Yahoo! News: Iraq

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• 'Months' before Iraq government, says US general (AFP)
• US Iraq commander likes 'Hurt Locker' (AFP)
• US military: 2 soldiers die in Iraq in accident (AP)
• US military deaths in Iraq war at 4,382 (AP)
• Britain begins inquiry into Iraq abuse claims (AP)
• Initial results delayed, Iraq still counts ballots (AP)
• Baghdad holds key as Iraq awaits initial vote results (AFP)
• First Iraq election results to be released Wednesday (Reuters)
• After Iraq election, fragile democracy faces the real test (The Christian Science Monitor)

'Months' before Iraq government, says US general (AFP) Posted: 09 Mar 2010 05:16 PM PST AFP - The commander of US forces in Iraq has predicted it would take "a couple of months" for leaders to form a post-election government but downplayed fears of instability.

US Iraq commander likes 'Hurt Locker' (AFP) Posted: 09 Mar 2010 04:20 PM PST AFP - The commander of US troops in Iraq on Tuesday praised Oscar-winning drama "The Hurt Locker," saying that unlike some media coverage it showed the complexities on the field.

US military: 2 soldiers die in Iraq in accident (AP) Posted: 09 Mar 2010 02:28 PM PST AP - The U.S. military says two American soldiers have died in a vehicle accident in Iraq.

US military deaths in Iraq war at 4,382 (AP) Posted: 09 Mar 2010 02:05 PM PST AP - As of Tuesday, March 9, 2010, at least 4,382 members of the U.S. military had died in the Iraq war since it began in March 2003, according to an Associated Press count.

Britain begins inquiry into Iraq abuse claims (AP) Posted: 09 Mar 2010 09:44 AM PST AP - Britain opened an inquiry Tuesday into claims that its soldiers murdered and abused civilians in southern Iraq in 2004, some of the most serious allegations made against British forces over the war and occupation of the country.

Initial results delayed, Iraq still counts ballots (AP) Posted: 09 Mar 2010 09:05 AM PST AP - Iraq's election commission says ballots are still being counted in the historic parliamentary elections and backed off from an expected announcement of partial results.

Baghdad holds key as Iraq awaits initial vote results (AFP) Posted: 09 Mar 2010 08:46 AM PST AFP - Iraq awaited initial results Tuesday from polls touted as a test of its young democracy, with Baghdad holding the key as the prime minister's list and its top secular rival jockeyed for pole position.

First Iraq election results to be released Wednesday (Reuters) Posted: 09 Mar 2010 07:33 AM PST Reuters - Preliminary results from Iraq's parliamentary election will be released on Wednesday, an electoral commission official said on Tuesday.

After Iraq election, fragile democracy faces the real test (The Christian Science Monitor) Posted: 08 Mar 2010 03:08 PM PST The Christian Science Monitor - The Iraq election has shored up the country’s fragile democracy, but the months ahead are fraught with potential dangers far more worrying than the bombs that echoed through Baghdad as voters went to the polls over the weekend.

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