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Turkey to vote on Iraq strikes after bloody rebel attack (AFP) Posted: 08 Oct 2008 04:21 AM CDT AFP - Turkish lawmakers were expected to vote Wednesday for extending the government's mandate to order strikes against Kurdish rebels in northern Iraq, days after 17 soldiers died in an attack near the border.

Iraqi police: Suicide bomber kills 7 in Baqouba (AP) Posted: 08 Oct 2008 04:19 AM CDT AP - Iraqi police say a suicide bomber has detonated an explosives vest in a city northeast of Baghdad, killing seven people and injuring 20.

White House rivals trade barbs in second debate (AFP) Posted: 08 Oct 2008 04:13 AM CDT AFP - John McCain hammered away at unruffled front-runner Barack Obama in Tuesday's second presidential debate but failed to land the cutting blow likely to revive his sliding poll numbers.

Pa. widow sues US over Iraq vet-husband's suicide (AP) Posted: 07 Oct 2008 09:58 PM CDT AP - The widow of an Iraq war veteran who committed suicide while in outpatient care for depression at a Veterans Administration hospital has sued the federal government for negligence.

US military deaths in Iraq war at 4,180 (AP) Posted: 07 Oct 2008 07:11 PM CDT AP - As of Tuesday, Oct. 7, 2008, at least 4,180 members of the U.S. military have died in the Iraq war since it began in March 2003, according to an Associated Press count.

Petraeus sees increasingly durable gains in Iraq (Reuters) Posted: 07 Oct 2008 06:25 PM CDT Reuters - U.S. Army Gen. David Petraeus said on Tuesday that security gains in Iraq are increasingly durable but warned that that methods which helped reduce violence there may not work in Afghanistan.

Former contractor pleads guilty to Iraq fuel theft (AP) Posted: 07 Oct 2008 04:20 PM CDT AP - A former Army contractor pleaded guilty Tuesday to stealing nearly $40 million worth of jet and diesel fuel from a U.S. Army base in Iraq and selling it on the black market.

U.S. intelligence warns Iraq war could explode again (McClatchy Newspapers) Posted: 07 Oct 2008 04:15 PM CDT McClatchy Newspapers - WASHINGTON — A nearly completed high-level U.S. intelligence analysis warns that unresolved ethnic and sectarian tensions in Iraq could unleash a new wave of violence, potentially reversing the major security and political gains achieved over the last year.

Saddam now seen as the "Father of Martyrs" by visitors to his grave (McClatchy Newspapers) Posted: 07 Oct 2008 03:14 PM CDT McClatchy Newspapers - AWJA, Iraq — In the hometown of Saddam Hussein, they still call the late dictator The President. Inside a hall that once held an office Saddam used once or twice a year lies his tomb. A sheet embroidered with gold covers the burial site: "There is no God but God and Mohammed is his messenger."

Armenian troops pull out of Iraq: US military (AFP) Posted: 07 Oct 2008 01:25 PM CDT AFP - Armenia has withdrawn its contingent of 46 soldiers from Iraq, further shrinking the US-led coalition forces, the American military said on Tuesday.

Abu Dhabi crown prince makes surprise Baghdad visit (AFP) Posted: 07 Oct 2008 12:59 PM CDT AFP - Abu Dhabi crown prince Sheikh Mohammed bin Zayed al-Nahayan paid an unannounced visit to Iraq on Tuesday that he said was aimed at "confirming our total support" for the war-ravaged nation.

Turkish jets bomb Kurdish targets in Iraq, Turkey (AP) Posted: 07 Oct 2008 12:46 PM CDT AP - Turkish warplanes bombed suspected Kurdish rebel positions in northern Iraq and southeast Turkey early Tuesday in retaliation for an attack that killed 17 soldiers, the Turkish military said.

Military improves education on electrocution (AP) Posted: 07 Oct 2008 12:24 PM CDT AP - The U.S. military is creating an electrical code for U.S. facilities in Iraq as part of an effort to prevent future electrocutions in Iraq. The deaths of at least 18 U.S. service members and contractors in Iraq are under investigation as possible electrocutions.

Iraq FM says 'very close' to security pact with US (AFP) Posted: 07 Oct 2008 11:52 AM CDT AFP - The United States and Iraq are now "very close" to an agreement on the presence of American troops in the country beyond 2008, Iraqi Foreign Minister Hoshyar Zebari said on Tuesday.

Iraqi PM welcomes Abu Dhabi crown prince (AP) Posted: 07 Oct 2008 11:11 AM CDT AP - Iraq's prime minister welcomed the crown prince of Abu Dhabi to Baghdad on Tuesday, the latest high-level visit by regional Arab dignitaries.

Iraq arrests top Qaeda female suicide bomber recruiter (AFP) Posted: 07 Oct 2008 10:38 AM CDT AFP - Iraqi forces arrested on Tuesday a woman suspected of heading up the recruitment of female suicide bombers in Iraq, including that of a teenager caught at a market recently with explosives strapped to her waist.

Turkey threatens Iraq raid after deadly Kurdish rebel attack (AFP) Posted: 07 Oct 2008 10:14 AM CDT AFP - Turkish Prime Minister Recep Tayyip Erdogan threatened Tuesday to launch a fresh incursion into northern Iraq as warplanes bombed Kurdish rebel targets across the border after a deadly attack killed 17 troops.

Iraq parliament speaker on Iran visit (AFP) Posted: 07 Oct 2008 09:15 AM CDT AFP - Iraqi parliament speaker Mahmud al-Mashhadani arrived in the Iranian capital on Tuesday, a day after his plane was refused permission to land in Tehran, state television reported.

US soldier, Iraqi policeman killed in Mosul gunbattle (AFP) Posted: 07 Oct 2008 06:00 AM CDT AFP - A US soldier and an Iraqi policeman were killed on Tuesday during a gunbattle with a suspected Al-Qaeda militant in the northern Iraq city of Mosul, the US military said.

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