Tag: Iraq
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Obama Addresses U.S. Troops in Texas
Tuesday, August 31, 2010
President Barack Obama met with troops at Fort Bliss, Tex. on Tuesday, hours before his national address on the end of the U.S. combat mission in Iraq.
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Series of Attacks in Iraq Kill More Than 50
Wednesday, August 25, 2010
Iraqi authorities say at least 54 people have been killed in the country, following a series of attacks this morning. The Associated Press reports that insurgent militants targeted Iraqi security forces throughout the country, launching suicide and car bomb attacks.
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Monday, August 23, 2010
David Sanger, of The NYT, weighs in on U.S. combat troops pulling out of Iraq and why Pres. Obama is getting heat for going on vacation.
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Obama Reaffirms Timeline to Withdraw Troops from Iraq
Monday, August 02, 2010
The president says the U.S. is sticking to its timeline in Iraq
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Gen. Mattis Tapped to Lead Central Command
Thursday, July 08, 2010
U.S. Defense Secretary Robert Gates says he's recommending Marine Corps General James Mattis to head U.S. Central Command.
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Suicide Bomber Kills Pilgrims in Baghdad
Wednesday, July 07, 2010
A suicide bomber made his way through the crowds of a religious ceremony and blew himself up in Baghdad.
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Iraqi Court Disqualified Candidates
Monday, April 26, 2010
A court in Iraq disqualified 52 people in the running for the country's March 7 parliamentary elections today. Two of them barred had come from the Iraqyyia list of former Prime Minister Iyad Allawi and had won seats.
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Baghdad Blasts Kill At Least 49 People
Tuesday, April 06, 2010
At least 49 people have died today in Iraq, following seven explosions across Baghdad. More than 160 were wounded.
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No Majority Winner Expected in Iraq Election
Wednesday, March 17, 2010
Election results from Iraq are increasingly showing there will not be a clear cut winner.
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Monday, March 08, 2010
David Sanger, of The NYT, talks about Iraq's elections and the latest $15 billion jobs bill out of Congress.
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Maliki's Coalition Leads Polls in Iraq
Monday, March 08, 2010
Despite car bombings and mortar attacks, 62 percent of Iraq's registered voters turned out to vote in the parliamentary elections.
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Blasts in Baghdad Target Early Voters in Iraq
Thursday, March 04, 2010
More than a dozen people died in Baghdad today after a series of explosions went off across the capital.
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Bombings in Baqouba, Ahead of Iraqi Elections
Wednesday, March 03, 2010
Three attacks killed at least 30 people today in Baqouba, Iraq in Diyala province.
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Iraq Orders Security Guards Out of Country
Wednesday, February 10, 2010
Iraq has told about 250 former and current employees of Blackwater to leave the country within seven days or face having their visas pulled.
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Bombs Kill Dozens in Pakistan, Iraq
Friday, February 05, 2010
Two bombs exploded this morning in Karachi, Pakistan, the country's largest city. Separately, two bombs exploded outside Baghdad, Iraq.
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Iraq Court Overturns Election Ban
Wednesday, February 03, 2010
An Iraqi court has overturned a provision banning people with suspected ties to Saddam Hussein's old Baath Party from running for office.
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Attacks On Iraqi Shiite Pilgrims Kill Dozens
Wednesday, February 03, 2010
At least 25 people have died from explosions in Karbala and Baghdad.
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Dozens Killed at Iraqi Drink Stand Bombing
Monday, February 01, 2010
More than 50 people died when a woman detonated her suicide blast at a refreshment stand in northern Baghdad today.
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Blair Defends Decision to Invade Iraq
Friday, January 29, 2010
The former British Prime Minister defended his decision to send troops to Iraq in front of a panel today in London.
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Baghdad Bombers Target Police Crime Lab
Tuesday, January 26, 2010
Today's suicide bomb attack killed at least 18 people, many of them police officers.
