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Iraq security stories: 24 news summaries

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Iraqis Swear by Pricey, Useless Bomb Detectors

US forces say handheld device is no better than a magic wand

Nov 4, 09 7:36 AM CST
(Newser) - Go through any checkpoint in Iraq, and someone will probably wave a small, hand-held device over your vehicle. Dubbed the ADE651, it’s supposed to detect bombs. But in reality it’s totally useless, US military and technical experts tell the New York Times, with one retired officer saying... More »

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Iraq • bomb • Iraq security • Iraqi government • security checkpoint • ADE651

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 Baghdad 
 Car Bombs 
 Kill at Least 136 

Twin explosions detonate near key ministries during rush hour

Oct 25, 09 8:16 AM CDT
(AP) - Two powerful car bombs exploded in downtown Baghdad today, killing at least 136 people and wounding nearly 600 in an apparent attempt to target the fragile city's government offices, Iraqi authorities said. The blasts went off less than a minute apart near two prominent government institutions—the Ministry of Justice... More »

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Iraq • sectarian violence • Baghdad • Iraq security

(Newser) - Tension between Arabs and Kurds, rather than the usual friction between Sunnis and Shia, has become the greatest threat to Iraqi security, says the top US general in the country. The oil-rich Kurdish region has become "the No. 1 driver of instability," Ray Odierno told reporters yesterday, and... More »

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Iraq • Robert Gates • Kurdistan • Kurds • Iraq security • Gen. Ray Odierno

Iraq, Economy Stalling,
May Be Broke by Next Year

Drop in oil price has gutted nation's income

May 11, 09 12:46 PM CDT
(Newser) - Some people thought Iraq wouldn't be affected by the worldwide economic downturn, says an Iraqi economist. "Those people were stupid." At the very least, they were wrong: Sales of consumer goods are in the basement, along with real estate, and the unemployment rate hovers around 25%. Surpluses from... More »

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Iraq • Nouri al-Maliki • Iraq economy • unemployment • Iraq security • economy • economic downturn • Jay-ZTV

 In Iraq, US Allies 
 Fight Each Other for Control 

Arrest of Sunni leader fuels tension

Mar 30, 09 9:50 AM CDT
(Newser) - A showdown this weekend between Iraqi security forces and Sunni fighters known as the Awakening, both US allies, could signal challenges facing Iraq as the US prepares to leave, the Washington Post reports. After Iraqi and US forces arrested an Awakening leader Saturday, Sunni fighters swarmed a Baghdad neighborhood. "... More »

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Iraq • Shiite • Iraqi soldiers • Iraq security • Awakening Councils • Iraq war • Sunni Awakening

(Newser) - Iraqi men are hanging out in hookah cafes again, confident that government spies are no longer eavesdropping from the next sofa, the Los Angeles Times reports. Popular throughout the Mideast and hip in Western cities, shisha clubs have only recently reemerged in Iraq, thanks partly to increased security. "We... More »

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Many US Troops Home
in a Year: Obama  

President sees Iraqis ready to handle own security

Feb 1, 09 7:33 PM CST
(Newser) - President Obama promised today to bring a "substantial" number of troops home from Iraq before next year's Super Bowl, MSNBC reports. In an interview with Matt Lauer, Obama said Iraq's smooth provincial elections this weekend ensured the homecoming. He disclosed no details, but said he plans to “roll... More »

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Iraq • Afghanistan • War on Terror • Iraq security • troop levels • provincial elections • Iraq exit strategy • President Obama

Bush Helps Shield Iraq From Gulf War Legal Claims

Compensation could bankrupt country, it says; Americans hurt by Saddam differ

Dec 11, 08 11:25 AM CST
(Newser) - President Bush has wedged himself between Americans and Iraq by supporting a UN measure that stops financial claims against the fledgling democracy. Iraq faces bankruptcy if claims are added to $26 billion it already owes companies and individuals who suffered in the first Gulf war. But the temporary plug keeps... More »

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Iraq • Bush administration • United Nations • Iraq government • compensation • Gulf War • Iraq security

Maliki's Power Grabs Stir Fears of 'Shiite Saddam'

US security deal may strengthen central government; some see 'benevolent Shiite Saddam'

Nov 24, 08 10:18 AM CST
(Newser) - Ratification this week of a deal that would put an expiration date on the US deployment in Iraq stands to boost the prestige of PM Nouri al-Maliki, who in recent months has consolidated his power in moves that echo previous authoritarian regimes. As one Western observer tells the Los Angeles ... More »

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Iraq • Saddam Hussein • Sunni • Shiite • Nouri al-Maliki • Iraq security • Iraq war

Fisticuffs Over Security Deal End Session of Iraqi Parliament

Sadr ally allegedly shoves speaker

Nov 19, 08 3:16 PM CST
(Newser) - Discussion of the security deal between the US and Iraq deteriorated into a shouting match between members of the Iraqi parliament today, the New York Times reports. Parliament is scheduled to vote on the measure next week, but could not get through a reading of the agreement today before an... More »

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Iraq • Iraqi Parliament • United States • America • Iraq parliament • Iraq security • Sadrists • Muqtada al-Sadr

