U.S. Casualties in May Reach 20
One U.S. serviceman on Wednesday was killed when an explosive device targeted his vehicle in the capital Baghdad, raising the number of U.S. fatalities in May 2009 to 20.
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Iraq | Thursday May 28
Senior Gunman, 3 Wanted Persons Arrested in Baghdad
An Iraqi army force on Wednesday arrested four operatives of al-Qaeda in Iraq (AQI) organization, including a senior gunman called Mufti al-Mujahideen, in operations conducted in western Baghdad; said the official spokesperson of Baghdad Operations...
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Iraq | Thursday May 28
Car Bomb Factory Seized in Baghdad
Iraqi police have seized a car bomb factory in Baghdad in a daring attack in the Ghadeer District, Interior Minister Jawad al-Bolani said.
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Iraq | Wednesday May 27
A Test Case for a New Iraq
In an unprecedented move by Iraqi Prime Minister Nouri Al Maliki, an Iraqi web blog, www.kitabat.com, is being sued for one billion Iraqi dinars which is equivalent to about Dh3.3 million.
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Iraq | Wednesday May 27
Troops Could Be in Iraq After 2012: Army Chief
The United States could have fighting forces in Iraq and Afghanistan for a decade, the top Army officer said, even though a signed agreement requires all US forces to be out of Iraq by 2012.
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Iraq | Wednesday May 27
Reconciliation in Iraq: Singular or Plural
It is inappropriate to consider the question of national reconciliation in Iraq without first recognizing the unique nature of the challenge. The best path to redemption in Iraq remains dialogue between those in power, those in opposition, the forces...
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Iraq | Wednesday May 27
E-trading Arrives in Iraq
Al-Harej markets are famous throughout Iraq. In every city there is a popular Harej market, the most famous one being located in al-Maydan in Baghdad, where electrical devices, furniture and other second hand goods are sold.
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Iraq | Wednesday May 27
Corruption Forces Iraqis To Modify Benefits Program
The Iraqi government has decided to reform its social benefits programs for the disadvantaged due to increased cases of corruption and the misappropriation of public funds, RFE/RL's Radio Free Iraq (RFI) reports.
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Iraq | Wednesday May 27
Iraq Condemns Shiite Militia Leaders to Death
An Iraqi court on Tuesday condemned eight Shiite militia leaders to death on a range of terrorism charges including murder and planting bombs.
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Iraq | Wednesday May 27
Iraq Media Appeal for Government Lifeline
State-run media in Iraq, where the budget has been hit by the fall in world oil prices, appealed on Tuesday for a financial lifeline from the government.
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Iraq | Wednesday May 27
LUKoil Head to Visit Baghdad for West Qurna-2 Oil Talks
The head of Russia's largest independent oil producer LUKoil said on Tuesday he is due to visit Baghdad for talks on a contract to develop the West Qurna-2 oil field in southern Iraq.
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Iraq | Wednesday May 27
Iraq Oil Minister Under Fire over Output
Iraqi Oil Minister Hussein al-Shahristani is expected to be summoned before parliament soon to face a grilling for failing to boost crude exports from the oil-rich nation, MPs said on Tuesday.
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Iraq | Wednesday May 27
Volatility Prompts a Pause for Breath
Oil prices have gyrated so violently in the past six months that the industry ??“ from Texas wildcatters to Russian oligarchs ??“ has held its breath, delaying investments and cancelling those it can no longer afford or justify.
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Iraq | Wednesday May 27
Iraqi Intelligence Sues Guardian
Iraq's national intelligence service has launched a court action to sue the Guardian, claiming to have been defamed by a story that characterised the regime of prime minister Nouri al-Maliki as increasingly autocratic.
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Iraq | Wednesday May 27
Ahmadinejad's Economic Record May Sway Iran Vote
If Iranian voters deny President Mahmoud Ahmadinejad re-election next month, it may be more a verdict on his economic performance than on his fierce rhetoric against the United States and Israel, his defense of Iran's nuclear policy or his persistent...
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Iraq | Wednesday May 27
Iraq Bomb Kills US State Department Official
A roadside bomb struck a US convoy in western Iraq, killing three Americans, including a senior State Department official, US officials said Tuesday. The blast killed Terence Barnich, the deputy director of the State Department's Iraq Transition...
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Iraq | Wednesday May 27
Six Iraqi Kurds Stand for the Presidency of Iraq's Kurdistan Region
Six candidates have entered the race for the presidency of Iraq's autonomous Kurdistan region, to be contested in an election on July 25, Ali Qadir, said on Monday that the nomination for the presidential elections in Kurdistan region was closed at...
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Iraq | Wednesday May 27
Kurdish Rebels Propose British-style Devolution
Kurdish rebels that have waged a thirty year war on Turkey have offered to drop a demand for independence in return for British-style devolution.
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Iraq | Wednesday May 27
PM's Speech at Opening of the Judicial Council
Ladies and gentlemen, distinguished guests,
I am pleased and privileged to be here with you today, to take part in the opening the new building of the Judicial Council. The aim of my participation in this ceremony is to reiterate the importance...
