Mortar fire greets opening session of new Iraqi assembly
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Mortar fire greeted the opening session of Iraq's new parliament Wednesday, underscoring the parlous security situation a day after 12 Nepalese hostages were slaughtered by their captors.
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Talks on setting up an Iraqi assembly continue despite fresh violence in Baghdad and the Shia stronghold of Najaf.
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Iraq's temporary new national flag was raised over the country's parliament for the first time on Tuesday, trumpeted by the government as a break with the past and a step towards reconciliation.
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Insurgents fired mortars at a meeting where Iraqi leaders met to pick an interim national assembly on Sunday, killing at least two people in a grim reminder of the country's tortuous path toward democracy.
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BAGHDAD - More than 100 Iraqis were killed or wounded during a mortar attack on an Iraqi National Guard headquarters north of Baghdad, Iraqi officials said on Tuesday.
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A bomb near a Shi'ite shrine and an  outspoken attack on Iran by an Iraqi minister fueled fears of  sectarian strife as campaigning began on Wednesday for Iraq's  first free election since the fall of Saddam Hussein.
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Iraqi officials said Tuesday that more than 100 Iraqis were killed or wounded when a mortar attack hit an Iraqi National Guard headquarters north of Baghdad.
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Insurgents fired mortars at a meeting where Iraqi leaders met to pick an interim national assembly Sunday, killing at least two people in a grim reminder of the country's tortuous path toward democracy.
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The Iraqi political campaign officially kicked off yesterday, colored by hope but tempered by violence that highlighted security concerns
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Residents of Baghdad&#39;s Sadr City district slowly began to turn in weapons yesterday, the first step in a process that US and Iraqi officials hope
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BAGHDAD -- Bombs, mortar rounds, and shootings left more than 40 Iraqis dead yesterday as Iraqi politicians met to discuss a possible Cabinet shake-up in an attempt to improve the government's track record on stemming violence.
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Prime Minister Nuri Kamal al-Maliki of Iraq arrived here today for a meeting with President Bush that will focus on finding a strategy to stop the violence in Iraq.
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Iraq&#39;s interim National Council convened for the first time on Wednesday, taking what one delegate called &quot;the first steps in a democratic journey.
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Iraq News, BAGHDAD, Iraq : A mortar attack on an Iraqi National Guard headquarters north of Baghdad killed at least four people Tuesday, the Iraqi Defense Ministry said.
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Iraqi lawmakers met on Wednesday in an attempt to end a protracted standoff over the 2008 budget and other bills, which has led to some calls for parliament to be disbanded.
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Iraq begins sending ballot boxes to the provinces for Sunday's  election, as new violence kills at least 12.
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The Black Watch&#39;s new base in Iraq has come under attack for the third day running. Insurgents have fired mortars at Camp Dogwood south of Baghdad.