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Facing Brain Drain, Iraq Lets Doctors Carry Guns (www.cnn.com)

More than 2,200 doctors and nurses have been killed and more than 250 kidnapped since 2003, when the U.S.-led invasion was launched, the International Committee of the Red Cross said in a March... More

Tags: iraq,security,reconstruction

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Baghdad Security Situation Deteriorating (www.nytimes.com)

Five bomb attacks struck Baghdad on Sunday, three of them aimed at civilians who were out holiday shopping and strolling. The bombings reinforced fears that the security situation in Baghdad was... More

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Gunmen Kill 20 People Northeast of Baghdad (www.alertnet.org)

Gunmen killed 20 people including 12 policemen in an ambush near Baquba northeast of Baghdad on Wednesday, police said, in one of the deadliest attacks in Iraq in weeks.

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10 Killed In Spate Of Baghdad Bombings (www.cnn.com)

Bombs in two parked cars detonated in western Baghdad on Wednesday in quick succession, killing eight people and wounding 25. Baghdad was also struck by a series of roadside bombings that killed two... More

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Iraq Bombings Leave 30 Dead: Blasts Target Policemen in Diyala, Military Personnel in Baghdad (www.washingtonpost.com)

More than 30 people were killed in bombings in Iraq on Monday...

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General Petraeus Leaves Iraq: Indicates Security Is Tenuous (www.huffingtonpost.com)

Defense Secretary Robert Gates presided over Tuesday's ceremony as General Petraeus handed off to General Odierno the responsibility for leading U.S. forces in Iraq.

Tags: iraq,petraeus,security,surge

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Bombs In Baghdad Region Kill At Least 32 (www.huffingtonpost.com)

A suicide bomber blew herself up Monday among police officers who were celebrating the release of a comrade from U.S. custody, killing at least 22 people, Iraqi officials said. Separate bombings in... More

Tags: iraq,baghdad,insurgents,violence,security,casualties

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Gates in Baghdad As Car Bombs Kill At Least 12 (rawstory.com)

US Defense Secretary Robert Gates made a surprise visit to Iraq on Monday. Within minutes of his arrival, two car bombings in Baghdad killed at least 12 people and wounded 32 others.

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Patrick Cockburn: Iraq is Still the Most Dangerous Country in the World (www.independent.co.uk)

The Iraqi government and the US have launched a largely successful propaganda campaign to convince the world that "things are better" in Iraq and that life is returning to normal.

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At Least 16 Killed in Bombings, Shootings in Iraq (www.huffingtonpost.com)

Bombs and shootings killed at least 16 people in Iraq on Saturday, including four employees of an Iraqi television station who were abducted while filming a program about the Islamic holy month of... More

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