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Fri, 20 Nov 2009 19:04:00 GMT

Iraqi Forces Capure Suspected Terrorists

Iraqi forces and U.S. advisors searched two buildings in Ramadi for a suspected al-Qaida in Iraq leader believed to be responsible for multiple vehicle-borne bomb attacks in the region. After questioning those in the buildings and examining evidence
Fri, 20 Nov 2009 19:04:00 GMT

Asia champions Iraq suspended from international football (Reuters)

BERNE, Nov 20 (Reuters) - Asian champions Iraq have been suspended from international football because of political interference in the country's FA, FIFA said on Friday."The FIFA Emergency Committee has...decided to suspend the Iraqi Football
Fri, 20 Nov 2009 18:54:00 GMT

Iraq school for the blind sings

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Fri, 20 Nov 2009 18:54:00 GMT

Aussies who served in Iraq get parade

Australia will pay tribute to the men and women who served in Iraq with a national parade in Canberra on Saturday. The parade will mark the end of Operation Catalyst, in which Australia contributed to the stabilisation and rehabilitation of Iraq from
Fri, 20 Nov 2009 18:40:00 GMT

Iraq election official: Even if Kurdish boycott averted, January deadline impossible

Baghdad - A senior Kurdish leader on Friday moved to defuse the latest threat to Iraq's imperiled elections – a possible Kurdish boycott – saying ongoing discussions with Iraqi leaders and political party blocs were close to resolving their
Fri, 20 Nov 2009 18:31:00 GMT

Our own little Abu Ghraib?

The nauseating component in current claims and reactions about Canada's role in turning Afghan detainees over for torture does not lie in the betrayal of some mythic Canadian role as an idealistic actor on the world stage -- as opposition questions
Fri, 20 Nov 2009 18:31:00 GMT

New pipeline from Iraq to Aqab

A spokesperson from the Iraqi Ministry of Petrol said that within the context of their ongoing work toward increasing Iraq's oil exports, an agreement has been reached between the Baghdad and Amman administrations to carry Iraqi oil through a pipeline to
Fri, 20 Nov 2009 18:30:00 GMT

FIFA suspend Iraq

Iraq were today suspended by world governing body FIFA after the Iraqi Olympic Committee dissolved the governing board of the Iraq Football Association. On Tuesday FIFA warned Iraq would face a ban if the decision was not overturned within 72 hours.
Fri, 20 Nov 2009 18:30:00 GMT

Iraq suspended from international football

BERNE (Reuters) - Asian champions Iraq have been suspended from international football because of political interference in the country's FA, FIFA said Friday. 'The FIFA Emergency Committee has...decided to suspend the Iraqi Football Association (IFA)
Fri, 20 Nov 2009 18:30:00 GMT

Iraq suspended from international football

BERNE (Reuters) - Asian champions Iraq have been suspended from international football because of political interference in the country's FA, FIFA said Friday. 'The FIFA Emergency Committee has...decided to suspend the Iraqi Football Association (IFA)
Fri, 20 Nov 2009 18:27:00 GMT

U.S. military plans on course in Iraq

Comment WASHINGTON, Nov. 20 (UPI) -- Political stability in Iraq is not a necessary factor for U.S. efforts to move forward with the responsible withdrawal of its combat forces, scholars say. Despite the looming threat from a veto over amendments to a
Fri, 20 Nov 2009 18:10:00 GMT

U.S. military plans on course in Iraq

Political stability in Iraq is not a necessary factor for U.S. efforts to move forward with the responsible withdrawal of its combat forces, scholars say. Despite the looming threat from a veto over amendments to a 2005 election law, several measures
Fri, 20 Nov 2009 18:10:00 GMT

Iraq suspended by Fifa

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Fri, 20 Nov 2009 18:04:00 GMT

(WASHINGTON, November 19, 2009) DSCA notified Congress of a possible Foreign Military Sale to Iraq of Light and Medium Utility Helicopters

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Fri, 20 Nov 2009 17:46:00 GMT

Demonstration in Basra against election law veto

You are in > Home / Basra, Latest News, Politics / BASRA / Aswat al-Iraq: Scores of citizens in Basra province staged on Friday a demonstration against the rejection of the election law. “The protest staged in front of the building of the Basra
Fri, 20 Nov 2009 17:21:00 GMT

Deputy FM, Spanish envoy take on Iraq-EU ties

You are in > Home / Baghdad, Latest News, Politics / BAGHDAD / Aswat al-Iraq: Iraq’s Deputy Foreign Minister Labeed Abbawi on Wednesday met with the Spanish ambassador to Baghdad, Francisco Elias de Tejada, to discuss a partnership agreement that is
Fri, 20 Nov 2009 17:19:00 GMT

