Yahoo! News: Iraq

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• UN envoy cautiously optimistic on Iraq (AP)
• US military deaths in Iraq war at 4,473 (AP)
• UN expresses 'cautious optimism' on Iraq (AFP)
• Iraq, Iran issue border demands after clashes (AFP)
• Iraqi deal in the works to suspend execution of Saddam-era officials (The Christian Science Monitor)
• Al-Qaida Iraq group claims recent deadly attacks (AP)
• Amnesty urges Iraq to halt Saddam-era executions (AFP)

UN envoy cautiously optimistic on Iraq (AP) Posted: 19 Jul 2011 04:12 PM PDT AP - The top U.N. envoy in Iraq said Tuesday there are grounds for "cautious optimism" about the country's future if its leadership is united and there is a stronger spirit of cooperation in the region.

US military deaths in Iraq war at 4,473 (AP) Posted: 19 Jul 2011 11:39 AM PDT AP - As of Tuesday, July 19, 2011, at least 4,473 members of the U.S. military had died in the Iraq war since it began in March 2003, according to an Associated Press count.

UN expresses 'cautious optimism' on Iraq (AFP) Posted: 19 Jul 2011 11:29 AM PDT AFP - The UN envoy to Iraq expressed "cautious optimism" about economic and governmental improvements in Iraq in a briefing to the Security Council Tuesday.

Iraq, Iran issue border demands after clashes (AFP) Posted: 19 Jul 2011 10:56 AM PDT AFP - Iran must respect its borders with Iraq, authorities in Iraqi Kurdistan said on Tuesday, after Tehran's forces clashed with Iranian Kurdish rebels leaving several people dead.

Iraqi deal in the works to suspend execution of Saddam-era officials (The Christian Science Monitor) Posted: 19 Jul 2011 09:40 AM PDT The Christian Science Monitor - The controversial executions of some members of Saddam Hussein’s former regime could be put on hold indefinitely, according to a deal taking shape between Iraqi political parties working to avert yet another political crisis.

Al-Qaida Iraq group claims recent deadly attacks (AP) Posted: 19 Jul 2011 04:17 AM PDT AP - An al-Qaida-linked group has claimed responsibility for two recent attacks that killed 40 people and wounded scores.

Amnesty urges Iraq to halt Saddam-era executions (AFP) Posted: 19 Jul 2011 03:04 AM PDT AFP - Amnesty International has called on Iraqi authorities to halt the upcoming executions of five top officials from Saddam Hussein's regime, including two of the dictator's half-brothers.

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