Iraq – Iraqi Group Says It Captured American (Pittsburgh Post-Gazette)
Iraqi Group Says It Captured American (Pittsburgh Post-Gazette)
BAGHDAD — An Iraqi militant group said it had abducted an American contractor, a day after the United States military reported that a contractor had been missing since Jan. 23. It would be the first reported kidnapping of an American in a year in Iraq.
Petraeus slams ‘barbaric’ Al-Qaeda attacks in Iraq (AFP via Yahoo! News)
US General David Petraeus on Saturday slammed the “barbaric actions” of a morally bankrupt Al-Qaeda following a series of attacks on Shiite pilgrims in Iraq blamed on the extremist network.
Iraq delays parliament debate on candidates row (AFP via Yahoo! News)
Iraqi MPs plan to meet Monday to debate a controversial decision to allow hundreds of candidates linked to executed dictator Saddam Hussein’s Baath party to compete in next month’s elections.
Iraq MPs to meet over ‘Saddam’ candidates row (AFP via Yahoo! News)
Iraqi MPs were set to meet on Monday to debate a controversial decision to allow hundreds of candidates linked to executed dictator Saddam Hussein’s Baath party to compete in next month’s elections.
Iraq Shi’ite leaders vow Baath purge as furore grows (Reuters via Yahoo! Asia News)
By Muhanad Mohammed
Iraq Shi’ite leaders vow Baath purge as furore grows (AlertNet)
Source: Reuters * Angry denunciations as tensions rise * Protests precede parliamentary debate * Shi’ite leaders vow to purge Baathists By Muhanad Mohammed BAGHDAD, Feb 7 (Reuters) – Iraq’s Shi’ite parties …
US Marines’ Iraq command ends; Biden in Baghdad (Park Hills Daily Journal)
RAMADI, Iraq (AP) The U.S. Marines marked the end of nearly seven years in Iraq on Saturday by handing the Army their command of Anbar province, once one of the war s fiercest battlefields but now a centerpiece of U.S.-Iraqi cooperation.
Iraq panel reinstates election ban amid Shi’ite ire (Reuters via Yahoo! News)
An Iraqi appeals panel that angered Shi’ite leaders by suspending a ban on candidates accused of links to Saddam Hussein’s Baath party until after an election reversed its decision on Sunday, politicians said.
Campbell gives emotional defence of Blair over Iraq war (AFP via Yahoo! News)
Tony Blair’s former communications chief gave an emotional defence of the ex-prime minister on Sunday, saying he had been subject to “vilification” over Britain’s war with Iraq but was an “honourable man”.
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