Yahoo! News: Iraq

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• US military deaths in Iraq war at 4,313 (AP)
• US commander: US to stick to Iraq withdrawal date (AP)
• British PM announces Iraq war inquiry (AFP)
• Most US troops out of Iraqi cities: US commander (AFP)
• Iraq attacks kill five (AFP)
• EU "disturbed" by Iraq executions, calls for freeze (Reuters)
• Britain to conduct long-awaited Iraq war inquiry (AP)
• British PM announces probe into Iraq war (AFP)
• U.S. commander sees fewer foreign fighters in Iraq (Reuters)
• US: Significant fall in foreign fighters in Iraq (AFP)
• Why was top US general late for his own press conference? Iraqi security. (The Christian Science Monitor)

US military deaths in Iraq war at 4,313 (AP) Posted: 15 Jun 2009 05:11 PM PDT AP - As of Monday, June 15, 2009, at least 4,313 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 commander: US to stick to Iraq withdrawal date (AP) Posted: 15 Jun 2009 03:56 PM PDT AP - The top U.S. commander in Iraq said Monday that he remains "absolutely committed" to pulling back all combat troops from urban areas by the end of the month, as provided for in a U.S.-Iraqi security agreement.

British PM announces Iraq war inquiry (AFP) Posted: 15 Jun 2009 02:33 PM PDT AFP - British Prime Minister Gordon Brown announced an independent inquiry into the Iraq war Monday but immediately faced claims of a cover-up after saying it would take evidence in private.

Most US troops out of Iraqi cities: US commander (AFP) Posted: 15 Jun 2009 12:22 PM PDT AFP - Most US troops have already moved outside Iraqi cities and the American pullout from the country's urban centres, due by the end of the month, is on schedule, the top US commander said on Monday.

Iraq attacks kill five (AFP) Posted: 15 Jun 2009 12:07 PM PDT AFP - Five people, including an Iraqi soldier, were killed and 14 wounded in violence across Iraq on Monday, security officials said.

EU "disturbed" by Iraq executions, calls for freeze (Reuters) Posted: 15 Jun 2009 09:40 AM PDT Reuters - The European Union protested against reported executions in Iraq on Monday and called on Baghdad to resume a moratorium on the death penalty.

Britain to conduct long-awaited Iraq war inquiry (AP) Posted: 15 Jun 2009 09:38 AM PDT AP - British Prime Minister Gordon Brown authorized a long-awaited inquiry into the Iraq war on Monday, but defied requests from bereaved families and campaigners to hold sessions in public.

British PM announces probe into Iraq war (AFP) Posted: 15 Jun 2009 08:11 AM PDT AFP - British Prime Minister Gordon Brown announced Monday an independent probe into the 2003 Iraq war, saying it would take about a year to complete the inquiry.

U.S. commander sees fewer foreign fighters in Iraq (Reuters) Posted: 15 Jun 2009 07:11 AM PDT Reuters - Iraq has seen a significant fall in the number of foreign fighters arriving to battle U.S. and local forces, and efforts by neighboring Syria are starting to bear fruit, U.S. General Ray Odierno said on Monday.

US: Significant fall in foreign fighters in Iraq (AFP) Posted: 15 Jun 2009 06:37 AM PDT AFP - The US army has seen a "significant decrease" in the number of foreign fighters entering Iraq in the past several months, the top US commander in the country said on Monday.

Why was top US general late for his own press conference? Iraqi security. (The Christian Science Monitor) Posted: 15 Jun 2009 02:00 AM PDT The Christian Science Monitor - Two weeks before Iraqi security forces take full control of the cities, the most telling comment in a major press conference by Gen. Ray Odierno and senior Iraqi officials Monday was the joke that preceded the event.

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