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The Iraq war is about to reach a benchmark that puts it on par with World War II by one measure: Sunday, it will have lasted the same number of days 1,347 that the United States fought the Axis.Japan monitoring Iraq backpacker case after death sentence AFP via Yahoo! News - 1 hour, 21 minutes ago
Japan has said it is closely monitoring the case of an Al-Qaeda linked militant accused of killing a Japanese backpacker in Iraq after the suspect was given a death sentence in a separate murder trial.Iraq withdrawal would be victory for 'terrorists': Australian PM AFP via Yahoo! News - 2 hours, 27 minutes ago
An early withdrawal of coalition forces from Iraq would have disastrous consequences and give victory to "terrorists", Australian Prime Minister John Howard has warned.Australian wheat executives face charges after Iraq bribery probe AFP via Yahoo! News - Nov 23 6:14 PM
Former executives of Australia's national wheat exporter are expected to face charges over the payment of huge bribes to Saddam Hussein's Iraq after an inquiry presents its report.U.S. military deaths in Iraq hit 2,871 AP via Yahoo! News - Nov 23 4:57 PM
As of Thursday, Nov. 23, 2006, at least 2,871 members of the U.S. military have died since the beginning of the Iraq war in March 2003, according to an Associated Press count. The figure includes seven military civilians. At least 2,302 died as a result of hostile action, according to the military's numbers.U.S. Fights Highly Trained Militants in Iraq New York Times - Nov 23 3:48 PM
FORWARD OPERATING BASE CALDWELL, Iraq, Nov. 23 Sunni Arab militant groups suspected of ties to Al Qaeda in Mesopotamia have established training camps east of Baghdad that are turning out well-disciplined units willing to fight American forces in set-piece battles, American military commanders said Thursday.Troops observe Thanksgiving in Iraq USA Today - Nov 23 1:41 PM
From their positions across Iraq's dangerous and insurgent-dominated Anbar province, more than 20,000 Marines quickly and quietly marked Thanksgiving on Thursday then got back to work.3 years after Bush's surprise Thanksgiving visit to Iraq, its agony is worse International Herald Tribune - Nov 23 1:49 PM
This holiday, Bush and Secretary of State Condoleezza Rice will be at Camp David, in part to discuss the meeting in Amman next week with Prime Minister Nuri Kamal al-Maliki of Iraq.US involved for longer time in Iraq than in World War II AFP via Yahoo! News - Nov 23 9:29 AM
The US involvement in Iraq will pass another sad milestone on Sunday, when it overtakes the length of America's engagement in World War II.150 die in worst sectarian Iraq attack AP via Yahoo! News - Nov 23 8:56 AM
In the deadliest attack on a sectarian enclave since the beginning of the Iraq war, suspected Sunni-Arab militants used three suicide car bombs and two mortar rounds on the capital's Shiite Sadr City slum to kill at least 150 people and wound 238 on Thursday, police said.Cheney's office denies he is in Iraq for Thanksgiving AFP via Yahoo! News - Nov 23 8:53 AM
US Vice President Dick Cheney's office denied reports that he was in Iraq on an unannounced visit to celebrate the US Thanksgiving holiday with American troops.150 die in deadliest attack of Iraq war AP via Yahoo! News - Nov 23 8:51 AM
In the deadliest attack since the beginning of the Iraq war, suspected Sunni-Arab militants used three suicide car bombs and two mortar rounds on the capital's Shiite Sadr City slum to kill at least 150 people and wound 238 on Thursday, police said.Cheney's office denies he's in Iraq for Thanksgiving AFP via Yahoo! News - Nov 23 4:40 AM
The office of US Vice President Dick Cheney has denied reports that he was in Iraq on an unannounced visit to mark the US Thanksgiving holiday with US troops.Turkey warns Kirkuk referendum may fuel more turmoil in Iraq AFP via Yahoo! News - Nov 23 4:22 AM
