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Iraq oil official seized; 26 die in cafe 
AP via Yahoo! News - 1 hour, 34 minutes ago
A suicide bomber detonated explosives Sunday inside a cafe packed with Shiites in northern Iraq, killing 26 people and injuring 22, an Iraqi general said. Gunmen seized a top Oil Ministry official, the second major kidnapping in as many days.Corruption Cited in Iraq's Oil Industry Washington Post - 1 hour, 34 minutes ago
U.S. Comptroller General David M. Walker told Congress last week that "massive corruption" and "a lot of theft going on" in Iraq's government-controlled oil industry is hampering the country's ability to govern itself.Suicide Blast Kills 26 in N. Iraq Washington Post - Jul 16 6:30 PM
BAGHDAD, July 16 -- A suicide bomber detonated explosives Sunday inside a cafe packed with Shiite Muslims in northern Iraq, killing 26 people and injuring 22, an Iraqi general said.Suicide bomber kills 23 in northern Iraq coffeeshop AFP via Yahoo! News - Jul 16 2:45 PM
A suicide bomber walked into a coffeeshop, asked for a glass of water and then blew himself up, killing 23 people in a northern town, as at least 25 people died elsewhere in Iraq.Iraq Oil Official Seized; 26 Die in Cafe ABC News - 58 minutes ago
Suicide Bomber Strikes a Shiite Cafe in Northern Iraq, Killing 26; U.S. Soldier KilledBritish soldier, 17 others killed in Iraq AFP via Yahoo! News - Jul 16 9:47 AM
A British soldier was killed and three others wounded in two different attacks near Iraq's main southern city of Basra, while 17 people were killed in rebel violence across the country.Iran dissident: Iraq war not helping MSNBC - 1 hour, 58 minutes ago
Iran s most prominent dissident said Sunday that the war in Iraq has hurt his country s reform movement by giving its regime an excuse to crack down on critics.Iraq's Olympic Chief Abducted CBS News - Jul 16 5:09 PM
Gunmen kidnapped the head of Iraq's Olympic committee and more than a dozen employees Saturday after storming a meeting of sports officials just days after the coach of Iraq's national wrestling team was killed.6 of more than 30 hostages freed in Iraq AP via Yahoo! News - Jul 16 6:19 AM
Six of more than 30 people seized at an Iraqi Olympic Committee meeting were released in Baghdad on Sunday, while a British soldier was killed during a raid in southern Iraq.British soldier killed in southern Iraq CNN.com - Jul 16 5:10 AM
BAGHDAD, Iraq (AP) -- A British soldier was killed and another was wounded Sunday during a raid Sunday in southern Iraq, the British military said. It was the first British death by hostile fire in seven weeks.Iraq Insurgents Switch Targets by Martin Sieff UPI Senior News Analyst Washington (UPI) Jul 17, 2006 Space War - Jul 16 6:44 PM
The rapidly escalating sectarian violence in Iraq appears to have distracted the Sunni insurgents from their previous assaults on U.S. forces.Bomber Kills 26 at Cafe in Northern Iraq ABC News - Jul 16 4:01 PM
Suicide Bomber Strikes a Shiite Cafe in Northern Iraq, Killing 26; Top Oil Official KidnappedBad Signs In Iraq by William S. Lind Cleveland (UPI) Jul 17, 2006 Space War - Jul 16 6:44 PM
The Bush administration delights in finding "turning points" in Iraq so often that by now we must have turned our way through a maze. However, the events in Iraq to which the administration points are nothing more than new acts in the playacting offered by Iraq's government and security forces.British soldier killed in Iraq operation AFP via Yahoo! News - Jul 16 4:06 AM
A British soldier was killed and another wounded during a raid near Iraq's main southern city of Basra, among nearly a dozen people killed in insurgent violence around the country.British soldier killed in Iraq raid AFP via Yahoo! News - Jul 16 2:27 AM
