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Iraqi Shiites protest local vote in tense province (AP) Posted: 01 Mar 2009 06:59 PM PST AP - About 2,000 Shiites staged their first significant street protests against provincial election results Sunday, marching in tense Diyala province.

British commander says democracy rooted in Iraq: report (AFP) Posted: 01 Mar 2009 06:40 PM PST AFP - The senior British commander in Iraq said in an interview published Monday that democracy is now rooted in the country and al-Qaeda has largely been defeated there, as Britain prepares to pull out.

Democracy is firmly rooted in Iraq: British general (Reuters) Posted: 01 Mar 2009 04:21 PM PST Reuters - British forces will leave Iraq this year with democracy "firmly rooted" and al Qaeda largely thwarted, a senior British army officer said in an interview published on Monday.

Falling oil prices stymie Iraq's security spending (AP) Posted: 01 Mar 2009 12:29 PM PST AP - Falling oil prices will force Iraq to cut back on military spending, leaving questions about whether it can handle tasks such as protecting oil platforms in the Gulf once the American pullout is complete, a top U.S. commander said.

Iraq a 'success,' withdrawal plan unlikely to change: Gates (AFP) Posted: 01 Mar 2009 12:09 PM PST AFP - Defense Secretary Robert Gates on Sunday touted military "success" in Iraq and said it was unlikely that conditions would force a change in plans to withdraw most US troops within 18 months.

U.S. military chief comfortable with Iraq withdrawal (Reuters) Posted: 01 Mar 2009 10:05 AM PST Reuters - The United States' top military officer said on Sunday he was "comfortable" with President Barack Obama's plan to end U.S. combat operations in Iraq in 18 months.

Iran's former president to visit Iraq (AFP) Posted: 01 Mar 2009 08:36 AM PST AFP - Iran's former president and influential cleric Akbar Hashemi Rafsanjani will visit neighbouring Iraq on Monday, the official IRNA news agency reported.

Gates: Iraq withdrawal plan unlikely to change (AP) Posted: 01 Mar 2009 07:58 AM PST AP - Defense Secretary Robert Gates says he thinks it is "fairly remote" that conditions in Iraq will change enough to alter significantly President Barack Obama's plan to withdraw U.S. troops.

Mullen comfortable with Obama's Iraq timetable (AP) Posted: 01 Mar 2009 06:56 AM PST AP - The top U.S. military official says he's comfortable with the president's decision on a troop pullout timetable from Iraq.

Iraq death toll for February 'rises to 258' (AFP) Posted: 01 Mar 2009 04:45 AM PST AFP - A total of 258 Iraqis were killed in violence in February, a sharp rise from the previous month that saw the lowest casualty figures since the 2003 US-led invasion, authorities said on Sunday.

Leaving Iraq: Shift to south, exit through desert (AP) Posted: 01 Mar 2009 12:58 AM PST AP - The U.S. military map in Iraq in early 2010: Marines are leaving the western desert, Army units are in the former British zone in the south and the overall mission is coalescing around air and logistics hubs in central and northern Iraq.

US Marine dies in Iraq's Anbar province (AP) Posted: 28 Feb 2009 10:39 PM PST AP - The U.S. military says a Marine has died in a non-combat related incident in Iraq's western Anbar province.

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