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Moktada al-Sadr Warns US Troops to Leave Iraq - New York Times Mon, 08 Aug 2011 02:41:21 GMT+00:00

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Moktada al-Sadr Warns US Troops to Leave Iraq New York Times 31 deadline to leave Iraq. The threat, by Moktada al-Sadr and posted on his Web site, followed the Iraqi government's decision last week to open talks with Washington about keeping some troops here beyond year's end. But worried about a potential ... US military trainers could be targets: Iraq's SadrReuters Iraq's Sadr warns of military confrontation against US troops after 2011Xinhua Iraq's Sadr warns against post-2011 US presenceAFP Austin American-Statesman -Stars and Stripes -Monsters and Critics.com all 197 news articles »

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UPDATE 1-Iraqi PM sacks electricity minister for deals-source - Reuters Sun, 07 Aug 2011 15:01:16 GMT+00:00

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UPDATE 1-Iraqi PM sacks electricity minister for deals-source Reuters A government ombudsman said on Saturday that Iraq had cancelled power plant contracts worth $1.7 billion with a Canadian and a German company after finding "manipulation and misleading information" about their finances or their ability to carry out the ... Iraq PM moves to fire minister over power dealsAFP Iraq electricity minister fired over $1.7B dealsSacramento Bee Iraqi PM Orders Electricity Minister to Quit Over Power ContractsVoice of America (blog) Iraq Oil Report all 388 news articles »

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Iraq Bombing Kills Six - Voice of America (blog) Sun, 07 Aug 2011 17:25:36 GMT+00:00

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Iraq Bombing Kills Six Voice of America (blog) Iraqi police say insurgent attacks in several parts of the country have killed eight people, including six family members whose home was blown up in central Iraq. Police say several bombs exploded around the house before dawn Sunday in the town of ... Eight killed in Iraq violenceAFP Sunni paramilitary group leader killed in bomb attack near BaghdadXinhua SECTARIAN VIOLENCE WIPES OUT SHIITE FAMILY IN SOUTH IRAQAgenzia Giornalistica Italia TV3.ie -Arab Monitor -Press TV all 42 news articles »

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In the Nation | Philadelphia Inquirer | 2011-08-07 - Philadelphia Inquirer Sun, 07 Aug 2011 07:07:36 GMT+00:00

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In the Nation | Philadelphia Inquirer | 2011-08-07 Philadelphia Inquirer The alleged ringleader of detainee abuses at Abu Ghraib in Iraq has been released from prison. Spokeswoman Rebecca Steed said Charles Graner Jr., 42, was released from the US Disciplinary Barracks at Fort Leavenworth, Kan., on Saturday after serving ... World news headlinesSTLtoday.com Abuse ringleader at Iraq's Abu Ghraib released from US prisonMonsters and Critics.com Key figure in Abu Ghraib abuse freed from prisonUSA Today Reuters -New York Post -The Independent all 494 news articles »

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Jamaica Plain post office named for Marine killed in Iraq - Boston Herald Sun, 07 Aug 2011 19:58:21 GMT+00:00

Jamaica Plain post office named for Marine killed in Iraq Boston Herald By AP A post office in the Jamaica Plain section of Boston has been named for a local Marine who was killed in Iraq. The Jamaica Plain Post Office was named for Lance Cpl. Alexander Scott Arredondo on Sunday. President Barack Obama signed a law in ... and more »

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Meet the most important man in Iraq: an Iranian general - Sydney Morning Herald Sun, 07 Aug 2011 14:06:51 GMT+00:00

Sydney Morning Herald

Meet the most important man in Iraq: an Iranian general Sydney Morning Herald BAGHDAD: There's a story that the new CIA director, David Petraeus, likes to tell that harks back to his days as a four-star general in Iraq. Early in 2008, during a series of battles between the US and Iraqi army on the one side and Shiite militias on ... Iraq - Ministry's Undersecretary Meets Iranian Ambassador in BaghdadISRIA (registration) all 4 news articles »

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Iraq says 41 companies qualify for 4th energy bid - Moneycontrol.com Sun, 07 Aug 2011 15:46:38 GMT+00:00

Iraq says 41 companies qualify for 4th energy bid Moneycontrol.com BAGHDAD (Reuters) - Iraq has qualified 41 companies to participate in its 4th energy bidding round, which is scheduled to take place in late January, Abdul-Mahdy al-Ameedi, director of the oil ministry's contracts and licensing ... and more »

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Syrian protesters win support of Iraqi kinsmen - msnbc.com Sun, 07 Aug 2011 10:25:55 GMT+00:00

Syrian protesters win support of Iraqi kinsmen msnbc.com QAIM, Iraq — Along Iraq's western frontier, Syria's unrest is stoking local sympathies and security fears in a Sunni Muslim heartland where Iraqis share strong tribal loyalties with their Syrian kin. In Iraq's Qaim, townsfolk talk of getting supplies ... and more »

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Kuwait affirms keenness on good ties with Iraq - Kuwait News Agency Sun, 07 Aug 2011 14:58:46 GMT+00:00

Kuwait News Agency

Kuwait affirms keenness on good ties with Iraq Kuwait News Agency KUWAIT, Aug 7 (KUNA) -- Kuwait is keen on maintaining good neighborliness ties with Iraq and clarifying all facts related to the Mubarak Al-Kabeer Port venture, the Foreign Ministry affirmed on Sunday. Khaled Al-Jarallah, the ministry undersecretary, ... Iraqi technical team to visit Kuwait for talks on port rowArab Times Kuwait English Daily Kuwait will build megaport despite threat: officialAFP Terrorist threats to Korean firmsKorea Times Shanghai Daily (subscription) all 13 news articles »

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Letters: West's actions in Iraq not those of a 'hero' - Palm Beach Post Mon, 08 Aug 2011 01:12:52 GMT+00:00

Letters: West's actions in Iraq not those of a 'hero' Palm Beach Post West, while a lieutenant colonel commanding a US Army battalion in Iraq in 2003, violated, or at least condoned the violation of Department of Defense policy, if not the law, by allowing four of his soldiers to beat a detainee and then, ... and more »