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WASHINGTON (Reuters) - The U.S. Army has identified the remains of a soldier captured by insurgents in iraq nearly four years ago, CNN reported on Sunday.

After nearly four years of hoping, waiting and praying, an Ohio family learned on Sunday that their missing son died in iraq. 'It really hurts,' said Carolyn Maupin, whose son, Staff Sgt. Keith Matthew Maupin, was captured by insurgents in April 2004. A week after his abduction, the soldier appeared on a video, surrounded by several armed masked men.

Shiite Cleric al-Sadr Pulls Fighters Off Streets; Iraqi government Welcomes Move

PERTH (Reuters) - Oil fell more than $1, extending the previous session's decline, after the restart of a crude pipeline system in iraq allayed fears of an extended exports disruption from the country's oil-rich south.

Shiite cleric Muqtada al-Sadr said Sunday he was pulling his fighters off Iraqi streets and called on the Iraqi government to stop raids against his followers and free them from prison.

Muqtada al-Sadr is urging his fighters off the streets, after six days of violence that has left dozens dead in Basra and Baghdad. In response, the Iraqi government says it will lift a curfew in many parts of the capital.

Shia cleric Muqtada al-Sadr has ordered members of his militia to withdraw from the streets of Basra and other cities in iraq after five days of fighting with the Iraqi armed forces.

The Iraqi government has faced a severe backlash in its attempt to crack down on Shiite militias. Tufts University Professor Vali Nasr analyzes what this development might mean for the U.S. role in iraq.

Iraqi authorities say a citywide curfew aimed at stopping Shiite militia violence will be lifted on Monday morning. The office of Baghdad's chief military spokesman says the round-the-clock curfew will end at 6 a.m. A vehicle ban will stay in place in three...

The fear of being sent back to Baghdad has taken its toll on Mustafa Aziz Alwi. He says he cannot sleep and has lost about 20 pounds since his claim for asylum in Sweden was rejected in January. 'They told me it's because it's calmer in iraq now, that I can...