Yahoo! News: Iraq

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• Fireworks over Baghdad as Iraqis take over cities (AP)
• AP News in Brief at 5:58 p.m. EDT (AP)
• Envoy: US has no plans for Iraq talks with Iran (AP)
• U.S. combat troops to withdraw from Iraq cities (Reuters)
• Violence Spikes as U.S. Troops Withdraw From Iraq's Cities (U.S. News & World Report)
• Arabs fear Kurdish grab after US pullout from Kirkuk (AFP)
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• Iraqi exercise craze pumps up home fitness business (McClatchy Newspapers)
• Iraq anti-Qaeda militias fearful as US troops quit towns (AFP)
• Baghdad parties ahead of US pullout (AFP)
• Iraqis rejoice as U.S. troops leave Baghdad (Reuters)
• Military: US soldier killed in combat in Iraq (AP)
• Car bomb kills 10 near Mosul in northern Iraq (Reuters)
• Iraqi MPs slam planned Kurdish constitution (AFP)
• Baghdad to party as US forces pull out (AFP)
• US troops to exit Iraq's cities but new role still evolving (The Christian Science Monitor)
• US soldiers swap fighting for job creation schemes (AFP)

Fireworks over Baghdad as Iraqis take over cities (AP) Posted: 29 Jun 2009 05:12 PM PDT AP - Iraqi forces assumed formal control of Baghdad and other cities Tuesday after American troops handed over security in urban areas in a defining step toward ending the U.S. combat role in the country. A countdown clock broadcast on Iraqi TV ticked to zero as the midnight deadline passed for U.S. combat troops to finish their pullback to bases outside cities.

AP News in Brief at 5:58 p.m. EDT (AP) Posted: 29 Jun 2009 03:43 PM PDT AP - Fireworks over Baghdad mark withdrawal of US combat troops from Iraqi cities

Envoy: US has no plans for Iraq talks with Iran (AP) Posted: 29 Jun 2009 03:43 PM PDT AP - The United States has no imminent plans to resume talks with Iran about Iraq, the U.S. ambassador to Iraq said Monday, taking a hard line against Tehran amid tension over its postelection turmoil.

U.S. combat troops to withdraw from Iraq cities (Reuters) Posted: 29 Jun 2009 03:12 PM PDT Reuters - U.S. combat troops prepared to leave the last of Iraq's cities on Tuesday, a move hailed by authorities as restoring sovereignty and applauded by Iraqis even as they voice fears it may leave them more vulnerable.

Violence Spikes as U.S. Troops Withdraw From Iraq's Cities (U.S. News & World Report) Posted: 29 Jun 2009 02:44 PM PDT U.S. News & World Report - Militants in Iraq staged a series of bomb and machine gun attacks in the past ten days that left more than 250 dead and the country on edge. The spasm of violence comes on the eve of two pivotal events, the withdrawal of U.S. forces from urban centers and the distribution of major oil contracts, both of which are due to be completed this week.

Arabs fear Kurdish grab after US pullout from Kirkuk (AFP) Posted: 29 Jun 2009 02:07 PM PDT AFP - The Arabs and Turkmen of Kirkuk fear the Kurds will seize control of the northern oil hub after the US pullout from Iraqi urban areas unless their power in the security services is curbed.

(AP) Posted: 29 Jun 2009 02:01 PM PDT AP - Iraq takes control of security in Baghdad, other cities after US combat troops withdraw.

Iraqi exercise craze pumps up home fitness business (McClatchy Newspapers) Posted: 29 Jun 2009 01:58 PM PDT McClatchy Newspapers - BAGHDAD — Khalida Waleed wants to thank Oprah Winfrey for keeping her fit.

Iraq anti-Qaeda militias fearful as US troops quit towns (AFP) Posted: 29 Jun 2009 12:35 PM PDT AFP - Sunni Arab militiamen, who are widely credited with turning the tide of the war against Al-Qaeda in Iraq, now fear for their future as US troops withdraw from country's towns and cities.

Baghdad parties ahead of US pullout (AFP) Posted: 29 Jun 2009 12:16 PM PDT AFP - Tens of thousands of Iraqis partied amid massive security in Baghdad on Monday to mark the imminent pullout of US troops from urban areas and celebrate the restive nation's reclaimed sovereignty.

Iraqis rejoice as U.S. troops leave Baghdad (Reuters) Posted: 29 Jun 2009 12:12 PM PDT Reuters - U.S. troops pulled out of Baghdad on Monday, triggering jubilation among Iraqis hopeful that foreign military occupation is ending six years after the invasion to depose Saddam Hussein.

Military: US soldier killed in combat in Iraq (AP) Posted: 29 Jun 2009 11:58 AM PDT AP - The U.S. military says an American soldier has been killed in combat in Iraq.

Car bomb kills 10 near Mosul in northern Iraq (Reuters) Posted: 29 Jun 2009 08:50 AM PDT Reuters - A car bomb killed ten Iraqis including six policemen near the volatile northern city of Mosul Monday, police sources said, a day before U.S. combat troops withdraw from urban centers.

Iraqi MPs slam planned Kurdish constitution (AFP) Posted: 29 Jun 2009 08:46 AM PDT AFP - Fifty Iraqi MPs on Monday condemned a planned new constitution for Iraqi Kurdistan that is to be put to a referendum at the end of July.

Baghdad to party as US forces pull out (AFP) Posted: 29 Jun 2009 05:46 AM PDT AFP - Iraqis are preparing for a massive party in Baghdad to celebrate the imminent withdrawal of US troops from cities, towns and villages, as the conflict-torn nation takes sole charge of its security.

US troops to exit Iraq's cities but new role still evolving (The Christian Science Monitor) Posted: 29 Jun 2009 02:00 AM PDT The Christian Science Monitor - Iraqi and US officials agree that Tuesday's withdrawal of American combat forces from Iraqi cities is a historic event. What is less apparent to even military commanders here is how exactly the new arrangements will work.

US soldiers swap fighting for job creation schemes (AFP) Posted: 28 Jun 2009 08:48 PM PDT AFP - Dozens of US troops seen in Mosul after June 30 will not be military advisers or trainers but instead work to ensure that millions of American tax dollars are not frittered away.

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