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US military deaths in Iraq war at 4,261 (AP) Posted: 25 Mar 2009 05:14 PM PDT AP - As of Wednesday, March 25, 2009, at least 4,261 members of the U.S. military had died in the Iraq war since it began in March 2003, according to an Associated Press count.

US risks Iraq reconstruction mistakes (AFP) Posted: 25 Mar 2009 04:04 PM PDT AFP - The United States risks repeating the same mistakes in Afghanistan that have led to billions of dollars being squandered in Iraq on its reconstruction, US auditors warned Wednesday.

France sells 24 military helicopters to Iraq (AFP) Posted: 25 Mar 2009 03:26 PM PDT AFP - France on Wednesday sealed a contract for the sale of 24 military helicopters to Iraq, its first arms deal with Baghdad since 1990.

U.S. watchdog says billions of U.S. aid wasted in Iraq (Reuters) Posted: 25 Mar 2009 03:13 PM PDT Reuters - About $3 billion to $5 billion in U.S. aid for rebuilding Iraq has been wasted since 2003, and similar problems will likely haunt development in Afghanistan, a top U.S. watchdog said on Wednesday.

Obama's envoy pick: Iran is real problem for Iraq (AFP) Posted: 25 Mar 2009 02:39 PM PDT AFP - US President Barack Obama's nominee to be ambassador to Baghdad, Christopher Hill, said Wednesday that Iran posed a "real problem" for Iraq and that a US troop drawdown will test stunning but fragile security gains.

Baghdad envoy nominee wary of Iraqi security (AP) Posted: 25 Mar 2009 02:22 PM PDT AP - Like a baseball relief pitcher hoping to preserve a late comeback, veteran diplomat Christopher Hill has one overriding fear as he contemplates being the next ambassador to Iraq.

Iran official on Iraq visit downplays US overture (AP) Posted: 25 Mar 2009 12:11 PM PDT AP - Iran's influential parliament speaker on a visit to Iraq is downplaying U.S. President Barack Obama's recent videotaped overture to Iran.

Iraq hails improved Syrian efforts on security (AFP) Posted: 25 Mar 2009 11:57 AM PDT AFP - Iraq said on Wednesday that security at its border with Syria had improved due to increased efforts by its neighbour to prevent foreign fighters infiltrating the country.

US: Attacks rise south of Baghdad, fall nationwide (AP) Posted: 25 Mar 2009 11:50 AM PDT AP - Attacks on Iraqi security forces have increased in an area south of Baghdad where the Iraqis are in control, even as violence nationwide has fallen to levels of the first months of the war, U.S. officers said Wednesday.

AP IMPACT: It's fear that keeps Baghdad's peace (AP) Posted: 25 Mar 2009 10:56 AM PDT AP - The streets are calmer now. The fighting between Shiites and Sunnis has largely ceased. But this is not a sign of normalcy in the Iraqi capital. It's fear that keeps the peace.

US says Iraq attacks at lowest since 2003 (AFP) Posted: 25 Mar 2009 09:31 AM PDT AFP - A US military spokesman in Iraq on Wednesday said the number of attacks countrywide had dropped to the lowest level since the months which followed the 2003 invasion that toppled Saddam Hussein.

UK foreign secretary: Iraq inquiry to be held soon (AP) Posted: 25 Mar 2009 09:17 AM PDT AP - An official inquiry into the 2003 Iraq war and its aftermath will begin soon after the bulk of British troops leave the country this summer, the foreign secretary said Wednesday.

Kerry, Lugar Push for Confirmation of Iraq Ambassador (CQPolitics.com) Posted: 25 Mar 2009 08:25 AM PDT CQPolitics.com - Leaders of the Senate Foreign Relations Committee strongly warned their colleagues Wednesday against delaying the nomination of Christopher Hill to be ambassador to Iraq.

U.S. death toll in Iraq hits post-invasion low (Reuters) Posted: 25 Mar 2009 08:23 AM PDT Reuters - The number of U.S. troops killed in combat in Iraq has fallen to its lowest level since they invaded in 2003, the spokesman for U.S. forces in Iraq said on Wednesday.

US tries new tack against insurgents in Iraq (AFP) Posted: 25 Mar 2009 07:27 AM PDT AFP - In Iraq's northwestern desert, the US military is trying a new approach to counter-insurgency in an area long regarded as a key smuggling route -- tackling local problems directly rather than simply throwing money at them.

US Senator: Send Hill to Baghdad now (AFP) Posted: 25 Mar 2009 07:11 AM PDT AFP - A top US Senator warned his colleagues Wednesday against delaying a vote to confirm North Korea nuclear diplomacy point person Chris Hill as the new US ambassador to Baghdad.

Cool welcome for Iraq's returning academics (Reuters) Posted: 25 Mar 2009 04:45 AM PDT Reuters - Iraqi academics who fled abroad from violence and oppression are trickling back home in response to pleas from their government -- but they are finding jobs few and the welcome far from warm.

Iraq Kurd leader backs call for rebels to disarm (AFP) Posted: 25 Mar 2009 04:28 AM PDT AFP - The premier of Iraq's Kurdish regional government on Wednesday backed a call by the country's president for Turkish Kurdish rebels holed up in the region to lay down their arms.

Iraq says Turkey to double water supply (AFP) Posted: 25 Mar 2009 02:03 AM PDT AFP - Turkish President Abdullah Gul has promised to double the amount of water allocated to Iraq from the Tigris and Euphrates rivers, Iraqi Vice President Tareq al-Hashemi said on Wednesday.

Iraq pick Hill faces Senate grilling (AFP) Posted: 24 Mar 2009 09:46 PM PDT AFP - Veteran US diplomat and North Korea point person Christopher Hill faces a Senate grilling Wednesday on his nomination to be ambassador to Iraq, as opposition to him taking the post seemed to wane.

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