A British soldier died after coming under fire in an operation in southern Iraq to apprehend terror suspects, the Ministry of Defence has said.British soldier killed in raid in southern Iraq International Herald Tribune - Jul 16 6:31 AM
A British soldier was killed and another was wounded Sunday during a raid in southern Iraq, the British military said.For Iraq's future, check Lebanon's past The Star-Ledger - 2 minutes ago
Wonder what Iraq might look like if the U.S.-led effort there fails? Look no further than Lebanon.Suicide bomber in Iraq kills 13 BBC News - Jul 16 11:08 AM
At least 13 people die and many more are injured in a suicide attack in a crowded cafe in northern Iraq.At least 31 seized at Iraq Olympic meeting AP via Yahoo! News - Jul 16 1:41 AM
Gunmen kidnapped the chairman of Iraq's Olympic committee and at least 30 others Saturday in a brazen daylight raid on a sports conference in the heart of Baghdad. Armed clashes erupted elsewhere across the capital.Bomber Kills 25 at Cafe in Northern Iraq ABC News - Jul 16 12:01 PM
Bomber Detonates Explosives at a Cafe in Northern Iraq Popular With Shiites, Killing 25 PeopleSRI International to test translating machines in Iraq BizJournals - 21 minutes ago
SRI International has shipped 32 interpreting systems to be tested by the U.S. military in Iraq.Aussie Idol rocks Iraq Sydney Morning Herald - 1 hour, 55 minutes ago
Pop rocker Lee Harding has ditched his trademark street look for army-style fatigues to perform for Australian troops stationed in Iraq. -6 of More Than 30 Hostages Freed in Iraq ABC News - Jul 16 10:16 AM
6 of More Than 30 Hostages Released in Iraq After Gunmen Seized Them Day Earlier in Baghdad26 killed in Iraq cafe; U.S. soldier dies Baltimore Sun - Jul 16 6:35 PM
Suicide bomber attacks cafe packed with Shiites A suicide bomber detonated explosives inside a cafe packed with Shiites in northern Iraq, killing 26 people and injuring 22, an Iraqi general said. Gunmen seized a top Oil Ministry official, the second major kidnapping in as many days. A look at U.S. military deaths in Iraq Boston Globe - Jul 16 3:18 PM
As of Sunday, July 16, 2006, at least 2,550 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 2,012 died as a result of hostile action, according to the military's numbers.REFILING: Nukaga seeks Kuwait's continued cooperation in ASDF aid for Iraq Kyodo via Yahoo! Asia News - Jul 16 5:49 PM
_ Japanese Defense Agency Director General Fukushiro Nukaga on Sunday sought continued cooperation from Kuwait with Japan's Air Self-Defense Force personnel who will expand their Kuwaiti-based airlift mission as part of international efforts to help rebuild Iraq.Probe: Robbers Used Weapons Smuggled From Iraq by Soldier Washington Post - Jul 15 9:32 PM
The gang that carried out a series of commando-style bank robberies in the Washington area two years ago used fully automatic assault rifles that were smuggled from the battlefields of Iraq by a soldier in the U.S. Army Reserve, according to investigators.Democrats: No simple answers on Iraq New Hampshire Union Leader - 37 minutes ago
The Pennsylvania congressman who has come to symbolize the anti-George W. Bush position on the Iraq war visits New Hampshire on Sunday, but only one local Democratic candidate for the U.S. House embraces his views.Durham soldier in Iraq for second time The Herald-Sun - 29 minutes ago
The old saying "It's a dirty job but somebody's got to do it" describes the day-to-day life of a National Guardsman from Durham who's in Iraq for the second time.Five Iraq sports officials freed BBC News - Jul 16 5:15 AM
Five Iraqi sports officials are released by their abductors who are still holding Iraq's Olympic Committee chief.Suicide attack kills 26 in northern Iraq Kyodo via Yahoo! Asia News - Jul 16 5:14 PM
