Yahoo! News: Iraq

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• Sadrists expect big role in new Iraq government (AP)
• US: Special forces operations down by half in Iraq (AP)
• Iraq monthly toll lowest in a year (AFP)
• UK agreed to shield U.S. interests in Iraq probe: WiKiLeaks (Reuters)
• Navy Cmdr dad surprises son after year in Baghdad (AP)

Sadrists expect big role in new Iraq government (AP) Posted: 01 Dec 2010 11:35 AM PST AP - The Shiite Sadrist movement was the key bloc that assured Prime Minister Nouri al-Maliki's re-election, and now the fiercely anti-U.S. fundamentalist group wants its cut in return: A bigger role in Iraq's new government. Already, it has gotten bolder on the ground.

US: Special forces operations down by half in Iraq (AP) Posted: 01 Dec 2010 11:25 AM PST AP - Elite counterterrorism units in Iraq are running half as many operations this year as they have annually since 2008, in part because of a nationwide drop in violence, senior U.S. military officials said Wednesday.

Iraq monthly toll lowest in a year (AFP) Posted: 01 Dec 2010 04:03 AM PST AFP - The number of people killed in violence in Iraq last month was the lowest in a year for the second month running, government figures showed Wednesday.

UK agreed to shield U.S. interests in Iraq probe: WiKiLeaks (Reuters) Posted: 01 Dec 2010 03:22 AM PST Reuters - Britain's government gave secret assurances to Washington it would limit the scope of an inquiry into the Iraq war to protect U.S. interests, according to diplomatic messages leaked by a whistle-blowing website.

Navy Cmdr dad surprises son after year in Baghdad (AP) Posted: 30 Nov 2010 05:56 PM PST AP - A 7-year-old California boy has gotten the best early Christmas present ever.

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