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US troops kill five, including child, in Iraq raid 
AFP via Yahoo! News - Jul 21 10:46 AM
US troops in Iraq killed two suspected insurgents, two women and a child when they called in air support during a raid on an alleged hideout north of Baghdad, a military statement said.Iraq mosque bombs kill two Reuters via Yahoo! News - Jul 21 9:50 AM
Bombs killed two worshippers at mosques in Iraq during Friday prayers and authorities extended a daytime curfew on the capital Baghdad after one of the bloodiest weeks this year.Miles Mogulescu: Bombing of Lebanon Discredits Bush's Last Justification for Iraq War HuffingtonPost - Jul 21 4:17 PM
Whether one supports or opposes Israel's massive bombing campaign in Lebanon, one thing is clear--It has discredited George's last justification for America's war in Iraq. The justifications that initially sold the war to Congress and the American people were almost immediately discredited--Sadaam Hussein didn't have weapons of mass destruction, nor did he have operational links to Al Qaeda. US raid in Iraq leaves civilian casualties AFP via Yahoo! News - Jul 21 2:52 AM
US soldiers have killed six civilians in an anti-insurgent raid in Iraq, local police said, while the US military said its forces killed one suspected "terrorist" and wounded several people.The vulnerable line of supply to US troops in Iraq The Christian Science Monitor via Yahoo! News - Jul 21 1:00 AM
American forces in Iraq are in danger of having their line of supply cut by guerrillas. Napoleon once said that "an army travels on its stomach." By that he meant that the problem of keeping an army supplied is the prerequisite for the very existence of the force.U.S. military deaths in Iraq Boston Globe - Jul 21 5:48 PM
As of Friday, July 21, 2006, at least 2,559 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 2,026 died as a result of hostile action, according to the military's numbers.Sahuaro grad dies in Iraq bombing The Arizona Daily Star via Yahoo! News - Jul 21 1:41 AM
A soldier who went to high school in Tucson was killed Tuesday after the tank he was riding in was struck by a roadside bomb in Ar Ramadi, Iraq.Regiment prepares to head to Iraq BBC News - Jul 21 10:02 AM
An Army regiment which recruits its soldiers from the North West is going to Iraq for eight months.US set for scheduled deployments in Iraq NDTV - 35 minutes ago
The Pentagon is moving ahead with scheduled troop deployments to Iraq next month, according to a senior defence official. The decision caps weeks of internal discussions among military officials and commanders about whether to delay or cancel deployment of any units.NMU student on duty in Iraq The Mining Journal - 1 minute ago
GLADSTONE As the war in Iraq continues, much is heard about the men serving overseas.U.S. Military Deaths in Iraq Minneapolis-St. Paul Star Tribune - Jul 21 5:41 PM
As of Friday, July 21, 2006, at least 2,559 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 2,026 died as a result of hostile action, according to the military's numbers. The AP count is the same as the Defense Department's tally, last updated Friday at 10 a.m. Former Pentagon officials accused of fraud in Iraq Times-Reporter - 38 minutes ago
Two former Pentagon officials, including an acting secretary of the Navy, have been accused of scheming with a banned American contractor to get lucrative rebuilding contracts in Iraq, The Associated Press has learned.Saddam letter: 'Leave Iraq' WHO-TV Des Moines - 40 minutes ago
BAGHDAD, Iraq Saddam Hussein is writing to Americans, calling on them to -- as he put it -- "Save your country and leave Iraq."Bush Lunches with Returned Iraq Vets NPR - Jul 21 6:04 PM
President Bush is in Colorado for a fundraiser and a brief lunch with military veterans just returned from duty Iraq. Thanking them for their service, the president said the United States would prevail.In a 5,000-Word Letter, Hussein Blames Bush, Iran and Israel Supporters for Iraq s Troubles New York Times - Jul 20 8:31 PM
