Yahoo! News: Iraq

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• Report: 3 American hikers arrested in Iran (AP)
• Iran detains three US tourists near Iraqi border: CNN (AFP)
• US military deaths in Iraq war at 4,329 (AP)
• Iran detains three Americans who strayed across border (McClatchy Newspapers)
• Iraqis fear latest bombings signal return of al Qaida in Iraq (McClatchy Newspapers)
• US probes reports of three Americans kidnapped in Iraq (AFP)
• Analysis: Memo raises questions about Iraq pullout (AP)
• Wave of blasts near mosques kills 29 in Iraq (AP)
• 29 killed in wave of bombings at Iraq mosques (AFP)
• Bombs kill at least 28 near Baghdad mosques (Reuters)
• Iraq drafts law to protect journalists (AFP)
• Baghdad Shiite mosques bombed, 27 killed (AFP)
• Bombs near mosques across Baghdad kill at least 25 (Reuters)
• Britain ends troop presence in Iraq after six years (AFP)
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• Three held after Baghdad heist, cash recovered: TV (AFP)
• US adviser to Iraqi military urges early US exit (AP)

Report: 3 American hikers arrested in Iran (AP) Posted: 31 Jul 2009 06:02 PM PDT AP - The U.S. State Department said Friday it was investigating reports that three American tourists have been detained by Iranians while hiking near Iran's border with the self-ruled Kurdish region in northern Iraq.

Iran detains three US tourists near Iraqi border: CNN (AFP) Posted: 31 Jul 2009 04:58 PM PDT AFP - Iran, a longstanding adversary of Washington, detained three US tourists on Friday after they crossed into the country from Iraqi Kurdistan, CNN reported.

US military deaths in Iraq war at 4,329 (AP) Posted: 31 Jul 2009 04:36 PM PDT AP - As of Friday, July 31, 2009, at least 4,329 members of the U.S. military had died in the Iraq war since it began in March 2003, according to an Associated Press count.

Iran detains three Americans who strayed across border (McClatchy Newspapers) Posted: 31 Jul 2009 03:36 PM PDT McClatchy Newspapers - IRBIL, Iraq — Three American civilians were detained in Iran when they apparently strayed across the border from Iraq, Iraqi security officials said Friday.

Iraqis fear latest bombings signal return of al Qaida in Iraq (McClatchy Newspapers) Posted: 31 Jul 2009 03:29 PM PDT McClatchy Newspapers - BAGHDAD — Bombings at five Shiite Muslim mosques killed 29 worshippers Friday in a series of attacks that Iraqi army and police officers are interpreting as a sign that insurgents are determined to destabilize the country a month now that American forces have withdrawn from Iraqi cities and towns.

US probes reports of three Americans kidnapped in Iraq (AFP) Posted: 31 Jul 2009 03:11 PM PDT AFP - The United States said Friday it was investigating reports that three Americans have been abducted in northern Iraq.

Analysis: Memo raises questions about Iraq pullout (AP) Posted: 31 Jul 2009 02:20 PM PDT AP - An Army colonel's colorfully worded memo arguing for the U.S. to declare victory in Iraq and leave next summer suggests the possibility of an important shift in the debate about U.S. withdrawal plans.

Wave of blasts near mosques kills 29 in Iraq (AP) Posted: 31 Jul 2009 01:34 PM PDT AP - A string of bombings targeted Shiite worshippers in the Baghdad area during Friday prayers, killing at least 29 people in an apparently coordinated attack against followers of an anti-U.S. cleric who were blamed for some of Iraq's worst sectarian violence.

29 killed in wave of bombings at Iraq mosques (AFP) Posted: 31 Jul 2009 12:42 PM PDT AFP - A wave of bombs targeting Shiite Muslim worshippers at mosques across Baghdad killed 29 people and wounded more than 136 on Friday a month after US troops withdrew from Iraq's main urban centres.

Bombs kill at least 28 near Baghdad mosques (Reuters) Posted: 31 Jul 2009 09:27 AM PDT Reuters - Bombs near five Shi'ite mosques killed at least 28 people across Baghdad on Friday, police said, and Iraqis blamed local forces now taking over from U.S. soldiers for failing to protect them.

Iraq drafts law to protect journalists (AFP) Posted: 31 Jul 2009 06:22 AM PDT AFP - Iraq on Friday announced a draft law enshrining protections for journalists and providing them and their families with government grants if they are killed or injured while doing their job.

Baghdad Shiite mosques bombed, 27 killed (AFP) Posted: 31 Jul 2009 05:25 AM PDT AFP - A string of powerful bomb attacks targetting Shiite Muslim worshippers as they emerged from mosques across Baghdad on Friday killed 27 people and wounded more than 50, security officials said.

Bombs near mosques across Baghdad kill at least 25 (Reuters) Posted: 31 Jul 2009 04:44 AM PDT Reuters - Five bombs exploded near Shi'ite mosques across Baghdad Friday, killing at least 25 people and wounding 59, police said.

Britain ends troop presence in Iraq after six years (AFP) Posted: 31 Jul 2009 03:56 AM PDT AFP - Britain's troop presence in Iraq formally concluded Friday, ending six years of controversial military involvement in the country that began with the US-led invasion that ousted Saddam Hussein.

(AP) Posted: 31 Jul 2009 03:46 AM PDT AP - Bombings target three Shiite mosques in Baghdad, killing 19 people, Iraqi police say.

Three held after Baghdad heist, cash recovered: TV (AFP) Posted: 31 Jul 2009 01:19 AM PDT AFP - Three people have been arrested over a Baghdad bank robbery earlier this week in which eight police guards were killed and all the stolen money recovered, Iraqi official television said Friday.

US adviser to Iraqi military urges early US exit (AP) Posted: 30 Jul 2009 06:13 PM PDT AP - A U.S. Army adviser to the Iraqi military command in Baghdad argues in an internal memo that the U.S. should "declare victory and go home" next year, 16 months ahead of schedule.

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