Josh Partlow
Foreign
» Washington Post Staff Writer | Joshua Partlow is an Iraq correspondent for The Washington Post. He joined the paper in June 2003 as an intern on the Financial desk, before moving to cover the Maryland suburbs for the Metro desk. He covered Iraq in the summer of 2006 and returned in January 2007. Before joining The Post, he worked at the Buenos Aires Herald in Argentina. He grew up in Olympia, Washington.
Articles by Josh Partlow
Major Iraqi Blocs Boycott Reconciliation Gathering (March 19, 2008)
Major Iraqi Blocs Boycott Reconciliation Gathering (March 19, 2008)
Cheney Visits Baghdad and Praises War Effort; Bomb Kills 40 in Karbala (March 18, 2008)
Cheney Visits Baghdad and Praises War Effort; Bomb Kills 40 in Karbala (March 18, 2008)
McCain Arrives in Iraq, Plans to Meet Maliki (March 17, 2008)
McCain Arrives in Iraq, Plans to Meet Maliki (March 17, 2008)
Rocket Attack Kills 3 U.S. Soldiers in Iraq (March 13, 2008)
Roadside Bomb In Southern Iraq Kills at Least 16 Shiite Pilgrims (March 12, 2008)
Eight U.S. Soldiers Die in Iraq Attacks (March 11, 2008)
Five Soldiers Die in Attack On U.S. Patrol In Baghdad (March 11, 2008)
Mass Grave Containing 100 Bodies Found North of Baghdad (March 9, 2008)
A Kurdish Society of Soldiers (March 8, 2008)
Scores Killed in Twin Baghdad Blasts (March 7, 2008)
Twin Blasts Kill at Least 39 in Baghdad Commercial Area (March 7, 2008)
Turkey Resumes Strikes in Iraq's North (March 6, 2008)
Despite Problems, Iraqi Leader Boasts of Success (February 29, 2008)
Blast Kills at Least 63 Shiite Pilgrims in Iraq (February 25, 2008)
Blast Kills at Least 40 Shiite Pilgrims in Iraq (February 25, 2008)
Kurdish Soldiers in Iraq Caught Between Competing Allegiances (February 24, 2008)
In Mosul, a Hopeful Partnership (February 24, 2008)
Turkey Sends Soldiers Into N. Iraq (February 23, 2008)
Turkey Launches Ground Operation in Iraq (February 23, 2008)
Evolution Of a U.S. General In Iraq (February 16, 2008)
N. Iraq Blasts Kill Dozens; Gates Arrives In Baghdad (February 11, 2008)
For Broken Iraqis, A Haven of Healing (February 9, 2008)
Iraqi Leaders Allow Controversial Baathist Law to Take Effect (February 4, 2008)
Iraqis Say Death Toll In 2 Blasts Is Near 100 (February 3, 2008)
After Months of Relative Calm, 2 Deadly Blasts Rock Baghdad (February 2, 2008)
Five U.S. Soldiers Are Killed When Convoy Is Hit in Mosul (January 29, 2008)
Maliki Sending Troops to Mosul (January 26, 2008)
At Least 15 Iraqis Die As Building Explodes (January 24, 2008)
Iraq's New Law on Ex-Baathists Could Bring Another Purge (January 23, 2008)
Iraqi Flag Changes, but Not Sectarian Distrust (January 23, 2008)
Suicide Attack at Funeral In Northern Iraq Kills 17 (January 22, 2008)
A Cautious Comeback on Campus (January 15, 2008)
Iraq Passes Bill on Baathists (January 13, 2008)
U.S. Planes Pound Area South of Baghdad (January 11, 2008)
Blast Kills 6 as Troops Hunt Iraqi Insurgents (January 10, 2008)
New Estimate of Violent Deaths Among Iraqis Is Lower (January 10, 2008)
