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submitted by Julia Leigh for team Iraq news 16 weeks 3 days 10 hours 30 minutes ago
Iraq's foreign minister insisted Sunday that any security deal with the United States must contain a "very clear timeline" for the departure of U.S. troops. A suicide bomber struck north of Baghdad, killing at least five people including an American soldier.
Foreign Minister Hoshyar Zebari told reporters...(more)
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submitted by wendylee for team staff news 73 weeks 1 day 1 hour 45 minutes ago
BAGHDAD, Iraq -- In the Oubaidy neighborhood in the eastern part of this city, American soldiers hired a local Iraqi man to clean the Porta-Potties at their combat outpost. Before the man could start, members of the local Shiite militia threatened to kill him.
Today, the Porta-Potties...(more)
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BAQUBAH, Iraq -- Shortly after the Muslim sunset prayer, the beggar approached Naeem Jabbar as he stepped out of his car. She was no more than 19 years old. He was a leader of the Awakening, a U.S.-backed force that has helped improve security in...(more)
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submitted by Robby for team staff news 12 weeks 1 day 1 hour 5 minutes ago
PESHAWAR, Pakistan -- Frustrated by repeated dead ends in the search for Osama bin Laden, U.S. and Pakistani officials said they are questioning long-held assumptions about their strategy and are shifting tactics to intensify the use of the unmanned but lethal Predator drone spy plane...(more)
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submitted by Robby for team staff news 12 weeks 6 days 13 hours 5 minutes ago
The Afghan president said a deadly raid on a village by American and Afghan commandos has put new strain on relations with the ...
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submitted by GG92 20 weeks 3 days 11 hours 14 minutes ago
Taliban insurgents killed nine US troops when they attempted to overrun an American base as bloody fighting broke out in several parts of Afghanistan today.
Nato reported that the small American Combat Outpost in Dara-I-Pech district of Kunar Province, on the border with Nuristan Province in the...(more)
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submitted by Robby for team staff news 7 weeks 3 days 5 minutes ago
BAGHDAD, Oct. 12 -- The Iraqi government on Sunday ordered security forces to increase protection for Christians in northern Iraq, where thousands have fled their homes after a wave of killings and threats. Eleven to 15 Christians have been slain in the past few days...(more)
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submitted by Robby for team staff news 12 weeks 5 days 11 hours 5 minutes ago
BAGHDAD, Sept. 5 -- Iraqi leaders on Friday expressed incredulity and disappointment over a report that U.S. officials had spied on Prime Minister Nouri al-Maliki and other top Iraqi leaders. "If it is true, it reflects that there is no trust and it reflects also...(more)
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submitted by Jazz 16 weeks 3 days 11 hours 8 minutes ago
Georgian troops were retreating under shellfire here today as the Russian military continued to press forward and take full control of South Ossetia.
Clouds of smoke rose up as artillery fire exploded in fields less than half a mile from the bridge marking South Ossetia’s border with...(more)
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submitted by Robby for team staff news 11 weeks 3 days 6 hours 5 minutes ago
BAGHDAD - The Iraqi TV crew brought the gifts that had come to be the trademark of their reality show: some basic household appliances and a delicious supper to break the Ramadan fast for a family of little means.
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submitted by Robby for team staff news 1 week 3 days 18 hours 5 minutes ago
The U.S. military says its troops killed 17 insurgents during a raid in southern Afghanistan. No U.S. or Afghan troops died.
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submitted by Robby for team staff news 8 weeks 4 days 14 hours 5 minutes ago
ISTANBUL, Turkey, Oct. 3 -- Turkey deployed warplanes, helicopter gunships and artillery along its border with Iraq as some of the fiercest fighting this year with Kurdish rebels left at least 15 Turkish soldiers dead, military and civilian leaders said Saturday. At least 23 Kurdish...(more)
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