The letter tries to convince the American people that the United States should leave Iraq because President Bush misled them.U.S. calls embedding trainers in Iraq Army a major success World Tribune - Jul 21 3:44 PM
WASHINGTON The United States has assessed that its trainers have significantly improved the Iraq Army. Officials said U.S. trainers embedded in the Iraq Army have improved every level of Baghdad's military and security forces.'KGL misleading about Punjabis missing in Iraq' Yahoo! India News - Jul 21 5:22 PM
THE Kuwait-based KGL company, which was blacklisted by the Indian government after the kidnapping of three Indians in Iraq including Antaryami, has been allegedly misleading the relatives of the two boys missing in Iraq and the leaders of Lok Bhalai Party (LBP) here about their whereabouts as well as the causes of their being caught in Iraq. Even after the passing of one week since the case of Lejeune Marines To Deploy To Iraq NBC 17 Raleigh - 1 hour, 21 minutes ago
CAMP LEJEUNE, N.C. -- About 1,000 Marines from Camp Lejeune are scheduled to leave next week for Iraq, where another Lejeune-based battalion now is deployed, the 2nd Marine Division said Friday.Blair to Visit White House to Discuss Middle East, Iran, Iraq Bloomberg.com - Jul 21 7:33 AM
July 21 (Bloomberg) -- President George W. Bush and his closest ally, U.K. Prime Minister Tony Blair, will meet in Washington next week to discuss the crisis in the Middle East, the Iraq war and Iran's nuclear ambitions, the White House announced.1,000 NC-based Marines headed to Iraq WIS-TV Columbia - 1 hour, 8 minutes ago
About 1,000 Marines from Camp Lejeune are scheduled to leave next week for Iraq, where another Lejeune-based battalion now is deployed.Arkansas Guardsman Killed in Iraq KARK Little Rock - 1 hour, 13 minutes ago
We learned Friday night of the death of an Arkansan who died in Iraq while supporting Operation Iraqi Freedom. Twenty-year-old Private First Class Derek J. Plowman from Everton died Thursday after being shot.Belief that Iraq Had Weapons of Mass Destruction Has Increased Substantially, According to Latest Harris Poll SYS-CON Media - Jul 21 5:43 PM
Despite being widely reported in the media that the U.S. and other countries have not found any weapons of mass destruction in Iraq, surprisingly; more U.S. adults (50%) think that Iraq had such weapons when the U.S. invaded Iraq. This is an increase from 36 percent in February 2005. Overall, attitudes toward the war in Iraq are negative, and less than half of the U.S. population believes that Marine killed in Iraq not forgotten Contra Costa Times - Jul 21 1:03 PM
Lance Cpl. Miguel Terrazas death in Iraq might have passed with little notice. But what happened shortly after a roadside bomb instantly killed him Nov. 19 has drawn international attention. Post a Comment Iraq's Reconciliation Committee to Meet ABC News - Jul 21 5:01 AM
Iraq's Reconciliation Committee to Hold First Meeting This Week; Prime Minister to Head MeetingFox attacks BBC's coverage of Iraq Independent - Jul 21 4:35 PM
A senior Tory has attacked the BBC's coverage of the problems in Iraq and accused the corporation of undermining British troops.Camp Lejeune Marine Ramon killed in Iraq Fayetteville Observer - 2 hours, 49 minutes ago
A Marine stationed at Camp Lejeune was killed in combat in Iraq, the Pentagon said Friday. Cpl. Julian A. Ramon, 22, of Flushing, N.Y., died Thursday during combat in Anbar province, the Defense Department said.Iraq's reconciliation committee holds its first meeting tomorrow Fox21 - Jul 21 5:04 PM
BAGHDAD, Iraq A first attempt at uniting Iraq's sectarian and political groups begins tomorrow.Camp Lejeune Marine Ramon killed in Iraq The Herald-Sun - Jul 21 6:17 PM
A Marine stationed at Camp Lejeune was killed in combat in Iraq, the Pentagon said Friday. Cpl. Julian A. Ramon, 22, of Flushing, N.Y., died Thursday during combat in Anbar province, the Defense Department said. He was assigned to 3rd Battalion, 8th Marine Regiment, 2nd Marine Division, II Marine Expeditionary Force.Iraq's Reconciliation Panel Holds Meeting ABC News - Jul 21 3:16 AM
