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Iraq stories: 1277 news summaries

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 Blackwater's Iraq 
 Contract Ends 

Virginia firm takes over security duties

May 7, 09 8:06 AM CDT
(Newser) - Blackwater’s turbulent term in Iraq ends today with the expiration of its contract, CNN reports. The US opted not to renew the firm’s security services deal in January after Iraqi officials denied it a renewed operating license in the wake of a 2007 shooting in a public square.... More »

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Iraq • Baghdad • Blackwater • contract • Triple Canopy • security contractors • Nisoor Square • Iraq war • Xe

(AP) - Masked assailants with grenades and automatic weapons attacked an engagement ceremony in southeast Turkey on Monday, killing 45 people. Two girls survived after the bodies of slain friends fell on top of them during the onslaught. Some media outlets reported that a "blood feud" among families had led to... More »

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Iraq • Turkey • terrorism • bombing • wedding • terrorist attack

Man in Iraqi Uniform
Kills 2 US
Soldiers

3 others wounded
in Mosul attack

May 2, 09 1:08 PM CDT
(Newser) - A man in an Iraqi army uniform shot and killed two US soldiers and injured three others just outside Mosul today, Reuters reports. The attacker was killed in the firefight as well, initial reports say. An Iraqi police lieutenant-colonel said the man was an Iraqi soldier who also served as... More »

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 Fear Returns to Baghdad 


May 2, 09 4:08 AM CDT
(Newser) - The recent spate of violence in Iraq may pale in comparison to the relentless suicide bombings of 2006, but Baghdad is beginning to hunker down in fear again, the Los Angeles Times reports. Residents are curtailing their public activities, checking in with each other more often to make sure family... More »

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Iraq • sectarian violence • Shiite • Baghdad • US military • suicide bombing • troop withdrawal • Iraq Civil War • casualties

 Britain Ends Iraq Mission 


Apr 30, 09 6:43 AM CDT
(Newser) - Britain officially ended its combat operations in Iraq today, lowering the flags of its armored brigade and turning over control of its Basra base to US troops, the Guardian reports. “The role of British ground forces is finished,” a defense official confirmed. “Today, Iraq is a... More »

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Iraq • Basra • Britain • Iraq exit strategy

 6 Car Bombs Kill 48 in Baghdad 

All target Shiite areas as violence rises

Apr 29, 09 3:19 PM CDT
(Newser) - Six car bombs rattled predominantly Shiite areas of Baghdad within four hours today, killing 48 and injuring 81. The three bloodiest explosions went off in quick succession in Sadr City, a dense Shiite neighborhood, CNN reports. The bombings were similar to seven coordinated attacks earlier this month, which the US... More »

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Iraq • Shiite • Baghdad • US military • car bomb • mosque • attacks

Iraq PM Vows to Prosecute US Troops After Fatal Raid

First time Iraq has threatened prosecution against American soldiers

Apr 27, 09 10:18 AM CDT
(Newser) - Iraq’s prime minister is threatening the country’s first prosecution of US troops after two Iraqis were killed yesterday morning in a US raid, the Washington Post reports. Nouri al-Maliki said the raid violated a security agreement that bans unilateral American action; the US says Iraq’s military had... More »

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Iraq • Nouri al-Maliki • US military • raid • Iraq war • security agreement • prosecutions

Talks Begin on Keeping US Troops in Mosul, Baghdad

Despite deadline, US may keep forces in some Iraqi cities

Apr 27, 09 3:40 AM CDT
(Newser) - The US and Iraq are negotiating exceptions to the June 30 deadline for withdrawing combat troops from Iraqi cities, reports the New York Times. While the US military will leave most cities and towns by the deadlines, troops may remain in Mosul, the northern city critical to al-Qaeda in Iraq,... More »

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Iraq • Baghdad • US military • Mosul • troop levels • Iraq war

 Clinton Makes Surprise Visit 
 to Iraq: 'Still on Right Track'

Secretary of state confident during surprise trip to Bagdad

Apr 25, 09 3:18 AM CDT
(Newser) - Hillary Clinton said Iraq is still "on the right track" during a surprise visit to Baghdad today, the AP reports. The secretary of state said attacks like the twin suicide bombings that killed 60 people outside a Shiite shrine yesterday were the work of "rejectionists" who fear the... More »

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 60 Killed in Baghdad 
 Double Bombing 

125 wounded in attack near top Shiite shrine

Apr 24, 09 6:53 AM CDT
(AP) - Back-to-back suicide bombings killed 60 and injured at least 125 today outside the most important Shiite shrine in Baghdad, the AP reports. The bombers detonated explosive belts within minutes of each other near the tomb of a prominent Shiite saint, shortly before the start of Friday prayers, as worshipers streamed... More »

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Iraq • insurgents • Baghdad • suicide bombing • Sunni insurgents • Shiite shrine

