Reuters - Doctors in Iraq will have the right to carry guns to protect themselves, the government said on Monday, in a bid to address the security concerns of a profession that has been targeted by gangsters and militants.
AP - Prime Minister Nouri al-Maliki said in an interview Monday that reaching a new security accord with the United States is essential to both sides, but that any deal reached must respect Iraqi interests.
AFP - Iraq on Monday vowed to hunt down the perpetrators of a spate of bombings that killed 33 people and wounded more than 100 in Baghdad as the Muslim month of Ramadan draws to a close.
AP - U.S. Ambassador Ryan Crocker on Sunday accused Iran of trying to interfere with a new security pact between Iraq and the United States, and said Americans need to view Iraq with “a sense of strategic patience” because the stakes in the region are so high.
Reuters - Four bombs killed at least 32 people and wounded scores in busy districts of Baghdad on Sunday as Iraqis shopped and broke their fast for the Muslim holy month of Ramadan, police said.
AP - As of Sunday, Sept. 28, 2008, at least 4,174 members of the U.S. military have died in the Iraq war since it began in March 2003, according to an Associated Press count.
AFP - At least 33 people were killed in a spate of bombings in Baghdad on Sunday, including three attacks which struck as Iraqis marked the end of the daily Ramadan fast, security officials said.
AFP - Crowds of Iraqi Christians protested on Sunday against a newly approved provincial election law, saying the legislation failed to represent the interests of the minority community.
AFP - For Iraqi Kurdish mathematics teacher Mohammed Aziz, two wrongs can make a right. After decades of forced exile by the Baath party of Saddam Hussein, he is back with a vengeance.
Reuters - Iraqi Prime Minister Nuri al-Maliki sought safeguards on Sunday for Christians and other minorities who have complained that they have lost guaranteed seats in provincial councils under a new election law.