Kuwait names 1st ambassador to Iraq since Gulf War, report says -
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Kuwait today named its first ambassador to Iraq since the 1991 Gulf War, in a major step toward healing the two countries' painful past and boosting regional ties with Baghdad's post-war government. (article 4)
The announcement signaled success for Washington's efforts to get Iraq's Sunni Arab neighbors to overcome security fears and mistrust of the Shiite-led regime in Baghdad. (article 4)
Kuwait's official news agency quoted the country's foreign minister today as saying retired Lt. Gen. Ali al-Momen, a former military chief of staff, will take the post. (article 4)
BAGHDAD (Reuters) - Iraq hopes to have security control of all its provinces by the year-end, the national security adviser said on Wednesday, underscoring the government's growing confidence in its own forces. (article 1)
In a sign of the challenges ahead, a car bomb killed 15 people and wounded 90 at a market in the northern town of Tal Afar, the town's mayor said. (article 1)
A car bomb killed at least seven children and 11 other people in a northern city, providing a reminder that militants still can cause casualties despite security improvements that led U.S. troops to return a southern province to Iraqi control Wednesday. (article 2)
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- ABC News: Iraq Wants Full Security Control by Year-End (ABCNews, 07/16/2008, 343 words)
- ABC News: Car Bomb in Iraq Kills 18, Including Kids (ABCNews, 07/16/2008, 342 words)
- Kuwait names 1st ambassador to Iraq since Gulf War (seattletimes.nwsource.com, 07/17/2008, 720 words)
- Kuwait names 1st ambassador to Iraq since Gulf War, report says - (baltimoresun.com, 07/17/2008, 409 words)
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