Iraq's Reconciliation Committee Holds Its First Meeting This WeekOklahoma woman whose son died in Iraq wants his name off anti-war T-shirts KVOA Tucson - Jul 21 5:14 PM
OKLAHOMA CITY Her Marine son died while serving in Iraq. Now, an Oklahoma woman is fighting to keep his name off anti-war T-shirts.Should we still be in Iraq? Ridgecrest Daily Independent - 2 hours, 32 minutes ago
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?Sen. Reid: Iraq devolves into 'civil war' CNN.com - Jul 20 2:39 PM
Declaring that he believes the situation in Iraq has devolved into a civil war, Senate Minority Leader Harry Reid said Thursday he plans to try to bring the war back up for debate on the Senate floor.Iraq insurgents 'preparing an all-out assault' Worcester Telegram & Gazette - 2 hours, 0 minute ago
BAGHDAD, Iraq - Bombings and shootings soared by 40 percent in the Baghdad area in the past week, the U.S. military said yesterday. An American general said extremists were preparing "an all-out assault" on the capital in a decisive battle for the future of Iraq.US troops kill five, including child, in Iraq raid Channel NewsAsia - Jul 21 1:56 PM
BAQUBA, Iraq : US troops in Iraq killed two suspected insurgents, two women and a child when they called in air support during a raid on an alleged hideout north of Baghdad, a military statement said.Local investors, civil affairs help boost economy in Iraq Derby Daily Reporter - Jul 21 4:40 PM
TIKRIT, Iraq - Iraqi private investors are seeing a future in their own country s economic growth and are jumping in to help the economy in multiple ways.Oklahoma woman whose son died in Iraq wants his name off anti-war T-shirts Fort Wayne News Channel 15 - Jul 21 3:53 PM
OKLAHOMA CITY Her Marine son died while serving in Iraq. Now, an Oklahoma woman is fighting to keep his name off anti-war T-shirts. Judy Vincent learned last year that the...Iraq Violence Continues, U.S. Marine Killed WLBZ Bangor - Jul 21 2:02 PM
A Marine was killed Friday in Iraq by what the U.S. military calls hostile action. It happened in Anbar province, west of Baghdad, where insurgents have been very active.Kenya: Hope At Last for Kenyan Stowaways in Iraq AllAfrica.com - Jul 21 3:21 PM
The Ministry of Foreign Affairs has acted on Kenyan stowaways believed to have been dumped in Basra in war-torn Iraq after they were found on a Brazilian ship last February.US soldiers say they had orders to kill during Iraq raid WIS-TV Columbia - Jul 21 2:51 PM
According to four US soldiers who are accused of murdering suspected insurgents during a raid in Iraq, they'd been under orders to "kill all military age males."Iraq Killing Called Appropriate Washington Post - Jul 21 6:36 PM
Investigator finds National Guard soldier followed rules of engagement in Ramadi incident.U.S. soldiers in Iraq murder case were told: 'Kill all military-age males' CNews - Jul 21 3:58 PM
EL PASO, Texas (AP) - Four U.S. soldiers accused of murdering suspected insurgents during a raid in Iraq said they were under orders to "kill all military-age males," sworn statements showed.Delay granted in Iraq murder/rape trial Louisville Courier-Journal - Jul 21 7:11 AM
Federal prosecutors have won a delay in the indictment and arraignment of an Iraq War veteran on charges that he raped and murdered an Iraqi woman after killing three members of her family. Steven D. Green, 21 a former Army private first class who was honorably discharged in May for a severe personality disorder won't be indicted until at least mid-October, under a motion granted yesterday in Saddam writes letter to Americans: "Leave Iraq" KXLY-TV Spokane - Jul 21 12:21 PM
BAGHDAD, IRAQ -- Saddam Hussein is writing to Americans, calling on them to - as he put it - "Save your country and leave Iraq."U.S. says attacks in Iraq up 40 percent AP via Yahoo! News - Jul 20 11:26 AM
Iraq's top Shiite cleric urged his followers Thursday to refrain from reprisal violence against Sunnis, his strongest call yet for an end to increasing sectarian bloodshed. The statement by Grand Ayatollah Ali Al-Sistani came as U.S. military officials reported a 40 percent increase in the daily average of attacks in the Baghdad area.Killing by Guardsman in Iraq Called Appropriate Washington Post - Jul 21 6:20 PM
