Kuwait Prime Minister visits Iraq for the first time since 1990; Iraqi soldiers kill two US troops
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    • Reports noted that Kuwaiti Prime Minister Shaikh Nasser Mohammad al-Ahmad al-Sabah visited the Iraqi capital Baghdad. This is the first such visit since Saddam Hussein’s forces invaded Kuwait in 1990. Abbawi also added that the visit was “to congratulate Prime Minister Nuri al-Maliki on the new government, and to confirm the depth of the relations between the two countries.” The Deputy Iraqi Diplomatic Chief argued that “it will create a great opportunity to open the road for discussions about outstanding issues between the two countries.” “It is also a very important political message confirming Iraq’s preparations to host the coming Arab summit,” which is planned for March, Abbawi added. The visit also comes two days after a clash between Kuwaiti coast guards and Iraqi fishermen in which a Kuwaiti was killed and an Iraqi fishing boat sunk.1

    However, according to Iraqi officials, two US soldiers have been killed when an Iraqi soldier opened fire on them during a training exercise in northern Iraq. The incident happened at al-Ghazlani training camp in the city of Mosul. The Iraqi soldier who opened fire was arrested, US military officials said. Attacks by Iraqi soldiers or police against US troops in northern Iraq are rare but not unparalleled. The US officially finished combat operations in Iraq last August, leaving fewer than 50,000 US troops in Iraq.2

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