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Emblematic of Basra's rapid metamorphosis is the planned revamp of Camp Bucca—a sprawling prison run by U.S. military, once known as Iraq's Guantanamo Bay.

Once-Barren Basra Is Back in Business Hassan Hafidh 2011

Iraq's government and political factions are mulling whether to ask that some American forces remain in the country beyond the Dec. 31 deadline for all U.S. troops to withdraw after more than eight years.

Suicide bomber kills 5 people in Iraq 2011

However, Iraq's top military commander Gen. Babaker Shawkat Zebari, has said U.S. troops should stay until Iraq's security forces can defend its borders — which he said could take until 2020.

Biden: Iraq's success is in U.S. interest 2011

The Obama administration has maintained it would leave on time unless Iraq's officials asked the U.S. to reconsider the security agreement and allow at least some troops to stay.

Biden: Iraq's success is in U.S. interest 2011

Ayatollah Sistani, Iraq's top Shia cleric, sat Bremer down to tell him the time.

The Invasion Of Iraq Robert Crisman 2010

Basra is Iraq's second-largest province and home to about 70 percent of the country's proven oil reserves of 143.1 billion barrels.

Suicide bomber kills 5 people in Iraq 2011

Iraqi Prime Minister Nuri al-Maliki and other top Iraqi civilian officials have sent mixed messages about the future U.S. military role in the country, a reflection of Iraq's delicate political dynamic after years of sectarian warfare.

Panetta Won't Specify Pace of Afghan Troop Drawdown Nathan Hodge 2011

It has opted against cyber-attack proposals when the effect was unpredictable, as it did when it considered then rejected the possibility of mounting a cyber attack on Iraq's financial system before the 2003 invasion.

Computer Worm Hits Iran Power Plant Siobhan Gorman 2010

It is Iraq's only outlet to the sea and is the hub for most of Iraq's oil exports of nearly 2.225 million barrels a day.

Suicide bomber kills 5 people in Iraq 2011

Mr. Blair would like to know why Iraq's tormentors should be let off the hook while its liberators are vilified.

In Defense of the West Bret Stephens 2010