Yahoo! News: Iraq

US says 12,000 troops to leave Iraq by September (AP) Posted: 08 Mar 2009 05:07 PM PDT AP - About 12,000 U.S. soldiers will leave Iraq by September, officials said Sunday, hours after a Baghdad suicide bomber killed about 30 people in a chilling reminder of the nation's still-shaky security.

US contractor protecting diplomats in Iraq killed (AP) Posted: 08 Mar 2009 04:03 PM PDT AP - A U.S. veteran who returned to Iraq as a civilian contractor was shot to death while protecting American diplomats in Iraq, his employer said Sunday.

At Least 28 killed in Baghdad Suicide Attack (Time.com) Posted: 08 Mar 2009 03:50 PM PDT Time.com - Sunday's suicide attack by a bomber wearing an explosives belt and driving an explosives-laden motorcycle killed at least 28 people

U.S. to cut Iraq troop strength by 12,000 (Reuters) Posted: 08 Mar 2009 01:10 PM PDT Reuters - The United States will reduce the number of troops in Iraq by around 12,000 in the next six months, the U.S. military said on Sunday, a step in President Barack Obama's plan to end combat operations in August 2010.

US accelerates troop withdrawal from Iraq (AFP/File) Posted: 08 Mar 2009 08:59 AM PDT AFP/File - Iraq and the United States announced on Sunday that 12,000 US troops will go home by the end of September, as a suicide bomber killed 28 people outside a Baghdad police academy.

Pope invited to Iraq: Jordan envoy (AFP) Posted: 08 Mar 2009 06:34 AM PDT AFP - Iraqi leaders have invited Pope Benedict XVI to visit Baghdad, his envoy to Jordan said on Sunday, as the pontiff confirmed he will visit the Middle East in May.

Iraq suicide cyclist kills 28 in Baghdad (AFP) Posted: 08 Mar 2009 05:21 AM PDT AFP - A suicide bomber on a bicycle blew himself up killing at least 28 people and wounding 58 more outside a police academy in the Iraqi capital on Sunday in the bloodiest attack in weeks, officials said.

Suicide attack kills 28 at police academy in Iraq (Reuters) Posted: 08 Mar 2009 05:02 AM PDT Reuters - A suicide bomber killed 28 people and wounded 57 on Sunday at the main police academy in Baghdad, the first major attack in almost a month in the Iraqi capital.

U.S. to cut Iraq troops by 12,000 in six months (Reuters) Posted: 08 Mar 2009 04:38 AM PDT Reuters - The United States will reduce the number of troops in Iraq by around 12,000 in the next six months, the U.S. military said on Sunday, as part of President Barack Obama's plan to end combat operations in August, 2010.

Iraq's ex-minister for women's rights speaks out (AFP) Posted: 08 Mar 2009 01:27 AM PST AFP - When she was made Iraqi minister for women's rights, Nawal al-Samarrai threw herself enthusiastically into the job. But six months later she resigned, saying the government cares little for the plight of women.

Iraqi PM to visit Australia (AFP) Posted: 08 Mar 2009 12:50 AM PST AFP - Iraqi Prime Minister Nuri al-Maliki will visit Australia this week to hold talks on the relationship between the two countries, Prime Minister Kevin Rudd said on Sunday.

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