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Roadside bombs kill 5 Iraqi soldiers in Diyala (AP) Posted: 08 Jan 2009 02:02 AM CST AP - Police say two roadside bombs have struck an Iraqi army patrol north of Baghdad, killing five soldiers and injuring eight.

As war winds down, will Iraq's progress hold steady? (The Christian Science Monitor) Posted: 08 Jan 2009 02:00 AM CST The Christian Science Monitor - Last year saw vast improvements in Iraq. Violence dropped dramatically and Iraqis took greater political and military control.

Roadside bombs kill six Iraqi soldiers (AFP) Posted: 08 Jan 2009 01:51 AM CST AFP - Two roadside bombs ripped through an Iraqi army convoy in restive Diyala province before dawn on Thursday, killing six soldiers and wounding five, army and hospital officials said.

Iraqi Shiite politicians use holy day to stir fervor (McClatchy Newspapers) Posted: 07 Jan 2009 06:37 PM CST McClatchy Newspapers - BAGHDAD — Iraq's ruling Shiite Muslim parties used the sacred holiday of Ashura on Wednesday to make a pitch to voters, who'll go to the polls Jan. 31 to elect authorities in the 14 of the country's 18 provinces.

US military deaths in Iraq war at 4,223 (AP) Posted: 07 Jan 2009 06:19 PM CST AP - As of Wednesday, Jan. 7, 2009, at least 4,223 members of the U.S. military had died in the Iraq war since it began in March 2003, according to an Associated Press count.

US General: Anbar lacks support of Iraq government (AP) Posted: 07 Jan 2009 02:19 PM CST AP - The top American commander in the former insurgent stronghold of Anbar said Wednesday the Shiite-led government should have poured reconstruction money into the Sunni region after Sunni fighters joined forces with U.S. troops to chase al-Qaida out of the western province.

Two million pilgrims swarm holy Iraqi city for Shiite festival (AFP) Posted: 07 Jan 2009 02:04 PM CST AFP - More than two million Shiite Muslims from across the Middle East swarmed the shrine city of Karbala in central Iraq on Wednesday for the climax of the annual Ashura ceremonies amid tight security.

Iraq, India, Mexico deadliest for media: report (Reuters) Posted: 07 Jan 2009 11:23 AM CST Reuters - Iraq remained the deadliest country for media workers in 2008, followed by India and Mexico, although the number of deaths was down sharply from the previous year, a study showed.

Iraq: Cleric urges 'revenge operations' over Gaza (AP) Posted: 07 Jan 2009 11:08 AM CST AP - Anti-U.S. cleric Muqtada al-Sadr called on the Iraqi resistance Wednesday to stage "revenge operations" against American forces to protest Israel's Gaza offensive.

US soldier referred to court-martial (AP) Posted: 07 Jan 2009 10:49 AM CST AP - A U.S. soldier charged with murder in the deaths of four bound and blindfolded Iraqis will be court-martialed, the U.S. Army said Wednesday.

Iraq's Sadr urges reprisals against US over Gaza war (AFP) Posted: 07 Jan 2009 10:46 AM CST AFP - The Shiite radical movement of Moqtada al-Sadr, which fought two wars with US troops in 2004, threatened on Wednesday to resume attacks on American targets inside Iraq over Washington's support for the Israeli assault on Gaza.

Shi'ites in Iraq mark Ashura in show of strength (Reuters) Posted: 07 Jan 2009 10:02 AM CST Reuters - Shi'ites in Iraq gathered in their thousands to observe an annual ritual of mourning on Wednesday, an event that has become a show of strength for a majority whose public worship was repressed by Saddam Hussein.

OIC condemns Iraq suicide bombings as Shiite festival peaks (AFP) Posted: 07 Jan 2009 07:21 AM CST AFP - The Organisation of the Islamic Conference Wednesday strongly condemned a spate of suicide bombings in Iraq, saying such acts are contrary to Islamic teachings.

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