_ A suicide bomber struck a cafe packed with Shiites in northern Iraq on Sunday evening, killing 26 people and injuring 22, the Associated Press reported.BRIT SHOT DEAD IN IRAQ RAID Daily Mirror - 19 minutes ago
A BRITISH soldier has been killed in Iraq as UK troops moved in to seize suspected terrorists.Feingold addresses voter unrest over Iraq AP via Yahoo! News - Jul 15 8:14 PM
Voter unrest over the war in Iraq has elevated foreign policy issues to a rare level of importance in Democratic politics and is the top concern at the moment, potential presidential candidate Russ Feingold said Saturday.Some hostages seized during Iraq sports meeting released KTRE-TV East Texas - 56 minutes ago
BAGHDAD, Iraq Some of the Iraqi hostages taken at an Olympic Committee meeting in Baghdad have been released.Two terror suspects held after British soldier dies in Iraq shooting The Scotsman - Jul 16 5:42 PM
A BRITISH soldier was killed and another injured in Iraq yesterday during an early morning raid to seize suspected terrorists in the southern city of Basra.26 die after a suicide bomb attack on Iraq café The Scotsman - Jul 16 5:44 PM
AT LEAST 26 people were killed and 25 others injured when a suicide bomber targeted an Iraq café yesterday.26 killed in Iraq cafe; U.S. soldier dies Syracuse.com - Jul 16 6:05 PM
BAGHDAD, Iraq (AP) A suicide bomber detonated explosives Sunday inside a cafe packed with Shiites in northern Iraq, killing 26 people and injuring 22, an Iraqi general said. Gunmen seized a top Oil Ministry official, the second major kidnapping in as many days.Gunmen kidnap Iraq oil company boss News Interactive - Jul 16 4:46 PM
THE head of Iraq's North Oil Company, Adel Qazaz, was kidnapped in Baghdad today, an Oil Ministry official said.Suicide bomber kills 26 in Iraq The Age - Jul 16 1:38 PM
A suicide bomber detonated explosives inside a cafe packed with Shi'ites in northern Iraq, killing 26 people and injuring 22, an Iraqi general says. Meanwhile, gunmen seized a top Oil Ministry official in the second major kidnapping in as many days.US Congressional Delegation Visits Iraq Amid New Violence Voice of America - Jul 16 1:05 PM
New attacks, including one on a hospital, have killed at least 15 people across Iraq. Meanwhile, a U.S. Congressional delegation made a quick trip to Iraq, visiting troops and meeting with government officials in Baghdad and in the northern Kurdistan region.Suicide bomber kills 23 in northern Iraq coffeeshop Channel NewsAsia - Jul 16 4:02 PM
KIRKUK, Iraq : A suicide bomber walked into a coffeeshop, asked for a glass of water and then blew himself up, killing 23 people in a northern town, as at least 25 people died elsewhere in Iraq.A suicide bomber killed 26 in a café in northern Iraq India Daily - 1 hour, 21 minutes ago
A suicide bomber killed 26 in a café in northern Iraq. Meanwhile, kidnappers released six of 31 hostages abducted from an Iraq Olympics Committee meeting and gunmen seized the head of government-owned North Oil.20 killed, oil official abducted in Iraq Aljazeera - Jul 16 2:57 PM
The head of Iraq 's North Oil Company has been kidnapped in Baghdad as fresh violence hit the embattled country on Sunday when a suicide bomber killed at least 20 people.Local National Guard Reserves head to Iraq KHOU - Jul 16 5:01 PM
They drilled at Ellington Field, trained at Fort Hood and now the troops are headed to Iraq. The 400 members of the Army National Guard s 149th Attack Reconnaissance Battalion are going to war after their farewell ceremony in Killeen.Bomber Kills 25 at Cafe in Northern Iraq phillyburbs.com - Jul 16 11:04 AM
BAGHDAD, Iraq - A suicide bomber detonated explosives at a cafe in northern Iraq popular with Shiites, killing 25 people, an Iraqi general said Sunday.Death toll from suicide attack in northern Iraq rises to 25 People's Daily - Jul 16 5:25 PM