Suicide Blast Targets U.S.-Allied Iraqi Force (January 3, 2008)
Suicide Blast at Baghdad Funeral of Bomb Victim Kills Dozens (January 2, 2008)
Out-of-Practice Iraqis Make Quick Work of Revelry (January 1, 2008)
Iraq Safer but Still Perilous At Year-End, Petraeus Says (December 30, 2007)
Bomb in Baghdad Kills at Least 7 In Crowd of Mostly Shiite Shoppers (December 29, 2007)
U.S. Defends Soldiers' Actions in Killing of 2 Iraqis in Baqubah (December 27, 2007)
Turkish Warplanes Again Cross Border To Bomb in N. Iraq (December 27, 2007)
Two Bombings Kill At Least 26 in N. Iraq (December 26, 2007)
Old Tactic Returns as Gunmen Seize 13 Iraqis from Bus (December 25, 2007)
Turkish Planes Bomb Northern Iraq for Second Consecutive Day (December 24, 2007)
Iraqi Volunteers Angry Over Bomb Blast (December 23, 2007)
Muslim Holiday a Chance To Ignore and Forget War (December 22, 2007)
Leading Shiite Wants Iraq To Restrain Armed Councils (December 22, 2007)
Suicide Bomber Kills GI, At Least 5 Iraqis in Diyala (December 21, 2007)
List of 'Willing' U.S. Allies Shrinks Steadily in Iraq (December 8, 2007)
Maliki Renews Call to Give Some Insurgents Amnesty (November 12, 2007)
Hurdles Stall Plan For Iraqi Recruits (November 12, 2007)
U.S. Security Firm Involved In Shooting of Iraqi Driver (November 12, 2007)
Rival Sunnis in Deadly Gunfight (November 11, 2007)
U.S. Frees 9 Iranians From Custody in Iraq (November 10, 2007)
Iraq Again Mulls Amnesty Plan (November 3, 2007)
In Iraq, a Lull or Hopeful Trend? (November 2, 2007)
Suicide Bomber on Bike Kills 28 Iraqi Policemen (October 30, 2007)
Sunni Violence in Baghdad Called Disrupted (October 28, 2007)
'I Don't Think This Place Is Worth Another Soldier's Life' (October 27, 2007)
Turkish Premier Faults Allies on Kurdish Issue (October 26, 2007)
Turkey Intensifies Border Operations (October 25, 2007)
Turkish Planes Bomb Kurdish Rebels Along Iraqi Border (October 25, 2007)
Iraqi Police Tied to Attack on U.S. Base (October 21, 2007)
Local Foes Commit to Peace in Baghdad (October 19, 2007)
Reporter For Post Is Fatally Shot In Baghdad (October 15, 2007)
Iraqis Decry U.S. Airstrike That Killed Civilians (October 13, 2007)
U.N. Report on Iraq Details An 'Ever-Deepening' Crisis (October 12, 2007)
Worried Iraqi Officials Urge Calm as Turkish-Kurdish Conflict Escalates (October 11, 2007)
Guards Kill Two Women In Iraq (October 10, 2007)
Top Iraqis Pull Back From Key U.S. Goal (October 8, 2007)
Sadr's Militia Blamed for Deadly Shiite-on-Shiite Melee (October 7, 2007)
U.S. Airstrike on Village in Diyala Kills at Least 25 (October 6, 2007)
Blackwater Faulted In Military Reports From Shooting Scene (October 5, 2007)
Shiite Bloc Condemns U.S. Policy Of Recruiting Sunni Tribesmen (October 3, 2007)
Britain Plans to Pull 1,000 Iraq Troops (October 2, 2007)
U.S. and Civilian Deaths Decrease Sharply in Iraq (October 2, 2007)
U.S. Aims To Lure Insurgents With 'Bait' (September 24, 2007)
Iraq Probe of U.S. Security Firm Grows (September 22, 2007)
Embassy Restricts Diplomats' Iraq Travel (September 19, 2007)
