Iraq NewsNews on Iraq continually updated from thousands of sources around the net.Another Down Payment on Our Future Deficit Reduction- July 8, 2008 Another suicide bombing : A female suicide bomber has killed nine people and wounded 12 others in an attack on an Iraqi market, police said.http://www.topix.net/world/iraq/2008/07/another-down-payment-on-our-future-deficit-reducti... Police show cars owned by Saddam's son- July 7, 2008 Car lovers in Iraq, tired of an endless parade of sand-colored Humvees, got a bit of a treat Monday when police discovered five fancy cars - each a tad dusty - once owned by a notorious son of former dictator ...http://www.topix.net/world/iraq/2008/07/police-show-cars-owned-by-saddams-son?fromrss=1 Iraq becoming major hub for international narcotics smuggling- July 7, 2008 BAGHDAD: War-torn Iraq is emerging as a key conduit in the global drugs trade, as criminal gangs exploit its porous border with Iran to channel their illicit goods to the Middle East, Africa and Europe.http://www.topix.net/world/iraq/2008/07/iraq-becoming-major-hub-for-international-narcotic... At least 15 killed, 22 injured in Iraq violence - Summary- July 7, 2008 At least 15 people were killed Sunday, including two children, and 22 injured, one of them a Kurdish politician, in separate attacks in Iraq, security sources said.http://www.topix.net/world/iraq/2008/07/at-least-15-killed-22-injured-in-iraq-violence-sum... More power in Iraq, but shortages linger- July 7, 2008 BAGHDAD - Don't try to convince Taha Yassin that Iraq's power shortages are finally easing: His children cry each night when the fan cuts off and the house heats up.http://www.topix.net/world/iraq/2008/07/more-power-in-iraq-but-shortages-linger?fromrss=1 Sadrists condemn US security pact- July 7, 2008 BAGHDAD: Large crowds of Shi'ites yesterday denounced the security pact Baghdad is negotiating with Washington for a long-term US military presence in violence-wracked Iraq.In Baghdad's Sadr City, the bastion ...http://www.topix.net/world/iraq/2008/07/sadrists-condemn-us-security-pact?fromrss=1 Military: Iraq violence claims two lives- July 6, 2008 A police officer and a civilian were killed Saturday in Mosul when a push cart exploded and gunfire erupted, the U.S. military in Iraq says.http://www.topix.net/world/iraq/2008/07/military-iraq-violence-claims-two-lives?fromrss=1 Iraqis lead final purge of Al-Qaeda- July 6, 2008 American and Iraqi forces are driving Al-Qaeda in Iraq out of its last redoubt in the north of the country in the culmination of one of the most spectacular victories of the war on terror.http://www.topix.net/world/iraq/2008/07/iraqis-lead-final-purge-of-al-qaeda?fromrss=1 Baghdad car bomb kills six, wounds 14: police- July 6, 2008 BAGHDAD (Reuters) - A car bomb killed six civilians and wounded 14 other people in the Shaab district of northern Baghdad on Sunday, police said.One woman was among the dead while three policemen were wounded in the attack, which targeted a police patrol.The bombing comes at what has otherwise been a relative lull in violence in the Iraqi capital.Violence in Iraq has dropped to four-year lows, which U.S. officials credit to a surge in U.S. troops last year, a rebellion by Sunni Arab tribal...http://www.topix.net/world/iraq/2008/07/baghdad-car-bomb-kills-six-wounds-14-police?fromrs... U.S. ending Saddam's nuke legacy- July 6, 2008 The last major remnant of Saddam Hussein's nuclear program - a huge stockpile of concentrated natural uranium - reached a Canadian port Saturday to complete a secret U.S. operation that included a two-week ...http://www.topix.net/world/iraq/2008/07/u-s-ending-saddams-nuke-legacy?fromrss=1 |