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2012-02-04 04:02

Iraqi cleric urges politicians to solve crisis (AP)

President Barack Obama shakes hands with Arlington County firefighter and US Marine Corps veteran Lt. Jacob Johnson, who served in Iraq, after he was introduced to speak about the economy during an event at Fire Station #5 in Arlington, Va., Friday, Feb. 3, 2012.  Fire Station No. 5 was one of the first stations to respond to the 9/11 attack at the Pentagon. (AP Photo/Susan Walsh)AP - Iraq's most prominent Shiite cleric has urged politicians to make concessions to solve the country's ongoing political crisis, an aide to the leader said on Friday.


2012-02-04 04:02

More cities consider parades for Iraq War vets (AP)

FILE - In this Jan. 28, 2012 file photo, participants in a parade to honor Iraq War veterans make their way along a downtown street in St. Louis. The parade welcoming home Iraq War and other post-Sept. 11 veterans was such a hit that at least 10 other cities around the country are considering similar celebrations.  (AP Photo/Jeff Roberson, File)AP - A St. Louis parade welcoming home Iraq War and other post-Sept. 11 veterans was such a hit that at least 10 other cities around the country are considering similar celebrations.


2012-02-04 04:02

More U.S. grassroots parades for Iraq war vets possible (Reuters)

Reuters - Organizers of a parade for Iraq war veterans that drew thousands of flag waving spectators in St. Louis last weekend have been asked by people around the country for help in planning similar events, officials said Friday.

2012-02-02 18:41

Analysis: Middle East turmoil draws Turkey and Iraqi Kurds (Reuters)

Reuters - Upheaval in the Middle East and mutual economic interests are drawing together two unlikely partners; rising powerhouse Turkey and an entity whose name Turkish leaders hardly dare mention - Kurdistan, the semi-autonomous region of northern Iraq.

2012-02-02 18:41

Iraq court agrees execution of Baghdad church attackers (Reuters)

Reuters - Iraq's highest court ratified death sentences on Thursday for three men convicted of a 2010 attack on a Syrian Catholic cathedral in Baghdad, the bloodiest attack on Iraqi Christians after the 2003 invasion.

2012-02-02 01:57

Iraq becomes dollar source for sanctions-hit Iran, Syria (Reuters)

Reuters - In the money changing shops dotted around Baghdad's Karrada district, Iraqi merchants dabble in many currencies, but these days some joke that banknotes from neighboring Iran and Syria are only worth plastering on windows as decorations.

2012-02-02 01:57

Iraq executes 17 after U.N. rebuke (Reuters)

Reuters - Iraq executed 17 people on Wednesday, days after U.N. High Commissioner for Human Rights Navi Pillay criticized Baghdad for carrying out a large number of executions and questioned the fairness of its judicial proceedings.

2012-02-02 01:57

Middle East turmoil draws Turkey and Iraqi Kurds closer (Reuters)

Reuters - Upheaval in the Middle East and mutual economic interests are drawing together two unlikely partners; rising powerhouse Turkey and an entity whose name Turkish leaders hardly dare mention - Kurdistan, the semi-autonomous region of northern Iraq.

2012-02-02 01:57

Al-Qaida claims attack on Iraqi government center (AP)

People gather at the scene of a car bomb attack in Zafaraniyah, Baghdad, Iraq, Friday, Jan. 27, 2012. A suicide bomber detonated an explosives-packed car near a funeral procession in southeastern Baghdad on Friday, killing and injuring dozens of Iraqis, police said. (AP Photo/Khalid Mohammed)AP - An al-Qaida front group in Iraq claimed responsibility for a bloody attack on a government compound in the Islamist militants' former stronghold west of Baghdad last month and vowed more attacks on the Shiite-led government as it tries to make up with its Sunni-backed members.


2012-01-31 16:39

Obama: U.S. drone use in Iraq very limited (Reuters)

Reuters - President Barack Obama on Monday played down the use of U.S. drones in Iraq, saying the program was very limited and focused mainly on protecting the U.S. embassy in Baghdad.

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