Iraq War News 20-NOV-09 en-us Baghdad (AFP) Nov 18, 2009 - The top US military officer in Iraq warned on Wednesday of attacks in the run-up to an expected January general election and said he would ask Washington to alter troop drawdown plans if necessary.]]> Baghdad (AFP) Nov 18, 2009 - Iraq's general election was thrown into doubt on Wednesday after a law governing the planned January vote was vetoed, creating what the prime minister termed a "dangerous threat" to stability.]]> Amman (AFP) Nov 17, 2009 - The United States urged European countries and wealthy Arab states on Tuesday to boost their aid to the millions of displaced Iraqis, saying they did "far too little" to assist them.]]> Camp Victory, Iraq (AFP) Nov 16, 2009 - Arnold Schwarzenegger flew in to Iraq on a morale-boosting visit for US troops on Monday, drawing cheers from servicemen and women, some of whom were lucky enough to be gifted a cigar.]]> Kirkuk, Iraq (AFP) Nov 11, 2009 - Criminal gangs in Iraq's northern oil hub of Kirkuk have been exploiting the atmosphere of fear in the ethnically divided city to launch a wave of abductions targeting the scions of wealthy families.]]> Baghdad (AFP) Nov 10, 2009 - Minorities, including Christians, in northern Iraq are the collateral victims of a conflict between Arabs and Kurds over who controls the country's disputed provinces, Human Rights Watch warned Tuesday.]]> United Nations (AFP) Nov 8, 2009 - UN Secretary-General Ban Ki-moon on Sunday welcomed approval by Iraqi lawmakers of amendments to electoral laws, saying the move meant national parliamentary polls could be held in January as scheduled.]]> Baghdad (AFP) Nov 8, 2009 - Iraq's fractious MPs on Sunday finally approved a law to govern the country's general election in early 2010, a move hailed by US President Barack Obama as an important step towards a lasting peace.]]> Baghdad (AFP) Nov 5, 2009 - The head of the Iraqi electoral commission said on Thursday it is now too late to organise a general election as planned on January 16 after repeated delays by MPs in adopting an electoral law.]]> Makhmour, Iraq (AFP) Nov 5, 2009 - Fifteen years after they were driven out by bloodshed, thousands of Kurdish refugees living in a camp in northern Iraq dream of coming back to Turkey, but say they will not move unless Ankara grants extensive political and cultural rights to Kurds.]]>