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  • August 2007

    • Shiite Factions Fight Amid Pilgrims in Karbala

      Los Angeles Times  |  Aug 29, 07 7:14 AM CDT

      Shiite Factions Fight Amid Pilgrims in Karbala

      (Newser) - A million pilgrims were ordered to evacuate the holy city of Karbala yesterday as Shiite militias fought each other for control of southern Iraq, killing 51 people. Another 200 were injured in chaos after gunmen loyal to anti-US cleric Moqtada al-Sadr fired on members of the Badr Organization, the armed faction of the Supreme Islamic Council. Snipers also fired on security forces, the LA Times reports. More »

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      Iraq  • Muqtada al-Sadr  • Shiite  • civil war  • militia  • Karbala

    • Iran is Ready to Fill Power Vacuum in Iraq

      Associated Press  |  Aug 28, 07 2:12 PM CDT

      Iran is Ready to Fill Power Vacuum in Iraq

      (Newser) - President Mahmoud Ahmadinejad said in a speech today that Iran is ready to fill a coming power vacuum in Iraq. "The political power of the occupiers is collapsing rapidly," said the leader, who earlier this month assured Nouri al-Maliki that Iran would be happy to help stabilize Iraq after a US pullout. More »

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      Iraq  • Iran  • Nouri al-Maliki  • Mahmoud Ahmadinejad  • power

    • Britain Defies US on Iraq Pullout

      Times (UK)  |  Aug 28, 07 11:48 AM CDT

      Britain Defies US on Iraq Pullout

      (Newser) - The UK foreign secretary has challenged American criticism, asserting that only his government will dictate the pace and timing of a British withdrawal from Iraq. David Miliband responded to allegations from a retired US general that the UK army must step up efforts in Basra. "The British national interest," not wider coalition success, will be his focus, Millband said. More »

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      Iraq  • Iraq war  • United Kingdom  • Gordon Brown  • David Petraeus  • British troops  • David Miliband

    • Criminal Probes Launched Into Iraqi Arms Deals

      New York Times  |  Aug 28, 07 5:11 AM CDT

      Criminal Probes Launched Into Iraqi Arms Deals

      (Newser) - Scores of investigations are under way into fraud, bribery and other criminal activity relating to billions of dollars worth of arms and other war materiel supplied to forces in Iraq, Afghanistan and Kuwait, the New York Times reports. The focus of the investigations range from the misappropriation of a few thousand dollars to multi-million-dollar bribery cases. More »

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      Iraq  • Iraq war  • Afghanistan  • David Petraeus  • fraud  • investigation  • bribery  • Kuwait

    • Iraqi Insurgents Enlist Kids for Dirty Work

      Los Angeles Times  |  Aug 27, 07 3:54 PM CDT

      Iraqi Insurgents Enlist Kids for Dirty Work

      (Newser) - Iraqi children are playing an amplified role in insurgent attacks, and the US is struggling to cope with the consequences. The ranks of minors detained by American forces have grown from 100 to 800 since March, the LA Times reports. Boys as young as 11 set off roadside bombs for $200 or $300, enough to feed their families for weeks. More »

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      Iraq  • children  • insurgents  • Iraq government  • Iraqi prisons  • child soldier

    • US Hails Iraq Breakthrough

      Reuters  |  Aug 27, 07 5:15 AM CDT

      US Hails Iraq Breakthrough

      (Newser) - In what is being hailed as a breakthrough in Iraq, Shiite, Sunni and Kurdish leaders yesterday  announced that they have reached a consensus on key political issues, Reuters reports. Prime Minister Nouri al-Maliki and the other leaders claimed to have forged an agreement on releasing some detainees, easing curbs on employing former members of Saddam Hussein's Baath Party, and distribution of power to provinces. More »

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      Iraq  • Nouri al-Maliki  • Shiite  • Sunni  • Kurds  • Iraq government  • Jalal Talabani  • Ba'ath party  • Tariq al Hashemi  • Abdul Mahdi

    • Pols Slug It Out Over Iraq

      Politico  |  Aug 26, 07 3:36 PM CDT

      Pols Slug It Out Over Iraq

      (Newser) - Verbal bombs flew over the fate of US troops in Iraq this morning, heating up the debate as Congress awaits next month's troop surge report. John Warner, on “Meet the Press,” warned President Bush to “put teeth in these comments that we are not there forever” while Mitch McConnell reminded viewers that Dems coming back from Iraq say the troop surge is working, the Politico reports. More »

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      Iraq  • Nouri al-Maliki  • troop surge  • American troops  • Mitch McConnell  • John Warner

    • Iraq Detainees Swell by 50%

      New York Times  |  Aug 25, 07 7:00 AM CDT

      Iraq Detainees Swell by 50%

      (Newser) - Since the January troop surge the number of detainees held by the American military in Iraq has increased by 50%, reports the New York Times . The overwhelming majority of those in custody, nearly 85%, are Sunni. And while Jihadism drives some Iraqi insurgents to plant roadside bombs, for many there is a far less ideological motivation: money. More »

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      Iraq  • insurgents  • troop surge  • Sunni  • detainee  • jihad

    • Top General to Advise Iraq Troop Cut

      Los Angeles Times  |  Aug 24, 07 10:55 AM CDT

      Top General to Advise Iraq Troop Cut

      (Newser) - Gen. Peter Pace, chairman of the Joint Chiefs of Staff, is expected to advise President Bush to cut the troop level in Iraq next year by nearly half, the Los Angeles Times reports.  He will be conveying the Joint Chiefs' concern that attempting to maintain elevated troop levels in Iraq will cripple the US military, sources tell the Times . More »

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      Iraq  • David Petraeus  • troop withdrawal  • American troops  • Peter Pace

    • Intelligence Community Doubts Iraqi Leadership

      CNN  |  Aug 23, 07 2:04 PM CDT

      Intelligence Community Doubts Iraqi Leadership

      (Newser) - A National Intelligence Estimate released today reveals that the US intelligence community doubts Iraqi PM Nouri al-Maliki has the ability to lead the country effectively, CNN reports. Coming one day after President Bush defended Maliki in a speech, the report by US intelligence agencies also expresses worry over a possible large-scale, coordinated offensive by insurgents in the coming weeks. More »

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      Iraq  • Iran  • Nouri al-Maliki  • insurgents  • Syria  • security  • Iraq government  • intelligence  • National Intelligence Estimate  • extremism

    • Iraq Electric Grid Seized by Militias

      New York Times  |  Aug 23, 07 11:31 AM CDT

      Iraq Electric Grid Seized by Militias

      (Newser) - Large swaths of Iraq's power grid have fallen under the control of armed militias, the New York Times reports. The balkanization of power stations worsens an already fragile situation in which insurgents blow up power lines and leave Baghdad without power at the height of a 110-degree summer. More »

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      Iraq  • Baghdad  • insurgents  • electricity  • militia  • power grid

    • Bush Uses Vietnam to Argue Against Iraq Pullout

      CNN  |  Aug 22, 07 3:57 PM CDT

      Bush Uses Vietnam to Argue Against Iraq Pullout

      (Newser) - In a speech today before a veterans' group, President Bush said the lessons of America's withdrawal from Vietnam argue against a rapid pullout from Iraq, CNN reports. "Millions of innocent citizens" paid the price after the US left Vietnam in 1975, Bush said, referring to "'re-education camps' and 'killing fields.' " More »

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