The death toll from a suicide bomb attack in northern Iraq rose to 25 on Sunday, an Iraqi army general said.At Least 31 Seized at Iraq Olympic Meeting ABC News - Jul 16 2:01 AM
Gunmen Seize Iraq's Olympic Committee Chairman, 30 Others in Brazen Daylight Attack on ConferenceSuicide bomb kills 25 in Iraq Newsday - Jul 16 11:10 AM
An Iraqi general says a suicide bombing at a Shiite cafe in northern Iraq has killed 25 people.POMEROY MAKING FOURTH TRIP TO IRAQ KXMA-TV Dickinson - 1 hour, 49 minutes ago
Pomeroy and other members of Congress are slated to be in the country today. Pomeroy says he and other congressmen plan to visit Iraq's newly elected leaders and U-S military officials.Iraq's Olympic Chief and Dozens of Colleagues Kidnapped Los Angeles Times - Jul 16 12:08 AM
BAGHDAD Heavily armed men in camouflage and police uniforms swarmed a downtown cultural center Saturday and kidnapped the head of Iraq's Olympic committee and dozens of colleagues in broad daylight, even as the new interior minister spoke of punishing lawbreakers within his ranks.Olympic chief kidnapped, Iraq in state of emergency Business Day - Jul 16 3:16 PM
As sectarian violence continues to erupt in Iraq on a regular basis, the country s parliament is running out of ideas.A Look at U.S. Military Deaths in Iraq The Daily Comet - Jul 16 3:20 PM
As of Sunday, July 16, 2006, at least 2,550 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.Authorities Say Robbers' Guns Came from Iraq WJLA-TV Washington D.C. - Jul 16 2:12 PM
Washington (AP) - Investigators say the gang that carried out a series of brazen bank robberies in the area two years ago used weapons smuggled from the battlefields of Iraq.50 killed in Iraq attacks Business Recorder - Jul 16 4:33 PM
KIRKUK (July 17 2006): A suicide bomber walked into a coffee shop, asked for a glass of water and then blew himself up on Sunday, killing 23 people in a northern town, as at least 25 people died elsewhere in Iraq.Bank Robbery Weapons Came From Iraq Los Angeles Times - Jul 16 12:05 AM
A gang that carried out a series of commando-style bank robberies in the Washington area two years ago used fully automatic assault rifles that were smuggled from the battlefields of Iraq by a soldier in the U.S. Army Reserve, investigators said.British troop among 17 killed in Iraq violence The Daily Star Lebannon - Jul 16 2:06 PM
At least 17 people were killed in rebel violence across Iraq and a British soldier was killed and three others wounded in two different attacks near the southern city of Basra Sunday. Two of the British soldiers were part of a raid in the tribal area of Garmat Ali, north of the city, to "apprehend individuals involved in terrorist activities in Basra," British spokesman Major Charlie Burbridge FBI, Police: Robbery Guns Smuggled Back From Iraq NBC4 Washington, D.C. - Jul 16 1:02 PM
A gang that carried out a series of brazen bank robberies in the region used high-powered weapons smuggled into the U.S. by a soldier from the battlefields of Iraq, investigators said.Yemen jails 19 for helping Al-Qaeda, seeking to join insurgency in Iraq The Daily Star Lebannon - Jul 16 2:06 PM
A Yemeni court jailed 19 defendants for up to 40 months over the weekend for forging documents so they could join the Iraq insurgency, possessing weapons and covering up for Al-Qaeda suspects. A total of 23 defendants, most of whom were captured in Syria before they could enter Iraq, were in court for the verdict on Saturday.Bomber Kills 25 at Cafe in Northern Iraq Times and Democrat - Jul 16 12:12 PM
BAGHDAD, Iraq - A suicide bomber detonated explosives Sunday inside a northern Iraqi cafe popular with Shiites, killing 25 people and injuring 23, an Iraqi general said.Suicide bomber kills 23 in northern Iraq coffeeshop Khaleej Times - Jul 16 12:31 PM