Aussies who served in Iraq get a parade

10:02 pm vinfo(clipid, title) Australia will pay tribute to the men and women who served in Iraq with a national parade in Canberra on Saturday. The parade will mark the end of Operation Catalyst, in which Australia contributed to the stabilisation and
Fri, 20 Nov 2009 17:16:00 GMT

Iraqis protest veto of election law

Iraqis in the southern province of Basra demonstrated in front of governmental buildings Friday in protest of a decision to veto the election law. Iraqi Vice President Tariq al-Hashemi vetoed an article of an amended election law Wednesday, citing his
Fri, 20 Nov 2009 17:15:00 GMT

Aid brings hope at Iraqi school for blind

Students at Baghdad's Al-Noor School for the Blind receive Braille learning materials Getting help to blind students in Iraq isn't easy The school is the only institute of its kind in Baghdad, serving 71 students Baghdad, Iraq (CNN) -- Kids in school
Fri, 20 Nov 2009 17:09:00 GMT

25th Anniversary Article Series - Article No 7 -Appeasement of Iraq Made Me A Spy -for IMRA

Appeasement of Iraq Made Me a Spy by Jonathan Pollard To mark Jonathan Pollard's 25th year in American captivity - which is also his 25th year of abandonment and betrayal by the government of Israel - J4JP will be reviewing some of the best-written, most
Fri, 20 Nov 2009 16:41:00 GMT

College football rivals meet in Iraq

Story courtesy of Multi-National Division Baghdad Soldiers from the 16th Engineer Brigade practice their "trash talk" at Camp Liberty, Nov. 16, 2009 in preparation for one of the biggest games of the year in college football, the University of Michigan
Fri, 20 Nov 2009 16:38:00 GMT

Even Iraqi prisoners hate Packers fans

As if Brett Favre isn't already a source of shame for denizens of Wisconsin, now Iraqi detainees are trying to use the sore spot to their advantage. Iraqi prisoners at a detainment camp run by the Wisconsin National Guard have learned some English,
Fri, 20 Nov 2009 16:34:00 GMT

Deployed CE Airmen help Iraqis learn carpentry skills in Kirkuk

by Staff Sgt. Daniel Martinez 506th Air Expeditionary Group Public Affairs 11/19/2009 - KIRKUK REGIONAL AIR BASE, Iraq -- 506th Expeditionary Civil Engineer Squadron Airmen work with local Iraqis daily, teaching them various trade skills as they team
Fri, 20 Nov 2009 16:27:00 GMT

Asharq Al-Awsat Talks to Iraqi Foreign Minister Hoshyar Zebari

Paris, Asharq Al-Awsat- The Iraqi foreign minister has stated that iraq is going ahead with its effort to make the UN Security Council [UNSC] establish an international investigation commission or a fact-finding one to examine the terrorist actions that
Fri, 20 Nov 2009 16:17:00 GMT

Soldier Stages Extreme Trail Run in Iraq

I received an e-mail last week about an interesting way one sergeant in Iraq boosted morale while encouraging fitness for his troops. First Sergeant Gavin McIlvenna organized a trail race called “Scramble in the Sand” on Nov. 9 to boost
Fri, 20 Nov 2009 16:11:00 GMT

Spirits uplift in Iraq school for the blind as aid arrives

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Fri, 20 Nov 2009 15:52:00 GMT

Tears flow as wives urge release of 'Baghdad 4'

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Fri, 20 Nov 2009 15:38:00 GMT

Aussies who served in Iraq get a parade

Australia will pay tribute to the men and women who served in Iraq with a national parade in Canberra on Saturday. The parade will mark the end of Operation Catalyst, in which Australia contributed to the stabilisation and rehabilitation of Iraq from
Fri, 20 Nov 2009 15:30:00 GMT

Representative of Iraqi Shiite spiritual leader urges parties to break election law impasse

BAGHDAD - A top aide to Iraq's Shiite spiritual leader on Friday urged the country's fractious political blocs to solve a crisis over a key election law that threatens to delay national polls planned for January. Sheik Abdul-Mahdi al-Karbalaie, the
Fri, 20 Nov 2009 15:25:00 GMT

Top US officer: We have until May to reconsider Iraq drawdown plan

BAGHDAD The top US military officer in Iraq warned on Wednesday of attacks in the run-up to an expected January general election and said he would ask Washington to alter troop drawdown plans if necessary. General Ray Odierno told reporters in Baghdad
Fri, 20 Nov 2009 15:22:00 GMT