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Remains of 5 killed in Iraq heading to Dover (AP) Posted: 12 Apr 2009 04:54 PM PDT AP - The remains of five Army soldiers killed by a suicide bomber in Iraq were expected to arrive Sunday night at Dover Air Force Base.

For Christians in Iraq, a calmer Easter, but worries still (McClatchy Newspapers) Posted: 12 Apr 2009 03:13 PM PDT McClatchy Newspapers - BAGHDAD - Before 2003, Faiza Bunni would have left her house for church on Easter Sunday without covering her hair.

Baghdad motor enthusiasts rev up again (AFP) Posted: 12 Apr 2009 02:51 PM PDT AFP - US attack helicopters clatter overhead but Baghdad motor enthusiasts are focused on the souped up engines and flame paint work on display at a gathering unthinkable only a few months ago.

An Anti-Iranian Enclave in Iraq Fights to Stay (Time.com) Posted: 12 Apr 2009 02:20 PM PDT Time.com - Invited in by Saddam Hussein, a group on the U.S. terrorist list is under increasing pressure from the Baghdad government to disappear

Iraq's embattled Christians celebrate Easter (AP) Posted: 12 Apr 2009 12:44 PM PDT AP - Iraq's embattled Christians took advantage of improved security and gathered Sunday to celebrate Easter, even as roadside bombings killed a U.S. soldier and wounded four other Americans in separate attacks north of Baghdad.

Violence in Iraq Down, Says U.S. Commander (CQPolitics.com) Posted: 12 Apr 2009 12:03 PM PDT CQPolitics.com - President Obama understands "there is still much work to be done" in Iraq, and the top U.S. commander there said Sunday he has enough flexibility to work with the plan to draw down U.S. forces by the end of 2011.

US general Odierno: Iraq violence low (AFP) Posted: 12 Apr 2009 11:30 AM PDT AFP - Violence in Iraq "remains at 2003 lows" and a 2011 deadline for a US troop exit will be met, the top US army commander in Iraq said Sunday, but he warned flexibility on some interim drawdowns may be needed.

U.S. general says Iraq attacks no reason to panic (Reuters) Posted: 12 Apr 2009 09:29 AM PDT Reuters - A recent upsurge in violence in Iraq was the work of small cells and did not signify a major resurgence of anti-government, anti-American forces, the commander of U.S. forces in Iraq said on Sunday.

General: Iraqi PM to decide on troops in cities (AP) Posted: 12 Apr 2009 08:47 AM PDT AP - The top U.S. commander in Iraq said Sunday a decision on withdrawing American forces from Iraq's major cities by a June 30 deadline will be made by Prime Minister Nouri al-Maliki with U.S. military advice.

Iraqi lawmakers decry move against cartoonist (AP) Posted: 12 Apr 2009 08:45 AM PDT AP - A parliamentary committee on Sunday criticized police for raiding an exhibition featuring a cartoon lampooning Iraq's prime minister.

US soldier killed in Iraq bomb blast (AFP) Posted: 12 Apr 2009 08:33 AM PDT AFP - A US soldier was killed in a roadside bomb that targeted a convoy in central Iraq on Sunday, a US military statement said, taking the number of American soldiers killed in recent days to six.

US soldier killed by bomb blast north of Baghdad (AFP) Posted: 12 Apr 2009 02:37 AM PDT AFP - A US soldier was killed in a bomb blast that targeted a convoy north of Baghdad on Sunday, a US military statement said, taking the number of American soldiers killed in recent days to six.

US military deaths in Iraq war at 4,271 (AP) Posted: 11 Apr 2009 05:34 PM PDT AP - As of Saturday, April 11, 2009, at least 4,271 members of the U.S. military had died in the Iraq war since it began in March 2003, according to an Associated Press count.

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