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02 Dec 03 : 00 | US military deaths in Iraq war at 4,207 As of Monday, Dec. 1, 2008, at least 4,207 members of the U.S. military have died in the Iraq war since it began in March 2003, according to an Associated Press count. The figure includes eight military civilians killed in action. At least 3,394 military personnel died as a result of host... Source : Associated Press News - Salon.com 10 hours ago |
01 Dec 18 : 50 | South Korea ends Iraq deployment, troops head home A South Korean general offered a wish for peace in Iraq on Monday as his troops ended a five-year reconstruction mission in the country -- the latest departure from the dwindling U.S.-led coalition. The South Koreans are among troops from 13 countries being sent home in advance of the Dec... Source : Associated Press News - Salon.com 18 hours ago |
01 Dec 16 : 25 | US deaths in Afghanistan, Iraq in 2008 November saw the fewest number of U.S. deaths in Afghanistan since February. The one death follows six months of high tolls there, including two months when U.S. deaths in Afghanistan surpassed those in Iraq. Numbers are based on information from Defense Department. ------ U.S. dea... Source : Associated Press News - Salon.com 21 hours ago |
01 Dec 14 : 10 | Iraq: bombs kill more than 30 in Baghdad, Mosul A series of bombs struck U.S. and Iraqi security forces in Baghdad and the northern city of Mosul on Monday, killing at least 32 people and wounding dozens more, Iraqi officials said. The bloody attacks were a grim reminder of the dangers facing Iraqis as they try to take over their own s... Source : Associated Press News - Salon.com 23 hours ago |
01 Dec 10 : 20 | South Korea among countries ending Iraq deployment South Korean troops are leaving Iraq, bringing to an end a mission that focused on rebuilding hospitals, roads and schools but divided South Korea's people. Their departure is the latest exodus from a dwindling U.S.-led coalition. The South Koreans are among troops from 13 countries being... Source : Associated Press News - Salon.com 27 hours ago |
01 Dec 12 : 50 | Iraq: double bombing kills 16 in Baghdad Iraqi police and hospital officials say a double bombing targeting police recruits in Baghdad has killed 16 people and wounded 45. A police officer says a car parked near a police academy exploded in a mainly Shiite area in northern Baghdad. He says a suicide bomber then blew himself up a... Source : Associated Press News - Salon.com 24 hours ago |
01 Dec 12 : 10 | Iraq: Bomb wounds senior Defense Ministry official An Iraqi military spokesman says a senior Defense Ministry official has been wounded in a roadside bomb attack that killed one of his bodyguards. The spokesman, Maj. Gen. Qassim al-Moussawi, says the blast occurred Monday in the Sulaikh neighborhood in northern Baghdad. The wounded... Source : Associated Press News - Salon.com 25 hours ago |
30 Nov 15 : 10 | Iraq, Iran swap remains of 1980-1988 war dead Iraqi and Iranian troops on Sunday exchanged the remains of soldiers killed during an eight-year war between the two countries. It was the first such handover since the two signed an agreement in October to work together in tracing thousands still missing after the war. The remains of 200... Source : Associated Press News - Salon.com 46 hours ago |
30 Nov 12 : 50 | Iraq, Iran swap bodies of 1980-88 war dead Iraqi and Iranian troops have exchanged the bodies of 241 soldiers killed during an eight-year war between the two countries. The remains of 200 Iraqis and 41 Iranians were returned to their native countries Sunday during a ceremony at a border checkpoint near the southern Iraqi city of B... Source : Associated Press News - Salon.com |
29 Nov 19 : 10 | Iraq's top Shiite cleric has concerns over US pact Iraq's top Shiite cleric has expressed concern about the country's security pact with the United States, fearing it gives too much power to the Americans and does not protect Iraqi sovereignty, an official at his office said Saturday. Grand Ayatollah Ali al-Sistani's comments fell... Source : Associated Press News - Salon.com |
29 Nov 15 : 55 | Iraq's top Shiite cleric concerned about US pact An official close to Grand Ayatollah Ali al-Sistani says Iraq's most influential Shiite cleric has "concerns" about the U.S.-Iraqi security pact. But the official says al-Sistani will let Iraqis decide the fate of the agreement to let U.S. forces stay in Iraq for three years during a... Source : Associated Press News - Salon.com |
29 Nov 14 : 30 | Rocket attack near UN compound in Iraq kills 2 An Iranian-made rocket exploded Saturday near a U.N. compound in Baghdad's heavily fortified Green Zone, killing two foreign catering employees and wounding 15 others, according to U.N. and military officials. The attack comes as followers of anti-U.S. Muqtada al-Sadr hoisted black flags ... Source : Associated Press News - Salon.com |
