Six killed in bombings near Baghdad: Iraqi police
Reuters - 1 hour 11 minutes agoSix people were killed and 21 wounded when two bombs exploded south of Baghdad on Friday, Iraqi police said.
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Second round of bidding on Iraqi oil fields opens in Baghdad
EARTHtimes.org - Fri Dec 11, 3:46 am ETBaghdad - Iraq on Friday opened bidding on 10 Iraqi oil and gas fields, including some of the richest fields in the world, to the world's leading energy companies. Companies from 23 countries will compete for the rights to develop the untapped fields...
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Iraqi PM asks for patience after Baghdad bombings
AP via Yahoo! News - Wed Dec 9, 4:59 pm ETThe prime minister appealed Wednesday to Iraqis to stand by their security forces, even as angry lawmakers demanded answers and called on top officials to resign following the third massive attack against government sites since summer.
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Iraqi PM sacks Baghdad security commander
WashingtonTV - Thu Dec 10, 10:07 am ETWashington, 10 December (WashingtonTV)—Iraqi Prime Minister Nouri al-Maliki on Wednesday fired the head of Baghdad’s security forces, in response to criticism over Tuesday’s bombings which killed 127 people.
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Baghdad Bombings Spark Changes In Iraqi Army
The Huffington Post - Wed Dec 9, 11:13 pm ETWhat's Your Reaction? BAGHDAD — Iraq's Western-backed government – facing intense pressure to address security lapses after suicide bombings killed 127 people in the capital – ordered a shake-up Wednesday in the country's military leadership.
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Iraqi-American Christians blast U.S. policies in Iraq
Detroit Free Press - 6 minutes agoAt a forum featuring a senior State Department official, Iraqi-American Christians blasted the U.S. government for policies they said have devastated Iraq's minorities. Upset and frustrated, about 300 metro Detroiters with roots in Iraq, most of them Chaldeans, gathered Thursday night in a banquet hall in Warren where Michael Corbin, Deputy Assistant Secretary of State for Near Eastern Affairs ...
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Iraqi military commander replaced after Baghdad blasts
Denver Post - Thu Dec 10, 3:18 am ETThe government — facing intense pressure to address security lapses after suicide bombings killed 127 people in the capital — ordered a shake-up Wednesday in the military leadership.
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Bomb attacks shake Baghdad, not Iraqi resolve
USA Today - Tue Dec 8, 10:49 pm ETHours after a quick succession of car bombs exploded Tuesday in the heart of Baghdad, Iraqi army Capt. Mohammed Abbas shook as he spoke of the terrorists that he said are intent on destroying Iraq.
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Iraqi man, lucky dog reunite after Baghdad blast
The Wenatchee World - Thu Dec 10, 6:49 pm ETBAGHDAD — A man who was presumed dead in this week’s string of attacks in Baghdad stunned neighbors Wednesday when he returned to his toppled home — and then he drew more stares as he cuddled his pet dog that was remarkably unharmed in the blast. “Lots of neighbors thought I was dead,” said Farouq Omar Muhei after his dog, Liza, was carried down to the street and began lapping at a puddle.
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American plans his comeback in Iraqi politics
USA Today - Fri Dec 11, 6:22 am ETAiham Alsammarae, who holds dual U.S.-Iraqi citizenship, thinks he can win in Iraq's 2010 elections with a dose of Chicago-style politics. Over the past few months, he has quietly traveled to the city of Samarra and says he has won pledges of support from tribal leaders representing more than 20,000 voters.
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Chief Of Iraqi Security Forces In Baghdad Replaced After Deadly Bomb Attacks
INO News - Wed Dec 9, 5:42 pm ET(RTTNews) - Iraqi Prime Minister Nouri al-Maliki has removed the head of security forces in Baghdad from his post, a day after a series of deadly bombing attacks killed nearly 130 people in the capital city, his office announced Wednesday.
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Iraqi Shiite leader: Iraq should not succumb to Iran’s influence
WashingtonTV - 11 minutes agoWashington, 11 December (WashingtonTV)—The recently appointed head of one of Iraq’s largest Shiite parties said in remarks published on Thursday that Iraq should not fall under undue influence from neighboring Iran.
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Iraqi Arabs, Kurds will settle their differences: Gates
AFP via Yahoo! News - 2 hours 36 minutes agoIraq's minority Kurds, who have their own autonomous region in the north, will eventually iron out their differences with the country's Arabs, US Defence Secretary Robert Gates said on Friday.
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Iraqi leaders come under fire over Baghdad blasts
AFP via Yahoo! News - Tue Dec 8, 9:40 pm ETIraqi leaders were set to come under fire Wednesday, having failed to prevent a spate of attacks in Baghdad that killed 127 people, the third major set of bombings to hit the capital since August.
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Iraqi PM says rivals putting security at risk
AFP via Yahoo! News - Thu Dec 10, 10:08 am ETPrime Minister Nuri al-Maliki accused rivals on Thursday of stoking political rows that have put Iraq's security at risk, as US Defence Secretary Robert Gates arrived in Baghdad on a surprise visit.
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Oil bidding opens for major stake in Iraqi fields
AP via Yahoo! News - Fri Dec 11, 3:02 am ETIraq's prime minister urged international oil company executives to look beyond their security fears in the country as they began bidding Friday on the biggest stake in the nation's energy riches offered in decades.
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