Iraqi Prime Minister al-Maliki meets with French President Sarkozy in Paris
Iraqi Prime Minister Nouri al-Maliki leaves the Elysee Palace after a meeting with French President Nicolas Sarkozy in Paris on May 4, 2009. Talks between the leaders are expected to include armament of Iraqi Forces, investment, construction, trade and educational cooperation between both countries. (UPI Photo/ David Silpa)
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BAGHDAD, Nov. 2 (UPI) -- Iraqi officials say they are considering the country's first public execution since the fall of former President Saddam Hussein, who regularly staged them.
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BAGHDAD, Oct. 27 (UPI) -- A Sunni extremist group that includes al-Qaida in Iraq claimed responsibility for the twin Baghdad bombings that killed nearly 160 people, an online post said.
DAMASCUS, Syria, Oct. 26 (UPI) -- Damascus came forward with statements denouncing the weekend attacks on government buildings in Baghdad that killed more than 160 people.
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BAGHDAD, Oct. 26 (UPI) -- The toll from twin explosions, the worst attack in Baghdad in more than two years, rose to 160 people dead and least 540 people hurt, officials said Monday.
WASHINGTON, Oct. 20 (UPI) -- Washington and Baghdad agreed to form a diplomatic joint coordinating committee to discuss remaining issues for Iraq's U.N. Chapter VII mandate issues.