Baghdad bombings raise political tensions

Obama promises to keep deadline of troop withdrawal from Iraq

By: azhar12

U.S. President Barack ObamaBarack Obama met with Iraqi Prime Minister Nuri al-MalikiNuri al-Maliki here on Tuesday, saying that his administration will keep its promise to withdraw troops from Iraq by August 2010. "I re-emphasized my commitment to Prime Minister Maliki that we will have our combat troops out of Iraq b

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Impasse over Iraqi election law may slow U.S. withdrawal

By: BiodunIginla

Thursday, October 22, 2009 by Nasra Ismail and Biodun Iginla, BBC News. Nasra Ismail reported from Baghdad. BAGHDAD -- After three days of long sessions and continuous delays, the Iraqi parliament failed Wednes

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More than 100 killed in Baghdad car bomb blasts

By: jonnalagadda3

More than hundred people were killed in two car bomb blasts in Baghdad on Sunday. The powerful blasts occurred within a gap of one minute in the parking places of the Ministry of Justice building in the city. Officials said many persons were wounded in the worst ever blasts in the country, and they were all rushed to the hospitals in the capital....

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Terrorism deep roots in Pakistan.... hidden truth

By: safwanbhatti

  Pakistan plays a key and highly conflicted--role in the global war on terror. The country is a U.S. ally in the war, but is often accused of supporting Taliban and Al Qaeda presence in its northern provinces. Pakistan also has nuclear ambitions. This timeline of Pakistan's role in the war tells the story of Pakistan's complex ...

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