Yahoo! News: Iraq

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• US, Iraq to discuss fighter jet deal: Pentagon (AFP)
• Top US officer presses Iraq for troop decision (AFP)
• Delay on Iraq decision threatens smooth withdrawal (AP)
• U.S. sees dramatic drop in Iran-backed attacks in Iraq (Reuters)
• Iraq civilian deaths in July match highest for 2011 (Reuters)
• Iraq death toll for July second highest in 2011 (AFP)
• Iraq declares holiday as mercury soars (AFP)
• Iraq set to double planned purchase of F-16s, but will US troops stay into 2012? (The Christian Science Monitor)

US, Iraq to discuss fighter jet deal: Pentagon (AFP) Posted: 01 Aug 2011 02:07 PM PDT AFP - An Iraqi delegation will visit the United States this month to discuss the purchase of 18 fighter jets, a Pentagon spokesman said Monday.

Top US officer presses Iraq for troop decision (AFP) Posted: 01 Aug 2011 12:56 PM PDT AFP - Iraq must decide soon if it wants US troops to stay on beyond a year-end deadline for their withdrawal, the top American military officer said during a surprise visit on Monday.

Delay on Iraq decision threatens smooth withdrawal (AP) Posted: 01 Aug 2011 12:07 PM PDT AP - Now is the time for Iraq to decide whether to ask American forces to stay beyond the end of the year, the top U.S. military officer said Monday as he arrived in the country, warning that the delay is pushing the U.S. close to the point where a smooth, safe troop withdrawal will be jeopardized.

U.S. sees dramatic drop in Iran-backed attacks in Iraq (Reuters) Posted: 01 Aug 2011 10:54 AM PDT Reuters - Attacks on U.S. forces in Iraq by Iran-backed militia have fallen sharply thanks to U.S. and Iraqi military operations and diplomatic engagement with Tehran by Baghdad, top U.S. military officials said Monday.

Iraq civilian deaths in July match highest for 2011 (Reuters) Posted: 01 Aug 2011 07:53 AM PDT Reuters - The number of civilians killed by violence in Iraq rose to 159 in July from 155 in June, matching January with the highest toll so far for 2011, according to health ministry figures released Monday.

Iraq death toll for July second highest in 2011 (AFP) Posted: 01 Aug 2011 03:02 AM PDT AFP - Deadly violence in Iraq declined slightly in July from the previous month but still marked the second-highest death toll for the year, data published on Monday showed.

Iraq declares holiday as mercury soars (AFP) Posted: 01 Aug 2011 02:50 AM PDT AFP - A public holiday was declared Monday for Baghdad and southern Iraq as the mercury hit 50 degrees Celsius (122 Fahrenheit) at the start of the holy Muslim fasting month of Ramadan.

Iraq set to double planned purchase of F-16s, but will US troops stay into 2012? (The Christian Science Monitor) Posted: 31 Jul 2011 10:25 AM PDT The Christian Science Monitor - Iraqi Prime Minister Nouri al-Maliki signaled continuing military cooperation with the United States on Saturday, including plans to double a planned purchase of US fighter jets to help the fledgling Air Force defend the country.

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