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15 killed in Iraq bombings, shootings 
AP via Yahoo! News - Jul 10 6:24 PM
Car bombs killed eight people in a Shiite slum and gunmen mounted a deadly ambush on a bus in a Sunni area of the capital Monday as Iraq's sectarian violence showed no sign of easing.Stubborn man tries to govern in violent Iraq International Herald Tribune - Jul 10 6:29 PM
Mamoon Sami Rashid has counted 29 assassination attempts since joining the Anbar provincial government in January 2005. Left, Rashid, the leader of Anbar, Iraq's most violent province, seems to run a one-man government.Rice: Iraq gov't can prevail over violence AP via Yahoo! News - Jul 10 2:28 PM
Secretary of State Condoleezza Rice said Monday she is certain Iraq's new leaders can prevail over "determined killers" like those who killed 41 people over the weekend.Correction: Bush-Iraq story AP via Yahoo! News - Jul 10 1:31 PM
In a July 6 story about Iraq, The Associated Press reported erroneously that Zalmay Khalilzad, the U.S. ambassador to Baghdad, accompanied Iraqi Prime Minister Nouri al-Maliki on a visit to Persian Gulf countries. Khalilzad visited Saudi Arabia and urged its leaders to invite al-Maliki there, but the ambassador did not accompany the prime minister when he traveled.Iraq sectarian attacks kill more than 30 AFP via Yahoo! News - Jul 10 11:44 AM
More than 30 people were killed in attacks across Iraq as sectarian bloodletting raged on in Baghdad, raising new fears that the country is sliding towards civil war.UK Muslim leaders say anger at Iraq war undimmed Reuters via Yahoo! News - Jul 10 12:21 PM
Prime Minister Tony Blair's refusal to accept that the war in Iraq has alienated Britain's Muslims is fueling anger in the community and making further attacks by militants more likely, Islamic leaders say.General: Security better in northern Iraq AP via Yahoo! News - Jul 10 9:44 AM
While Baghdad erupts in sectarian violence, the general in charge of U.S. forces in northern Iraq believes security has improved enough here for soldiers to think about a day when the attacks stop.Man Arrested For Protesting Against War In Iraq WDIV ClickOnDetroit.com via Yahoo! News - Jul 10 10:46 AM
A local man was handcuffed and arrested after standing at Nine Mile Road and Woodward Avenue in protest against the war in Iraq.24 killed in Iraq as sectarian attacks rage on AFP via Yahoo! News - Jul 10 5:45 AM
At least 24 people have been killed in attacks across Iraq as sectarian bloodshed raged on in Baghdad, raising new fears that the country was sliding towards civil war.News Analysis: Bush's vision collides with post-Iraq realities International Herald Tribune - Jul 10 6:14 AM
Bush is struggling to square his muscular declarations with the post-Iraq realpolitik of his second term.Immediate Withdrawal: Power Vacuums in Gaza and Iraq The Globalist - 49 minutes ago
With Iraq on the brink of civil war, popularity has increased for an immediate withdrawal of U.S. troops from the region.Correction: Bush-Iraq Story Los Angeles Times - Jul 10 1:52 PM
WASHINGTON -- In a July 6 story about Iraq, The Associated Press reported erroneously that Zalmay Khalilzad, the U.S. ambassador to Baghdad, accompanied Iraqi Prime Minister Nouri al-Maliki on a visit to Persian Gulf countries.Iraq developments Minneapolis-St. Paul Star Tribune - 3 minutes ago
Coordinated bombing attacks killed eight people and wounded 41 in a Shiite slum, and gunmen opened fire at a Sunni mosque in Baghdad as Iraq's sectarian violence showed no sign of easing. At least 44 people died in various other bombings and shootings across the country. Saddam Hussein and his lawyers announced they would boycott his trial even as its final phase began, saying the court was Price of Iraq war too steep, say parents who lost sons The Providence Journal - 32 minutes ago
Among the speakers at last night's peace rally in Wickford was Michael Berg, whose son, Nicholas Berg, was kidnapped and killed by militants in Iraq in 2004.US names troops accused of Iraq rape Sydney Morning Herald - Jul 10 6:26 PM
