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World › Iraq PM tries to rally support for security pact

Wednesday 19th November, 05:33 AM JST BAGHDAD — Iraq’s prime minister delivered a nationally televised address Tuesday to rally domestic support for a U.S.-Iraqi security pact, calling it a step toward full sovereignty and...

Iraq announces date for long-delayed elections

By SAMEER N. YACOUB Associated Press Writer BAGHDAD (AP) - Iraq said Tuesday that it will hold long-awaited provincial elections on Jan. 31, a step forward for U.S.-backed efforts to promote national reconciliation even though...

Iraq: Plane chartered by FedEx crashes

Military: civilian cargo aircraft crashes in Iraq : A cargo plane chartered by FedEx crashed Thursday west of Baghdad after reporting a malfunction, the U.S. military said. The Russian-made An-12 plane with up to seven crew...

Iraqi Soldier Kills 2 US Troops After Dispute

An Iraqi soldier opened fire on U.S. troops after a quarrel broke out Wednesday in northern Iraq, killing two American soldiers and wounding six in a military compound before he was shot to death, officials said

Bombings hit Baghdad a third straight day

Four attacks kill 17, injure more than 70, Iraqi police say A series of bombings shook Baghdad for the third straight day today, killing 17 people and wounding more than 70, police said. The attacks were part of an upswing of...

Amid security gains, Iraqis reopen symbolic bridge in Baghdad linking Sunni, Shiite districts

BAGHDAD (AP) _ A bridge linking Sunni and Shiite neighborhoods that was barricaded shut three years ago reopened Tuesday, offering the latest sign of improving security in the Iraqi capital despite near-daily scattered attacks.

Official: Iraq, China finalize oil service deal

By SAMEER N. YACOUB Associated Press Writer BAGHDAD, (AP) - Iraq and China have signed the final agreement on a $3 billion deal to develop the Ahdab oil field south of Baghdad over a 22 year-period, an Oil Ministry official...

Bomb attacks kill 8, wound dozens across Iraq

BAGHDAD -- Bombs killed at least eight people Sunday across Iraq and wounded dozens of others, officials said. Syria's president blamed the U.S. military presence for Iraq's instability and called on U.S. troops to leave.

Clerics oppose security accord

Shiite clerics warned the government Friday not to sign a security pact that would keep U.S. troops in Iraq until 2012, as the prime minister studied what U.S. officials described as the final draft of the agreement.

Baghdad Bombing Kills 15, Wounds 29

15 are killed and at least 29 wounded in bombings in Iraqi capital of Baghdad By SAMEER N. YACOUB Associated Press Writer BAGHDAD November 4, 2008 (AP) Bombs exploded at a bus station and a small market in Baghdad, killing 15...

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