Five bomb attacks struck Shiite pilgrims Monday during an important religious ritual for the Muslim sect, killing 21 people and wounding nearly 100 others, revealing the enormous security challenges that still beset Iraq as the U.S. military leaves the country.Full story
As rocket strikes pound Baghdad’s Green Zone, Defense Secretary Leon Panetta travels to Iraq on his first visit as the head of the Pentagon. NBC’s Jim Miklaszewski reports.
Two explosions at a government building in the Iraqi town of Taji on Tuesday killed at least 35 people and wounded 50 others, officials said. Hours earlier, a rocket attack slammed Baghdad's Green Zone. Full story
The "Hands of Victory" memorial rises over an empty parade ground in the Green Zone of Baghdad December 14, 2011. REUTERS/Lucas Jackson
Children are silhouetted as they play in a park across from the Green Zone on the Tigris River in Baghdad December 2, 2011. The last 13,000 U.S. troops will pull out of Iraq by the end of the year. REUTERS/Shannon Stapleton (IRAQ - Tags: MILITARY CONFLICT SOCIETY)