Iraq Bans Security Contractor (September 18, 2007)
State Dept. Convoy Attacked in Baghdad, Sparking a Shootout (September 17, 2007)
U.S. Troops Capture Suspect in Murder of Abu Risha (September 16, 2007)
Bomb Kills a Key Sunni Ally of U.S. (September 14, 2007)
Shelling Near Iranian Border Is Forcing Iraqi Kurds to Flee (September 13, 2007)
Perceptions of Progress Since Buildup Vary Widely (September 12, 2007)
8 U.S. Soldiers in Iraq Die in Vehicle Wrecks; Another Killed in North (September 11, 2007)
Iraqi Foreign Minister Tells Neighboring Countries to Stop Interfering (September 10, 2007)
Missteps and Mistrust Mark the Push for Legislation (September 5, 2007)
Signing Up Sunnis With 'Insurgent' on Their Résumés (September 4, 2007)
Plane Carrying 4 U.S. Lawmakers Is Fired On in Iraq (September 1, 2007)
Sadr Orders 'Freeze' on Militia Actions (August 30, 2007)
Bomb Near Baghdad Shrine Kills at Least 5 (August 26, 2007)
Maliki Scolds His American Critics (August 23, 2007)
Iraqi Shiites, Kurds Announce New Political Alliance (August 17, 2007)
Mahdi Army, Not Al-Qaeda, is Enemy No. 1 in Western Baghdad (July 16, 2007)
Sunni Insurgent Leader Paints Iran as 'Real Enemy' (July 14, 2007)
Deadlocked Sunni, Shiite Factions Block Political Progress, Iraqis Say (July 13, 2007)
U.S., Shiite Fighters Clash in Baghdad (July 13, 2007)
Bin Laden's Deputy Exhorts Muslims in Iraq to Coalesce (July 6, 2007)
Body Count In Baghdad Up in June (July 5, 2007)
Iraqi Cabinet Approves Draft Oil Legislation (July 4, 2007)
Iran's Elite Force Is Said to Use Hezbollah as 'Proxy' in Iraq (July 3, 2007)
5 U.S. Troops Killed in Attacks in Iraq (July 2, 2007)
Truck Bombing Damages Bridge in Western Iraq (July 2, 2007)
Flying Standby On Air Baqubah: Sun, Sand, Fleas (July 2, 2007)
Soldiers Charged in Iraqi Deaths (July 1, 2007)
Six Members of Sunni Bloc Quit Iraq Cabinet in Protest (June 30, 2007)
Troops Take Embattled Baqubah Bit by Bit, U.S. Commander Says (June 26, 2007)
Troops Pushing South Through Insurgent Area (June 22, 2007)
Top Iraqi Officials Growing Restless (June 21, 2007)
U.S., British Troops Battle Shiite Militiamen in East (June 19, 2007)
U.S. Strategy on Sunnis Questioned (June 18, 2007)
Major Turkish Incursion in N. Iraq Seen as Unlikely (June 17, 2007)
Mosques Hit After Shrine Attack (June 15, 2007)
Shiite Shrine in Samarra Is Hit Again (June 14, 2007)
Civilian Toll in Iraq At 'Higher Levels' (June 12, 2007)
Tribal Coalition in Anbar Said to Be Crumbling (June 11, 2007)
12 Iraqi Soldiers Killed in Bombing (June 10, 2007)
For U.S. Unit in Baghdad, An Alliance of Last Resort (June 9, 2007)
Insurgent Video Claims Captured U.S. Soldiers Are Dead (June 5, 2007)
Attacks Kill 17 U.S. Soldiers in Iraq (June 4, 2007)
Attacks Kill 14 U.S. Soldiers in Iraq (June 4, 2007)
Insurgents Hit Bridge North Of Baghdad (June 3, 2007)
Insurgents Blast Hole in Crucial Iraqi Bridge (June 2, 2007)
New Detainees Strain Iraq's Jails (May 15, 2007)
Iraq Insurgents Boast of Ambush (May 14, 2007)
5 Die in Ambush of U.S. Patrol in Iraq (May 13, 2007)