Turkish President Ahmet Necdet Sezer has warned that a planned referendum over the future of Iraq's ethnically disputed oil-rich city of Kirkuk could fuel more turmoil in the country because the Kurds have upset Kirkuk's demographics.Cheney's office denies he's in Iraq Reuters via Yahoo! News - Nov 23 2:40 AM
U.S. Vice President Dick Cheney's office on Thursday denied reports he was in Iraq for a previously unannounced visit to celebrate the U.S. Thanksgiving holiday with U.S. troops.Iraq's intractable security dilemma BBC News - Nov 23 10:55 AM
Violence in Baghdad highlights the difficulty of resolving Iraq's security dilemma in a complicated region.Football games a diversion from war in Iraq The State - 19 minutes ago
TALL AFAR, Iraq This weekend, in a small dusty conference room in this far corner of Iraq, a group of young Army officers will shed their body armor, huddle around a television and watch football.With flag football and butter sculptures, Marines celebrate Thanksgiving in Iraq The State - 19 minutes ago
FALLUJAH, Iraq It was before sunrise on Thanksgiving morning and a U.S. Marine sat on a frigid concrete curb, reflecting on a holiday spent in his violent patch of western Iraq.160 killed in Iraq on deadliest day of war Richmond Times-Dispatch - 16 minutes ago
BAGHDAD, Iraq -- The Iraqi government imposed an indefinite citywide curfew yesterday as terrified residents of Baghdad braced for the aftermath of the war's deadliest day.Marines celebrate Thanksgiving in Iraq with flag football, butter sculptures Seattle Times - Nov 23 4:15 PM
It was before sunrise on Thanksgiving morning and a U.S. Marine sat on a frigid concrete curb, reflecting on a holiday spent in his violent patch of western Iraq.UK Plans Likely Iraq Pullout From Spring Nasdaq - 1 hour, 6 minutes ago
(RTTNews) - Indicating for the first time a time-table for British troop withdrawal from Iraq, Foreign Secretary Margaret Beckett announced that troops could start pulling out of southern Iraq as early as next spring.Sources: Iraq violence, in figures BBC News - Nov 23 8:08 AM
A brief description for the sources used in the guide on violence in Iraq.In Iraq, Football Battles Are Diversion From War Washington Post - Nov 22 10:27 PM
TALL AFAR, Iraq -- This weekend, in a small dusty conference room in this far corner of Iraq, a group of young Army officers will shed their body armor, huddle around a television and watch football. Australia refuses to set date for Iraq withdrawal AFP via Yahoo! News - Nov 22 10:03 PM
Australia has refused to set a timeline for the withdrawal of its troops from Iraq, despite British plans to hand over control of Basra to Iraqi forces early next year.Veteran finds Iraq war sharply divides his family's hearts Waco Tribune-Herald - 7 minutes ago
Brian Dungan says he s thankful for many things this Thanksgiving. But more than three years after taking part in the invasion of Iraq, he also has feelings of conflict and regret.Three Marines killed fighting in Iraq AP via Yahoo! News - Nov 22 9:19 PM
Three U.S. Marines were killed fighting in Anbar province, the area of western Iraq where many Sunni-Arab insurgents are based, the military said Thursday.Senator Set To Attack On Iraq Data The New York Sun - 9 minutes ago
WASHINGTON The first shot in the coming subpoena wars between congressional Democrats and the Bush administration likely will be fired in January by Senator Levin, a Democrat of Michigan. The Senate Armed Services Committee's Democratic staff, soon to be in the majority, is already preparing to ask the Pentagon for documents related to analysis in the lead-up to the Iraq war from the offices This Thanksgiving, Bush Team and Iraq Leaders Face Range of New Realities New York Times - Nov 22 8:06 PM
