Yahoo! News: Iraq

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• US military deaths in Iraq war at 4,370 (AP)
• US freezing assets of Iraq-based insurgent group (AP)
• Treasury sanctions Iraq-based insurgent group (Reuters)
• U.S. military defends pregnancy punishment in Iraq (Reuters)
• US general: No court-martial for pregnant soldiers (AP)
• US general in Iraq defends tough pregnancy rules (AFP)
• Iraq military lacks resources for Iran frontier: US soldiers (AFP)
• Iran: Border spat with Iraq was misunderstanding (AP)
• Chinese-led group initials deal for Iraq oil field (AFP)
• Two Shiite worshippers, two soldiers dead in Iraq (AFP)
• Iran says Iraq border incident a "misunderstanding" (Reuters)

US military deaths in Iraq war at 4,370 (AP) Posted: 22 Dec 2009 05:45 PM PST AP - As of Tuesday, Dec. 22, 2009, at least 4,370 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 freezing assets of Iraq-based insurgent group (AP) Posted: 22 Dec 2009 12:58 PM PST AP - The Treasury Department is freezing the assets of an Iraq-based insurgent group that has conducted or supported violent raids against U.S. and coalition forces.

Treasury sanctions Iraq-based insurgent group (Reuters) Posted: 22 Dec 2009 12:42 PM PST Reuters - The U.S. Treasury on Tuesday imposed sanctions on an Iraq-based insurgent group that it said threatened the peace and stabilization efforts in Iraq.

U.S. military defends pregnancy punishment in Iraq (Reuters) Posted: 22 Dec 2009 12:27 PM PST Reuters - The U.S. military commander in northern Iraq defended on Tuesday a new policy imposing strict penalties, including possible jail time, for troops who become pregnant or get other soldiers pregnant.

US general: No court-martial for pregnant soldiers (AP) Posted: 22 Dec 2009 12:11 PM PST AP - A U.S. general in Iraq who listed pregnancy as a reason for court-martialing soldiers said Tuesday that he would never actually seek to jail someone over the offense, but wanted to underline the seriousness of the issue.

US general in Iraq defends tough pregnancy rules (AFP) Posted: 22 Dec 2009 11:22 AM PST AFP - A US general based in northern Iraq defended Tuesday his tough punishments for soldiers who get pregnant or impregnate a fellow soldier and said fears the new rules could result in courts-martial were unwarranted.

Iraq military lacks resources for Iran frontier: US soldiers (AFP) Posted: 22 Dec 2009 11:01 AM PST AFP - Iraq's border forces lack the resources to properly police the country's long frontier with Iran and keep out insurgents and smugglers, US soldiers engaged in training them say.

Iran: Border spat with Iraq was misunderstanding (AP) Posted: 22 Dec 2009 08:37 AM PST AP - Iran on Tuesday said its recent takeover of an Iraqi oil well was the result of a "misunderstanding" and called for the two nations to open talks to clearly demarcate their border.

Chinese-led group initials deal for Iraq oil field (AFP) Posted: 22 Dec 2009 05:12 AM PST AFP - A consortium led by China's top oil producer initialled a deal with Iraq on Tuesday to develop the southern Halfaya oil field, oil ministry spokesman Assem Jihad told AFP.

Two Shiite worshippers, two soldiers dead in Iraq (AFP) Posted: 22 Dec 2009 04:50 AM PST AFP - Two Shiite worshippers were gunned down close to the town of Baquba and two Iraqi soldiers were shot dead in the northern city of Mosul on Tuesday, police said.

Iran says Iraq border incident a "misunderstanding" (Reuters) Posted: 22 Dec 2009 12:50 AM PST Reuters - Iran on Tuesday described a border incident with Iraq, which caused oil prices to rise late last week, as a "misunderstanding" and called for experts from both countries to look into border demarcation issues.

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