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Cheney argues against Iraq timetable 
AP via Yahoo! News - 1 hour, 42 minutes ago
Vice President Dick Cheney on Monday rejected a call from some Democrats for a timetable for withdrawing U.S. troops from Iraq, arguing that it would run counter to American interests.Japanese troops complete pullout from Iraq: Koizumi AFP via Yahoo! News - Jul 17 6:25 PM
Japanese troops have completed their withdrawal from Iraq, ending their first military mission in a conflict since World War II, Prime Minister Junichiro Koizumi said.Japan completes troop withdrawal from Iraq USA Today - Jul 17 3:31 PM
The last batch of Japanese troops touched down in Kuwait from southern Iraq on Monday, ending the country's largest and most dangerous overseas mission since World War II.Daily look at U.S. military deaths in Iraq AP via Yahoo! News - Jul 17 2:37 PM
As of Monday, July 17, 2006, at least 2,554 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 2,015 died as a result of hostile action, according to the military's numbers.Assault rifles from Iraq used in Washington robberies AFP via Yahoo! News - Jul 17 12:58 PM
A Washington-area gang behind a string of bank robberies reportedly used AK-47 assault rifles that a former US soldier had smuggled from Iraq, investigators said.Gunmen kidnap head of Iraq's Olympic committee, at least 12 others USA Today - Jul 17 12:36 PM
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 said3 American soldiers killed in Iraq AP via Yahoo! News - Jul 17 11:38 AM
Three American soldiers were killed Monday in separate attacks, two in the Baghdad area and one in western Iraq, the U.S. military said. A U.S. statement said one soldier was hit by small arms fire early in western Baghdad.US looks forward to more open Iraq economy AFP via Yahoo! News - Jul 17 9:12 AM
The US commerce secretary and his Iraqi counterpart signed an agreement to enhance commercial relations and improve Iraq's investment climate as the massive American reconstruction program draws to an end.Japan Completes Troop Withdrawal From Iraq ABC News - Jul 17 3:47 PM
Japan Completes Troop Withdrawal From Iraq to End Largest Overseas Mission Since WWIICheney Argues Against Iraq Timetable ABC News - Jul 17 3:10 PM
Vice President Cheney Argues That Iraq Timetable Would Undercut U.S. InterestsIraq and U.S. sign commercial agreement AP via Yahoo! News - Jul 17 2:56 AM
Iraq and the United States signed a commercial cooperation agreement Monday that officials hope will help this country move into a free market after decades of wars, sanctions and state control.Army Reservists Return To Indy From Iraq WRTV TheIndyChannel.com via Yahoo! News - Jul 17 3:53 AM
More than 100 Army Reservists returned to Indiana Sunday after spending about a year in Iraq.Analysis: Events help Bush shed albatross of Iraq San Diego Union-Tribune - 35 minutes ago
ST. PETERSBURG, Russia, 4:38 p.m. July 17 (COPLEY NEWS SERVICE): For the first time since Saddam Hussein was toppled three years ago, Iraq failed to plague President Bush at the just-completed summit here, suggesting that the allies are ready to move past their disagreements over the war and that Bush, at least for the time being, may be free of a diplomatic albatross heading into his final 18 41 killed in attack on market in Iraq AP via Yahoo! News - Jul 17 1:48 AM
BAGHDAD, Iraq AP) Police and hospital officials Monday said 41 people were killed and 42 wounded in an attack on a market 20 miles south of Baghdad.3 American Soldiers Killed in Iraq ABC News - Jul 17 12:01 PM
3 American Soldiers Killed in Separate Attacks in Iraq; U.S. Toll Since Start of War Is 2,553Iraq oil official seized; 26 die in cafe AP via Yahoo! News - Jul 16 11:41 PM
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.GSDF troops lived in Iraq on food from Japan Kyodo via Yahoo! Asia News - 1 hour, 32 minutes ago
_ Throughout their two-and-half-year mission in Iraq which concluded Monday, Japanese troops survived mostly on food transported from Japan, including 420 tons of rice, logistics officers said Tuesday.Toll of suicide bomber rises to 28 in northern Iraq coffeeshop AFP via Yahoo! News - Jul 16 10:59 PM