Iraqi Lawmakers Back Bill on U.S. Withdrawal (May 11, 2007)
Cheney Pushes Iraqis for Quick Action (May 10, 2007)
Cheney Makes Unannounced Trip to Baghdad (May 9, 2007)
An Uphill Battle to Stop Fighters at Border (May 5, 2007)
Draft Oil Measure Sent to Parliament (May 3, 2007)
Iraqis Say Insurgent Leader Is Dead (May 2, 2007)
In Baghdad, Survival Depends on Simpler Ways (May 2, 2007)
Maliki Says Iran to Attend Meeting on Security Issues (April 30, 2007)
Maliki's Office Is Seen Behind Purge in Forces (April 30, 2007)
U.S. Officer in Iraq Accused of Aiding Enemy (April 27, 2007)
U.N. Report on Human Rights in Iraq Draws U.S. Denunciation (April 26, 2007)
Troops in Diyala Face A Skilled, Flexible Foe (April 22, 2007)
The Macabre Consequences Of a Lunchtime Truck Bomb (April 20, 2007)
U.S. Bolstering Force in Deadly Diyala (April 16, 2007)
'This Is Tough News': Soldiers and Their Families Brace for Extended Tours (April 13, 2007)
Eight U.S., Four British Soldiers Die in Scattered Attacks in Iraq (April 6, 2007)
Putting Faith in the Masses To Forge New Secular Rule (April 6, 2007)
U.S. Lets Red Cross See Seized Iranians (April 5, 2007)
Iraq's Sadr Faults U.S. For Poverty, Violence (March 31, 2007)
More Than 100 Killed in Baghdad, Nearby Town (March 30, 2007)
Gunmen Go On Rampage In Iraqi City (March 29, 2007)
Iraqi Government Urges Displaced to Return Home (March 8, 2007)
Iraqi Troops, Tribesmen Kill 50 Suspected Insurgents (March 2, 2007)
Soldiers Shift to Baghdad Outposts (March 1, 2007)
Iraq's Cabinet Backs Contentious Oil Measure (February 27, 2007)
Baghdad Plan Has Elusive Targets (February 26, 2007)
Insurgents Broaden Arsenal in Battles With U.S., Iraqi Forces (February 23, 2007)
Blair Plans To Withdraw 1,600 Troops From Iraq (February 22, 2007)
Beyond Baghdad, Grass-Roots Security (February 21, 2007)
For Baghdad's Uprooted Girls, School Offers A Hard Haven (February 17, 2007)
Armed Iraqis Wary of Security Plan (February 15, 2007)
U.S. Agrees To Resettle Refugees From Iraq (February 15, 2007)
Bombs Kill 70 In Iraqi Capital (February 13, 2007)
Military Ties Iran To Arms In Iraq (February 12, 2007)
Path in Iraq Hard But Not Hopeless, U.S. General Says (February 11, 2007)
Iraq, U.S. Advised To Avoid Offensive Against Militiamen (February 9, 2007)
Iraq Security Plan Underway; Crash of Marine Copter Kills 7 (February 8, 2007)
Iran Alleges U.S. Role in Kidnap Of Embassy Official in Baghdad (February 7, 2007)
Security Crackdown In Capital Takes Shape As Attacks Kill Dozens (February 6, 2007)
U.S. Unit Walks 'A Fine Line' In Iraqi Capital (February 6, 2007)
Lie Low, Fighters Are Told (February 1, 2007)
Bombs Kill Dozens of Ashura Pilgrims (January 30, 2007)
Iraqis Raid Insurgents Near Shiite Holy City (January 29, 2007)
Iraqis Raid Insurgents Near Shiite Holy City (January 29, 2007)
Sheiks Help Curb Violence in Iraq's West, U.S. Says (January 27, 2007)
Tehran's Influence Grows As Iraqis See Advantages (January 26, 2007)
Palestinians Under Pressure To Leave Iraq (January 25, 2007)
