Topic: Jeffrey Buchanan
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Biggest threat to Iraq? Iran-backed militias, not Al Qaeda, US official says
The series of bombings that hit Iraq Monday bear the markings of Al Qaeda, but in the long term, Iran-backed militias are a greater problem, says a top US military official.
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US troops in Iraq: US, Maliki weigh possible extension
Amid the volatile Arab Spring and ongoing security threats in Iraq, top US military officials have expressed openness to keeping troops on the ground past the Dec. 31 deadline for withdrawal.
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US shows concern over Iraq's mass arrest of Al Qaeda-linked suspects
The US military has raised its concerns with senior Iraqi officials about why US forces were not consulted on an operation to arrest 38 suspected members of the Islamic State of Iraq (ISI), an Al Qaeda affiliate.
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In Iraq, a search for four prisoners who escaped maximum-security US prison
The four Iraqi prisoners were among some 200 at a maximum-security facility guarded by US troops. They were discovered missing Wednesday night.
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Iraq attack on US soldiers shows ongoing vulnerabilities
In what appears to be the first attack on US soldiers after the official end of combat operations, a man thought to be an Iraqi Army soldier killed two American soldiers and wounded nine others.
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