The death toll from a suicide bombing in a coffeeshop in northern Iraq has risen to 28, according to the police.Reports of market rampage, dozens dead in Iraq USA Today - Jul 17 3:10 PM
A market attack in Iraq has left a large number of people dead, wire services report. The Associated Press, citing officials, says at least 41 are dead after an assault mixing mortars and gunmen firing automatic weapons and rocket propelled...Cottonwood soldier dies from Iraq explosion The Daily Comet - 9 minutes ago
A 31-year-old soldier from Shasta County died from wounds suffered in an explosion in Iraq.GSDF completes Iraq pullout Daily Yomiuri Online - 2 hours, 13 minutes ago
The last 220 Ground Self-Defense Force troops of a 600-member contingent dispatched to southern Iraq to help rebuild the war-torn nation arrived in Kuwait on Monday as the withdrawal was completed without incident.Head of Iraq's Northern Oil Company Kidnapped Rigzone - 40 minutes ago
The head of Iraq's Northern Oil Co. (NOC) was kidnapped by gunmen in Baghdad after a meeting at the oil ministry on Sunday, a ministry official said.Corruption Cited in Iraq's Oil Industry Washington Post - Jul 16 8:10 PM
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.Cheney argues against Iraq timetable Syracuse.com - 1 hour, 14 minutes ago
DES MOINES, Iowa (AP) Vice President Dick Cheney on Monday rejected a call from some Democrats for a timetable for withdrawing U.S. troops from Iraq, arguing that it would run counter to American interests.Cheney Argues Against Iraq Timetable Minneapolis-St. Paul Star Tribune - Jul 17 3:42 PM
DES MOINES, Iowa (AP) - Vice President Dick Cheney on Monday rejected a call from some Democrats for a timetable for withdrawing U.S. troops from Iraq, arguing that it would run counter to American interests. "Either we are serious about fighting this war or we are not,'' Cheney told an Iowa audience in his first visit to the state since the 2004 election. Several congressional Democrats favor U.S. Marine trainers are finding it a tough task to coach Iraq's new police force US News & World Report - Jul 17 8:24 AM
FALLUJAH, IRAQ--At any given time, there are generally a dozen or more prisoners in the jail cells of the Fallujah police department headquarters. Not surprising until you learn that most of them are Iraqi policemen being held for professional infractions of varying degrees of seriousness: firing weapons in the air, absenteeism, taking bribes at checkpoints. For American military trainers here, Iraq, Australia reach deal over shooting Sydney Morning Herald - Jul 17 3:40 PM
Iraq's trade minister says he sees no barriers to trade with wheat supplier Australia after Canberra agreed to pay compensation to the family of one of his bodyguards shot dead by Australian troops.Galbraith, Witness to Murder, Incompetence, Ponders Iraq Future Bloomberg.com - Jul 17 5:35 AM
July 17 (Bloomberg) -- Peter Galbraith, a sometime U.S. diplomat, journalist and foreign-policy analyst, has a solution to stop the ever-widening cyclone of sectarian violence that has engulfed Iraq and made a mockery of U.S. goals there.Iraq, Australia reach deal over shooting AAP via Yahoo!7 News - Jul 17 3:25 PM
Iraq's trade minister sees no barriers to trade with Australia now that Canberra will compensate the family of a bodyguard shot dead by Australian troops.Mother's grief over loss of son in Iraq The Scotsman - Jul 17 6:41 PM
A BRITISH soldier who died in Iraq during a raid to seize suspected terrorists was named yesterday as Corporal John Johnston Cosby.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.Watada Stays Back While Unit Deploys to Iraq KHNL News 8 Honolulu - 2 hours, 52 minutes ago
(KHNL) - A Hawaii born Army officer is confined to his base in Washington State Thursday night, after his unit deployed to Iraq in the morning.Turkey urges U.S., Iraq to fight against Kurdish rebels People's Daily - 2 hours, 34 minutes ago
Turkey on Monday urged the governments of Iraq and the United States to help wipe out rebels of the Kurdish Workers' Party (PKK) in northern Iraq.Japan completes troops withdrawals from Iraq KVOA Tucson - 2 hours, 56 minutes ago