Iraq will ask the United Nations to end immunity from local law for US troops, the government said, as the US military named five soldiers charged in a rape-murder case that has outraged Iraqis.US names troops accused of Iraq rape AAP via Yahoo!7 News - Jul 10 6:12 PM
Iraq will ask the United Nations to end immunity from local law for US troops, as the US military named all of the soldiers charged in a rape-murder case.A look at U.S. military deaths in Iraq Boston Globe - Jul 10 2:34 PM
As of Monday, July 10, 2006, at least 2,546 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 2,010 died as a result of hostile action, according to the military's numbers.EXCLUSIVE - Iraq says to ask U.N. to end U.S. immunity Reuters via Yahoo! Asia News - Jul 10 5:21 PM
BAGHDAD (Reuters) - Iraq will ask the United Nations to end immunity from local law for U.S. troops, the government said on Monday, as the U.S. military named five soldiers charged in a rape-murder case that has outraged Iraqis.Other IDs Released in Iraq Rape-Slaying Los Angeles Times - Jul 10 8:49 AM
BAGHDAD, Iraq -- Two sergeants are among five American soldiers facing charges in the alleged rape-murder of an Iraqi teenager and the killing of three family members, the U.S. military said Monday.Caught in the crossfire in Iraq - Sectarian violence escalates as Shiites gun down Sunnis Times-Reporter - 1 hour, 8 minutes ago
BAGHDAD, Iraq Wissam Mohammad al-Ani was walking to a bus stop when three gunmen demanded his identification. Believing they were Shiites, the Sunni produced a fake ID with a Shiite name. The gunmen took two young men standing nearby.Rice: Iraq's New Leaders Can Prevail Over Insurgents Fox News - Jul 10 4:49 PM
After insurgent attacks killed 41 people over the weekend, Secretary of State Condoleezza Rice said Monday that she believes Iraq's new leaders can prevail against the violence.Sectarian strife claims more lives in Iraq UPI - 1 hour, 22 minutes ago
BAGHDAD, July 10 (UPI) -- Sectarian violence claimed 30 lives in Iraq Monday, including 10 killed by bombs in a Shiite stronghold in Baghdad and seven shot in a Sunni neighborhood.Dozens more dead in Iraq Fox21 - 2 hours, 40 minutes ago
BAGHDAD, Iraq It's turned into another brutal day in Iraq, with dozens more people killed.Correction: Bush-Iraq Story Minneapolis-St. Paul Star Tribune - Jul 10 2:12 PM
WASHINGTON (AP) - In a July 6 story about Iraq, The Associated Press reported erroneously that Zalmay Khalilzad, the U.S. ambassador to Baghdad, accompanied Iraqi Prime Minister Nouri al-Maliki on a visit to Persian Gulf countries. Khalilzad visited Saudi Arabia and urged its leaders to invite al-Maliki there, but the ambassador did not accompany the prime minister when he traveled. (PROFILE Rice: Iraq Gov't Can Prevail Over Violence Minneapolis-St. Paul Star Tribune - Jul 10 1:42 PM
WASHINGTON (AP) - Secretary of State Condoleezza Rice said Monday she is certain Iraq's new leaders can prevail over "determined killers'' like those that killed 41 people over the weekend. "No one could have expected that just within weeks of coming to power that the Iraqi government would have been able to stop the violence and to completely address a difficult security situation,'' Rice said. W. Columbia reservists redeploy to Iraq, families say goodbye WIS-TV Columbia - Jul 10 6:41 PM
(West Columbia) July 10, 2006 - Family members of the men and women that make up the 251st Rear Operations Center gathered Monday to say goodbye. That's because for many of them, their loved ones are being redeployed to Iraq. Marilyn Jamison hugs and kisses her husband of 30 years goodbye.Iraq: Sectarian Battles In Baghdad India Daily - 4 minutes ago
Gunbattles broke out between Shiite and Sunni fighters in the Ghazaliya district of western Baghdad, Iraq, on July 10, Reuters said. Ghazaliya is a predominantly Sunni neighborhood, and has seen several sectarian clashes in recent days.Vietnam vets' experience on boats utilized in Iraq USA Today - Jul 09 6:24 PM
