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Members of the Iraqi army special forces patrol a street in ...

(AFP) — Mon, 23 Nov 2009 19:05:00 GMT

(AFP) - Members of the Iraqi army special forces patrol a street in Baghdad in March 2009. An Iraqi television presenter was wounded on Monday when unknown attackers shot him while he was driving to work in central Baghdad, police and the channel he worked for said. Photo:Ali Yussef/AFP

Iraqi lawmaker Baha al-Araji speaks to reporters in 2007. The ...

(AFP) — Mon, 23 Nov 2009 17:39:00 GMT

(AFP) - Iraqi lawmaker Baha al-Araji speaks to reporters in 2007. The upcoming election was thrown into fresh doubt when a top MP warned that an amended electoral law would be vetoed for a second time by Iraq's vice president. Photo:Wathiq Khuzaie/AFP

Salim al-Jubouri, spokesman of the Sunni Accordance Front and ...

(Reuters) — Mon, 23 Nov 2009 16:42:00 GMT

(Reuters) - Salim al-Jubouri, spokesman of the Sunni Accordance Front and member of the Iraqi parliament, speaks to the media after law makers approved an amendment to election law at the Iraqi parliament building in Baghdad November 23, 2009. Iraq's fractious parliament on Monday approved an amended version of a law needed to hold a general election next year, but sidestepped a veto by Sunni Arab Vice-President Tareq al-Hashemi, lawmakers said. REUTERS/Mohammed Ameen (IRAQ POLITICS ELECTIONS)

Mohsin al-Saadoun, a Kurdish member of parliament, speaks to ...

(Reuters) — Mon, 23 Nov 2009 16:40:00 GMT

(Reuters) - Mohsin al-Saadoun, a Kurdish member of parliament, speaks to the media after law makers approved an amendment to election law at the Iraqi parliament building in Baghdad November 23, 2009. Iraq's fractious parliament on Monday approved an amended version of a law needed to hold a general election next year, but sidestepped a veto by Sunni Arab Vice-President Tareq al-Hashemi, lawmakers said. REUTERS/Mohammed Ameen (IRAQ POLITICS ELECTIONS)

Baha al-Araji, head of the Parliamentary legal Committee, speaks ...

(Reuters) — Mon, 23 Nov 2009 16:21:00 GMT

(Reuters) - Baha al-Araji, head of the Parliamentary legal Committee, speaks to the media after law makers approved an amendment to election law at the Iraqi parliament building in Baghdad November 23, 2009. Iraq's fractious parliament on Monday approved an amended version of a law needed to hold a general election next year, but sidestepped a veto by Sunni Arab Vice-President Tareq al-Hashemi, lawmakers said. REUTERS/Mohammed Ameen (IRAQ POLITICS ELECTIONS)

Iraq's Vice President Tareq al-Hashemi holds a news conference ...

(Reuters) — Mon, 23 Nov 2009 14:26:00 GMT

(Reuters) - Iraq's Vice President Tareq al-Hashemi holds a news conference while announcing his new list of political candidates to participate in the next parliamentary election, in Baghdad, in this September 12, 2009 file photo. REUTERS/Mohammed Ameen

Iraqi Vice President Tareq al-Hashemi attends the Non-Aligned ...

(Reuters) — Mon, 23 Nov 2009 14:15:00 GMT

(Reuters) - Iraqi Vice President Tareq al-Hashemi attends the Non-Aligned Movement (NAM) summit in Sharm el-Sheikh July 15, 2009. REUTERS/Khaled El Fiqi/Pool

The new Egyptian Ambassador to Iraq Ashraf Shaheen (center L) ...

(Reuters) — Mon, 23 Nov 2009 13:14:00 GMT

(Reuters) - The new Egyptian Ambassador to Iraq Ashraf Shaheen (center L) talks to Iraq's Prime Minister Nuri al-Maliki (center R) during their meeting in Baghdad November 23, 2009. REUTERS/Iraqi Government/Handout (IRAQ CONFLICT POLITICS) FOR EDITORIAL USE ONLY. NOT FOR SALE FOR MARKETING OR ADVERTISING CAMPAIGNS

Iraq's Prime Minister Nuri al-Maliki (R) shakes hands with the ...

