Iraq takes military command as bombs hit Baghdad
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The United States formally handed over   control of Iraq's new military to Prime Minister Nuri   al-Maliki's government on Thursday just as rebels unleashed a   fresh wave of deadly bomb attacks on Iraqi security forces.
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"Bomb, bomb," a man shouts, as a group of Iraqis dives for cover. It's all a drill &#151; part of six-week course to train new guards who will oversee thousands of prisoners taken into custody in the ongoing Baghdad security crackdown.
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BAGHDAD, Iraq - Two car bombs shook the capital in quick succession Sunday, killing at least 11 people, including an American soldier, and wounding 16, U.S. and Iraqi officials said, as Defense Secretary Donald H...
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Two bomb blasts shook separate areas of central Baghdad on Monday, killing at least 10 people and wounding 70, while U.S. and Iraqi forces pursued their offensive against rebel strongholds elsewhere in the country.
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The United States formally handed over   control of Iraq's military to Prime Minister Nuri al-Maliki's   government on Thursday just as rebels unleashed a fresh wave of   deadly bomb attacks on Iraqi security forces.
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U.S.-led forces turned over control of Iraq's military command to the Shiite-led government Thursday, a key step toward the eventual withdrawal of foreign troops.
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At least 39 people are killed and 112 wounded in a series of rocket and bomb attacks in Baghdad.
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Secretary of Defense tempers comments with concern about continued attacks and need to build up Iraqi forces. Deadly attacks: Suicide bombers detonated two car bombs within 15 minutes of each other in Baghdad
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Bomb blasts killed 15 people in Baghdad on Wednesday and suicide bombers attacked an Iraqi army base as President Bush ended a three-day review of Iraq policy and said he would not be rushed into making changes.
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US General Petraeus takes his post Saturday, bringing with him a plan to spread troops across Baghdad.
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Bombs killed 20 people in Iraq on Saturday, including 15 in Baghdad, police said, as U.S. President George W. Bush said his resolve to press on with the job of stabilizing Iraq was as strong as ever.
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Iraq will take control of its armed forces command on Thursday, a major step on its painful path toward independence and an essential move before international troops can eventually withdraw.
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Pentagon planners and military commanders have identified areas in Iraq that must be brought under control before elections.
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Authorities in the Iraqi capital Baghdad lift a curfew imposed after intelligence revealed a planned series of attacks.
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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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As Iraqis awaited the inauguration of their new national unity government, roadside bombs and other attacks killed five Iraqis and wounded 18 people on Friday, including a U.S. soldier riding through Baghdad in a minesweeper.
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Bombs killed more than 60 people and wounded more than 200 Sunday in Baghdad and the northern oil center of Kirkuk &#151; a dramatic escalation of violence as U.S. and Iraqi forces crack down on Iraq's most feared Shiite militia.