Iraq Military Commander Survives Suicide Bomb Attack
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In another sign of progress, Kuwait said Thursday that it planned to appoint an ambassador to Iraq, its first since then-Iraqi President Saddam Hussein invaded the country in 1990. (article 3)
BAGHDAD, Iraq (CNN) Turkey and Iraq signed an agreement Thursday that tightens and streamlines their working relationship in a range of areas, including the volatile issue of border security and the promise of a fruitful trade relationship. (article 4)
BAGHDAD - Violence claimed the lives of at least 20 Iraqis on Wednesday, including eight who were killed in a suicide attack against Iraq s top military commander in the northern city of Mosul. (article 9)
A suicide car bomber killed eight civilians and wounded 41 in an attack on a military convoy carrying a senior Iraqi commander in the northern city of Mosul, the Iraqi military said. (article 8)
In the former Sunni Arab insurgent stronghold of Fallouja, west of Baghdad, a bomb exploded outside a bank, killing four policemen and a civilian and wounding 15, Iraqi police said. (article 8)
Barack Obama on Wednesday sought to overcome a wave of criticism of his stance on Iraq by seizing on Baghdad's call this week for a timetable for a US withdrawal. (article 5)
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Source articles
- Baghdad pushes for foreign troop pull-out (ft.com, 07/08/2008, 432 words)
- A More Confident Iraq Becomes a Tougher Negotiating Partner for the U.S. (nytimes.com, 07/10/2008, 1056 words)
- Iraq prime minister vows to help Turkey fight Kurdish rebels (L.A. Times, 07/11/2008, 689 words)
- Iraq, Turkey sign border security pact (CNN, 07/10/2008, 815 words)
- Obama seizes on Iraqi calls for timetable (ft.com, 07/09/2008, 418 words)
- New York Post (NY Post, 07/09/2008, 353 words)
- Iraq Plan Strives To Bridge Divide (Washington Post, 07/10/2008, 1159 words)
- Attacks kill U.S. soldier, 20 Iraqis (L.A. Times, 07/10/2008, 228 words)
- Iraq Military Commander Survives Suicide Bomb Attack (nytimes.com, 07/10/2008, 430 words)
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