(Reuters) — Mon, 23 Nov 2009 13:08:00 GMT

(Reuters) - Iraq's Prime Minister Nuri al-Maliki (R) shakes hands with the new Egyptian Ambassador to Iraq Ashraf Shaheen during their meeting in Baghdad November 23, 2009. REUTERS/Iraqi Government/Handout (IRAQ CONFLICT POLITICS) FOR EDITORIAL USE ONLY. NOT FOR SALE FOR MARKETING OR ADVERTISING CAMPAIGNS

British troops pictured during a protest by Iraqi job-seekers ...

(AFP) — Mon, 23 Nov 2009 04:28:00 GMT

(AFP) - British troops pictured during a protest by Iraqi job-seekers in the southern Iraqi porty city of Basra in March 2004. Hostility between US and British military leaders in the country ran deep, with one describing his US counterparts as 'group of Martians,' a newspaper has reported, citing leaked government documents. Photo:Hani al-Obeidi/AFP

A British soldier sits atop a military vehicle in Baghdad's ...

(AFP) — Mon, 23 Nov 2009 04:28:00 GMT

(AFP) - A British soldier sits atop a military vehicle in Baghdad's fortified 'Green Zone'. An army analysis published by a British newspaper has shown Britain had no effective plan about what to do after coalition forces overthrew leader Saddam Hussein following the 2003 invasion. Photo:Ahmad al-Rubaye/AFP

Smoke billows following a blast close to the Justice Ministry ...

(AFP) — Sun, 22 Nov 2009 20:08:00 GMT

(AFP) - Smoke billows following a blast close to the Justice Ministry in central Baghdad on October 25, 2009. Iraq on Sunday for the first time said that the bombers who killed more than 150 people in Baghdad on October 25 came from neighbouring Syria, but steered well clear of accusing Damascus of collusion. Photo:Sabah Arar/AFP

Iraqi Maj. Gen Qassem Atta watches a video confession aired ...

(AFP) — Sun, 22 Nov 2009 16:05:00 GMT

(AFP) - Iraqi Maj. Gen Qassem Atta watches a video confession aired during a press conference in Baghdad. Iraqi state television broadcast the confessions of three men said to have plotted two massive bombings in Baghdad on October 25 that left more than 150 people dead and hundreds wounded. Photo:Amar Karim/AFP

Iraqi MP Omar Khalaf al-Juburi stands with other party members ...

(AFP) — Sun, 22 Nov 2009 15:27:00 GMT

(AFP) - Iraqi MP Omar Khalaf al-Juburi stands with other party members as he speaks to the press following a day in parliament discussing the election law in Baghdad. Iraq's parliament failed again to break a stalemate over a key election law, raising fears that nationwide polls will have to be delayed beyond a constitutional deadline. Photo:Sabah Arar/AFP

Baghdad security spokesman Major General Qassim Moussawi speaks ...

(Reuters) — Sun, 22 Nov 2009 13:51:00 GMT

(Reuters) - Baghdad security spokesman Major General Qassim Moussawi speaks during a news conference in Baghdad November 22, 2009. REUTERS/Mohammed Ameen (IRAQ CONFLICT MILITARY HEADSHOT)

A British soldier waves as he rides in a military vehicle along ...

(AFP) — Sun, 22 Nov 2009 13:02:00 GMT

(AFP) - A British soldier waves as he rides in a military vehicle along the parade ground in Baghdad's fortified 'Green Zone' in May. A newspaper has reported, citing a leaked army analysis, that Britain had no effective plan for what to do after coalition forces overthrew leader Saddam Hussein following the 2003 invasion of Iraq. Photo:Ahmad al-Rubaye/AFP

An Iraqi man runs to embrace his mother following his release ...

(AFP) — Sun, 22 Nov 2009 09:49:00 GMT

(AFP) - An Iraqi man runs to embrace his mother following his release from prison outside an Iraqi military base in Baghdad's al-Dora neighbourhood, March 2009. The US army says its prison techniques in Iraq have cut the number of insurgents returning to the armed struggle, despite claims to the contrary from Baghdad, and plans to copy the methods in Afghanistan. Photo:Ali al-Saadi/AFP

Iraqi parliamentarians in Baghdad in September. Iraqi MPs will ...

(AFP) — Sat, 21 Nov 2009 15:26:00 GMT

(AFP) - Iraqi parliamentarians in Baghdad in September. Iraqi MPs will meet again on November 22 to try to break the deadlock on a stalled electoral law which has left the country's planned January general election in doubt. Photo:Salam Faraj/AFP

Iraqi army soldiers take part in a military training exercise ...

