Yahoo! News: Iraq

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• Marine's defense lawyer steps down in Iraq case (AP)
• Human Rights 'important' in US-Iraq relations: US (AFP)
• Thousands held without trial in Iraq: Amnesty (AFP)
• Iraq, US dispute Amnesty prison abuse claims (AFP)
• Iraq combat over but U.S. troops still in danger (Reuters)

Marine's defense lawyer steps down in Iraq case (AP) Posted: 13 Sep 2010 05:32 PM PDT AP - A major Iraqi war crimes case that has dragged on for five years hit another snag Monday when a military judge excused one of the attorneys for a Marine sergeant whose squad was charged with killing 24 Iraqis.

Human Rights 'important' in US-Iraq relations: US (AFP) Posted: 13 Sep 2010 03:10 PM PDT AFP - Respect for human rights is an important issue in relations between Washington and Baghdad, the US State Department said Monday after a rights group issued a report on rampant abuse in Iraqi prisons.

Thousands held without trial in Iraq: Amnesty (AFP) Posted: 13 Sep 2010 06:22 AM PDT AFP - Tens of thousands of detainees are being held without trial in Iraqi prisons and face violent and psychological abuse as well as other forms of mistreatment, Amnesty International said on Monday.

Iraq, US dispute Amnesty prison abuse claims (AFP) Posted: 13 Sep 2010 04:01 AM PDT AFP - Iraq and the US military both disputed claims made by Amnesty International on Monday of torture and ill treatment in Iraqi prisons, saying the country's jails abided by international standards.

Iraq combat over but U.S. troops still in danger (Reuters) Posted: 13 Sep 2010 03:39 AM PDT Reuters - U.S. Staff Sergeant Kendrick Manuel swung his rifle over his shoulder and grumbled about being viewed as a "non-combat" soldier in Iraq.

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