 Sep 2007 21:31:00 EDThttp://edition.cnn.com/2007/WORLD/meast/09/21/blackwater/index.html#cnnSTCTexthttp://edition.cnn.com/2007/WORLD/meast/09/21/blackwater/index.html#cnnSTCTextThe security firm Blackwater USA is starting to resume normal operations in Iraq after a hiatus sparked by concerns among Iraqi and U.S. government officials over its actions.Fri, 21 Sep 2007 22:48:00 EDThttp://edition.cnn.com/2007/WORLD/meast/09/18/blackwater.iraq/index.html#cnnSTCTexthttp://edition.cnn.com/2007/WORLD/meast/09/18/blackwater.iraq/index.html#cnnSTCTextGround movements of American civilians in most of Iraq were on hold Tuesday after an uproar over a Baghdad firefight involving American security firm Blackwater USA.Wed, 19 Sep 2007 00:08:00 EDThttp://edition.cnn.com/2007/POLITICS/05/09/cheney.iraq.btsc/index.htmlhttp://edition.cnn.com/2007/POLITICS/05/09/cheney.iraq.btsc/index.htmlMy ears perked up when I heard one particular detail about Vice President Cheney's unannounced trip to Baghdad on Tuesday.Wed, 09 May 2007 22:36:00 EDThttp://edition.cnn.com/2006/WORLD/meast/08/21/hussein.anfal/index.htmlhttp://edition.cnn.com/2006/WORLD/meast/08/21/hussein.anfal/index.htmlThe Anfal campaign is regarded by the United States as "one of the great atrocities against the Iraqi people" by former Iraqi dictator Saddam Hussein.Mon, 21 Aug 2006 13:11:00 EDThttp://edition.cnn.com/2006/WORLD/meast/05/17/iraq.main/index.htmlhttp://edition.cnn.com/2006/WORLD/meast/05/17/iraq.main/index.htmlIraq is inching ever closer to forming a permanent government, after more than five months of arduous negotiations.Wed, 17 May 2006 12:55:00 EDThttp://edition.cnn.com/2005/WORLD/meast/11/28/iraq.kidnap/index.htmlhttp://edition.cnn.com/2005/WORLD/meast/11/28/iraq.kidnap/index.htmlFour Western aid workers in Iraq, including two from Canada, one from the United States and one from Britain, have been kidnapped, according to U.S., British and Canadian government officials.Mon, 28 Nov 2005 10:14:00 ESThttp://edition.cnn.com/2005/WORLD/meast/11/27/iraq.kidnap/index.htmlhttp://edition.cnn.com/2005/WORLD/meast/11/27/iraq.kidnap/index.htmlFour Western aid workers in Iraq, including two from Canada and one from Britain, have been kidnapped, according to British and Canadian government officials.Sun, 27 Nov 2005 23:19:00 ESThttp://edition.cnn.com/2005/POLITICS/05/11/war.funds/index.htmlhttp://edition.cnn.com/2005/POLITICS/05/11/war.funds/index.htmlPresident Bush has signed an $82 billion spending bill to pay for the wars in Iraq and Afghanistan and other projects, including border enforcement and tsunami relief, the White House said Wednesday.Wed, 11 May 2005 23:28:00 EDThttp://edition.cnn.com/2005/WORLD/meast/05/07/iraq.main/index.htmlhttp://edition.cnn.com/2005/WORLD/meast/05/07/iraq.main/index.htmlA suicide car bomb targeting an SUV convoy exploded at a busy intersection in central Baghdad and killed at least 22 people, according to the chief spokesman for the U.S. Embassy in Baghdad.Sat, 07 May 2005 08:05:00 EDThttp://edition.cnn.com/2005/POLITICS/05/03/congress.war.spending/index.htmlhttp://edition.cnn.com/2005/POLITICS/05/03/congress.war.spending/index.htmlHouse and Senate conferees have agreed to an $82 billion supplemental spending bill for the wars in Iraq and Afghanistan.Tue, 03 May 2005 22:56:00 EDThttp://edition.cnn.com/2005/US/04/30/italian.shooting/index.htmlhttp://edition.cnn.com/2005/US/04/30/italian.shooting/index.htmlThe U.S. military has determined that no disciplinary action should be taken against any soldier involved in the mistaken killing of an Italian intelligence agent who was trying to spirit a just-freed hostage out of Iraq.Sat, 30 Apr 2005 23:00:00 EDThttp://edition.cnn.com/2005/WORLD/meast/01/29/iraq.main/index.htmlhttp://edition.cnn.com/2005/WORLD/meast/01/29/iraq.main/index.htmlA trickle of Iraqis have begun voting in milestone elections designed to steer the country down the road of democracy.Sat, 29 Jan 2005 09:39:00 ESThttp://edition.cnn.com/2004/WORLD/meast/10/24/iraq.diplomat/index.htmlhttp://edition.cnn.com/2004/WORLD/meast/10/24/iraq.diplomat/index.htmlA U.S. security official, assigned to the U.S. Embassy in Baghdad, was killed on Sunday by a mortar attack on a U.S. Army base near Baghdad International Airport, U.S. Secretary of State Colin Powell said.Sun, 24 Oct 2004 10:38:00 EDThttp://edition.cnn.com/2004/WORLD/meast/07/01/iraq.zarqawi.reward/index.htmlhttp://edition.cnn.com/2004/WORLD/meast/07/01/iraq.zarqawi.reward/index.htmlThe bounty on the head of Abu Musal al-Zarqawi, the accused terrorist mastermind in Iraq, has been raised to $25 million.Thu, 01 Jul 2004 06:22:00 EDT