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• Iraqi troops take control of Iranian refugee camp

  - 2008-08-30

  BAGHDAD AFP — The Iraqi army has replaced American troops in securing a refugee camp north of Baghdad where members of Iran's main armed opposition group are grouped, Iraq's defence ministry said on Saturday. "Iraqi forces have taken over responsibility from US forces to protect Ashraf camp," ministry spokesman...

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• Iraq emerging as key route in global drugs trade

  - 2008-07-05

  BAGHDAD AFP — War-torn Iraq is emerging as a key conduit in the global drugs trade as criminal gangs exploit its porous border with Iran to channel their illicit goods to the Middle East, Africa and Europe. The Iraqi authorities say that since the 2003 US-led invasion the trade...

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• Iran kills two militants in border clash

  - 2008-06-13

  TEHRAN AFP — Iranian border police killed two militants in fighting this week in the city of Piranshar near the border with northern Iraq, the Mehr news agency reported on Friday. "Two armed bandits from a group of six were killed in clashes in highland areas of Piranshahr two...

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• Iraq PM in Tehran for US troop talks

  - 2008-06-07

  TEHRAN AFP — Iraqi Prime Minister Nuri al-Maliki arrived in Tehran on Saturday for talks with Iranian leaders amid debate over a mooted deal on a long-term US troop presence in Iraq, state television footage showed. The Shiite premier was met by First Vice President Parviz Davoudi on his...

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• Iran says 16 killed in infiltration from northern Iraq: report

  - 2008-06-05

  TEHRAN AFP — Twelve militants and four police were killed during a border infiltration from northern Iraq into Iran's West Azerbaijan province, the Fars news agency reported on Thursday. "A group of 40 terrorists who had infiltrated the Haj Omran area near Piranshahr were caught in our fire, resulting...

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• US-Iran naval contacts would be useful: US admiral

  - 2008-06-03

  LONDON AFP — Contacts between the American and Iranian naval fleets would be useful once the Islamic Republic stopped backing violence in Iraq, the top US naval commander in the Middle East said in an interview published Wednesday. Speaking to the Financial Times in Washington, Vice Admiral Kevin Cosgriff...

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• Iran plays positive role in preparing Iraq conference: Sweden

  - 2008-05-28

  STOCKHOLM AFP — Iran has played a positive role in preparations for a conference on Iraq here this week at which it was hoped US and Iranian delegates could hold bilateral talks, Swedish Foreign Minister Carl Bildt said Wednesday on the eve of the meeting. "In so far as...

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• Hezbollah training Iraqi fighters: report

  - 2008-05-05

  WASHINGTON AFP — Fighters from the Lebanon-based pro-Iranian Hezbollah group have been training Iraqi militia members at a camp near Tehran, The New York Times reported Monday. Citing US interrogation reports, the newspaper said the account of Hezbollah's role was provided by four Shiite militia members who were captured...

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• Iraq to probe for proof of Iranian meddling

  - 2008-05-04

  BAGHDAD AFP — Prime Minister Nuri al-Maliki is to form a panel of security ministries to weed out any evidence of Iranian interference in Iraq's affairs, a top official said on Sunday. "The prime minister has ordered a special panel of representatives of security ministries to document any Iranian...

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• Radical cleric Sadr snubs Iraq peace overtures

  - 2008-05-01

  NAJAF, Iraq AFP — Hardline Shiite cleric Moqtada al-Sadr on Thursday refused talks with Iraqi lawmakers visiting neighbouring Iran in a bid to end clashes between his fighters and troops, an aide told AFP. "Moqtada al-Sadr did not permit his leaders to meet the Iraqi delegation," said Sheikh Salah...

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