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US military deaths in Iraq war at 4,264 (AP) Posted: 02 Apr 2009 04:47 PM PDT AP - As of Thursday, April 2, 2009, at least 4,264 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 army hands Iraq control of last anti-Qaeda fighters (AFP) Posted: 02 Apr 2009 12:45 PM PDT AFP - The US army on Thursday handed over to Iraq control of the last former anti-Qaeda fighters credited with bringing calm to many strife-ridden areas of the country at the height of the insurgency.

Iraq's Maliki says rogue militia fighters face justice (AFP) Posted: 02 Apr 2009 12:24 PM PDT AFP - Prime Minister Nuri al-Maliki warned on Thursday that rogue elements in Iraqi militias will face justice if they break the law, despite earlier helping the government tame a deadly insurgency.

Iraq premier: No politics in Sunni crackdown (AP) Posted: 02 Apr 2009 11:32 AM PDT AP - Last weekend's crackdown on a government-allied Sunni paramilitary group in Baghdad was not politically motivated and followed a six-month investigation that tied the commander to crimes and subversion, Iraq's prime minister said Thursday.

Iraq penalises two S Korean oil firms for Kurd deal (AFP) Posted: 02 Apr 2009 09:44 AM PDT AFP - Iraq's oil minister penalised two South Korean oil firms on Thursday, banning them from taking part in Iraqi tenders after they signed a billion-dollar contract with the Kurd regional government.

Arrest of Sunni fighters sparks fear in Baghdad (Reuters) Posted: 02 Apr 2009 08:55 AM PDT Reuters - A wave of arrests of Sunni Arab guards in a Baghdad district has spooked other units who helped rid the capital of al Qaeda, and who fear the Shi'ite-led government is out to get them for their Sunni insurgent past.

US army hands Iraq control of anti-Qaeda fighters (AFP) Posted: 02 Apr 2009 07:54 AM PDT AFP - The US army on Thursday handed over to Iraq control of the last former anti-Qaeda fighters credited with bringing calm to many strife-ridden areas of the country at the height of the insurgency.

Car bomb near Iraq's Mosul kills one (AFP) Posted: 02 Apr 2009 07:46 AM PDT AFP - A car bomb near the Iraqi city of Mosul killed one civilian and wounded three people, including two police officers, on Thursday, police said.

Iraq declares Korean oil deal with Kurds illegal (AFP) Posted: 02 Apr 2009 05:49 AM PDT AFP - Iraq's oil minister told the South Korean ambassador on Thursday that an oil deal last year between Seoul and the Kurdish regional government is illegal.

US army hands Iraq control of anti-Qaeda fighters (AFP) Posted: 02 Apr 2009 03:15 AM PDT AFP - The US army was due on Thursday to hand Iraq control of the last former anti Al-Qaeda fighters credited with bringing calm to many areas nationwide at the height of the country's insurgency.

Interview: Top US commander in Iraq (The Christian Science Monitor) Posted: 02 Apr 2009 02:00 AM PDT The Christian Science Monitor - As he walks down the pitted streets of this slowly reviving city, Gen. Raymond Odierno says that despite a goal of pulling out of all Iraqi cities by June, he won't repeat the mistakes of the past and rush withdrawing from areas that could revert to insurgents' control.

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