Two consecutive car bombings have killed at least 12 people and wounded 32 others in a downtown area of the Iraqi capital, Baghdad. The attacks in al-Karada district came only minutes after United States Defence Secretary Robert Gates arrived in the city on an unexpected visit.
During the flight to Baghdad, Gates praised the head of US-led forces in Iraq, General David Petraeus, who is to hand over command to his former deputy General Raymond Odierno on Tuesday. Gates said Petraeus had played what he Iraq says no firm dates in US troops deal ...
US Senate approves Petraeus' role ... called a "historic role" in reducing violence in Iraq. Washington and Iraq are currently negotiating a controversial security pact to govern the presence of US-led troops in Iraq when a UN mandate expires at the end of the year.
(Deutsche Welle)
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