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Drone crashes in northern Iraq, US military says

A U.S. military drone crashed Saturday in northern Iraq, hitting a regional office of Iraq's largest Sunni political party in an area that remains an insurgent stronghold, an American military official said.

Australia gives asylum to 2 Iraqi soldiers

Two Iraqi soldiers who helped rescue a kidnapped Australian in 2005 have been granted asylum in Australia because their lives were at risk at home, officials said Monday.

Former Iranian president promises help for Iraq

One of Iran's most powerful political and religious figures — former President Hashemi Rafsanjani — promised Monday to assist in Iraq's reconstruction after nearly six years of war that has involved Shiite militias with suspected links to Tehran.

US training Iraqis to defeat deadly roadside bombs

Two Iraqi soldiers acting as insurgents hook up a cellular phone detonator to a 155mm artillery shell with a coiled red wire, bury the mock bomb in a pile of dirt next to a rusty electricity pole and then disappear down the street.

Insurgents to Obama: Pull troops from Iraq

Two Iraqi insurgent groups called on President-elect Barack Obama to withdraw U.S. troops from Iraq and abandon the war on terror, an Internet monitoring service reported Friday.

Iraqis: Deal close on plan for US troops to leave

Two Iraqi officials say the U.S. and Iraq are close to a deal under which all American combat troops would leave by October 2010 with remaining U.S. forces gone about three years later.

IOC allows Iraqi rowers to go to Beijing, too

Two Iraqi rowers will be allowed to take part in the Beijing Olympics, the International Rowing Federation said Wednesday.

Bomber Kills 11 at Iraqi Army Festival

Three Iraqi soldiers threw themselves on a suicide attacker wearing an explosives vest at an Army Day celebration Sunday — an act of heroism the U.S. said likely prevented many more deaths. Iraqi police said at least 11 people were killed in the blast, the deadliest in a series of bombings in Baghdad.

2 Iraqi Children in Israel for Surgery

Two Iraqi children with critical heart conditions were brought to Israel for emergency surgery Thursday, a rare display of cooperation between Arab countries and the Jewish state.

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Private security contractors in Baghdad kill two Iraqi women
Source: World Socialist Web Site

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