TOKYO The last of Japan's troops are now out of Iraq after ending the country's largest and riskiest overseas mission since World War Two.Japanese troops complete pullout from Iraq: Koizumi TODAYonline - 2 hours, 57 minutes ago
A Japanese soldier directs a truck loaded with military equipment as they start leaving their base in Samawa, July 15. Japanese troops have completed their withdrawal from Iraq, ending their first military mission in a conflict since World War II, Prime Minister Junichiro Koizumi said.Three US soldiers killed in Iraq WHO-TV Des Moines - Jul 17 6:34 PM
BAGHDAD, Iraq A deadly day in Iraq for the U-S military, with three soldiers killed in separate incidents.James Longley's "Iraq in fragments" Electronic Iraq - Jul 17 4:36 PM
One rainy Seattle evening in the spring of 2002 I was fielding questions at the premiere of my first feature documentary, Gaza Strip. Someone finally asked the question that always gets asked: "What are you going to make next?" Without thinking I replied that I would make a documentary about Iraq.Iran renews interest in trade with Iraq IranMania.com - 1 hour, 27 minutes ago
LONDON, July 18 (IranMania) - Iran's trade attache in Iraq, Janali Halvaei, said top-level Iranian officials are seeking greater involvement of Iran's private sector in the Iraqi market, said IRNA.Daily Look at U.S. Military Deaths in Iraq AP via Yahoo! Asia News - Jul 17 2:37 PM
As of Monday, July 17, 2006, at least 2,554 members of the U.S. military have died since the beginning of the Iraq war in March 2003, according to an Associated Press count.Cheney tells Iowa troops U.S. will stay course in Iraq WHO-TV Des Moines - 2 hours, 46 minutes ago
JOHNSTON, Iowa Vice President Dick Cheney visited Camp Dodge today, vowing to Iowa's troops that politicians won't dictate a withdrawal plan from Iraq.Wyden explains stance on Iraq War and Korea Newport News-Times - Jul 17 5:11 PM
Senator Ron Wyden (D-OR) was asked at his town hall meeting at the Hatfield Marine Science Center last Friday how the United States could get it troops out of Iraq. "Our image is dropping everywhere, our ethics are in question, due to the fiasco in Iraq," said LaVerne Weber.Japanese ground troops finish withdrawal from Iraq People's Daily - 2 hours, 49 minutes ago
With the last group of more than 200 troops arriving at Ali Al Salem Air Base in Kuwait on Monday, the Japanese Ground Self-Defense Force (GSDF) completed their 11-day withdrawal from Iraq, Kyodo News reported.1st ID s Dagger Brigade heading back to Iraq Stars and Stripes - Jul 17 1:21 PM
Dagger Brigade is finally heading back to Iraq. After months of speculation, U.S. Army Europe announced Sunday evening that the 1st Infantry Division s 2nd Brigade Combat Team from Schweinfurt, Germany, will deploy in support of Operation Iraqi Freedom in the next few weeks.Ten are convicted by Iraq criminal court Stars and Stripes - Jul 17 1:36 PM
The Central Criminal Court of Iraq, where U.S. troops often are called to testify against those they ve arrested, convicted another 10 people last week for crimes including using explosives, possession of illegal weapons and passport violations.Japan completes troops withdrawals from Iraq WIS-TV Columbia - Jul 17 5:36 PM
The last of Japan's troops are now out of Iraq after ending the country's largest and riskiest overseas mission since World War II.European Commission appoints head of delegation in Iraq People's Daily - Jul 17 6:10 PM
The European Commission, the executive body of the European Union (EU), announced on Monday that it had appointed the first head of its newly established delegation in Iraq.Pfc. Chris Gorman: I refuse to go back to Iraq Scoop.co.nz - Jul 17 4:20 PM
Pfc. Chris Gorman: I refuse to go back to Iraq, because this war is illegal and unjust.Japan completes troops withdrawals from Iraq Fort Wayne News Channel 15 - Jul 17 4:53 PM
TOKYO The last of Japan's troops are now out of Iraq after ending the country's largest and riskiest overseas mission since World War Two. The contingent of about 220 who...Japanese soldiers finish pullout from Iraq Channel NewsAsia - Jul 17 2:11 PM
