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Baghdad stories: 201 news summaries

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(Newser) - High-level officials of Joe Biden's caliber usually stay in places like Iraq for a few hours, max. Biden, however, is now gearing up for the second day of his surprise visit. No wonder: In his new role as a sort of unofficial envoy to the nation, Biden has no small... More »

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Iraq • Joe Biden • Baghdad • Nouri al-Maliki • vice president • envoy

OPINION

 Parade, Jubilation Follow 
 US Pullout of Iraqi Cities 

Maliki warns media not to question his forces' abilities

Jun 30, 09 7:17 AM CDT
(Newser) - Iraq held its first full military parade since the fall of Saddam today—now known as Sovereignty Day—to celebrate the official withdrawal of US troops from cities and towns. The proceedings took place inside the Green Zone and were screened on television, but several media outlets, including the New ... More »

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Iraq • Baghdad • Green Zone • Nouri al-Maliki • Iraq death toll • sovereignty • parade • transfer of power

(AP) - Four US soldiers were killed in combat shortly before the American military completed a withdrawal from Iraq's cities last night. But prime minister Nouri al-Maliki assured Iraqis in a televised address today that government forces are in control: "Those who think that Iraqis are not able to protect their... More »

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Iraq • Baghdad • United States • US military • troop withdrawal • attack • Iraq exit strategy

 Iraqis Celebrate 'Sovereignty 
 Day' as US Pulls Back 

Maliki declares June 30 'National Sovereignty Day'

Jun 29, 09 4:31 PM CDT
(AP) - Iraqi forces have assumed formal control of security in Baghdad and other cities after US combat troops withdrew from urban areas. A countdown clock broadcast on Iraqi TV ticked to zero as the midnight deadline passed for combat troops to pull back. Prime Minister Nouri al-Maliki has declared a public... More »

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Iraq • Baghdad • Nouri al-Maliki • US military • US troops • Iraqi security forces • Iraq Army • al Maliki

(Newser) - Baghdad's festive mood this weekend has left some Washington officials and military leaders simmering, the Guardian reports. While Iraqis prepare to celebrate US troops' withdrawal from city streets tomorrow, American officials say that local forces have gone untrained, forcing US troops to sustain casualties. Worse, Prime Minister Nouri al-Maliki said... More »

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Iraq • Baghdad • Nouri al-Maliki • US military • Washington • occupation

 52 Dead in 
 Baghdad Blast 


Jun 24, 09 1:38 PM CDT
(Newser) - An explosion ripped through a market in Baghdad’s Sadr City today killing 52 and injuring 104, Reuters reports. Though Iraq has seen markedly less violence in the past year, today’s bombing is part of a wave of attacks ahead of the US military’s scheduled withdrawal from Iraqi... More »

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Iraq • Sadr City • Baghdad • US military • bombing • Muqtada al-Sadr • insurgency

(AP) - Bombings and shootings killed more than 30 people across Iraq today, including high school students on their way to final exams, in a new round of violence ahead of next week's deadline for US troops to withdraw from urban areas. The attacks came two days after the year's deadliest strike,... More »

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Iraq • Baghdad • violence • bombing • troop withdrawal • shooting

Ex-GI Spared Death Penalty for Iraq Murders

Green to be jailed for life for raping girl, killing her family

May 22, 09 1:47 AM CDT
(Newser) - A former US soldier convicted of raping a 14-year-old Iraqi girl and killing her and her family has been spared the death penalty after a civilian jury failed to come to an agreement on his punishment, reports USA Today. Steven Green, 24, will be formally sentenced to life in prison... More »

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Iraq • death penalty • Baghdad • murder • US military • rape • sentencing • Steven Green

(AP) - A car bomb exploded today near several restaurants in a Shiite neighborhood of northwest Baghdad, killing 41 people and injuring more than 70. No group claimed responsibility, but the style and location of the attack suggested it was carried out by Sunni extremists, such as Al-Qaeda in Iraq, in an... More »

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 Stress 'Broke' 
 Soldier Shooter: Dad 

Father of sergeant in Iraq 'fratricide' case speaks out

May 13, 09 4:02 AM CDT
(Newser) - The stunned father of the soldier accused of killing five fellow service members in Iraq tells a local TV station his son snapped under stress. John Russell—a technician who used robots to detonate roadside bombs—thought the military was trying to force him out, and told his wife that... More »

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Iraq • Texas • Baghdad • John Russell • shooting • Jay-ZTV • Wilburn Russell

Soldier Charged With 5 Murder Counts in Iraq Clinic Shooting

Sgt. John Russell was asked to seek help

May 12, 09 10:37 AM CDT
(Newser) - The US Army today identified Sgt. John Russell as the man being held in the shooting deaths of five soldier at a stress clinic on a US base in Baghdad yesterday, CNN reports, as details of the assault emerged. Commanders had asked Russell, a 44-year-old Texan on his third tour... More »

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(Newser) - A US soldier has been charged today with killing five in a shooting at the stress clinic at an American base in Baghdad today, the AP now reports; earlier bulletins said the shooter died of self-inflicted wounds. A US officer said the clinic is for soldiers seeking relief from combat... More »

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 Killer Rapist: 
 'Joining Army 
 Was Big Mistake' 

Steven Green could face execution for killing raped Iraqi teen and her family

May 11, 09 5:14 AM CDT
(Newser) - A former US soldier convicted of raping and murdering a 14-year-old Iraqi girl and shooting dead her parents and baby sister told investigators that joining the army was the "worst decision I ever made," reports CNN. "I suppose you think I'm a monster," Steven Green told... More »

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(Newser) - The imminent withdrawal of US troops and the lack of funds to keep Sunni Awakening members on the payroll has led to rising violence there, the Wall Street Journal reports. The steep decline in oil revenues has left the Iraqi government broke, and former insurgents hired by the US... More »

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Baghdad • troop surge • US military • troop withdrawal • Awakening Councils • Iraqi militias • Iraq war • Sunni Awakening • oil revenue

 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

 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

 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

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

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