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Iraq to close borders with Iran, Syria 
AP via Yahoo! News - 1 hour, 16 minutes ago
The commander of the Baghdad security crackdown said Iraq will close its borders with Syria and Iran and announced other measures Thursday as word emerged that anti-U.S. cleric Muqtada al-Sadr had fled the country ahead of the pacification drive.Iraq borders with Syria, Iran to be closed for Baghdad security drive USA Today - Feb 13 1:38 PM
The Iraqi commander of the Baghdad security effort said Iraq will close its borders with Syria and Iran for 72 hours. Lt. Gen. Abboud Gambar, addressing the nation on behalf of Prime Minister Nouri al-Maliki, also suggested Iraqi authorities plan to exercise wide-reaching powers to ensure the success of the plan.Iraq to temporarily close borders with Iran, Syria Sports Illustrated - Feb 13 12:14 PM
Iraq plans to close its borders with Iran and Syria for 72 hours in an attempt to secure the capital, the Iraqi commander in charge of Baghdad's security plan announced Tuesday.Iraq to shut borders with Iran, Syria Reuters via Yahoo! News - Feb 13 10:46 AM
Iraq announced plans on Tuesday to close its borders with Iran and Syria and lengthen a night curfew on vehicles in new emergency measures to try to curb unrelenting violence in Baghdad.Iraq: Borders with Syria, Iran to close AP via Yahoo! News - Feb 13 9:46 AM
Iraq will close its borders with Syria and Iran for 72 hours as part of the drive to secure and pacify Baghdad, the Iraqi commander of the crackdown said Tuesday, hours after a suicide bombing in a mainly Shiite neighborhood killed at least 15 people.Iraq to close borders with Iran and Syria AFP via Yahoo! News - Feb 13 10:34 AM
Iraq announced it will close its borders with Iran and Syria and impose draconian emergency-style security measures on Baghdad after two days of bombings left around 100 dead.Iraq says closes borders with Syria, Iran Reuters via Yahoo! News - Feb 13 8:51 AM
Iraq's government said on Tuesday it would close its borders with Syria and Iran and extend the hours of a night curfew in Baghdad under a U.S.- backed security plan to rein in violence in the capital.Iraq closes borders with Iran and Syria AFP via Yahoo! News - Feb 13 9:07 AM
Iraq has closed its borders with Iran and Syria and imposed Draconian emergency-style security measures on its war torn capital after two days of bloody bomb attacks left around 100 people dead.Iraq to close border with Iran and Syria AFP via Yahoo! News - Feb 13 8:14 AM
Iraq is to close its border with Iran and Syria for at least three days, the commander of Baghdad's new security plan Lieutenant General Abboud Gambar has announced on state television.Iraq To Close Borders With Iran, Syria CBS News - Feb 13 6:08 PM
The Iraqi commander of the Baghdad security crackdown announced Tuesday that Iraq will close its borders with Syria and Iran and ordered the return of unlawfully seized homes, as part of the drive to end the violence that has threatened to divide the capital along sectarian lines.Iraq To Close Borders With Iran, Syria CBS News - Feb 13 4:08 PM
The Iraqi commander of the Baghdad security crackdown announced Tuesday that Iraq will close its borders with Syria and Iran for 72 hours as part of the drive to end the violence that has threatened to divide the capital along sectarian lines.Iraq to seal borders with Syria and Iran The Washington Times - 36 minutes ago
BAGHDAD -- The Iraqi commander of the Baghdad security crackdown announced yesterday that Iraq will close its borders with Syria and Iran for 72 hours as part of the drive to end the violence that has threatened to divide the capital along sectarian lines.Iraq to Close Borders With Iran, Syria Journal Gazette & Times Courier - 1 hour, 53 minutes ago
BAGHDAD, Iraq - The Iraqi commander of the Baghdad security crackdown announced Tuesday that Iraq will close its borders with Syria and Iran as word emerged that anti-U.S. cleric Muqtada al-Sadr had fled the country ahead of the drive to pacify the capital.Iraq's borders with Syria and Iran blocked Independent - Feb 13 4:12 PM
