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Iraq to vote on US pact at weekend: minister

BAGHDAD (AFP) – The Iraqi cabinet will vote on a controversial military pact to govern the presence of US troops in the country on either Saturday or Sunday, Iraq's finance minister said. "We received the
12 5 2008 9:05PM (...more)

Maliki Stunner: He Wants US Pullout Timetable

The Nation -- The long-running showdown over the proposed US-Iraq treaty, aimed at legitimizing the American occupation of Iraq , is coming to a head, and it doesn't look good for the United States.
07 8 2008 2:10PM (...more)

New panel to iron out differences on Iraq oil law: Kurd leader

ARBIL, Iraq (AFP) - Baghdad and the autonomous Kurdish administration in northern Iraq have formed a new panel to resolve differences between them over a national oil law, a top Kurdish leader said on Saturday.
06 29 2008 9:53AM (...more)

Sunni bloc to return to Iraq cabinet

BAGHDAD (AFP) - Iraq's largest Sunni Arab parliamentary bloc is set to join the Shiite-led cabinet of Prime Minister Nuri al-Maliki after boycotting it for nearly a year, the spokesman for the faction said on Tuesday.
07 2 2008 1:34AM (...more)

Iraqi PM changes team negotiating U.S. troops pact

BAGHDAD (Reuters) - Iraq's Prime Minister Nuri al-Maliki has reshuffled a negotiating team seeking to finalize an agreement on the future presence of U.S. troops here, a senior Iraqi politician said on Thursday.
08 29 2008 10:18PM (...more)

Iraqi officials to probe attacks on Christians

MOSUL, Iraq (Reuters) - Iraq's government pledged on Tuesday to send senior officials to the north of the country to tackle violence against Christians which has led thousands to flee their homes fearing for their lives.
10 15 2008 6:06AM (...more)

US troops seize six suspected rebels in Mosul

BAGHDAD (AFP) - The US military said on Monday it had detained six suspected insurgents in the northern Iraqi city of Mosul , the scene of some of the worst violence against Christians in five years.
10 14 2008 3:29AM (...more)

US forces arrest anti-Qaeda leader in Baghdad

BAGHDAD (AFP) - American forces have arrested an anti-Qaeda leader working alongside them for allegedly making threats against local residents, the US military said.
10 11 2008 11:59PM (...more)

Iraq PM gives new one week deadline to Shiite militants

BAGHDAD (AFP) - Iraqi Prime Minister Nuri al-Maliki on Wednesday declared an amnesty period of one week to Shiite fighters in the southern province of Maysan to surrrender themselves amid an ongoing crackdown.
06 26 2008 1:37AM (...more)

Iraq PM gives new one week deadline to Shiite militants

BAGHDAD (AFP) - Iraqi Prime Minister Nuri al-Maliki on Wednesday declared an amnesty period of one week to Shiite fighters in the southern province of Maysan to surrrender themselves amid an ongoing crackdown.
06 26 2008 1:37AM (...more)