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The War in Iraq

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October 2008
- Iraqi Christians Flee Murder Campaign
  
  AFP | Oct 11, 08 5:05 PM CDT
  
  (Newser) - Escalating anti-Christian violence has forced almost 1,000 families to flee the Iraqi city of Mosul, AFP reports. They are hiding in surrounding schools and churches after three homes were bombed in the city, a known al-Qaeda stronghold. The violence "is the fiercest campaign against the Christians since 2003," a provincial governor said. "Among those killed over the past 11 days were a doctor, an engineer and a handicapped person." More »
- Marines Try to Wean Iraq From US Pocketbook
  
  USA Today | Oct 9, 08 1:11 PM CDT
  
  (Newser) - As Iraq becomes safer, the Marines have focused on the next challenge: weaning the country’s security forces off US financial and logistical support, USA Today reports. To spur the independence of the nascent Iraqi police, the Marines now refuse to refuel their vehicles, and it's gotten the Iraqis' attention. "Things get real hard and they go, 'OK, we've got to fix this ourselves,'" says a Marine major general. More »
- CBS Reporter Under Scrutiny for Iraq Booty
  
  New York Post | Oct 3, 08 11:55 AM CDT
  
  (Newser) - CBS chief correspondent and tabloid catnip Lara Logan has two portraits of Saddam Hussein in her office, and US Customs wants to know why. The art was recovered from the wreckage of a Baghdad palace, and it's illegal to take such items out of Iraq. Customs prosecuted a Fox News employee for similar actions, reports the New York Post . More »
September 2008
- Forces Key to Iraq Security Lose Steam as US Hands Off
  
  Washington Post | Sep 30, 08 1:18 PM CDT
  
  (Newser) - As Iraq's Shia-led government assumes greater control of security, US soldiers fear the sudden disintegration of the 54,000-strong Sunni force that had been key to improving conditions there, the Washington Post reports. The government has pledged to hire 20% of the so-called Sons of Iraq, but that still leaves the haunting prospect of thousands of young men “unemployed, with weapons,” says a US captain. More »
- Iraq Passes Election Law, But Skirts Key Issues
  
  New York Times | 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 minorities, and the control of the northern oil city of Kirkuk. More »
- Iraq Dumps Western Oil Deals
  
  New York Times | Sep 11, 08 3:04 AM CDT
  
  (Newser) - Iraq has scrubbed plans to award six coveted no-bid contracts to Western oil companies, the New York Times reports. Negotiations with the oil giants—including Exxon Mobil, Chevron, Shell, BP and others—dragged on for too long, said Iraq's foreign minister. The companies would have been unable to complete work to boost planned production by 500,000 barrels a day within the allotted year, he said. More »
- US 'Spied on Iraqi Leaders'
  
  Washington Post | Sep 5, 08 4:21 AM CDT
  
  (Newser) - The Bush administration conducted an extensive spying operation on Prime Minister Nouri al-Maliki and other Iraqi leaders even while seeking to win their trust, according to a new book from the Washington Post 's Bob Woodward. The book portrays an administration hamstrung by indecision as its Iraq strategy fell apart in 2006, and a detached president orchestrated "overconfident" briefings on the situation. More »
August 2008
- US Arrests Key Shiite Official in Iraq
  
  Associated Press | Aug 28, 08 1:00 PM CDT
  
  (Newser) - A top Shiite in Iraq’s government was arrested today by US forces, which believe he played a role in a June bombing that killed 10 people, including four Americans, the AP reports. The arrest of Ali al-Lami, who heads a committee that keeps Saddam Hussein loyalists out of government, could bring strong pressure from Sunni groups concerned about Iranian influence in the government. More »
- US Shipping Foreign Fighters to Home Prisons
  
  New York Times | Aug 28, 08 3:14 AM CDT
  
  (Newser) - The US has stepped up efforts to return foreign fighters captured in Iraq and Afghanistan to their homelands, the New York Times reports. More than 200 detainees have been turned over to security services in Saudi Arabia, Egypt and other countries as the military works to empty its controversial secret prisons—and dodge continuing problems at Guantanamo Bay. More »
- US Officers: We Executed Handcuffed Iraqi Captives
  
  New York Times | Aug 27, 08 5:29 AM CDT
  
  (Newser) - Three US officers shot four blindfolded and handcuffed Iraqi detainees early last year and dumped their bodies in a canal, according to statements made to military investigators and obtained by the New York Times . The men are likely to face murder charges. Four others from the same platoon have been charged with murder conspiracy for agreeing to the killings, according to authorities. More »
- Suicide Bomber Kills 25 at Iraqi Banquet
  
  Reuters | Aug 25, 08 3:22 AM CDT
  
  (Newser) - At least 25 people were killed in Abu Ghraib yesterday when a suicide bomber attacked a banquet where relatives were celebrating the release of a sheikh's son from US detention. Women, children and men from a US-supported neighborhood patrol were believed to be among the victims."The smoke was everywhere mixed with blood. I went unconscious after that," said a guest. US helicopters were flown in to evacuate some 32 wounded. More »
- Sunni-Shiite Tensions Rattle Baghdad Nabes
  
  New York Times | Aug 24, 08 7:50 AM CDT
  
  (Newser) - Sectarian violence in Iraq may be on the wane, but bitter tension between Sunnis and Shiites continue to tear apart neighborhoods, the New York Times reports. Only 7,112 of the 151,000 families who left Baghdad to escape the bloodshed have returned, and poor rural Sunnis have moved into houses and neighborhoods abandoned by Shiites. Conflicts often erupt when original owners attempt to move back to their homes. More »
- Iraq Cracks Down on US-Allied Sunni Fighters
  
  New York Times | Aug 22, 08 6:30 AM CDT
  
  (Newser) - Iraq's Shiite-dominated government has begun a crackdown on groups of US-backed Sunni fighters, the New York Times reports. The government fears the fighters, part of what is called the Awakening movement, could be waiting to turn their guns on Shiites. In several parts of the country senior members have been arrested in recent weeks, and hundreds of others, many of them on the US payroll, have been targeted. More »
- Navy Accuses Sailors of Abusing Detainees
  
  Reuters | Aug 14, 08 5:44 PM CDT
  
  (Newser) - The US Navy will court-martial six sailors who are charged with abusing detainees at a US prison camp in Iraq, Reuters reports. The sailors are accused of beating prisoners and confining them in an unventilated room with pepper spray, a Navy statement says. More »
- Regional Voting in Doubt in Iraqi Impasse
  
  New York Times | Aug 6, 08 3:24 PM CDT
  
  (Newser) - Iraq’s parliament failed to pass a law on provincial elections before its summer recess, jeopardizing the possibility of elections later this year, the New York Times reports. A consensus was seen as necessary for political unity among Iraq’s fractious political blocs, with President Bush even contacting legislators to push for a deal; none was reached, and each side is pointing fingers at the others. More »
- Sadr to Forge Peaceful Corps from Shiite Army
  
  Wall Street Journal | Aug 4, 08 7:51 PM CDT
  
  (Newser) - Anti-American Iraqi cleric Muqtada al-Sadr is shifting his political clout away from militancy, and will disarm his Shiite Mahdi Army in favor of non-violent civic and social endeavors, the Wall Street Journal reports. Hoping to increase stability in Iraq, the organization will take on projects involving education, religion, and social justice. More »