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Too soon for Iraq war veterans' parade:US militaryWashington (AFP) Feb 7, 2012 The US military's top general believes it is too soon to hold a parade in New York City honoring troops who fought in the Iraq war while fellow soldiers are still on the battlefield in Afghanistan, his spokesman said Tuesday. Mayor Michael Bloomberg had offered to stage a ticker-tape parade down the streets of New York City but the Pentagon recommended waiting for the right moment. "We simply don't think a national-level parade is appropriate while we continue to have America's sons and daughte ... read more |
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 Iraq court rules death for man who kidnapped foreigners An Iraqi court has sentenced a man to death for murder and for kidnapping French citizens and an Iranian consul, a statement released on Monday by the Higher Judicial Council said. ... more | .. |
 Judge wants Iraqiya MP's immunity lifted A judge has called for parliament to lift the immunity of an MP with the Sunni-backed Iraqiya bloc, the deputy and a judicial spokesman said Sunday, at a time of crisis with Iraq's Shiite-led government. ... more | .. |
 Iraqi president's tribe calls for VP handover President Jalal Talabani's tribe has called for Iraq's fugitive vice president to be handed over to the Baghdad government to face trial, a member of the tribe said on Saturday. ... more | .. |
 Iraq central bank moves to identify dollar buyers The Iraqi central bank has enacted measures to identify those who buy dollars, as some are believed to be front men at a time when Iran and Syria are facing foreign currency shortages due to sanctions. ... more |
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Fugitive Iraq VP says ball is now in PM's court The Iraqiya bloc sent a "positive signal" by ending its parliament boycott, and its eventual return to the cabinet depends on how Iraq's premier responds, the country's fugitive vice president told AFP. ... more | .. |
 Qaeda lost ground in Iraq but remains danger: report The ranks of Al-Qaeda have thinned dramatically in recent years but the organisation remains a serious threat in Iraq, a Baghdad military spokesman said in remarks published on Thursday. ... more | .. |
 Corruption 'as dangerous' to Iraq as terrorism Corruption poses a major threat to Iraq, so much so that Prime Minister Nuri al-Maliki has said it is "as dangerous" to the country's stability as terrorism, according to a US watchdog. ... more | .. |
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Iraq detains 16 vice presidential guards Security forces have detained 16 of Tareq al-Hashemi's bodyguards, Iraq's interior ministry said, in a move the fugitive vice president said Tuesday was nothing new in a series of false accusations. ... more | .. |
 Iraq's protest movement: despondent and divided Nearly a year after national rallies rocked the government, Iraq's protest movement is a shadow of its former self, after the authorities cracked down and demonstrators themselves became divided. ... more | .. |
Iraqiya to end parliament boycott: spokeswoman A secular bloc which won the most seats in Iraq's March 2010 vote will end a boycott of parliament that it began in mid-December, a spokeswoman said on Sunday. ... more | .. |
Iraq VP's staffers detained: Amnesty Two women employed by the office of Iraq's fugitive vice president Tareq al-Hashemi have been detained by security forces and may be at risk of torture, rights group Amnesty International said. ... more |
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Watchdog says US cannot account for Iraqi billions The US Department of Defence cannot account for some $2 billion of Iraqi funds it spent, a report from a US watchdog said on Monday, in the latest case of apparently lax US oversight of Iraq's money. ... more | .. |
 Suicide car bomb outside Baghdad hospital kills 31 A suicide bomber set off an explosives-packed car outside a Baghdad hospital on Friday, killing 31 people in the capital's deadliest day in a month, amid a political crisis that has stoked tensions. ... more | .. |
10 at police family home among 17 killed in Iraq Attacks in Iraq on Thursday killed at least 17 people, including 10 in a bomb at the home of two brothers in the police force, while officials warned Al-Qaeda was targeting ex-fighters who switched sides. ... more | .. |
 Assassins kill Iraq Qaeda leader-turned-critic Assassins have shot dead a former senior leader of Al-Qaeda in Iraq who defected from the extremist network and sided with US forces, officials said on Wednesday. ... more |
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 Bombs in and around Baghdad kill 12 A spate of bomb attacks in and around Baghdad, the deadliest of which targeted Shiite areas in the capital, killed at least 12 people on Tuesday, officials said. ... more | .. |
US soldier reaches plea deal in Iraqi killings A US Marine accused in the 2005 killings of 24 Iraqi civilians pleaded guilty Monday to negligence, as manslaughter charges were dropped in a deal under which he faces three months' imprisonment at most. ... more | .. |
19 arrests over threats against Iraq whistleblower Iraqi police arrested 19 officials and tribal leaders after they threatened to harm an MP who alleged graft in Baghdad's municipal government, officials said on Saturday. ... more |
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Rocket hits Turkish embassy wall in Iraq, no casualties At least one mortar round struck the outer compound wall of the Turkish embassy in Baghdad on Wednesday, but caused no casualties, an Iraqi official said, amid tensions between the two countries. ... more | .. |
Iraq cabinet restricts powers of boycotting ministers Iraq's cabinet clamped down on boycotting ministers from the Sunni-backed Iraqiya bloc by decreeing on Tuesday that they could not run their ministries while staying away from its meetings. ... more | .. |
Refugee returns to Iraq highest since 2004: UN More Iraqi refugees returned to their homeland in 2011 than any year since 2004, UN figures showed on Tuesday, with the largest number coming from Syria, which has been rocked by months of protests. ... more |
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