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  • July 2008

    • Obama, Maliki Want US Troops Out of Iraq by 2010

      Washington Post  |  Jul 21, 08 10:02 AM CDT

      Obama, Maliki Want US Troops Out of Iraq by 2010

      (Newser) - Barack Obama spent nearly an hour today meeting with Iraqi Prime Minister Nouri al-Maliki, the Washington Post reports, before meeting with President Jalal Talabani. Though the Democrat gave few details—“We had a very constructive discussion,” was all Obama would say—an Iraqi official said the government shares Obama’s goal of withdrawing troops by 2010, without setting specific dates. More »

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      Barack Obama  • Iraq  • Obama 2008  • Nouri al-Maliki  • Iraq exit strategy  • Jalal Talabani

  • May 2008

    • Iraq's First Lady Survives Attack on Motorcade

      Associated Press  |  May 4, 08 10:44 AM CDT

      Iraq's First Lady Survives Attack on Motorcade

      (Newser) - The wife of Iraqi President Jalal Talabani escaped injury after a roadside bomb hit her motorcade in Baghdad this morning. Hiro Ahmed Ibrahim was on her way to a cultural festival when the blast hit, injuring four of the first lady's bodyguards. It is unclear whether the attack was random or she was targeted, AP reports. More »

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      Iraq  • Baghdad  • bombing  • Anbar  • Jalal Talabani  • fatalities  • bodyguard  • motorcade

  • April 2008
  • March 2008

    • Cheney Makes Surprise Visit to Baghdad

      AFP  |  Mar 17, 08 6:45 AM CDT

      Cheney Makes Surprise Visit to Baghdad

      (Newser) - Leading Iraq war architect Dick Cheney made an unannounced visit to Baghdad today, beginning a nine-day Middle East tour by promising Iraq the "unwavering commitment of the United States in finishing the difficult work that lies ahead." John McCain, traveling as a member of the Senate Armed Services Committee, simultaneously met with other Iraqi leaders in the capital, AFP reports. More »

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      John McCain  • Iraq  • Iraq war  • Middle East  • Baghdad  • Nouri al-Maliki  • David Petraeus  • Dick Cheney  • Ryan Crocker  • Green Zone  • Jalal Talabani

    • Iranian Prez Arrives in Iraq

      Reuters  |  Mar 2, 08 8:23 AM CST

      Iranian Prez Arrives in Iraq

      (Newser) - In an historic visit, Iran’s President Mahmoud Ahmadinejad arrived in Iraq today predicting “a new chapter” for relations between the two countries, despite a tense history and a feud with Baghdad’s American allies. Ahmadinejad, who won’t be protected by US forces during his two-day trip, met with Iraqi President Jalal Talabani and will sit down with Prime Minister Nouri al-Maliki. More »

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      Iraq  • Iraq war  • Iran  • United States  • Nouri al-Maliki  • Mahmoud Ahmadinejad  • Shiite  • Saddam Hussein  • Sunnis  • Jalal Talabani  • Iran war

    • Ahmadinejad to Visit Iraq

      BBC  |  Mar 1, 08 7:48 PM CST

      Ahmadinejad to Visit Iraq

      (Newser) - Mahmoud Ahmadinejad will fly to Baghdad Sunday to meet with Iraqi president Jalal Talabani, the first state visit ever by an Iranian president, the BBC reports. Sunni Iraqi leaders expressed outrage over the visit, which also comes a day after the US claimed further evidence of Iranian meddling in the country—a sniper "trained in Iran," US military said.  More »

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      Iraq  • Iran  • Taliban  • US military  • Baghdad  • Mahmoud Ahmadinejad  • al-Qaeda in Iraq  • Tehran  • Green Zone  • Jalal Talabani  • Shiite insurgents  • Sunni leaders  • explosively formed penetrators

  • February 2008
  • January 2008

    • Ahmadinejad Plans First Iraq Trip

      Reuters  |  Jan 23, 08 12:52 PM CST

      Ahmadinejad Plans First Iraq Trip

      (Newser) - Iranian President Mahmoud Ahmadinejad will visit Baghdad, the Iraqi foreign ministry announced today, a historic trip that highlights the new relationship between the neighbors, who fought a bloody war in the 1980s. No Iranian president has ever visited Iraq, but with a Shiite government in power after the ouster of Saddam Hussein, some say Iranian influence eclipses the US’, Reuters reports. More »

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      Iraq  • Iraq war  • Iran  • Nouri al-Maliki  • Mahmoud Ahmadinejad  • Jalal Talabani

    • Kurds Lead Charge to Oust Iraqi Leader

      Washington Post  |  Jan 9, 08 4:02 PM CST

      Kurds Lead Charge to Oust Iraqi Leader

      (Newser) - Iraqi Prime Minister Nouri al-Maliki is under fire again, this time from Kurdish politicians who say he hasn’t followed through on promises he made after the Kurds propped him up last summer. A Kurdish/Sunni coalition against Maliki almost has enough votes to depose him, a development the US fears would set back already-sluggish political progress, the Washington Post reports. More »

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      Iraq  • Nouri al-Maliki  • Kurds  • Iraq government  • Kurdistan  • Jalal Talabani  • Massoud Barzani  • Ali al Sistani

  • August 2007

    • 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

    • French Minister Visits Iraq, Forges US Bond

      BBC  |  Aug 19, 07 5:14 PM CDT

      French Minister Visits Iraq, Forges US Bond

      (Newser) - France tipped a symbolic hat to the US today by sending its foreign minister on a visit to Baghdad. Bernard Kouchner is the first French minister to visit Iraq since the US invasion of 2003 and comes at a time when analysts say that US-French relations are warming. Kouchner, who refused to condemn the US at the war’s outset, called the trip a “message of solidarity” with the struggling Iraqis. More »

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      Iraq  • Iraq war  • France  • Nicolas Sarkozy  • United States  • Bernard Kouchner  • Jacques Chirac  • Jalal Talabani

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