Yahoo! News: Iraq

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• Vice President Biden flies into Iraq (Reuters)
• Biden in Baghdad to meet Maliki: WHouse (AFP)
• Biden in Iraq for talks on US troops' exit (AP)
• Southern Ohioans Reflect on Operation Desert Storm -- 20 Years Later (ContributorNetwork)
• Two Veterans Reflect on Operation Desert Storm (ContributorNetwork)
• A Soldier Reflects on Operation Desert Storm (ContributorNetwork)
• Kuwaiti PM visits Baghdad for the first time since Gulf war (The Christian Science Monitor)
• Operation Desert Storm Timeline (ContributorNetwork)
• Copenhagen summit aims for Iraq fatwa on sectarian violence (AFP)
• Kuwaiti PM on first visit to Iraq since Gulf War (AP)
• A Kuwaiti PM in first Iraq visit since war (AFP)
• Iraq needs billions to meet growing housing shortage (Reuters)
• Beating Iraq 'very special', says Iran coach (AFP)
• Asian Cup champions Iraq licking their wounds (AFP)

Vice President Biden flies into Iraq (Reuters) Posted: 12 Jan 2011 03:45 PM PST Reuters - Vice President Joe Biden flew into Iraq Thursday for his first visit to the country since Prime Minister Nuri al-Maliki was reappointed for a second term.

Biden in Baghdad to meet Maliki: WHouse (AFP) Posted: 12 Jan 2011 02:57 PM PST AFP - US Vice President Joe Biden flew in to Baghdad on Wednesday ahead of his first meeting with Nuri al-Maliki since the Iraqi prime minister began a second term, the White House said.

Biden in Iraq for talks on US troops' exit (AP) Posted: 12 Jan 2011 02:39 PM PST AP - Vice President Joe Biden arrived in Iraq early Thursday for talks with the new government's leaders about the future of American troops in the country as they prepare to leave at year's end.

Southern Ohioans Reflect on Operation Desert Storm -- 20 Years Later (ContributorNetwork) Posted: 12 Jan 2011 01:38 PM PST ContributorNetwork - Jan. 16/17 will mark 20 years since the initial "shock and awe" airstrikes of Operation Desert Storm in the Persian Gulf. The current conflict in the same region two decades after American and allied forces attempted to remove the despot, Saddam Hussein, from power prompts memories and still raw emotions of the military action. Here is what residents of the Chillicothe area in southern Ohio are thinking as the anniversary approaches.

Two Veterans Reflect on Operation Desert Storm (ContributorNetwork) Posted: 12 Jan 2011 01:38 PM PST ContributorNetwork - On Jan. 16/17, 1991, American forces launched air and missile attacks on Iraqi and Kuwaiti targets, signifying the beginning of Operation Desert Storm. To commemorate the 20th anniversary, I spoke with veterans Frank Molinario (U.S. Air Force) and Joseph Chapman (U.S. Army), about their reflections on the war. Molinario served as a loadmaster on C-141B aircraft (airman) during Operation Desert Storm and is now a human resources generalist in Hobart, N.Y. Chapman was a wrecker specialist and quick reaction team leader (private second class) and continues to serve as an Army staff sergeant at Fort Drum, N.Y.

A Soldier Reflects on Operation Desert Storm (ContributorNetwork) Posted: 12 Jan 2011 01:24 PM PST ContributorNetwork - The start of the first Gulf War reaches its 20th anniversary on Jan. 16/17. The impetus for this war began with Saddam Hussein's accusation of Kuwait for overproducing and stealing oil. This led to Iraq's invasion of Kuwait and involvement of the United States. Lou Windsor, 23-year Air Force veteran, now retired from the service, was there from beginning to end. Currently a project manager for Global Client Services at Verizon Business in Huntsville, Ala., Windsor looks back and reflects on Operation Desert Storm and his military career.

Kuwaiti PM visits Baghdad for the first time since Gulf war (The Christian Science Monitor) Posted: 12 Jan 2011 12:57 PM PST The Christian Science Monitor - Iraq rolled out the red carpet on Wednesday for a historic visit by the Kuwaiti prime minister, the first high-level Kuwaiti official to travel to Baghdad since Saddam Hussein’s regime invaded the neighboring emirate two decades ago.

Operation Desert Storm Timeline (ContributorNetwork) Posted: 12 Jan 2011 11:56 AM PST ContributorNetwork - The 20th anniversary of the beginning of Operation Desert Storm is Jan. 16 and 17. Here is a relevant timeline to events surrounding the U.S.-led coalition that took back Kuwait from Iraqi forces.

Copenhagen summit aims for Iraq fatwa on sectarian violence (AFP) Posted: 12 Jan 2011 10:57 AM PST AFP - A summit gathering some of Iraq's top religious leaders in Copenhagen this week is hoped to result in a joint decree condemning violence against Christians, organisers said Wednesday.

Kuwaiti PM on first visit to Iraq since Gulf War (AP) Posted: 12 Jan 2011 09:58 AM PST AP - Iraqi officials sought Wednesday to assure Kuwait's visiting prime minister that the country is nothing like it was under Saddam Hussein, who invaded the small, neighboring kingdom two decades ago.

A Kuwaiti PM in first Iraq visit since war (AFP) Posted: 12 Jan 2011 09:54 AM PST AFP - Iraq and Kuwait agreed on Wednesday to step up efforts to resolve issues dating from Iraq's 1990 invasion of the emirate, as a Kuwaiti premier visited Baghdad for the first time since before that conflict.

Iraq needs billions to meet growing housing shortage (Reuters) Posted: 12 Jan 2011 06:11 AM PST Reuters - After another sleepless night drenched by winter rains, Nahla Kadhim spent the morning scooping water off the floor of her two-room shack in the Iraqi capital's northeastern slum of Sadr City.

Beating Iraq 'very special', says Iran coach (AFP) Posted: 12 Jan 2011 01:56 AM PST AFP - Three-times champions Iran basked in glory on Wednesday, after defeating holders and great rivals Iraq at the Asian Cup.

Asian Cup champions Iraq licking their wounds (AFP) Posted: 12 Jan 2011 12:27 AM PST AFP - Reigning champions Iraq were licking their wounds on Wednesday after going down 2-1 to great rivals Iran at the Asian Cup despite taking an early lead and having the better of the opening exchanges.

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