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Turkish planes hit PKK targets in N.Iraq: army (Reuters) Posted: 11 Oct 2008 03:29 AM CDT Reuters - Turkish war planes and artillery have pounded bases of the Kurdish separatist group PKK in a big operation in northern Iraq, the military said on Saturday.

Turkey's military attacks rebels in northern Iraq (AP) Posted: 11 Oct 2008 02:30 AM CDT AP - Turkey's military says its warplanes and artillery units have bombed dozens of Kurdish rebel targets in northern Iraq.

US forces arrest anti-Qaeda leader in Baghdad (AFP) Posted: 11 Oct 2008 01:41 AM CDT AFP - American forces have arrested an anti-Qaeda leader working alongside them for allegedly making threats against local residents, the US military said.

Baghdad's mentally ill remain neglected despite promises (AFP) Posted: 11 Oct 2008 12:53 AM CDT AFP - Baghdad's mentally ill people, their numbers swollen by the trauma of living under Saddam Hussein, remain sadly neglected despite many promises of help by US representatives.

US military deaths in Iraq war at 4,180 (AP) Posted: 10 Oct 2008 08:28 PM CDT AP - As of Friday, Oct. 10, 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.

Iraq contractor gets 3 years in child porn case (AP) Posted: 10 Oct 2008 02:44 PM CDT AP - A federal judge rejected arguments Friday from a former civilian contractor in Iraq who said his sentence for possessing child pornography should be lighter to more closely align with what military personnel would face.

Iraqis mourn slain politician, Sadr blames U.S. (Reuters) Posted: 10 Oct 2008 12:53 PM CDT Reuters - Iraqi Shi'ite cleric Moqtada al-Sadr blamed the United States Friday for the assassination of a lawmaker who belonged to the cleric's parliamentary bloc, killed a day earlier in a bomb attack.

Maliki says immunity still a problem despite US concessions (AFP) Posted: 10 Oct 2008 12:13 PM CDT AFP - Washington has made "huge concessions" in a controversial military pact still under negotiation, but immunity issues remain a problem, Iraqi Prime Minister Nuri al-Maliki said on Friday.

Deal on future of US forces in Iraq near: Gates (AFP) Posted: 10 Oct 2008 10:44 AM CDT AFP - Washington and Baghdad are nearing a deal on the future presence of US troops in Iraq next year, US Defense Secretary Robert Gates said Friday.

Baghdad car bomb kills 12 (AFP) Posted: 10 Oct 2008 10:00 AM CDT AFP - At least 12 people were killed and 26 others wounded on Friday when a car bomb struck a crowded market in the southern Baghdad neighbourhood of Dora, police said.

France markets arms to Iraq after 2-decade lull (AP) Posted: 10 Oct 2008 09:43 AM CDT AP - France, which famously opposed the Iraq war, is in talks to resume sales of military equipment to Baghdad for the first time in nearly two decades, French and Iraqi officials say.

Gov't probes US defense contractor over payments (AP) Posted: 10 Oct 2008 08:30 AM CDT AP - Army criminal investigators are examining whether Combat Support Associates, a defense contractor that has earned more than $2 billion so far supporting U.S. troops in Iraq, overcharged the government. The company said it is cooperating in the case.

Three die in two Iraq bomb blasts (AFP) Posted: 10 Oct 2008 07:08 AM CDT AFP - A total of three people died on Friday in two bomb attacks, one in Baghdad and one in the main northern city of Mosul, Iraqi security sources said.

Iraq archbishop warns Christians face 'liquidation' (AFP) Posted: 10 Oct 2008 04:29 AM CDT AFP - Iraq's Christians face "liquidation," the Chaldean archbishop of the northern city of Kirkuk told AFP in an interview, urging Prime Minister Nuri al-Maliki to guarantee the minority's safety.

Turkey carries out new anti-PKK raid in northern Iraq (AFP) Posted: 10 Oct 2008 04:14 AM CDT AFP - Turkish jets carried out a fresh bombing raid overnight from Thursday to Friday on Iraqi territory against separatist Kurdish rebels who were trying to cross the border, the army said on Friday.

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