Iraq says nuclear sites 'secure'
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Iraq's interim government seeks to play down concerns over the disappearance of materials from nuclear sites.
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The Iraqi prime minister says there has been a big reduction in violence since the security plan launched.
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U.S. officials were warned about the vulnerability of explosives stored at Iraq's Al-Qaqaa military installation after another facility &#151; the country's main nuclear complex &#151; was looted in April 2003, the U.N. nuclear agency said Thursday.
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US officials were warned about the vulnerability of explosives stored at Iraq&#39;s Al-Qaqaa military installation after another facility - the country&#39;s main nuclear complex - was
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KERBALA, Iraq  - Iraqi forces imposed tight security on the city of Kerbala on Saturday for the climax of a major Shi'ite ceremony after gunmen from a Shi'ite cult attacked pilgrims and police in two other southern cities.
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Iraq said on Monday it will take over   security control of a second of its 18 provinces this week in   the relatively calm British and Italian-patrolled south.
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The White House said today that Iraq has made "satisfactory progress" toward meeting nine of 18 political, economic and security benchmarks and cited "encouraging signs" of conditions that would allow the United States to reduce its forces there.
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US and Iraqi forces secured more than three quarters of Mosul&#39;s police stations as calm prevailed following last week&#39;s flare up in violence that saw insurgents raid police buildings in the city, the US military said.
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The government made it official Thursday: the Self-Defense Forces troops in Iraq will stay for another year, as Prime Minister Junichiro Koizumi renewed his commitment to reconstruction efforts
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Iraq outlines a security plan for the   elections and admits voting will be limited in four restive provinces.
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Iraq can hold credible polls on time despite relentless bombings and kidnappings by anti-U.S. insurgents bent on derailing the political process, the top U.N. elections expert in the country said Monday.
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Iraq's interim Interior Minister Falah al-Naqib said Monday he believed Iraq could establish full control of its internal security and borders within 18 months.
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BAGHDAD, July 14 -- Prime Minister Nouri al-Maliki said Saturday that the Iraqi military and police are capable of maintaining security "any time" the Americans want to leave the country.
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The UN nuclear watchdog confirmed Monday that nearly 400 tons of powerful explosives that could be used in conventional or nuclear missiles disappeared from an unguarded military installation in Iraq.
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KUFA, Iraq - Security forces sealed off roads and fired warning shots in an effort to keep crowds in check around the Kufa mosque Friday as aides to rebel Shia cleric Muqtada al-Sadr read a defiant speech declaring that US forces can never defeat his
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Iraqis reacted with astonishment and derision yesterday to a claim made by the interim Prime Minister, Iyad Allawi, before the US Congress that 14 or 15 out of Iraq&#39;s 18 provinces &quot;are completely safe.
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US and Iraqi troops say they have recaptured police stations and secured bridges in the northern city of Mosul . The US military also said on Wednesday that Falluja appeared calmer while operations to regain