Iraq gets tough with foreign security firms
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Future of private contractors in doubt as US apologises over recent Baghdad killings.
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SHARM EL-SHEIKH, Egypt  - Iraq will ask Iran and  Turkey for border security arrangements to keep foreign  militants out, similar to measures already agreed with Syria,  the Iraqi Foreign Minister said on Monday.
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The situation in Iraq has become more complicated and turbulent since a series of explosions hit the war-torn country on Saturday.
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The U.S. wants to turn over security to the Iraqis. But that sometimes means ignoring their crimes
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Iraqi unrest poses a threat to the outside world as Islamist groups gain experience and contacts, the CIA warns.
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Prime Minister Ayad Allawi made an unusually strong warning to Iraq's neighbors to crack down on insurgents infiltrating from their territory, saying Friday that Iraq's patience was wearing thin. Al-Qaida, meanwhile, claimed responsibility for a bold attack on U.S. troops.
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Pursuing the insurgents is hard enough. But Iraq's top general has to walk a difficult line of battling militias without alienating their political leaders
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As Iraq descends further into violence and disarray, the Pentagon is turning to a weapon some believe should have been used years ago: jobs.
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Iraq will review the status of all security companies working in the country after a shooting incident involving guards from the U.S. firm Blackwater, the government said on Tuesday.
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Comment is free: Terry Jones: Where there's death and destruction, there's profit - as security companies in Iraq know only too well.
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Iraq clamped tough security measures  across the country on Friday, sealing land borders and curbing  travel to foil insurgents bent on wrecking Sunday's election,  but a car bomb killed four people in Baghdad.
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Â· US guards start work after civilian deaths Â· Iraq to end immunity for security firms
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Iraq's interior ministry says it has drafted legislation for security contractors amid the Blackwater controversy.
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Iraq could become a training ground for terrorists around the world, a US intelligence report warns.
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For weeks, U.S. military leaders in Iraq have been saying that security is improving in Baghdad. But the military's Joint Contracting Command is still urging precautions for U.S. contractors working at the Interior Ministry headquarters.
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THE KIDNAPPING and murder of foreigners in Iraq is continuing. Many of those kidnapped have been engineers or other support workers for the coalition forces.
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Concerns arise that the massive bomb-resistant vehicles may not be practical outside Iraq.