The Navy wants to extend its reach into the shallow brown waters of deltas and rivers, often the frontline in the war against terrorists and insurgents. Next spring, the first sailors since the days of the Vietnam-era swift boats will relieve Marines on river patrols protecting Haditha dam in Iraq.5 GIs Tied to Iraq Rape-Slaying Identified phillyburbs.com - Jul 10 1:19 PM
BAGHDAD, Iraq - Two sergeants are among five American soldiers charged in the alleged rape-murder of a young Iraqi woman and the killing of three of her relatives, the U.S. military said Monday in releasing the identities of the suspects.A Look at U.S. Military Deaths in Iraq AP via Yahoo! Asia News - Jul 10 2:13 PM
As of Monday, July 10, 2006, at least 2,546 members of the U.S. military have died since the beginning of the Iraq war in March 2003, according to an Associated Press count.4 More Charged With Rape, Murder in Iraq ABC News - Jul 10 4:46 AM
4 More U.S. Soldiers Charged in Iraq Rape-Slayings Case; 5th Charged With Dereliction of DutyProbe of Iraq shooting to be reopened AAP via Yahoo!7 News - Jul 10 1:08 PM
A probe of the fatal shooting of an Iraqi minister's bodyguard by Australian troops has been reopened after Iraq threatened to review trade with Australia.Iraq Qaeda says Iran wants to 'destroy' Sunnis - Web Reuters via Yahoo! Asia News - Jul 10 12:03 PM
DUBAI (Reuters) - An al Qaeda-led group said Iran was trying to destroy Sunni Muslims in Iraq and blasted the Islamic republic for hosting a conference of Iraq's neighbours, according to an Internet statement on Monday.41st Minnesotan killed serving in Iraq 5 Eyewitness News - Jul 10 5:36 PM
DETROIT LAKES, Minn. (AP) - A Detroit Lakes area soldier was killed in Iraq when a roadside bomb went off near the Humvee he was driving, relatives said Sunday.GSDF donating facilities to Iraq Asahi.com - 2 hours, 45 minutes ago
The Ground Self-Defense Force will leave behind most of its facilities in Samawah, Iraq, as a farewell gift to the locals and to speed up its withdrawal from the country, officials said.Mission man killed in Iraq KLTV Texas - Jul 10 5:09 PM
MISSION, Texas A 27-year-old Mission man was one of three soldiers killed when a makeshift bomb exploded near their vehicle during combat in Iraq.Mission man killed in Iraq KGBT 4 Rio Grande Valley - Jul 10 5:11 PM
MISSION, Texas A 27-year-old Mission man was one of three soldiers killed when a makeshift bomb exploded near their vehicle during combat in Iraq. That's what the Department of Defense said today.Mission man killed in Iraq KRIS-TV Corpus Christi - Jul 10 4:40 PM
MISSION, Texas -- A 27-year-old Mission man was one of three soldiers killed when a makeshift bomb exploded near their vehicle during combat in Iraq, the Department of Defense said...101st Progress in Iraq WBKO-TV Bowling Green - Jul 10 4:17 PM
Major General Thomas Turner tells the associated press that soldiers in northern Iraq are starting to think about a day when attacks may stop. Turner says that means that U.S. and Iraqi forces can start worrying about economics and projects.Dozens of police officers have been fired over corruption and human rights violations in Iraq WOAI - Jul 10 5:03 PM
BAGHDAD, Iraq (AP) - Dozens of police officers and Interior Ministry officials have been fired on charges of corruption, bribery and human rights violations, a ministry official said Monday.Soldier from U.P. killed in Iraq WOOD TV 8 - Jul 10 4:38 PM
DETROIT A 22-year-old from Michigan's Upper Peninsula was among three soldiers killed by an explosion in Iraq over the weekend. The Department of Defense says Joseph...EXCLUSIVE - Iraq to ask U.N. to end U.S. immunity after rape case The Star Online - Jul 10 4:14 PM
BAGHDAD (Reuters) - Iraq will ask the United Nations to end immunity from local law for U.S. troops, the human rights minister said on Monday, as the military named five soldiers charged in a rape-murder case that has outraged Iraqis.Lynch pushes Iraqi-run Iraq Boston Herald - 16 minutes ago
While the partisan debate over Iraq rages, U.S. Rep. Stephen Lynch (D-South Boston) has quietly filed a bill on Capitol Hill that would take steps to relieve the growing pressure on U.S. forces in the...New device said to help bridge U.S. language gaps in Iraq: report People's Daily - Jul 10 4:55 PM
