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Qassim Abdul-Zahra

US mil: Suicide bomber kills 2 Iraqis in Baqouba

By QASSIM ABDUL-ZAHRA ; The Associated Press BAGHDAD -- The U.S. military says two Iraqis have been killed and at least six others wounded when a female suicide bomber struck a convoy carrying senior Iraqi officials in Baqouba....

Talks On Between Jordan & Iraq

Jordan's king holds talks in Baghdad in 1st visit by Arab head of state to Iraq since 2003 By QASSIM ABDUL-ZAHRA Associated Press Writer BAGHDAD August 11, 2008 (AP) Iraqi army soldiers, accompanied by U.S. army soldiers from...

Jordan's king holds talks with Iraqi PM in Baghdad

Jordan's king holds talks with Iraqi PM in Baghdad Aug 11, 2008 11:59 AM (26 mins ago) By QASSIM ABDUL-ZAHRA, AP » 26 mins ago: Jordan's king holds talks with Iraqi PM in Baghdad « 's prime minister after arriving in Baghdad on...

Iraq: Deal Near for U.S. Troops to Leave

Iraqis: Deal Close on Pulling out U.S. Troops by October 2010; U.S. Says No Firm Date By QASSIM ABDUL-ZAHRA and ANNE GEARAN Associated Press Writer BAGHDAD August 8, 2008 (AP) Children watch as a U.S. army soldier patrols a...

Shiite militia to become religious, cultural body

BAGHDAD -- Anti-U.S. Shiite leader Muqtada al-Sadr ordered most of his militiamen Friday to lay down their arms, and his spokesman said the young cleric might call off all resistance if the Americans accept a timetable to leave...

Iraqi election bill falls to ethnic rivalry

Iraqi lawmakers failed Wednesday to agree on a provincial election law and adjourned for the month, casting doubt whether U.S.-backed balloting can be held this year in the country's 18 provinces. Parliament did manage to sign...

Iraqi Parliament Fails to Agree on Elections Law

Iraqi parliament adjourns for month without agreeing on provincial elections law By QASSIM ABDUL-ZAHRA Associated Press Writer BAGHDAD August 6, 2008 (AP) An Iraqi man waits for his hands to be unbound by an Iraqi police...

Leader of US-allied Sunni group killed in Iraq

A member of a U.S.-allied Sunni group says that gunmen killed one of the group's senior leaders and six of his guards in an ambush south of Baghdad. The official says the gunmen attacked the convoy of Sheik Ibrahim al-Karbouli...

Roadside bomb kills 2 US soldiers in Baghdad

British army troops provide some security during a ceremony to open a new Iraqi border guards command headquarters in Basra, 550 kilometers (340 miles) southeast of Baghdad, Iraq, Monday, Aug. 4, 2008. A roadside bomb killed...

No deal on Iraqi election bill

BAGHDAD — Despite intense U.S. pressure, Iraqi leaders failed Sunday to resolve differences over how to govern the oil-rich city of Kirkuk — a dispute that is blocking provincial elections and stoking tension in the volatile...