Yahoo! News: Iraq

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• US troops help Iraqi military battle al-Qaida (AP)
• Can Iraq pay for its own security? Not yet, U.S. says (McClatchy Newspapers)
• US watchdogs say Iraq has own money for security (AP)

US troops help Iraqi military battle al-Qaida (AP) Posted: 14 Sep 2010 02:26 PM PDT AP - American troops helped Iraqi security forces battle suspected al-Qaida militants for two days north of Baghdad, deploying ground units and launching airstrikes in what appears to be the most extensive fighting since the U.S. ended combat operations in Iraq last month.

Can Iraq pay for its own security? Not yet, U.S. says (McClatchy Newspapers) Posted: 14 Sep 2010 12:56 PM PDT McClatchy Newspapers - BAGHDAD — Iraq might be running a budget surplus but that doesn't mean it should spend it, U.S. officials said Tuesday, arguing that the Iraqi government's finances are too fragile for it to pay a greater share of its security costs.

US watchdogs say Iraq has own money for security (AP) Posted: 14 Sep 2010 08:55 AM PDT AP - Congressional investigators estimate that Iraq has about $11.8 billion in surplus money available to use for its own security.

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