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Iraq Military Commander Survives Suicide Bomb Attack
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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 11)

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 6)

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 10)

American and Iraqi forces are driving Al-Qaeda in Iraq out of its last redoubt in the north of the country in the culmination of one of the most spectacular victories of the war on terror. (article 12)

After being forced from its strongholds in the west and centre of Iraq in the past two years, Al-Qaeda's dwindling band of fighters has made a defiant "last stand" in the northern city of Mosul. (article 12)

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 7)

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)

Source articles
  1. Escaping modern Babylon (haaretz.com, 07/10/2008, 2356 words)
  2. Baghdad pushes for foreign troop pull-out (ft.com, 07/08/2008, 432 words)
  3. A More Confident Iraq Becomes a Tougher Negotiating Partner for the U.S. (nytimes.com, 07/10/2008, 1056 words)
  4. Times Online (timesonline.co.uk, 07/08/2008, 310 words)
  5. Iraq prime minister vows to help Turkey fight Kurdish rebels (L.A. Times, 07/11/2008, 689 words)
  6. Iraq, Turkey sign border security pact (CNN, 07/10/2008, 815 words)
  7. Obama seizes on Iraqi calls for timetable (ft.com, 07/09/2008, 418 words)
  8. New York Post (NY Post, 07/09/2008, 353 words)
  9. Iraq Plan Strives To Bridge Divide (Washington Post, 07/10/2008, 1159 words)
  10. Attacks kill U.S. soldier, 20 Iraqis (L.A. Times, 07/10/2008, 228 words)
  11. Iraq Military Commander Survives Suicide Bomb Attack (nytimes.com, 07/10/2008, 430 words)
  12. Iraqis lead final purge of Al-Qaeda (timesonline.co.uk, 07/10/2008, 423 words)
Source articles
  1. Baghdad pushes for foreign troop pull-out (ft.com, 07/08/2008, 432 words)
  2. A More Confident Iraq Becomes a Tougher Negotiating Partner for the U.S. (nytimes.com, 07/10/2008, 1056 words)
  3. Iraq prime minister vows to help Turkey fight Kurdish rebels (L.A. Times, 07/11/2008, 689 words)
  4. Iraq, Turkey sign border security pact (CNN, 07/10/2008, 815 words)
  5. Obama seizes on Iraqi calls for timetable (ft.com, 07/09/2008, 418 words)
  6. New York Post (NY Post, 07/09/2008, 353 words)
  7. Iraq Plan Strives To Bridge Divide (Washington Post, 07/10/2008, 1159 words)
  8. Attacks kill U.S. soldier, 20 Iraqis (L.A. Times, 07/10/2008, 228 words)
  9. Iraq Military Commander Survives Suicide Bomb Attack (nytimes.com, 07/10/2008, 430 words)


Other stories about Iraq, Iraqi and troops:
  • Senate OKs promotion of Iraq commander Petraeus (4 articles)
  • 40,000 troops told of fall deployment - (4 articles)

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