KIRKUK, Iraq - A suicide bomber walked into a coffeeshop, asked for a glass of water and then blew himself up on Sunday, killing 23 people in a northern town, as at least 25 people died elsewhere in Iraq.In an About-Face, Sunnis Want U.S. to Remain in Iraq New York Times - Jul 16 6:31 PM
Sunni Arabs now say they need U.S. troops to protect them from Shiite militias and Shiite-run government forces.HEAD OF IRAQ'S NORTHERN OIL COMPANY KIDNAPPED The Tocqueville Connection - Jul 16 11:50 AM
BAGHDAD, July 16, 2006 (AFP) - The head of Iraq's Northern Oil Company (NOC) was kidnapped by gunmen in Baghdad after a meeting at the oil ministry on Sunday, a ministry official said.Gunmen kidnap Iraq Olympic committee chief AP via Yahoo! News - Jul 15 10:58 AM
Gunmen kidnapped the head of Iraq's Olympic committee and more than a dozen employees Saturday after storming a sports conference in Baghdad, police said. The kidnappers wore camouflage Iraqi police uniforms and security guards outside the meeting said they did not interfere because they thought the gunmen were legitimate law enforcement, police said.Suicide bomber kills 21 in Iraq Australian Broadcasting Corporation - Jul 16 12:24 PM
A suicide bomber has killed at least 21 people in a cafe north of Baghdad, while the head of Iraq's North Oil Company has been kidnapped in the capital, the second high-profile abduction in two days.Olympic officials, others seized by gunmen in Iraq The Buffalo News - Jul 16 6:01 AM
BAGHDAD, Iraq - Gunmen kidnapped the chairman of Iraq's Olympic committee and at least 30 other people Saturday in a brazen daylight raid on a sports conference in the heart of Baghdad. Armed clashes erupted elsewhere across the capital.A report released recently by the Congressional Budget Office stated that Iraq war is likely to overtake Korea and Al Jazeera - Jul 16 10:20 AM
The war in Iraq has so far cost $291 billion and would total almost half a trillion dollars even if the U.S. government decided to pull out all American form Iraq troops by the end of 2009, the nonpartisan CBO analysis added.Gunmen grab Iraq Oly chief New York Daily News - Jul 16 1:24 AM
Gunmen wearing camouflage Iraqi police uniforms abducted the head of Iraq's Olympic committee and more than two dozen of its staffers in Baghdad yesterday.British soldier, 17 others killed in Iraq TODAYonline - Jul 16 10:17 AM
British soldiers walk beside an armored Land Rover as they patrol the Iraqi southern city of Basra. A British soldier was killed and three others wounded in two different attacks near Iraq's main southern city of Basra, while 17 people were killed in rebel violence across the countryIraq Olympic chairman, others kidnapped in raid The Philadelphia Inquirer - Jul 16 12:19 AM
Gunmen kidnapped the chairman of Iraq's Olympic Committee and at least 30 others yesterday in a brazen daylight raid on a sports conference in the heart of Baghdad. Armed clashes erupted elsewhere across the capital.(AFX UK Focus) 2006-07-16 19:59 GMT: Suicide bomber kills 19 in northern Iraq; British solider killed near Basra Interactive Investor - Jul 16 12:30 PM
KIRKUK, Iraq (AFX) - At least 19 people were killed when a suicide bomber blew himself up in a coffee shop close to a Shiite mosque in the town of Tuz Khurmatu in northern Iraq, police said on a day 22 people died elsewhere in the country.Iraq rebel attacks kill 18 Australian Broadcasting Corporation - Jul 16 8:56 AM
Eighteen people have been killed in rebel violence across Iraq, including two attacks around the southern city of Basra that have killed a British soldier and wounded three others.AK-47s from Iraq used in U.S. robberies UPI - Jul 16 8:08 AM
WASHINGTON, July 16 (UPI) -- A gang that robbed a series of Washington-area banks used weapons smuggled by a U.S. soldier from Iraq, it was reported Sunday.Should Iraq Be Partitioned? Kurdish Media - Jul 16 9:51 AM
