"I think they'd all feel more comfortable with us there," U.S. Army Gen. Ray Odierno, pictured in June, says of Kurds and Arabs in a restive area of northern Iraq. (Hadi Mizban / Associated Press)From The L.A. Times:
American forces' assignment would be to build trust and bridge the gap between feuding Arabs and Kurds in northern Iraq. Al Qaeda is exploiting the split between the two sides, a U.S. general says.
Reporting from Baghdad - In an effort to defuse mounting Arab-Kurdish tensions, the U.S. military is proposing to deploy troops for the first time in a strip of disputed territory in northern Iraq, the top American general in Iraq said Monday.
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US troops to return to northern Iraq -- The Telegraph
Kurdish Iraq Gets Offer of Troops -- Wall Street Journal
US troops to return to Iraq despite Barack Obama’s withdrawal plan -- Times Online
Obama reaffirms pledge to withdraw Iraq troops in address to veterans -- The Guardian
FACTBOX-Security developments in Iraq, Aug 18 -- Reuters
Iraq May Hold Vote On U.S. Withdrawal -- Washington Post
Iraq plans poll on early withdrawal of US troops -- The Guardian
Iraq-Syria set for security talks -- Al Jazeera
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US commander in Iraq wants troops in disputed land -- AP
US troops to return to northern Iraq -- The Telegraph
Kurdish Iraq Gets Offer of Troops -- Wall Street Journal
US troops to return to Iraq despite Barack Obama’s withdrawal plan -- Times Online
Obama reaffirms pledge to withdraw Iraq troops in address to veterans -- The Guardian
FACTBOX-Security developments in Iraq, Aug 18 -- Reuters
Iraq May Hold Vote On U.S. Withdrawal -- Washington Post
Iraq plans poll on early withdrawal of US troops -- The Guardian
Iraq-Syria set for security talks -- Al Jazeera
Iraqi leader wants Syria to hand over suspects -- AP<
US troops to return to Iraq despite Barack Obama’s withdrawal plan -- Times Online
Obama reaffirms pledge to withdraw Iraq troops in address to veterans -- The Guardian
FACTBOX-Security developments in Iraq, Aug 18 -- Reuters
Iraq May Hold Vote On U.S. Withdrawal -- Washington Post
Iraq plans poll on early withdrawal of US troops -- The Guardian
Iraq-Syria set for security talks -- Al Jazeera
Iraqi leader wants Syria to hand over suspects -- AP
U.S. Will Release More Members of an Iraqi Militia -- Washington Post
Army captain accused of accepting bribes in Iraq -- AP
U.S. Army captain linked to bribes in Iraq -- UPI
One Step Backward, Two Steps Forward -- Newsweek
US military deaths in Iraq war at 4,332 -- AP
Obama reaffirms pledge to withdraw Iraq troops in address to veterans -- The Guardian
FACTBOX-Security developments in Iraq, Aug 18 -- Reuters
Iraq May Hold Vote On U.S. Withdrawal -- Washington Post
Iraq plans poll on early withdrawal of US troops -- The Guardian
Iraq-Syria set for security talks -- Al Jazeera
Iraqi leader wants Syria to hand over suspects -- AP
U.S. Will Release More Members of an Iraqi Militia -- Washington Post
Army captain accused of accepting bribes in Iraq -- AP
U.S. Army captain linked to bribes in Iraq -- UPI
One Step Backward, Two Steps Forward -- Newsweek
US military deaths in Iraq war at 4,332 -- AP