Yahoo! News: Iraq

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• US military deaths in Iraq war at 4,347 (AP)
• Iraq success required US manpower: general (AFP)
• Maliki unveils new national, nonsectarian Iraqi party (McClatchy Newspapers)
• Iraq's al-Maliki joins with Sunnis in election bid (AP)
• Iraq: Key figures since the war began (AP)
• Iraq says Sept. civilian deaths lowest since war began (Reuters)
• Associated Press appoints bureau chief for Iraq (AP)
• Iraqi PM forms new non-sectarian bloc (AFP)
• Iraq death toll falls by half in September: officials (AFP)
• Kuwaiti daily urges new friendly policy on Iraq (AFP)
• Iraq PM forms new bloc to fight election: official (AFP)
• Trouble for Iraqi elections brewing in oil hub (AP)

US military deaths in Iraq war at 4,347 (AP) Posted: 01 Oct 2009 05:43 PM PDT AP - As of Thursday, Oct. 1, 2009, at least 4,347 members of the U.S. military had died in the Iraq war since it began in March 2003, according to an Associated Press count.

Iraq success required US manpower: general (AFP) Posted: 01 Oct 2009 04:25 PM PDT AFP - Gaining the upper hand against Al-Qaeda in Iraq has required a big US military force coupled with manhunts against militant leaders, the American commander there said on Thursday.

Maliki unveils new national, nonsectarian Iraqi party (McClatchy Newspapers) Posted: 01 Oct 2009 02:08 PM PDT McClatchy Newspapers - BAGHDAD — Iraqi Prime Minister Nouri al Maliki on Thursday unveiled his alliance for parliamentary elections in January, billing the ticket as a national, nonsectarian force to challenge a rival Shiite Muslim slate that has broader support among the country's religious authorities.

Iraq's al-Maliki joins with Sunnis in election bid (AP) Posted: 01 Oct 2009 10:18 AM PDT AP - The re-election strategy for Iraqi Prime Minister Nouri al-Maliki took shape Thursday as he unveiled a broad alliance for January's parliamentary voting that includes prominent Sunni clans who joined the fight against insurgents.

Iraq: Key figures since the war began (AP) Posted: 01 Oct 2009 10:00 AM PDT AP - _October 2007: 170,000 at peak of troop buildup.

Iraq says Sept. civilian deaths lowest since war began (Reuters) Posted: 01 Oct 2009 09:19 AM PDT Reuters - The number of civilians killed in Iraq in September fell to 125, the lowest level since the 2003 U.S. invasion, according to figures from Iraq's Health Ministry released on Thursday.

Associated Press appoints bureau chief for Iraq (AP) Posted: 01 Oct 2009 07:59 AM PDT AP - Rebecca Santana, who has covered the Middle East and Russia as a reporter and editor, has been named bureau chief for The Associated Press in Baghdad.

Iraqi PM forms new non-sectarian bloc (AFP) Posted: 01 Oct 2009 07:41 AM PDT AFP - Iraqi Prime Minister Nuri al-Maliki unveiled on Thursday a broad-based political alliance to fight January's general election, hailing a "historic" moment for a country often torn by sectarianism.

Iraq death toll falls by half in September: officials (AFP) Posted: 01 Oct 2009 07:26 AM PDT AFP - Violent deaths in Iraq dropped by more than half in September compared to the previous month, official figures showed on Thursday, with 203 people killed across the country.

Kuwaiti daily urges new friendly policy on Iraq (AFP) Posted: 01 Oct 2009 03:23 AM PDT AFP - A Kuwaiti daily on Thursday urged the government to help ease UN sanctions on former invader Iraq by accepting joint investments for the tens of billions of dollars of war reparations it is owed.

Iraq PM forms new bloc to fight election: official (AFP) Posted: 01 Oct 2009 12:57 AM PDT AFP - Iraqi Prime Minister Nuri al-Maliki has formed a new political bloc to fight a general election scheduled for January, a senior official in his Dawa party said on Thursday.

Trouble for Iraqi elections brewing in oil hub (AP) Posted: 30 Sep 2009 11:44 PM PDT AP - Iraqi lawmakers appear to be snagged again at a familiar impasse: how to settle power-sharing disputes in the oil-rich city of Kirkuk before important national elections.

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