The Iraqi commander of the Baghdad security crackdown said that Iraq planned to close its borders with Syria and Iran for 72 hours as part of the drive to secure the Iraqi capital.Iraq to close borders with Syria and Iran The Scotsman - Feb 13 4:15 PM
IRAQ will shut its borders with Iran and Syria for 72 hours and extend the hours of a nightly curfew in Baghdad, the man overseeing the new US-backed plan to rein in unrelenting violence said yesterday.Palestinian official expresses appreciation over Syria's role in achieving Mecca agreement People's Daily - Feb 13 5:31 PM
A visiting Palestinian official expressed on Tuesday appreciation over Syria's positive role in achieving the Mecca agreement between the rival Palestinian factions of Fatah and Hamas on the formation of a national unity government.Iraqi commander: borders with Syria, Iran to be closed for Baghdad Fox 6 News San Diego - Feb 13 5:24 PM
The Iraqi commander of the Baghdad security crackdown says that Iraq plans to close its borders with Syria and Iran for 72 hours as part of the drive to secure the Iraqi capital.Baghdad Commander Says Borders With Iran and Syria To Close Voice of America - Feb 13 12:04 PM
The Iraqi commander of the U.S.-backed security crackdown in Baghdad says his country will close its borders with Iran and Syria for at least three days.Norwegian envoy hails Syria's effort in achieving Mecca agreement People's Daily - Feb 13 4:30 PM
A Norwegian envoy hailed here on Tuesday Syria's effort in achieving the Mecca agreement between the mainstream Palestinian factions of Fatah and Hamas on the formation of a national unity government.Iraq to close borders with Syria, Iran The Washington Times - Feb 13 11:53 AM
BAGHDAD (AP) -- Iraq will close its borders with Syria and Iran for 72 hours as part of the drive to secure and pacify Baghdad, the Iraqi commander of the crackdown said today, hours after a suicide bombing in a mainly Shi'ite neighborhood killed at least 15 persons.Iraq to close borders with Iran, Syria after 100 die in two days of bombings Japan Today - Feb 13 2:30 PM
BAGHDAD Iraq announced Tuesday it will close its borders with Iran and Syria and impose draconian emergency-style security measures on Baghdad after two days of bombings left around 100 dead.Iraq to close borders with Syria, Iran People's Daily - Feb 13 5:15 PM
Iraq said Tuesday it would close borders with Syria and Iran for at least three days under security plan aimed at pacifying the capital, said Lieutenant General Abboud Gambar, commander of the Iraqi troops in Baghdad.Iraq shuts borders with Iran, Syria for 72 hours The Peninsula - Feb 13 4:35 PM
baghdad Iraq announced yesterday that it will close its borders with Iran and Syria and impose draconian emergency-style security measures on Baghdad after two days of bombings left around 100 dead.Iraq Closing Borders With Syria, Iran Time Magazine - Feb 13 8:44 AM
(BAGHDAD, Iraq) The Iraqi commander of the Baghdad security crackdown said Tuesday that Iraq planned to close its borders with Syria and Iran for 72 hours as part of the drive to secure the Iraqi capital.Syria bars Iraq refugees, crisis worsens AP via Yahoo! News - Feb 12 12:31 PM
Syria, the last Arab country welcoming large numbers of Iraqi refugees, is now all but closing the gates and leaving 40,000 Iraqis who flee their country each month with almost no place to go.Iraq will close borders with Syria, Iran for 3 days Baltimore Sun - Feb 13 9:39 AM
Lockdown latest effort in security sweep across Baghdad The Iraqi commander of the Baghdad security crackdown announced today that Iraq will close its borders with Syria and Iran for 72 hours as part of the drive to end the violence that has threatened to divide the capital along sectarian lines. Iraq to shut borders with Iran and Syria Reuters via Yahoo! UK & Ireland News - Feb 13 9:40 AM
