Truck Bomb in Baghdad

Is there anywhere in the world where there isn't fighting going on? That is all you hear on the news and now I heard that 12 were killed in Bagdad by a truck bomb. There were 23 others who were wounded besides. Their Parliament had called a special session on Sunday to try and reach an agreement regarding elections. Even though there were extensive talks between party and legislative leaders, they were unable to agree on a formula that would satisfy Arab, Kurdish and Turkoman demands for governing Kirkuk.

Attacks up: al-Sadr Cease-fire in Doubt

With deadly attacks against U.S. targets increasing around Baghdad, anti-American Shiite cleric Muqtada al-Sadr raised the possibility that he may not renew a six-month cease-fire widely credited for helping slash violence. The cease-fire is due to expire and there were fears, especially among minority Sunni Arabs, that the re-emergence of al-Sadr's Mahdi Army militia could return Iraq to where it was just a year ago with sectarian death squads prowling the streets of a country on the brink of civil war.

U.S. Troops in Baghdad

U.S. forces said they waged successful battles against both Sunni and Shiite extremists and announced Thursday they had seized two men possibly linked to the capture of three American soldiers earlier this year. The battles north and south of Baghdad came as the military seeks to take advantage of the improving security situation in Iraq to carry out targeted operations against extremist groups and the foreign led al-Qaida in Iraq.