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Yahoo! News: Iraq

Bomb plot against ministries in Baghdad thwarted (AP)

Posted: 12 Jan 2010 05:17 PM PST

An Iraqi police officer uses a scanner device to inspect a car at checkpoint in central Baghdad, Iraq, Tuesday, Jan. 12, 2010. Iraqi security forces locked down parts of Baghdad Tuesday and were searching neighborhoods in what appeared to be a wide-ranging operation across the city. (AP Photo/Karim Kadim)AP - Iraqi forces seized a large cache of explosives and arrested suspected insurgents allegedly planning to target government ministries Tuesday, in a crackdown across the capital that brought parts of the city to a standstill.

US military deaths in Iraq war at 4,373 (AP)

Posted: 12 Jan 2010 04:27 PM PST

AP - As of Tuesday, Jan. 12, 2010, at least 4,373 members of the U.S. military had died in the Iraq war since it began in March 2003, according to an Associated Press count.

Aide to ex-British PM denies 'sexing up' Iraq dossier (AFP)

Posted: 12 Jan 2010 03:50 PM PST

British soldiers take cover as they advance towards central Basra, 2003. Tony Blair's former chief spin doctor Alastair Campbell fiercely denied AFP - Tony Blair's former chief spin doctor Alastair Campbell fiercely denied Tuesday "sexing up" a dossier which claimed Iraq could launch chemical or biological weapons within 45 minutes ahead of the 2003 war.

Army officer charged with smuggling cash from Iraq (AP)

Posted: 12 Jan 2010 11:34 AM PST

AP - A grand jury in Tennessee has indicted an Army officer on federal charges of smuggling more than $100,000 out of Iraq.

Terrorist attack averted in Iraq, says Iraqi general (The Christian Science Monitor)

Posted: 12 Jan 2010 11:05 AM PST

The Christian Science Monitor - Iraqi forces arrested suspected insurgents and seized a huge cache of explosives Tuesday, in a crackdown across the capital that brought parts of the city to a standstill.

Ex-UK communications chief: Be proud of Iraq war (AP)

Posted: 12 Jan 2010 10:32 AM PST

Former British Prime Minister Tony Blair's communications chief Alastair Campbell speaks at a hearing of the Iraq Inquiry in this image taken from TV in London Tuesday Jan. 12, 2010. Campbell told the inquiry that he was not the primary figure setting policy in government ahead of preparations for the 2003 invasion of Iraq. (AP Photo/PA)AP - Spinmaster Alastair Campbell told the Iraq Inquiry on Tuesday that former Prime Minister Tony Blair's team has nothing to apologize for even though the dossier it used to convince the British public to go to war with Iraq was riddled with faulty intelligence.

Arrests, explosives seized as Baghdad car bombs foiled (AFP)

Posted: 12 Jan 2010 10:14 AM PST

A taxi drives past Iraqi commando soldiers at a checkpoint in central Baghdad. Iraqi security forces foiled a series of car bombings in Baghdad on Tuesday after a massive security operation led to dozens of arrests and a large quantity of explosives being seized, officials said.(AFP/Ahmad al-Rubaye)AFP - Iraqi security forces foiled a series of car bombings in Baghdad on Tuesday after a massive security operation led to dozens of arrests and a large quantity of explosives being seized, officials said.

2003 Iraq invasion was illegitimate: Dutch probe (AFP)

Posted: 12 Jan 2010 10:09 AM PST

A statue of Iraqi President Saddam Hussein stands at the al-Fardous square as smoke billows from burning trenches filled with oil in Baghdad in March 2003. The 2003 US-led invasion of Iraq lacked legitimacy under international law, an independent commission probing Dutch political support for the still controversial war said Tuesday.(AFP/File/Karim Sahib)AFP - The 2003 US-led invasion of Iraq lacked legitimacy under international law, an independent commission probing Dutch political support for the still controversial war said Tuesday.

Blair said would back U.S. if Iraq diplomacy failed (Reuters)

Posted: 12 Jan 2010 09:00 AM PST

Reuters - LONDON (Reuters)- Prime Minister Tony Blair told U.S. President George W. Bush in 2002 that Britain would back military action if diplomatic efforts to disarm Iraq's Saddam Hussein failed, his former communications chief said on Tuesday.