KUWAIT CITY : The last batch of Japanese soldiers to pull out from Iraq arrived in Kuwait on Monday and will be leaving the emirate within a week, State Minister for Defence of Japan, Fukushiro Nukaga said.Cross their hearts: Woman's handiwork hits home for troops in Iraq The Longview News-Journal - 41 minutes ago
Sarah Morrow says she is limited in what she can do, yet her handiwork is reaching all the way to Iraq.Two American soldiers killed in Baghdad, one in western Iraq Deseret Morning News - Jul 17 12:14 PM
Three American soldiers were killed Monday in separate attacks, two in the Baghdad area and one in western Iraq, the U.S. military 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.Assault rifles from Iraq used in Washington robberies Channel NewsAsia - Jul 17 1:32 PM
WASHINGTON : A Washington-area gang behind a string of bank robberies used AK-47 assault rifles that a former US soldier had smuggled from Iraq, investigators told the Washington Post.Ark. guardsmen to train in Mississippi before year in Iraq WREG-TV Memphis - Jul 17 3:30 PM
SILOAM SPRINGS, Ark. In Siloam Springs, a group of Arkansas soldiers said goodbye to family and friends early yesterday before leaving for a security mission in Iraq. They were among the 250 soldiers with the Arkansas National Guard who left from Siloam Springs or Van Buren for about six months of training at Camp Shelby, Mississippi, before a year in Iraq. The soldiers are trained in field Gunmen Raid Market, Kill 15 in Iraq ABC News - Jul 17 2:01 AM
Gunmen Raid Market, Kill 15 in Iraq After Suicide Bomber Strikes a Shiite Cafe in NorthVice president argues that Iraq timetable would undercut U.S. interests WKYC Cleveland - Jul 17 2:43 PM
Vice president argues that Iraq timetable would undercut U.S. interestsGrand Rapids native killed in Iraq WOOD TV 8 - Jul 17 3:38 PM
GRAND RAPIDS, Mich. His former Junior R-O-T-C commander says a 23-year-old Grand Rapids serviceman in Iraq has been killed by a roadside bomb. Al'Kaila Floyd died...Gunmen raid Iraq market after suicide bombing Houston Chronicle - Jul 17 6:00 AM
The attack occurred in Mahmoudiya, 20 miles south of Baghdad in Iraq's notorious "triangle of death," police Capt. Rashid al-Samarraie said. Iraqi soldiers sealed off the area, he said. Gunmen kill 50 in attack on Iraq town Dawn - 59 minutes ago
BAGHDAD, July 17: Gunmen killed over 50 people in an attack around a crowded market in a violent town near Baghdad on Monday one of the bloodiest incidents in Iraq this year.Iraq Oil Official Seized; 26 Die in Cafe ABC News - Jul 17 12:16 AM
Suicide Bomber Strikes a Shiite Cafe in Northern Iraq, Killing 26; U.S. Soldier KilledFort Campbell Soldier Dies From Injuries Suffered In Iraq The Louisville Channel - Jul 17 2:08 PM
A 101st Airborne Division soldier died Friday from injuries suffered while fighting in Iraq, the Army said Monday.Daily Look at U.S. Military Deaths in Iraq The Daily Comet - Jul 17 2:50 PM
As of Monday, July 17, 2006, at least 2,554 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.Analysis: Iraq war could cost $500 billion by end of 09 Navy Times - Jul 17 8:04 AM
The war in Iraq has cost almost $300 billion and would total almost a half-trillion dollars even if all U.S. troops were withdrawn by the end of 2009, according to a Congressional Budget Office analysis released Thursday.Probe: Robbers Used Weapons Smuggled From Iraq by Soldier Washington Post - Jul 17 6:05 AM
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.U.S. Official: Corruption in Iraq Oil HispanicBusiness.com - Jul 17 1:16 PM
Iraq's government-run oil industry is plagued with "massive corruption" that is hindering the country's movement toward self-reliance, a U.S. official said.Japan completes troop withdrawal from Iraq Navy Times - Jul 17 8:04 AM
TOKYO The last batch of Japanese troops touched down in Kuwait from southern Iraq on Monday, winding down Japan s biggest and most dangerous overseas mission since World War II, the Defense Agency said.Three US soldiers killed in Iraq KRIS-TV Corpus Christi - Jul 17 12:56 PM
BAGHDAD, Iraq A deadly day in Iraq for the U-S military, with three soldiers killed in separate incidents. Officials say small-arms fire in western Baghdad killed one soldier, while...Japan completes troops withdrawals from Iraq KBCI Boise - Jul 17 5:20 PM
