Yahoo! News: Iraq

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• US military deaths in Iraq war at 4,379 (AP)
• Five dead, including three Christians, in Iraq attacks (AFP)
• US military: Soldier dies in Iraq in accident (AP)
• Bomb-detecting wands to be kept in service in Iraq (AP)
• Iraq says $4.4 billion in January oil revenues (AFP)
• Former Iraq PM Allawi defends tour of Arab states (AFP)
• Iraqi politician raises eyebrows with Saudi trip (Reuters)
• Only two-third Iraqis due to vote in March 7 election (AFP)
• Iraq to 'sue UK firm behind faulty bomb detector' (AFP)
• Ex-IAEA chief Blix 'to head UAE nuclear panel' (AFP)

US military deaths in Iraq war at 4,379 (AP) Posted: 23 Feb 2010 02:08 PM PST AP - As of Tuesday, Feb. 23, 2010, at least 4,379 members of the U.S. military had died in the Iraq war since it began in March 2003, according to an Associated Press count.

Five dead, including three Christians, in Iraq attacks (AFP) Posted: 23 Feb 2010 11:01 AM PST AFP - Five people were killed, including three Christian men and a policeman, in the restive northern Iraqi city of Mosul on Tuesday, less than two weeks ahead of a nationwide general election.

US military: Soldier dies in Iraq in accident (AP) Posted: 23 Feb 2010 10:38 AM PST AP - The U.S. military says an American soldier has died in an accident in western Baghdad.

Bomb-detecting wands to be kept in service in Iraq (AP) Posted: 23 Feb 2010 10:32 AM PST AP - Iraq will not pull a scandal-ridden bomb detection device from service, saying an investigation has determined that most of the wand-like instruments work, a government spokesman said Tuesday.

Iraq says $4.4 billion in January oil revenues (AFP) Posted: 23 Feb 2010 10:00 AM PST AFP - Iraq reaped more than four billion dollars in oil revenues in January from almost 60 million barrels of exports, the oil ministry announced on Tuesday.

Former Iraq PM Allawi defends tour of Arab states (AFP) Posted: 23 Feb 2010 09:50 AM PST AFP - Former Iraqi prime minister Iyad Allawi on Tuesday defended his two-week tour of Arab states and denied it was linked to next month's general election in which he leads a secular coalition.

Iraqi politician raises eyebrows with Saudi trip (Reuters) Posted: 23 Feb 2010 06:38 AM PST Reuters - A visit to Saudi Arabia by one of Iraq's most prominent candidates in next month's parliamentary election has sparked controversy among Iraqis suspicious of foreign interference in their affairs.

Only two-third Iraqis due to vote in March 7 election (AFP) Posted: 23 Feb 2010 06:08 AM PST AFP - Fewer Iraqis will cast their ballots in the March 7 general elections, specifically about two thirds of those who voted in the last polls five years ago, according to a pro-government poll on Tuesday.

Iraq to 'sue UK firm behind faulty bomb detector' (AFP) Posted: 23 Feb 2010 05:15 AM PST AFP - Iraq plans to sue the British company that sold it bomb detectors widely panned as ineffective after they failed to prevent a series of massive bombings in Baghdad, a spokesman said Tuesday.

Ex-IAEA chief Blix 'to head UAE nuclear panel' (AFP) Posted: 23 Feb 2010 02:00 AM PST AFP - Hans Blix, a former UN nuclear watchdog head and chief weapons inspector in Saddam Hussein's Iraq, is to head an advisory board for the United Arab Emirates nuclear programme, newspapers reported on Tuesday.

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