Yahoo! News: Iraq

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• Gates: Some US troops may be leaving Iraq early (AP)
• Iraq: Ruling parties keep power in Kurdish vote (AP)
• British PM says two Iraq hostages 'very likely' dead (AFP)
• Iranian exiles in Iraq report more clashes (AP)
• UK believes 2 British hostages in Iraq are dead (AP)
• Iraq denies Iran exile killings, exiles show images (Reuters)
• Gates hints at faster Iraqi pullout if leaders curb feuds (AFP)
• Barzani vows to act on Arab-Kurd disputes after re-election (AFP)
• Kurd polls keep status quo, U.S. urges Iraq peace (Reuters)
• At Tehran's Bidding? Iraq Cracks Down on a Controversial Camp (Time.com)
• Iraq police clash anew with Iran rebel camp residents (AFP)
• UN releases $430 mln in Iraqi compensation to Kuwait (AFP)
• Barzani wins re-election in Iraqi Kurdistan (AFP)
• Gates, in Iraq, seeks to ease Kurd-Arab tensions (Reuters)
• Gates: Some Troops May Leave Iraq Early (Time.com)
• US 'may speed up' drawdown of troops in Iraq (AFP)
• US 'may speed up' drawdown of troops from Iraq (AFP)
• US may speed up drawdown of troops from Iraq: Gates (AFP)
• Gates Pledges Aid to Iraq on Oil Disputes, Boundaries (Bloomberg)
• Two Britons held in Iraq "very likely" dead: report (Reuters)

Gates: Some US troops may be leaving Iraq early (AP) Posted: 29 Jul 2009 05:38 PM PDT AP - A combat brigade of 5,000 American troops may be brought home early from Iraq if the trend of reduced violence holds, Defense Secretary Robert Gates said Wednesday.

Iraq: Ruling parties keep power in Kurdish vote (AP) Posted: 29 Jul 2009 02:47 PM PDT AP - A new opposition group registered surprising gains in weekend elections in the self-ruled Kurdish north, but the two ruling parties that have clashed with Baghdad over disputed land and oil maintained a strong grip on power, officials said Wednesday.

British PM says two Iraq hostages 'very likely' dead (AFP) Posted: 29 Jul 2009 02:36 PM PDT AFP - Prime Minister Gordon Brown said Wednesday that two hostages from a group of Britons kidnapped two years ago in Baghdad were "very likely" dead, as the families pleaded for their release.

Iranian exiles in Iraq report more clashes (AP) Posted: 29 Jul 2009 02:27 PM PDT AP - Iraqi forces clashed with an Iranian opposition group for a second day Wednesday after storming a camp north of Baghdad despite U.S. appeals not to use force against exiles protected for years by American troops.

UK believes 2 British hostages in Iraq are dead (AP) Posted: 29 Jul 2009 01:19 PM PDT AP - Two hostages captured in a daring raid on Iraq's Finance Ministry two years ago have very likely died, Britain's prime minister said Wednesday.

Iraq denies Iran exile killings, exiles show images (Reuters) Posted: 29 Jul 2009 12:51 PM PDT Reuters - Iraq denied on Wednesday that any Iranian exiles were killed in clashes with security forces when they seized control of their camp north of Baghdad, but residents said 11 had died and distributed images of bodies.

Gates hints at faster Iraqi pullout if leaders curb feuds (AFP) Posted: 29 Jul 2009 12:30 PM PDT AFP - US Defence Secretary Robert Gates on Wednesday dangled the prospect of a faster withdrawal of US troops as he urged Iraq's Arab and Kurdish leaders to settle their feuds.

Barzani vows to act on Arab-Kurd disputes after re-election (AFP) Posted: 29 Jul 2009 12:25 PM PDT AFP - Iraqi Kurdish president Massud Barzani was comfortably re-elected to his post on Wednesday and pledged quick action on disputes with Baghdad that threaten to spiral into wider conflict.

Kurd polls keep status quo, U.S. urges Iraq peace (Reuters) Posted: 29 Jul 2009 12:17 PM PDT Reuters - Opposition groups made a surprise gain in Iraqi Kurdistan's weekend elections, but ruling parties feuding with Arab leaders in Baghdad clung to power and are unlikely to end a standoff threatening Iraq's fragile calm.

At Tehran's Bidding? Iraq Cracks Down on a Controversial Camp (Time.com) Posted: 29 Jul 2009 11:25 AM PDT Time.com - The MEK has been the focus of a three-way tug-of-war among the U.S., Iran and Iraq. Now that U.S. troops are pulling out, Baghdad has moved in

Iraq police clash anew with Iran rebel camp residents (AFP) Posted: 29 Jul 2009 11:03 AM PDT AFP - Clashes flared for a second day on Wednesday between Iraqi security forces and residents of a camp housing Iran's main exiled opposition, a day after violence left two policemen dead.

UN releases $430 mln in Iraqi compensation to Kuwait (AFP) Posted: 29 Jul 2009 10:23 AM PDT AFP - The United Nations released 430 million dollars (302 million euros) in Iraqi compensation to Kuwait on Wednesday, in the latest round of payments in the war reparations scheme that began in 1994.

Barzani wins re-election in Iraqi Kurdistan (AFP) Posted: 29 Jul 2009 08:09 AM PDT AFP - Massud Barzani was re-elected as Iraqi Kurdish president and the region's two main parties, running on a joint ticket, won 57 percent of votes in weekend elections, official results showed on Wednesday.

Gates, in Iraq, seeks to ease Kurd-Arab tensions (Reuters) Posted: 29 Jul 2009 05:41 AM PDT Reuters - U.S. Defense Secretary Robert Gates on Wednesday urged Iraq's ethnic Kurds and majority Arabs to resolve their entrenched dispute over oil and land before a scheduled American troop withdrawal by 2012.

Gates: Some Troops May Leave Iraq Early (Time.com) Posted: 29 Jul 2009 05:40 AM PDT Time.com - U.S. Defense Secretary Robert Gates said Wednesday he sees "some chance of a modest acceleration" in the pace of U.S. troop withdrawal from Iraq

US 'may speed up' drawdown of troops in Iraq (AFP) Posted: 29 Jul 2009 05:24 AM PDT AFP - Improving security in Iraq could allow the US military to speed up the pace of withdrawal of troops from the country, US Defence Secretary Robert Gates said on Wednesday.

US 'may speed up' drawdown of troops from Iraq (AFP) Posted: 29 Jul 2009 04:31 AM PDT AFP - The United States may speed up the the drawdown of US troops from Iraq, US Defence Secretary Robert Gates said on Wednesday after a surprise visit to the war-scarred country.

US may speed up drawdown of troops from Iraq: Gates (AFP) Posted: 29 Jul 2009 04:23 AM PDT AFP - The United States may speed up the the drawdown of US troops from Iraq, US Defence Secretary Robert Gates said on Wednesday after a surprise to the war-scarred country.

Gates Pledges Aid to Iraq on Oil Disputes, Boundaries (Bloomberg) Posted: 29 Jul 2009 02:12 AM PDT Bloomberg - July 29 (Bloomberg) -- Visiting Defense Secretary Robert Gates said the U.S. is prepared to help Iraq resolve disputes over oil resources and boundaries as American commanders place Arab-Kurdish tensions atop the list of biggest concerns.

Two Britons held in Iraq "very likely" dead: report (Reuters) Posted: 28 Jul 2009 11:35 PM PDT Reuters - Two of three remaining British hostages held in Iraq since May 2007 are "very likely" to be dead, media reports said on Wednesday, citing the victims' families.

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