Iraq will shut its borders with Iran and Syria for 72 hours and extend the hours of a nightly curfew in Baghdad as part of a U.S.- backed plan to rein in unrelenting violence, an official said on Tuesday.Iraq To Close Borders With Syria, Iran For 72 Hours Nasdaq - Feb 13 9:37 AM
(RTTNews) - Lt. Gen. Abboud Gambar, the Iraqi general leading the new security sweep in Baghdad, said on Tuesday that Iraq was closing its borders with Syria and Iran for 72 hours.Commander: Iraq will close its borders with Syria and Iran for 72 hours Boston Herald - Feb 13 9:12 AM
BAGHDAD, Iraq - Iraq will close its borders with Syria and Iran for 72 hours as part of the drive to secure and pacify Baghdad, the Iraqi commander of the crackdown said Tuesday, hours after a suicide...Iraq will close borders with Syria, Iran for 3 days Baltimore Sun - Feb 13 9:35 AM
Lockdown latest effort in security drive on Baghdad Iraq will close its borders with Syria and Iran for 72 hours as part of the drive to secure and pacify Baghdad, the Iraqi commander of the crackdown said today, hours after a suicide bombing in a mainly Shiite neighborhood killed at least 15 people. Missing Soldier s Mother: I Knew He Was in Syria Israel National News - 1 hour, 49 minutes ago
(IsraelNN.com) Rina Hever, the mother of missing soldier Guy Hever, responded to an announcement by a Syrian organization that they are holding her son captive. She said I never had a doubt that he was held captive in Syria. CORRECTED: Iraq to close borders with Syria, Iran Reuters via Yahoo! Asia News - Feb 13 8:46 AM
(Corrects to show government says will close the borders, not that it has already shut them) BAGHDAD (Reuters) - Iraq's government said on Tuesday it would close its borders with Syria and Iran and extend the hours of a night curfew in Baghdad under a U.S.- backed security plan to ...Iraq says closes borders with Syria, Iran Reuters via Yahoo! India News - Feb 13 8:35 AM
BAGHDAD (Reuters) - Iraq's government said on Tuesday it had closed its borders with Syria and Iran, and extended the hours of a night curfew in Baghdad under a U.S.-backed security plan to rein in violence in the capital.Iraq to close borders with Iran and Syria Dawn - 2 hours, 12 minutes ago
BAGHDAD, Feb 13: Iraq announced on Tuesday it would close its borders with Iran and Syria and impose draconian emergency-style security measures on Baghdad after two days of bombings left around 100 dead.Iraq To Close Iran, Syria Borders, Extend Baghdad Curfew -BBC Nasdaq - Feb 13 8:23 AM
LONDON -(Dow Jones)- Iraq will close its borders with Iran and Syria for up to three days, Lt. Gen. Abboud Gambar, commander of the Baghdad security crackdown, said Tuesday , the BBC reported.Iraq closes borders with Iran, Syria The Daily Star Lebannon - Feb 13 12:53 PM
Iraq will shut its borders with Iran and Syria for 72 hours and extend the hours of a nightly curfew in Baghdad as part of a US-backed plan to rein in unrelenting violence, an official said on Tuesday. The new measures were announced during another day of violence in Baghdad, in which a suicide bomber blew up a truck rigged with explosives near a college.Iraq to close Iran, Syria border News Interactive - Feb 13 10:09 AM
IRAQ is to close its border with Iran and Syria for at least three days, the commander of Baghdad's new security plan said.Iraq Plans to Suspend Checkpoints at Syria, Iran Borders Washington Post - 43 minutes ago
BAGHDAD, Feb. 13 -- Iraqi officials on Tuesday announced the temporary closure of checkpoints at the Syrian and Iranian borders, as well as an expanded nighttime curfew in the capital, as part of the new Baghdad security plan.Syria gets stricter on refugees from Iraq The Philadelphia Inquirer - Feb 13 12:08 AM
Syria, the last Arab country welcoming large numbers of Iraqi refugees, is now all but closing the gates, leaving fleeing Iraqis - about 40,000 a month - with almost no place to go.Iraq says to close borders with Syria, Iran AlertNet - Feb 13 8:21 AM
