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Muqtada al-Sadr urges rejection of US-Iraqi pact (AP) Posted: 18 Oct 2008 03:11 AM CDT AP - Shiite cleric Muqtada al-Sadr on Saturday called on Iraq's parliament to reject a U.S.-Iraqi security pact as tens of thousands of his followers rallied in Baghdad against the deal.

Sadrists stage mass anti-US march in Baghdad (AFP) Posted: 18 Oct 2008 02:29 AM CDT AFP - Followers of radical Shiite cleric Moqtada al-Sadr staged a mass march through Baghdad on Saturday to demand the immediate withdrawal of US troops and to protest a planned US-Iraq security deal.

Thousands march in Baghdad against U.S. pact (Reuters) Posted: 18 Oct 2008 02:28 AM CDT Reuters - Thousands of followers of anti-American cleric Moqtada al-Sadr took to the streets on Saturday in a demonstration against a pact that would allow U.S. forces to stay in Iraq for three more years.

Anti-US protesters rally against US-Iraqi pact (AP) Posted: 18 Oct 2008 01:10 AM CDT AP - Tens of thousands of followers of Shiite cleric Muqtada al-Sadr rallied in Baghdad to protest a draft U.S.-Iraqi security agreement.

Al-Qaeda desert base looks abandoned, but is it? (AFP) Posted: 17 Oct 2008 11:29 PM CDT AFP - Wrecks of old vehicles. Passing Bedouins herding emaciated goats. And as far as the eye can see, a dusty, beige, lunar landscape.

US military deaths in Iraq war at 4,185 (AP) Posted: 17 Oct 2008 07:36 PM CDT AP - As of Friday, Oct. 17, 2008, at least 4,185 members of the U.S. military have died in the Iraq war since it began in March 2003, according to an Associated Press count.

US briefs presidential candidates on Iraq troop deal (AFP) Posted: 17 Oct 2008 05:57 PM CDT AFP - Cabinet officials have briefed both US presidential candidates about the status of a draft agreement with Baghdad on the future presence of US troops in Iraq, a US official said Friday.

Proposal sets final Iraq withdrawal for 2012 (McClatchy Newspapers) Posted: 17 Oct 2008 05:24 PM CDT McClatchy Newspapers - BAGHDAD — A draft agreement by U.S. and Iraqi negotiators that calls for withdrawing Amercan troops by 2012 appears to be facing obstacles in Iraq that could kill the deal before it's implemented, lawmakers in Baghdad said.

Pentagon seeks to calm concerns over Iraq troop pact (Reuters) Posted: 17 Oct 2008 05:10 PM CDT Reuters - Defense Secretary Robert Gates said on Friday that U.S. troops should not be concerned by a deal that is said to let Iraq prosecute American military personnel if they commit serious crimes on Iraqi soil.

Gates assures Iraq withdrawal agreement protects US troops (AFP) Posted: 17 Oct 2008 04:53 PM CDT AFP - US Defense Secretary Robert Gates said Friday that he and top US military officers believe that US troops would be well protected under a draft status agreement for a withdrawal process negotiated with Iraq.

Gates: Draft Iraq agreement protects troops (AP) Posted: 17 Oct 2008 04:53 PM CDT AP - U.S. troops subject to prosecution under Iraqi law for alleged crimes beginning in 2009 will be "well protected" under the terms of a draft U.S.-Iraq security agreement, Defense Secretary Robert Gates said Friday.

Some Senior Lawmakers Skeptical of U.S.-Iraq Pact (CQPolitics.com) Posted: 17 Oct 2008 04:06 PM CDT CQPolitics.com - Senior members of Congress said Friday they are nervous about a draft agreement governing the presence of U.S. troops in Iraq.

Forgetting Sarah Palin? Only because she's no Sen. (AP) Posted: 17 Oct 2008 03:23 PM CDT AP - John McCain got a call from Defense Secretary Robert Gates. Secretary of State Condoleezza Rice was on the phone to Barack Obama, and to his Democratic running mate, Joe Biden. Nobody called Sarah Palin.

Troops would face different kind of court in Iraq (AP) Posted: 17 Oct 2008 02:37 PM CDT AP - All rise as three judges, cloaked in black robes with a white fringe, take their seats behind a wooden bench facing prosecutors, defense lawyers and the accused, standing unshackled in a wooden pen.

How the Recession Could End the Iraq War (Time.com) Posted: 17 Oct 2008 12:45 PM CDT Time.com - John McCain wants to pursue the mission to victory, but several other factors may curtail the US presence in Iraq

Turkey: planes strike Kurd bases in northern Iraq (AP) Posted: 17 Oct 2008 12:29 PM CDT AP - Turkish warplanes carried out successful airstrikes inside Iraq on Friday on the main bases used by Kurdish rebels, the military said.

Three worshippers killed in Baghdad mosque bombing (AFP) Posted: 17 Oct 2008 10:47 AM CDT AFP - At least three Iraqi Shiite worshippers were killed in a bomb attack on Friday as they were leaving a Baghdad mosque after weekly prayers, a security official told AFP.

Excerpts from draft U.S.-Iraqi security agreement (AP) Posted: 17 Oct 2008 10:26 AM CDT AP - Excerpts from the draft U.S.-Iraqi security agreement meant to replace the U.N. mandate for American-led forces in Iraq, which expires on Dec. 31. The Associated Press obtained a copy and translated the material from Arabic.

Followers of Iraq's Sadr to hold anti-US march (AFP) Posted: 17 Oct 2008 09:32 AM CDT AFP - Followers of Iraq's radical Shiite cleric Moqtada al-Sadr will hold an anti-US protest march in Baghdad on Saturday, the hardline leader's aides said.

Iraqi forces make arrests for anti-Christian attacks (AFP) Posted: 17 Oct 2008 09:31 AM CDT AFP - Iraqi security forces arrested four men on Friday for allegedly planning attacks on members of the country's Christian community in the northern city of Mosul, a top official told AFP.

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