A new translation device, using the latest advances in speech technology, may help close U.S. language gaps in Iraq that have hampered U.S. efforts, and even save lives, The Miami Herald reported Monday.Iraq to request end to US legal immunity Australian Broadcasting Corporation - Jul 10 3:55 PM
Iraq's Government says it will ask the United Nations to end immunity from local law for United States troops, as the US military named five soldiers charged in a rape-murder case that has outraged Iraqis.Group says US soldiers slain over Iraq rape, murder Reuters via Yahoo! News - 14 minutes ago
An al Qaeda-led group released a video on Monday showing gruesome footage of two U.S. soldiers killed in June and links the killings to a rape and murder case that has outraged Iraqis, according to a group that monitors extremists' Web sites.Drones reshaping Iraq s battlefields Air Force Times - Jul 10 2:39 PM
The use of unmanned surveillance planes over Iraq has soared, revolutionizing the way U.S. troops wage war and crowding the skies above Iraq.Oil Rich Iraq Suffers Through Gasoline Shortage NPR - Jul 10 6:26 AM
Morning Edition , July 10, 2006 · In Iraq, with the second-largest proven oil reserves in the world, residents of Baghdad are enduring a fuel shortage. Long lines at gas stations are not unusual. But now many stations are closed for lack of fuel. Jamie Tarabay reports.Bill Cusack: The 3rd Option: Iraq, the 51st state of The United States of The World HuffingtonPost - Jul 10 12:02 AM
As soon as we leave Iraq, whether it is a year or ten or fifty years from now, Iraq will instantly break out into a vicious civil war. Iraqi troops may be able to stand up at some point, but the ranks will disintegrate along sectarian lines at the first sign of trouble, which should come a few seconds after the U.S. pulls out. Staying until Iraq stabilizes means staying forever. Perhaps that is Socal Marine Killed By Sniper In Iraq NBC San Diego - Jul 10 2:32 PM
HEMET, Calif. -- A 20-year-old Marine killed in Iraq is being mourned by friends and family in his hometown of Hemet.Rapid River Soldier Killed In Iraq WLUC TV 6 - Jul 10 6:16 PM
A soldier from Rapid River has been killed in Iraq. Twenty-two year old Joe Micks of the 54th Engineer Battalion C Company died near Ramadi, Iraq. His family says he grew up in Rapid River where he attended St. Charles Catholic Church.Iraq neighbor states meeting issues support to Iraq ArabicNews.com - Jul 10 12:55 PM
"Welcoming the completion of the political transition process and the establishment of permanent government and national assembly in Iraq, the ministers stressed their full support for the constitutionally-based elected government and national assembly of Iraq and for the realization of the priorities of the new government toward a prosperous, free, independent, democratic and unified federal OIC Steps in to Prevent Sectarian Clashes in Iraq Zaman Online - Jul 10 2:12 PM
The Organization of the Islamic Conference (OIC) is preparing to bring together Shiite and Sunni scholars to prevent sectarian conflict in Iraq that claim the lives of dozens of people every day.Evidence of female circumcision surfaces in Iraq | csmonitor.com The Christian Science Monitor - Jul 10 1:09 PM
KIRKUK, IRAQ Set on an arid plain southeast of Kirkuk, Hasira looks like a place forsaken by time. Sheep amble past mud-brick houses and the odd sickly palm tree shades children's games. There is no electricity.A Look at U.S. Military Deaths in Iraq The Daily Comet - Jul 10 2:20 PM
As of Monday, July 10, 2006, at least 2,546 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.Iraq sectarian attacks kill more than 30 Middle East Times - Jul 10 10:41 AM
BAGHDAD -- More than 30 people were killed in attacks across Iraq on Monday as sectarian bloodletting raged on in Baghdad, raising new fears that the country is sliding towards civil war.Billions Wasted In Iraq? CBS News - Jul 09 11:24 PM
