Yahoo! News: Iraq

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• Sunni-backed leader: Crisis tearing Iraq apart (AP)
• Rocket hits Turkish embassy in Iraq (Reuters)
• OPEC president Iraq wants Hormuz assurance from Iran (Reuters)

Sunni-backed leader: Crisis tearing Iraq apart (AP) Posted: 18 Jan 2012 10:31 AM PST AP - Iraq needs new leaders to prevent the country from disintegrating, the leader of the main Sunni-backed bloc said Wednesday, reflecting the severity of a sectarian political battle in the Shiite-led government, accompanied by violence, just a month after the exit of U.S. forces.

Rocket hits Turkish embassy in Iraq (Reuters) Posted: 18 Jan 2012 06:53 AM PST Reuters - A rocket hit the Turkish embassy compound in Baghdad on Wednesday, striking its perimeter without causing any injuries, Iraqi security and Turkish sources said.

OPEC president Iraq wants Hormuz assurance from Iran (Reuters) Posted: 18 Jan 2012 05:52 AM PST Reuters - Iraq's Oil Minister Abdul-Kareem Luaibi in his new role as president of OPEC said he will visit Iran on Thursday to discuss oil market stability and seek Tehran's assurances on the protection of waterways and oil supplies.

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