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Iraq may put six Blackwater guards on trial - Gulf Daily News Sun, 17 Aug 2008 22:00:18 GMT

Washington Post

Iraq may put six Blackwater guards on trial Gulf Daily News, Bahrain - 4 hours ago BAGHDAD: Iraq yesterday said it reserves the right to try six guards working for private security firm Blackwater USA for their alleged role in the killing ... Justice Dept. Moves Toward Charges Against Contractors in Iraq ... Washington Post DOJ preparing to charge Blackwater guards in Iraq killings: report JURIST Justice sends target letters to Blackwater guards Raw Story American Thinker - AFP all 367 news articles

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Iraq pilgrims head home - Reuters South Africa Sun, 17 Aug 2008 22:04:50 GMT

AFP

Iraq pilgrims head home Reuters South Africa, South Africa - 4 hours ago By Sami al-Jumaili and Wisam Mohammed BAGHDAD/KERBALA, Iraq (Reuters) - Hundreds of thousands of Shi'ite pilgrims streamed home from Iraq's shrine city of ... Iraq bombing kills 15 Los Angeles Times Suicide bomb kills 15, some of them kids, in Baghdad Minneapolis Star Tribune Baghdad suicide bomber kills many BBC News guardian.co.uk - CNN International all 269 news articles

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Record number of US contractors in Iraq - Christian Science Monitor Sun, 17 Aug 2008 16:36:05 GMT

BBC News

Record number of US contractors in Iraq Christian Science Monitor, MA - 10 hours ago Some 190000 private personnel were working in the Iraq theater as of early this year, a new report says. By Peter Grier | Staff writer of The Christian ... Privatizing war in Iraq Las Vegas Sun Contractors play big Iraq role FCW.com We think: The war's dependence on contractors is fraught with problems Orlando Sentinel TheStreet.com - The Oregonian - OregonLive.com all 537 news articles

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Shi'ite pilgrims stream home from Iraq rite - Reuters India Sun, 17 Aug 2008 10:53:13 GMT

RTE.ie

Shi'ite pilgrims stream home from Iraq rite Reuters India, India - 16 hours ago By Sami al-Jumaili KERBALA, Iraq (Reuters) - Hundreds of thousands of Shi'ite pilgrims streamed home from Iraq's shrine city of Kerbala on Sunday at the end ... Suicide Bombing Kills 15 in Baghdad Voice of America Bombers strike Iraq pilgrims for 3rd straight day The Associated Press Visitors happy Iraq event passes off peacefully GulfNews New York Times - International Herald Tribune all 1,262 news articles

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Turkish Army Bombs Kurdish Target in Northern Iraq - Voice of America Sun, 17 Aug 2008 12:06:51 GMT

Al-Arabiya

Turkish Army Bombs Kurdish Target in Northern Iraq Voice of America - 14 hours ago Turkey has stepped up military operations against PKK rebels this year both in Turkey and across the border northern Iraq, where thousands of rebels are ... Turkish warplanes hit targets in northern Iraq Al-Bawaba Turkish jets strike Kurdish rebels in northern Iraq: army AFP Turkey says its planes hit PKK group in n.Iraq Reuters India Today's Zaman - United Press International all 156 news articles

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Guerra Iraq - Yahoo! Italia Notizie Sun, 17 Aug 2008 21:06:47 GMT

The Associated Press

Guerra Iraq Yahoo! Italia Notizie, Italy - 5 hours ago Nazario faces charges of shooting detainees during the 2004 battle of Fallujah, in Iraq. It's a precedent-setting prosecution with the possibility of a ... Marine faces trial as civilian in Iraqi deaths San Francisco Chronicle Ex-Marine decries prosecution in civilian court The Associated Press MILITARY: First trial in Fallujah killings starts Tuesday North County Times - Californian all 167 news articles

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US drawdown raises security fears in Iraqi city - The Associated Press Sun, 17 Aug 2008 17:41:15 GMT

US drawdown raises security fears in Iraqi city The Associated Press - 9 hours ago TAL AFAR, Iraq (AP) — A series of bombings in this small but strategic northwestern Iraqi city is stoking fears of a return to sectarian conflict here and ...

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Iraq oil talks break down - Telegraph.co.uk Sun, 17 Aug 2008 23:04:39 GMT

Iraq oil talks break down Telegraph.co.uk, United Kingdom - 3 hours ago Charles Ries, co-ordinator for Iraq's economic transition at the US embassy in Baghdad, admitted that talks between the Iraqi government and a consortium ... Iraq seen abandoning most short-term oil contracts Forbes Iraq likely to abandon short-term oil contracts - US guardian.co.uk all 22 news articles

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Kurdish troops to withdraw from restive Iraq province - Reuters Sat, 16 Aug 2008 12:07:50 GMT

Canada.com

Kurdish troops to withdraw from restive Iraq province Reuters - Aug 16, 2008 ARBIL, Iraq (Reuters) - Iraq's Kurdish autonomous region has agreed to withdraw troops from a neighboring Iraqi province and hand over security in the area ... Pilgrims flock to Iraq shrine despite blasts Arab Times Kurdish forces agree to quit Iraq battlefield province AFP Kirkuk dispute fuels ethnic tensions in Iraq The Associated Press The Militant - Tehran Times all 164 news articles

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Iran praises security improvements in Iraq - Tehran Times Sun, 17 Aug 2008 23:33:49 GMT

Iran praises security improvements in Iraq Tehran Times, Iran - 3 hours ago Majlis Speaker Ali Larijani said peace and security in Iraq is ‘very important’ to Iran. “The establishment of security in Iraq is prerequisite to economic ...