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• Body of fifth UK hostage to be handed over: Iraq (AFP)

  
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  AFP - The body of the sole remaining Briton of five kidnapped in Baghdad in May 2007 by Shiite militants will be handed over in the coming days, Iraq said on Sunday.
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• Iraq takes steps to ‘bring Blackwater to justice’ (AFP)

  
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  AFP - Iraq said on Friday it had begun taking steps to "bring Blackwater to justice" over the deaths of 14 civilians in 2007, one of the bloodiest incidents involving a private security firm in the country.
  4 days ago

• Iraq kidnap hostage arrives back in Britain: officials (AFP)

  
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  AFP - A British man kidnapped in Iraq in 2007 arrived back in Britain on Friday, two days after his release from two-and-a-half years in captivity, the Foreign Office confirmed.
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• Blackwater chief hails ruling in Iraq shooting case (AFP)

  
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  AFP - The CEO of the company formerly known as Blackwater issued a statement praising a judges decision to dismiss charges against five of his firms security guards charged with fatally shooting 14 unarmed Iraqis.
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• Petraeus hails progress as US transforms Iraq command (AFP)

  
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  AFP - Top US General David Petraeus hailed progress in Iraq at a ceremony on Friday to rename the military command of US forces here, the only troops still deployed in the country.
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• Iraq PM faces wiser competition in national vote (Reuters)

  
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  Reuters - Little has been done to improve Iraqs impoverished city of Basra, but for one slum dweller, the fact that no more corpses are dumped outside his door means Prime Minister Nuri al-Maliki gets his vote.
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• Iraq expresses astonishment over Blackwater case (AFP)

  
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  AFP - Iraq expressed astonishment over the dropping of charges against Blackwater guards accused of killing 14 civilians in 2007, one of the bloodiest incidents involving a private security firm here.
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• Briton Moore spent part of captivity in Iran: U.S. (Reuters)

  
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  Reuters - British computer programer Peter Moore, freed this week 2-1/2 years after his kidnapping in Iraq, spent at least part of his captivity in Iran, according to U.S. intelligence assessments.
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• Drop in Iraq attacks levels off (AFP)

  
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  AFP - Violence dropped dramatically in Iraq in 2009 but improvements in security appear to have levelled off and insurgents have shifted tactics to larger-scale bombings, a monitoring group said on Friday.
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• Iraq regrets Blackwater case dismissal, may sue (Reuters)

  
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  Reuters - Iraq expressed its disappointment on Friday with a U.S.
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• Top US general stresses importance of Iraq vote (AP)

  
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  AP - The leading American general who oversees the wars in Iraq and Afghanistan says the upcoming Iraq election in March is of "enormous importance" to the countrys future, but warned of violence leading up to it.
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• Judge dismisses charges against Blackwater defendants (AFP)

  
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  AFP - In a rebuke to government prosecutors, a federal judge dismissed criminal charges against five Blackwater security guards accused of fatally shooting 14 people in Baghdad in September 2007.
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• UK plays down report Iran directed hostage-taking (Reuters)

  
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  Reuters - Britain played down a report on Thursday that Iran masterminded the kidnapping in Iraq of a British man held hostage for more than 2-1/2 years, saying there was no firm evidence of direct Iranian involvement.
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• Iraq attacks kill 30, provincial governor wounded (AFP)

  
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  AFP - Blasts in central and western Iraq killed 30 people and wounded the Anbar provincial governor on Wednesday, the latest in a series of attacks against government targets in recent months.
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• Officials: Gunmen kill 5 Sunni Awakening members (AP)

  
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  AP - Officials say gunmen have killed five Sunnis who were manning a security checkpoint in central Iraq.
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• Three sentenced to death in Iraq for June bombing (AFP)

  
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  AFP - Three men were sentenced to death by hanging on Tuesday after being convicted of helping to plan an Al-Qaeda truck bombing in northern Iraq in June that killed 72 people.
  1 week ago

• Iraq security adviser warns of Qaeda threat ahead of poll (AFP)

  
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  AFP - Al-Qaeda in Iraq is a far smaller force than at its peak three years ago but still poses a threat in the run-up to March elections, national security adviser Safa Hussein told AFP in an interview.
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• Iraqi legal system puts new emphasis on forensics (Reuters)

  
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  Reuters - Vital clues are often lost after deadly bombings in Iraq, where scenes of carnage are quickly hosed down and bodies whisked away for burial, but this is changing with a new emphasis on forensic investigation.
  1 week ago

• Shiite pilgrims among 6 killed in Baghdad attacks (AFP)

  
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  AFP - Six people were killed, including two Shiite pilgrims, in three attacks in Baghdad on Saturday ahead of the climax of Ashura commemoration ceremonies, officials said.
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• Iraq accuses Iran of border violations (AFP)

  
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  AFP - Iran has been violating Iraqs borders since 2006, Iraqi Foreign Minister Hoshyar Zebari said in comments aired on Saturday, a week after Iranian troops took over an oil well in disputed territory.
  1 week ago

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