President Bush and Secretary of State Condoleezza Rice will spend part of Thanksgiving discussing an upcoming meeting with Iraq?s prime minister.Hundreds at Baumholder bid farewell to two soldiers killed in Iraq Stars and Stripes - Nov 23 6:19 PM
BAUMHOLDER, Germany Friends, colleagues and family members mourned the loss of two 1st Armored Division soldiers killed in Iraq during a well-attended and somber service in Baumholder on Wednesday.Three U.S. Marines killed in Iraq's Anbar province Reuters via Yahoo! News - Nov 22 9:33 PM
Three U.S. Marines died on Wednesday from wounds sustained in combat in Iraq's volatile western Anbar province, the U.S. military said on Thursday.Sunni face new conflict in Iraq war Aljazeera - 2 hours, 10 minutes ago
In the Iraq's western al-Anbar province, an alliance of former Iraqi Baathists are battling armed Islamist groups for control of this largely desert region near the Syrian border.150 Die in Worst Sectarian Iraq Attack ABC News - Nov 23 8:10 AM
150 Die and 238 Are Hurt in Suicide Bombings in Deadliest Attack of Iraq WarGovt denies plans to increase Iraq troop numbers 7News via Yahoo!7 News - Nov 23 4:56 PM
The Federal Government has denied rumours it is to increase the number of Australia troops in Iraq to cover for a possible British withdrawal.Civilian death toll in Iraq hits record, keeps rising Corvallis Gazette Times - 1 hour, 33 minutes ago
BAGHDAD, Iraq At least 101 Iraqis died in the country s unending sectarian slaughter Wednesday, and the U.N. reported that 3,709 Iraqi civilians were killed in October, the highest monthly toll of the war and one that is sure to be eclipsed when November s dead are counted.Marines Observe Thanksgiving in Iraq ABC News - Nov 23 7:25 AM
20,000 Marines Observe Thanksgiving in Iraq and Then Get Back to WorkSunni extremists, Baathists blamed for Iraq blast ABC via Yahoo!7 News - Nov 23 5:17 PM
Iraq's Health Minister, Ali al-Shammari, has blamed Sunni extremists and Baathists for a series of suicide bombings that killed 160 people in Baghdad overnight.Behind the scenes of Iraq war Calendarlive.com - 42 minutes ago
Despite the subsequent mess in Iraq, in April 2003, it appeared that the military campaign to topple Saddam Hussein was one-two-three easy. But it wasn't.U.S. Military Deaths in Iraq Hit 2,871 AP via Yahoo! Asia News - Nov 23 4:57 PM
As of Thursday, Nov. 23, 2006, at least 2,871 members of the U.S. military have died since the beginning of the Iraq war in March 2003, according to an Associated Press count.Iraq's deadliest bomb attack kills 160 Financial Times - Nov 23 6:26 PM
In the single most deadly attack in Iraq since the 2003 US-led invasion, at least 160 people were killed in a series of co-ordinated suicide car bomb attacks in the crowded east Baghdad Shia slum of Sadr City.Australia won't set Iraq troops timeline AP via Yahoo! News - Nov 22 7:50 PM
Australia has no plans for setting a timeline for the withdrawal of its troops from Iraq, Defense Minister Brendan Nelson said Thursday.Potential W.H. candidates grapple with Iraq KATU Portland - 2 hours, 42 minutes ago
As violence grips Iraq, some White House hopefuls want U.S. troops to start coming home now, or at least soon. Others say the United States must win at all costs. One has called for Iraq to be carved up along ethnic lines. And then there's Sen. John McCain.Iraq's blackest day leaves 160 dead and raises fears of all-out civil war The Scotsman - Nov 23 6:11 PM
SIX car bombs killed 160 people in a Shiite stronghold of Iraq's capital, Baghdad, yesterday, in the bloodiest attack since the 2003 invasion.Iraq withdrawal would be victory for terrorists : Australian PM Khaleej Times - 1 hour, 28 minutes ago
