BAGHDAD, Dec. 30, 2008 (Reuters) — Britain and Iraq have yet to finalize a deal permitting 4,100 British troops to stay in Iraq but hope it can be done before their U.N. mandate expires in two days, a British embassy spokesman said on Monday. ... > full story
BAGHDAD, Dec. 16, 2008 (Reuters) — An Iraqi journalist who has admitted hurling his shoes at U.S. President George W. Bush appeared before a judge on Tuesday and confirmed his action, a judicial spokesman said. ... > full story
BAGHDAD, Dec. 15, 2008 (Reuters) — An Iraqi reporter called President George W. Bush a "dog" and threw his shoes at him on Sunday, sullying a farewell visit to Baghdad meant to mark greater security in Iraq after years of bloodshed. ... > full story
BALAD, Iraq, Dec. 13, 2008 (Reuters) — The top U.S. commander in Iraq said on Saturday that some U.S. troops may remain in Iraqi cities after next June, even though a U.S.-Iraq security pact calls for the withdrawal of U.S. combat forces from urban areas by then. ... > full story
BAGHDAD, Dec. 13, 2008 (Reuters) — Iraqi Prime Minister Nuri al-Maliki distanced himself from statements by his government's spokesman that U.S. troops might remain in Iraq for a decade, much longer than agreed under a pact signed with Washington. ... > full story
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Iraqi police: Female suicide bomber kills 1 Dec. 15, 2008 (International Herald Tribune) — Iraqi police say a female suicide bomber knocked on the front door of the home of the leader of a local anti-al-Qaida group just north of Baghdad ...
Iraqi PM rejects comment of U.S. troops may remain 10 years Dec. 13, 2008 (Xinhua News Agency) — Tension escalates in Iraq Iraqi Prime Minister Nuri al-Maliki rejected comments by his spokesman that U.S. troops may stay in Iraq for ten years ...
US Army says Iraq work not over yet Dec. 12, 2008 (GulfNews, United Arab Emirates) — Camp Iraq's security forces must develop intelligence, battlefield medicine and logistics before they can stand on their own, the No 2 US ...
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