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Sons of Iraq movement suffers another blow - Los Angeles Times Sun, 29 Mar 2009 22:51:08 GMT

Boston Globe

Sons of Iraq movement suffers another blow Los Angeles Times, CA Those fighters were loyal to Adel Mashadani, the fiery leader of the Sons of Iraq group in Baghdad's Fadhil neighborhood, who was detained Saturday. The arrest of Raad Ali, who helped the Americans stabilize the western Baghdad neighborhood of ... Troops Arrest an Awakening Council Leader in Iraq, Setting Off ... New York Times Tension high after Baghdad arrest BBC News US-backed Iraqi troops quell Baghdad uprising The Associated Press Aljazeera.net - Los Angeles Times all 1,194 news articles

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Obama: won't speed up Iraq pull out - The Associated Press Sun, 29 Mar 2009 14:40:21 GMT

Telegraph.co.uk

Obama: won't speed up Iraq pull out The Associated Press WASHINGTON (AP) — President Barack Obama says he won't consider speeding up the troop pullout from Iraq even though security has improved and violence has decreased. "I think the plan that we put forward in Iraq is the right one" because it calls for ... Video: 'Help Me Help You' CBS US won't speed up troop withdrawals from Iraq AFP Iraq Timetable WIFR CBS News - Washington Times all 704 news articles

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Iraq bids British forces goodbye at farewell feast - Reuters Sun, 29 Mar 2009 18:02:06 GMT

guardian.co.uk

Iraq bids British forces goodbye at farewell feast Reuters By Mohammed Abbas BASRA, March 29 (Reuters) - Iraq held a farewell banquet for British troops on Sunday, six years after they invaded, in an event marking another step towards the end of an unpopular and controversial British presence in the city of ... UK begins Iraq farewell by saying: so long, and thanks for the fish guardian.co.uk MoD took eye off Iraq as Afghan instability grew Times Online UK thanked for its role in Iraq The Press Association The Australian - Times Online all 180 news articles

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Rebel Kurds slam Iraq's Talabani - AFP Sun, 29 Mar 2009 13:15:40 GMT

AFP

Rebel Kurds slam Iraq's Talabani AFP QANDIL, Iraq (AFP) — Turkish Kurd rebels in northern Iraq slammed President Jalal Talabani on Sunday for giving an ultimatum during a visit by his Turkish counterpart Abdullah Gul for them to lay down their arms. "Talabani wants to please the Turkish ... PKK the most important issue on the agenda, Jeffrey says Hürriyet Mahmood Osman: the solution for PKK problem is in Ankara Kurdish Aspect [Event of the week] Gül's landmark visit to Baghdad raises hope ... Sunday's Zaman The Associated Press - Sunday's Zaman all 84 news articles

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Report: Deal close to free Britons seized in Iraq - The Associated Press Sat, 28 Mar 2009 15:00:33 GMT

Times Online

Report: Deal close to free Britons seized in Iraq The Associated Press BAGHDAD (AP) — One of five Britons seized by a Shiite extremist group in Iraq nearly two years ago could be freed "very soon" under a deal to win release of militant leaders held in US custody, an Arabic language Web site reported. ... Britons held in Iraq to be freed 'very soon' Scotland on Sunday Iraq kidnappers claim deal to free Britons: report AFP Cycle that entrapped Iraq hostages could be broken after two years ... guardian.co.uk Times Online - The Associated Press all 148 news articles

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Marine arrested in Iraq bribery probe - San Jose Mercury News Sun, 29 Mar 2009 05:24:40 GMT

WNCT

Marine arrested in Iraq bribery probe San Jose Mercury News,  USA AP SAN DIEGO—A months-long investigation led by a Camp Pendleton-based military official has led to the arrest of a Marine accused of bribing contractors in Iraq. Officials say the Marine Corps filed four charges of bribery and graft Thursday against ... Marine Corps News, news from Iraq - Marine Corps Times Marine Corps Times (subscription) MILITARY: Marine arrested in contracting probe North County Times - Californian all 39 news articles

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FACTBOX-Security developments in Iraq, March 29 - Reuters Sun, 29 Mar 2009 16:03:43 GMT

FACTBOX-Security developments in Iraq, March 29 Reuters * QAIYARA - A car bomb in a market wounded 17 people in Qaiyara, 290 km (180 miles) north of Baghdad, police said. BASRA - A roadside bomb killed five people and wounded nine when it targeted a patrol of oil installation police south of the city of ... Bomb explosion kills 6 in southern Iraq Xinhua 5 killed, 14 hurt in Iraq roadside blasts United Press International Hitting the tourist trail to Iraq Times Online Philippine Star - The News International all 34 news articles

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Feud delays Iraq committee Kirkuk recommendations - Reuters UK Sun, 29 Mar 2009 19:42:53 GMT

The Associated Press

Feud delays Iraq committee Kirkuk recommendations Reuters UK, UK By Mustafa Mahmoud KIRKUK, Iraq, March 29 (Reuters) - Iraqi politicians from rival Arab, Kurd and Turkman ethnic groups will delay until June recommendations on the disputed city of Kirkuk, as they have failed to resolve a feud over the issue, ... AP Top News at 9:47 pm EDT The Associated Press all 107 news articles

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Iraq Hopes Grow on Split in Sadr Body - Wall Street Journal Mon, 30 Mar 2009 02:04:02 GMT

Iraq Hopes Grow on Split in Sadr Body Wall Street Journal By GINA CHON BAGHDAD -- Some 200 prominent, moderate followers of anti-American Shiite cleric Moqtada al-Sadr have broken from his movement, forming a splinter group and further weakening his hold on what was once one of Iraq's most influential ...

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US military deaths in Iraq war at 4262 - Bellingham Herald Sun, 29 Mar 2009 01:06:07 GMT

US military deaths in Iraq war at 4262 Bellingham Herald, WA AP As of Saturday, March 28, 2009, at least 4262 members of the US military had died in the Iraq war since it began in March 2003, according to an Associated Press count. The figure includes eight military civilians killed in action. ...