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Judge dismisses charges against Blackwater guards in Iraq deaths

Judge dismisses charges against Blackwater guards in Iraq deaths

Judge yesterday dismissed charges against guards accused of killing 14 Iraqi civilians.

 

Iraq civilian death toll 'down'

Violence against civilians in Iraq dropped dramatically in 2009, a report by an independent monitoring group says.

 

Military drops pregnancy ban in Iraq

The U.S. military has dropped a controversial rule that called for punishing soldiers in northern Iraq for becoming pregnant or impregnating another soldier.

 

Tony Blair: Iraq invasion was right despite no WMDs

Tony Blair: Iraq invasion was right despite no WMDs

Former British Prime Minister Tony Blair says he believes it would have been right to invade Iraq even if it was known that Saddam ...

 

Gates in Iraq to Meet Maliki and U.S. Commanders

Gates in Iraq to Meet Maliki and U.S. Commanders

Defense Secretary Robert M. Gates visited as Baghdad was reeling from bombings and U.S. forces are beginning to prepare for withdrawals this spring.

 

Baghdad hit again, day after 127 killed

Baghdad hit again, day after 127 killed

Four people are killed in two blasts in Iraq's capital, a day after a string of suicide bombings kill nearly 130 people and injure more than 400 in attacks on government buildings, a neighborhood and a commercial district.

 

Petraeus says progress will be slow in Afghanistan

Petraeus says progress will be slow in Afghanistan

Progress against the insurgency in Afghanistan probably will be slower than seen during the buildup of U.S. forces in Iraq two ...

 

Iraq parliament passes new vote law

Iraq's parliament on Monday approved an amended law needed to hold an election next year, but the new text risks being vetoed a second time -- which could delay both the vote and next year's partial US troop withdrawal.

 

Top U.S. commander in Iraq: Troop drawdown on track

The top U.S. commander in Iraq says the timetable for an American troop withdrawal is still on track despite a dispute ...

 

Leaving Iraq ends US mission veiled in ambivalence

There are just a few days left before U.S. Army Capt. Nathan Williams finally gets to go home. As violence in Iraq is sharply down and Iraqi forces are taking more responsibilities, the United States is preparing for the withdrawal of all combat forces by August 2010 and everyone else by 2012. That means in the coming days and months, tens of thousands of soldiers will be making the same journey as Williams and his troops, from Iraq to Kuwait and finally to the U.S. — the long journey home.

 

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