Billions of dollars for the reconstruction of Iraq are unaccounted for because, says a U.S. official, oversight was "nonexistent." Steve Kroft reports.Moussa optimistic on Iraq's political future ArabicNews.com - Jul 10 12:54 PM
Arab League Secretary-General Amr Moussa described the meeting of foreign ministers of Iraqi neighboring states plus Egypt which concluded in Tehran Iran, on Sunday as "very serious," adding that constructive discussions were made on the political future of Iraq.Bush Lauds Slovenian Contributions in Iraq, Afghanistan U.S. Department of State - Jul 10 5:06 PM
President Bush thanked Slovenian Prime Minister Janez Jansa for his country s contributions in Afghanistan and Iraq after the leaders meeting at the White House July 10. I really appreciate the fact that you have made the courageous decision to help two young democracies, Afghanistan and Iraq, succeed, said Bush, adding that Slovenia s contributions will make a difference in achieving peace. 150 Nevada National Guard Troops Leave for Iraq KRNV - Jul 10 12:37 PM
The 593rd Transportation Company based in Stead is on its way to Iraq. Whether it's a soldiers first or fifteenth tour families and soldiers both told News 4 saying good-bye is not easy.Syria and Iran share views on Iraq, region ArabicNews.com - Jul 10 12:56 PM
Iran's Expediency Council Chairman Akbar Hashemi Rafsanjani in a meeting with visiting Syrian Foreign Minister Walid Muaallem yesterday said that Iran's efforts to reduce ethnic and religious discord in Iraq have been very effective in promoting regional security and called for cooperation between the two states in this respect.Violence pushes Iraq closer to civil war International Herald Tribune - Jul 09 3:45 PM
Masked Shiite gunmen stormed through a Sunni Arab district of Baghdad on Sunday, killing at least 41 in a dramatic escalation of sectarian violence that raised new fears that Iraq was on the brink of civil war.Iraq sectarian attacks kill more than 30 TODAYonline - Jul 10 11:47 AM
US military secure the site of a car bomb attack in Kirkuk. More than 30 people were killed in attacks across Iraq as sectarian bloodletting raged on in Baghdad, raising new fears that the country is sliding towards civil war.Egypt speaks of importance of not meddling in Iraq's domestic affairs ArabicNews.com - Jul 10 12:58 PM
Egyp's Foreign Minister Ahmed Abul-Gheit further highlighted yesterday the importance of not meddling into Iraq's domestic affairs. This is the best way for protecting Iraq's security and stability, as well as that of the region, according to Abul-GheitDem. Primaries Highlight Divisions On Iraq KGO-TV Bay Area - Jul 10 10:13 AM
Intent on seizing control of Congress, Democrats want to keep the focus on President Bush's missteps in Iraq.Militias, car bombs kill dozens in Iraq Albuquerque Tribune - Jul 10 11:11 AM
In a dramatic escalation of sectarian violence, attacks in Iraq have killed almost 70 people in the past 24 hours. Two car bombs struck a Shiite district in Baghdad today, killing at least eight people and wounding dozens, officials said.First Group Of 101st Soldiers Returns From Duty In Iraq WLEX-TV Lexington - Jul 10 11:26 AM
Fort Campbell (AP) Three-year-old Sam Smith didn't know what was going on as he waited at a Fort Campbell hangar, but he knew who he was looking for. "Why isn't my daddy here?" he said as he bounced anxiously on his grandmother's hip. "Is this Iraq?"Iraq's troubled pipeline shut for repairs AP via Yahoo! News - Jul 09 9:52 AM
Iraq's sabotage-prone northern pipeline has been shut down for maintenance, halting crude oil exports from Kirkuk oil fields to Turkey's Ceyhan port, the oil minister said Sunday.Iron Mountain Guard unit readies for Iraq deployment The Mining Journal - Jul 10 11:09 AM
IRON MOUNTAIN Approximately 60 members of the 46th National Guard Military Police Co. out of Kingsford took care of last minute details as they prepared for departure Sunday. They were scheduled to travel through the Lower Peninsula to Fort Dix, N.J., and eventually to Iraq.Saudi government supports decisions of Conference on Iraq Islamic Republic News Agency - Jul 10 11:31 AM