(AFP) — Sat, 21 Nov 2009 12:49:00 GMT

(AFP) - Iraqi army soldiers take part in a military training exercise on the outskirts of Basra in August. A US soldier who abused fellow troops in Iraq and then lied about it has been sentenced to six months in jail, fined almost 6,000 dollars and demoted, the American military said. Photo:Essam al-Sudani/AFP

Iraqi singer Kazem al-Saher sings with contestants during the ...

(Reuters) — Fri, 20 Nov 2009 09:07:00 GMT

(Reuters) - Iraqi singer Kazem al-Saher sings with contestants during the shooting of 'Star Zghar' a weekly television program showcasing young talents, at a studio in Jeita, north of Beirut, November 19, 2009. The program is broadcasting on Abu Dhabi TV. Picture taken November 19, 2009. REUTERS/ Sharif Karim (LEBANON ENTERTAINMENT)

Iraqi singer Kazem al-Saher performs during the shooting of ...

(Reuters) — Fri, 20 Nov 2009 09:05:00 GMT

(Reuters) - Iraqi singer Kazem al-Saher performs during the shooting of 'Star Zghar' a weekly television program showcasing young talents, at a studio in Jeita, north of Beirut, November 19, 2009. The program is broadcasting on Abu Dhabi TV. Picture taken November 19, 2009. REUTERS/ Sharif Karim (LEBANON ENTERTAINMENT)

Iraqi singer Kazem al-Saher holds a trophy to award a young ...

(Reuters) — Fri, 20 Nov 2009 09:03:00 GMT

(Reuters) - Iraqi singer Kazem al-Saher holds a trophy to award a young singer during the shooting of 'Star Zghar', a weekly television program showcasing young talents, at a studio in Jeita, north of Beirut November 19, 2009. The program is broadcasting on Abu Dhabi TV. Picture taken November 19, 2009. REUTERS/ Sharif Karim (LEBANON ENTERTAINMENT)

Britain says it is 'realistic' about former premier Tony Blair, ...

(AFP) — Thu, 19 Nov 2009 18:02:00 GMT

(AFP) - Britain says it is 'realistic' about former premier Tony Blair, seen here on November 18, becoming the new EU president amid weak enthusiasm among among European nations. Photo:Shaun Curry/AFP

Iraq's Prime Minister Nuri al-Maliki speaks during a meeting ...

(Reuters) — Thu, 19 Nov 2009 17:39:00 GMT

(Reuters) - Iraq's Prime Minister Nuri al-Maliki speaks during a meeting with tribal leaders in Baghdad, November 19, 2009. REUTERS/Iraqi Government/Handout (IRAQ POLITICS) FOR EDITORIAL USE ONLY. NOT FOR SALE FOR MARKETING OR ADVERTISING CAMPAIGNS

Turkey's Prime Minister Recep Tayyip Erdogan (R) meets with ...

(Reuters) — Thu, 19 Nov 2009 16:09:00 GMT

(Reuters) - Turkey's Prime Minister Recep Tayyip Erdogan (R) meets with Ammar al-Hakim, the leader of the Supreme Islamic Iraqi Council (ISCI), in Ankara, November 19, 2009. REUTERS/Adem Altan/Pool (TURKEY POLITICS RELIGION)

A group of journalists watch the voting process on the election ...

(Reuters) — Thu, 19 Nov 2009 15:00:00 GMT

(Reuters) - A group of journalists watch the voting process on the election law at the Iraqi parliament in Baghdad, November 8, 2009. REUTERS/Mohammed Ameen

Iraq's general election planned for January was thrown into ...

(AFP) — Wed, 18 Nov 2009 21:01:00 GMT

(AFP) - Iraq's general election planned for January was thrown into jeopardy after Vice President Tareq al-Hashemi, seen here in September 2009, vetoed the polling law. Photo:Ahmad al-Rubaye/AFP

An Iraqi man points his ink-stained finger after voting in the ...

(AFP) — Wed, 18 Nov 2009 21:01:00 GMT

(AFP) - An Iraqi man points his ink-stained finger after voting in the provincial elections in the southern city of Najaf in January 2009. Iraq's general election planned for January, only the second since the fall of Saddam Hussein, has been thrown into jeopardy after Vice President Tareq al-Hashemi vetoed the polling law. Photo:Qassem Zein/AFP

A Shiite woman casts her vote during Iraq's provincial elections ...

(AFP) — Wed, 18 Nov 2009 21:01:00 GMT

(AFP) - A Shiite woman casts her vote during Iraq's provincial elections in January 2009. Iraq's general election planned for January was thrown into jeopardy after Vice President Tareq al-Hashemi vetoed the polling law. Photo:Qassem Zein/AFP

VIDEO: Iraqi PM Nuri al-Maliki consolidated power in the provincial ...

