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British Forces Transfer Command in Southern Iraq to US as Bomb ... - New York Times Tue, 31 Mar 2009 18:21:02 GMT

Times Online

British Forces Transfer Command in Southern Iraq to US as Bomb ... New York Times, United States Adrian Harlen/Ministry of Defence, via AP British Major General Andy Salmon, right, former head of coalition operations in South East Iraq, and American General Michael Oates during a ceremony to hand over military command of coalition forces in Basra, ... British hand off to US in oil-rich southern Iraq The Associated Press Troops to begin Iraq withdrawal AFP Britain begins troops pullout from Iraq Xinhua BBC News - Scotsman all 937 news articles

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What's Behind the Latest Sunni-Shiite Clashes in Iraq - U.S. News & World Report Tue, 31 Mar 2009 21:30:42 GMT

BBC News

What's Behind the Latest Sunni-Shiite Clashes in Iraq U.S. News & World Report, DC By Anna Mulrine A flare-up of sectarian violence after the arrest of a key leader of Iraq's Sunni Awakening movement renews questions about whether the recent calm will endure as the Obama administration begins to wind down the US military role in the ... Al-Qaeda Infiltrating Pro-US Militias in Iraq, Sources Say TIME Iraq Sunni guard wanted for grave crimes - US Reuters Iraq's Unraveling? Atlantic Online Wired News - ABC News all 1,519 news articles

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Senate Panel Approves Obama's Iraq Envoy Nominee - FOXNews Tue, 31 Mar 2009 20:20:58 GMT

Reuters

Senate Panel Approves Obama's Iraq Envoy Nominee FOXNews C., By Trish Turner The Senate Foreign Relations Committee on Tuesday approved Christopher Hill as President Obama's ambassador to Iraq. But Hill still faces opposition from some Republicans, including Sens. Sam Brownback, R-Kan., John McCain, R-Ariz., ... Senate panel okays nominees for Iraq, Afghanistan The Associated Press Key Senate panel backs Obama's Iraq, Afghan envoys AFP Senate panel moves Iraq, Afghanistan nominations forward KGAN Voice of America - Reuters UK all 262 news articles

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Iraq Bombing Kills 7 - Voice of America Tue, 31 Mar 2009 14:32:53 GMT

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Iraq Bombing Kills 7 Voice of America The bombing is the latest in a string of attacks in Iraq this month, raising fears that insurgents are trying to regroup as US forces begin to draw down. British troops moved ahead with their withdrawal Tuesday, handing over command of a base in the ... Eight dead in north Iraq attacks: police AFP Suicide bomber targets Mosul police Aljazeera.net Suicide Bomb Attack Kills Seven In Northern Iraq RTT News PRESS TV - Reuters all 407 news articles

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Pentagon Reports Iraq Progress, But Effort Still 'Fragile, Uneven' - Voice of America Tue, 31 Mar 2009 20:20:13 GMT

AFP

Pentagon Reports Iraq Progress, But Effort Still 'Fragile, Uneven' Voice of America By Al Pessin A quarterly Pentagon report on the situation in Iraq cites significant progress in recent months on security issues, but also says the progress is still "fragile" and "uneven," and challenges remain in the effort to settle tough political ... Pentagon hails improved security in Iraq, warns about remaining ... Xinhua US mil: Marine dies in non-combat incident in Iraq The Associated Press Iraqi forces revamp hit by oil prices: Pentagon AFP GulfNews - MiamiHerald.com all 111 news articles

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Trial begins for Marine in Iraq killings case - The Associated Press Wed, 01 Apr 2009 00:20:21 GMT

The Associated Press

Trial begins for Marine in Iraq killings case The Associated Press (AP) — A court-martial began Tuesday for a Marine accused of killing an unarmed captive in Iraq in a case officials knew nothing about until the defendant sought a Secret Service job and was asked about the most serious crime he had ever committed. ... US tries 'lie detector' soldier BBC News Trial begins for Marine in Iraq killings case WREX-TV Marine accused of killing Iraqi prisoners is on trial Los Angeles Times San Diego 6 - San Diego Union Tribune all 209 news articles

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New Iraq mission requires diplomacy, patience - The Associated Press Tue, 31 Mar 2009 06:50:14 GMT

The Associated Press

New Iraq mission requires diplomacy, patience The Associated Press US troops are playing a support role since the new US-Iraq security agreement went into effect Jan. 1. President Barack Obama wants all US combat troops out of Iraq by September 2010 and the last American forces home by the end of 2011. ... US sergeant sentenced to life for Iraq killings Reuters US soldier jailed for Iraq murders Aljazeera.net US soldier jailed on Iraq murders BBC News AFP - New Yorker all 494 news articles

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US military deaths in Iraq war at 4262 - Fresno Bee Tue, 31 Mar 2009 00:48:59 GMT

US military deaths in Iraq war at 4262 Fresno Bee, CA AP As of Monday, March 30, 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. ...

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New Worries on Insurgency as US Readies Exit From Iraq - New York Times Tue, 31 Mar 2009 21:08:58 GMT

New Worries on Insurgency as US Readies Exit From Iraq New York Times, United States A blog looking at daily life inside Iraq, produced by The Times’s Baghdad bureau. There is much debate as to whether any new insurgency, at a time of relative calm in most of Iraq, could ever produce the same levels of violence as existed at the height ... Betrayed in Iraq Real News Network Awakening forces clash with Iraq police Alsumaria all 4 news articles

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Iraq starts policing borders with unmanned planes - Reuters Tue, 31 Mar 2009 15:07:16 GMT

Los Angeles Times

Iraq starts policing borders with unmanned planes Reuters By Waleed Ibrahim BAGHDAD, March 31 (Reuters) - Iraq has started flying unmanned aircraft or drones along its borders to stop foreign fighters and arms entering through neighbouring countries, the Interior Ministry said on Tuesday. ... Iraq uses pilotless aircraft for border control Xinhua A look inside Iraq's Interior Ministry Los Angeles Times Iraq steps up border security with drones RTT News AFP - UAE Daily News all 26 news articles