Yahoo! News: Iraq

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• US envoy says Iraq critical to global energy needs (AFP)
• US envoy: Iraq killings won't sway troop decision (AP)
• Iraq, Canada firm sign deal for 10 power plants (AFP)
• British journalist's Iraq kidnapper jailed 15 years (AFP)
• Iran smuggles weapons to Iraq, Afghanistan: report (AFP)

US envoy says Iraq critical to global energy needs (AFP) Posted: 02 Jul 2011 12:42 PM PDT AFP - The US ambassador in Baghdad said on Saturday that the State Department has asked for a $6.2 billion budget for Iraq in 2012, underscoring that its oil and gas reserves were critical for the world's future energy needs.

US envoy: Iraq killings won't sway troop decision (AP) Posted: 02 Jul 2011 11:49 AM PDT AP - The Obama administration is still willing to keep thousands of American troops in Iraq next year if requested, despite a series of deadly attacks on soldiers by Shiite militiamen, the U.S. ambassador in Baghdad said Saturday.

Iraq, Canada firm sign deal for 10 power plants (AFP) Posted: 02 Jul 2011 10:13 AM PDT AFP - Canadian firm Capgent signed a 1.66-billion-dollar contract with Iraq's electricity ministry on Saturday to build 10 power plants of 100 megawatts each, the ministry said.

British journalist's Iraq kidnapper jailed 15 years (AFP) Posted: 02 Jul 2011 06:45 AM PDT AFP - An Iraqi court handed down a 15-year jail term on Saturday to a man it convicted of taking part in the abduction of a British journalist in 2008, a judiciary spokesman said.

Iran smuggles weapons to Iraq, Afghanistan: report (AFP) Posted: 01 Jul 2011 09:05 PM PDT AFP - The Iranian military smuggled new deadly munitions to its allies in Iraq and Afghanistan in recent months in order to accelerate the US withdrawals from these countries, The Wall Street Journal reported

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