Troops Battle Insurgents in Central Baghdad (January 25, 2007)
Contractor Helicopter Downed in Iraq (January 24, 2007)
Baghdad Market Bombings Kill at Least 79 (January 23, 2007)
Sunni Insurgent Group Asserts It Killed American (January 19, 2007)
Sunni Insurgent Group Asserts It Killed American (January 19, 2007)
Maliki Stresses Urgency In Arming Iraqi Forces (January 18, 2007)
Bombings Kill 60 at University In Baghdad (January 17, 2007)
Explosions in Baghdad Kill Dozens, Wound Scores (January 16, 2007)
Bomb Blasts in Baghdad Leave Scores Dead (January 16, 2007)
Iraqi Hangings Bring More Denunciations (January 16, 2007)
Iraq Urges U.S. to Free Five Iranians (January 15, 2007)
Bush's Shift in Strategy Gets Dubious Reception On Streets of Baghdad (January 12, 2007)
12 Die in Attack on Shiite Pilgrims in West (January 11, 2007)
U.S. Airstrikes Back Troops in Baghdad Clash (January 10, 2007)
Iraqi American Escapee Plans Return to U.S. (January 9, 2007)
Baghdad Needs Iraqi Troops, General Says (January 8, 2007)
Iraqi Leader Plans Security Push (January 7, 2007)
Iraqi Politicians Divided Over U.S. Envoy (January 6, 2007)
Guard at Hanging Blamed for Covert Video of Hussein (January 4, 2007)
A Dictator's Arc of Power Ends in Utter Ignominy (December 31, 2006)
Arc of Power Ends In Utter Ignominy (December 30, 2006)
Like the Nation, Military Families Divided on Iraq (December 10, 2006)
Pastor's Shooting Was Possibly Premeditated (December 8, 2006)
Pastor Fatally Shot In Prince George's (December 7, 2006)
Slayings Outrage Landover Area (December 1, 2006)
Retired Judge Fatally Shoots Himself at Home (November 21, 2006)
Crime-Fighting Efforts Are Paying Off, Police Say (November 19, 2006)
Widow Criticizes 911 Action (November 18, 2006)
Ex-Boyfriend Charged in Killing (November 16, 2006)
Son Charged in Slaying Of Seat Pleasant Man (November 14, 2006)
Dispatchers Punished for Flubbing 911 Calls (November 14, 2006)
Hit-and-Run Victim, 18, Was En Route to Party (November 14, 2006)
On a Night of Gunfire, Brother Loses His 'Best Buddy' and 2 Other Men Are Found Dead (November 11, 2006)
Police Seek D.C., Pr. George's Carjackers (November 10, 2006)
Officers Form Task Force to Find Suspect in Assaults (November 9, 2006)
Landover Man Fatally Shot Near Home (November 9, 2006)
Police Kill Suspect and Wound Another in Robbery Attempt (November 7, 2006)
Man Charged in Shooting; Second Death Investigated (November 4, 2006)
15-Year-Old Reports Rape After Leaving Church (November 2, 2006)
Two Pr. George's Rapes Could Be Linked, Police Say (October 29, 2006)
Crime Drops After Increase in Officers (October 25, 2006)
Rocks Hurled Onto Beltway Damage at Least 21 Vehicles (October 24, 2006)
Slain Hip-Hop Figure Remembered as Joyful (October 21, 2006)
'God Was Right Here' During Restaurant Siege (October 20, 2006)
Police Trade Guns for Brushes (October 19, 2006)
Two Arrested in Gas Station Thefts (October 19, 2006)
2 Md. Hostages Free; Suspects in Police Custody (October 19, 2006)
Man Wanted in Double Killing Is Captured in Los Angeles (October 19, 2006)
