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MiddleEastStar.com Thursday 11th March 2010 Issue 70/8
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Iraqi Police Capture Suspected Terrorist Leaders
American Forces Press Service BAGHDAD, March 10, 2010 – Iraqi police captured four suspected al-Qaida in Iraq members today, two of whom are alleged leaders in the terrorist organization for...


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Defence works to fix Iraq pay 'anomaly'
The Defence Department says it is working to resolve a pay anomaly involving Australian soldiers serving overseas. ABC TV's Hungry Beast program says soldiers travelling to and from Iraq are not...
A Grim 'Eclipse': Deb Amos On Iraq's Sunni Exiles
March 10, 2010 Correspondent Deborah Amos has made many trips to Iraq since she began covering the region for NPR. But she hasn't always found it easy to work there."When you went [to Iraq] under...
Iraq Election Assists Drawdown Timetable
By John J. KruzelAmerican Forces Press Service WASHINGTON, March 10, 2010 – As parliamentary election results are tallied in Iraq, a U.S. commander there said it’s unlikely any outcome would...
Iraq PM said to be ahead on eve of vote results
BAGHDAD (Reuters) - Initial results from Iraq's national election are likely to be released by Thursday, Iraqi and U.N. officials said on Wednesday, as further signs emerged of a strong showing for...
UN urges Iraq to release election results soon
The top United Nations envoy in Iraq says preliminary results from Sunday's election will likely not be released until Thursday as a result of a "very complicated process" in counting ballots. UN...
First Iraqi vote results likely on Thursday
BAGHDAD – The top United Nations envoy in Iraq urged election officials Wednesday to release the results of this week's historic vote as quickly as possible, saying Iraqis "have the right to know...
Heat Therapy treats soldiers in Iraq
Washington, Mar 10 : A parasitic skin infection spread by sand flies common in Iraq and Afghanistan has a new foe: a handheld device called...
U.S. Iraq commander likes Bigelow's Oscar-winning 'Hurt Locker'
The commander of U.S. troops in Iraq on Tuesday praised Oscar-winning drama "The Hurt Locker," saying that unlike some media coverage it showed the complexities on the field.General Ray Odierno said...
Human Rights Violations in Iran and Iraq
Members of the Iranian opposition group People's Mujahedeen, which fought with Saddam Hussein's regime against Iran in the 1980-88 war, protest on Dec. 15 against a decision to move them from Camp...
[03/10] First Iraqi vote results likely on Thursday
BAGHDAD (AP) - The top United Nations envoy in Iraq urged election officials Wednesday to release the results of this week's historic vote as quickly as possible, saying Iraqis "have the right to...
First Results in Crucial Iraq Election Expected Thursday
BAGHDAD — The top United Nations envoy in Iraq urged election officials Wednesday to release the results of this week's historic vote as quickly as possible, saying Iraqis "have the right to...
A.Q. Khan offered Saddam nuclear 'package' deal: Post
Washington, March 10 : An agent linked to disgraced Pakistani scientist Abdul Qadeer Khan had offered Saddam Hussein a USD 150 million nuclear "package" deal guaranteeing Iraq a weapons-assembly line...
First Iraq vote results expected by Thursday - U.N.
BAGHDAD (Reuters) - Preliminary results of Iraq's parliamentary election, a vote seen as a litmus test of its young democracy, are likely to be released by Thursday, a United Nations official said on...
Partial Iraq Vote Results Expected by Thursday
United Nations official said, offering an incomplete picture of the vote that will nevertheless provide the broad outlines of the country’s political landscape. The results were initially...
A Q Khan network offered to build N-bomb for Saddam: Book
Washington An agent linked to disgraced Pakistani scientist A Q Khan had offered Iraqi dictator Saddam Hussein in 1990 that they could build an atomic bomb for him in three years under a USD 150...
Iraqi vice-president meets Shiite leader to discuss new government
Baghdad - Iraqi Vice-President Tariq al-Hashemi met with the leader of Iraq's main Shiite party to discuss the formation of the new government, a government statement said Wednesday. Al-Hashimi met...
First Iraq vote results expected by Thursday: U.N.
An Iraqi soldier secures workers unloading boxes of parliamentary election ballots at a tally centre in Baghdad March 9, 2010. Iraq held their parliamentary election on...
US general eyes 'months' before Iraq government
WASHINGTON - The commander of US forces in Iraq on Tuesday predicted it would take "a couple of months" for leaders to form a post-election government but downplayed fears of instability. General...
The battle for Wootton Bassett | Neil Burden
Wootton Bassett is becoming a 'homeland' symbol. Photograph: Matt Cardy/Getty Images I have recently discovered the hugely unwelcome news (courtesy of an RAC road sign)...
Back Then in Baghdad ... And Now?
Back then there was one criminal, one persecutor, and everyone knew who. Everyone knew he was a monster, an undisguised devil, the evil spirit capable of crippling a strong and hearty...
Iraq after the elections
By most accounts Iraq’s parliamentary elections, which took place on Sunday, were a resounding success. With over 60 percent turnout, voters sent a positive message to the world and to all Iraqis....
Baghdad holds key as Iraq awaits initial vote results
An Iraqi soldier secures workers unloading boxes of parliamentary election ballots at a tally centre in Baghdad on Tuesday (Reuters photo by Thaier...
Iraq's election results to be released today
Preliminary results from Iraq's parliamentary election will be released today, an electoral commission official said yesterday. None of the political blocs contesting Sunday's vote was expected to...
Lenoir City, Bristol guardsmen leaving March 28 to train in N.J., then to Iraq
Nearly 200 East Tennessee soldiers leave home later this month on their way to Iraq. Members of the 253rd Military Police Company, based in Lenoir City with a detachment in Bristol, will head out...
Iraq buys ten 787 Dreamliners
Iraq has signed a deal with Boeing to buy 10 787 Dreamliners on behalf of its flag carrier, Iraqi Airways, the National has reported. The contract was reported on Boeing's orders and deliveries...
Two U.S. soldiers die in accident in Iraq
Two U.S. soldiers were killed and two others wounded in a vehicle accident in Iraq, the U.S. military said Tuesday.A U.S. military statement said the accident took place on Monday without giving...
3 policemen killed in attack in western Iraq
Three policemen were killed in a bomb explosion followed by gunfire in a village in Iraq's western province of Anbar on Tuesday, a provincial police source said.The incident took place when gunmen...
Iraqi parties both claim lead in election
BAGHDAD (AP) — The Iraqi prime minister's coalition and its main secular rival both claimed to be ahead in the vote count Monday, a day after historic parliamentary elections that the top U.S....