Iraq – Iraqi security forces capture 13 suspects over Baghdad deadly bombings (People’s Daily)

Iraqi security forces capture 13 suspects over Baghdad deadly bombings (People’s Daily)
The Iraqi government announced that its security forces captured 13 suspects over the massive bombings in Baghdad, while top Iraqi security officials continue briefing the parliament over the attacks, an Iraqi newspaper reported Monday. “We have 13 criminals arrested over Tuesday’s explosions and they will be convicted for their crimes,” the Asharq al-Awsat newspaper quoted Interior Minister …

U.S. Military Warned Iraq of Possible Baghdad Blasts (Fox News)
The U.S. military confirmed Monday it had warned Iraqi officials about possible attacks in Baghdad the same day bombers struck government sites in the country’s capital last week.

Iraq’s Worrisome Political Process (Foreign Relations)
While Afghanistan dominates the attention of U.S. policymakers, Iraq is entering a critical phase of its political development. Prime Minister Nouri al-Maliki, in Washington for White House talks this week , may win the most votes in January’s national parliamentary elections but could be deposed because he has so many political enemies, says expert Joost Hiltermann of the International Crisis …

Iraqi PM receives U.S. Gates in Baghdad (People’s Daily)
The Iraqi Prime Minister Nuri al-Maliki met on Friday in his office with the visiting U.S. Defense Secretary Robert Gates, a statement issued by Maliki’s office said. “Our security forces are capable now to maintain the security and stability in the country. We have new plans to treat with what happened recently of security incidents. So, we are today focus on the intelligence effort and to make …

U.S. military warned Iraq of possible Baghdad blasts (The Champaign News-Gazette)
BAGHDAD (AP) The U.S. military confirmed Monday it had warned Iraqi officials about possible attacks in Baghdad the same day bombers struck government sites in the country’s capital last week. The U.S. military stopped short, though, of saying the intelligence provided to the Iraqis gave any insight into specific details of the attacks that killed 127 people. It was the third such large-scale …

Iraq to execute 13 over August Baghdad blasts (Press TV)
Iraqi Interior Minister Jawad al-Bolani says that 13 people arrested over connection to deadly bombings in Baghdad last August are to face justice and be put to death.

US military warned Iraq of possible Baghdad blasts (Boston Herald)
BAGHDAD – The U.S. military confirmed Monday it had warned Iraqi officials about possible attacks in Baghdad the same day bombers struck government sites in the country’s…

Insurgent foe’s slaying shows cracks near Baghdad (AP via Yahoo! News)
Word began to spread at daybreak in the Sunni districts south of Baghdad: A top anti-insurgent fighter and three family members were slain overnight in their village.

Iraq: No time to act on U.S. tip on blasts (USA Today)
The U.S. warned of an attack hours before Tuesday’s deadly blasts in Baghdad, but the tip came too late to act on, Iraq security officials said.

Turmoil reveals Iraqi reliance on US (Asia Times)
BAGHDAD and IRBIL – Iraq’s extended dependence on American influence was laid bare last week by massive bombings and by a breakthrough in a political battle over planned elections.

Iran Policy Committee: Tehran and Baghdad Collude to Attack Iranian Dissidents in Iraq (Business Wire via Yahoo! Finance)
WASHINGTON—-Baghdad prepares to crackdown on Iranian dissidents in Iraq by forcibly removing them from their camp Tuesday, December 15, 2009. Iraqi Prime Minister Nuri al-Maliki announced plans to move the more than 3,400 members of the group living at Camp Ashraf near the Iranian border to Neqrat al-Salman, a location in the desert south of Baghdad that once housed prisoners during the reign …

US warning of Baghdad blasts ‘too late’ (The Scotsman)
IRAQ’S security chiefs said yesterday that the US military had warned them in advance about an imminent attack, but the tip came too late to act on before last week’s

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