TOKYO The last of Japan's troops are now out of Iraq after ending the country's largest and riskiest overseas mission since World War Two. The contingent of about 220 who arrived in Kuwait were the last of about 600 non-combat soldiers who'd been performing humanitarian tasks.3 More U.S. Soldiers Killed In Iraq WLBZ Bangor - Jul 17 12:47 PM
A deadly day in Iraq for the U.S. military, with 3 soldiers killed in separate incidents.50 dead, 90 hurt In Iraq Market Attack WLBZ Bangor - Jul 17 12:47 PM
At least 50 people are dead and almost double that number wounded, after an attack on a market in Iraq. A brief mortar barrage started the violence, after which dozens of gunmen poured into the market in a town south of Baghdad.Shooting payout thaws relations with Iraq Sydney Morning Herald - Jul 17 7:29 AM
THE Government has agreed in principle to pay compensation for the killing of an Iraqi bodyguard by Australian troops, but is refusing to link it to Iraq's normalising of the wheat trade. -Gunmen Kill Dozens at Shiite Market in Iraq New York Times - 2 hours, 43 minutes ago
The attack prompted a crucial Shiite bloc to storm out of Parliament, protesting the lack of security.Iraq is drag on Bush's ratings Baltimore Sun - Jul 17 5:16 AM
President Bush has halted his slide among Marylanders but continues to be strikingly unpopular in the state, his standing weighed down by lingering discontent about the Iraq war that echoes national trends, according to a new Sun poll. Iran renews interest in trade with Iraq Payvand Iran News - Jul 17 10:23 AM
Iran, next to the United Arab Emirates, is currently Iraq's largest trading partner, their trade volume valued at 11 billion dollars. -IRNAIraq Raps Putin for Sarcastic Comment The Moscow Times - Jul 17 1:59 PM
BAGHDAD Iraq's government criticized President Vladimir Putin on Monday for making fun of its U.S.-sponsored democracy at the G8 summit.Iraq and U.S. sign commercial agreement Boston Herald - Jul 17 5:45 AM
BAGHDAD, Iraq - Iraq and the United States signed a commercial cooperation agreement Monday that officials hope will help this country move into a free market after decades of wars, sanctions and state...Gunmen kill at least 41 in Iraq market raid Albuquerque Tribune - Jul 17 11:09 AM
BAGHDAD, Iraq - Dozens of heavily armed attackers raided an open air market today in a tense town south of Baghdad, killing at least 41 people and wounding 42, police and hospital officials said.Cheney tells Iowa troops U.S. will stay course in Iraq Quad-City Times - Jul 17 3:51 PM
JOHNSTON, Iowa - Vice President Dick Cheney on Monday vowed not to let politicians dictate a withdrawal plan from Iraq _ a promise that drew rousing applause from a packed crowd at Camp Dodge.Suicide attack kills 26 in Iraq Boston Globe - Jul 17 1:06 AM
BAGHDAD -- A suicide bomber detonated explosives yesterday inside a cafe packed with Shi'ites in northern Iraq, killing 26 people and injuring 22, an Iraqi general said. Gunmen also seized a top oil ministry official, the second major kidnapping in as many days.Iraq's Olympic Athletes NPR: Mixed Signals - Jul 17 1:38 PM
Iraq's Olympians and Olympic officials have never been able to escape from that country's tragic and bloody history. Before Saddam was overthrown, his son Uday served as president of Iraq's National Olympic Committee. In that capacity, he personally tortured athletes with electric prods when they failed to perform up to his expectations. Uday is no longer around to mete out that kind of British 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.Iraq's top Shiite cleric urge the world to rescue Lebanon WHO-TV Des Moines - Jul 17 9:49 AM
BAGHDAD, Iraq Iraq's top Shiite Muslim cleric is urging all Muslims to stand by Lebanon as it faces repeated attacks from Israel.Iraq's Sunnis now seek U.S. protection UPI - Jul 17 9:54 AM
BAGHDAD, July 17 (UPI) -- Sunni Muslim leaders in Iraq have begun asking their U.S. military foe for protection from increasing sectarian attacks by Shiites, the New York Times reports.Gunmen Attack Market in Iraq, Killing 41 phillyburbs.com - Jul 17 5:49 AM
