Twelve killed in suicide assault on Iraq army base (Reuters)

Medical staff treat a wounded soldier after a bomb attack in Baghdad September 5, 2010. Suicide bombers and gunmen tried to storm an army base in Baghdad on Sunday, killing at least seven people and wounding 22 less than a week after Washington declared U.S. combat operations in Iraq over, officials said. REUTERS/StringerReuters - Up to five suicide bombers, some armed with rifles, tried to storm an army base in Baghdad on Sunday, killing 12 people and wounding 36 less than a week after Washington declared U.S. combat operations in Iraq over.
Suicide attack kills 12 at Baghdad army complex (AFP)

A plume of smoke is seen following a large explosion that rocked an Iraqi army complex at the Rusafa Military Command headquarters in eastern Baghdad, September 5. As many as five suicide bombers killed 12 people on Sunday at the complex, the military said, in the first major strike in Baghdad since the US army declared an end to combat operations last week.(AFP/Ammar Karim)AFP - As many as five suicide bombers killed 12 people on Sunday at an Iraqi army complex, the military said, in the first major strike in Baghdad since the US army declared an end to combat operations last week.
Assault on Baghdad military headquarters kills 12 (AP)

U.S. Vice President Joe Biden (L-R), U.S. Secretary of Defense Robert Gates and Chairman of the Joint Chiefs Admiral Mike Mullen stand during the U.S. national anthem during a change of command ceremony in Baghdad September 1, 2010. The U.S. Military's Outgoing commander Raymond Odierno will hand over to Lieutenant General Lloyd Austin. REUTERS/Jim Watson/Pool (IRAQ - Tags: IMAGES OF THE DAY POLITICS MILITARY)AP - Suicide bombers hit a Baghdad military headquarters on Sunday and killed 12 people, two weeks after an attack on the same site pointed to the failure of Iraqi forces to plug even the most obvious holes in their security.
Former Saddam confidant says he'll die in prison (AP)

Tariq Aziz, former Iraqi foreign minister and deputy prime minister speaks to the Associated Press in Baghdad Sunday, Sept. 5, 2010. Aziz who once served as the international face of Saddam Hussein's regime predicts he'll die in an Iraqi prison, citing his old age and lengthy prison sentence. (AP Photo/Hadi Mizban)AP - The man who once served as the international face of Saddam Hussein's regime predicted Sunday that he'll die in an Iraqi jail, citing his old age and lengthy prison sentence.
Sunni and Shiite Iraqi journalists talk about war (AP)
AP - As the U.S. draws down in Iraq, two Associated Press Television News cameramen, one Sunni and one Shiite, talk about what it has been like to live through and record the war. The accounts are translated and edited.
US 'likely' to keep troops in Iraq after 2011 (AFP)

An Iraqi soldier monitors the traffic in central Baghdad. US forces declared an end to combat operations on August 31, although American officials privately acknowledge that the US military presence in Iraq will almost certainly be extended, even though a security agreement in force requires all US forces to depart by the end of 2011.(AFP/File/Ahmad al-Rubaye)AFP - The United States likely will need to keep thousands of troops in Iraq beyond 2011 to keep a lid on sectarian tensions and to bolster Baghdad's fledgling military, experts and former officers say.
US military chief seeks Turkish support over Iran (AP)

Chairman of the U.S. Joint Chiefs Adm. Mike Mullen, right, and Turkey's Chief of Staff Gen. Isik Kosaner inspect a guard of honour at the Turkish army headquarters in Ankara, Turkey, Friday, Sept. 3, 2010. The United States is seeking Turkish permission to withdraw noncombat military equipment from Iraq through its territory and Turkey is likely to agree to the request, a Turkish Foreign Ministry official said Friday.(AP Photo/Burhan Ozbilici)AP - The United States' top military officer stressed on Saturday the need for Turkey to help enforce United Nations sanctions against Iran aimed at deterring the Islamic Republic from obtaining a nuclear bomb.
Families calling for justice for soldiers, Marines (AP)

In this Thursday, Sept. 2, 2010 photo,Vicki Behenna poses for a photo while holding a photograph of her son, Michael Behenna, in Oklahoma City. Families of a group of soldiers and Marines convicted of killing Iraqi civilians during the war are hoping other Americans see the injustice in their sons' sentences.(AP Photo/Sue Ogrocki)AP - As major U.S. combat operations in Iraq end, some families of soldiers and Marines convicted of crimes during battle hope the nation doesn't forget their sons.
UNHCR urges halt to unsafe Iraqi refugee returns (AFP)

A refugee from Iraq holds his passport as he waits for his turn to discuss an issue at the United Nations High Commissioner for Refugees (UNHCR) offices in Duma, Syria. The UN refugee agency on Friday urged European countries not to send Iraqi refugees back to central parts of Iraq, just days after the official withdrawal of US combat troops.(AFP/File/Louai Beshara)AFP - The UN refugee agency on Friday urged European countries not to send Iraqi refugees back to central parts of Iraq, just days after the official withdrawal of US combat troops.
In Baghdad, police chief explains why it's tough to enforce the rule of law (The Christian Science Monitor)
The Christian Science Monitor - At a police outpost in the middle of Baghdad, the latest theft they’re investigating is someone in the neighborhood stealing electricity – from the police station.
As Iraq combat operations end, US forces try to cement gains (The Christian Science Monitor)
The Christian Science Monitor - The shrinking US military footprint here is particularly evident in this community south of Baghdad, where a few dozen American soldiers live among 1,000 Iraqi troops in an area crucial to Baghdad's security.
Tony Blair memoir: I'd do Iraq again, and I considered firing Gordon Brown (The Christian Science Monitor)
The Christian Science Monitor - Tony Blair began his leadership as a dashing popular British Bill Clinton -- a fresh answer to “the suit,” as Fleet Street called John Major. After 2001, it all went sideways and Mr. Blair’s 10-year tenure terminated with him portrayed at home as a “lap dog” for President George Bush.
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