911 Workers Placed on Leave After Music Engineer Is Killed (October 18, 2006)
Police Defend Use Of Force Against Man (October 14, 2006)
Prince George's Official Charged With Assault (October 13, 2006)
County Offers Reward in Accokeek Arson Inquiry (October 12, 2006)
Three Men Charged In Robbery, Slaying (October 11, 2006)
D.C. Officer, Pedestrian Are Killed in Collision (October 10, 2006)
A Plain and Profound Farewell (October 6, 2006)
Pa. Killer Had Prepared for 'Long Siege' (October 4, 2006)
Death Toll in Attack at Amish School Rises to 5 (October 4, 2006)
Rape Charges Are Filed In Assault On 8-Year-Old (September 30, 2006)
Girl, 8, Sexually Attacked Near Home, Police Say (September 29, 2006)
Witness Rejects Police Account of Fatal Shooting (September 28, 2006)
West Point Mourns a Font Of Energy, Laid to Rest by War (September 27, 2006)
St. Leonard Teen Charged In Fatal Crash (September 21, 2006)
Some Voters Left Exercising Only The Right to Vent (September 13, 2006)
For London's Muslims, Fear Of a Backlash (August 18, 2006)
British Make Arrest In Plot (August 16, 2006)
Charity Funds Said to Provide Clues to Alleged Terrorist Plot (August 15, 2006)
Baghdad's Cinemas Falling Casualty to War (August 15, 2006)
Britain Downgrades Threat Level Status (August 14, 2006)
A 4th Day of Slow Going in Britain (August 14, 2006)
Young Muslim Rage Takes Root in Britain (August 13, 2006)
Police Keeping Most Plot Suspects in Custody, Without Charges, Under Terror Law (August 13, 2006)
Suspects Recalled as 'Just Normal Guys' (August 12, 2006)
U.S. Soldier's Confession Described in Rape, Murder Trial (August 7, 2006)
Iraqi Medic Describes Carnage (August 7, 2006)
Attacks Target Iraqi Soldiers and Police (August 2, 2006)
26 Kidnapped in Baghdad Raids (August 1, 2006)
Iraqi Official Warns Against Coup Attempt (July 29, 2006)
Blasts Hit Upscale Baghdad (July 28, 2006)
'Waiting to Get Blown Up' (July 27, 2006)
Operating Quietly, Tattoo Artists Make Their Mark in Iraq (July 25, 2006)
Widows Often Find Help Elusive in Iraq (July 23, 2006)
Widows Strain Welfare System in Iraq (July 23, 2006)
'Neighbors Are Killing Neighbors' (July 18, 2006)
30 at Sports Meeting In Iraq Are Abducted (July 16, 2006)
Attacks Target Worshipers at Iraqi Mosques (July 15, 2006)
Iraq Given Control of Province (July 14, 2006)
22 Slain in Raid at Iraqi Bus Station (July 13, 2006)
Iraqi Prime Minister Optimistic on Insurgent Defeat (July 12, 2006)
From Baghdad Mosque, a Call to Arms (July 12, 2006)
Capital Charges Filed In Rape-Slaying Case (July 11, 2006)
Violence Flares in Divided Baghdad (July 11, 2006)
Scores Of Sunnis Killed in Baghdad (July 10, 2006)
Four More GIs Charged With Rape, Murder (July 10, 2006)
Troops Raid Iraqi Mosque With Ties to Shiite Cleric (July 9, 2006)
Iraqi Troops Clash With Shiite Militia (July 8, 2006)
Bomb Kills Pilgrims At Shrine In Iraq (July 7, 2006)
Iraqi Leaders Question U.S. Troops' Immunity (July 6, 2006)
At Baghdad University, Finals Not the Hardest Test (July 6, 2006)