BAGHDAD, Iraq - Dozens of heavily armed attackers raided an open air market Monday in a tense town south of Baghdad, killing at least 41 people and wounding about 90, Iraqi and U.S. officials said. Some reports put the death toll far higher. Most of the victims were believed to be Shiites.Chronology of major events related to Japanese troops in Iraq Kyodo via Yahoo! Asia News - Jul 17 4:14 AM
_ The following is a chronology of events related to Japan's deployment of Self-Defense Forces troops to Iraq.Japan completes troop withdrawal from Iraq WHO-TV Des Moines - Jul 17 9:49 AM
TOKYO Japan has completed the withdrawal of its troops from Iraq.Suicide bomber kills 26 in Iraq's north The Philadelphia Inquirer - Jul 17 12:15 AM
A suicide bomber detonated explosives yesterday inside a northern Iraq cafe packed with Shiites, 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.Iraq plans new tender system to cap prices Khaleej Times - Jul 17 9:01 AM
BAGHDAD - Iraq plans to tender every two weeks for small quantities of wheat, rice and other commodities in order to avoid pushing up prices, Trade Minister Abdul Falah Al Sudany said on Monday.Ottawa Hills High grad killed in Iraq WOOD TV 8 - Jul 17 9:24 AM
A 23-year-old West Michigan soldier has died after suffering injuries in Iraq.British Soldier Killed In Iraq Named Sky News via Yahoo! UK & Ireland News - Jul 17 5:26 AM
A British soldier who was killed in Iraq yesterday has been named by the Ministry of Defence. Corporal John Johnston Cosby died when UK forces came under "small arms fire" during an assault in Basra.Iran dissident: Iraq war not helping MSNBC - Jul 16 7:46 PM
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.Morgan prosecutor home after service in Iraq CentralOhio.com - Jul 17 4:16 AM
MCCONNELLSVILLE - Without realizing it, each life decision Morgan County Prosecutor Rick Welch made from growing up on a farm to the present gave him a great realization during his 18 months in Iraq: He was where he was supposed to be, doing what he was intended to do.Meanwhile, in Iraq... Electronic Iraq - Jul 17 6:51 AM
Violence in Iraq has been bumped from the front pages of the world's newspapers for nearly a week straight by violence elsewhere in the region. Israel's bombardment of Lebanon has managed what Israel's recent bombardment of Gaza did not: to attract the sustained attention of the world's media.Japan completes troop withdrawal from Iraq Khaleej Times - Jul 17 8:58 AM
TOKYO - The last batch of Japanese troops touched down in Kuwait from southern Iraq on Monday, winding down Japan s biggest and most dangerous overseas mission since World War II.Three US soldiers killed in Iraq KBCI Boise - Jul 17 12:49 PM
BAGHDAD, Iraq A deadly day in Iraq for the U-S military, with three soldiers killed in separate incidents. Officials say small-arms fire in western Baghdad killed one soldier, while another died in an explosion in the southern part of the city.Fort Campbell soldier dies of Iraq wounds in hospital in Germany Fairview Observer - Jul 17 12:57 PM
A Fort Campbell soldier wounded by a roadside bomb in Iraq on Thursday has died of his injuries, the post announced this afternoon. Sgt. Thomas B. Turner, Jr., 31, of Cottonwood, Calif., died at the military hospital in Landstuhl, Germany, on Friday, Fort Campbell said in a statement.Middle East overshadowed Iraq in G8 debate - Putin Interfax - Jul 17 6:04 AM
STRELNA (ST. PETERSBURG). July 17 (Interfax) - President Vladimir Putin has said that the G8 summit discussed the problems of Iraq but paid less attention to them due to the latest developments in the Middle East. "Iraq and its problems were raised during the discussion.U.S. deaths in Iraq The Plain Dealer - Jul 17 4:17 AM
As of Sunday, 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.Suicide bomber strikes cafe, killing 26 in northern Iraq St. Louis Post-Dispatch - Jul 16 10:46 PM
A suicide bomber detonated explosives Sunday inside a cafe packed with Shiites, killing 26 people and injuring 22 in northern Iraq. And gunmen seized an Oil Ministry official in the second major kidnapping in two days.U.S. may stay in Iraq until 2016 UPI - Jul 17 8:38 AM
WASHINGTON, July 17 (UPI) -- Commanders think U.S. military forces in Iraq may not be completely withdrawn before 2016 but their presence will have the support of a majority of Iraqis.