Thursday, July 2, 2009

Iraq War News Updates -- July 2, 2009

Iraqi government officials and U.S. military leaders look-on as Iraqi security forces passed for review representing the Iraqi military, police and civil leadership in Baghdad, June 30, 2009. The event marks the withdrawal of U.S. combat forces from Iraqi cities under a security agreement. U.S. Air Force photo by Capt. Tommy Avilucea

Insurgents Hail Pullout of Troops From Cities -- New York Times

BAGHDAD — A day after Iraqis celebrated the formal withdrawal of American combat troops from towns and cities, leaders of some of the most high-profile insurgent and opposition groups had their say on Wednesday.

Statements were released by a former senior ally of Saddam Hussein, a Sunni clerical association that has sanctioned armed resistance and Moktada al-Sadr, the anti-American Shiite cleric, all of which hailed the withdrawal as a victory for the resistance and compared it to the beginning of the revolt against the British occupation in 1920.

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More News On Iraq

June death toll of Iraqis highest in 11 months -- L.A. Times
FACTBOX: Security developments in Iraq -- Reuters
'Long, Hot Summer' Ahead For U.S. Troops In Iraq -- NPR
Al-Sadr demands full U.S. withdrawal from Iraq -- CNN
World Agenda: Iraq takes tentative steps back to sovereignty -- Times Online
As Biden Takes Lead on Iraq Policy, Kurds Seek More From U.S. -- Yahoo News/CQ Politics
Hussein Pointed to Iranian Threat -- Washington Post
Senators Question US Role in Hostage Deal -- Washington Times
Iraq's 'Tough' Terms Deter Cos From Oil, Gas Contracts -- Wall Street Journal
Iraq brings forward second oil sale -- Reuters
The Reasons Behind Big Oil Declining Iraq's Riches -- Time Magazine
The US in Iraq: An Economics Lesson -- Los Angeles Times opinion

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