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Fireworks over Baghdad as Iraqis take over cities
Iraqi forces assumed formal control of Baghdad and other cities on Tuesday after American troops handed over security in urban areas.
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Woodward book puts boot into Bush
The Bush administration will brace itself on Monday morning for a round of adverse publicity with the appearance of a new exposé from Bob Woodward.
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Oil giants poised to move into Basra
Western oil giants are poised to enter southern Iraq to tap the country’s vast reserves, despite the ongoing threat of violence, according to British Prime Minister Gordon Brown’s business emissary to the country. Basra has been described as ”the lung” of Iraq by Prime Minister Nouri al-Maliki.
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Suicide car bomber strikes in Ramadi
A suicide car bomber blasted a police checkpoint outside the courthouse in Ramadi on Wednesday, killing up to six people and wounding as many as 22 in the first such attack in months in the former Sunni insurgent stronghold.
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Turkey kills 34 Kurdish fighters in northern Iraq
Turkey has carried out air sorties and shelling against Kurdish positions inside northern Iraq. Reuters said Turkish war planes flew as deep as 20km into Iraqi territory and about 300 ground troops advanced about 10km, killing 34 fighters from the outlawed Kurdistan Workers party.
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Iraq calls on militias to freeze operations
The Iraqi government has called on armed groups to follow the lead of the biggest Shi’ite militia and freeze their operations, even as the United States military on Friday reported the deaths of two more American service members in fighting against Sunni insurgents.