(AFP) — Wed, 18 Nov 2009 21:01:00 GMT

(AFP) - VIDEO: Iraqi PM Nuri al-Maliki consolidated power in the provincial elections. Originally filed: 060209. Duration: 2:05 Photo:/AFP

Lieutenant General Ali Ghaidan Majeed, commander of Iraqi ground ...

(AFP) — Wed, 18 Nov 2009 18:44:00 GMT

(AFP) - Lieutenant General Ali Ghaidan Majeed, commander of Iraqi ground forces, speaks during an interview with the AFP in October 2009. The threat of political violence linked to the election is a major concern for the government and US forces in the wake of bloody attacks in Baghdad on August 19 and October 25 that killed more than 250 people. Photo:Prashant Rao/AFP

Turkey's President Abdullah Gul (R) and Ammar al-Hakim, the ...

(Reuters) — Wed, 18 Nov 2009 17:10:00 GMT

(Reuters) - Turkey's President Abdullah Gul (R) and Ammar al-Hakim, the leader of the Supreme Islamic Iraqi Council (ISCI), shake hands during their meeting in Istanbul November 18, 2009. REUTERS/Mustafa Oztartan/Presidential Palace Press Office/Handout (TURKEY POLITICS RELIGION) FOR EDITORIAL USE ONLY. NOT FOR SALE FOR MARKETING OR ADVERTISING CAMPAIGNS

Iraqi President Jalal Talabani, seen here reviewing French troops ...

(AFP) — Wed, 18 Nov 2009 15:38:00 GMT

(AFP) - Iraqi President Jalal Talabani, seen here reviewing French troops under the Arc de Triomphe in Paris, has promised lucrative oil and reconstruction contracts to French business leaders keen to restore their country's place as Iraq's top business partner. Photo:Christophe Ena/AFP

The Khabbaz rig 320km north of Baghdad. Iraqi President Jalal ...

(AFP) — Wed, 18 Nov 2009 15:38:00 GMT

(AFP) - The Khabbaz rig 320km north of Baghdad. Iraqi President Jalal Talabani has promised major deals -- including large oil contracts -- to French business chiefs keen to restore their place as Iraq's top business partners. Photo:Karim Sahib/AFP

Members of the Iraqi team line up at the start of their friendly ...

(AFP) — Wed, 18 Nov 2009 15:37:00 GMT

(AFP) - Members of the Iraqi team line up at the start of their friendly match against Palestine at the al-Shaab Stadium in central Baghdad in July. FIFA have given Iraq a 72-hour ultimatum to reinstate its national football association or risk suspension from international football. Photo:Ahmad al-Rubaye/AFP

Hundreds of fans, some waving the Iraqi flag, gather to watch ...

(AFP) — Wed, 18 Nov 2009 15:37:00 GMT

(AFP) - Hundreds of fans, some waving the Iraqi flag, gather to watch the friendly match Iraq versus Palestine at the al-Shaab Stadium in central Baghdad in July. FIFA have given Iraq a 72-hour ultimatum to reinstate its national football association or risk suspension from international football. Photo:Ahmad al-Rubaye/AFP

Iraqi players hold up a national flag and celebrate their team's ...

(AFP) — Wed, 18 Nov 2009 15:37:00 GMT

(AFP) - Iraqi players hold up a national flag and celebrate their team's victory against Vietnam after a match in Bangkok in 2007. Police have seized control of the offices of Iraq's football association after its governing board was dissolved on charges of links to executed dictator Saddam Hussein. Photo:Saeed Khan/AFP

Palestinian player Amar Abu Salisal vies for the ball with an ...

(AFP) — Wed, 18 Nov 2009 15:37:00 GMT

(AFP) - Palestinian player Amar Abu Salisal vies for the ball with an Iraqi player during their friendly match in Baghdad in July. Police have seized control of the offices of Iraq's football association after its governing board was dissolved on charges of links to executed dictator Saddam Hussein. Photo:Ahmad al-Rubaye/AFP

Iraq's Vice President Tareq al-Hashimi speaks during a news ...

(Reuters) — Wed, 18 Nov 2009 14:53:00 GMT

(Reuters) - Iraq's Vice President Tareq al-Hashimi speaks during a news conference in Baghdad November 18, 2009. REUTERS/Bassim Shati

Turkey's Foreign Minister Ahmet Davutoglu (L) and Ammar al-Hakim, ...