 Photos of Bush-Era 
 Prisoner Abuse 
 to Be Released 

ACLU request for release of Iraq, Afghanistan photos granted

Apr 24, 09 2:26 AM CDT
(Newser) - The Obama administration is releasing dozens of photographs depicting prisoners in Afghanistan and Iraq being abused by Americans, the Los Angeles Times reports. The photos are not believed to be as extreme as the images from the Abu Ghraib probe, but defense officials warn they may provoke an angry backlash... More »

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Iraq • Afghanistan • Bush administration • War on Terror • Abu Ghraib • ACLU • detainee • Obama administration • President Obama

(Newser) - Iraq's government has a put a number on the toll of violence in the country: 87,215 deaths since 2005. The number—provided to AP by a Health Ministry official—counts people killed in violent attacks such as bombings through February. It doesn't count deaths attributed to factors such as... More »

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 73 Killed 
 in Iraq 
 Suicide 
 Bombings 

Pair of attacks are part of recent spate

Apr 23, 09 8:15 AM CDT
(Newser) - A suicide bombing in Baghdad today killed at least 28 people and wounded 50 as police handed out relief packages, the Guardian reports. At least five children and 13 police officers were killed in the attack, police said. Meanwhile, an attack in northeast Iraq killed 45, the BBC reports. Attacks... More »

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Iraq • Baghdad • suicide bombing • troop withdrawal • Iraq police • Iraq war

(Newser) - The Senate tonight approved Christopher Hill to be the next ambassador to Iraq, overriding the strong objections of John McCain, the Hill reports. McCain argued that Hill doesn't have enough Mideast experience, and he also criticized his work as ambassador to North Korea. Despite the opposition, the Senate approved the... More »

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Tweeting for Peace in Iraq?

US asks social media, tech execs to help
build transparency,
fight corruption

Apr 21, 09 2:50 PM CDT
(Newser) - Iraqi lawmakers tweeting during sessions? YouTube campaign videos? Execs from communications and social media firms, including the likes of Google, AT&T, YouTube, MeetUp, and Twitter are in Iraq this week at the behest of the State Department. Their mission: to consider how their tools might be used to boost... More »

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Iraq • social networking • Google • YouTube • State Department • AT&T • Twitter

 Honeymooning? 
 Stay at Hotel Saddam 

Dictator's digs becoming luxury hotel with a Saddam suite for honeymooners

Apr 21, 09 7:47 AM CDT
(Newser) - One of Saddam Hussein's massive palaces is set to be converted into a world-class hotel, reports the New York Daily News, with crack Iraqi tourism officials eying the former dictator's sumptuous bedroom as the honeymoon suite. While the novelty might appeal to some, not everybody's convinced. More »

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Iraq • Saddam Hussein • hotel • honeymoon

(Newser) - Washington refused to renew Blackwater's contracts in Iraq, and Baghdad told the company to get out—but that doesn't mean it's actually left, the AP reports. The private mercenary firm, now called Xe, still runs ground operations and provides air security for US convoys, and may continue doing so until... More »

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ANALYSIS

Saddam Would Be Proud: Vice Is Back in Baghdad

Violence is down, allowing Baghdad to return to its old tricks

Apr 19, 09 9:09 AM CDT
(Newser) - Religious extremists and kidnappers are mostly gone now from Baghdad’s streets, clearing the way for the return of prostitutes and gamblers, the New York Times says. Violence—and thus nighttime curfews—in Iraq’s capital has subsided, allowing liquor stores and nightclubs to revert back to their Saddam-era numbers.... More »

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Iraq • prostitution • Baghdad • violence • nightclub • drug abuse

Shells Hit Baghdad's Green Zone After 3-Month Lull

Baghdad violence is down sharply, but has been increasing recently

Apr 18, 09 4:45 PM CDT
(AP) - Suspected militants shelled Baghdad's protected Green Zone today in the first such bombardment in more than 3 months. The back-to-back strikes reverberated across the Tigris River to a popular promenade, sending families packing up from fish restaurants and abruptly halting a party at a club. No casualties or damage have... More »

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Iraq • Baghdad • Green Zone • attack • Iraq violence

16 Iraqi Soldiers Killed in Suicide Attack on Base

Bomber was dressed in Iraqi army uniform: colonel

Apr 16, 09 9:27 AM CDT
(AP) - A suicide bomber dressed in an Iraqi army uniform detonated an explosives belt today among Iraqi soldiers lined up for lunch at a base west of Baghdad, killing at least 16 and wounding 50, Iraqi officials said. Iraqi soldiers and US troops share the base, in the former Sunni insurgent... More »

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Iraq • suicide bomber • suicide bombing • US troops • Iraqi soldiers • military bases • Iraq Army • Habbaniyah

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