BAGHDAD, Aug. 29 (UPI) -- Iranian media reports say Iraqi national security forces have assumed security responsibility for the enclave of the People's Mujahedin of Iran in Ashraf City.

BAGHDAD, Aug. 22 (UPI) -- An Iraqi defense official said Friday security contractors employed by Western nations are recruiting foreign fighters to Iraq, boosting the level of violence.

AMARAH, Iraq, June 16 (UPI) -- Officials with the party of Shiite cleric Moqtada Sadr said Monday they fear Iraqi military forces may target its followers in operations in Maysan province.