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Veto puts timeline for Iraq poll in jeopardy
Iraq’s Sunni Arab vice-president has vetoed part of a law over the allocation of seats to displaced Iraqis, throwing fresh doubt over plans for elections in January
Killings reignite al-Qaeda fears
A Sunni politician and 12 other men were killed after being kidnapped from their homes as US troops withdraw from Iraq and the ranks of local paramilitary forces thin out
Britain probes new claims of abuse by troops in Iraq
Britain’s defence ministry said it was investigating fresh complaints that its troops had abused prisoners in Iraq
Opinion: A new era as Turks and Kurds learn to co-operate
Turkey will guarantee security in Iraqi Kurdistan because it enables her to shape the balance of power in Iraq, writes David Phillips
Bush officials lead Iraq business push
Senior Bush administration figures including Zalmay Khalilzad, former US ambassador to Baghdad, and Jay Garner, the retired general who led reconstruction efforts immediately after the war, are leading a new business push into Iraq
Iraqi politicians pave way for elections
Lawmakers passed a long-delayed election law, paving the way for elections early next year and averting a constitutional crisis that threatened to delay the withdrawal of US troops
War fatalities leave Obama with dilemma
Two fatal helicopter crashes in Afghanistan and bombings in Iraq have thrown into stark relief the risks for President Obama in fulfilling his campaign pledge of shifting Washington’s resources from one conflict to the other
Editorial: Iraq’s leaders have created a vacuum
If Iraq is to reclaim its destiny, its political elites must agree on an inclusive new order all Iraqis can see as legitimate. Either that, or it will be more carnage
Baghdad counts cost of attacks
Government ministries – already regarded as inefficient and inept by many Iraqis – likely to be paralysed by damage to buildings
Car bombs in Iraqi capital leave 136 dead
Twin car bombs targeting two government buildings including the justice ministry killed at least 136 people and wounded 520 in central Baghdad, in the bloodiest attack in the capital for months
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