An investigating officer in Baghdad has recommended that commanders drop voluntary manslaughter and conspiracy charges against a Pennsylvania National Guard soldier after determining that he followed appropriate rules of engagement when he killed an Iraqi man in the insurgent stronghold of Ramadi in...US troops in Iraq kill 5, including child Australian Broadcasting Corporation - Jul 21 12:54 PM
The US military says troops in Iraq have killed two suspected insurgents, two women and a child when they called in air support during a raid on an alleged hide-out north of Baghdad.Saddam Hussain urges US to leave Iraq Gulf News - Jul 21 2:38 PM
Jordan: Saddam Hussain has urged the Americans to "save your country and leave Iraq" in a letter written in prison to the American people and released on Friday by his lawyers.Soldier with ties to Tucson killed by bomb in Iraq The Arizona Republic - Jul 21 2:35 AM
Two weeks ago, Cynthia DesLauriers waved goodbye to her son, Sgt. Mark R. Vecchione, as he walked through airport security toward the flight that would take him back to Iraq.Shiite cleric warns sectarian rift could destroy Iraq AFP via Yahoo! News - Jul 20 10:21 AM
Grand Ayatollah Ali Sistani, the most revered Shiite cleric in Iraq, has warned that sectarian conflict could destroy the country as deadly tit-for-tat attacks continued to plague the capital.Two Barksdale airmen wounded in Iraq KTBS - Jul 21 3:01 PM
Two airmen from Barksdale Air Force Base have been wounded by a roadside bomb in Iraq. Airman Josh Collins and staff Sgt. Michael Stewart were wounded Thursday when the bomb blew up next to their convoy north of Baghdad.Common tragedy for Iraq refugees divided by sect Reuters via Yahoo! Asia News - Jul 21 5:08 AM
FALLUJA/DIWANIYA, Iraq (Reuters) - The cities of Falluja and Diwaniya are on opposite sides of Iraq's bloody sectarian divide but refugees who fled to them to escape death threats and violence tell the same horror stories.Saddam letter: 'Leave Iraq' ABC 7 El Paso - Jul 21 9:51 AM
BAGHDAD, Iraq Saddam Hussein is writing to Americans, calling on them to -- as he put it -- "Save your country and leave Iraq." In the letter released by Saddam's contacts...US troops kill five, including child, in Iraq raid TODAYonline - Jul 21 10:47 AM
Iraqi army soldiers man a checkpoint in front of a mosque in central Baghdad. US troops in Iraq killed two suspected insurgents, two women and a child when they called in air support during a raid on an alleged hideout north of Baghdad, a military statement said.Russian diplomats killed in Iraq awarded Orders of Valor Interfax - Jul 21 8:33 AM
MOSCOW. July 21 (Interfax) - The Russian diplomats recently killed in Iraq have been posthumously awarded Orders of Valor. The relevant presidential decree has been published at the Russian Foreign Ministry's website on Friday.Iraq's Reconciliation Committee to Meet phillyburbs.com - Jul 21 4:49 AM
BAGHDAD, Iraq - A government committee formed to try to unite the country's sectarian and political groups will hold its first meeting Saturday, a parliament member said.Iraq's reconciliation committee holds its first meeting this week Boston Herald - Jul 21 4:58 AM
BAGHDAD, Iraq - A government committee formed to try to unite the country's sectarian and political groups will hold its first meeting Saturday, a parliament member said. The Supreme National Committee...Expert: Local man died in one of Iraq's 'most volatile' regions Sentinel & Enterprise - Jul 21 8:42 AM
FITCHBURG -- The region of Iraq where Marine Corps Lance Cpl. Geofrey Cayer of Fitchburg died this week is among the most volatile in the country, according to an Iraq expert.Putin decrees posthumous awards to 5 Rssn diplomats killed in Iraq Itar-Tass - Jul 21 10:38 AM
MOSCOW, July 21 (Itar-Tass) - Russian President Vladimir Putin has issued a decree on posthumous awarding of the Order of Courage to five Russian diplomats killed in Iraq last month.US troops kill five, including child, in Iraq raid Middle East Times - Jul 21 6:41 AM
