Iraq War News Updates -- June 24, 2009

Iraqi police officers guarded two suspected insurgents in the back of a police truck. Moises Saman for The New York Times

Iraq: Forgotten And In Trouble? -- Christian Science Monitor

Saturday's massive bomb in Kirkuk, combined with political gridlock, raises questions about how ready Iraq is for the withdrawal of US troops from cities by June 30.

Washington - Fresh concerns about the US-Iraq relationship are rising as the draw-down of US forces approaches. A suicide bombing in Kirkuk Saturday was the deadliest in Iraq in more than a year. Meanwhile, the Iraqi government continues to fail to approve crucial laws for administering the country.

With the 133,000 US troops in the country set to be withdrawn from Iraqi cities by June 30, demands on the diplomatic relationship between the two countries will only grow, some Iraq specialists warn.

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More News On Iraq

'Dozens dead' in Baghdad bombing -- BBC
55 people killed in Baghdad blasts -- CNN
55 killed in Baghdad market blast - -AFP
Baghdad market blast kills scores -- Al Jazeera
Spate of Attacks Tests Iraqi City and U.S. Pullout -- New York Times
Iraq's Fallujah showing signs of trouble -- UPI
Iraq pullout: Some US soldiers likely to stay behind in Mosul -- Christian Science Monitor
Round-up of Daily Violence in Iraq - Wednesday 24 June 2009 -- McClatchy News
Iraq to mark US pullout with holiday, ceremonies -- AFP
Iraq to mark U.S. pullback with holiday -- MSNBC/AP
New UK Iraq probe can lay blame: Miliband - -AFP
We should not be playing politics with the Iraq war inquiry -- The Telegraph
Big Oil Ready for Big Gamble in Iraq -- Wall Street Journal
IRAQ: Timeline of violence in 2009 -- IRIN
US military deaths in Iraq war at 4,316 -- Yahoo News/AP