(Reuters) — Wed, 18 Nov 2009 14:11:00 GMT

(Reuters) - Turkey's Foreign Minister Ahmet Davutoglu (L) and Ammar al-Hakim, the leader of the Supreme Islamic Iraqi Council (ISCI) attend a news conference after their meeting in Istanbul November 18, 2009.REUTERS/Osman Orsal (TURKEY POLITICS RELIGION)

Turkey's Foreign Minister Ahmet Davutoglu (L) walks with Ammar ...

(Reuters) — Wed, 18 Nov 2009 14:05:00 GMT

(Reuters) - Turkey's Foreign Minister Ahmet Davutoglu (L) walks with Ammar al-Hakim, the leader of the Supreme Islamic Iraqi Council (ISCI) after their meeting in Istanbul November 18, 2009. REUTERS/Osman Orsal (TURKEY POLITICS RELIGION)

Hero Ibrahim Ahmed (R), wife of Iraqi President Jalal Talabani, ...

(Reuters) — Wed, 18 Nov 2009 13:40:00 GMT

(Reuters) - Hero Ibrahim Ahmed (R), wife of Iraqi President Jalal Talabani, visits the Arab World Institute (IMA) in Paris November 18, 2009. REUTERS/Bertrand Guay/Pool (FRANCE POLITICS)

Hero Ibrahim Ahmed, wife of Iraqi President Jalal Talabani, ...

(Reuters) — Wed, 18 Nov 2009 13:30:00 GMT

(Reuters) - Hero Ibrahim Ahmed, wife of Iraqi President Jalal Talabani, gestures from the rooftop of the Arab World Institute (IMA), which overlooks the Seine River and Notre Dame Cathedral, in Paris November 18, 2009. REUTERS/Bertrand Guay/Pool (FRANCE POLITICS)

U.S. General Ray Odierno, commanding general of the Multi-National ...

(Reuters) — Wed, 18 Nov 2009 13:12:00 GMT

(Reuters) - U.S. General Ray Odierno, commanding general of the Multi-National Force-Iraq, speaks during a news conference in Baghdad, November 18, 2009. REUTERS/Saad Shalash (IRAQ CONFLICT MILITARY)

Young Iraqi children, who have not yet started school, pretend ...

(The Canadian Press) — Wed, 18 Nov 2009 12:20:00 GMT

(The Canadian Press) - Young Iraqi children, who have not yet started school, pretend to be following lessons in the al Fahdli district of Baghdad, Iraq Tuesday, Nov. 17, 2009. The boy, right, who hits his students with the stick, is pretending to be the teacher, and is the only actual student. (THE ASSOCIATED PRESS/Hadi Mizban)

Iraq's Finance Minister Bayan Jabor, French employer's body ...

(Reuters) — Wed, 18 Nov 2009 11:51:00 GMT

(Reuters) - Iraq's Finance Minister Bayan Jabor, French employer's body MEDEF union leader Laurence Parisot, Iraq's President Jalal Talabani and Chairman of the Iraqi National Investment Commission Sami al-Araji (L-R, onstage) attend the inaugural meeting of the Board of Entrepreneurs France-Iraq in Paris November 18, 2009. REUTERS/Gonzalo Fuentes (FRANCE POLITICS BUSINESS)

Iraqi MPs attend the opening session of parliament in 2008. ...

(AFP) — Wed, 18 Nov 2009 11:40:00 GMT

(AFP) - Iraqi MPs attend the opening session of parliament in 2008. Iraq's general election planned for January was thrown into jeopardy after Vice President Tareq al-Hashemi vetoed the polling law. Photo:Salam Faraj/AFP

Iraq's President Jalal Talabani attends the inaugural meeting ...

(Reuters) — Wed, 18 Nov 2009 11:30:00 GMT

(Reuters) - Iraq's President Jalal Talabani attends the inaugural meeting of the Board of Entrepreneurs France-Iraq in Paris November 18, 2009. REUTERS/Gonzalo Fuentes (FRANCE BUSINESS POLITICS)

Iraq's President Jalal Talabani speaks at the inaugural meeting ...

(Reuters) — Wed, 18 Nov 2009 11:28:00 GMT

(Reuters) - Iraq's President Jalal Talabani speaks at the inaugural meeting of the Board of Entrepreneurs France-Iraq in Paris November 18, 2009. REUTERS/Gonzalo Fuentes (FRANCE POLITICS BUSINESS HEADSHOT EMPLOYMENT)