Yahoo! News: Iraq

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• US: 4 American troops in Iraq charged with cruelty (AP)
• Bombings interrupt Baghdad's summer of optimism (AP)
• After the Bombs, Iraqi Leaders Play the Blame-Game (Time.com)
• Iraqi lawmakers seek review of security forces (AP)
• Baghdad security shakeup possible in wake of deadly bombings (McClatchy Newspapers)
• Iraq officials urge change after bombs (Reuters)
• Four US soldiers charged with abusing fellow troops (AFP)
• Shiites and Sunnis accuse each other of Iraq truck bombings (AFP)
• Shiites and Sunnis accuse each other of Iraq bombings (AFP)
• Shiites and Sunnis blame each other for truck bombs (AFP)
• Ramadi struggles to instill a rule of law (The Christian Science Monitor)
• Baghdad's sole traffic lights: struggle for normality (AFP)

US: 4 American troops in Iraq charged with cruelty (AP) Posted: 21 Aug 2009 04:31 PM PDT AP - Four American soldiers in Iraq have been charged with cruelty and maltreatment of soldiers in their platoon, the U.S. military said Friday.

Bombings interrupt Baghdad's summer of optimism (AP) Posted: 21 Aug 2009 02:00 PM PDT AP - Some worshippers stayed away from mosques Friday, offering their traditional prayers at home. Markets had fewer-than-usual shoppers. Parks were strangely uncrowded — unusual for a hot August day.

After the Bombs, Iraqi Leaders Play the Blame-Game (Time.com) Posted: 21 Aug 2009 01:45 PM PDT Time.com - The dramatic and deadly attacks have raised the temperature of Iraqi politics even though parliament is officially in recess

Iraqi lawmakers seek review of security forces (AP) Posted: 21 Aug 2009 01:24 PM PDT AP - Senior Iraqi officials and lawmakers recommended a review of security leadership, better coordination on intelligence and firmer treatment of detainees Friday as anger mounted over truck bombings against key government institutions that killed nearly 100 people.

Baghdad security shakeup possible in wake of deadly bombings (McClatchy Newspapers) Posted: 21 Aug 2009 01:05 PM PDT McClatchy Newspapers - BAGHDAD — Baghdad's mix of overlapping security agencies with murky authorities could be in line for a major makeover due to this week's deadly bombings at Iraq's Foreign and Finance ministries.

Iraq officials urge change after bombs (Reuters) Posted: 21 Aug 2009 01:04 PM PDT Reuters - Senior Iraqi officials called on Friday for a thorough review of their security forces, improved intelligence gathering and tougher treatment of terrorism suspects and detainees after massive truck bombings in Baghdad.

Four US soldiers charged with abusing fellow troops (AFP) Posted: 21 Aug 2009 12:29 PM PDT AFP - Four American soldiers serving in Iraq have been charged with cruelty and abuse of their fellow troops, the US army said in a statement on Friday.

Shiites and Sunnis accuse each other of Iraq truck bombings (AFP) Posted: 21 Aug 2009 11:08 AM PDT AFP - Powerful Shiite politicians and Iraq's leading Sunni insurgent group on Friday accused each other of being responsible for massive truck bombings in Baghdad that killed 95 people.

Shiites and Sunnis accuse each other of Iraq bombings (AFP) Posted: 21 Aug 2009 05:27 AM PDT AFP - Powerful Shiite politicians and Iraq's leading Sunni insurgency group on Friday accused each other of being responsible for massive truck bombings in Baghdad that killed 95 people two days ago.

Shiites and Sunnis blame each other for truck bombs (AFP) Posted: 21 Aug 2009 04:44 AM PDT AFP - Powerful Shiite politicians and Iraq's leading Sunni insurgency group on Friday accused each other of being responsible for massive truck bombings in Baghdad that killed 95 people two days ago.

Ramadi struggles to instill a rule of law (The Christian Science Monitor) Posted: 21 Aug 2009 02:00 AM PDT The Christian Science Monitor - In this city that became synonymous with Al Qaeda-linked violence, Iraqi forces are grappling with corruption and lawlessness so pervasive it threatens to derail the hard-won security of the last two years.

Baghdad's sole traffic lights: struggle for normality (AFP) Posted: 20 Aug 2009 11:30 PM PDT AFP - Hemmed in by blast walls, bunkers and concertina wire, the Iraqi capital's only fully functioning traffic lights stand as lonely sentinels for order in a city long familiar with chaos.

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