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Latest Iraq News

Insurance fraud? Iraqi companies probed

Companies working on Iraq reconstruction have been accused of padding their profits through an insurance scam, according to internal military documents obtained by The Associated Press.

US army detains 500 minors in Iraq: report (AFP)

AFP - Around 500 minors are currently detained by the US army in Iraq, as well as nearly a dozen juveniles in Afghanistan, a US civil liberties group revealed on Wednesday.

Paris Court Sentences Seven for Aiding Iraqi Insurgents
Bryant report - Download (MP3) A Paris court has sentenced seven men to jail on charges of establishing a network to recruit people to join the insurgency in Iraq. Lisa Bryant reports from the French capital. The seven men sentenced included five

British defense secretary announces public inquiry into Iraqi detainee death
LONDON: A judge will lead a public inquiry into the death of an Iraqi civilian who was killed while being held in British military custody, Britain's defense ministry said Wednesday. The decision marks a victory for the family of Baha Mousa, a

Iraq bomber kills 22 among mourners
A female suicide bomber killed two Iraqi troops Wednesday at an army checkpoint south of Baghdad, an Interior Ministry official said.

U.S. military cuts ties with Chalabi

Controversial Iraqi politician Ahmad Chalabi had been making a comeback in Iraq, but NBC News has learned that U.S. military and civilian officials now have cut off all contact with him.

Bombing at Iraq funeral kills 20
At least 20 people have been killed and 35 others wounded in a suicide bombing at a Sunni funeral west of the Iraqi capital, Baghdad, officials say. The bomber detonated his explosive belt in front of the mourners during an vigil in the village of Abu

Iraqi official: Suicide blast kills 22 near mourners
A female suicide bomber killed two Iraqi troops Wednesday at an army checkpoint south of Baghdad, an Interior Ministry official said.

Senate Democrats reject taxing rich to boost GI Bill (AP)
AP - Senate leaders are rejecting a plan by House Democrats to add a surcharge on upper-income taxpayers to a bill providing $163 billion to pay for military operations in Iraq and Afghanistan into next year.

UK to hold inquiry into Iraqi's death in detention
LONDON Britain's Defense Ministry will conduct an inquiry into the death of an Iraqi man who died while in British custody, officials said Wednesday. The decision marks a victory for the family of Baha Mousa, a 26-year-old hotel receptionist who died

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Formerly part of the Ottoman Empire, Iraq became an independent kingdom in 1932. A "republic" was proclaimed in 1958, but in actuality a series of military strongmen have ruled the country since then, the latest being SADDAM Husayn. Territorial disputes with Iran led to an inconclusive and costly eight-year war (1980-1988). In August 1990 Iraq seized Kuwait, but was expelled by US-led, UN coalition forces during January-February 1991. The victors did not occupy Iraq, however, thus allowing the regime to stay in control. Following Kuwait's liberation, the UN Security Council (UNSC) required Iraq to scrap all weapons of mass destruction and long-range missiles and to allow UN verification inspections. UN trade sanctions remain in effect due to incomplete Iraqi compliance with relevant UNSC resolutions.

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