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Blackwater guards to make court appearance

Source: Miami Herald

Baghdad :: Iraq | about 8 hours ago | Political News

Five Blackwater Worldwide security guards are expected to appear in federal court to answer to manslaughter charges in the 2007 shooting deaths of 17 Iraqi civilians in Baghdad...Prosecutors said the men unleashed a gruesome attack on unarmed Iraqis, including women,...

Member of Iraq president party killed in drive-by

Source: Kansas City Star

Baghdad :: Iraq | about 9 hours ago | Conflict & Tragedy

Subhi Hassan , who handles political relations for the Patriotic Union of Kurdistan , and a bodyguard were killed Monday after unidentified gunmen chased down their car after it passed through a checkpoint, said Police Brigadier Ahmed Hawandi. A third...

Bush thanks military for undertaking 'just' work

Source: El Paso Times

Baghdad :: Iraq | about 1 hour ago | Political News

56 AM MST of lengthy and repeated deployments far away from home and their loved ones. "We appreciate you, we love you and we honor your service," Bush said...Michael Mullen, chairman of the Joint Chiefs of Staff, and Defense Secretary...

Iraqi President Condemns Baghdad Blast (Voices of Iraq)

Source: Iraq Updates

Baghdad :: Iraq | about 3 hours ago | Political News

Iraqi President Jalal Talabani’s office on Sunday denounced the suicide bombing attack that targeted a Shiite shrine in the city of al-Kadhemiya, where 114 pilgrims, mostly Iranians, were killed or wounded. The attack coincides with a visit currently being paid...

Howard honoured to receive freedom medal

Source: The Daily Telegraph

Baghdad :: Iraq | about 23 hours ago | Political News

Howard will receive the US Presidential Medal of Freedom at a White House ceremony next week. The award is the highest civilian honour bestowed by a United States president. Mr Howard is being honoured for his role in fighting terrorism and...

Tight security for Iraq Shi'ite rite

Source: News 24

Baghdad :: Iraq | about 20 hours ago | Political News

Thousands of Iraqi Shi'ites flocked to holy sites on Tuesday to observe a religious rite amid tight security days after a bomber killed at least 35 pilgrims. Men and boys marched with blood streaming down their faces after cutting their...

Turkish Jets Bomb Northern Iraq

Source: Epoch Times

Baghdad :: Iraq | 1 day ago | Political News

Iraq—Turkish warplanes bombed targets in northern Iraq on Monday in Ankara's latest offensive against suspected Kurdish guerrilla positions, an Iraqi local official said. Azad Wassu, mayor of the Iraqi town of Zarawa close to the Qandil mountains in northern Iraq's...

New American Embassy opens in Baghdad

Source: CNN

Baghdad :: Iraq | 1 day ago | Political News

Just days after the U.S. military formally handed authority of Baghdad's "Green Zone" over to the Iraqis, the new American Embassy opened in Baghdad. Situated on the banks of the Tigris river, one mile south of Saddam Hussein's Republican Palace...

Woman suicide bomber kills 38 at Iraqi shrine

Posted by: saadtauqir

Baghdad :: Iraq | 1 day ago | Political News

BAGHDAD, Jan 4: A woman hiding among Iranian pilgrims with a bomb strapped under her black robe killed more than three dozen people and wounded at least 72 others on Sunday outside a Baghdad mosque. The suicide attack was the...

PMOI fate uncertain

Source: Middle East Security News

Baghdad :: Iraq | 1 day ago | Business News

The fate of the dissident People's Mujahedin of Iran based in Iraq's Diyala province hangs in balance following American security transfers, a review suggests. Iraq after today because it has caused a political crisis that contradicts the constitution," Maliki said...