01 Dec 23 : 45 | Obama from change agent to pragmatist The selection of experienced centrists -- Hillary Rodham Clinton, Robert Gates and James L. Jones -- to head President-elect Barack Obama's national security team points to the possibility that on Iraq, the incoming commander-in-chief may take a more measured path to ending American military... Source : Associated Press News - Salon.com 13 hours ago |
29 Nov 02 : 05 | US military deaths in Iraq war at 4,206 As of Friday, Nov. 28, 2008, at least 4,206 members of the U.S. military have died in the Iraq war since it began in March 2003, according to an Associated Press count. The figure includes eight military civilians killed in action. At least 3,394 military personnel died as a result of hos... Source : Associated Press News - Salon.com |
29 Nov 10 : 25 | UN says 2 dead in attack near its Iraq compound A rocket struck near a U.N. compound in the heavily fortified Green Zone Saturday, killing two foreigners and wounding 15, according to U.N. and military officials. The victims were working for a catering company that provides services for the United Nations but their nationalities weren'... Source : Associated Press News - Salon.com |
29 Nov 09 : 10 | UN says 3 dead in attack near its Iraq compound A United Nations official says a rocket attack against a U.N. compound in Baghdad has killed three foreigners and wounded 14. The United Nations says the victims were working for a catering company that provides services for the U.N. Their nationalities have not been released. The ... Source : Associated Press News - Salon.com |
28 Nov 19 : 45 | Iraq's PM may be weakened by dealmaking over pact Parliament's approval of a security pact with the U.S. has propelled Prime Minister Nouri al-Maliki into a position of strength unsurpassed among Iraqi political leaders since the fall of Saddam Hussein. Furious dealmaking preceded the vote Thursday, compelling al-Maliki to make a wide ra... Source : Associated Press News - Salon.com |
28 Nov 04 : 40 | Japan announces end of air mission in Iraq Japan announced Friday it would end its airlift operations in Iraq by the end of the year, citing security improvements and moves toward democracy in Iraq. The largely formal order to end the nation's four-year participation in Iraq came at a government national security council meeting, ... Source : Associated Press News - Salon.com |
28 Nov 14 : 20 | Iraq: Suicide bomber kills 11 south of Baghdad A suicide bomber blew himself up among worshippers waiting to be searched at the entrance to a Shiite mosque south of Baghdad on Friday, killing at least 11 people, Iraqi officials said. The blast occurred a day after Iraqi lawmakers approved a security pact with the United States that wi... Source : Associated Press News - Salon.com |
01 Dec 17 : 00 | Obama chooses Gates to lead defense The man who's served as President George W. Bush's defense secretary will be staying on. President-elect Barack Obama said Monday he's chosen Robert Gates to continue as Pentagon chief. It's a move that brings continuity amid the wars in Iraq and Afghanistan and the terrorism... Source : Associated Press News - Salon.com 20 hours ago |
01 Dec 16 : 55 | Obama announces Clinton, Gates for Cabinet President-elect Barack Obama announced Monday that Robert Gates would remain as defense secretary, making President Bush's Pentagon chief his own as he seeks to wind down the U.S. role in Iraq. Obama picked former campaign rival Hillary Rodham Clinton as secretary of state. At a news conf... Source : Associated Press News - Salon.com 20 hours ago |
27 Nov 22 : 25 | Group urges humane treatment of stray dogs in Iraq An animal rights group is urging Iraqi authorities to find better ways to eliminate stray dogs after 200 of them were killed in Baghdad this week by poisoned meat and rifles. Humane Society International wants to work with Baghdad officials because their methods to curb the stray dog popu... Source : Associated Press News - Salon.com |
27 Nov 21 : 40 | Correction: Iraq dog control headline In the headline on a Nov. 26 story about controlling the dog population in Baghdad, The Associated Press erroneously described recommendations from Humane Society International. The animal rights group suggested how to control the dog population, not ways to kill dogs. ... Source : Associated Press News - Salon.com |
26 Nov 23 : 10 | US: Potential female bombers in Iraq surrender Eighteen young women purportedly belonging to a suicide bombing network in northern Iraq surrendered to U.S. forces on Wednesday, a top U.S. commander said. Maj. Gen. Mark Hertling, who leads U.S. forces in northern Iraq, said the women turned themselves in after a local cleric and their ... Source : Associated Press News - Salon.com |
26 Nov 21 : 50 | US: Mass grave with 23 bodies found in Iraq The U.S. military says a mass grave containing 23 bodies has been found in Iraq. The military says the bodies were found Wednesday in Diyala province northeast of Baghdad. It says the bodies in the grave appear to have been dead for 1 1/2 years. At that time, violence in the area w... Source : Associated Press News - Salon.com |
