Yahoo! News: Iraq

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• US drawdown from Iraq gathers pace (AFP)
• Iraq rivals mull meeting to bring premiership row to a head (AFP)
• Iraq shrine city to get ultra-modern monorail (AFP)

US drawdown from Iraq gathers pace (AFP) Posted: 27 Jun 2010 04:52 PM PDT AFP - The withdrawal of American combat troops and equipment from Iraq is 60 percent complete two months ahead of a deadline that will serve as a precursor for a complete US military pullout.

Iraq rivals mull meeting to bring premiership row to a head (AFP) Posted: 27 Jun 2010 02:57 PM PDT AFP - Iraq's rivals for the premiership, incumbent Nuri al-Maliki and former premier Iyad Allawi, are mulling meeting face to face in a bid to resolve a row that has stalled coalition talks for months, aides said on Sunday.

Iraq shrine city to get ultra-modern monorail (AFP) Posted: 27 Jun 2010 04:36 AM PDT AFP - The Iraqi shrine city of Najaf, whose mediaeval-style alleyways host millions of Shiite pilgrims every year, has signed a deal for a monorail to rival that of ultra-modern Dubai, a provincial official said on Sunday.

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