Yahoo! News: Iraq

Blackwater might lose license to work in Iraq (AP) Posted: 18 Dec 2008 03:05 AM CST AP - The State Department faces serious challenges protecting U.S. diplomats in Iraq and may no longer be able to rely on Blackwater Worldwide to do the job, according to an internal report.

Iraq arrests 50 over coup plot: security official (AFP) Posted: 18 Dec 2008 02:54 AM CST AFP - Iraq has arrested about 50 interior ministry officials for plotting a coup against the Shiite-led government, a senior Iraqi security official said on Thursday.

35 Iraqi officials arrested over coup plot: report (Reuters) Posted: 18 Dec 2008 02:19 AM CST Reuters - About 35 officials have been arrested at Iraq's Interior Ministry, some accused of planning a coup, the New York Times reported, citing senior security officials in Baghdad.

Iraqi officials arrested for plotting coup: report (AFP) Posted: 18 Dec 2008 02:09 AM CST AFP - Counterterrorism officers have arrested up to 35 Iraqi interior ministry officials, with some accused of planning a coup, The New York Times reported Thursday citing senior Baghdad security officials.

The Lesson of the Iraqi Shoe Thrower (Time.com) Posted: 18 Dec 2008 12:30 AM CST Time.com - It's a small but powerful sign of the predicament facing the US in Iraq

US military deaths in Iraq war at 4,209 (AP) Posted: 17 Dec 2008 08:40 PM CST AP - As of Wednesday, Dec. 17, 2008, at least 4,209 members of the U.S. military had died in the Iraq war since it began in March 2003, according to an Associated Press count.

U.S. should be ready if Iraq bars Blackwater: report (Reuters) Posted: 17 Dec 2008 07:12 PM CST Reuters - A U.S. government report raises the possibility that private security firm Blackwater could lose its license to protect U.S. diplomats in Iraq and advises making contingency plans, two sources familiar with the matter said on Wednesday.

Petraeus offers first outlook on Iraq, Afghanistan (AP) Posted: 17 Dec 2008 05:51 PM CST AP - Gen. David Petraeus, commander of U.S. forces in Iraq and Afghanistan, has told his troops that despite progress on both fronts, the U.S. and its allies face a tough fight in the year ahead.

Latin leaders joke about Bush shoe attack (Reuters) Posted: 17 Dec 2008 04:20 PM CST Reuters - Latin American leaders meeting in Brazil this week couldn't resist poking fun at U.S. President George W. Bush over his recent shoe-throwing incident in Iraq.

Iraqi parliament in turmoil over shoe tosser (AP) Posted: 17 Dec 2008 02:55 PM CST AP - Chaos erupted in Iraq's parliament Wednesday over the jailing of a reporter who threw his shoes at President George W. Bush, with lawmakers loyal to a radical anti-American cleric demanding his freedom. The parliament speaker responded by threatening to resign.

Baghdad bombs kills 10 on day of Brown visit (AFP) Posted: 17 Dec 2008 01:04 PM CST AFP - At least nine people were killed and dozens wounded when a car bomb exploded in the centre of Baghdad on Wednesday as British Prime Minister Gordon Brown was visiting, the US military said.

Bush shoe-thrower appears before Iraqi judge (AFP) Posted: 17 Dec 2008 12:43 PM CST AFP - The Iraqi journalist who became an instant media star for hurling his shoes at US President George W. Bush appeared on Wednesday before a judge investigating the incident, his brother said.

Iraqi shoe-thrower faces charges of attacking head of state (McClatchy Newspapers) Posted: 17 Dec 2008 10:04 AM CST McClatchy Newspapers - BAGHDAD — Following an appearance before an Iraqi judge Wednesday, the Iraqi journalist who threw his shoes at President George W. Bush will face charges of attacking a head of state, a court spokesman said.

Bulgarian troops return from Iraq (AP) Posted: 17 Dec 2008 09:48 AM CST AP - Bulgaria's last 155 troops stationed in Iraq have returned home.

Iraq's 'Chemical Ali' remains in US hands: lawyer (AFP/File) Posted: 17 Dec 2008 09:37 AM CST AFP/File - Saddam Hussein's notorious hatchet-man Hassan al-Majid, who is on death row for massacres of Iraqi Kurds and Shiites, is still being held in US custody, a defence lawyer said on Wednesday.

Doctor gets 2 life sentences in UK bomb plot (AP) Posted: 17 Dec 2008 08:34 AM CST AP - A doctor who led failed car bomb attacks in Britain in revenge for U.S.-led military action in his family's native Iraq was sentenced Wednesday to life in prison.

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