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US military: No. 2 al-Qaida in Iraq leader killed (AP) Posted: 15 Oct 2008 11:40 PM CDT AP - American soldiers killed the alleged No. 2 leader of al-Qaida in Iraq, a Moroccan who trained in Afghanistan, recruited foreign fighters and ran operations in northern Iraq where Sunni insurgents remain a potent threat, the U.S. military said Wednesday.

Iraq: US agrees to limited Iraqi jurisdiction (AP) Posted: 15 Oct 2008 10:31 PM CDT AP - American troops could face trial before Iraqi courts for major crimes committed off base and when not on missions, under a draft security pact hammered out in months of tortuous negotiations, Iraqi officials familiar with the accord said Wednesday.

US military deaths in Iraq war at 4,183 (AP) Posted: 15 Oct 2008 08:05 PM CDT AP - As of Wednesday, Oct. 15, 2008, at least 4,183 members of the U.S. military have died in the Iraq war since it began in March 2003, according to an Associated Press count.

Bush should have been impeached: Donald Trump (AFP) Posted: 15 Oct 2008 06:43 PM CDT AFP - Property mogul and diehard Republican Donald Trump told CNN on Wednesday that President George W. Bush misled the US into the Iraq War and should have been impeached when the Democrats took control of Congress in 2006.

Al Qaida in Iraq leader killed in raid, U.S. says (McClatchy Newspapers) Posted: 15 Oct 2008 05:44 PM CDT McClatchy Newspapers - BAGHDAD — A suspected terrorist killed by American troops in a raid earlier this month has been identified as al Qaida in Iraq's No. 2 leader, the U.S. military said Wednesday.

Rescue group leaves Baghdad without puppy (AP) Posted: 15 Oct 2008 05:36 PM CDT AP - An animal rescue group left Baghdad on Wednesday without a puppy whose cause has been championed by thousands of people from around the world.

Alleged al Qaida in Iraq members charged with killing U.S. soldiers (McClatchy Newspapers) Posted: 15 Oct 2008 04:38 PM CDT McClatchy Newspapers - BAGHDAD — U.S. and Iraqi authorities have gathered physical evidence and eyewitness statements linking three alleged al Qaida in Iraq members to the 2006 kidnapping, torture and execution of two American soldiers, American officials close to the case said Wednesday.

Al-Qaeda's Iraq number two killed: US military (AFP) Posted: 15 Oct 2008 02:40 PM CDT AFP - The US military said on Wednesday that a foreign insurgent killed in the main northern Iraqi city of Mosul this month has been identified as Abu Qaswarah, Al-Qaeda's number two in Iraq.

U.S., Iraq agree pact giving U.S. troops until 2011 (Reuters) Posted: 15 Oct 2008 02:32 PM CDT Reuters - Washington and Baghdad have reached a final agreement after months of talks on a pact that would require U.S. forces to withdraw from Iraq by 2011, U.S. and Iraqi officials said on Wednesday.

Widow says husband's slaying not Army's fault (AP) Posted: 15 Oct 2008 02:12 PM CDT AP - A month after the Army told Brandi Durbin her husband was killed in Iraq by a soldier in his own unit, she carries a framed photo of him everywhere she goes. It's one way of keeping him close to soothe her grief.

US, Iraq still negotiating troop presence deal (AFP) Posted: 15 Oct 2008 01:23 PM CDT AFP - The United States and Iraq are still negotiating the terms of an agreement on the future presence of US troops in Iraq next year, senior US officials said Wednesday.

Falling oil prices make Iraq revisit budget (AP) Posted: 15 Oct 2008 11:43 AM CDT AP - A steep drop in the price of oil may force Iraq to scale back its $79 billion budget for 2009, the Finance Ministry said Wednesday.

Iraq unhappy with Odierno's Iran bribe comments (AFP) Posted: 15 Oct 2008 10:37 AM CDT AFP - Iraq criticised as "inappropriate" on Wednesday comments by US commander General Raymond Odierno accusing Iran of trying to bribe Iraqi MPs to derail a planned military pact with Washington.

Iraq leaders mull new draft of US military pact (AFP) Posted: 15 Oct 2008 10:15 AM CDT AFP - Iraqi leaders are pouring over a new draft of a proposed military pact with Washington that would set the terms of a US troop presence beyond this year, Prime Minister Nuri al-Maliki's spokesman said on Wednesday.

Iraq says pact to allow U.S. troops until 2011 (Reuters) Posted: 15 Oct 2008 09:23 AM CDT Reuters - A draft agreement with the United States requires U.S. troops to leave Iraq by the end of 2011 unless asked to stay, and gives Iraq the right to try them for felonies committed while off duty, Iraq said on Wednesday.

Iraqi leaders review final draft of U.S. pact (Reuters) Posted: 15 Oct 2008 09:00 AM CDT Reuters - Iraqi Prime Minister Nuri al-Maliki submitted a final draft of a security agreement with the United States to political leaders for review on Wednesday, after months of negotiations with Washington.

U.S. says kills senior al Qaeda leader in Iraq (Reuters) Posted: 15 Oct 2008 08:09 AM CDT Reuters - U.S. forces said on Wednesday they had killed the second-in-command of al Qaeda in Iraq, a Sunni Islamist militant group which is allied to Osama bin Laden's organization.

Moldova to pull troops out of Iraq early (AFP) Posted: 15 Oct 2008 07:04 AM CDT AFP - Moldova is to withdraw its small contingent of soldiers in Iraq ahead of schedule in December, its army said Wednesday.

More than 20 bodies found in Iraq mass grave (AFP) Posted: 15 Oct 2008 06:39 AM CDT AFP - The Iraqi army has unearthed a mass grave near the Shiite holy city of Karbala believed to contain the bodies of 22 shepherds kidnapped last year by Al-Qaeda, security and hospital sources said on Wednesday.

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