Iraq premier Maliki sweeps votes in Baghdad (Press TV)
Iraq’s Prime Minister Nouri al-Maliki has swept the vote in the country’s largest province, Baghdad, early results from parliamentary elections show.
U.S. transfers prison, 2,900 ex-insurgents to Iraq (Reuters via Yahoo! News)
The U.S. military handed over a $107 million prison and nearly 3,000 inmates to the Iraqi government on Monday as it prepares to leave Iraq seven years after ousting Saddam Hussein.
US hands prison, inmates to Iraq (News 24 South Africa)
The US military has handed over a prison and nearly 3 000 inmates to the Iraqi government as it prepares to leave Iraq.
Iraq PM tightens grip on Baghdad: updated results (AFP via Yahoo! News)
Iraqi Premier Nuri al-Maliki tightened his grip on key Baghdad province, updated election results showed on Monday, making it increasingly likely his bloc will form parliament’s single biggest grouping.
Suicide Bomber Kills 4 in Western Iraq (ABC News)
Suicide car bomber kills 4 in western Iraqi city of Fallujah. Fallujah – Iraq – Middle East – Baghdad – Suicide attack
Iraq PM widens lead with new Baghdad results (AFP via Yahoo! News)
Prime Minister Nuri al-Maliki’s hopes of retaining his post were given a major boost on Monday when updated election results showed a strengthening of his grip on Baghdad, Iraq’s biggest province.
Iraq’s Maliki risks Sunni ire if he shuns Allawi (The Sun)
BEIRUT (March 15, 2010): Iraq’s Shi’ite Prime Minister Nuri al-Maliki may get first go at forming a government, early election results show, but Sunnis will fume if he cuts out his secular rival Iyad Allawi, the man most of them voted for.
Iraq PM tightens grip on Baghdad (Brisbane Times)
Iraqi Premier Nuri al-Maliki tightened his grip on key Baghdad province, updated election results show.
Double-blast suicide bomber ‘kills eight’ in Iraq (Malaysian Mirror)
FALLUJAH, Iraq -A double-blast suicide bomber targeting a military checkpoint and labourers killed eight people on Monday in the former Sunni rebel bastion of Fallujah, Iraqi police and medics said. Read more…
Iraq’s Arab neighbors wary of Shi’ite sway after vote (Reuters via Yahoo! News)
Iraq’s Arab neighbors fear a split Iraqi election could further marginalize minority Sunnis and hope any coalition government formed by the Shi’ite frontrunner will resist Iran’s sway.
Iraqi refugees cautious about return after landmark election (AlertNet)
Source: UNHCR Early results from Iraq’s national election bring mixed reactions from Iraqi refugees still concerned about the situation back home.
Suicide car bomber kills 4 in western Iraq (The Washington Times)
BAGHDAD — A suicide car bomber killed four people and wounded 29 others when his vehicle exploded in a busy street Monday during the morning rush hour in western Iraq. The blast took place shortly before 9 a.m. near a central thoroughfare in Fallujah, 40 miles west of Baghdad. The city was once at the heart of the Sunni insurgency in the western Anbar province until tribal leaders turned …
US military hands over prison to Iraqi government (Boston Herald)
TAJI, Iraq – The U.S. military handed over control of a prison holding some 2,900 detainees to Iraqi authorities…
U.S. military hands over prison to Iraqi government (Deseret News)
TAJI, Iraq (AP) The U.S. military has turned over a prison holding some 2,900 detainees to Iraqi authorities.
