Topic: Abdul Karim Khalaf

Maliki motorcade bypasses Iraq convoy ban

AFP Global Edition - 899 days ago
Iraqi Prime Minister Nuri al-Maliki on Sunday banned official convoys from the streets in a bid to ease traffic congestion, but with three exceptions -- including his own motorcade.A government statement said the only official convoys that will be tolerated will be ...

Army officers behind Baghdad bank heist: ministry

AFP Global Edition - 928 days ago
Two Iraqi army officers, including a member of the presidential protection unit, were behind a Baghdad bank heist earlier this week that left eight guards dead, the interior ministry said on Saturday.Spokesman Major General Abdul Karim Khalaf said three people had ...

Iraqis take control of Baghdad's Green Zone

Reuters US Online Report World News - 974 days ago
BAGHDAD (Reuters) - As the armored car carrying Westerners cut to the front of the line at a checkpoint into Baghdad's heavily-fortified Green Zone, an enraged Iraqi leapt from his BMW and yelled at the occupants. He'll take all your cards ...

Iraqi convoys ordered to silence their sirens

AFP Global Edition - 1051 days ago
Iraqis whose ears have been battered by years of explosions, gunfire and rocket attacks can rest a little easier -- the government has banned the nerve-wracking sirens so loved by security convoys. "Prime Minister Nuri al-Maliki decided to take harsh measures against the ...

Iraq arrests Shiite gang accused of killing Sunnis

AP News - 1087 days ago
Iraqi police arrest Shiite gang accused of killing Sunnis, including sister of Sunni Arab VPIraq's Interior Ministry says it has arrested a Shiite police gang accused of killing the Sunni vice president's sister.Spokesman Maj. Gen. Abdul-Karim Khalaf says the ...

Iraq to reopen Baghdad bridge shut since deadly stampede

AFP Global Edition - 1230 days ago
Iraqi authorities will soon reopen a major bridge across the River Tigris in Baghdad that has been closed for more than three years since a deadly stampede killed nearly 1,000 Shiite pilgrims. "The Baghdad Operations Command has decided to reopen the ...

Iraq largely free of foreign fighters: police

AFP Global Edition - 1262 days ago
Counter-offensives by the security forces over the past year have largely rid Iraq of foreign fighters recruited by insurgent groups such as Al-Qaeda, a top police commander said on Monday. "Arab fighters have left Iraq and we are done with them," interior ...