US authorities released a batch of Iraqi prisoners from the notorious Abu Ghraib detention centre today, bringing the total number set free in the last two months to over 2,000.

A BOMB exploded yesterday along a highway leading to Baghdad's airport, killing two Iraqi soldiers and wounding 11 others four critically.

A roadside bomb exploded today along a highway leading to Baghdad’s airport, killing two Iraqi troops and wounding 11 others – four critically – as Iraq’s interim prime minister reorganised the country’s security forces to combat terrorism.