Yahoo! News: Iraq

US soldier says he saw Sgt. chase, shoot comrade (AP) Posted: 14 Apr 2009 03:49 PM PDT AP - An Army sergeant, his face lit by the muzzle flash of his rifle, chased a superior officer at their base in Iraq until he fell, then stood over the man and fired two shots into him, a soldier in their unit testified Tuesday.

Appeals Court: Marine can't sue Murtha (AP) Posted: 14 Apr 2009 02:08 PM PDT AP - A federal appeals court ruled Tuesday that Rep. John Murtha cannot be sued for accusing U.S. Marines of murdering Iraqi civilians "in cold blood," remarks that sparked outrage among conservative commentators.

Kurdish-Arab tensions continue to grow in northern Iraq (McClatchy Newspapers) Posted: 14 Apr 2009 02:07 PM PDT McClatchy Newspapers - BAGHDAD — In another sign of the growing tension between Iraqi Kurds and Arabs, a Kurdish political coalition in one northern province is boycotting provincial council meetings until the main Arab party there cedes council leadership positions.

Iranian group in Iraq part of high-stakes politics (AP) Posted: 14 Apr 2009 01:19 PM PDT AP - The Iraqi government is stepping up efforts to pressure Iranian exiles into leaving the country, pushing an obscure group to the forefront of Baghdad's relations with Washington and the Obama administration's overtures to Iran.

US troops could stay in Mosul past June 30 (AP) Posted: 14 Apr 2009 11:47 AM PDT AP - U.S. troops may remain in an Iraqi city threatened daily by al-Qaida past a June 30 withdrawal deadline, the top American commander there said Tuesday in a widely watched test of the nation's new security agreement.

US troops may stay longer in Mosul: commander (AFP) Posted: 14 Apr 2009 11:26 AM PDT AFP - US troops could stay in violence-wracked Mosul beyond a June 30 deadline for withdrawing from Iraqi cities if Baghdad asks them to, the commander of US forces in the northern province said Tuesday.

Kurds protest Arab control of Iraqi governorate (AFP) Posted: 14 Apr 2009 11:18 AM PDT AFP - A Kurdish district chief in northern Iraq said on Tuesday he would boycott its provincial council, accusing Arabs of taking all top positions in January elections.

Appeals Courts Finds Murtha Immune from Defamation Lawsuit (CQPolitics.com) Posted: 14 Apr 2009 10:47 AM PDT CQPolitics.com - A federal appeals court has ruled that Rep. John P. Murtha is immune from a defamation lawsuit brought against the Pennsylvania Democrat by a U.S. Marine under investigation for killing Iraqi civilians in Haditha.

Soldier's lawyer says no evidence of Iraq slayings (AP) Posted: 14 Apr 2009 10:39 AM PDT AP - The lawyer for a U.S. Army master sergeant accused of hatching a plan to kill four bound and blindfolded Iraqis in 2007 continued Tuesday to suggest that there was no physical evidence the killings even happened.

U.S. troops could stay in Mosul past June deadline (Reuters) Posted: 14 Apr 2009 10:27 AM PDT Reuters - U.S. troops could remain in the Iraqi city of Mosul after a June deadline for withdrawal following a spate of high-profile attacks carried out by al Qaeda in Iraq, a U.S. commander said on Tuesday.

Some US-backed Iraqi militias plotting attacks: VP (AFP) Posted: 14 Apr 2009 09:52 AM PDT AFP - Some of the Iraqi former insurgents recruited by US forces to fight Al-Qaeda are simply biding their time and waiting for a chance to resume attacks, Vice President Adel Abdel Mahdi warned Tuesday.

Iraqi VP to discuss Total oil deal in Paris (AFP) Posted: 14 Apr 2009 09:40 AM PDT AFP - Iraqi Vice President Adel Abdel Mahdi said Tuesday he will meet executives from the French energy giant Total to discuss a multi-billion dollar oil deal during a working visit to France.

From Dhaka to Baghdad in search of a living wage (AFP) Posted: 14 Apr 2009 09:36 AM PDT AFP - Abul al-Hossein, fresh off a plane from Dhaka via Dubai, says he can drive cars, buses and trucks -- and he wants to do so in Iraq.

Iraqis visit Gulf War prisoners in Kuwait: ICRC (AFP) Posted: 14 Apr 2009 09:27 AM PDT AFP - Iraqi families have travelled to Kuwait for the first time to visit relatives detained there since the 1991 Gulf War, the International Committee of the Red Cross said on Tuesday.

Murky origins of Iraq attacks stir foreboding (Reuters) Posted: 14 Apr 2009 05:13 AM PDT Reuters - A series of bombings and clashes between Sunni militias and Shi'ite-led government forces have stirred a sense of foreboding in Iraq ahead of a national election and the withdrawal of U.S. troops.

Iraqi parliament opens session without speaker (AP) Posted: 14 Apr 2009 05:03 AM PDT AP - Iraq's deputy parliament speaker called on lawmakers Tuesday to elect a speaker even as the country's highest court is still determining how many votes are needed to make the selection.

Iraqi Kurdistan must rein in forces: Amnesty (AFP) Posted: 13 Apr 2009 05:27 PM PDT AFP - Amnesty International urged the autonomous government in Iraqi Kurdistan to rein in its security forces, warning they were "operating outside the rule of law".

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