History vs. Statusquocracy: A Negotiated Partition in Iraq?Iraq extends emergency as Olympic committee head snatched AFP via Yahoo! News - Jul 15 6:59 AM
Parliament has voted to extend Iraq's state of emergency for 30 days and President Jalal Talabani warned of the perils of civil war, as the head of Iraq's Olympic committee was kidnapped.Suicide bomber strikes cafe in northern Iraq, killing 25 KBCI Boise - Jul 16 12:04 PM
BAGHDAD, Iraq An Iraqi general says 25 people are dead after a suicide bomber detonated explosives in a cafe popular with Shiites. The cafe is part of an outdoor market in a mostly Turkomen city in northern Iraq.Safety, legal worries keep Big Oil from Iraq's reserves Houston Chronicle - Jul 15 10:52 PM
In Iraq's peaceful north, a trio of foreign oil companies have begun classic wildcat exploration, hoping a gusher of black gold will bring them untold wealth. Some hostages seized during Iraq sports meeting released Fort Wayne News Channel 15 - Jul 16 7:53 AM
BAGHDAD, Iraq Some of the Iraqi hostages taken at an Olympic Committee meeting in Baghdad have been released. Six hostages were left blindfolded and unharmed in a neighborhood...Gunmen kidnap members of Iraq Olympic committee The State - Jul 16 3:23 AM
Gunmen kidnapped the chairman of Iraq s Olympic committee and at least 30 others Saturday in a brazen daylight raid on a sports conference in the heart of Baghdad.Iraq's divided parliament stands united over Israel Kurdish Media - Jul 16 9:52 AM
BAGHDAD, July 16 (Reuters) - Shi'ite, Sunni and Kurdish lawmakers in Iraq's U.S.-backed parliament often fail to see eye to eye, but on Sunday they stood united in their condemnation of Israel's military offensive against Lebanon.Feingold addresses voter unrest over Iraq during stop in Iowa Waterloo Cedar-Falls Courier - Jul 16 6:23 AM
By MIKE GLOVER, AP Political Writer DUBUQUE (AP) --- Voter unrest over the war in Iraq has elevated foreign policy issues to a rare level of importance in Democratic politics and is the top concern at the moment, Sen. Russ Feingold, D-Wisconsin, said Saturday.Bowling Green Soldiers Leave for Iraq Deployment WTOL News 11 - Jul 16 9:58 AM
BOWLING GREEN -- With hugs, words, and even a few tears, local soldiers began a year-long deployment to Iraq on Tuesday. Members of Company B of the 148th Infantry Regiment based in Bowling Green joined their family and friends at the unit's headquarters to say their good-byes.Iraq Olympic Chief Among 30 Kidnapped in Baghdad NPR - Jul 15 4:49 PM
The chairman of Iraq's Olympic committee is kidnapped in Baghdad, along with at least 30 staff members. The brazen daylight raid took place at a sports conference in the heart of the city.Iraq extends state of emergency amid fresh Baghdad clashes AFP via Yahoo! News - Jul 15 5:10 AM
Parliament has voted to extend Iraq's state of emergency for another 30 days and President Jalal Talabani warned against the perils of civil war, as fresh clashes erupted in the capital.Olympic official kidnapped in Iraq Portsmouth Herald - Jul 16 6:02 AM
BAGHDAD, Iraq (AP) -- Gunmen kidnapped the head of Iraq's Olympic committee and at least 30 employees after storming their offices in Baghdad on Saturday, police said.Gunmen kidnap Iraq's Olympic leader, 30 workers CNN.com - Jul 15 5:09 AM
The head of Iraq's Olympic Committee, Ahmad el Kijiye, was kidnapped Saturday along with at least 30 of his co-workers by gunmen dressed in army uniforms, Iraqi police said.UK soldier killed in Iraq fighting PA via Yahoo! UK & Ireland News - Jul 16 1:39 AM
A British soldier was killed on Sunday during an operation to seize suspected terrorists in Iraq, the Ministry of Defence said.Gunmen kidnap Iraq Olympic committee head AFP via Yahoo! News - Jul 15 5:03 AM
