Thursday, October 29, 2009

Iraq War News Updates -- October 29, 2009

The destroyed Justice and Municipality buildings in central Baghdad.
Photo AFP


Iraq Makes Sweeping Arrests Over Baghdad Blasts -- New York Times

BAGHDAD — Iraq announced Thursday that it had arrested dozens of police officers and soldiers responsible for security in the neighborhood where car bombs killed and wounded hundreds of people outside government buildings this week.

The attacks on Sunday, aimed at the Justice Ministry and the Baghdad provincial council buildings, occurred in a heavily protected section of the capital, prompting accusations that Iraq’s security forces had been complicit in the bombings.

The two suicide attacks killed 155 people and wounded more than 500.

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More News On Iraq

Iraqi security officials held in blast aftermath -- AP
Dozens of security force members held over Baghdad bombs -- AFP
Iraqi army, security officers arrested in Baghdad blast -- CBC
U.N. official heads to Iraq after Baghdad bombings -- Reuters
Iraq says 153 people died in Baghdad bombing -- AFP
Six killed in fresh Iraq violence -- AFP
Iraq to Vote on Kirkuk Balloting Guidelines -- Voice of America
Kurds Plan to Boycott Iraqi Vote On Kirkuk -- Wall Street Journal
Iraqi election delay could stall US troop pullout -- AP
Iraq: Why Baghdad's Bombs Won't Change U.S. Plans -- Time Magazine
Pervasive Corruption Rattles Iraq’s Fragile State -- New York Times
Analysis: Iraq not ready to face al Qaeda -- CNN
For Every Iraqi Party, an Army of Its Own -- New York Times
Iraq's last chapter is still not written -- The Guardian
Turning Fallujah -- SWJ Editors (pdf)

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