Yahoo! News: Iraq

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• Obama says Iraq will see difficult days ahead (AP)
• Obama says U.S. a strong partner of Iraq despite pullout (Reuters)
• US military deaths in Iraq war at 4,322 (AP)
• Biden spends July 4 with son, other troops in Iraq (AP)
• Iraq tells US not to interfere in 'internal' matters (AFP)
• Kurd fighter, Turkman police, two Sunnis killed in Kirkuk (AFP)
• Iraq to build 'Sport City' for 2012 Gulf Cup (AFP)
• Iraq declines offer of U.S. help with reconciliation (Reuters)
• Iraqi army arrest suspect in Kirkuk vehicle bombs (Reuters)

Obama says Iraq will see difficult days ahead (AP) Posted: 04 Jul 2009 05:26 PM PDT AP - President Barack Obama warned on Saturday "there will be difficult days ahead" in Iraq and said the U.S. will remain a strong partner to Iraq for its security.

Obama says U.S. a strong partner of Iraq despite pullout (Reuters) Posted: 04 Jul 2009 05:09 PM PDT Reuters - President Barack Obama said on Saturday Iraq faced difficult days ahead after taking control of its towns and cities from U.S. forces but he pledged to remain a strong partner on behalf of the country's security and prosperity.

US military deaths in Iraq war at 4,322 (AP) Posted: 04 Jul 2009 04:18 PM PDT AP - As of Saturday, July 4, 2009, at least 4,322 members of the U.S. military had died in the Iraq war since it began in March 2003, according to an Associated Press count.

Biden spends July 4 with son, other troops in Iraq (AP) Posted: 04 Jul 2009 01:38 PM PDT AP - Vice President Joe Biden spent the Fourth of July with his son and other American troops in Iraq on Saturday, while the Iraqi government spokesman publicly rejected the American's offer to help with national reconciliation, saying it's an internal affair.

Iraq tells US not to interfere in 'internal' matters (AFP) Posted: 04 Jul 2009 12:40 PM PDT AFP - Iraq on Saturday told the United States to back off in its attempts to resolve rows between the strife-torn country's sects, saying such interference could cause problems and make matters worse.

Kurd fighter, Turkman police, two Sunnis killed in Kirkuk (AFP) Posted: 04 Jul 2009 10:19 AM PDT AFP - A Kurdish militiaman, Turkman policeman and two Sunni Arab civilians have been killed in three separate attacks by guns fitted with silencers in the Iraqi city of Kirkuk, police said on Saturday.

Iraq to build 'Sport City' for 2012 Gulf Cup (AFP) Posted: 04 Jul 2009 09:34 AM PDT AFP - Iraq is to construct a "Sport City" in the southern oil hub of Basra to host the Gulf Cup at the end of 2012, government spokesman Ali al-Dabbagh said on Saturday.

Iraq declines offer of U.S. help with reconciliation (Reuters) Posted: 04 Jul 2009 09:08 AM PDT Reuters - Iraq on Saturday ruled out foreign involvement in its efforts to reconcile rival factions, just after visiting U.S. Vice President Joe Biden urged Iraqis to do more to bury grievances and stave off renewed conflict.

Iraqi army arrest suspect in Kirkuk vehicle bombs (Reuters) Posted: 04 Jul 2009 06:04 AM PDT Reuters - Iraqi army forces arrested a man on Saturday suspected of being behind two vehicle bombs in the northern city of Kirkuk that killed more than 100 people, an Iraqi army official said.

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