Iraqi Christians slowly returning home to Mosul (Las Vegas Sun)
Fri, Oct 31, 2008 (7:57 a.m.) Iraqi Christians have started to trickle home to the restive city of Mosul in recent days as attacks against them have tapered off, authorities said Friday.
Iraq wants details of U.S. raid in Syria – spokesman (The Star)
ISTANBUL (Reuters) – Iraq is waiting for the United States to provide details of a deadly U.S. military raid on a Syrian border village, Iraqi government spokesman Ali al-Dabbagh said on Friday.
Iraqi Christians slowly returning home to Mosul (The Charlotte Observer)
(The Associated Press) Iraqi Christians have started to trickle home to the restive city of Mosul in recent days as attacks against them have tapered off, authorities said Friday. Jawdat Ismaeel, a local migration official in Mosul, said Christians are no longer fleeing the northern city following a spate of threats and killings earlier this month. Sunni insurgents are believed to be behind the …
Iraq wants guaranteed U.S. departure after 2011 (The Pantagraph)
BAGHDAD — Iraq wants to remove any possibility that U.S. troops could remain after 2011 from a proposed security agreement now under negotiation, a Shiite lawmaker close to Prime Minister Nouri al-Maliki said Thursday.
Parts of US-Iraq military pact still to be clarified: minister (AFP via Yahoo! News)
Some points in the draft security accord between Iraq and the United States still have to be clarified, Iraqi Foreign Minister Hoshyar Zebari said in an interview published Friday.
Senior Iraqi Leader Says Pact With U.S. Is Unlikely to Pass (Washington Post)
A senior Iraqi political leader said yesterday he is “doubtful” that a bilateral agreement authorizing U.S. forces to remain in Iraq after the end of the year would be approved by the Iraqi cabinet and parliament.
After Iraq, Petraeus Faces Arguably Tougher Job (Channel 8 San Diego)
David Petraeus knows Iraq and he’s learning Afghanistan. But the biggest test facing the four-star general as he takes charge of Central Command is probably Pakistan – threatened with financial ruin, torn by an Islamic extremist insurgency and armed with nuclear weapons.
Syria freezes ties with Iraq: reports (New Kerala)
Dubai, Oct 31: Syria has frozen its ties with Iraq following a cross-border attack by US forces on a Syrian village, the Dubai-based al-Arabiya news network reported Friday.
Iraqi Christians slowly returning home to Mosul (The State)
Iraqi Christians have started to trickle home to the restive city of Mosul in recent days as attacks against them have tapered off, authorities said Friday. Jawdat Ismaeel, a local migration official in Mosul, said Christians are no longer fleeing the northern city since a spate of threats and killings earlier this month. Sunni insurgents are believed to be behind the campaign to drive them out. …
Iraqi demands imperil pact (Denver Post)
Iraq wants to eliminate any chance U.S. forces will stay here after 2011 under a proposed security pact and to expand Iraqi legal jurisdiction over U.S. troops until then, a close ally of the prime minister said Thursday.
Fresh from Iraq success, Petraeus takes on Afghanistan, Iran (AFP via Yahoo! News)
Crowned with success in Iraq, General David Petraeus, who takes command Friday of US military forces in the Middle East and Central Asia, inherits the next big challenge: devising a winning strategy in Afghanistan.
After Iraq, Petraeus faces arguably tougher job (AP via Yahoo! News)
Gen. David Petraeus took the helm at Central Command on Friday, assuming responsibility for U.S. military operations not only in Iraq where he is widely credited with leading a historic turnaround but also in Afghanistan, where American fortunes appear darker.
Iraq wants details of US raid in Syria-spokesman (AlertNet)
Source: Reuters ISTANBUL, Oct 31 (Reuters) – Iraq is waiting for the United States to provide details of a deadly U.S. military raid on a Syrian border village, Iraqi government spokesman Ali al-Dabbagh said on …
