Iraq – Gunmen kill Iraqi militia guards at checkpoint near Baghdad (TVNZ)

Gunmen kill Iraqi militia guards at checkpoint near Baghdad (TVNZ)
Gunmen opened fire on a checkpoint near Baghdad on Tuesday, killing four members of an Iraqi government-backed militia, a militia leader and officials said

Iraqi policeman killed in Mosul bomb explosion (EARTHtimes.org)
Mosul, Iraq – An Iraqi policeman was killed and two others injured in a bomb blast that targeted their patrol in a neighborhood east of Mosul, security officials said Tuesday. The blast went off late Monday night in the northern Iraqi town, some 400 …

Iraqi fans welcome Najwa Karam (Al Bawaba)
The famous Lebanese artist Najwa Karam hosted two live concerts in the northern Iraqi cities Irbeel and Suleimanyeh. The first concert was held at the High City Hall in Irbeel, drawing 1,300 fans from across Iraq. The celebration included a performance by a Lebanese folklore dance group.

Iraq inks preliminary deal to develop supergiant oil field (People’s Daily)
Iraqi Oil Ministry signed on Tuesday a preliminary contract with a consortium led by Russian Lukoil to develop the West Qurna Phase 2 oil field in southern Iraq. Lukoil, partnered with Norway’s Statoil ASA, will develop the oil field to produce 1.8 million barrels per day (bpd) from its proven reserves of 12.88 billion barrels of oil. The pair will be paid a remuneration fee of 1.15 dollars per …

Iraq security adviser warns of Qaeda threat ahead of poll (AFP via Yahoo! News)
Al-Qaeda in Iraq is a far smaller force than at its peak three years ago but still poses a threat in the run-up to March elections, national security adviser Safa Hussein told AFP in an interview.

Gunmen kill 5 Sunni guards in Iraq (MalaysiaNews.net)
BAGHDAD (AP) Gunmen killed five Sunni security guards including one by beheading in a gruesome pre-dawn slaying Tuesday at a village checkpoint in central

Gunmen kill 5 anti-Qaeda fighters in Iraq (Press TV)
Unidentified militants have killed five Sunni Sahwa tribal fighters in an apparent execution-style attack at a village checkpoint in central Iraq.

Iraq security adviser warns of Al-Qaeda threat (Middle East Online)
Safa Hussein says Iraq’s Al-Qaeda fallen under influence of elements of ousted Baathists.

Three sentenced to death in Iraq for June bombing (AFP via Yahoo! News)
Three men were sentenced to death by hanging on Tuesday after being convicted of helping to plan an Al-Qaeda truck bombing in northern Iraq in June that killed 72 people.

In Heart of Iraq, a Plan to Revive the Pulse of a Central Artery (New York Times)
A $5 billion plan to rebuild the capital s economic and cultural main street is the most ambitious vision put forward of a new Iraq, a testimony to the decline in violence of the last two years.

Iraq- Turkish investors in Basra (MENAFN)
Iraq- Turkish investors in Basra

Iraq: Baath, al-Qaeda aim to disrupt elections (Press TV)
Iraqi national security adviser Safa Hussein says al-Qaeda and Baathi elements are cooperating in an effort to wreck a havoc on the country’s security in advance of March 7 parliamentary elections.

Soldier returns from Iraq (Fernley Leader)
FERNLEY–Army Spec. Alex M. Francis has returned to the U.S. after being deployed to Iraq in support of Operation Iraqi Freedom.

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