26 Nov 18 : 35 | With help, Iraq vets get lives back on track All three were shattered, in different ways. Eddie Silva lost his sight. For June Moss, the wounds were emotional. Shrapnel from an explosion tore into Angel Gomez's head. They are three among of tens of thousands of U.S. service members to return from the war in Iraq needing intensive, e... Source : Associated Press News - Salon.com |
26 Nov 16 : 55 | Court: Iraq lawmaker can't be prosecuted for trip Iraq's highest court has ruled that a secular Sunni Arab lawmaker cannot be prosecuted for traveling to Israel to attend a counterterrorism conference, a senior judicial official said Wednesday. Mithal al-Alusi has been at the center of a political storm after his fellow lawmakers in parl... Source : Associated Press News - Salon.com |
26 Nov 14 : 55 | Iraq's parliament delays vote on US pact Iraq's parliament speaker says a vote on a proposed security agreement with the United States has been delayed until Thursday. Speaker Mahmoud al-Mashhadani's announcement came after a planned session to hold the vote did not go through Wednesday. Intense dealmaking among Iraqi fac... Source : Associated Press News - Salon.com |
26 Nov 03 : 15 | US military deaths in Iraq war at 4,206 As of Tuesday, Nov. 25, 2008, at least 4,206 members of the U.S. military have died in the Iraq war since it began in March 2003, according to an Associated Press count. The figure includes eight military civilians killed in action. At least 3,393 military personnel died as a result of ho... Source : Associated Press News - Salon.com |
25 Nov 23 : 10 | US says 2 servicemen killed in shooting in Iraq Two American servicemen were killed Tuesday when a gunman in an Iraqi army uniform opened fire while they were distributing humanitarian aid in northern Iraq, the U.S. military said. It was the third such shooting in the Mosul area in less than a year purportedly involving Iraqi soldiers,... Source : Associated Press News - Salon.com |
25 Nov 22 : 25 | US mil: 2 US servicemen killed in shooting in Iraq Two American servicemen were killed Tuesday after a gunman in an Iraqi army uniform opened fire while they were distributing humanitarian aid in northern Iraq, the U.S. military said. It was the third such shooting in the Mosul area in less than a year purportedly involving Iraqi soldiers... Source : Associated Press News - Salon.com |
25 Nov 21 : 05 | 2 US servicemen killed in Iraq shooting The U.S. military says two American troops have been killed after coming under small-arms fire while distributing humanitarian aid in northern Iraq. A senior U.S. military official in Iraq says preliminary reports indicate that the shooter was wearing an Iraqi army uniform and opened fire... Source : Associated Press News - Salon.com |
25 Nov 18 : 05 | Some fearful Christians hope to flee Iraq Young Christian women in tight jeans mingle easily with Arab matrons draped in black, head-to-toe robes. Both church spires and mosque minarets rise above the low-slung houses. Violence is rare. "The people here look out for each other -- Arabs, Christians, Kurds, Yazidis. If all of Iraq ... Source : Associated Press News - Salon.com |
26 Nov 09 : 50 | Iraq Shiites, Kurds meet Sunni demand on US pact A senior Iraqi lawmaker says ruling Shiite and Kurdish blocs in parliament have made a key concession to a large group of Sunni Arab legislators to try to win their support for a U.S.-Iraqi security pact. Parliament is scheduled to vote on the pact later Wednesday. Shiite Lawmaker ... Source : Associated Press News - Salon.com |
25 Nov 11 : 40 | Iran: Hardliners urge Iraq to reject security pact Iran's hardline newspapers are urging the Iraqi parliament to reject a security pact with the United States that would keep American troops in Iraq for three more years. The daily Jomhuri-e-Eslami warns in a front-page editorial Tuesday that a popular uprising will erupt in Iraq if the Ir... Source : Associated Press News - Salon.com |
25 Nov 09 : 20 | US mil: 1 soldier dies of noncombat causes in Iraq The U.S. military says an American soldier has died of noncombat-related causes in Iraq. The military said in a statement released Tuesday that the Multi-National Division -- North soldier died a day earlier in Diyala province northeast of Baghdad. The statement didn't provide any ... Source : Associated Press News - Salon.com |
24 Nov 18 : 10 | Iraq govt and Kurds discuss disputed oil contracts Iraq's oil minister has met with Kurdish officials to discuss an oil contract dispute. The Kurds have signed nearly 20 production-sharing contracts with international oil companies after drafting their own oil and gas law in August 2007. Those contracts are considered invalid by Ir... Source : Associated Press News - Salon.com |