Source: Reuters (Corrects to show government says will close borders, not that it has already shut them) BAGHDAD, Feb 13 (Reuters) - Iraq's government said on Tuesday it would close its borders with Syria and Iran ... Iraq to shut borders with Iran, Syria Nyngan Observer - Feb 13 1:32 PM
Iraq will shut its borders with Iran and Syria for 72 hours and extend the hours of a nightly curfew in Baghdad as part of a US- backed plan to rein in unrelenting violence, an official says.Iraqi commander: borders with Syria, Iran to be closed for Baghdad security drives KTRE-TV East Texas - Feb 13 9:38 AM
BAGHDAD, Iraq The Iraqi commander of the Baghdad security crackdown says that Iraq plans to close its borders with Syria and Iran for 72 hours as part of the drive to secure the Iraqi capital.Iraq closing borders with Syria and Iran KARE 11 Minneapolis-St. Paul - Feb 13 8:51 AM
raq will close its borders with Syria and Iran for 72 hours as part of the drive to secure and pacify Baghdad, theIraqi commander: borders with Syria, Iran to be closed for Baghdad security drives NewsChannel 10 Amarillo - Feb 13 8:52 AM
BAGHDAD, Iraq The Iraqi commander of the Baghdad security crackdown says that Iraq plans to close its borders with Syria and Iran for 72 hours as part of the drive to secure the...Iraq to close borders with Syria, Iran EARTHtimes.org - Feb 13 1:11 PM
Iraqi border posts with Syria and Iran are to be completely closed for three days as the country begins a new security plan, authorities announced Tuesday.Sectarian tensions boil over into Syria The Christian Science Monitor via Yahoo! Canada News - Feb 13 1:00 AM
Once strictly secular, Syria has shifted tone amid a series of public flaps between Sunnis and Shiites.Syria won't open door for more refugees St. Petersburg Times - Feb 13 12:33 AM
DAMASCUS, Syria - The last Arab country welcoming large numbers of Iraqi refugees is now all but closing the gates and leaving 40,000 Iraqis who flee their country each month with almost no place to go.Iraq to close borders with Syria, Iran Mail and Guardian - Feb 13 9:01 AM
Iraq's government said on Tuesday it would close its borders with Syria and Iran and extend the hours of a night curfew in Baghdad under a United States-backed security plan to rein in violence in the capital.Iraq closes borders with Syria, Iran Mail and Guardian - Feb 13 8:46 AM
Iraq's government said on Tuesday it had closed its borders with Syria and Iran and extended the hours of a night curfew in Baghdad under a United States-backed security plan to rein in violence in the capital.Iraq closing borders with Syria, Iran for 72 hours in Baghdad crackdown CP via Yahoo! Canada News - Feb 13 10:39 AM
BAGHDAD (AP) - Iraq will close its borders with Syria and Iran for 72 hours as part of the drive to secure and pacify Baghdad, the Iraqi commander of the crackdown said Tuesday, hours after a suicide bombing in a mainly Shiite neighbourhood killed at least 15 people.Syria Bars Iraq Refugees, Crisis Worsens ABC News - Feb 12 12:50 PM
Syria Curbs Number of Iraqi Refugees Allowed Entry, and Crisis WorsensSyria issues two new laws promoting foreign investments ANI via Yahoo! India News - Feb 12 9:56 PM
By Iaonnis Solomou Nicosia, Feb 13 (ANI): Amid growing US pressure over Syria's alleged interference in Lebanon and Iraq, the government of the Middle Eastern country has issued two new laws aiming at encouraging foreign investments and liberalizing further the country's economy. Deputy Prime Minister for Economic Affairs Abdallah al-Dardari expressed the hope that the two new laws to help the ...Iraqi refugees in Syria seek UNHCR's help The Times of India - Feb 13 5:29 AM
Several Iraqis in Syria are seeking refugee status from the UN which would allow them to remain in the country they have taken refuge in.CORRECTED-Iraq says to close borders with Syria, Iran Reuters via Yahoo! News - Feb 13 8:45 AM
