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Jeering Shiites reject Iraq Baathist bill (AFP via Yahoo! News)
read story   Sun, 25 Nov 2007 14:30:51 GMT
A long-awaited bill to allow members of Saddam Hussein's Sunni Baath party to return to public life in Iraq was tabled in parliament on Sunday but immediately rejected by jeering hardline Shiites.
Row mars Iraq parliament hearing on Baathists bill (Reuters via Yahoo! News)
read story   Sun, 25 Nov 2007 14:13:21 GMT
A bill that would ease curbs on former Baathists was presented to Iraq's parliament on Sunday, but a row quickly erupted and forced postponement of debate on a draft law seen as vital to fostering national reconciliation.
Iraq parliament hears draft law on former Baathists (Reuters via Yahoo! News)
read story   Sun, 25 Nov 2007 11:35:25 GMT
A bill that would ease curbs on former members of Saddam Hussein's Baath party joining Iraq's civil service and military was read in parliament on Sunday, but was rejected by a powerful Shi'ite faction.
Victims of Iran war with Iraq found in mass grave (AFP via Yahoo! News)
read story   Sun, 25 Nov 2007 11:17:28 GMT
A mass grave containing 30 corpses of people killed during the Iran-Iraq war, including Iranian soldiers, was found on Sunday near the southern Iraqi port city of Basra, officials said.
Iraq security improving, PM says (BBC News)
read story   Sun, 25 Nov 2007 12:49:48 GMT
There is a prospect of a "more peaceful outcome" in Iraq after improvements in security conditions, Gordon Brown says.
US govt lowers political targets for Iraq, says report (AFP via Yahoo! News)
read story   Sun, 25 Nov 2007 03:35:36 GMT
The administration of US President George W. Bush has whittled its political goals for Iraq, setting achievable targets so it can continue claiming success, The New York Times said on its website late Saturday.
U.S. Starts First Major Pullout From Iraq, Beginning With Brigade Members (New York Times)
read story   Sun, 25 Nov 2007 02:47:45 GMT
The first members of a brigade in Diyala Province have started to leave, but because of continuing violence, another brigade that is already in Iraq will take its place.
US military deaths in Iraq at 3,875 (AP via Yahoo! News)
read story   Sun, 25 Nov 2007 00:56:44 GMT
As of Saturday, Nov. 24, 2007, at least 3,875 members of the U.S. military have died since the beginning of the Iraq war in March 2003, according to an Associated Press count. The figure includes eight military civilians. At least 3,157 died as a result of hostile action, according to the military's numbers.
Candidates ponder voters' view of Iraq (Boston Globe)
read story   Sun, 25 Nov 2007 12:36:35 GMT
Now that violence in Iraq is abating and other issues are consuming more of the presidential debates, political activists are wondering if the war will prove to be the defining issue that Democrats have long assumed.
Troop levels in Iraq to fall by 5,000 (Los Angeles Times)
read story   Sun, 25 Nov 2007 08:14:30 GMT
The U.S. Army's 3rd Brigade, 1st Cavalry, which has been operating mostly in volatile Diyala province, is to depart. BAGHDAD — U.S. military officials said Saturday that overall American troop levels in Iraq would drop by about 5,000 next month when a combat brigade completed its withdrawal.