Gunmen in army uniforms have raided a social club in Baghdad and kidnapped the head and other members of Iraq's Olympic committee.Ohio Soldier Killed in Iraq WTOL News 11 - Jul 16 9:51 AM
COLUMBUS (AP) -- The Defense Department announced today that an Ohio soldier has been killed in combat operations in Iraq. Sergeant Benjamin Laymon of Mount Vernon was killed near Baghdad on Saturday when his patrol was hit by small arms fire and an improvised explosive device.Great Britain continues to count on cooperating with Romania in Iraq and Afghanistan Nine O'Clock - Jul 16 12:34 PM
GURA HUMORULUI - The Great Britain continues to count on an excellent cooperation with the Romanian troops in Iraq and Afghanistan, British Ambassador to Romania Robin Barnett stated at the TNL Summer School in Gura Humorului.Sylvania Father Called to Join Son in Iraq in Military WTOL News 11 - Jul 16 9:55 AM
SYLVANIA (AP) -- A man who retired from the Army Reserves seven years ago has been recalled to active duty in Iraq, where a son is serving with the Marines.Gibsonburg Sailor Hurt by Roadside Bomb in Iraq WTOL News 11 - Jul 16 9:45 AM
GIBSONBURG -- A Gibsonburg man serving in the US Navy will be back in America Friday after a roadside bomb wounded him in Iraq. Laurie Crabtree told News 11 her son, Lucas Gallagher, was hurt in an incident Monday.UK Soldier Killed In Iraq Terror Operation Sky News via Yahoo! UK & Ireland News - Jul 16 1:12 AM
A British soldier has been killed and another injured in Iraq. The casualties came during an operation to "seize a terrorist" in Basra.British soldier killed in Iraq Daily Telegraph - Jul 16 3:03 AM
A British soldier has been killed during an operation to seize suspected terrorists in Iraq, the Ministry of Defence has said.Suicide Blast Kills 26 In Iraq CBS News - 5 minutes ago
A suicide bomber detonated explosives inside a northern Iraqi cafe popular with Shiites, killing 26 people and injuring 22, an Iraqi general said. The attack occurred in Tuz Khormato, a mostly Turkomen city.Michigan Soldier Dies of Burns Suffered in Iraq WTOL News 11 - Jul 16 9:32 AM
DETROIT (AP) -- A 31-year-old Michigan Army National Guard soldier who spent nearly eight months in a hospital trying to recover from burn injuries suffered in Iraq has died. Sergant Duane Dreasky of Novi died Monday.UK soldier killed in Iraq fighting Evening Standard - Jul 16 5:28 AM
A British soldier was killed on Sunday during an operation to seize suspected terrorists in Iraq, the Ministry of Defence said. He was one of two soldiers who were hit by small arms fire in the early morning raid.Funeral next week for Detroit Lakes area soldier killed in Iraq Winona Daily News - Jul 16 3:45 AM
DETROIT LAKES, Minn. (AP) Services will be held next week for a Detroit Lakes area soldier killed in Iraq. The funeral for Army Spec. Troy Linden, of Rochert, will be held at 11 a.m. Wednesday at Grace Lutheran Church in Detroit Lakes.Some hostages seized during Iraq sports meeting released KBCI Boise - Jul 16 7:34 AM
BAGHDAD, Iraq Some of the Iraqi hostages taken at an Olympic Committee meeting in Baghdad have been released. Six hostages were left blindfolded and unharmed in a neighborhood in the capital. The first found was a 75-year-old man.US hopes of Iraq troop reductions deferred by sectarian violence AFP via Yahoo! News - Jul 15 1:19 AM
United States' hopes of bringing troops home from Iraq in significant numbers this year appear dimmer than ever now that Baghdad is in the throes of a new wave of sectarian violence.Nukaga arrives in Kuwait to greet Japanese troops from Iraq Kyodo via Yahoo! Asia News - Jul 15 9:19 PM
_ Japanese Defense Agency Director General Fukushiro Nukaga arrived in Kuwait on Sunday to greet Japanese ground troops who have pulled out of Iraq and encourage air service personnel who will expand their airlift mission to help reconstruct Iraq.