Yahoo! News: Iraq

US Supreme Court to address Iraq immunity (AFP) Posted: 10 Jan 2009 02:21 AM CST AFP - The US Supreme Court has agreed to hear arguments on whether the Iraqi government has immunity to lawsuits filed in US courts for alleged misdeeds committed under Saddam Hussein's regime.

Iraq insists reporters agree to code of conduct (AP) Posted: 10 Jan 2009 01:13 AM CST AP - Iraqi authorities want to require foreign and Iraqi journalists to sign a code of conduct in exchange for permission to attend this month's provincial elections, raising concerns among media analysts that independent coverage could be undermined.

South Korea arrests officer for corruption in Iraq:defence ministry (AFP) Posted: 09 Jan 2009 10:46 PM CST AFP - A South Korean army officer has been arrested and charged with corruption while serving in Iraq, the defence ministry said Saturday.

US faulted for poorly managing private security in Iraq (AFP) Posted: 09 Jan 2009 09:04 PM CST AFP - The US State Department was faulted for poorly managing Blackwater Worldwide and other private security firms operating in Iraq under a contract worth nearly two billion dollars.

US military deaths in Iraq war at 4,223 (AP) Posted: 09 Jan 2009 06:50 PM CST AP - As of Friday, Jan. 9, 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.

Report: Iraq security contractors poorly managed (AP) Posted: 09 Jan 2009 04:44 PM CST AP - The State Department has poorly managed a nearly $2 billion deal with Blackwater Worldwide and other security contractors in Iraq, according to a report from the agency's inspector general, which cites failures to station guards in the right places and weak oversight as key problems.

US troops in Iraq get to drink beer for Super Bowl (AP) Posted: 09 Jan 2009 04:21 PM CST AP - American troops in Iraq will be allowed to drink beer without fear of court-martial for this year's Super Bowl — an exception to a strict military ban on drinking alcohol in combat zones.

U.S. says Iraqis may still be held without charge (Reuters) Posted: 09 Jan 2009 01:13 PM CST Reuters - Some prisoners held indefinitely without charge by U.S. forces in Iraq may not be freed or given trials, even though U.S. forces lost the authority to hold them at the beginning of this year, a U.S. military spokesman said.

Court steps into case involving Iraq (AP) Posted: 09 Jan 2009 12:59 PM CST AP - The Supreme Court said Friday it will decide whether the Iraqi government has immunity in American courts for the acts of Saddam Hussein's regime.

Iraq PM warns police against politicizing (AP) Posted: 09 Jan 2009 10:14 AM CST AP - Iraq's prime minister warned police cadets Friday against favoring political or religious groups as they join a security force that has been heavily influenced by militias and extremists.

Sadr supporters torch US, Israel flags in Iraq (AFP) Posted: 09 Jan 2009 10:11 AM CST AFP - Angry followers of radical Shiite cleric Moqtada al-Sadr torched US and Israeli flags in a mass rally in Baghdad on Friday in protest at the two-week-old conflict in the Gaza Strip.

Iraqis march against Israel, cleric wants revenge (Reuters) Posted: 09 Jan 2009 07:38 AM CST Reuters - Tens of thousands of Iraqis protested against Israel's offensive in the Gaza Strip on Friday and powerful Shi'ite cleric Moqtada al-Sadr called for revenge attacks on the Jewish state's strongest ally the United States.

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