Yahoo! News: Iraq

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• Al Qaeda killings show growing competence of Iraqi Army (The Christian Science Monitor)
• Top al-Qaida leaders killed in Iraq, US says (AP)
• Biden hails 'devastating blows' to Al-Qaeda in Iraq (AFP)
• Baghdad recount throws Iraq election wide open (AFP)
• U.S., Iraqi officials claim major victory against al Qaida in Iraq (McClatchy Newspapers)
• Baghdad recount could change Iraq election results (AP)
• Al-Qaeda commanders killed in Iraq (AFP)
• Al Qaeda's two top Iraq leaders killed in raid (Reuters)
• Iraq election: Can Maliki win with a Baghdad recount? (The Christian Science Monitor)
• Biden hails killing of 2 al-Qaida figures in Iraq (AP)
• Iraq announces deaths of two senior Al Qaeda leaders (The Christian Science Monitor)
• Iraqi panel orders vote recount in Baghdad (Reuters)
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• US soldier dies in non-combat incident in Iraq (AP)
• Iraq election panel orders recount of Baghdad votes (AFP)

Al Qaeda killings show growing competence of Iraqi Army (The Christian Science Monitor) Posted: 19 Apr 2010 02:21 PM PDT The Christian Science Monitor - The US is heralding the killing of two top al-Qaeda leaders in Iraq as a reflection of just how mature Iraqi security forces - including the Iraqi Army - are becoming, suggesting the incident could be hugely significant to the future security of Iraq. But some experts are still taking a wait-and-see approach.

Top al-Qaida leaders killed in Iraq, US says (AP) Posted: 19 Apr 2010 02:19 PM PDT AP - The U.S. and Iraq claimed a major victory against al-Qaida on Monday, saying their forces killed the terror group's two top figures in this country in an air and ground assault on their safehouse near Saddam Hussein's hometown.

Biden hails 'devastating blows' to Al-Qaeda in Iraq (AFP) Posted: 19 Apr 2010 01:43 PM PDT AFP - US Vice President Joe Biden said Monday that Al-Qaeda had suffered potentially "devastating blows" with the killings of its top leaders in Iraq.

Baghdad recount throws Iraq election wide open (AFP) Posted: 19 Apr 2010 12:55 PM PDT AFP - The battle to form an Iraqi government was thrown wide open Monday after it was ordered that ballots cast in Baghdad be manually recounted, in a surprise move that could affect who leads the country.

U.S., Iraqi officials claim major victory against al Qaida in Iraq (McClatchy Newspapers) Posted: 19 Apr 2010 12:45 PM PDT McClatchy Newspapers - BAGHDAD — Iraqi and U.S. security forces said Monday that they'd killed the two top leaders of al Qaida in Iraq in what the American military said could be the most significant blow to the militant Sunni Muslim organization since it was formed.

Baghdad recount could change Iraq election results (AP) Posted: 19 Apr 2010 12:31 PM PDT AP - An Iraqi court on Monday ordered a recount of more than 2.5 million votes cast in Baghdad during the March 7 parliamentary election, a decision that could tilt the results in favor of Prime Minister Nouri al-Maliki and inflame sectarian tensions after what has already been a contentious election.

Al-Qaeda commanders killed in Iraq (AFP) Posted: 19 Apr 2010 12:31 PM PDT AFP - Al-Qaeda's top two commanders in Iraq have been killed in a joint US-Iraqi military raid north of Baghdad, dealing Osama bin Laden's global terror network a major blow, American leaders said Monday.

Al Qaeda's two top Iraq leaders killed in raid (Reuters) Posted: 19 Apr 2010 11:56 AM PDT Reuters - Al Qaeda's top two leaders in Iraq have been killed, officials said Monday, in a strike the United States called a "potentially devastating blow" but whose impact analysts said may be limited.

Iraq election: Can Maliki win with a Baghdad recount? (The Christian Science Monitor) Posted: 19 Apr 2010 11:15 AM PDT The Christian Science Monitor - An Iraqi appeals panel ordered Monday that more than 20 percent of the votes cast in national elections be manually recounted in response to complaints from Prime Minister Nouri al-Maliki’s political bloc, further placing the Iraq election results in doubt.

Biden hails killing of 2 al-Qaida figures in Iraq (AP) Posted: 19 Apr 2010 11:07 AM PDT AP - Vice President Joe Biden said Monday that the killings of the top two al-Qaida figures in Iraq are "potentially devastating" blows to the terror network there and proof that Iraqi security forces are gaining strength.

Iraq announces deaths of two senior Al Qaeda leaders (The Christian Science Monitor) Posted: 19 Apr 2010 09:42 AM PDT The Christian Science Monitor - Iraqi and US security forces believe they have killed the two senior leaders of Al Qaeda in Iraq in what the American military said could be the most significant blow to the organization since it was formed.

Iraqi panel orders vote recount in Baghdad (Reuters) Posted: 19 Apr 2010 09:22 AM PDT Reuters - An Iraqi election review panel on Monday ordered a recount of votes cast in Baghdad in the March 7 election, raising the prospect of a change in results that gave a cross-sectarian group backed by Sunnis a slim lead.

(AP) Posted: 19 Apr 2010 06:45 AM PDT AP - Iraqi prime minister says US, Iraqi forces kill 2 of country's most wanted al-Qaida terrorists.

US soldier dies in non-combat incident in Iraq (AP) Posted: 19 Apr 2010 04:57 AM PDT AP - The U.S. military says an American soldier has died of non-combat related injuries in Iraq.

Iraq election panel orders recount of Baghdad votes (AFP) Posted: 19 Apr 2010 04:28 AM PDT AFP - An Iraqi election panel on Monday ordered a manual recount of ballots for the capital Baghdad in a move that could affect who becomes the country's next prime minister, electoral officials told AFP.

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