Conference - Saudi Arabia - Iraq Saudi Arabian government supported the outcome of 9th Conference of foreign ministers of Iraqi neighboring states which was held in Tehran on July 8-9, SPA said on Monday.Stubborn Man Tries to Govern in Violent Iraq New York Times - Jul 10 6:16 PM
The governor of Anbar province has counted 29 attempts on his life since he joined the government last year.Allen & Webb Face Off On Iraq WRIC 8 - Jul 10 10:28 AM
Virginia's two U.S. Senate candidates tried to clarify their positions on the Iraq War in front of a national audience Sunday. Both appeared on This Week With George Stephanapoulus .Iraq sectarian attacks kill more than 30 Outlook India - Jul 10 11:45 AM
More than 30 people were killed in attacks across Iraq today as sectarian bloodletting raged on in Baghdad, raising new fears that the country is sliding towards civil war.Iraq wheat deal at risk The Daily Telegraph - Jul 10 8:09 AM
AUSTRALIA'S wheat trade with Iraq is at risk of collapse after the Iraqi trade minister accused our defence force of failing to properly investigate the fatal shooting of his bodyguard.Iraq pol sees civil war risk New York Daily News - Jul 10 1:23 AM
BAGHDAD - Iraq was at "the gates of civil war" yesterday after masked Shiite gunmen in west Baghdad dragged Sunnis from their cars or plucked them from the street in a rampage that left 41 people shot dead.Webb, Allen Argue Iraq Strategy In TV Interviews NBC4 Washington, D.C. - Jul 10 9:52 AM
RICHMOND, Va. -- U.S. Sen. George Allen said that after U.S. combat duties end in Iraq, the United States should consider keeping military bases in Iraq if the conquered nation wants it.Man Arrested For Protesting Against War In Iraq ClickOnDetroit - Jul 10 11:02 AM
A local man was arrested when he stood on a busy corner holding a sign asking drivers to honk against the war in Iraq. Webb, Allen argue Iraq strategy in TV interviews WAVY 10 - Jul 10 9:32 AM
RICHMOND, Va. Senator George Allen says that after U-S combat duties end in Iraq, the United States should consider keeping military bases in Iraq if the conquered nation wants it.Four more soldiers charged in Iraq rape/murder case KATU - Jul 10 10:16 AM
TIKRIT, Iraq - Four more U.S. soldiers have been charged with rape and murder and a fifth with dereliction of duty in the alleged rape-slaying of a young Iraqi woman and the killings of her relatives in Mahmoudiya, the military said Sunday.8 Dead in Iraq As Sectarian Tensions Rise phillyburbs.com - Jul 10 4:49 AM
BAGHDAD, Iraq - Two car bombs struck a Shiite district in Baghdad on Monday, killing at least eight people and wounding dozens, officials said, as sectarian tensions rose following a rampage by Shiite gunmen that killed 41 people, most of them Sunnis.Iraq retreat would be 'catastrophe' The Age - Jul 10 7:24 AM
It would be 'catastrophic' for coalition forces to pull out of Iraq, Foreign Minister Alexander Downer has warned. -Sunni politicians call for sending U.N. peacekeepers to Iraq Boston Herald - Jul 10 4:59 AM
BAGHDAD, Iraq - Sunni politicians on Monday called on the U.N. Security Council to send peacekeepers to Iraq saying U.S.-led "occupation forces" cannot protect Iraqis. A day earlier Shiite...Sunnis gunned down in Iraq The Columbus Dispatch - Jul 10 4:34 AM
BAGHDAD, Iraq Masked Shiite gunmen roamed through west Baghdad s Jihad neighborhood yesterday, dragging Sunnis from their cars, picking them out on the street and killing them in a rampage that police said cost 41 people their lives in a dramatic escalation of sectarian violence.Gunmen attack Sunnis in Iraq The Olympian - Jul 10 4:33 AM
BAGHDAD, Iraq - Masked Shiite gunmen roamed through west Baghdad's Jihad neighborhood Sunday, dragging Sunnis from their cars, picking them out on the street and killing them in a rampage that police said killed 41 people in a dramatic escalation of sectarian violence.Other IDs released in Iraq rape-slaying Syracuse.com - Jul 10 9:00 AM
