Special Report: Execution of Saddam

Special report: Tension escalates in Iraq

Bush says to send 20,000 more troops to Iraq

    WASHINGTON, Jan. 10 (Xinhua) -- U.S. President George W. Bush said Wednesday night that he has ordered more than 20,000 additional American troops to Iraq, as part of his new Iraq strategy.  

Bush takes responsibility for "mistakes" in Iraq

    WASHINGTON, Jan. 10 (Xinhua) -- U.S. President George W. Bush said Wednesday night that he took responsibility for "mistakes" made in Iraq. "The situation in Iraq is unacceptable to the American people and it is unacceptable to me," Bush said in a nationally-televised address.

Bush's plan to send more troops to Iraq draws fire from Democrats

    WASHINGTON, Jan. 10 (Xinhua) -- Shortly after announcing on Wednesday night that over 20,000 additional American troops will be sent to Iraq, U.S. President George W. Bush came under fire from Democratic leaders in Congress.

Democrats rebuke Bush's new Iraq strategy as "in the wrong direction"

    WASHINGTON, Jan. 10 (Xinhua) -- U.S. Democrats launched a fierce attack on President George W. Bush's new Iraq strategy that he announced on Wednesday night, saying the new plan "moves the American commitment in Iraq in the wrong direction." 

Bush says Iraqi gov't to take security responsibility by Nov.

    WASHINGTON, Jan. 10 (Xinhua) -- U.S. President George W. Bush said the Iraqi government plans to take responsibility for security across the country by November. In a televised speech announcing his new Iraq strategy, Bush said the Iraqi government plans to take responsibility for security in all of the country's provinces by November, so as to "establish its authority."

Bush says U.S. commitment to Iraq not open-ended

    WASHINGTON, Jan. 10 (Xinhua) -- U.S. President George W. Bush said Wednesday night that his country's commitment to Iraq is not open-ended. "I have made it clear to the prime minister (Nouri al-Maliki) and Iraq's other leaders that America's commitment is not open-ended," he said in a televised speech.

Bush says failure in Iraq "disaster" for U.S.

    WASHINGTON, Jan. 10 (Xinhua) -- U.S. President George W. Bush said Wednesday night failure in Iraq would be a disaster for the United States. "Failure in Iraq would be a disaster for the United States," he said in a prime-time televised speech.  

Bush says Anbar province al Qaida's home base in Iraq

    WASHINGTON, Jan. 10 (Xinhua) -- U.S. President George W. Bush said on Wednesday that the al Qaida terrorist group's home base in Iraq is in the western Anbar Province.   

Bush to create bipartisan panel on war on terror

    WASHINGTON, Jan. 10 (Xinhua) -- U.S. President George W. Bush announced Wednesday night that he would create bipartisan working group to "win the war on terror."  

Bush accuses Iran of supporting attacks on U.S. troops in Iraq

    WASHINGTON, Jan. 10 (Xinhua) -- U.S. President George W. Bush on Wednesday accused Iran of supporting attacks on American troops in Iraq and vowed to "disrupt" the attacks.  

Democrats: Bush must answer questions about "new Iraq plan"

    BEIJING, Jan. 11 (Xinhuanet) -- Hours before U.S. President George W. Bush's speech on Iraq Thursday, several top lawmakers of the Democrats voiced their deep skepticism, saying they wanted "fuller explanation" on his new Iraq plan. 

Britain to withdraw nearly 3,000 troops from Iraq by May

    LONDON, Jan. 11 (Xinhua) -- Some 2,700 British soldiers will go back home from Iraq by the end of May, bringing the British military presence down to 4,500, The Daily Telegraph reported on Thursday, citing a precise timetable for the withdrawal disclosed to the newspaper.   

Syria: U.S. occupation in Iraq complicates Mideast issues

    DAMASCUS, Jan. 10 (Xinhua) -- Syrian Information Minister Mohsen Bilal said on Wednesday that the U.S. occupation in Iraq has further complicated problems in the troubled Middle East. Bilal made the remarks while meeting with a visiting Australian parliamentary delegation, according to the official SANA news agency.