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	Bomb targets army patrol in Mosul	Read more
Friday, July 30th 2010 12:33 PM

Nineveh, July 30 (AKnews) - A source in the Iraqi police said on Thursday evening that a bomb targeting an Iraqi army patrol west of Mosul killed one of the soldiers and wounding three others. "The explosive device was planted on the roadside and exploded when the Iraqi army patrol passed by ... in the Baaj district west of Mosul", the...

Caretaker status undermines security, says official	Read more
Friday, July 30th 2010 11:00 AM

Baghdad, July 30 (AKnews) – A senior official close to the outgoing Iraqi Prime Minister Nouri al-Maliki  announced on Thursday that changing the status of Maliki's current government to a caretaker government would seriously undermine the authority of the current administration to keep Iraq's security situation under...

	Disagreements between al-Iraqiya and Maliki’s bloc continue	Read more
Friday, July 30th 2010 11:00 AM

Baghdad, July 30 (AKnews) – A senior official in al-Iraqiya bloc said on Thursday that the State of Law Coalition (SLC) remained elusive over his bloc’s “right” to lead the country’s future government. Hussein Shahlan, a lawmaker from former Prime Minister Ayad Allawi's al-Iraqiya, said that his bloc has the right to form the...

	KRG PM in Baghdad to discuss government formation	Read more
Friday, July 30th 2010 10:28 AM

Sulaimaniya, July 30 (AKnews) – Kurdistan Regional Government (KRG) Prime Minister Barham Salih arrived in Baghdad late Thursday carrying a proposal to present to the Iraqi blocs on forming the country’s next government, KRG’s Spokesman said. The prime minister will not discuss the latest disputes between Baghdad and the KRG over alleged...

Uncertainties continue regarding the next Iraqi parliamentary session	Read more
Thursday, July 29th 2010 10:17 PM

Sulaimaniya, July 29 (AKnews) – The speaker of Iraqi parliament pointed out on Thursday that the next Iraqi parliamentary session still remains illusive as they are being postponing until further notices are made. "We are not certain about the next parliamentary session, so I will take the speaker position of the Iraqi parliament until an...

Al-Iraqia list taking close steps to form alliance with Kurdistan alliance	Read more
Thursday, July 29th 2010 9:57 PM

Baghdad, July 29 (AKnews) – A senior member of Allawi's al-Iraqia list announced on Thursday that the list is going to reach an agreement with both the Kurdistan alliance and the Iraqi National Alliance (INA) in shaping the new coalition in the Iraqi parliament.A senior of the Iraqi Renovation List, Shaker Ketabi said "we are going to...

Kurds demand recognition of the Barzani’s genocide	Read more
Thursday, July 29th 2010 9:44 PM

Sulaimaniya, July 29 (AKnews) – The Kurdish nongovernmental organization, Kurdo-Side, called the Iraqi criminal court to trial the remaining individuals accused of being involved in the mass grave process of the Barzanis in its  27-year anniversary memorandum in the Kurdistan Region. "We would like to ask the Iraqi government to...

	Fallujah administration blamed for deteriorating security	Read more
Thursday, July 29th 2010 7:48 PM

Anbar, July 29 (AKnews) - The people in Fallujah condemned the serial targeting of Anbar clerics and notables on Thursday, calling on the security forces and provincial authorities to be cautious and to provide more protection for the clerics in the city. Two sheikhs were recently killed in a bomb attack in the center of Fallujah. "There...

	PM Maliki orders investigation into helicopter crash	Read more
Thursday, July 29th 2010 7:24 PM

Baghdad, July 29 (AKnews) – Iraq’s outgoing Prime Minister Nouri al-Maliki ordered an urgent investigation on Thursday into a helicopter crash that occurred the day before near the southern city of Karbala, a former member of the parliamentary Security and Defense Committee told AKnews. The military helicopter crashed on Wednesday night...

	Iraqi Interior Ministry plans to protect media institutions	Read more
Thursday, July 29th 2010 7:02 PM

Baghdad, July 29 (AKnews) – A security source in the Iraqi Interior Ministry said on Thursday that the ministry is preparing a plan to protect the media after the threats announced by al-Qaeda against media institutions operating in Iraq.   "The Ministry has developed an integrated plan to protect the media institutions and...