BAQUBA, Iraq -- US troops in Iraq killed two suspected insurgents, two women, and a child when they called in air support during a raid on an alleged hideout north of Baghdad on Friday, a military statement said.U.S. deaths in Iraq The Plain Dealer - Jul 21 4:46 AM
As of Thursday, at least 2,557 members of the U.S. military had died since the beginning of the Iraq war in March 2003, according to an Associated Press count. The figure includes seven Defense Department civilians.Analysis: Iraq war fueling Lamont surge Norwich Bulletin - Jul 21 8:34 AM
NORWICH The war in Iraq remains the central focus of the U.S. Senate Democratic primary between Sen. Joseph Lieberman and anti-war challenger Ned Lamont.A full-blown civil war raging in Iraq News From Bangladesh - Jul 21 11:24 AM
Whether one realizes it or not, Iraq is in the middle of a full-blown civil war. And no body in Washington gives a damn about it. Not a single day passes by that we do not hear the news of 70-100 Iraqi citizens dying needlessly. Who are the dead? The answer is both Sunni and Shiite Iraqis.Soldier who lived in Tucson killed in Iraq KVOA Tucson - Jul 21 8:19 AM
A U.S. soldier who had lived in Tucson, Ariz., was killed this week in a bomb explosion in Iraq, the soldier's family said.Western Pa. soldier killed defusing device in Iraq The Philadelphia Inquirer - Jul 21 12:09 AM
An Army soldier from Pennsylvania was killed while trying to defuse an explosive device in Iraq, military officials said. Sgt. First Class Scott R. Smith, 34, of Punxsutawney, died Monday in Iskandariyah, about 25 miles south of Baghdad, the military announced Wednesday. Smith was attempting to defuse one improvised explosive device when another exploded nearby, an Army spokesman said yesterday.12 Americans Dead In Iraq Helicopter Crash KXAN 36 Austin - Jul 21 7:42 AM
Baghdad, Iraq -- It's the deadliest helicopter crash in Iraq in nearly a year. The U.S. military says a Black Hawk helicopter went down last night, killing all 12 Americans believed to have been aboard.Even quiet day in Iraq is deadly Detroit News - Jul 20 11:09 PM
BAGHDAD, Iraq -- Iraqi police scoured the streets of the capital from dawn till midday Thursday, looking for corpses and finding dozens. Residents of a northern city who celebrated the end of a hot day with a scoop of ice cream were ravaged by a car bomb. And the country's foremost religious authority said Iraqis could solve their problems only "with love and peaceful dialogue."'Selfless' soldier who died after Iraq tour to be honored Detroit News - Jul 20 11:08 PM
NOVI -- A public memorial service will be held Saturday at Walled Lake Western High School's football field for a Michigan National Guard soldier who died from injuries suffered in Iraq.Husband, Father, Grandfather remembered in Iraq United States Marines - Jul 21 12:04 PM
CAMP TAQADDUM, Iraq (July 21, 2006) -- "His word was better than a contract," said Petty Officer 1st Class Glen E. Webster, the emotion evident as his voice caught on the words.Iran-Interlink Hosted London Symposium on Fate of Individuals in Rajavi Cult in Iraq Payvand Iran News - Jul 21 8:09 AM
Iran-Interlink hosted a symposium on Iraq: Camp Ashraf in Westminster on Wednesday, July 19. The focus of the symposium was "What Will Be the Fate of Individuals Trapped in the Rajavi Cult in Iraq?" The Rajavi cult is recognized in the West as the terrorist Mojahedin Khalq or National Council of Resistance of Iran.Dems' Reid to Revive Senate Iraq Debate Fox 6 News San Diego - Jul 21 6:36 AM
Senate Minority Leader Harry Reid, D-Nev., said he plans to revive debate on the Iraq war in the Senate and described violence in the country as a civil war.Iraq's Reconciliation Panel Holds Meeting phillyburbs.com - Jul 21 3:04 AM
BAGHDAD, Iraq - A government committee formed to try to unite the country's sectarian and political groups will hold its first meeting this week, a parliament member said Saturday.In Week of Violence in Iraq, a Comparative Lull New York Times - Jul 21 2:01 PM
