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Transfer of U.S.-backed patrols a test for Iraq (Reuters) Posted: 11 Sep 2008 04:20 AM CDT Reuters - Sunni Arab neighborhood patrols have been vital to cutting violence in Iraq. But how the Shi'ite-led government handles their future could foster sectarian reconciliation or start a new round of bloodshed.

Japan to end controversial Iraq mission (AFP) Posted: 11 Sep 2008 03:59 AM CDT AFP - Japan said Thursday it was ending an air mission in Iraq, wrapping up a military deployment which was historic for the pacifist nation but deeply unpopular among the public.

Iraq still awaiting US response on pact proposals: MP (AFP) Posted: 11 Sep 2008 03:51 AM CDT AFP - Iraqi negotiators are still waiting for a response from the United States to their proposals regarding the controversial security deal between the two countries, a top Shiite MP said on Thursday.

Daughters of Iraq: front-line guards against suicide bombers (The Christian Science Monitor) Posted: 11 Sep 2008 03:00 AM CDT The Christian Science Monitor - Although the overall level of violence in Iraq has decreased to a four- year low, the country has recently witnessed a sharp rise in a violent trend that alarms many Iraqis: female suicide bombings. This year the number of suicide bombings carried out by women has more than tripled to 29 attacks, say US military officials.

Report: Japan to withdraw air force from Iraq (AP) Posted: 10 Sep 2008 09:21 PM CDT AP - Kyodo News agency is reporting that Japan's defense minister has announced the withdraw of air defense troops from Iraq.

Iraq army arrests Al Qaeda leaders: ministry (AFP) Posted: 10 Sep 2008 07:27 PM CDT AFP - Iraqi soldiers arrested three leaders of Al-Qaeda in a raid in Diyala province late Wednesday, and killed three would-be suicide bombers, a defence ministry spokesman told AFP.

Defense chiefs: Afghan fighting is getting harder (AP) Posted: 10 Sep 2008 07:18 PM CDT AP - Even with American troops headed soon from an increasingly quiet Iraq to a more turbulent Afghanistan, defeating extremists in Afghanistan is growing more complex and more urgent, President Bush's senior defense advisers say.

Kucinich Wants 'Truth' Commission on Bush, Iraq War (CQPolitics.com) Posted: 10 Sep 2008 06:51 PM CDT CQPolitics.com - Ohio Democratic Rep. Dennis J. Kucinich wants Congress to keep up the momentum to impeach President Bush and Vice President Cheney, even after the administration leaves office in January.

U.S. has entered "endgame" in Iraq: Pentagon chief (Reuters) Posted: 10 Sep 2008 05:38 PM CDT Reuters - U.S. Defense Secretary Robert Gates said on Wednesday the war in Iraq had entered its "endgame" and urged the next U.S. president to continue a cautious approach to troop cuts.

US now in the 'end game' in Iraq: Gates (AFP) Posted: 10 Sep 2008 05:27 PM CDT AFP - The United States is now in the "end game" in Iraq but must move cautiously in drawing down its forces there despite a growing insurgency in Afghanistan, US Defense Secretary Robert Gates said Wednesday.

Blasts shake Iraqi city of Karbala, killing 2 (AP) Posted: 10 Sep 2008 05:16 PM CDT AP - Two bombs exploded an hour apart late Wednesday in the Shiite holy city of Karbala, killing at least two people and wounding 15 others, including women and children, police and hospital officials said.

Talabani: Iran, Syria pose 'no problem' for Iraq (AFP) Posted: 10 Sep 2008 04:29 PM CDT AFP - Iraq President Jalal Talabani told US President George W. Bush on Wednesday that Iran and Syria, long targets of US blame over deadly unrest in Iraq, now pose "no problem."

Displaced Iraqis live under stands in soccer stadium (McClatchy Newspapers) Posted: 10 Sep 2008 03:31 PM CDT McClatchy Newspapers - KIRKUK, Iraq — Qader Abdullah Rasoul visited Kirkuk Stadium the day it opened and thought it beautiful. The lush turf was newly laid, and the stands were smooth concrete, steeply tiered to seat tens of thousands of soccer fans. Odai Hussein himself, son of Saddam, attended, and on that day in 1986 Iraq's national team thumped Saudi Arabia 2-1.

Cholera spreads in Iraq, with 2 dead in Babil (AP) Posted: 10 Sep 2008 01:43 PM CDT AP - Cholera has killed two people in a province south of Baghdad, indicating that water quality and sanitation remain poor in a country that has endured years of war, health officials said Wednesday.

U.S. to include Pakistan in Afghanistan strategy (Reuters) Posted: 10 Sep 2008 10:04 AM CDT Reuters - The U.S. military, faced with rising insurgent violence in Afghanistan, will revise its strategy for region to include militant safe havens in neighboring Pakistan, the top U.S. military officer said on Wednesday.

Iraq to take over two Shiite provinces: minister (AFP) Posted: 10 Sep 2008 09:43 AM CDT AFP - Defence Minister Abdel Qader Jassim Mohammed said on Wednesday that Iraqi security forces would soon take control of two central Shiite provinces from the US military.

Iraqi panel to resolve election law dispute (AFP) Posted: 10 Sep 2008 09:20 AM CDT AFP - Leaders of Iraq's political blocs on Wednesday formed a panel to try to resolve a dispute over a parliamentary delay in adopting a controversial provincial election law, an official told AFP.

Iraq confirms plan to buy US fighter jets (AFP) Posted: 10 Sep 2008 09:14 AM CDT AFP - Iraqi Defence Minister Abdel Qader Jassim Mohmmed confirmed on Wednesday that Baghdad planned to purchase F-16 fighter jets from the United States.

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