Yahoo! News: IraqIraqIraq raises idea of timetable for US withdrawal (AP)- July 8, 2008 AP - Iraq's prime minister said Monday his country wants some type of timetable for a withdrawal of American troops included in the deal the two countries are negotiating.http://us.rd.yahoo.com/dailynews/rss/iraq/*http://news.yahoo.com/s/ap/20080708/ap_on_re_mi... Baghdad's Grasp on Iraq's South (Time.com)- July 8, 2008 Time.com - The Prime Minister's police and military try to secure the oil-rich region as they push out the Sadrists - with quiet help from the Americanshttp://us.rd.yahoo.com/dailynews/rss/iraq/*http://news.yahoo.com/s/time/20080708/wl_time/b... US military deaths in Iraq war at 4,114 (AP)- July 8, 2008 AP - As of Monday, July 7, 2008, at least 4,114 members of the U.S. military have died in the Iraq war since it began in March 2003, according to an Associated Press count.http://us.rd.yahoo.com/dailynews/rss/iraq/*http://news.yahoo.com/s/ap/20080708/ap_on_re_mi... White House says no 'hard date' for withdrawal in Iraq talks (AFP)- July 7, 2008 AFP - The White House said Monday it is not negotiating a "hard date" for a US withdrawal from Iraq despite Baghdad's call for a timetable, but did not rule out "time-frames" discussions with the Iraqi government.http://us.rd.yahoo.com/dailynews/rss/iraq/*http://news.yahoo.com/s/afp/20080707/pl_afp/ira... U.S. says Iraq talks not for definite withdrawal date (Reuters)- July 7, 2008 Reuters - U.S.-Iraqi security talks to permit U.S. troops to stay in Iraq beyond 2008 were not aimed at setting a hard deadline for withdrawal despite such a suggestion by the Iraqi prime minister, the White House said on Tuesday.http://us.rd.yahoo.com/dailynews/rss/iraq/*http://news.yahoo.com/s/nm/20080707/ts_nm/iraq_... Iraq demands pullout timetable in US defence pact talks (AFP)- July 7, 2008 AFP - Iraqi Prime Minister Nuri al-Maliki said on Monday he is negotiating a deal with Washington that will for the first time set a timetable for a withdrawal of foreign forces as part of a framework for a US troop presence into next year.http://us.rd.yahoo.com/dailynews/rss/iraq/*http://news.yahoo.com/s/afp/20080707/ts_afp/ira... U.S. commander in Kirkuk lowers profile, raises popularity (McClatchy Newspapers)- July 7, 2008 McClatchy Newspapers - KIRKUK, Iraq For the past 11 months Col. David Paschal has back-slapped, noogied and high-fived his soldiers. He's been kissed on both cheeks by local Iraqis, and he's upbraided or atta-boyed his counterparts in the Iraqi army and police. He's sent his gunfighters after the "bad guys."http://us.rd.yahoo.com/dailynews/rss/iraq/*http://news.yahoo.com/s/mcclatchy/20080707/wl_m... Iraq starts to 'take its place' in Gulf region, US says (AFP)- July 7, 2008 AFP - Iraq is "starting to take its place" in the Gulf now that the United Arab Emirates (UAE) and other neighbors are sending diplomats back to Baghdad and forgiving its debt, a US official said Tuesday.http://us.rd.yahoo.com/dailynews/rss/iraq/*http://news.yahoo.com/s/afp/20080707/pl_afp/uae... Joint Chiefs chairman: Security gains holding (AP)- July 7, 2008 AP - Iraq appears on track to establishing sustainable security a key step toward withdrawing U.S. troops the top U.S. military officer said Monday after visiting the newly quiet Sadr City section of the capital.http://us.rd.yahoo.com/dailynews/rss/iraq/*http://news.yahoo.com/s/ap/20080707/ap_on_go_ca... Police show cars owned by Saddam's son (AP)- July 7, 2008 AP - Car lovers in Iraq, tired of an endless parade of sand-colored Humvees, got a bit of a treat Monday when police discovered five fancy cars each a tad dusty once owned by a notorious son of former dictator Saddam Hussein.http://us.rd.yahoo.com/dailynews/rss/iraq/*http://news.yahoo.com/s/ap/20080707/ap_on_re_mi... |