Yahoo! News: Iraq

Iraq parliament to decide future U.S. troop presence (Reuters) Posted: 26 Nov 2008 03:33 AM CST Reuters - Iraq's parliament will vote on Wednesday on a pact that sets a deadline for the withdrawal of the U.S. military forces that ousted former dictator Saddam Hussein in 2003, but which is opposed by some political groups.

Iraqi officials: Roadside bomb kills 2 in Baghdad (AP) Posted: 26 Nov 2008 03:05 AM CST AP - Iraqi officials say at least two civilians have been killed and four others wounded in a roadside bombing in central Baghdad.

Iraqi lawmakers set to endorse US pact (AFP) Posted: 26 Nov 2008 02:40 AM CST AFP - Iraqi MPs are expected Wednesday to endorse a wide-ranging accord that will allow US troops to remain another three years, despite reservations by Sunnis and fierce opposition by Shiite hardliners.

US military deaths in Iraq war at 4,206 (AP) Posted: 25 Nov 2008 08:13 PM CST AP - As of Tuesday, Nov. 25, 2008, at least 4,206 members of the U.S. military have died in the Iraq war since it began in March 2003, according to an Associated Press count.

Dueling interpretations hang over U.S.-Iraq security pact (McClatchy Newspapers) Posted: 25 Nov 2008 04:32 PM CST McClatchy Newspapers - WASHINGTON — The Bush administration has adopted a much looser interpretation than the Iraqi government of several key provisions of the pending U.S.-Iraq security agreement, U.S. officials said Tuesday — just hours before the Iraqi parliament was to hold its historic vote.

US says 2 servicemen killed in shooting in Iraq (AP) Posted: 25 Nov 2008 04:16 PM CST AP - Two American servicemen were killed Tuesday when a gunman in an Iraqi army uniform opened fire while they were distributing humanitarian aid in northern Iraq, the U.S. military said.

UN nuclear agency chief critical of US (AP) Posted: 25 Nov 2008 02:15 PM CST AP - The chief U.N. nuclear inspector has urged caution against prematurely judging Syria's atomic program by reminding diplomats about false U.S. claims that Saddam Hussein had weapons of mass destruction, comments released Tuesday show.

Bush thanks troops going to and from war zones (AP) Posted: 25 Nov 2008 11:35 AM CST AP - President George W. Bush offered an impassioned defense of the U.S. -led overthrow of Saddam Hussein on Tuesday at Fort Campbell where he thanked troops for their service and gave encouragement to thousands of soldiers getting ready to deploy to Iraq and Afghanistan.

Some fearful Christians hope to flee Iraq (AP) Posted: 25 Nov 2008 11:01 AM CST AP - Young Christian women in tight jeans mingle easily with Arab matrons draped in black, head-to-toe robes. Both church spires and mosque minarets rise above the low-slung houses. Violence is rare.

White House 'hopeful' Iraqi lawmakers will approve security deal (AFP) Posted: 25 Nov 2008 10:55 AM CST AFP - The White House voiced hope Tuesday that Iraqi lawmakers would allow US troops to remain another three years in the war-wracked country, saying it is "not quite there yet" in being able to provide its own security.

Discontent over Maliki threatens US-Iraqi security pact (The Christian Science Monitor) Posted: 25 Nov 2008 03:00 AM CST The Christian Science Monitor - A wave of discontent with Prime Minister Nouri al-Maliki has spilled over into opposition to a crucial pact governing a US troop withdrawal from Iraq, leaving Iraqi officials scrambling to find enough votes to pass the legislation in parliament.

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