Yahoo! News: Iraq

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• Meeting of Shiite rivals in Iraq may signal shift (AP)
• Teenage bomber kills three in west Iraq blast (AFP)
• Iraq provincial chiefs back Maliki recount call (AFP)
• Five soldiers killed in latest attacks in Iraq (Reuters)
• Five Iraqi soldiers killed at Baghdad checkpoint (AFP)
• Iraq militants promise more attacks on U.S. troops (Reuters)
• Judge says burden is on government in Haditha case (AP)

Meeting of Shiite rivals in Iraq may signal shift (AP) Posted: 24 Mar 2010 02:30 PM PDT AP - The Iraqi prime minister held talks with a radical Shiite group he once tried to destroy in bloody street battles, both sides said Wednesday, showing his willingness to put aside animosities with some of his fiercest enemies to ensure a second term in office after a divisive election.

Teenage bomber kills three in west Iraq blast (AFP) Posted: 24 Mar 2010 09:40 AM PDT AFP - A teenage suicide bomber killed three people on Wednesday in an attack targeting a local anti-terror chief, police said, amid a spate of violence across Iraq that left 10 dead.

Iraq provincial chiefs back Maliki recount call (AFP) Posted: 24 Mar 2010 08:15 AM PDT AFP - Ten powerful local politicians, all backers of Prime Minister Nuri al-Maliki, demanded a manual recount on Wednesday from Iraq's March 7 election as hundreds of supporters took to the streets.

Five soldiers killed in latest attacks in Iraq (Reuters) Posted: 24 Mar 2010 08:02 AM PDT Reuters - Five Iraqi soldiers were shot execution-style at a checkpoint near Baghdad, authorities said on Wednesday, in the latest sign of rising tensions as Iraq prepares to release the results of the March 7 election.

Five Iraqi soldiers killed at Baghdad checkpoint (AFP) Posted: 24 Mar 2010 07:33 AM PDT AFP - Insurgents killed five Iraqi soldiers on Wednesday in an attack on a military checkpoint in south Baghdad, the army said.

Iraq militants promise more attacks on U.S. troops (Reuters) Posted: 24 Mar 2010 02:19 AM PDT Reuters - An al Qaeda-linked militant group claimed responsibility for election day bombings in Iraq and vowed to continue attacks against U.S. forces, according to an audiotape.

Judge says burden is on government in Haditha case (AP) Posted: 23 Mar 2010 08:35 PM PDT AP - A military judge indicated Tuesday that the burden is on the government to show there was no unlawful command influence in a case involving the deaths of 24 Iraqi men, women and children, a defense attorney said.

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