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Iraq | Wednesday May 27
Disappearing Paddy Fields
Rice is only grown in certain central and southern regions of Iraq, but the area under cultivation appears to be diminishing rapidly due to low water levels in the Euphrates and Tigris and resulting higher levels of soil salinity.
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Iraq | Wednesday May 27
Iraqi Websites Filtered Following Iranian Regime Dictates
In a clear indication of meddling in Iraq??™s internal affairs, the Iranian regime has filtered websites belonging to Iraqi politicians who have expressed views against its meddling in Iraq or in favor of the Iranian opposition, the Iraqi News Agency...
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Iraq | Wednesday May 27
Iraqi Delegation to Visit Kuwait
A high-ranking Iraqi delegation is reportedly set to visit Kuwait next week to discuss several issues, including compensation resulting from Iraq's 1990 invasion of Kuwait. A senior official said that the delegation, consisting of 25 specialist...
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Iraq | Wednesday May 27
Candidates Register for Iraqi Kurdish Elections
Registration for a presidential poll in Iraq's largely autonomous Kurdistan region ended on Monday, with incumbent President Massoud Barzani and five others on the list, the region's electoral commission said.
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Iraq | Wednesday May 27
U.S.-supported Iraqi Militias Clash with Government
Sheikh Mustafa Kamil Hamad Shabib drives past the wheat fields where al-Qaeda hit men used to dump their victims, through the intersection where he survived a car bomb, and into the family compound that sustained 85 hits from al-Qaeda mortars in 2006.
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Iraq | Wednesday May 27
Iraq Trade Minister Resigns Over Corruption Scandal
Iraqi Prime Minister Nuri al-Maliki has accepted the resignation of his trade minister over allegations of corruption relating to the country's massive food import program, his office said.
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Iraq | Wednesday May 27
Army Chief: US Ready to Be in Iraq 10 Years
The Pentagon is prepared to leave fighting forces in Iraq for as long as a decade despite an agreement between the United States and Iraq that would bring all American troops home by 2012, the top U.S. Army officer said Tuesday.
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Iraq | Wednesday May 27
Al-Maliki's Call for a Presidential Regime in Iraq
The statements made by Iraqi Prime Minister Nuri al-Maliki last week, and in which he reiterated, for the second time, his criticism of the system of consensual democracy, as well as that of quotas, have given rise to diverse reactions. Some reject...
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Iraq | Wednesday May 27
Deputy PM Admits Corruption in Iraq
The Iraqi government has been able to resolve most of its debt issues with many countries, the Iraqi Deputy Premier Barham Salih said on Tuesday, admitting to the presence of financial corruption in the country.
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Iraq | Wednesday May 27
Al-Eissawi Heads for UAE
Iraq??™s Deputy Premier Rafeaa al-Eissawi on Tuesday left Baghdad, heading for the United Arab Emirates leading a high-profile Iraqi delegation on an official visit to the country, according to a statement of his office.
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Iraq | Wednesday May 27
Al-Samarraie, UN Envoy Discuss UNAMI Activities in Iraq
Speaker of the Iraqi Parliament Iyad al-Samarraie on Tuesday discussed with the UN special envoy Ibrahim Gambari the activities of the United Nations Assistance Mission for Iraq (UNAMI).
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Iraq | Wednesday May 27
U.S. Prepares to Withdraw, Iraqi Resistance Prepares for Battle
Baghdad will burn, the resistance leader warns.
"If we hear from the Americans they are not capable of supporting us . . . within six hours we are going to establish our groups to fight against the corrupt government," says the commander,...
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Iraq | Wednesday May 27
5 U.S. Contractors Killed, Wounded Near Falluja
Three U.S. civilian contractors were killed and two others were wounded in a roadside bomb explosion near the city of Falluja, the media adviser of the U.S. army said on Tuesday.
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Iraq | Wednesday May 27
7 al-Qaeda Elements Detained in Diala
Policemen on Tuesday arrested seven al-Qaeda elements in the northeast of Baaquba, the director of the national investigation department in Diala said.
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Iraq | Wednesday May 27
IED Injures 2 Cops in Western Mosul
Two policemen were wounded on Tuesday in a bomb explosion in western Mosul city, a police source said.
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Iraq | Wednesday May 27
Al-Naqshabandiya Leader Netted in Khaneqeen
Iraqi army forces arrested a leader of al-Naqshabandiya group and two of his aides Tuesday in Khaneqeen district in northeast of Baaquba, a security source said.
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Iraq | Wednesday May 27
Weapons Cache Found in Amara
Iraqi army forces on Tuesday found a weapons and explosives depot in central Amara, a media source said.
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Iraq | Wednesday May 27
Police Forces Defuse Bomb, Seize Weapons Caches in Thi-Qar
Police forces defused a locally made bomb, and seized weapons caches in security operations throughout Thi-Qar province during the last 24 hours, Thi-Qar police directorate said in releases on Tuesday.
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Iraq | Wednesday May 27
Mass Grave Found in Anbar
Police forces on Tuesday discovered a mass grave of seven unknown corpses in a border region in western Anbar, according to a security source.
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Iraq | Wednesday May 27
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