SYDNEY - An early withdrawal of coalition forces from Iraq would have disastrous consequences and give victory to terrorists , Australian Prime Minister John Howard warned on Friday.Iraq's leaders appeal for unity after attacks claim 161 lives in Baghdad's bleakest day Guardian Unlimited - Nov 23 5:33 PM
A barrage of car bombs and mortar rounds aimed at three street markets in Sadr City, Baghdad's biggest Shia district, brought carnage to one of the most densely populated suburbs of Iraq's capital yesterday and the heaviest loss of life on a single day in the country's sectarian war.White House Denies Cheney Is in Iraq ABC News - Nov 23 6:10 AM
White House Denies News Reports That Dick Cheney Is Visiting IraqWhite House Denies Cheney Is in Iraq Los Angeles Times - Nov 23 6:07 AM
BAGDHAD, Iraq -- The White House denied Iraqi television reports that U.S. Vice President Dick Cheney made an unannounced visit to Baghdad on Thursday.Ex-soldier killed in Iraq ambush BBC News - Nov 23 4:22 AM
A 29-year-old former soldier from Hereford dies while working as a security guard in Iraq.Japan monitoring Iraq backpacker case after death sentence TODAYonline - 2 hours, 13 minutes ago
Iraqi Hussein Fahmi Badr, who allegedly abducted and killed Japanese backpaker Shosei Koda in 2004. Japan has said it is closely monitoring the case of an Al-Qaeda linked militant accused of killing a Japanese backpacker in Iraq after the suspect was given a death sentence in a separate murder trial.Iraq withdrawal would be victory for 'terrorists': Australian PM TODAYonline - 2 hours, 13 minutes ago
Australian soldiers secure an area in the Iraqi southern city of Samawa. An early withdrawal of coalition forces from Iraq would have disastrous consequences and give victory to "terrorists", Australian Prime Minister John Howard has warned.150 Die in Worst Sectarian Iraq Attack San Francisco Chronicle - Nov 23 9:34 AM
In the deadliest attack on a sectarian enclave since the beginning of the Iraq war, suspected Sunni-Arab militants used three suicide car bombs and two mortar rounds on the capital's Shiite Sadr City slum to kill at least 150 people and wound 238 on Thursday,... Cheney to Meet With Saudi King Ahead of Iraq Summit Washington Post - Nov 22 5:29 PM
Vice President Cheney will fly to Saudi Arabia tomorrow and hold talks with King Abdullah on Saturday amid a flurry of diplomatic activity over Iraq that reflects the wider scramble to shape the war-torn country's future at a critical juncture. Howard 'horrified' by Iraq car bomb killings ABC via Yahoo!7 News - Nov 23 2:25 PM
Prime Minister John Howard says he is disturbed by the latest mass killings in Iraq.Local Soldier Leaves Iraq To Fight A Home Battle CBS 13 Sacramento - Nov 23 6:37 PM
A local soldier is home for Thanksgiving, but instead of fighting the enemy in Iraq, he's fighting for his son's life.Iran touts own Iraq summit ahead of U.S. AP via Yahoo! News - Nov 22 3:57 PM
Iran on Wednesday touted its weekend summit with the Iraqi and Syrian presidents, moving to secure a larger role in the region just as President Bush prepares to head to the Mideast for meetings on reducing American involvement in Iraq.No new tasks for Iraq troops - yet News Interactive - Nov 23 3:44 PM
AUSTRALIA has not agreed to take on any new tasks in Iraq and any changes will depend on a possible withdrawal of British forces, Prime Minister John Howard has said.Iraq: War of imagination Salon.com - 1 hour, 11 minutes ago
The U.S. disaster in Iraq was created by seemingly competent officials blinded by ideological hubris. With mounting American and Iraqi deaths, will reality-based policy finally prevail?Iraq oil watchdog says $US24.7b potential exports lost Stuff - Nov 23 1:10 PM
BAGHDAD: Iraq lost $US24.7 ($NZ37.30) billion of potential oil revenues in the past three years because violence and political instability have damaged existing operations and blocked new projects, Iraq's oil watchdog said on Thursday.MPs press Blair for Iraq statement PA via Yahoo! UK & Ireland News - Nov 23 12:14 PM
