Yahoo! News: Iraq

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• Iraq taking over security in cities from US (AP)
• US to withdraw from Mosul by June 30: ambassador (AFP)
• Senate approves spending for Iraq and Afghan wars (McClatchy Newspapers)
• Iraq presses for cut in war reparations to Kuwait (AFP)
• Turkey to double Euphrates water flow: Iraqi VP (AFP)
• UK may allow public hearings in Iraq war inquiry (AP)
• Iraq: US soldier charged in death waives hearing (AP)
• Iraq forms committee after prisoner abuse reports (Reuters)
• US pullout from Mosul mired in confusion: commanders (AFP)
• South Iraq oilfield to begin production (AFP)
• Iraqi committee to investigate prison abuse (AP)
• Many Iraqi refugees in US now in dire straits (The Christian Science Monitor)

Iraq taking over security in cities from US (AP) Posted: 18 Jun 2009 05:24 PM PDT AP - Iraqi forces are successfully filling the security vacuum as U.S. combat troops withdraw from Iraqi cities ahead of a June 30 deadline, Iraq's U.N. envoy said Thursday.

US to withdraw from Mosul by June 30: ambassador (AFP) Posted: 18 Jun 2009 02:17 PM PDT AFP - The United States will meet a June 30 deadline to withdraw combat forces from all Iraqi urban areas, including the flashpoint northern city of Mosul, the US ambassador to Baghdad said Thursday.

Senate approves spending for Iraq and Afghan wars (McClatchy Newspapers) Posted: 18 Jun 2009 02:14 PM PDT McClatchy Newspapers - WASHINGTON — The Senate approved a $105.9 billion emergency war-spending bill Thursday after the White House assured lawmakers that it would bar the release of photos of detained terrorism suspects by an executive order if necessary. The vote was 91-5.

Iraq presses for cut in war reparations to Kuwait (AFP) Posted: 18 Jun 2009 12:55 PM PDT AFP - Iraq's UN Ambassador on Thursday called for a reduction in his country's reparations to neighboring Kuwait over the 1991 Gulf War.

Turkey to double Euphrates water flow: Iraqi VP (AFP) Posted: 18 Jun 2009 11:09 AM PDT AFP - Turkey has pledged to double the flow of water into the Euphrates river in Iraq over the summer by opening dam floodgates, one of Iraq's vice presidents said on Thursday.

UK may allow public hearings in Iraq war inquiry (AP) Posted: 18 Jun 2009 08:55 AM PDT AP - British Prime Minister Gordon Brown backed down Thursday on a decision that an inquiry into the Iraq war be held in private, inviting the panel's chairman to indicate whether some sessions could be held in public.

Iraq: US soldier charged in death waives hearing (AP) Posted: 18 Jun 2009 06:39 AM PDT AP - A U.S. soldier charged with involuntary manslaughter in the shooting death of a comrade in Iraq has entered plea negotiations instead of facing a hearing, the military said Thursday.

Iraq forms committee after prisoner abuse reports (Reuters) Posted: 18 Jun 2009 06:29 AM PDT Reuters - The Iraqi government formed a committee on Thursday to investigate reports that prisoners face systematic torture and abuse, including rape, in the war-torn country's often overcrowded and decrepit prisons.

US pullout from Mosul mired in confusion: commanders (AFP) Posted: 18 Jun 2009 06:22 AM PDT AFP - Frontline US army commanders in Iraq say the withdrawal of American troops from the troubled northern city of Mosul is mired in confusion just 12 days ahead of the deadline for them to pull out.

South Iraq oilfield to begin production (AFP) Posted: 18 Jun 2009 06:05 AM PDT AFP - An oilfield near the southern Iraqi city of Nasiriyah will begin production for the first time over the next two days, its chief engineer told AFP on Thursday.

Iraqi committee to investigate prison abuse (AP) Posted: 18 Jun 2009 05:08 AM PDT AP - A special committee set up by Iraq's prime minister on Thursday began an investigation into allegations of widespread abuse and torture in Iraq's prisons, which is threatening to become a major issue ahead of Jan. 30 national elections.

Many Iraqi refugees in US now in dire straits (The Christian Science Monitor) Posted: 18 Jun 2009 02:00 AM PDT The Christian Science Monitor - It hasn't been smooth sailing for the thousands of Iraqi refugees entering America's resettlement program. Only 11 percent are finding work this year, compared with 80 percent two years ago. Many are frustrated as benefits dwindle, cash runs out, and eviction notices pile up.

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