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Lawmakers in Baghdad to vote on Iraq-U.S. security agreement

BAGHDAD | Iraq’s parliament will vote Wednesday on the proposed Iraq-U.S. security agreement that would allow American troops to stay in Iraq for three more years, the legislature’s speaker said.

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  • Military deaths

    - 11/22/2008 06:23 PM CST

    The latest Department of Defense notifications of casualties in Iraq and Afghanistan: •Army Pvt. Charles Yi Barnett, 19, of Bel Air, Md., died Nov. 20 of non-combat injuries in Tallil, Iraq.

  • Stray dogs terrorize Baghdad

    - 11/22/2008 06:23 PM CST

    BAGHDAD | Baghdad authorities have announced a campaign to kill stray dogs who roam the Iraqi capital in packs.

  • Iraqis discuss security pact in spite of disruptions

    - 11/20/2008 10:04 PM CST

    BAGHDAD | Iraq’s parliament persevered Thursday in its debate on a proposed security agreement with the U.S.

  • Al-Maliki defends security pact with U.S.

    - 11/18/2008 10:21 PM CST

    BAGHDAD | Iraqi Prime Minister Nouri al-Maliki on Tuesday went on national television to defend a divisive security pact with the United States.

  • Iran backs down on U.S. security deal in Iraq

    - 11/17/2008 09:07 PM CST

    BAGHDAD | Iran on Monday softened its resistance to a pact that calls for withdrawing American forces from Iraq by the end of 2011.

  • Iraqi Cabinet backs security pact with 2011 timetable

    - 11/16/2008 11:21 PM CST

    BAGHDAD | Iraq’s Cabinet on Sunday approved a security pact that sets a timetable for the nearly complete withdrawal of U.S. forces within three years.

  • Iraq’s Cabinet to vote on security pact with Washington today

    - 11/15/2008 10:11 PM CST

    BAGHDAD | Iraq’s Cabinet will vote today on a security pact with Washington that would keep U.S. forces in the country for an additional three years.

  • Al-Maliki flips on security pact with U.S.

    - 11/14/2008 10:41 PM CST

    BAGHDAD | Prime Minister Nouri al-Maliki has informed Iraq’s Presidency Council that he now supports a security agreement with the United States, a lawmaker close to the premier said Friday.

  • Iraq’s Interior minister urges passage of security agreement with U.S.

    - 11/13/2008 10:45 PM CST

    BAGHDAD | Iraq’s Interior minister has criticized the country’s politicians for not approving an agreement that would allow U.S. troops to operate in Iraq after the end of the year.

  • Killing of Christians in Mosul, Iraq, is condemned by U.N. envoy

    - 11/13/2008 10:45 PM CST

    BAGHDAD | The main U.N. envoy in Iraq, Staffan de Mistura, in a statement condemned the killing of two Christian sisters in the northern Iraqi city of Mosul.

  • Triple bombing kills at least 28 in Iraq

    - 11/10/2008 10:30 PM CST

    BAGHDAD | A triple bombing Monday destroyed a minibus full of passengers and rained debris on people nearby, killing at least 28 in the deadliest attack in the capital in months.

  • Bombings kill eight in Iraq

    - 11/09/2008 11:19 PM CST

    BAGHDAD | Bombs killed at least eight people Sunday across Iraq and wounded dozens of others, officials said. Syria’s president blamed the U.S. military presence for Iraq’s instability and called on U.S. troops to leave.

  • Bombing underscores the importance of security talks in Iraq

    - 11/08/2008 09:53 PM CST

    BAGHDAD | A top Iraqi official warned Saturday that time is running out to sign a new security agreement with Washington, saying the country still needed U.S. troops despite improved security.

  • Recent military deaths

    - 11/08/2008 09:53 PM CST

    The Department of Defense last week announced the following service personnel deaths in Iraq and Afghanistan.

  • U.S. ultimatum, concessions motivate negotiations in Iraq

    - 11/07/2008 09:29 PM CST

    BAGHDAD | The Iraqi government is coming around to the view that it would be better to sign a security deal sooner rather than later.

  • Iraq test awaits Obama

    - 11/07/2008 09:24 PM CST

    BAGHDAD | Iraq will serve as an early test of President-elect Barack Obama’s skill in weighing options and measuring risks. The next few months should give an indication whether he can end the Iraq war without risking new violence that could threaten U.S. interests throughout the Middle East.

  • Iraqi violence on the upswing

    - 11/04/2008 09:40 PM CST

    BAGHDAD | After a relatively quiet few weeks here, there has been an uptick of violence that could mark the start of a troubling trend.

  • Timing makes Iraq security deal a tricky task

    - 11/02/2008 11:32 PM CST

    WASHINGTON | The Iraq war threatens to consume the president-elect within days of Tuesday’s election, well before the winner of the hard-fought contest for the White House takes office Jan. 20.

  • Analysis: Iraqi premier tries to massage security deal to sell it to Iran

    - 11/01/2008 07:42 PM CDT

    BAGHDAD | Iraq’s prime minister is pushing the idea that the U.S. departure is in sight in a bid to sell the security deal with Washington to Iran.

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