Iraq invasion in 2003 was illegitimate: Dutch probe (AFP)

Posted: 12 Jan 2010 08:32 AM PST

A statue of Iraqi President Saddam Hussein stands at the al-Fardous square as smoke billows from burning trenches filled with oil in Baghdad in March 2003. The 2003 US-led invasion of Iraq lacked legitimacy under international law, an independent commission probing Dutch political support for the still controversial war said Tuesday.(AFP/File/Karim Sahib)AFP - The 2003 US-led invasion of Iraq lacked legitimacy under international law, an independent commission probing Dutch political support for the still controversial war said on Tuesday.

Lufthansa plans flights to Iraq from mid-2010 (AFP)

Posted: 12 Jan 2010 08:13 AM PST

German flag carrier Lufthansa has said it is looking into the possibility of operating commercial flights to Iraq from its hubs in Frankfurt and Munich later this year.(AFP/File/Karen Bleier)AFP - German flag carrier Lufthansa said on Tuesday it was looking into the possibility of operating commercial flights to Iraq from its hubs in Frankfurt and Munich later this year.

Iraq invasion had no legal backing: Dutch report (Reuters)

Posted: 12 Jan 2010 06:57 AM PST

Reuters - The Dutch government supported an invasion of Iraq that had no legal backing and did not fully inform parliament about its plans in the run-up to the conflict, a long-awaited investigation concluded on Tuesday.

Mass car bomb threats prompt Baghdad lockdown (AFP)

Posted: 12 Jan 2010 05:59 AM PST

A taxi drives past Iraqi commando soldiers at a checkpoint in central Baghdad. Iraqi security forces foiled a series of car bombings in Baghdad on Tuesday after a massive security operation led to dozens of arrests and a large quantity of explosives being seized, officials said.(AFP/Ahmad al-Rubaye)AFP - Iraqi security forces sealed off Baghdad on Tuesday after a tip-off that insurgents planned multiple car bombings in the city, highlighting concerns about violence in the run-up to general elections.

Iraq president urges lifting lawmakers' immunity (Reuters)

Posted: 12 Jan 2010 05:32 AM PST

Reuters - Iraqi President Jalal Talabani has urged parliament to lift the immunity from prosecution of some lawmakers for lauding the Saddam Hussein era, saying they were harming the political process ahead of March elections.

Iraqi forces seize explosives, arrest 25 in raids (Reuters)

Posted: 12 Jan 2010 05:12 AM PST

British soldiers take cover as they advance towards central Basra, 2003. Tony Blair's former chief spin doctor Alastair Campbell fiercely denied Reuters - Iraqi security forces on Tuesday arrested 25 people suspected of plotting attacks and imposed a temporary curfew on parts of the capital as they conducted raids and seized explosives.

Britain's Blair wanted 'peaceful' Iraq solution (AFP)

Posted: 12 Jan 2010 04:56 AM PST

A vehicle of the 1st Battalion the Royal Irish Regiment of the British Army moves across a landscape of burning oil wells and black skies as they proceed towards the Iraqi border on March 22 2003. A top aide to former British prime minister Tony Blair has insisted that his boss had wanted to deal peacefully with Saddam Hussein's regime until just before the 2003 Iraq war.(AFP/File/Wo2 Giles Penfound)AFP - A top aide to former British prime minister Tony Blair on Tuesday insisted that his boss had wanted to deal peacefully with Saddam Hussein's regime until just before the 2003 Iraq war.

Report: Dutch ignored law in supporting Iraq war (AP)

Posted: 12 Jan 2010 02:59 AM PST

AP - An independent commission charged Tuesday that the Dutch government let politics override law when it supported the 2003 U.S. invasion of Iraq, and ignored intelligence that downplayed the threat of Saddam Hussein's weapons program.

Car bomb threat prompts Baghdad security lockdown (AFP)

Posted: 12 Jan 2010 01:57 AM PST

A taxi drives past Iraqi commando soldiers at a checkpoint in central Baghdad. Iraqi security forces foiled a series of car bombings in Baghdad on Tuesday after a massive security operation led to dozens of arrests and a large quantity of explosives being seized, officials said.(AFP/Ahmad al-Rubaye)AFP - Iraqi security forces sealed off Baghdad on Tuesday after a tip-off that insurgents were planning a series of car bombings in the city, raising fears of unrest in the run-up to a general election.

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