Yahoo! News: Iraq

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• US mission will be safe after Iraq withdrawal: officials (AFP)
• Woman: No attempt to stop before hitting daughter (AP)
• Lawmakers warn administration of cuts in Iraq aid (AP)
• Double bombing kills 8 in western Iraq (AP)
• Twin attacks rock west Iraq, 12 dead nationwide (AFP)
• Three bombs kill at least six in Iraq's Ramadi (Reuters)
• Twin Iraq attacks kill 8 in west (AFP)
• US memo: Iraqi PM said Iran, Syria armed militants (AP)
• Three shot as Iraqis protest power, food shortages (Reuters)
• Iraqi PM 'accused Iran, Syria of arming fighters' (AFP)
• Jordanian stole $250,000 from US in Iraq: court (AFP)
• Embassy worker in Baghdad convicted of $250K theft (AP)
• Rumsfeld defends handling of Iraq war in new book (Reuters)
• Rumsfeld, Still Defiant (The Daily Beast)

US mission will be safe after Iraq withdrawal: officials (AFP) Posted: 03 Feb 2011 04:36 PM PST AFP - The US envoy to Baghdad and the senior US commander in Iraq assured skeptical lawmakers Thursday that the US diplomatic mission there will be well protected after US troops withdraw in late 2011.

Woman: No attempt to stop before hitting daughter (AP) Posted: 03 Feb 2011 04:35 PM PST AP - A woman who survived being run over by a Jeep driven by an Iraqi immigrant testified in his murder trial Thursday that he ignored her screams for him to stop as he sped across a parking lot toward her and the man's daughter.

Lawmakers warn administration of cuts in Iraq aid (AP) Posted: 03 Feb 2011 04:16 PM PST AP - The Obama administration needs to make a compelling case for investing billions more taxpayer dollars in Iraq as the nearly 8-year-old conflict recedes from the public's mind and the remaining 50,000 U.S. troops leave by year's end, top Senate Republicans and Democrats warned military and diplomatic officials on Thursday.

Double bombing kills 8 in western Iraq (AP) Posted: 03 Feb 2011 11:03 AM PST AP - A suicide bomber blew himself up Thursday evening in a crowd of people rushing to help victims from a blast minutes earlier, killing eight policemen and wounding 20 bystanders, authorities said.

Twin attacks rock west Iraq, 12 dead nationwide (AFP) Posted: 03 Feb 2011 10:54 AM PST AFP - A car bomb followed by a suicide attack on Thursday in the western Iraqi city of Ramadi killed at least eight people, including five policemen, as part of nationwide violence that left 12 dead.

Three bombs kill at least six in Iraq's Ramadi (Reuters) Posted: 03 Feb 2011 10:39 AM PST Reuters - Three bombs killed at least six people and wounded 12 more in the Iraq's western city of Ramadi, a local government official said Thursday.

Twin Iraq attacks kill 8 in west (AFP) Posted: 03 Feb 2011 09:36 AM PST AFP - A car bomb followed by a suicide attack on Thursday in the mostly Sunni Arab western Iraqi city of Ramadi killed at least eight people, including five policemen, police and a doctor said.

US memo: Iraqi PM said Iran, Syria armed militants (AP) Posted: 03 Feb 2011 08:39 AM PST AP - A leaked U.S. diplomatic cable said Prime Minister Nouri al-Maliki accused Iran and Syria of arming insurgents in September 2009 — a charge that would add weight to American claims that the neighboring countries were launching pads for violence in Iraq.

Three shot as Iraqis protest power, food shortages (Reuters) Posted: 03 Feb 2011 06:26 AM PST Reuters - Iraqi police opened fire on Thursday to disperse hundreds of angry residents protesting against shortages of power, water and other services near the southern city of Diwaniya, wounding three, officials said.

Iraqi PM 'accused Iran, Syria of arming fighters' (AFP) Posted: 03 Feb 2011 04:45 AM PST AFP - Prime Minister Nuri al-Maliki told US diplomats in 2009 that neighbouring Iran and Syria were providing weapons to insurgent groups within Iraq, a leaked document showed on Thursday.

Jordanian stole $250,000 from US in Iraq: court (AFP) Posted: 03 Feb 2011 04:37 AM PST AFP - A jury has convicted a Jordanian man who worked for the US Embassy in Baghdad of stealing almost $250,000 from the mission, the Department of Justice announced.

Embassy worker in Baghdad convicted of $250K theft (AP) Posted: 03 Feb 2011 12:25 AM PST AP - A Jordanian citizen hired by the State Department to work at the U.S. Embassy in Baghdad has been convicted of stealing nearly $250,000 in U.S. government funds.

Rumsfeld defends handling of Iraq war in new book (Reuters) Posted: 02 Feb 2011 07:31 PM PST Reuters - Former Defense Secretary Donald Rumsfeld concludes in his new autobiography that the war in Iraq has been worth the cost and remains largely unapologetic about his handling of the conflict, The Washington Post reported on Wednesday.

Rumsfeld, Still Defiant (The Daily Beast) Posted: 02 Feb 2011 05:11 PM PST The Daily Beast - Bush's Defense secretary chides Colin Powell, says he would have gone into Iraq even if he'd known Saddam had no WMDs—and discusses his son's drug problem. Howard Kurtz speed-reads Rummy's new memoir. Plus, lighter anecdotes from Rumsfeld's memoir, including his unromantic proposal and his take on Hurricane Katrina.

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