Corrects to show government says will close the borders, not that it has already shut themThousands protest in Syria at "Israeli crimes" AFP via Yahoo! News - Feb 13 6:50 AM
Tens of thousands of Syrians and Palestinians have demonstrated in Damascus against what they termed "Israeli crimes" in carrying out work near the Al-Aqsa mosque in Jerusalem.Arrows 'give Israel edge over Iran and Syria' Gulf News - Feb 12 10:14 PM
Occupied Jerusalem: Israel's latest test of its Arrow missile defence system proves Israel has a jump on its fiercest enemies, Iran and Syria, a leading member of parliament's Foreign Affairs and Defence Committee said yesterday.'Honor' killing spurs outcry in Syria The Christian Science Monitor - Feb 13 2:30 PM
A 16-year-old's killing spurred the country's grand mufti to call for legal reform and protections. Iraqi refugees in Syria knock at UNHCR's door New Kerala - Feb 12 10:29 PM
Dharam Shourie, New York, Feb 13: Thousands of Iraqis in Syria, afraid of being deported back to their conflict-torn country, are seeking refugee status from the United Nations which would allow them to remain in the country they have taken refuge in.Syria issues two new laws promoting foreign investments New Kerala - Feb 12 9:55 PM
By Iaonnis Solomou, Nicosia, Feb 13: Amid growing US pressure over Syria's alleged interference in Lebanon and Iraq, the government of the Middle Eastern country has issued two new laws aiming at encouraging foreign investments and liberalizing further the country's economy.Bombs kill 3 on buses in Lebanon AP via Yahoo! News - 2 hours, 50 minutes ago
Bomb blasts killed three people on commuter buses Tuesday and lawmakers blamed Syria, stirring fears of clashes between Hezbollah and government supporters at a massive rally planned to mark the assassination of Lebanon's former prime minister.Sectarian tensions boil over into Syria The Christian Science Monitor via Yahoo! News - Feb 13 12:00 AM
In a town that lies about five miles southwest of Damascus, the twin minarets of a partially constructed Shiite mosque pierce the sky and its drab cinder blocks blend in with the surrounding winter dreariness.Two years after Hariri, ties with Syria are still chilly The Daily Star Lebannon - Feb 12 12:44 PM
Lebanon's relations with former powerbroker Syria have remained frozen ever since the 2005 assassination of former Lebanese Prime Minister Rafik Hariri that was widely blamed on Damascus. After an iron-grip military domination lasting almost 30 years, Syria was forced to pull its troops out of Lebanon following domestic and international protests triggered by Hariri's murder.Syria blamed for bus explosions The Scotsman - Feb 13 4:13 PM
BOMBS exploded on two buses in a Christian area of Lebanon yesterday, killing at least three people and wounding 20 on the eve of the second anniversary of the killing of former prime minister Rafik al-Hariri.Steinitz: Arrow test gives Israel advantage over Syria, Iran Haaretz Daily - Feb 12 9:12 AM
Israel's latest test of its Arrow missile defense system proves Israel has a jump on its fiercest enemies, Iran and Syria, a senior lawmaker on the Knesset Foreign Affairs and Defense Committee said Monday.Syrian PM invited to attend Iran-Syria joint meeting in Tehran Islamic Republic News Agency - Feb 12 2:02 AM
Iran - Syria - Invitation Syria's Prime Minister Muhammad Naji al-Utri has been officially invited by Iran's First Vice-President Parviz Davoudi to attend the annual meeting of the Iran-Syria Joint High Committee, it was reported here Monday.Iraq closing borders with Syria, Iran Canada.com - Feb 13 11:02 AM
A boy wheels his relative who was wounded in the bombings. The violence came on the first anniversary -- according to the Muslim lunar calendar -- of the bombing of the important Shiite Golden Dome shrine in Samarra, 95 kilometres north of the capital.Iraq closes borders with Iran and Syria TODAYonline - Feb 13 9:22 AM
