Archive for November, 2007

Crashed helicopter in Iraq was British: ministry (AFP)

November 21st, 2007 at 08:00pm Under Iraqi Dinar News


A British military helicopter flies over Baghdad in February 2007. Britain's Ministry of Defence has confirmed that two soldiers died when a helicopter crashed southeast of Baghdad.(AFP/File/David Furst)AFP – A helicopter which crashed southeast of Baghdad on Tuesday — killing two soldiers and wounding 12 — was British, the defence ministry said Wednesday.


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Iraq boosts oil exports after re-opening Kirkuk pipeline (AFP)

November 21st, 2007 at 07:59pm Under Iraqi Dinar News

Iraqi technicians repair the Kirkuk-Turkey pipeline in 2004. Iraq has boosted its oil exports to almost two million barrels a day (bpd) after reopening a pipeline to Turkey and hopes to sharply raise output in 2008.(AFP/File/Marwan Ibrahim)AFP – Iraq has boosted its oil exports to almost two million barrels a day (bpd) after reopening a pipeline to Turkey and hopes to sharply raise output in 2008, a senior oil official said on Wednesday.


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Former press aide blames Bush in CIA leak case (Reuters)

November 21st, 2007 at 07:58pm Under Iraqi Dinar News

Outgoing White House Press Secretary Scott McClellan (R) passes behind President Bush as they arrive to announce that Tony Snow will serve as the new press secretary, in the briefing room of the White House in Washington in this April 26, 2006 file photo. McClellan says in an upcoming book that he was misled by Bush and other high officials into misinforming the press about a CIA leak case that fueled debate about the Iraq war. (Kevin Lamarque/Reuters)Reuters – Former White Press Secretary Scott
McClellan says in an upcoming book that he was misled by
President George W. Bush and other high officials into
misinforming the press about a CIA leak case that fueled debate
about the Iraq war.


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Turkey lauds Iraqi Kurds for action against rebels: Anatolia (AFP)

November 21st, 2007 at 07:57pm Under Iraqi Dinar News

A Turkish military convoy drives towards Mount Kupeli near the border with Iraq. The Anatolia news agency has said that Turkish President Abdullah Gul praised Iraqi Kurds for taking steps against Kurdish rebels based in their autonomous region but warned it retained the option of a military strike.(AFP/File/Jean-Philippe Ksiazek)AFP – Turkey’s President Abdullah Gul praised Iraqi Kurds on Wednesday for taking steps against Kurdish rebels based in their autonomous region but warned it retained the option of a military strike, the Anatolia news agency reported.


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Bomb kills US soldier, Iraqi interpreter in Baghdad (AFP)

November 21st, 2007 at 07:56pm Under Iraqi Dinar News

An Iraqi woman walks past US soldiers on patrol in Baghdad's Dora district. The US military said insurgents killed a US soldier and an Iraqi interpreter in a bomb attack in Baghdad.(AFP/Ali Al-Saadi)AFP – Insurgents killed a US soldier and an Iraqi interpreter in a bomb attack in Baghdad, the US military said on Wednesday.


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Two British troops killed in Iraq helicopter crash (Reuters)

November 21st, 2007 at 07:56pm Under Iraqi Dinar News

A Puma helicopter similar to the type used by British forces flies out from Baghdad's 'Green Zone', January 28, 2005. Two British military personnel were killed in Iraq on Tuesday when their Puma helicopter crashed near Baghdad, the Ministry of Defence said. (Bob Strong/Reuters)Reuters – Two British military personnel were
killed in Iraq on Tuesday when their Puma helicopter crashed
near Baghdad, the Ministry of Defence said.


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Car bomb in Iraq’s Ramadi kills six: police (Reuters)

November 21st, 2007 at 07:55pm Under Iraqi Dinar News

U.S. soldiers from the 3rd Brigade combat team of 101st Airborne Division look as their comrade ties up a turkey that they have received from one of the local Sheiks for the upcoming Thanksgiving celebrations at their patrol base in the town of Owesap, Iraq, 20 kilometers (about 12,4 miles) south of  Baghdad, Wednesday, Nov. 21, 2007. (AP Photo/Petr David Josek )Reuters – A car bomb killed at least six people,
including women and children, in the Iraqi city of Ramadi on
Wednesday in a rare attack on a region that has become one of
the safest in the country.


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US, Iran to meet on Iraq despite tensions (AFP)

November 21st, 2007 at 07:55pm Under Iraqi Dinar News

Iraqi boys gather at the site of a car bomb in Baghdad's al-Shuhadaa neighborhood, 20 November 2007. Tough talk on Iran's nuclear program has raised the specter of a possible US attack, but tensions between the two diplomatic foes nevertheless appear to have eased on the issue of securing Iraq.(AFP/Ali Al-Saadi)AFP – Tough talk on Iran’s nuclear program has raised the specter of a possible US attack, but tensions between the two diplomatic foes nevertheless appear to have eased on the issue of securing Iraq.


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