By Daniel Schearf Irbil 01 March 2008 The Iraqi government says the number of civilians who were killed rose by a third in February, reversing a six-month trend that came with security improvements. A U.S. military spokesman says violence is still do

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By Kent Klein Washington 30 March 2008 The debate among Americans about the state of the war in Iraq played out on this week's Sunday television interview programs. Democratic and Republican lawmakers and the head of the CIA offered their views on a

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By Challiss McDonough Cairo 27 March 2008 Iraqi Prime Minister Nouri al-Maliki says he will continue the Iraqi military offensive in Basra to the end with no negotiations or retreat, despite angry protests in Shi'ite districts calling for his resigna

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By Carolyn Presutti Washington 12 March 2008 On March 11 U.S. legislators heard stories of fraud and waste in America's efforts to rebuild Iraq. A former Iraqi official testified before a Senate committee that allocates money for Iraq. VOA's Carolyn

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Iraq's president Jalal Talabani, touting security gains in that country, has appealed to nations around the world to open diplomatic missions in Baghdad and drop sanctions left over from the Saddam Hussein era. The Iraqi leader was among speakers Th

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A top American commander in Iraq says the country's Shi'ite dominated government will accept responsibility for supporting more than 50,000 mostly Sunni fighters currently armed and paid by the U.S. military. VOA correspondent Meredith Buel has deta

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By Paula Wolfson Washington 27 August 2007 President Bush has hailed the political agreement reached late Sunday by Iraqi leaders, calling it a promising sign of progress. VOA White House Correspondent Paula Wolfson has details. President George W. B

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By Jim Randle Baghdad 23 September 2007 An Iraqi government official says throwing the Blackwater security company out of Iraq would leave a security vacuum and divert troops from battle to security duties. VOA's Jim Randle reports from Baghdad. Two

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By Jim Randle Baghdad 26 September 2007 U.N. health officials say there is a strong possibility that a cholera outbreak in Iraq that has already caused at least 11 deaths will spread to new areas of the country. But as VOA's Jim Randle reports from B

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U.S. officials are denying reports that they are abandoning efforts to negotiate an agreement on the future of U.S. forces in Iraq, saying they will soon respond to Iraqi proposals for changes in the draft, and that some changes may be possible. VOA

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The Iraqi parliament has voted to approve a controversial military pact with the United States that will allow U.S. troops to remain in the country for three more years. The new pact will replace a U.N. mandate which expires on December 31. Iraq's P

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The U.N.'s top envoy to Iraq says provincial elections scheduled for early next year are on track, but warned that violence could spike and spoilers could try to derail the vote. Meanwhile, the U.N. mandate authorizing U.S. forces to be in Iraq will

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The U.N. refugee agency says almost half of the Christian population in the Iraqi city of Mosul has fled after attacks and threats. UNHCR says nearly 10,000 people have fled to other areas in the past week. Lisa Schlein reports for VOA from UNHCR he

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By Jim Randle Baghdad 19 September 2007 Iraq's Prime Minister Nouri al-Maliki says the company that provides bodyguards to U.S. diplomats in Iraq has been suspended while the government investigates a deadly shooting incident involving the firm last

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By Dorian Jones Ankara 07 August 2007 The prime ministers of Iraq and Turkey have agreed to step up cooperation in the fight against Kurdish separatists in Northern Iraq. The agreement was announced during talks in Turkey's capital, Ankara. Dorian Jo

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By Michael Bowman Washington 26 December 2007 The Iraqi Cabinet has taken a step aimed at promoting national reconciliation: a general pardon for thousands of prisoners held in Iraqi and American detention facilities. From Washington, VOA's Michael B

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By Daniel Schearf Irbil 24 February 2008 The government of Iraq's Kurdistan region has blamed Baghdad and Washington for failing to stop Turkish military actions in northern Iraq. The Turkish incursion has cost dozens of lives and sparked concerns th

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By Deborah Block Irbil 12 February 2008 Iraq security forces have launched an intensive search for a British journalist and his Iraqi translator, kidnapped Sunday in the southern city of Basra. On Tuesday, another journalist from Iraq was found shot

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By Jim Randle Irbil, Iraq 07 September 2007 Recent reports to the U.S. Congress about the situation in Iraq point to limited success by the Iraqi government in establishing security but continuing problems in bringing about political reconciliation.

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By Jim Randle Baghdad 18 January 2007 Iraqi Prime Minister Nouri al-Maliki says if Washington and Baghdad can do a better job of equipping Iraqi troops, there will be less need for multi-national soldiers in his country in a few months. VOA's Jim Ran

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