A Commons amendment to the Queen's Speech debate has attracted 107 signatures and is putting pressure on the Prime Minister to present to MPs the Government's strategy on Iraq.Cheney Iraq trip reports denied BBC News - Nov 23 1:03 AM
US Vice-President Dick Cheney's office denies reports he is in Iraq to spend Thanksgiving with US troops.U.S. Vice President Dick Cheney Isn't in Iraq, Spokeswoman Says Bloomberg.com - Nov 23 3:18 AM
Nov. 23 (Bloomberg) -- U.S. Vice President Dick Cheney isn't in Iraq, his spokeswoman said, following a report that he was in Baghdad to meet American soldiers on Thanksgiving Day.Quitting Iraq Will Have No Effect, Say Britons Angus Reid - 4 minutes ago
- Many adults in Britain believe there would be few problems if their government ends its commitment to the Iraq and Afghanistan conflicts, according to a poll by ICM Research published in The Guardian. 53 per cent of respondents say the threat of terrorism will stay the same if British troops are removed from both countries.Iraq, reversing course, to keep U.N. oil watchdog Reuters via Yahoo! News - Nov 22 1:58 PM
Iraq has decided to keep alive for another year a U.N. watchdog to monitor the use of its oil wealth, reversing course just weeks after announcing the agency would be abolished, officials said on Wednesday.U.S. military deaths in Iraq hit 2,867 AP via Yahoo! News - Nov 22 2:54 PM
As of Wednesday, Nov. 22, 2006, at least 2,867 members of the U.S. military have died since the beginning of the Iraq war in March 2003, according to an Associated Press count. The figure includes seven military civilians. At least 2,302 died as a result of hostile action, according to the military's numbers.Community thanks severely injured Iraq vet by remodeling his home Journal Gazette & Times Courier - Nov 23 3:14 PM
ROLLING MEADOWS, Ill. - Last October, Army Sgt. Bryan Anderson lost both legs and one arm in a roadside bomb explosion in Iraq, and death seemed imminent.Officials Deny Reports of Cheney in Iraq ABC News - Nov 23 1:10 AM
U.S. Officials Deny Reports of Cheney in Iraq; U.S., Iraqi Forces Raid Militia StrongholdAt Least 160 Dead In Deadliest Attack of Iraq War NBC 24 Toledo - 2 hours, 10 minutes ago
BAGHDAD, Iraq (AP) - Five car bombs and two mortar rounds struck the capital's Shiite Sadr City slum Thursday, killing at least 160 people and wounding 250, police said.British troops in Iraq may be back home next spring: Beckett New Kerala - 1 hour, 34 minutes ago
London, Nov 23: The battle-fatigued British troops could start coming home from Iraq next April under a rapid exit strategy being considered by British Prime Minister Tony Blair.Home ... for now ... for the holidays Main mission is family time says father of 7 headed to Iraq CentralOhio.com - Nov 23 10:25 AM
MARION - It's not a matter of if, but rather when Shawn Miracle will be deployed to serve his country. And Miracle is savoring each day, especially this Thanksgiving Day, with his wife Stacy and seven children as he waits for the word that he is to report for deployment to Iraq.Synchronicity is a wonderful thing, even in Iraq Crikey - Nov 23 6:23 PM
Barely a week after the Big-W-War party loses both houses of Congress (to the small w-war party) and Henry Kissinger declares Iraq to be lost, the British government declares that the four Basra-region provinces under its lack-of-control will be ready for handover to Iraqi forces.Iraq toll hits new high as Bush and Maliki to meet AFP via Yahoo! News - Nov 22 11:59 AM
Iraq's civilian death toll reached a new monthly high of more than 3,700 in October, a UN report said, as US President George W. Bush and Prime Minister Nuri al-Maliki prepared to meet to review the situation in the war-torn country.U.S. Military October Death Toll Rises to 96 in Iraq NBC 24 Toledo - Nov 23 5:45 PM
