Yahoo! News: Iraq

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• Bombs kill 69 in Iraq's deadliest day this year (AP)
• Dismissed murder conviction setback for military (AP)
• Vet gets prison for faking paralysis to avoid Iraq (AP)
• Some of the recent attacks in Iraq (AP)
• 58 dead as bombs sow mayhem in Iraq (AFP)
• US clears 2nd Navy SEAL in Iraqi abuse case (AP)
• Iraq says 'secret prison' closed over a week ago (AFP)
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• Baghdad bombings show Al Qaeda in Iraq still intent on sectarian violence (The Christian Science Monitor)
• Obama briefed on Iraq bomb attacks (AFP)
• Iraq Christians defy threats to erect Rio-like Jesus statue (AFP)
• Iraq voters face long wait for new government as Maliki, others jockey for power (The Christian Science Monitor)
• Iraq closes secret prison, arrests 3 officers (Reuters)
• Bombs kill 64 in Iraq after al Qaeda deaths (Reuters)
• At least 50 dead in Baghdad attacks (AFP)
• US soldier dies of non-combat injuries in Baghdad (AP)
• 2 Americans jailed in Iran reported in poor health (AP)
• Court dismisses murder conviction of Calif. marine (AP)

Bombs kill 69 in Iraq's deadliest day this year (AP) Posted: 23 Apr 2010 06:13 PM PDT AP - The bloodiest day of the year in Iraq left at least 69 people dead in a series of bombings in mainly Shiite areas Friday — concerted attacks seen as demonstrating the resilience of the Sunni-led insurgency after the slaying of two al-Qaida leaders last weekend.

Dismissed murder conviction setback for military (AP) Posted: 23 Apr 2010 04:07 PM PDT AP - The overturning of a Marine's murder conviction on a judicial mistake is a stinging setback for the government and comes after a string of defeats in its prosecution of U.S. troops accused of killing unarmed Iraqis.

Vet gets prison for faking paralysis to avoid Iraq (AP) Posted: 23 Apr 2010 03:44 PM PDT AP - A military veteran who claimed a rollover wreck left him paralyzed collected hundreds of thousands of dollars in taxpayer benefits and was kept stateside when his Army unit shipped off to Iraq. Yet doctors could never pinpoint why he couldn't use his legs.

Some of the recent attacks in Iraq (AP) Posted: 23 Apr 2010 01:21 PM PDT AP - A look at recent major attacks in Iraq:

58 dead as bombs sow mayhem in Iraq (AFP) Posted: 23 Apr 2010 01:00 PM PDT AFP - A wave of attacks across Iraq including five car bombs, three as prayers finished at Shiite mosques in Baghdad, killed 58 people on Friday just days after the government said Al-Qaeda was on the run.

US clears 2nd Navy SEAL in Iraqi abuse case (AP) Posted: 23 Apr 2010 12:54 PM PDT AP - A U.S. military judge on Friday cleared a Navy SEAL of any wrongdoing in the alleged beating of an Iraqi prisoner suspected of masterminding the grisly 2004 killings of four American contractors.

Iraq says 'secret prison' closed over a week ago (AFP) Posted: 23 Apr 2010 11:44 AM PDT AFP - A "secret prison" in Baghdad where Sunni detainees were reportedly tortured and which has caused alarm for Iraq's prime minister was shut more than a week ago, a government official said on Friday.

(AP) Posted: 23 Apr 2010 11:11 AM PDT AP - US judge clears second Navy SEAL in Iraqi abuse case linked to 2004 Blackwater killings.

Baghdad bombings show Al Qaeda in Iraq still intent on sectarian violence (The Christian Science Monitor) Posted: 23 Apr 2010 11:06 AM PDT The Christian Science Monitor - Coordinated attacks near the main office of Shiite cleric Moqtada al-Sadr and a series of explosions at Shiite mosques during Friday prayers killed more than 50 people and wounded almost 200. These were the worst attacks in Iraq since elections in early March.

Obama briefed on Iraq bomb attacks (AFP) Posted: 23 Apr 2010 10:31 AM PDT AFP - US President Barack Obama was briefed Friday on the latest bloodshed in Iraq, where a wave of attacks, including five car bombs, killed 58 people and wounded dozens more.

Iraq Christians defy threats to erect Rio-like Jesus statue (AFP) Posted: 23 Apr 2010 08:56 AM PDT AFP - The Christians of northern Iraq have chosen to defy mounting attacks by extremists by erecting a statue of Jesus modelled on the giant Christ the Redeemer in Rio de Janeiro.

Iraq voters face long wait for new government as Maliki, others jockey for power (The Christian Science Monitor) Posted: 23 Apr 2010 08:08 AM PDT The Christian Science Monitor - After a historic election in early March, Iraq’s new government is still months from formation as political leaders jockey for position in a race that appears to have little to do with voters.

Iraq closes secret prison, arrests 3 officers (Reuters) Posted: 23 Apr 2010 07:39 AM PDT Reuters - Iraqi authorities have closed down a secret prison where over 400 mainly Sunni prisoners were held without trial, and arrested three officers of the military unit that ran it, an official said on Friday.

Bombs kill 64 in Iraq after al Qaeda deaths (Reuters) Posted: 23 Apr 2010 07:26 AM PDT Reuters - A series of bombs targeting Shi'ite areas rocked Baghdad Friday, killing at least 56 people in an apparent backlash after Iraq touted a series of blows against a weakened al Qaeda-led insurgency.

At least 50 dead in Baghdad attacks (AFP) Posted: 23 Apr 2010 06:51 AM PDT AFP - At least 50 people were killed in a series of car bombings on Friday near Shiite mosques and markets in Baghdad, an interior ministry official told AFP.

US soldier dies of non-combat injuries in Baghdad (AP) Posted: 22 Apr 2010 11:50 PM PDT AP - The U.S. military in Iraq says an American soldier has died of injuries that were not a result of combat.

2 Americans jailed in Iran reported in poor health (AP) Posted: 22 Apr 2010 09:16 PM PDT AP - Two of three American hikers jailed in Iran for nearly nine months are in poor health and told Swiss diplomats â€" their first outside visitors since October â€" that they were considering a hunger strike, their mothers said late Thursday.

Court dismisses murder conviction of Calif. marine (AP) Posted: 22 Apr 2010 09:05 PM PDT AP - A military appeals court Thursday threw out the murder conviction of a Marine serving time for the kidnapping and slaying of an Iraqi man, one of the biggest criminal cases against U.S. troops to come out of the Iraqi war.

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