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October 2008
- US, Iraq Close to 2011 Pullout Pact
  
  Wall Street Journal | Oct 13, 08 1:56 AM CDT
  
  (Newser) - The US and Iraq are close to clinching a new security agreement which would include a targeted 2011 date for troop withdrawal—and a provision to allow US troops to be prosecuted in Iraqi courts. The US military has enjoyed blanket immunity from criminal prosecution, but under the new agreement soldiers who commit serious crimes such as murder and rape off duty would lose that immunity, reports the Wall Street Journal. More »
- 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

Stories

US, Iraq Close to 2011 Pullout Pact

Iraqi Christians Flee Murder Campaign

Marines Try to Wean Iraq From US Pocketbook

CBS Reporter Under Scrutiny for Iraq Booty

Forces Key to Iraq Security Lose Steam as US Hands Off

Iraq Passes Election Law, But Skirts Key Issues

Iraq Dumps Western Oil Deals