Yahoo! News: Iraq

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• War zone pregnancy punishments being dropped (AP)
• Blasts kill 27 Iraqis before solemn Shiite holiday (AP)
• Iraq attacks kill scores on eve of Christmas, Ashura (AFP)
• Military to scrap pregnancy punishment (Reuters)
• Threats, Ashoura bring blue Christmas in Iraq (AP)
• Attacks kill at least 23 across Iraq (Reuters)
• Iraqi trade officials jailed for corruption (Reuters)
• Provincial councillor among 15 dead in Iraq attack (AFP)
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• Iraq Christians mark Christmas under threat (AFP)

War zone pregnancy punishments being dropped (AP) Posted: 24 Dec 2009 05:09 PM PST AP - A recent military policy that added pregnancy to the list of reasons a soldier could be disciplined in a war zone will be rescinded by a new order drafted by the top U.S. commander in Iraq.

Blasts kill 27 Iraqis before solemn Shiite holiday (AP) Posted: 24 Dec 2009 11:32 AM PST AP - Bombs hit Shiite pilgrims in Baghdad and a central Iraqi city Thursday, killing at least 27 people and wounding scores more, in the latest attack in the lead-up to Ashoura, the sect's most solemn annual rite.

Iraq attacks kill scores on eve of Christmas, Ashura (AFP) Posted: 24 Dec 2009 09:35 AM PST AFP - Twenty-seven people were killed and more than 100 wounded in a string of attacks across Iraq on Thursday ahead of Christmas and the Shiite commemoration ceremonies of Ashura.

Military to scrap pregnancy punishment (Reuters) Posted: 24 Dec 2009 09:13 AM PST Reuters - The U.S. military in Iraq will scrap a policy early next year that has led to the punishment of some soldiers serving in Iraq for becoming pregnant, the commander of U.S. forces in Iraq said on Thursday.

Threats, Ashoura bring blue Christmas in Iraq (AP) Posted: 24 Dec 2009 08:33 AM PST AP - Christmas is bumping into Shiite Islam's most mournful ceremony this year, forcing Iraqi Christians to keep their celebrations under tighter wraps than usual.

Attacks kill at least 23 across Iraq (Reuters) Posted: 24 Dec 2009 07:55 AM PST Reuters - At least 23 people died in attacks across Iraq on Thursday, including a provincial leader and pilgrims observing a major Shi'ite religious ritual, police and officials said.

Iraqi trade officials jailed for corruption (Reuters) Posted: 24 Dec 2009 07:53 AM PST Reuters - An Iraqi court has jailed three senior officials for corruption at the Trade Ministry, where millions of dollars were embezzled from one of the world's biggest food rationing schemes.

Provincial councillor among 15 dead in Iraq attack (AFP) Posted: 24 Dec 2009 07:23 AM PST AFP - Fifteen people, including a provincial councillor, were killed and 70 wounded in a twin bomb attack in Hilla, south of Baghdad, an Iraqi security source said.

(AP) Posted: 24 Dec 2009 06:09 AM PST AP - Iraqi officials: Suicide bomber in Baghdad kills 7, injures 27 others in Shiite neighborhood

Iraq Christians mark Christmas under threat (AFP) Posted: 24 Dec 2009 03:31 AM PST AFP - Iraq's dwindling Christian population has little to celebrate this Christmas after a spate of attacks against their community killed several and put the army on alert.

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