Yahoo! News: Iraq

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• Blair set for second grilling on Iraq War (Reuters)
• 50 dead in Iraq as suicide blasts rock holy city (AFP)
• Car bombs kill 51 in attack on Iraqi pilgrims (AP)
• Bombers kill 45 Iraqi pilgrims in new wave of attacks (Reuters)
• Iraq troop withdrawal on schedule despite attacks: US (AFP)
• A look at recent major attacks in Iraq (AP)
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• At least 45 dead in twin Iraq car bombs (AFP)
• Iraq football victory sparks joy on Baghdad streets (AFP)

Blair set for second grilling on Iraq War (Reuters) Posted: 20 Jan 2011 04:28 PM PST Reuters - Former Prime Minister Tony Blair will appear Friday before an inquiry into the Iraq War for a second public grilling to clarify earlier evidence detailing his reasons for joining the controversial invasion.

50 dead in Iraq as suicide blasts rock holy city (AFP) Posted: 20 Jan 2011 11:29 AM PST AFP - A spate of blasts across Iraq on Thursday killed at least 50 people, most of them in twin suicide car bombings in the Shiite Muslim holy city of Karbala, the third major attack in as many days.

Car bombs kill 51 in attack on Iraqi pilgrims (AP) Posted: 20 Jan 2011 11:13 AM PST AP - Three suicide car bombers struck Shiite pilgrims south of Baghdad on Thursday, killing at least 51 people and wounding more than 180 in a third straight day of attacks across Iraq.

Bombers kill 45 Iraqi pilgrims in new wave of attacks (Reuters) Posted: 20 Jan 2011 10:41 AM PST Reuters - Bombers killed at least 45 Shi'ite pilgrims in Iraq on Wednesday and also struck police for a third day in a row, in a wave of violence posing a challenge to Iraqi security forces as U.S. troops prepare to withdraw.

Iraq troop withdrawal on schedule despite attacks: US (AFP) Posted: 20 Jan 2011 10:23 AM PST AFP - The United States is on track to complete withdrawal of its troops by the end of 2011, despite recent violent attacks which seem calculated to disrupt that timetable, a Pentagon spokesman said Thursday.

A look at recent major attacks in Iraq (AP) Posted: 20 Jan 2011 06:27 AM PST AP - A look at recent major attacks in Iraq:

(AP) Posted: 20 Jan 2011 05:21 AM PST AP - Officials: Death toll rises to 50 in bombings at checkpoints along Iraqi pilgrims' route.

At least 45 dead in twin Iraq car bombs (AFP) Posted: 20 Jan 2011 05:15 AM PST AFP - Two suicide bombers detonated vehicles packed with explosives on the outskirts of the holy Shiite shrine city of Karbala on Thursday killing at least 45 people, a top official said.

Iraq football victory sparks joy on Baghdad streets (AFP) Posted: 20 Jan 2011 04:05 AM PST AFP - Iraq's qualification for the quarter-finals of the Asia Cup sparked hope of a repeat of its 2007 success, after jubilant fans lit up the Baghdad night sky with fireworks and bullets.

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