BAGHDAD, Iraq (AP) - The number of American troops killed in Iraq in October reached the highest monthly total in a year Thursday after four Marines and a sailor died of wounds suffered while fighting in the same Sunni insurgent stronghold.Iraq war was good for Israel: Olmert Reuters via Yahoo! News - Nov 22 12:16 PM
The Iraq war was a boon for Israel's security, Israeli Prime Minister Ehud Olmert said on Wednesday, voicing fresh endorsement for a Bush administration sapped by the unpopularity at home of its Middle East policies.Three Marines among latest U.S. service members killed in Iraq News 8 Austin - Nov 23 1:22 PM
BAGHDAD, Iraq -- The U.S. military is reporting that three Marines have been killed in Anbar province. That's the troubled region of western Iraq where many Sunni-Arab insurgents are based.21-year-old Kaneohe Marine killed in Iraq KPUA Hilo - Nov 23 6:35 PM
HONOLULU (AP) _ The Department of Defense announced today that a 21-year-old Kaneohe Marine has died in Iraq. Marine Lance Corporal Joshua C. Alonzo of Dumas, Texas, was killed yesterday in Anbar province.US reaches Iraq milestone News Interactive - Nov 23 10:00 AM
THE US involvement in Iraq will pass another sad milestone on Monday, when it overtakes the length of America's engagement in World War II.Some Fighters in Iraq Adopt New Tactics to Battle U.S. New York Times - 2 hours, 8 minutes ago
Training camps east of Baghdad are turning out well-disciplined units willing to fight American forces in set-piece battles, American military commanders said.Hometown Hero Killed in Iraq NBC 24 Toledo - Nov 23 5:42 PM
(Clyde, OH)--The flag was lowered at Clyde High school Monday to remember a 2002 graduate and fallen Marine: Lance Corporal Jeremy Shock. The reservist was killed in Iraq at the age of 22.Monthly Civilian Death Toll in Iraq Reaches Record High Zaman Online - Nov 23 2:10 PM
Despite numerous efforts from the American administration, stability and security in Iraq remain utopian ideals, with the situation worsening day after day.Fort Bragg soldier from Iowa killed in Iraq WIS News 10 Columbia - Nov 23 1:47 PM
A soldier from Iowa based at Fort Bragg (North Carolina) has died in Iraq. The family of 23-year-old Sergeant James Musack of Riverside says he was killed in action Tuesday.With flag football and butter sculptures, Marines celebrate Thanksgiving in Iraq KXLY-TV Spokane - Nov 23 12:49 PM
FALLUJAH, IRAQ -- About 20,000 Marines across Iraq's Anbar province quickly celebrated Thanksgiving before returning to work. A deputy Marine commander held a church service at Camp Fallujah Thursday morning.Australian honoured for Iraq bravery News Interactive - Nov 23 11:15 AM
WHEN the helicopter Major Scott Watkins was flying came under enemy fire in Iraq and his co-pilot was seriously wounded, instinct kicked in.Ohio Marines Betrayed in Iraq? NBC 24 Toledo - Nov 23 5:46 PM
(Cleveland, OH) --- Twenty Ohio Marines came home in coffins last fall, casualties of war in Iraq. In the five months since their deaths, Marine family tears have turned to anger.Iraq civilian death toll hits record AP via Yahoo! News - Nov 22 10:29 AM
The United Nations said Wednesday that 3,709 Iraqi civilians were killed in October, the highest monthly toll since the March 2003 U.S. invasion and another sign of the severity of Iraq's sectarian bloodbath.Cheney's office denies Iraq visit Stuff - Nov 23 8:15 AM
BAGHDAD: US Vice President Dick Cheney's office has denied reports he was in Iraq for a previously unannounced visit to celebrate the US Thanksgiving holiday with American troops.Simulation Prepares Marines For Iraq Combat WCSH 6 Portland - Nov 23 12:16 PM
