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Flying from one war to the next, Defense Secretary Robert Gates left Afghanistan and landed in Baghdad on Thursday.

Central Asia News.Net Saturday 12th December, 2009 The U.S. military role remains critical to preserving gains made in Iraq and helping to prevent sectarian violence in the roll-up to Iraqa s national elections, Defense Secretary Robert M. Gates has said.

U.S. Defense Secretary Robert Gates told American troops Friday in this oil-rich northern city that their mission in Iraq remains critical despite the nation's focus on Afghanistan and that plans are on track to reduce forces next year.

Iraqa s presidency council has set March 6 as the date for next yeara s parliamentary election, and not Feb.

U.S. Defense Secretary Robert Gates arrived in Iraq on Thursday after ending a two-day trip to Afghanistan.

Iraq's presidency council has again delayed the parliamentary elections, setting March 7 as the new date for the nationwide vote, an official said on Wednesday.

Iraqi PM Nuri al-Maliki hopes the new election law will help strengthen national unity.

Iraq's electoral commission on Monday recommended a 45-day delay in parliamentary elections until Feb.

Defense Solutions Holding, Inc. , announced the appointment of Iraqi national Kassem Talabani to lead business development activities in Iraq.

Iraq's electoral commission on Monday recommended a 45-day delay in parliamentary elections until Feb.

The United Nations on Monday urged Iraq's president to announce "as soon as possible" the date for the war-torn country's general election after MPs struck a last minute deal to back the poll.

Lawmakers pulled Iraq back from the brink of a constitutional crisis on Sunday night, brokering a last-minute compromise that will allow for the first national elections since 2005.

AFP reports that the Iraqi Parliament adjourned today because they did not have a quorum despite the session being called by President Jalal Talabani.

An Iraqi police bomb disposal expert in heavy protection gear shows his skills during an anti-terror drill at the grounds of Iraq's General Counter Explosives Directorate in Baghdad on Saturday BAGHDAD - Iraq's parliament met on Saturday to vote on a new electoral law for polls early next year but no quorum was reached and the session was postponed ...

A series of meetings and discussions among Iraqi leaders to reach a consensual solution over an election law indicated signs of relief on solving the deadlock.

Tariq al-Hashemi, an Iraqi vice-president and member of the presidential council, is expected to announce whether he will accept or veto an amended version of the country's election law.

Iraq's scheduled January elections will need to be postponed by more than a month because of a dispute over an election law, a United Nations official said Wednesday, a delay that could threaten the planned U.S. withdrawal of combat troops.

Talabani and his wife, Hero Ahmad flanking Paris Mayor Bertrand Delanoe at a reception in the City Hall And at a meeting of French business executives Iraqi President Jalal Talabani last Wednesday promised major deals -- including large oil contracts -- to French business chiefs keen to restore their place as Iraq's top business partners.

Iraq's Sunni Arab Vice President Tariq al-Hashemi says he may veto a proposed electoral law, which was amended Monday by parliament.

We stand against such attempts. They are doomed to fail. a danger of foreign intervention in the electoral process Two politically influential Shia Muslim preachers yesterday warned of possible foreign interference in Iraq 's coming parliamentary elections.