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Airstrike kills 4 in Basra, 2 die in Sadr City clashes
Apr 16 2008, AP

Warplanes struck militants firing rocket-propelled grenades at Iraqi soldiers in a Shiite militia stronghold of the southern city of Basra on Wednesday, killing four of the gunmen, the British military said.In Baghdad, clashes between U.S.-backed Iraqi...

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Iraq PM tries to rally support for security pact
AP, 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...
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AP Interview: US military can meet Obama demands
AP, Washington
The top U.S. military officer said Tuesday the Pentagon is developing plans to get troops quickly out of Iraq and into Afghanistan to battle a more confident and...
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In televised speech, Iraqi PM defends pact with US
AP, Baghdad
Iraq’s prime minister has gone on national television to defend a security pact with the United States that his Cabinet has overwhelmingly approved.
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Iraq announces date for long-delayed elections
AP, Baghdad
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...
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Iraq: provincial elections to be held Jan. 31
AP, Baghdad
Iraq says it will hold long awaited provincial elections on Jan. 31. They will be the first provincial elections since 2005, when Iraq’s insurgency was far...
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Iraqi cleric repeats concerns on US-Iraq pact
AP, Baghdad
Iraq’s top Shiite cleric said Tuesday that the U.S.-Iraqi security pact would only be viable if the country’s main political groups backed it and it...
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Vigil over Iran shifts from UN to the White House
AP, United Nations
Iranian demonstrators ended a 65-day vigil outside U.N. headquarters Monday and headed to Washington to seek assurances the United States will continue protecting a...
UN, Iranian, Dissidents, World
made popular Nov 18 2008
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Main provisions of US-Iraq security pact
AP,
Key provisions of the U.S.-Iraqi security pact that was approved by the Iraqi Cabinet and is being considered by the parliament ahead of a Nov. 24 vote:
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made popular Nov 17 2008
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Iran judiciary chief lauds US-Iraqi security pact
AP, Tehran
Iran took a surprisingly positive stance Monday on the Iraq-U.S. security pact after months of harshly denouncing the deal, which would keep American troops in Iraq for...
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made popular Nov 17 2008
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Top US officer comfortable with Iraq security deal
AP, Washington
The nation’s top military officer says he feels comfortable with the terms of a security agreement with Iraq that would require U.S. forces to withdraw by the end...
Mullen, Iraq, US, Washington
made popular Nov 17 2008
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Iraq earmarks $3 billion for Baghdad subway
AP, Baghdad
Iraq plans to build a subway in Baghdad to help cut pollution and ease traffic on the city’s chronically clogged streets.
ML, Iraq, Baghdad, Subway
made popular Nov 17 2008
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Iraqi Cabinet Votes For U.S. Security Agreement
Marco Villa, Connecticut
The Iraqi national cabinet, made up of 23 cabinet ministers, approved a Iraqi-U.S. Security Agreement or SOFA (Status of Forces Agreement). SOFA still needs to be...
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made popular Nov 17 2008
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Iraqi parliament debates security pact
AP, Baghdad
Iraqi lawmakers Monday debated a pact with the United States that will allow U.S. forces to remain for three more years, and neighboring Syria criticized the security...
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made popular Nov 17 2008
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Iraq's government approves security pact with US
AP, Baghdad
Iraq’s Cabinet overwhelmingly approved a security pact with the United States on Sunday, ending prolonged negotiations to allow American forces to remain for...
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made popular Nov 16 2008
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Iraqi government starts paying Sunni fighters
AP, Baghdad
Iraq’s Shiite-dominated government is making good on promises to pay thousands of U.S.-backed Sunni fighters in Baghdad, the U.S. military said Sunday, despite...
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made popular Nov 16 2008
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Iraq's Cabinet approves security pact
AP, Baghdad
An Iraqi government spokesman says the Cabinet has approved a security pact with the United States that will allow American forces to stay in Iraq for three years after...
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made popular Nov 16 2008
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US helicopters in SKorea move to Iraq, Afghanistan
AP, Seoul
The United States will withdraw about 20 Apache attack helicopters from South Korea for redeployment in Iraq and Afghanistan next year, the U.S. military said Sunday.
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made popular Nov 16 2008
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US military deaths in Iraq war at 4,200
AP,
As of Saturday, Nov. 15, 2008, at least 4,200 members of the U.S. military have died in the Iraq war since it began in March 2003, according to an Associated Press...
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made popular Nov 16 2008
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Iraq: Negotiators agree on US security pact draft
AP, Baghdad
U.S. and Iraqi negotiators have agreed on a draft of a security pact that would allow American troops to stay in Iraq for three more years after their U.N. mandate...
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made popular Nov 15 2008
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Iraq: Negotiators agree on security pact draft
AP, Baghdad
U.S. and Iraqi negotiators have agreed on a draft of a security pact that would allow American troops to stay in Iraq for three more years, after their U.N. mandate...
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made popular Nov 15 2008
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Turkey hits Kurdish rebel bases in Iraq
AP, Ankara
Warplanes and artillery units destroyed key Kurdish rebel positions in northern Iraq _ including a communications center _ in a second day of raids on rebel positions,...
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made popular May 11 2008
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Turkish military: Warplanes strike rebel targets in Iraq
AP, Ankara
Warplanes and artillery units hit Kurdish rebel positions in northern Iraq in response to a rebel raid on a military outpost inside Turkey, the military said...
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made popular May 11 2008
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Turkey says warplanes hit Kurdish rebels in northern Iraq
AP, Istanbul
Warplanes hit an area in northern Iraq where a group of Kurdish rebels was trying to infiltrate Turkey, the military said Wednesday.The aircraft attacked the rebels in...
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made popular Apr 16 2008
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