Iraqis walk past a pool of blood at the site where a suicide bomber detonated a van packed with explosives outside a food warehouse in the mixed west Baghdad district of Iskan.Iraq to close border with Iran, Syria Middle East Online - Feb 13 8:19 AM
Abboud Gambar says borders to be shut for at least three days following bomb attacks in Baghdad.Iraq unveils new security plans BBC News - Feb 13 8:06 AM
Iraq will close its borders with Iran and Syria for up to three days as part of its new security plan for Baghdad.Iraqis in Syria and Jordan: Many more registering AlertNet - Feb 13 3:22 AM
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Lawmakers blame Syria for the attacks, stirring fears of clashes between Hezbollah and government backers at a rally today.Syria limits Iraqis' stays, adding to their woes Tulsa World - Feb 13 1:19 AM
Flooded by refugees from the fighting, it's been forced to curb its easy access. Many of the new residents are now illegal. The U.N. says more countries must help out.Tuesday, Feb 13, 2007 Knight-Ridder Washington Bureau - Feb 13 5:44 PM
BAGHDAD, Iraq -The Iraqi government announced new measures Tuesday to retake the country from terrorists and outlaws, including those in uniform, by ordering the army and police to submit to checkpoints, sharply curtailing weapons in public and temporarily closing the borders with Syria and Iran.Big U.S. Rewards for Jihad and Hezbollah Suspects New York Times - Feb 12 8:12 PM
The United States offered rewards of up to $5 million for two terrorism suspects. One is Ramadan Shallah, the Syria-based head of the Palestinian militant group Islamic Jihad. The other is Mohammed Ali Hamadei, a militant from Lebanon said to be associated with Hezbollah who was sentenced to life in prison by a German court in 1989 for hijacking a Trans World Airlines jet in 1985 and murdering an ...Iraq to close Iran, Syria border The Australian - Feb 13 9:49 AM
Lieutenant General Abboud Gambar said four Iranian and two Syrian border posts would remain closed for 72 hours. Others would shut indefinitely.Iraq closes borders as new security plan kicks in Guardian Unlimited - Feb 13 4:19 PM
Iraq will close its land borders with Syria and Iran and extend the night-time curfew in Baghdad as part of the much-heralded security plan aimed at stifling violence in the capital and the volatile Anbar province to the west.Tough measures in Iraq TVNZ - Feb 13 12:26 PM
Iraq has announced plans to close its borders with Iran and Syria and lengthen a night curfew on vehicles in new emergency measures to try to curb unrelenting violence in Baghdad.Putin calls for convening broad int'l conference on Mideast issues People's Daily - Feb 13 5:30 PM
Visiting Russian President Vladimir Putin called here on Tuesday for convening a new broad international conference on Middle East issues which all concerned parties, including Lebanon and Syria, should participate in.Bus bomb blast kills three The Australian - Feb 13 1:34 PM
The bombings in a mountainous Christian area north-east of Beirut followed a spate of attacks blamed on Lebanon's former powerbroker Syria and came at a time of high political tensions.Iraq announces new security measures Guardian Unlimited - Feb 13 9:35 AM
Government to close borders with Syria and Iran.7:40AM The New Zealand Herald - Feb 13 11:09 AM
BAGHDAD - Iraq will shut its borders with Iran and Syria for 72 hours and extend the hours of a nightly curfew in Baghdad as part of a US- backed plan to rein in unrelenting violence, an official said today.Iraq closes borders in security crackdown Australian Broadcasting Corporation - Feb 13 12:20 PM
Iraq is closing its borders with Iran and Syria as part of a security crackdown to attempt to rein in violence.Gambar announced the temporary border closures on state television [AFP] Aljazeera - Feb 13 11:14 AM
Iraq is to close its borders with Iran and Syria for at least three days, Abboud Gambar, the commander of Baghdad's new security plan has said on state television.The Oil Weapon is Unleashed against Iran SeekingAlpha via Yahoo! Finance - Feb 13 1:50 AM
