Iraq

UK's Iraq inquiry may recall witnesses (AP)

July 30, 2010

AP - Britain's Iraq inquiry says it may recall witnesses to offer new testimony — which could see ex-Prime Minister Tony Blair return to face the panel.
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Iraqi minister hurt, two Britons killed in Jordan (AFP)

AFP - Iraqi Minister of Science and Technology Raed Fahmi was injured on Friday in a road accident in Jordan which killed six people including two Britons, police said.
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Spain court seeks U.S. troops arrest for Iraq killing (Reuters)

Reuters - A Spanish High Court judge ordered on Thursday the arrest and extradition of three U.S. soldiers for killing a Spanish television cameraman during the 2003 invasion of Iraq.
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Four soldiers killed in Iraq attacks (AFP)

AFP - Four Iraqi soldiers and two civilians were killed and 34 people wounded in bomb attacks in northern and central Iraq on Thursday, Iraqi officials said.
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Biden bets on no explosion of violence in Iraq (AFP)

AFP - Vice President Joe Biden said in an interview aired Thursday he would bet "everything" that there would be no explosion of sectarian violence when US combat troops leave Iraq next month.
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Six Turkish soldiers killed by Kurdish rebels (AFP)

AFP - Separatist Kurdish rebels attacked a Turkish military unit near the Iraqi border, killing six soldiers in one of their bloodiest assaults this year, officials said Tuesday.
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Three massive blasts shake Baghdad (AFP)

AFP - Three massive blasts in quick succession shook Baghdad on Monday, with the first near the Palestine Hotel followed minutes later by two loud explosions near the international Green Zone, AFP correspondents said.
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UN urges Iraq to set election date (AFP)

AFP - The United Nations on Monday urged Iraq's president to announce "as soon as possible" the date for the war-torn country's general election after MPs struck a last minute deal to back the poll.
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Iraq boosts security on Syrian border (AFP)

AFP - Prime Minister Nuri al-Maliki has sent extra troops to secure the border with Syria and on Saturday hit out at countries he says are giving terrorists the shelter needed to mount attacks inside Iraq.
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