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Kurdish Iraqis find new oil fields
BAGHDAD, May 14 (UPI) -- Kurdish excavators in Iraq discovered three fields holding an estimated 2 billion barrels of oil, the region's oil minister announced Wednesday.
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BAGHDAD, May 14 (UPI) -- Kurdish excavators in Iraq discovered three fields holding an estimated 2 billion barrels of oil, the region's oil minister announced Wednesday.
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Iraq calls on Shiite militias to hold truce
Iraq's security forces urged the movement of Shiite cleric Muqtada al-Sadr on Wednesday to do more to ensure a truce took hold in Baghdad and offered cash rewards for militiamen who gave up their weapons.
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Iraq's security forces urged the movement of Shiite cleric Muqtada al-Sadr on Wednesday to do more to ensure a truce took hold in Baghdad and offered cash rewards for militiamen who gave up their weapons.
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Fighting reported in Baghdad's Sadr City
BAGHDAD, May 14 (UPI) -- Despite a recently signed truce between Shiite militant groups, fighting Wednesday claimed at least five victims in Baghdad's Sadr City area.
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BAGHDAD, May 14 (UPI) -- Despite a recently signed truce between Shiite militant groups, fighting Wednesday claimed at least five victims in Baghdad's Sadr City area.
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WSJ editorial sees Maliki success
BAGHDAD, May 14 (UPI) -- Iraqi Prime Minister Nouri al-Maliki's strategy to take on Shiite militias in Basra and Sadr City was a political and military success, an editorial claims.
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BAGHDAD, May 14 (UPI) -- Iraqi Prime Minister Nouri al-Maliki's strategy to take on Shiite militias in Basra and Sadr City was a political and military success, an editorial claims.
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US troops search in Baghdad's Sadr CityAFP - US troops went from house to house on Wednesday in Baghdad's Shiite stronghold looking for bombs and arms ahead of an Iraqi army deployment in line with a new truce, witnesses and officials said.
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Bend soldier remembered as someone ‘you couldn’t help but love’
The Central Oregonian killed Sunday in Iraq was described by those who knew her as a friendly young woman who worked hard and always had a smile on her face.Cpl. Jessica A. Ellis, 24, was killed Sunday when a vehicle she was riding in was hit by an improvised explosive device in Baghdad. She was an Army health care specialist serving her second deployment in Iraq, assigned to the 2nd Brigade Special Troops Battalion, 2nd Brigade Combat Team, 101st Airborne Division (Air Assault). She is the second female Oregonian and fifth Central Oregonian killed since the war started in 2003.
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The Central Oregonian killed Sunday in Iraq was described by those who knew her as a friendly young woman who worked hard and always had a smile on her face.Cpl. Jessica A. Ellis, 24, was killed Sunday when a vehicle she was riding in was hit by an improvised explosive device in Baghdad. She was an Army health care specialist serving her second deployment in Iraq, assigned to the 2nd Brigade Special Troops Battalion, 2nd Brigade Combat Team, 101st Airborne Division (Air Assault). She is the second female Oregonian and fifth Central Oregonian killed since the war started in 2003.
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Baghdad fighting kills 7, but city calmer
BAGHDAD (Reuters) - Clashes broke out between security forces and Shi'ite gunmen in Baghdad overnight and on Wednesday, police said, killing seven people and putting more strain on a deal to end nearly two months of fighting.
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BAGHDAD (Reuters) - Clashes broke out between security forces and Shi'ite gunmen in Baghdad overnight and on Wednesday, police said, killing seven people and putting more strain on a deal to end nearly two months of fighting.
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Baghdad fighting kills 6: Iraqi police
BAGHDAD (Reuters) - Clashes between security forces and Shi'ite gunmen killed six people and wounded 28 in Baghdad overnight, Iraqi police said on Wednesday.
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BAGHDAD (Reuters) - Clashes between security forces and Shi'ite gunmen killed six people and wounded 28 in Baghdad overnight, Iraqi police said on Wednesday.
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Shiite fighters honor cease-fire in Sadr City
A shaky cease-fire appeared to take hold Tuesday in Baghdad's Sadr City, after a cleric who brokered the deal for Shiite fighters said they would honor it even after clashes left at least 11 dead and 19 wounded.
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A shaky cease-fire appeared to take hold Tuesday in Baghdad's Sadr City, after a cleric who brokered the deal for Shiite fighters said they would honor it even after clashes left at least 11 dead and 19 wounded.
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Cease-fire starts with violence
BAGHDAD -- A shaky cease-fire appeared to take hold Tuesday in Baghdad's Sadr City, after a cleric who brokered the deal for Shiite fighters said they would honor it even after clashes left at least 11 dead and 19 wounded.
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BAGHDAD -- A shaky cease-fire appeared to take hold Tuesday in Baghdad's Sadr City, after a cleric who brokered the deal for Shiite fighters said they would honor it even after clashes left at least 11 dead and 19 wounded.
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