Yahoo! News: Iraq

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• Petraeus: Iraq violence down but threats remain (AP)
• Rival groups see Iraqi vote as way to claim Kirkuk (AP)
• Iraq: Key figures since the war began (AP)
• Before Iraq election, Arab and Kurd tensions soar in the north (The Christian Science Monitor)
• Number of Iraqis killed jumps as election nears (AP)
• Iraq death toll spikes ahead of election (AFP)
• Iraq VP slams corruption, urges a vote for 'change' (AFP)
• Iraqi death toll rises markedly in February (AFP)
• Iraq's Maliki sees coalition with Shi'ite rivals (Reuters)

Petraeus: Iraq violence down but threats remain (AP) Posted: 01 Mar 2010 04:59 PM PST AP - Gen. David Petraeus, who oversees the wars in Iraq and Afghanistan, said he expects there will be a threat from extremists to disrupt the upcoming parliamentary elections in Iraq, but adequate security forces are there.

Rival groups see Iraqi vote as way to claim Kirkuk (AP) Posted: 01 Mar 2010 11:14 AM PST AP - Young men hurtle down dusty streets in cars, waving flags and blaring campaign slogans in a fervor that highlights this city's dangerous ethnic divisions. Arabs, Turkomen and Kurds each see Iraq's parliamentary elections as a chance to prove one thing: Kirkuk is ours.

Iraq: Key figures since the war began (AP) Posted: 01 Mar 2010 10:59 AM PST AP - October 2007: 170,000 at peak of troop buildup.

Before Iraq election, Arab and Kurd tensions soar in the north (The Christian Science Monitor) Posted: 01 Mar 2010 10:59 AM PST The Christian Science Monitor - In a sign of heightened Arab-Kurd tension along a disputed boundary just days from Iraq elections, the president of Iraqi Kurdistan says the governor of the adjoining Arab-majority province will be arrested if he enters Kurdish-controlled areas.

Number of Iraqis killed jumps as election nears (AP) Posted: 01 Mar 2010 10:23 AM PST AP - The number of Iraqis killed in war-related violence increased by 44 percent between January and February, according to a count by The Associated Press, with civilians accounting for almost all of the casualties.

Iraq death toll spikes ahead of election (AFP) Posted: 01 Mar 2010 07:35 AM PST AFP - The number of Iraqis killed in February almost doubled month on month, official figures showed on Monday, just days ahead of a March 7 general election which Al-Qaeda has threatened to disrupt.

Iraq VP slams corruption, urges a vote for 'change' (AFP) Posted: 01 Mar 2010 06:53 AM PST AFP - Iraq's Vice President Tareq al-Hashemi has warned that corruption and sectarian divisions were rife in his country but the March 7 general election was an opportunity to turn things around.

Iraqi death toll rises markedly in February (AFP) Posted: 01 Mar 2010 05:15 AM PST AFP - The number of Iraqis killed in violence last month was nearly double the toll for January, authorities said Monday, just days before voters go to the polls in nationwide parliamentary elections.

Iraq's Maliki sees coalition with Shi'ite rivals (Reuters) Posted: 28 Feb 2010 10:32 PM PST Reuters - Iraqi Prime Minister Nuri al-Maliki acknowledged on Sunday that he would probably need partners to gain a majority after the election on March 7, and said he was ready to join with Kurdish or other Shi'ite groups.

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