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Yahoo! News: Iraq

US says 12,000 troops to leave Iraq by September (AP)

Posted: 08 Mar 2009 05:07 PM PDT

Relatives carry a coffin with a body of a policeman killed in a suicide bombing outside the police academy in Baghdad, Iraq, Sunday, March 8, 2009. A suicide bomber struck police lined up at the entrance of the main police academy in Baghdad on Sunday, killing more than two dozen people and wounding dozens of others, officials said. (AP Photo/Hadi Mizban)AP - About 12,000 U.S. soldiers will leave Iraq by September, officials said Sunday, hours after a Baghdad suicide bomber killed about 30 people in a chilling reminder of the nation's still-shaky security.


US contractor protecting diplomats in Iraq killed (AP)

Posted: 08 Mar 2009 04:03 PM PDT

Iraqi soldiers light fireworks during a celebration ceremony marking the birthday anniversary of Prophet Mohammed in Baghdad's Adhamiya district March 8, 2009. REUTERS/Thaier al-Sudani (IRAQ RELIGION SOCIETY IMAGE OF THE DAY TOP PICTURE)AP - A U.S. veteran who returned to Iraq as a civilian contractor was shot to death while protecting American diplomats in Iraq, his employer said Sunday.


At Least 28 killed in Baghdad Suicide Attack (Time.com)

Posted: 08 Mar 2009 03:50 PM PDT

Time.com - Sunday's suicide attack by a bomber wearing an explosives belt and driving an explosives-laden motorcycle killed at least 28 people

U.S. to cut Iraq troop strength by 12,000 (Reuters)

Posted: 08 Mar 2009 01:10 PM PDT

Iraqi soldiers light fireworks during a celebration ceremony marking the birthday anniversary of Prophet Mohammed in Baghdad's Adhamiya district March 8, 2009. REUTERS/Thaier al-Sudani (IRAQ RELIGION SOCIETY IMAGE OF THE DAY TOP PICTURE)Reuters - The United States will reduce the number of troops in Iraq by around 12,000 in the next six months, the U.S. military said on Sunday, a step in President Barack Obama's plan to end combat operations in August 2010.


US accelerates troop withdrawal from Iraq (AFP/File)

Posted: 08 Mar 2009 08:59 AM PDT

A US soldier patrols the Shulla district of Baghdad on March 2. The Iraqi government has said the United States will withdraw 12,000 troops by the end of September.(AFP/File/Ahmad al-Rubaye)AFP/File - Iraq and the United States announced on Sunday that 12,000 US troops will go home by the end of September, as a suicide bomber killed 28 people outside a Baghdad police academy.


Pope invited to Iraq: Jordan envoy (AFP)

Posted: 08 Mar 2009 06:34 AM PDT

Iraqi leaders have invited Pope Benedict XVI, seen here in January 2009, to visit Baghdad. The announcement was made by the pontiff's envoy to Jordan after the pope confirmed he will visit the Middle East in May.(AFP/File/Christophe Simon)AFP - Iraqi leaders have invited Pope Benedict XVI to visit Baghdad, his envoy to Jordan said on Sunday, as the pontiff confirmed he will visit the Middle East in May.


Iraq suicide cyclist kills 28 in Baghdad (AFP)

Posted: 08 Mar 2009 05:21 AM PDT

Iraqis mourns the death of a relative who was killed by a suicide bomber in Baghdad. A suicide bomber on a bicycle has killed at least 28 people and wounding 58 more outside a police academy in Baghdad.(AFP/Ahmad al-Rubaye)AFP - A suicide bomber on a bicycle blew himself up killing at least 28 people and wounding 58 more outside a police academy in the Iraqi capital on Sunday in the bloodiest attack in weeks, officials said.


Suicide attack kills 28 at police academy in Iraq (Reuters)

Posted: 08 Mar 2009 05:02 AM PDT

Reuters - A suicide bomber killed 28 people and wounded 57 on Sunday at the main police academy in Baghdad, the first major attack in almost a month in the Iraqi capital.

U.S. to cut Iraq troops by 12,000 in six months (Reuters)

Posted: 08 Mar 2009 04:38 AM PDT

Reuters - The United States will reduce the number of troops in Iraq by around 12,000 in the next six months, the U.S. military said on Sunday, as part of President Barack Obama's plan to end combat operations in August, 2010.

Iraq's ex-minister for women's rights speaks out (AFP)

Posted: 08 Mar 2009 01:27 AM PST

Nawal al-Samarrai -- who resigned from her post as women's affairs minister on February 3 -- answers questions during an interview with AFP. Samarrai resigned after she became frustrated by the obstacles placed in her path. The former minister denounced the Iraqi government's approach to women's affairs.(AFP/File/Ali Yussef)AFP - When she was made Iraqi minister for women's rights, Nawal al-Samarrai threw herself enthusiastically into the job. But six months later she resigned, saying the government cares little for the plight of women.


Iraqi PM to visit Australia (AFP)

Posted: 08 Mar 2009 12:50 AM PST

Australian Prime Minister Kevin Rudd (left) shakes hands with his Iraqi counterpart Nuri al-Maliki during a meeting in 2007. Rudd has said that Maliki will visit Australia later this week to discuss the relationship between the two countries.(AFP/Iraqi PM Office/File/null)AFP - Iraqi Prime Minister Nuri al-Maliki will visit Australia this week to hold talks on the relationship between the two countries, Prime Minister Kevin Rudd said on Sunday.


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