The fact that the Sons of Iraq or the leaders of Jordan and Iraq emerged under US and British support, illustrate that these tribal structures often require outside support. A letter has even been ...

(adds second Tal Afar bomb) By Mussab Al-Khairalla BAGHDAD, March 27 (Reuters) - Suspected al Qaeda militants in Iraq killed 21 people on Tuesday in bomb attacks targeting police and Sunni Arab tribes ...

WASHINGTON (Reuters) - Using money, weapons or its oil power, Saudi Arabia will intervene to prevent Iranian-backed Shi'ite militias from massacring Iraqi Sunni Muslims once the United States begins ...