SoCal jury gets case of ex-Marine in Iraq deaths
(AP)
 AP - A federal jury on Wednesday began deliberating whether a former Marine squad leader committed manslaughter in Iraq, marking the first time in which civilians will decide whether the actions of a military service member during combat were criminal.
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Top U.S. Marine sees shift from Iraq to Afghanistan
(Reuters)
 Reuters - The top U.S. Marine officer said on
Wednesday he could reduce his 25,000-strong force in the former
al Qaeda stronghold of Iraq's Anbar province to reinforce
military operations against a growing Taliban threat in
Afghanistan.
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Fewer Marines needed in Iraq's western province
(AP)
 AP - Conditions in the western Iraqi province of Anbar, where a brutal insurgency once ruled, have improved so dramatically that the United States is handing over responsibility for security in the Sunni stronghold to Iraq within days. Troops freed up in Iraq could shift to Afghanistan.
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US forces to transfer control of Anbar to Iraqis
(AFP)
 AFP - US forces will hand over control of Anbar province to Iraqi troops in the coming days, military officials said Wednesday, touting improved security in the region.
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Obama Aide Says U.S.-Iran Negotiations Necessary for Iraq Exit
(Bloomberg)
Bloomberg - Aug. 27 (Bloomberg) -- Talks with Iran would help Senator
Barack Obama make good on a pledge to withdraw all U.S. combat
troops from Iraq within 16 months of taking office as president,
Obama's national security adviser said.
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US military says Baghdad bombing suspect detained
(AP)
AP - The U.S. military says it has captured a suspected senior Shiite militant believed to be behind a June bombing in Baghdad that killed four Americans and six Iraqis.
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Iraq's holy city of Najaf witnessing a boom
(AP)
 AP - The city's first airport is weeks away from opening, but already a bigger one is talked about. Land prices are soaring. Merchants say they don't remember business ever being so good.
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Baghdad plans to build giant Ferris wheel
(AP)
AP - Iraq is calling on companies to submit designs to build a giant Ferris wheel in Baghdad — the latest in a string of lavish proposals painting the capital as a leisure friendly city.
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Three US soldiers killed Iraqi prisoners for vengeance: report
(AFP)
 AFP - US soldiers shot and killed four Iraqi prisoners execution-style last year to avenge the deaths of two army comrades, according testimony cited Wednesday by the New York Times.
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Iraq says U.S. agreed troop pullout compromise
(Reuters)
 Reuters - The United States asked Iraq for
permission to keep troops there to 2015 but compromised with
Iraqi negotiators on 2011, Iraqi President Jalal Talabani said.
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U.S. soldiers say they executed Iraqis on riverbank: report
(Reuters)
Reuters - Three U.S. soldiers killed four
handcuffed and blindfolded Iraqi prisoners with pistol shots on
the bank of a Baghdad canal last year, the New York Times
reported on Wednesday.
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Iraq says U.S. sought troop presence to 2015
(Reuters)
 Reuters - The United States asked Iraq for
permission to maintain a troop presence there to 2015, but U.S.
and Iraqi negotiators agreed to limit their authorization to
2011, Iraqi President Jalal Talabani said.
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