Yahoo! News: Iraq

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• Tony Blair faces grilling on Iraq war choices (AP)
• US: Key al-Qaida leader killed in Iraq (AP)
• UK's Blair faces "pivotal day" at Iraq War inquiry (Reuters)
• Iraq: bomb-hunting devices could be pulled (AP)
• Iraq moves to curb channels seen inciting violence (Reuters)
• Chinese-led group formally signs Iraq oil deal (AFP)
• Iraq war ending, all troops coming home: Obama (AFP)
• Obama says Iraq troops coming home (AP)

Tony Blair faces grilling on Iraq war choices (AP) Posted: 28 Jan 2010 11:10 AM PST AP - Former Prime Minister Tony Blair faces harsh questioning Friday on the 2003 decision to invade Iraq — the fateful decision blamed by many for cutting short his political career.

US: Key al-Qaida leader killed in Iraq (AP) Posted: 28 Jan 2010 10:33 AM PST AP - A key al-Qaida in Iraq figure involved in smuggling hundreds of suicide bombers across the border from Syria has been killed in a raid in northern Iraq, the U.S. military said Thursday.

UK's Blair faces "pivotal day" at Iraq War inquiry (Reuters) Posted: 28 Jan 2010 06:44 AM PST Reuters - Former British prime minister Tony Blair makes a much-anticipated appearance before an inquiry into the Iraq War on Friday, his personal reputation as well as that of the Labour government at stake.

Iraq: bomb-hunting devices could be pulled (AP) Posted: 28 Jan 2010 06:05 AM PST AP - Iraq could halt the use of a scandal-ridden bomb detection device if an investigation backs up charges that the units are ineffective, the interior minister said.

Iraq moves to curb channels seen inciting violence (Reuters) Posted: 28 Jan 2010 04:54 AM PST Reuters - The Iraqi government is urging fellow Arab countries to help it crack down on television channels watched across the Arab world that it believes incite violence and sectarianism, an official said.

Chinese-led group formally signs Iraq oil deal (AFP) Posted: 27 Jan 2010 11:55 PM PST AFP - A consortium led by oil giant PetroChina has formally signed a 20-year deal with Iraq to develop the Halfaya oil field, as China boosts its presence in the crude-rich region.

Iraq war ending, all troops coming home: Obama (AFP) Posted: 27 Jan 2010 08:58 PM PST AFP - The war in Iraq is ending and all US troops are coming home, US President Barack Obama said in his State of the Union address, vowing continued US support of the Iraqi people.

Obama says Iraq troops coming home (AP) Posted: 27 Jan 2010 06:56 PM PST AP - President Barack Obama is renewing his pledge to have all of the nation's combat troops out of Iraq by the end of August. And he says he's confident of success in Afghanistan.

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