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31. Gunmen kill 11 police recruits in Iraq
Iraqi and U.S. forces have arrested about 100 suspects thought to be crucial to the operations of militant groups in al Qaeda's last haven of north Iraq, the commander of U.S. forces in the area said on Monday.
20 May 2008
32. Suspected al Qaeda leader in Iraq arrested
Iraqi security forces have detained a man suspected of being the leader of al Qaeda in Iraq after a captured associate led them to him sleeping in a house in the northern city of Mosul, Iraqi officials said on Friday.
09 May 2008
33. U.S. withdrawing third "surge" brigade from Iraq
The third of five U.S. extra brigades sent to Iraq last year to help curb spiralling sectarian violence is returning home, the U.S. military said.
06 May 2008
34. Former Iraqi deputy PM Tareq Aziz to face court
Former Iraqi Deputy Prime Minister Tareq Aziz, the public face of Saddam Hussein's rule, is set to face court on Tuesday over the execution of dozens of merchants in 1992.
29 Apr 2008
35. Turkish army says strikes PKK group in northern Iraq
Turkish warplanes fired on a group of Kurdish rebels in northern Iraq on Wednesday as they tried to cross into Turkey, the army said in a statement on Thursday.
24 Apr 2008
36. Iraq PM criticises neighbours for lack of support
Iraqi Prime Minister Nuri al-Maliki rebuked neighbouring states on Tuesday for not doing enough to strengthen ties with Baghdad, write off Iraq's debts or stop militants entering the war-torn country.
22 Apr 2008
37. Fighting in Baghdad as Sadr aide killed
Fierce fighting broke out in Baghdad's Sadr City slum late on Friday after a senior aide to Shi'ite cleric Moqtada al-Sadr was killed in the holy city of Najaf to the south.
07 Apr 2008
38. Bush to halt Iraq troop cuts
President George W. Bush on Thursday announced a suspension of U.S. troop withdrawals from Iraq this summer to allow the military to reassess the security situation, as U.S. air strikes killed 10 people in a Baghdad slum where dozens of people died in clashes this week.
07 Apr 2008
39. Bush to press case against Iraq force cut
The top U.S. officials in Iraq will testify on the war for a second day to Congress on Wednesday as the Bush administration makes its case against a big troop pull-out.
07 Apr 2008
40. U.S. commander in Iraq faces congress
The top U.S. commander in Iraq presents a long-awaited progress report to Congress on Tuesday but will offer little hope for improved security before a new American president takes over in January.
07 Apr 2008
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