BAGHDAD, Iraq (AP) Two sergeants are among five American soldiers facing charges in the alleged rape-murder of an Iraqi teenager and the killing of three family members, the U.S. military said Monday.30 killed in Iraq Gulf Daily News - Jul 10 2:50 PM
BAGHDAD: More than 30 people were killed in attacks across Iraq yesterday.Prime Minister Nuri Al Maliki appealed to the country's Shi'ites and Sunnis to unite to "defeat terrorists and all those who insist on opposing the political process".U.S. deaths in Iraq The Plain Dealer - Jul 10 4:17 AM
As of Sunday, at least 2,546 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 2,009 died as a result of hostile action, according to the military's numbers.Should we still be in Iraq? Southwest Daily News - Jul 10 12:20 PM
With everything that's been going on in our country, should we still be trying to save Iraq or should we be concentrating on saving our selves?Pinoys continue to enter Iraq despite work ban ABS-CBNNEWS.com - Jul 10 5:15 AM
Filipino workers continue to seek jobs in Iraq despite the Philippine government s deployment ban due to the series of hostage-taking incidents and the spate of violence in the war-torn country, ABS-CBN Middle East News Bureau reported Monday.5 More Soldiers Charged in Iraq Rape Case ABC News - Jul 09 6:46 PM
5 More U.S. Soldiers Charged in Connection With Alleged Rape-Slayings Case in IraqIraq security meeting wraps up in Iran AFP via Yahoo! News - Jul 09 5:52 AM
Officials from Iraq and its neighbours have wrapped up a two-day conference aimed at improving security in the violence-stricken country, amid an Iranian campaign for the withdrawal of foreign troops from its neighbour.First group from 101st arrives from Iraq Louisville Courier-Journal - Jul 10 2:47 AM
Three-year-old Sam Smith didn't know what was going on as he waited at a Fort Campbell hangar, but he knew who he was looking for. "Why isn't my daddy here?" he asked as he bounced anxiously on his grandmother's hip. "Is this Iraq?" His father, Maj. Stephen Smith, was one of the first 50 soldiers from the 101st Airborne Division who arrived home Saturday as a "torch party" to prepare Fort Four Charged in Iraq Attack Washington Post - Jul 09 7:06 AM
The U.S. military announces charges against four soldiers in the alleged Iraq rape incident.Dozens die as sectarian attacks escalate in Iraq Belfast Telegraph - Jul 10 8:03 AM
Iraq moved further towards all-out sectarian civil war yesterday after Shia gunmen attacked a Sunni district in Baghdad, killing at least 42 people. Many were dragged from their cars at two fake police checkpoints and shot dead.60 U.P military police bound for Iraq WOOD TV 8 - Jul 10 6:53 AM
KINGSFORD, Mich. Today, 60 members of an Upper Peninsula military reserve unit are leaving home for an assignment that includes duty in Iraq. The 46th Military Police...4 more soldiers charged in Iraq rape-murder case CNN.com - Jul 09 6:09 AM
Three U.S. soldiers in Iraq are charged with participation in the "rape and murder of a young Iraqi woman and three members of her family," the U.S. military said Sunday.Car and Truck Bombs Kill 12 in Iraq phillyburbs.com - Jul 10 2:19 AM
BAGHDAD, Iraq - Two car bombs exploded nearly simultaneously in a Shiite area of Baghdad on Monday, killing at least eight and wounding dozens, police and hospital officials said.Iraq casualty had Montana, Minnesota connections Great Falls Tribune - Jul 10 10:51 AM
DETROIT LAKES, Minn. (AP) A Detroit Lakes area soldier who moved to Billings, Mont. after graduating from high school was killed in Iraq when a roadside bomb went off near the Humvee he was driving, relatives said Sunday.Bomb in Iraq kills state soldier Pioneer Press - Jul 10 1:12 AM
A Detroit Lakes-area soldier who joined the Army to pay for college and get a jump on becoming a state trooper was killed in Iraq when a roadside bomb exploded near the Humvee he was driving, relatives said Sunday.Religious strife inflames Iraq Montana Standard - Jul 10 5:35 AM
BAGHDAD, Iraq Shiite Muslim militiamen rampaged through a Sunni Arab neighborhood in Baghdad early Sunday morning, killing more than 50 people and discarding bodies in the streets, according to Iraqi officials and witnesses.