War in Iraq News Articles
Iraqi PM: Top cleric won't block US pact
By ROBERT H. REID Associated Press Writer BAGHDAD (AP) - Iraq's prime minister said Friday that the country's most influential Shiite cleric will leave the decision on the future of U.S. troops to the government and parliament - a step that could remove a major obstacle to a deal.
France markets arms to Iraq after 2-decade lull
By ANGELA CHARLTON Associated Press Writer PARIS (AP) - France, which famously opposed the Iraq war, is in talks to resume sales of military equipment to Baghdad for the first time in nearly two decades, French and Iraqi officials say.
Thousands of al-Sadr supporters mourn lawmaker
BAGHDAD (AP) - Thousands of supporters of Shiite cleric Muqtada al-Sadr have taken part in a procession in Baghdad to mourn the killing of a Sadrist lawmaker. The crowd walked Friday through the Shiite district of Sadr City behind a car carrying the casket of politician Saleh al-Auqaeili.
Iraqi PM discusses US pact with Shiite cleric
By SAMEER N. YACOUB Associated Press Writer BAGHDAD (AP) - Iraq's most influential Shiite cleric indicated Friday he would not stand in the way a long-term U.S. security deal if it's approved by the country's democratic institutions, the prime minister said.
Iraq: 8 dead, 22 wounded in Baghdad car bombing
BAGHDAD (AP) - Iraqi police say eight people have been killed after a car bomb struck a market in a Shiite enclave in southwestern Baghdad. Police say 22 people have been wounded in Friday's blast. Two police officers say a car parked in the main market area of Abu Dshir. It is a Shiite enclave in the majority Sunni neighborhood of Dora.
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