Yahoo! News: Iraq

Shiites in Baghdad protest planned US-Iraq pact (AP) Posted: 21 Nov 2008 03:26 AM CST AP - Thousands of followers of Shiite cleric Muqtada al-Sadr converged on a central Baghdad square Friday for a mass prayer to protest a proposed U.S.-Iraqi security pact.

Mosul's Christians make timid return after killings (AFP) Posted: 21 Nov 2008 02:32 AM CST AFP - Imad Hanna was among thousands of Iraqi Christians who fled Mosul last month after a wave of killings in the northern city. Now he is back because he cannot afford to live anywhere else.

Baghdad locked down for U.S. troop pact protest (Reuters) Posted: 21 Nov 2008 02:15 AM CST Reuters - Iraqi forces shut streets in Baghdad and placed snipers on rooftops on Friday before a protest by followers of cleric Moqtada al-Sadr against a pact allowing U.S. troops to remain for three more years.

US kills senior Al Qaeda in Iraq leader (The Christian Science Monitor) Posted: 21 Nov 2008 02:00 AM CST The Christian Science Monitor - An Al-Qaeda in Iraq leader believed by US officials to be responsible for one of the most notorious attacks on US soldiers was killed during American military operations earlier this month, military officials said Thursday.

US mil: American soldier dies in Iraq (AP) Posted: 21 Nov 2008 01:53 AM CST AP - The U.S. military says an American soldier has died of non-combat-related causes in Iraq.

Security firms told they lose immunity in Iraq: official (AFP) Posted: 20 Nov 2008 09:22 PM CST AFP - US officials on Thursday told scores of firms offering security in Iraq that their personnel will lose immunity from prosecution under a new US-Iraq security pact due to take effect in January.

US military deaths in Iraq war at 4,201 (AP) Posted: 20 Nov 2008 07:20 PM CST AP - As of Thursday, Nov. 20, 2008, at least 4,201 members of the U.S. military have died in the Iraq war since it began in March 2003, according to an Associated Press count.

Contractors in Iraq could face charges in earlier incidents (McClatchy Newspapers) Posted: 20 Nov 2008 07:06 PM CST McClatchy Newspapers - WASHINGTON — Private security contractors operating in Iraq could face Iraqi prosecution for acts committed when they supposedly had immunity from Iraqi law, U.S. officials said Thursday.

U.S. contractors to lose immunity from Iraqi law (Reuters) Posted: 20 Nov 2008 07:04 PM CST Reuters - Private contractors working for the U.S. government in Iraq will lose their immunity from Iraqi law under a new pact with Baghdad, senior American officials said on Thursday.

US contractors lose immunity in Iraq security deal (AP) Posted: 20 Nov 2008 05:22 PM CST AP - Thousands of contractors, both private Americans and non-Iraqi foreigners working in key roles for the United States in Iraq, will lose immunity and be subject to Iraqi law under new security arrangements, Bush administration officials say.

US raid kills Iraqi blamed in 2004 reservist death (AP) Posted: 20 Nov 2008 04:10 PM CST AP - A father whose Army reservist son was captured, held hostage and killed in Iraq said Thursday that he's glad to learn one of the men responsible for his son's death has been "held accountable."

US, Iraqis to transfer control of Diyala to Sunnis (AP) Posted: 20 Nov 2008 02:20 PM CST AP - The Shiite-led government has demanded control over U.S.-funded Sunni groups that revolted against al-Qaida in Iraq in Diyala province by January — a move that could jeopardize fragile security gains in one of Iraq's most turbulent areas.

Deal on US Troop Withdrawal Spurs Fierce Debate in Iraq (Time.com) Posted: 20 Nov 2008 01:50 PM CST Time.com - How Iraq has been transformed into a nation of SOFA potatoes by the debate over the fate of U.S. forces in the country

Baghdad to kill stray dogs after fatal attacks (AP) Posted: 20 Nov 2008 01:43 PM CST AP - Baghdad authorities announced a campaign on Thursday to kill stray dogs who roam the Iraqi capital in packs, after a spate of fatal dog attacks left children in some neighborhoods fearful of going outside.

Al-Qaeda has been 'dramatically' reduced in Iraq: US general (AFP) Posted: 20 Nov 2008 01:02 PM CST AFP - Al-Qaeda in Iraq's ability to carry out large-scale attacks against civilians, and on US and Iraqi forces, has been "dramatically reduced," a US general said on Thursday.

US charges defense contractor with Afghan killing (AP) Posted: 20 Nov 2008 04:33 PM CST AP - A defense contractor who once provided personal security for Afghanistan's president was charged with shooting a handcuffed Afghani civilian after hearing the man had inflicted serious burns on a fellow contractor, prosecutors said.

Mosul, where Iraq's insurgency still rages (AFP) Posted: 20 Nov 2008 12:21 PM CST AFP - The ear-deafening blasts of car bombs targetting US or Iraqi security force patrols shatter the calm daily in Mosul, the northern city which military commanders say is the last urban bastion of Al-Qaeda in Iraq.

Italian FM urges Iraq protection for Christians (AFP) Posted: 20 Nov 2008 12:20 PM CST AFP - Italian Foreign Minister Franco Frattini urged the Iraqi government to protect minorities, namely Christians who have suffered a wave of killings, during a surprise visit to Baghdad on Thursday.

Jordan appeals for more aid to help Iraq refugees (AFP) Posted: 20 Nov 2008 10:20 AM CST AFP - Jordan urged the international community on Thursday to provide more aid to countries sheltering hundreds of thousands of Iraqi refugees uprooted by war.

US, Iraq, Turkey to fight PKK 'terrorists': US embassy (AFP) Posted: 20 Nov 2008 10:10 AM CST AFP - The United States, Iraq, and Turkey have condemned the Kurdistan Workers' Party (PKK) as a "terrorist organisation" and formed a joint committee to combat them, the US embassy said Thursday.

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