European Stars and Stripes (Newspaper) - July 4, 2007, Darmstadt, Hesse                              July 2007 stars and stripes Mideast edition Page 3 Iraq Cabinet approves draft of key Oil Law believes legislation will boost Calm Iraq by Qassim Abdulzahra the associated press Baghdad prime minister Nouri Alma Likis Cabinet approved a draft Oil Law sought by the to boost reconciliation be tween Iraq sunnis and shiites and the iraqi parliament planned to debate the measure wednes for Washington has pressed its ally Almalik to Quick in pass the Oil Law and other pieces of considered vital to president Bush attempts to end Iraq turmoil alongside a Security crackdown by an in creased military but the which is to define the distribution of Iraq Oil has been tied up in Bicker ing among sunni and kurd ish parties in Alma Likis deeply divided ruling frustrating officials As american sup port for the War the prime minister announced tuesday that his Cabinet had unanimously approved the Oil draft and that the parliament would begin discussing it the Fol lowing he called the Bill the most important Law in Twenty four of the cabinets 37 members were present for the vote ministers from the sunni iraqi accordance front and the shiite sadist movement boycotted Over separate political Dis Putes with despite the weakened Coa the approval Means Parlia ment is Likely to pass the Mea government spokesman Ali Aldabbagh said Cabinet approval came after amendments prompted by the accordance he did not give details on the changes or the Bills final ver the Issue of Oil distribution is a top concern of Iraq sunni Arab which is entered in re Gions of the country with Little Oil resources and which fears shiites and kurd who now dominate the Monopo Lize profits from the Khalid iraqi prime minister Nouri presides Over the Cabinet meeting in on the iraqi Cabinet has approved a draft of a key Oil Law tuesday and parliament was expected to begin debate wednesday on the officials Are hoping that passage of an Oil Bill will help rally sunni support for the govern ment and the political process and reduce backing for insure but entered in an autonomous zone in the Oil Rich rejected previous believing they did not guarantee them a fair share of revenues in Northern Oil Fields they control or Hope to who control major Southern Oil have been reluctant to share reve Nues with who dominated Saddam Hussein which oppressed shiites and also Iraq Parlia ment replaced sunni Arab Legisla Tor Mishan who was accused of siphoning millions in tended to pay for food for units created to protect Oil his seat was filled by a Mem Ber of the same tribe in 2 marines die in no hostile Accident in Iraq marines died in a no hostile related Accident in Iraq Western Anbar the military reported on the two died on sunday in the which took place while they were conducting operations in the military statement it did not give details on the the military did not identify the pending notification of their the associated press Hussein Mohammed Abdullah a statement from parliament Mishan Aljubouri has denied the charges and left Bush has pressed Almalik to take a series of political Steps opening jobs to sunnis who sup ported amending the Constitution to satisfy sunni Aspi rations and holding local elections aimed at bringing sunni arabs into the political with support for the War drop Ping among the Steps would also help convince the Public and Congress that iraqi leaders Are doing what is needed to halt the the Security backed by extra troops deployed in Iraq this has aimed to give a margin of stability to allow iraqi politicians to pass the deaths in Iraq the associated press As of at least members of the military have died since the beginning of the Iraq War in March according to an associated press the figure includes seven military at least died As a result of hostile according to the military the a count is six higher than the defense depart ments last updated Mon Day at 10 the British military has re ported 156 deaths 33 18 20 bul 13 11 seven Al five Slova four three Esto two each and Hun South one death the latest deaths reported by the military a Soldier was killed Mon Day by an explosion in Salahuddin two soldiers and one Marine were killed sunday in Anbar a Soldier was killed Sun Day by Small arms fire in Southern the latest identifications re ported by the military army staff Robb died saturday in Baghdad of wounds from Small arms fire assigned to the 2nd 10th special forces group fort army Jonathan safety died sunday in Baghdad of wounds from an explosive and Small arms fire assigned to the 2nd 12th cavalry 4th brigade combat 1st cavalry fort Detainee in Bucca Dies of natural causes a prisoner in the military detention facility at Camp has died of apparent natural the military said in a statement released the whose nationality and age were not died july 1 of apparent natural causes while in the intensive care unit at the theater intern ment facility Hospital at Camp the statement Camp Bucca is South of the Detainee was pronounced dead at by an attending physician at Camp Buccal medical an investigation is pending to deter mine cause of a Standard procedure for detainees who die while in an autopsy will be then the remains will be re turned to the prisoners officials there Are some prison ers in military detention throughout Eugi could get death if convicted of slayings Federal prosecutors filed notice tuesday that they will seek the death pen Alty if former Soldier Steven Green is convicted of killing an iraqi family and raping a 14yearold the filed in District cites 12 alleged of lenses related to the including that the deaths were pre involved sexual abuse and were committed with a a former 101st air borne division was indicted 1 in the rape and murder of the girl and the slay Ings of three others in her family in March Green was charged in a Feder Al indictment with conspiracy to commit conspiracy to commit aggravated sexual aggravated sexual aggravated child sexual obstruction of Justice and four counts of use of a fire Arm in a crime of from staff and wire reports gis rescued after Helo downed stars and stripes the woman Crew of an oh58 Kiowa attack helicopter were res cued monday after it was shot Down by enemy officials said according to a news release is sued by the military com Mand in the pilots were rescued by an ah64 Apache Heli copter the Kiowa pilots identified Only As belonging to task Force Marne were report edly recovering from minor injuries suffered in the an air Force Thunderbolt ii destroyed the downed helicopter with two 500pound laser guided bombs after the pilots were evacuated from the the state ment troops sometimes destroy damaged military equipment on the Battlefield in order to prevent insurgents from using parts or munitions to gather intelligence or mount earlier this a spate of Inci dents saw at least six Mili tary helicopters brought Down by enemy since the How the reported 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