The 28 people who were reported killed today signaled a sharp, if momentary, decline in the daily death rate.MACG-38 heats up softball rivalry between squadrons in Iraq DCMilitary.com - Jul 21 12:05 PM
AL ASAD, Iraq (July 17, 2006) -- In the heat and different conditions of Iraq's war-torn environment, Marines are often consumed by their extreme work loads and the monotony of completing the same tasks over and over each day.Iraq's reconciliation committee holds its first meeting tomorrow Fort Wayne News Channel 15 - Jul 21 6:38 AM
BAGHDAD, Iraq A first attempt at uniting Iraq's sectarian and political groups begins tomorrow. That's when the Supreme National Committee for Reconciliation and National...Traveling display honors soldiers killed in Iraq Helena Independent Record - Jul 21 7:05 AM
HELENA More than 300 pairs of soldiers boots dotted the Capitol lawn here this week, as part of a traveling memorial to National Guard members killed so far in the Iraq War.Eye on Iraq: The writing on the wall UPI - Jul 21 5:08 AM
WASHINGTON, July 20 (UPI) -- The writing is on the wall in Iraq. U.S. policymakers and the new Iraqi government got that grim news this week. First, yet another suicide bomber in Iraq killed scores of people.Military Still Searching For Missing Soldiers In Iraq KXAN 36 Austin - Jul 21 6:44 AM
There are new developments regarding the U.S. soldiers abducted in Iraq. Privates Kristian Menchaca, a 23-year-old from Houston, and 25-year-old Thomas Tucker of Oregon, were last seen on Friday during an attack on a roadside checkpoint south of Baghdad.Perry, 3 Other Governors Travel To Iraq KXAN 36 Austin - Jul 21 7:36 AM
Governor Rick Perry and three other governors visited Iraq Tuesday to boost troops' morale. They also got a firsthand look at the situation facing their national guard units.Magazine To Focus On Texans In Iraq War KXAN 36 Austin - Jul 21 7:24 AM
Now to the latest war in the region: the newest Texas Monthly Magazine has filled its pages with the countless Texas connections to the war in Iraq. Click on the video to see Evan Smith, editor of Texas Monthly, talk about the direction for this issue.Iraq's reconciliation committee holds its first meeting tomorrow ABC 13 Toledo - Jul 21 6:03 AM
(Baghdad, Iraq-AP, July 21, 2006) - A first attempt at uniting Iraq's sectarian and political groups begins tomorrow.War in Iraq could hurt Kean, poll determines Asbury Park Press - Jul 21 1:18 AM
New Jersey's U.S. Senate race is a dead heat, but the war in Iraq could hurt the Republican candidate, according to a Fairleigh Dickinson University PublicMind Poll released Thursday.JAPAN: GSDF Iraq troop exit came with media gag order AsiaMedia - Jul 21 10:32 AM
Kuwait City --- The first group of Ground Self-Defense Force troops to exit the Iraq city of Samawah, left Kuwait for Japan on Wednesday morning amid a media blackout over the withdrawal.Marine killed in Iraq KBCI Boise - Jul 21 10:34 AM
BAGHDAD, Iraq A Marine was killed today in Iraq by what the U-S military calls hostile action. It happened in Anbar province, west of Baghdad, where insurgents have been very active. That's the same province where another Marine was killed yesterday.Violence, like the summer, simmers in Iraq Fort Wayne Journal Gazette - Jul 21 5:37 AM
BAGHDAD, Iraq Iraqi police scoured the streets of the capital from dawn till midday, looking for corpses and finding dozens. Residents of a northern city who celebrated the end of a hot day with a scoop of ice cream were ravaged by a car bomb. And the country s foremost religious authority said Iraqis could solve their problems only with love and peaceful dialogue. Belief that Iraq Had Weapons of Mass Destruction Has Increased Substantially, According to Latest Harris Poll [Press Release] PR Newswire via Yahoo! Finance - Jul 21 12:27 PM
Despite being widely reported in the media that the U.S. and other countries have not found any weapons of mass destruction in Iraq, surprisingly; more U.S. adults think that Iraq had such weapons when the U.S. invaded Iraq.SOUTH CUMBRIA SOLDIERS TO BE DEPLOYED TO IRAQ North-West Evening Mail - Jul 21 9:26 AM
