Yahoo! News: Iraq

How Iraqi Democracy May Mean An Early U.S. Withdrawal (Time.com) Posted: 24 Oct 2008 02:35 AM CDT Time.com - Analysis: McCain and Obama may spar over when to quit Iraq, but that decision may now be in Iraqi, not American hands

US military deaths in Iraq war at 4,186 (AP) Posted: 23 Oct 2008 07:59 PM CDT AP - As of Thursday, Oct. 23, 2008, at least 4,186 members of the U.S. military have died in the Iraq war since it began in March 2003, according to an Associated Press count.

Rice dismisses Iranian opposition to US-Iraq pact (AP) Posted: 23 Oct 2008 05:06 PM CDT AP - Secretary of State Condoleezza Rice dismissed Iran's attempt to quash a proposed security deal between Iraq and the United States but offered no new assurances Thursday that Iraq will eventually accept U.S. terms.

Iraqis don't need Iran to defend interests, Rice says (AFP) Posted: 23 Oct 2008 03:42 PM CDT AFP - US Secretary of State Condoleezza Rice on Thursday dismissed Iran's bid to stand up for Iraq as hypocritical, accusing it of cross-border meddling that has only harmed Iraqis.

In peaceful Anbar, US commander optimistic about troop cuts (AFP) Posted: 23 Oct 2008 03:40 PM CDT AFP - A top US commander Thursday voiced optimism US troop levels could be cut substantially in western Iraq particularly after provincial elections in the former insurgent stronghold.

Analysis: Confusion in Iraq if security deal fails (AP) Posted: 23 Oct 2008 02:58 PM CDT AP - American soldiers might stop patrolling the streets and head back to their barracks. Help to the Iraqi army could suddenly cease — not to mention raids on al-Qaida fighters and Shiite extremists.

US commander sees future troop cuts in Anbar (AP) Posted: 23 Oct 2008 02:49 PM CDT AP - The U.S. commanding general in Iraq's Anbar province said he is "very optimistic" that troop levels there can come down next year, but he warned that security gaps along the Syrian border and cells of al-Qaida refugees still pose risks.

U.S. general optimistic on troop cuts in west Iraq (Reuters) Posted: 23 Oct 2008 01:17 PM CDT Reuters - The United States should be able to pull out troops from western Iraq next year provided provincial elections due by the end of January go smoothly, the top U.S. commander for the region said on Thursday.

Widows testify in case of Iraq officer killings (AP) Posted: 23 Oct 2008 01:04 PM CDT AP - The widows of two military officers killed by an anti-personnel mine in their quarters in Iraq testified briefly Thursday in the court-martial of the New York National Guard soldier charged in their deaths.

Iraqis take over security of once-violent province (McClatchy Newspapers) Posted: 23 Oct 2008 12:59 PM CDT McClatchy Newspapers - BAGHDAD — The U.S. military formally handed control over Babil province to Iraqi security forces during a ceremony Thursday morning in the once-violent central state.

US-Iraq pact seeks to enable 'pillage': Ahmadinejad (AFP) Posted: 23 Oct 2008 12:30 PM CDT AFP - The draft US-Iraq security accord is aimed at keeping Iraq weak to help America "pillage" the country, Iranian President Mahmoud Ahmadinejad said on Thursday.

Suicide strike on Iraq minister's convoy kills 11 (Reuters) Posted: 23 Oct 2008 10:00 AM CDT Reuters - A suicide car bomber rammed into a convoy carrying Iraq's labor minister in morning traffic, killing 11 people and wounding 22 in central Baghdad, police said on Thursday.

US, Iraq will get security pact 'worked out,' Rice says (AFP) Posted: 23 Oct 2008 09:24 AM CDT AFP - US Secretary of State Condoleezza Rice predicted Wednesday that Washington and Baghdad would settle their differences and sign a security pact before the end of 2008.

Suicide car bomber kills at least 13 in Baghdad (McClatchy Newspapers) Posted: 23 Oct 2008 09:13 AM CDT McClatchy Newspapers - BAGHDAD — A suicide car bomber who was aiming for a government convoy killed at least 13 people and wounded two dozen more Thursday morning in Baghdad, police and government officials said.

Widows to testify in Iraq fragging case (AP) Posted: 23 Oct 2008 06:20 AM CDT AP - The widows of two officers killed in Iraq are expected to testify for the prosecution in the murder trial of the first soldier accused of slaying a direct superior in Iraq.

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