Aswat al-Iraq: The Casualties from the bombing attack that took place on Monday in western Mosul rose to two dead and 10 wounded, according to a security source. "The death toll of the bomb blast that targeted a U.S. vehicle patrol on Monday (Feb. 2) in western Mosul rose two dead and ten wounded," the source told Aswat al-Iraq news agency, noting that the two are a man and his son. The same source had said earlier that an explosive charge targeted a U.S. patrol vehicle in Raas al-Gada area, western Mosul, wounding six civilians.
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"They arrested him after a bomb mistakenly went off inside his house."
Aswat al-Iraq: An Iraqi army force on Monday arrested a shepherd for making bombs in west of Mosul, a military source said. "An Iraqi army force arrested a shepherd in Faqeerok village in south of Zamar district in west of Mosul for making bombs," the source told Aswat al-Iraq news agency. "They arrested him after a bomb mistakenly went off inside his house," he noted. "Honey! Have you seen my bomb?"
"I put it in the oven, dear. I was afraid it would get knocked over."
"Okay. Say! What's the tasty smell?"
"I thought I'd bake you a pie!"
"In the...?"
"... oven?"
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a bomb mistakenly went off inside his house," he noted.
Aswat al-Iraq: Joint forces on Monday arrested four gunmen in northeast of Baaquba, a security source said. "A joint force of police and army personnel arrested four gunmen in Balour region in northeast of Baaquba," the source told Aswat al-Iraq news agency. "The force found also different kind of weapons at a house of one of the gunmen," he added, without giving more details.
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Maj. Gen. Andy Salmon, the British commander of multinational forces in southeastern Iraq, said on Monday that his forces will end their missions by the end of May and will be ready to leave the country as of next July.
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funny, i thought they had withdrawn in all but name much earlier
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me too, no disrespect too any of their servicemen and women but more aimed at their politicos, you can go ahead and leave now thanks for all that you haven't done
Iraqi Prime Minister Nouri al Maliki appeared to strengthen his standing in several key areas of the country, while an Arab party edged toward control of a contested northern province, according to party officials reviewing preliminary results from Saturday's Iraq elections.
If Maliki's allies prevail, it would place his Dawa Party in a commanding position, strengthening it relative to other partners in the current government.
Leaders of the Sunni Arab al-Hadba-a party, meanwhile, said Monday the group had won roughly 60 percent of the vote in Nineveh Province, which is currently controlled by Kurds. Representatives of the Kurdish bloc acknowledged that preliminary results suggest they will get no more than a dozen of slots on the 37-seat provincial council.
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Iraqi Prime Minister Nouri al Maliki appeared to strengthen his standing in several key areas of the country, while an Arab party edged toward control of a contested northern province, according to party officials reviewing preliminary results from Saturday's Iraq elections.