23 Nov 21 : 35 | Iraq's neighbors discuss security cooperation A top U.S. official in Syria said Sunday that militants driven out of Iraq continue to pose a threat and urged Iraq's neighbors not to tolerate them. U.S. Embassy Charge d'Affaires Maura Connelly told a conference of Iraq's neighbors held in Syria that the militant groups continue to... Source : Associated Press News - Salon.com |
23 Nov 19 : 10 | Iraq security pact poses detainee dilemma for US The U.S. military is rushing to build criminal cases against some 5,000 detainees it deems dangerous -- including suspected members of al-Qaida in Iraq -- because the proposed security pact with Iraq would end its right to hold prisoners without charge. The agreement, which is to be voted... Source : Associated Press News - Salon.com |
24 Nov 11 : 00 | Iraq officials say bombings leave at least 20 dead A female suicide bomber blew herself up near an entrance to the U.S.-protected Green Zone and a bomb tore through a minibus carrying Iraqi government employees in separate attacks on Monday, killing at least 20 people, Iraqi officials said. A third attack on an Iraqi police patrol in Bagh... Source : Associated Press News - Salon.com |
24 Nov 09 : 40 | Iraq: Deadly bombings strike Baghdad at rush hour A female suicide bomber blew herself up near an entrance to the U.S.-protected Green Zone and a bomb tore through a bus carrying Iraqi government employees in separate attacks Monday, killing at least 18 people, Iraqi officials said. The violence during the morning rush hour came as Iraqi... Source : Associated Press News - Salon.com |
24 Nov 08 : 00 | Iraq police say female suicide bomber kills 5 Iraqi officials say two attacks have killed 18 people and wounded 18 others in Baghdad. Security officials say a female suicide bomber has blown herself up near the Green Zone, killing five people and wounding 11 others. The heavily fortified Green Zone is home to the U.S. Embassy ... Source : Associated Press News - Salon.com |
23 Nov 02 : 05 | US military deaths in Iraq war at 4,203 As of Saturday, Nov. 22, 2008, at least 4,203 members of the U.S. military have died in the Iraq war since it began in March 2003, according to an Associated Press count. The figure includes eight military civilians killed in action. At least 3,393 military personnel died as a result of h... Source : Associated Press News - Salon.com |
23 Nov 21 : 20 | Iraq: Saddam Hussein-era officials face new trial Saddam Hussein's cousin, known as "Chemical Ali," and another close aide to the dictator who represented him abroad appeared in court Sunday accused of orchestrating the bloody repression of Shiite riots after the 1999 assassination of the father of anti-U.S. cleric Muqtada al-Sadr.... Source : Associated Press News - Salon.com |
22 Nov 11 : 45 | Iraq's parliament resumes debate on US pact Iraq's parliament has resumed debate on a proposed U.S.-Iraqi security pact that would keep American troops in the country for up to three more years. Saturday's session is being shown live on Iraqi national television and has been orderly so far. Chaotic scenes marred debate earlier... Source : Associated Press News - Salon.com |
22 Nov 09 : 10 | Iraq's prime minister, president in public quarrel Iraq's presidential council has taken the unusual step of publicly criticizing the Shiite prime minister after he berated them for their opposition to councils of loyal tribesmen in several Iraqi provinces. The quarrel is the latest in a series of political setbacks that underline endurin... Source : Associated Press News - Salon.com |
22 Nov 02 : 00 | US military deaths in Iraq war at 4,202 As of Friday, Nov. 21, 2008, at least 4,202 members of the U.S. military have died in the Iraq war since it began in March 2003, according to an Associated Press count. The figure includes eight military civilians killed in action. At least 3,393 military personnel died as a result of hos... Source : Associated Press News - Salon.com |
21 Nov 22 : 15 | Iraq: Shiites burn Bush effigy in anti-US protest Chanting "no to America," supporters of a radical Shiite cleric burned an effigy of President George W. Bush Friday in a protest demanding parliament scuttle a U.S.-Iraqi security pact and American troops begin withdrawing from Iraq immediately. The demonstration drew nearly 20,000... Source : Associated Press News - Salon.com |
22 Nov 21 : 00 | Iraq: Iranian detained by US has been released An Iranian detained by U.S. forces at the Baghdad airport has been released, the Iraqi government said Saturday. The U.S. military said earlier this week that it suspected the man was a senior member of Iran's Revolutionary Guards' elite Quds force, which it suspects of funneling weapons... Source : Associated Press News - Salon.com |
21 Nov 08 : 55 | US mil: American soldier dies in Iraq The U.S. military says an American soldier has died of non-combat-related causes in Iraq. A statement says Multi-National Division -- Center soldier died Thursday but gives no other details. The brief statement doesn't give a location but Multi-National Division -- Center soldiers operate... Source : Associated Press News - Salon.com |
