Yahoo! News: Iraq

Trial begins for Marine in Iraq killings case (AP) Posted: 31 Mar 2009 05:11 PM PDT AP - A court-martial began Tuesday for a Marine accused of killing an unarmed captive in Iraq in a case officials knew nothing about until the defendant sought a Secret Service job and was asked about the most serious crime he had ever committed.

Senator: US can't ignore Iraqi refugees (AP) Posted: 31 Mar 2009 03:04 PM PDT AP - A Democratic senator warned on Tuesday that as U.S. troops leave Iraq, the U.S. should not ignore the plight of millions of Iraqis displaced from their homes or living as refugees in other countries.

British hand off to US in oil-rich southern Iraq (AP) Posted: 31 Mar 2009 02:25 PM PDT AP - Britain turned over coalition command of the oil-rich south to the United States on Tuesday in the first step toward withdrawing virtually all British troops from Iraq by July.

Iraqi forces revamp hit by oil prices: Pentagon (AFP) Posted: 31 Mar 2009 01:38 PM PDT AFP - The global economic crisis and recent drop in oil prices could hamper Baghdad's efforts to better equip its security forces, the Pentagon said in a report released Tuesday.

Senate panel okays nominees for Iraq, Afghanistan (AP) Posted: 31 Mar 2009 01:05 PM PDT AP - President Barack Obama's nominees to be the next ambassadors to Iraq and Afghanistan won approval Tuesday by the Senate Foreign Relations Committee and now face consideration by the full Senate.

Key Senate panel backs Obama's Iraq, Afghan envoys (AFP) Posted: 31 Mar 2009 12:54 PM PDT AFP - US President Barack Obama's choices to be ambassadors to Iraq and Afghanistan cleared an important hurdle Tuesday when a key Senate committee approved the nominations for full Senate consideration.

U.S. ambassador to Iraq wins Senate panel backing (Reuters) Posted: 31 Mar 2009 12:13 PM PDT Reuters - President Barack Obama's nominee to be U.S. ambassador to Iraq, veteran diplomat Chris Hill, won the approval of the Senate Foreign Relations Committee on Tuesday.

Al-Qaeda Infiltrating Pro-U.S. Militias in Iraq, Sources Say (Time.com) Posted: 31 Mar 2009 12:00 PM PDT Time.com - The Awakening Movement is key to stability, but sources tell TIME that its ranks have been infiltrated by the nascent insurgency

Eight dead in north Iraq attacks: police (AFP) Posted: 31 Mar 2009 11:35 AM PDT AFP - Eight people were killed in three attacks in the northern Iraq on Tuesday, including seven when a suicide bomber smashed his way into a police compound in Mosul and exploded his truck, police said.

Iraqi convoys ordered to silence their sirens (AFP) Posted: 31 Mar 2009 11:32 AM PDT AFP - Iraqis whose ears have been battered by years of explosions, gunfire and rocket attacks can rest a little easier -- the government has banned the nerve-wracking sirens so loved by security convoys.

British troops begin Iraq pullout (AFP) Posted: 31 Mar 2009 09:51 AM PDT AFP - British forces officially started to withdraw from Iraq on Tuesday, signalling the end of six years of military operations that began with the US-led invasion that ousted Saddam Hussein.

Analysis: Weekend uprising shows Iraqi tensions (AP) Posted: 31 Mar 2009 09:12 AM PDT AP - The recent uprising by Sunni paramilitaries here is a sign of growing tension between the former insurgents and the Shiite-led government that runs Iraq — a distrust that could blow up again as the United States draws down its military forces.

Basra wary of U.S. forces after light British touch (Reuters) Posted: 31 Mar 2009 08:13 AM PDT Reuters - People in the Iraqi city of Basra fear the U.S. troops taking over from departing British forces, whose relatively light touch contrasts with the U.S. military's fearsome, and sometimes trigger-happy, reputation.

Troops begin Iraq pullout (AFP) Posted: 31 Mar 2009 07:53 AM PDT AFP - British forces officially started to withdraw from Iraq on Tuesday, signalling the end of six years of military operations that began with the US-led invasion that ousted Saddam Hussein.

Iraq starts policing borders with unmanned planes (Reuters) Posted: 31 Mar 2009 07:32 AM PDT Reuters - Iraq has started flying unmanned aircraft or drones along its borders to stop foreign fighters and arms entering through neighboring countries, the Interior Ministry said on Tuesday.

Seven killed in suicide attack on Iraqi police (AFP) Posted: 31 Mar 2009 04:34 AM PDT AFP - A suicide truck bomber smashed his way into a police complex in Iraq's restive northern city of Mosul on Tuesday before blowing the vehicle up and killing seven people, police said.

New Iraq mission requires diplomacy, patience (AP) Posted: 31 Mar 2009 02:48 AM PDT AP - During his first tour, Capt. Nathan Williams worried for the safety of his soldiers fighting insurgents in west Baghdad. This time, he fears his troops may drop their guard as violence wanes.

US mil: Marine dies in non-combat incident in Iraq (AP) Posted: 31 Mar 2009 02:28 AM PDT AP - The U.S. military says an American Marine has died as the result of a non-combat related incident in Iraq.

British forces to begin Iraq withdrawal (AFP) Posted: 31 Mar 2009 12:50 AM PDT AFP - British forces were to launch their official withdrawal from Iraq, a months-long process ending a role that kicked off with the US-led invasion that toppled Saddam Hussein.

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