Obama Victory Triggers Positive Shift in Iraq Politics

New optimism signals future cooperation

Nov 7, 08 2:51 AM CST
(Newser) - A wave of optimism in the wake of Barack Obama's victory is causing a shift in Iraqi politics, the New York Times reports. Shiite politicians are signaling that they're more prepared now to sign a new security agreement with the US. They believe Obama will speed the pace of withdrawal,... More »

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Iraq • troop withdrawal • Iraq government • Iraq security • President Obama

Iraq Passes Election Law,
But Skirts Key Issues

No deal on control over northern oil hub, representation of minority groups

Sep 24, 08 1:29 PM CDT
(Newser) - The Iraqi parliament today passed a long-delayed law establishing provincial elections, a step the government hopes will protect recent security gains by opening the political process. The first elections are expected in January, the New York Times reports, but questions remain about how to ensure representation for Iraq’s religious... More »

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Iraq • law • political reform • Iraq parliament • Kirkuk • Iraq security • provincial elections

Petraeus Hands Over Command of Iraq

Praises successor Odierno as 'perfect man for the job'

Sep 16, 08 2:56 AM CDT
(Newser) - Citing a "long struggle" in Iraq despite his successes, Gen. David Petraeus handed over his command of the country, reports the BBC, amid a smattering of violence that served as a reminder of reversible gains. Defense Secretary Robert Gates praised security gains made on Petraeus' watch as authority was... More »

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Iraq • insurgents • Robert Gates • Nouri al-Maliki • David Petraeus • car bomb • Iraq security • Gen. Ray Odierno

 Iraqi 'Daughters' Work  
 to Foil Female Attackers 

Despite stigma, women guards try to tackle rise in suicide bombings

Sep 11, 08 7:28 PM CDT
(Newser) - A new group of Iraqi women is tackling a big rise in suicide attacks by females, the Christian Science Monitor reports. Insurgent groups are exploiting gender norms that prevent men from searching women, giving bombers who look pregnant or are otherwise fully covered easy access to crowded areas. Female search... More »

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Iraq • suicide bomber • war • female suicide bomber • Iraq security • Daughters of Iraq • Iraqi women

Deal Would Set Oct. 2010 for US Pullout: Iraqi Official

Legal immunity for troops remains stumbling block in talks

Aug 7, 08 1:40 PM CDT
(Newser) - Significant progress has been made on the security agreement being negotiated between Iraq and the US, the AP reports, with two Iraqi officials saying that the deal sets October 2010 as the deadline for a near-complete withdrawal. Legal immunity for troops remains an issue, and contributed to a “very... More »

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Iraq • Nouri al-Maliki • Condoleezza Rice • US troops • timetable • US Army • negotiations • Iraq security • Iraqi government • Iraq war

 US, Iraq Inch Closer to Pact

'Time horizon' greases wheels in negotiation

Jul 30, 08 11:00 AM CDT
(Newser) - The Bush administration has made serious strides in its efforts to forge a security pact with Iraq, the Wall Street Journal reports. Just a month ago Nouri al-Maliki said talks had hit a “dead end,” but now that Bush has agreed to set up a flexible withdrawal... More »

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Iraq • Bush administration • timetable • Iraq security • Iraq exit strategy • Status of Forces Agreement • time horizon • 'general time horizon'

Rice Visits Iraq, Looks to Bolster PM Maliki

Sec says assault on Basra pushed fractious country toward unity

Apr 20, 08 9:51 AM CDT
(Newser) - Condoleezza Rice paid an unannounced visit to Baghdad today to highlight recent political gains brought about by PM Nouri al-Maliki's government. While the Maliki-ordered assault on Basra last month exposed some weaknesses in the Iraqi army, it also brought different groups in Iraq together, she said. "This is, I... More »

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Iraq • Baghdad • Nouri al-Maliki • Condoleezza Rice • Basra • Iraq security

Iraq Re-Arms Female Cops

International criticism and objection within ministry overturn Nov. 14 order

Jan 31, 08 4:28 PM CST
(Newser) - Iraq's female police officers can carry weapons again. The government has overturned an order requiring them to hand in their guns after much criticism from women's activists and the US, the Los Angeles Times reports. An Interior Ministry spokesman said few had complied with the 2-month-old order anyway, but those... More »

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Iraq • Interior Ministry • sex discrimination • Iraq security

Iraq Expects Decade of US Involvement

Domestic assistance needed through 2012, Baghdad says

Jan 15, 08 11:35 AM CST
(Newser) - Iraq won’t be ready to defend its borders until 2018 at the earliest, the defense minister said yesterday, offering a pessimistic update of an earlier estimate. The country will also require internal security help through at least 2012, Abdul Qadir said. The estimates are more specific—and longer—than... More »

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Iraq • Iraq pullout • Iraq security • Abdul Qadir

Edwards Talks Tough on Iraq, Business

Plans to pull all
troops out of Iraq; stop corporate abuses

Jan 2, 08 12:41 PM CST
(Newser) - John Edwards is turning up the heat in the countdown to Iowa, considered do-or-die for his campaign. He tells the New York Times that he would be the president quickest to bring American troops home from Iraq, pulling them all out—including those providing training and support for the Iraqi... More »

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health care • John Edwards • Iraq pullout • retirement • corporate responsibility • Iowa caucus • Iraq security

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