As President Bush works on a new Iraq plan, U.S. Marines are working on how to keep themselves and Iraqi civilians alive in Al Anbar, Iraq's most dangerous province.Baghdad Airport shut at end of bloody day in Iraq KXLY-TV Spokane - Nov 23 12:49 PM
BAGHDAD, IRAQ -- At the end of a day in which attacks killed at least 160 Iraqis and wounded more than 250, comes word that Baghdad's airport is shut.Deadliest attacks in Iraq TurkishPress.com - Nov 23 12:37 PM
BAGHDAD - At least 152 people were killed in a series of bombings in Baghdad's Shiite district of Sadr City on Thursday, the deadliest attack in a single area since the Iraq war.144 Die, 236 Hurt in Attacks in Iraq phillyburbs.com - Nov 23 7:34 AM
BAGHDAD, Iraq - Police report that suicide bombings and mortar attacks on Sadr City, Baghdad's Shiite slum, killed 144 and wounded 236.Iraq Closes Baghdad, Basra Airports TurkishPress.com - Nov 23 12:52 PM
BAGHDAD - Iraq on Thursday closed its two main airports, in the capital Baghdad and the southern city of Basra, a senior government official said.Iraq war tip-off a conspiracy theory: Downer News Interactive - Nov 23 12:52 PM
SUGGESTIONS the Australian Government told AWB of its plans to invade Iraq a year before the military action are crackpot conspiracy theories, said Foreign Minister Alexander Downer.More Than 150 Dead After Violent Day in Iraq WSYR 9 Syracuse - Nov 23 12:03 PM
BAGHDAD, IRAQ (AP) More than 150 Iraqis are dead and over 200 are wounded in Iraq after what is being called one of the deadliest attacks since the start of ...Iran trumpets summit with Syria, Iraq The Buffalo News - Nov 23 6:10 AM
TEHRAN, Iran - Iran on Wednesday touted its upcoming weekend summit with the Iraqi and Syrian presidents, moving to secure a larger role in the region just as President Bush prepares to head to the Mideast for meetings on reducing American involvement in Iraq.Iraq oil watchdog says $24.7 bln potential exports lost AlertNet - Nov 23 8:08 AM
Source: Reuters By Ahmed Rasheed BAGHDAD, Nov 23 (Reuters) - Iraq lost $24.7 billion of potential oil revenues in the past three years because violence and political instability have damaged existing operations and ... Bombs, Mortars Kill 150 In Iraq WNBC - Nov 23 11:50 AM
At least 150 are dead and another 236 wounded in renewed violence in Iraq.Iran eyes its summit with Iraq, Syria Boston Globe - Nov 23 12:59 AM
TEHRAN -- Iran yesterday touted its weekend summit with the Iraqi and Syrian presidents, scheduled only days before President Bush holds a summit of his own with Iraq's prime minister. With the United States looking for a way out of Iraq, Tehran is aiming to secure a larger role in the region.30 Die, 54 Wounded in Attacks in Iraq phillyburbs.com - Nov 23 7:19 AM
BAGHDAD, Iraq - Three suicide car bombers and two mortar attacks shook Baghdad's Sadr City Shiite slum Thursday afternoon, killing at least 30 people and wounding 54 others, police said.Three Marines Killed Fighting in Iraq ABC News - Nov 22 9:40 PM
Three Marines Killed Fighting in Iraq; U.N. Says October Was Deadliest Month Since War BeganIraq: Could Iranian Summit Lead To Breakthrough? Payvand Iran News - Nov 23 9:18 AM
On November 21, Iraqi President Jalal Talabani accepted an invitation from his Iranian counterpart to visit Tehran on November 25-26. Talabani and Iranian President Mahmud Ahmadinejad will discuss ways to end the violence currently plaguing Iraq, and conflicting reports suggest Syria's president might also attend. -RFEAfghan, Iraq deployments straining Marines The Buffalo News - Nov 23 6:02 AM
WASHINGTON - The Marine Corps may need to increase in size to sustain deployments to Iraq and Afghanistan without sacrificing needed training or putting undue stress on the corps, the new Marine commandant said Wednesday.Iraq 'to hold reconciliation talks' Guardian Unlimited - Nov 23 5:06 AM
Iraq: Latest move to stem sectarian violence.