Yahoo! News: Iraq

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• Iraq Readies for U.S. Troop Departure (ContributorNetwork)
• The Challenges of Moving Beyond Iraq and Afghanistan (ContributorNetwork)
• US troops who have died in Iraq and Kuwait (AP)
• Hundreds of Iraqis protest lack of basic services (Reuters)
• Iraq embassy in Cairo urges Iraqis to return home (AP)
• Iraq refugees in US scrutinized for al-Qaida links (AP)

Iraq Readies for U.S. Troop Departure (ContributorNetwork) Posted: 11 Feb 2011 09:52 AM PST ContributorNetwork - Less than 11 months from now, the freely elected government of Iraq will be in charge of all functions, including security, that the Coalition Forces handled since the liberation of Iraq in 2003. Between now and then, the United States military will be handing over bases and material to the Iraqi Security Forces. With the safety of U.S. forces and Iraqis in mind, troops will be withdrawn with the goal to be finished by the deadline in the Security Agreement, Dec. 31, 2011.

The Challenges of Moving Beyond Iraq and Afghanistan (ContributorNetwork) Posted: 11 Feb 2011 09:52 AM PST ContributorNetwork - COMMENTARY | On Thursday the Director of National Intelligence, James Clapper, briefed Congress on what the National Intelligence Community (NIC) believes to be the top threats to the United States over the coming year.

US troops who have died in Iraq and Kuwait (AP) Posted: 11 Feb 2011 07:51 AM PST AP - Army Sgt. Michael P. Bartley

Hundreds of Iraqis protest lack of basic services (Reuters) Posted: 11 Feb 2011 07:39 AM PST Reuters - Hundreds of Iraqis took to the streets Friday to demonstrate against a lack of basic services, the latest in a series of protests that have swept the country as turmoil rocks other parts of the Arab world.

Iraq embassy in Cairo urges Iraqis to return home (AP) Posted: 11 Feb 2011 05:23 AM PST AP - Iraq's government has offered food, financial aid and free flights home to Iraqis who had moved to Egypt to escape civil strife at home, but may now feel threatened by unrest in their host country, officials said Friday.

Iraq refugees in US scrutinized for al-Qaida links (AP) Posted: 11 Feb 2011 01:19 AM PST AP - Hundreds of refugees who sought shelter in the United States during the early years of the Iraq war are coming under fresh scrutiny from U.S. government security officials for possible links to al-Qaida's affiliate in Iraq.

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