Yahoo! News: Iraq

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• Senate report says Iraq is at critical juncture (AP)
• U.S. ambassador warns against "gutting" Iraq mission (Reuters)
• Iraqi government faces new prisoner abuse claims (AP)
• Report: Secret prison in Iraq raises fresh concerns over torture (The Christian Science Monitor)
• US envoy seeks means to 'finish the job' in Iraq (AFP)
• Iraqi central bank says assured of independence (Reuters)
• Iraq operating 'secret prison': Human Rights Watch (AFP)
• Iran returns remains of 38 Iraqi soldiers (AP)
• Iraq, Kuwait set up 'channels' for fishing dispute (AFP)
• 6 vie to becomes next chief of UN Food Agency (AP)
• Senate report says Iraq is at critical juncture (AP)
• Iraq war casualties rise in January (Reuters)
• January Iraq death toll highest in four months (AFP)

Senate report says Iraq is at critical juncture (AP) Posted: 01 Feb 2011 03:22 PM PST AP - American diplomats and other mission employees may not be safe in Iraq if the U.S. military withdraws its remaining 50,000 troops and leaves the volatile country at the end of the year as planned, according to a new Senate report released Tuesday.

U.S. ambassador warns against "gutting" Iraq mission (Reuters) Posted: 01 Feb 2011 02:49 PM PST Reuters - The U.S. ambassador to Iraq urged Congress on Tuesday not to "gut" the post-war diplomatic presence in Iraq after a Senate committee report urged Washington to consider reducing its massive civilian presence there for security reasons.

Iraqi government faces new prisoner abuse claims (AP) Posted: 01 Feb 2011 12:05 PM PST AP - Elite Iraqi troops controlled by Prime Minister Nouri al-Maliki's office are holding prisoners at a secret jail and torturing inmates at another facility, Human Rights Watch said Tuesday.

Report: Secret prison in Iraq raises fresh concerns over torture (The Christian Science Monitor) Posted: 01 Feb 2011 11:04 AM PST The Christian Science Monitor - Security forces under the control of Iraqi Prime Minister Nouri al-Maliki are operating a secret prison filled with detainees who were transferred from a facility where widespread torture was uncovered last year, according to Human Rights Watch (HRW).

US envoy seeks means to 'finish the job' in Iraq (AFP) Posted: 01 Feb 2011 11:04 AM PST AFP - The US ambassador in Baghdad, James Jeffrey, on Tuesday urged the Senate for the means to "finish the job" in Iraq after the complete withdrawal of American troops at the end of the year.

Iraqi central bank says assured of independence (Reuters) Posted: 01 Feb 2011 09:32 AM PST Reuters - The head of Iraq's central bank said on Tuesday he was not worried the bank's independence may be compromised by a court ruling placing it under the cabinet, despite having warned Iraq's overseas assets could be at risk.

Iraq operating 'secret prison': Human Rights Watch (AFP) Posted: 01 Feb 2011 08:31 AM PST AFP - Security forces linked to Iraqi premier Nuri al-Maliki are operating a "secret detention site" and elite teams are torturing detainees at a separate facility, Human Rights Watch charged on Tuesday.

Iran returns remains of 38 Iraqi soldiers (AP) Posted: 01 Feb 2011 08:11 AM PST AP - An Iraqi government official says Iran has handed over the remains of 38 Iraqi soldiers killed during the 1980s war between the two nations.

Iraq, Kuwait set up 'channels' for fishing dispute (AFP) Posted: 01 Feb 2011 08:08 AM PST AFP - Iraq and Kuwait have agreed on ways to resolve disputes that arise when Iraqi fishermen enter what Kuwait alleges are its territorial waters, Baghdad's government spokesman said on Tuesday.

6 vie to becomes next chief of UN Food Agency (AP) Posted: 01 Feb 2011 05:39 AM PST AP - Six candidates are vying to become the new chief of the U.N.'s Food and Agriculture Organization, including a former EU commissioner, a former Iraqi minister and Spain's former foreign minister.

Senate report says Iraq is at critical juncture (AP) Posted: 01 Feb 2011 04:59 AM PST AP - American diplomats and other mission employees may not be safe in Iraq if the U.S. military leaves the volatile country at the end of the year as planned, according to a new report released Tuesday.

Iraq war casualties rise in January (Reuters) Posted: 01 Feb 2011 12:52 AM PST Reuters - The number of civilians, police and soldiers killed in violence in Iraq climbed sharply in January as militants launched a new wave of attacks, according to government statistics released on Tuesday.

January Iraq death toll highest in four months (AFP) Posted: 01 Feb 2011 12:39 AM PST AFP - More Iraqis were killed in attacks in January than any month since September, figures released Tuesday showed, after a surge in violence over a two week period shattered a relative calm in the country.

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