SOUTH Cumbrian soldiers will be sent to Iraq weeks before Christmas. Former King s Own Royal Border Regiment squaddies, now serving in the 2nd Battalion of the newly formed Duke of Lancaster s Regiment, will be deployed to the war-torn country in early November.Russia pays posthumous tribute to diplomats killed in Iraq Russian Information Agency Novosti - Jul 21 9:01 AM
MOSCOW, July 21 (RIA Novosti) - Five Russians who were murdered last month in Iraq by an al-Qaeda-linked group have been awarded the Order of Courage posthumously, Russia's Foreign Ministry said Friday.S.C. Guard clears the way in Iraq The State - Jul 21 12:10 AM
Back in the United States, members of the S.C. National Guard engineer unit trained to build roads and bridges. Over in Iraq, the Saluda-based 122nd Engineer Company is still in the road business. But this time the troops are clearing the roads of bombs.Bitter times in Iraq's orange capital AFP via Yahoo! News - Jul 21 10:29 AM
Amid orange orchards, date palms and fields full of blooming sunflowers, some 150 Iraqis huddle in a rundown village school as they seek refuge from a daily staple of bloodshed and threats.Sahuaro grad dies in Iraq bombing Fox 11 Tucson - Jul 21 9:11 AM
A soldier who went to high school in Tucson was killed Tuesday after the tank he was riding in was struck by a roadside bomb in Ar Ramadi, Iraq. Army Sgt. Mark R. Vecchione grew up in Eastham, Mass. But he moved to Tucson in 1997 with his father after his parents divorced.Iraq sees big upswing in violence The Monterey County Herald - Jul 21 3:14 AM
Bombings and shootings soared by 40 percent in the Baghdad area in the past week, the U.S. military said Thursday. An American general said extremists were preparing ''an all-out assault'' on the capital in a decisive battle for the future of Iraq.Air Force physician returns from Iraq Daily Mining Gazette - Jul 21 8:20 AM
LAURIUM While Mike Luoma s second trip to Iraq was no cakewalk, it beat the first time, he said Thursday. Luoma returned in June from six months as an Air Force physician in Iraq.Saddam urges U.S. to leave Iraq in letter CTV.ca - Jul 21 4:27 AM
Saddam Hussein has urged the Americans to "save your country and leave Iraq" in a letter written in prison to the American people and released Friday by his lawyers.Salem Soldier Hurt In Iraq WLBZ Bangor - Jul 21 4:17 AM
A soldier from Salem, New Hampshire has earned her second Purple Heart in a roadside bomb attack in Iraq.Sistani urges end to Iraq 'bloodletting' Aljazeera - Jul 21 2:12 AM
Iraq's most senior Shia cleric has issued his strongest call yet for an end to Shia-Sunni violence.Murtha: US Staying in Iraq Helps Potential Enemies Crosswalk.com - Jul 20 9:18 PM
(CNSNews.com) - Pennsylvania anti-war Congressman John Murtha Thursday said the U.S. military's continued presence in Iraq is emboldening America's potential enemies by depleting American resources that could be used in other conflicts around the world.(AFX UK Focus) 2006-07-21 14:30 GMT: US troops kill five, including child, in Iraq raid Interactive Investor - Jul 21 7:01 AM
BAQUBA, Iraq (AFX) - US troops in Iraq killed two suspected insurgents, two women and a child when they called in air support during a raid on an alleged hideout north of Baghdad today, a military statement said.On the ground in Iraq Asia Times - Jul 21 3:37 AM
Nir Rosen is one of a handful of extraordinary investigative reporters who offer English-literate readers the on-the-ground reality of the war in Iraq. And the combination of virtues he brings to his work - including his fluent, Iraqi-accented Arabic, his willingness to spend long periods in life-threatening situations, and his graceful and luminous writing style - make him unique even among this Soldier who trained at Picatinny killed in Iraq Daily Record - Jul 21 2:09 AM
An Army soldier who had been stationed at Picatinny Arsenal in Rockaway Township was killed while trying to defuse an explosive device in Iraq, military officials said.North West soldiers to be deployed to Iraq prestontoday.net - Jul 21 8:21 AM
Soldiers from from two Army battalions in the North West will deploy to Iraq in November. (21/07/2006 16:16:02)