Gary Dorsch submits: Crude oil has become a key weapon in the battle between Saudi Arabia, Kuwait, and the UAE, aligned with the United States, against the mullahs of Iran. The Arab Oil kingdoms fear the emergence of a Tehran-led axis linking Iran, Iraqi Shiites, Syria, Lebanons Hezbollah, Palestinian Hamas in [... ]U.N. refugee boss to hold talks with Rice on Iraqis Reuters via Yahoo! India News - Feb 13 8:10 AM
GENEVA (Reuters) - The top U.N. refugee official will hold talks with U.S. Secretary of State Condoleezza Rice this week to seek more support for 1.8 million Iraqis who have fled to Syria and Jordan, his spokesman said on Tuesday.Iraq announces new security measures EuroNews - Feb 13 11:50 AM
Iraq is to close its borders with Syria and Iran and extend the hours of a curfew in Baghdad. The measures are part of a U.S.Syrians worry about the rise of Shiites Seattle Times - Feb 13 12:27 AM
For more than four decades, Syria has been a fiercely secular state. Its majority Sunni population is ruled by a minority Shiite sect, the...World briefs: Tuesday Albuquerque Tribune - Feb 13 8:03 AM
Iraq to close borders with Syria, Iran for 3 days; House debates Iraq surge; Al-Qaida No. 2 blasts U.S.; Pace raises Iran questions; McCain warns of Iraq `Tet'; 22 Taliban fighters killed; 3 killed in Lebanon blasts; EU readies Iran sanctions; Gates angers RussiaSecurity crackdown closes borders in Iraq News 8 Austin - Feb 13 8:42 AM
An Iraqi commander says borders with Syria and Iran need to be closed for Baghdad security drives(Blank Headline Received) AlertNet - Feb 13 7:51 AM
Source: Reuters (Corrects to show government says will close the borders, not that it has already shut them) BAGHDAD, Feb 13 (Reuters) - Iraq's government said on Tuesday it would close its borders with Syria and ... U.N. refugee boss to hold talks with Rice on Iraqis AlertNet - Feb 13 7:36 AM
Source: Reuters GENEVA, Feb 13 (Reuters) - The top U.N. refugee official will hold talks with U.S. Secretary of State Condoleezza Rice this week to seek more support for 1.8 million Iraqis who have fled to Syria and ... Iraq announces new security measures Guardian Unlimited - Feb 13 3:12 AM
Government to close borders with Syria and Iran and extend night curfew in Baghdad as part of latest plan.Iraq Closes Border Under New Security Plan Radio Free Europe: Radio Library - Feb 13 9:39 AM
February 13, 2007 -- Iraq says it will close its borders with Iran and Syria for three days and extend the hours of night curfew in the capital, Baghdad.More Iraqi Refugees Are Headed to U.S. New York Times - 2 hours, 17 minutes ago
The Bush administration and the U.N. have developed a plan that would bring several thousand refugees to the U.S. over the next 10 months, officials said.Iraq: New Security Measures India Daily - Feb 13 10:18 AM
Iraq closed its borders with Syria and Iran on Feb. 13 and extended nighttime curfew hours in Baghdad. The moves are in accordance with a U.S.-backed security crackdown on violence in the capital.Hotlinks Tiscali - Feb 13 9:50 AM
Qanbar said the border with Iran and Syria would be closed for 72 hours. He did not say when the closures would take effect.Anti-American cleric flees Iraq for Iran AP via Yahoo! News - 5 minutes ago
Anti-American cleric Muqtada al-Sadr fled Iraq for Iran ahead of a security crackdown in Baghdad and the arrival of 21,500 U.S. troops sent by President Bush to quell sectarian violence, a senior U.S. official said Tuesday.Lebanese PM defiant after fatal blasts CNN.com - 1 hour, 33 minutes ago
Lebanon's prime minister stood firm against calls to resign after a pair of bombs aboard commuter buses killed three people Tuesday.Israeli PM heads to Turkey for talks on Palestinians, Iran AFP via Yahoo! News - 2 hours, 43 minutes ago
Prime Minister Ehud Olmert is heading to Turkey, Israel's closest Muslim ally, for a two-day visit set to focus on the Israeli-Palestinian conflict and fears about Iran's nuclear ambitions.