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  • Insurgent Bombs Directed at G.I.s Increase in Iraq Open this result in new window
    New York Times - 11 minutes ago
    New assessments by the U.S. military and the intelligence community provide evidence that violence in Iraq is at its highest level yet.

  • Rival Shiite Militias Clash in Southern Iraq Open this result in new window
    Washington Post - 22 minutes ago
    BAGHDAD, Aug. 16 -- Clashes between rival Shiite Muslim militias erupted Wednesday in Basra, Iraq's second-largest city, when scores of gunmen stormed the governor's office after accusing his supporters of assassinating their tribal leader. Meanwhile, car bombs in Baghdad killed 25 people.

  • Rival Shiite Militias Clash in Southern Iraq Open this result in new window
    Washington Post - 1 hour, 49 minutes ago
    BAGHDAD, Aug. 16 -- Clashes between rival Shiite Muslim militias erupted Wednesday in Basra, Iraq's second-largest city, when scores of gunmen stormed the governor's office after accusing his supporters of assassinating their tribal leader, while car bombs in Baghdad killed 25 people.

  • Bush strongly defends US policy in Iraq Open this result in new window
    Reuters via Yahoo! News - 2 hours, 39 minutes ago
    President George W. Bush strongly defended his Iraq war policy against Democratic demands to bring U.S. troops home and warned on Wednesday that if America leaves, Iraq could become a country controlled by terrorists willing to use oil as a weapon.

  • Bush rejects calls for early withdrawal from Iraq Open this result in new window
    AFP via Yahoo! News - Aug 16 6:35 PM
    President George W. Bush rejected calls by opposition Democrats for an early withdrawal of US troops from Iraq, warning such a move could result in a "terrorist state" with vast oil reserves.

  • Cindy Sheehan to take Iraq War protest back to Washington Open this result in new window
    AFP via Yahoo! News - Aug 16 5:24 PM
    Anti-war demonstrator Cindy Sheehan, who earlier this month took her protest against the US military presence in Iraq to the outskirts of President George W. Bush's Texas ranch, said that her peace campaign would again relocate to the US capital.

  • Local Soldier Killed In Iraq Open this result in new window
    KMBC TheKansasCityChannel.com via Yahoo! News - Aug 16 5:49 PM
    A Johnson County soldier was killed in Iraq, defense officials said.

  • Al Qaeda building political arm in Iraq: General Open this result in new window
    Reuters via Yahoo! News - Aug 16 3:20 PM
    Al Qaeda wants to build a political operation in Iraq to broaden its campaign against the U.S.-backed government, a top U.S. general said on Wednesday.

  • Marine lieutenant charged with assaulting civilians in Iraq Open this result in new window
    AFP via Yahoo! News - Aug 16 3:51 PM
    A seventh marine from a single unit has been charged with assaulting civilians in Iraq, the Marine Corps said.

  • Bush strongly defends policy in Iraq Open this result in new window
    USA Today - Aug 16 1:13 PM
    President Bush said critics of his Iraq policies are advocating a "cut and run" strategy that would draw terrorists to American soil.

  • Correction: US-Iraq-Troops story Open this result in new window
    AP via Yahoo! News - Aug 16 12:43 PM
    In an Aug. 15 story about the Stryker Brigade returning to Iraq, The Associated Press reported erroneously that Frank Wilson is an Army chaplain. According to his wife, he is a chief warrant officer.

  • White House denies Bush frustrations on Iraq Open this result in new window
    AFP via Yahoo! News - Aug 16 10:58 AM
    The White House flatly denied reports that US President George W. Bush is frustrated with Iraqis and their prime minister, and rejected the notion that Iraq has slipped into civil war.

  • Throughout Iraq, deadly trouble seethes again Open this result in new window
    International Herald Tribune - Aug 16 2:28 PM
    Bombs killed 21 people in central Baghdad on Wednesday, and gunmen attacked the governor's office in Iraq's second-largest city - another sign of unrest in the Shiite heartland.

  • UNESCO slams killing of journalists in Iraq Open this result in new window
    AFP via Yahoo! News - Aug 16 8:02 AM
    UNESCO Director General Koichiro Matsuura has sounded the alarm over the wave of violence targeting journalists in Iraq, where four reporters have been murdered since the end of July.

  • In western Iraq, insurgency is gaining Open this result in new window
    AP via Yahoo! News - Aug 16 6:47 AM
    In the dusty plains of western Iraq, al-Qaida is gaining strength. Daily attacks against U.S. and Iraqi forces are on the rise, and there is little sign of progress in persuading the population to support the national government. U.S. commanders acknowledge they are locked in struggle with insurgents for the allegiance of Iraq's youth.

  • Bush frustrated by lack support for US in Iraq: report Open this result in new window
    AFP via Yahoo! News - Aug 16 7:10 AM
    President George W. Bush is frustrated by Iraq's slow progress and lack of support for the US military effort, according to a report quoting people who attended a private meeting with Bush at the Pentagon this week.

  • Iraq's Deadliest Month Open this result in new window
    CBS News - Aug 16 3:51 PM
    About 3,500 Iraqis were killed in July in sectarian or political violence, the highest monthly tally of the war, Iraq's health minister said. Another 19 people were killed in the latest bombings in Baghdad.

  • Violence flares in Iraq Open this result in new window
    Reuters via Yahoo! News - Aug 16 4:24 AM
    Clashes erupted in two of Iraq's largest cities on Wednesday and a bomb killed eight in the capital, highlighting the precarious security situation as U.S. and Iraqi forces try to stem sectarian violence.

  • Leaks Likely On Iraq National Intelligence Estimate Open this result in new window
    Space War - 2 hours, 46 minutes ago
    by Shaun Waterman UPI Homeland and National Security Editor Washington (UPI) Aug 16, 2006 The secret National Intelligence Estimate on Iraq, coming as it may just before November's election, will be the focus of such public interest that some senators have called for an unclassified summary to be issued.

  • U.S. toll in Iraq Open this result in new window
    San Francisco Chronicle - Aug 16 5:17 PM
    As of Tuesday, at least 2,601 members of the U.S. military had died in Iraq since the beginning of the war in March 2003, according to an Associated Press count. The latest identifications reported by the military: - Army Staff Sgt. Kenneth A. Jenkins,...

  • Evidence points to one ring for five abductions in Iraq Open this result in new window
    The Christian Science Monitor via Yahoo! News - Aug 16 1:00 AM
    Jill Carroll's captors appear to be involved in some of the most high-profile kidnappings of Westerners in Iraq during the past two years.

  • Holding Pattern on Iraq Open this result in new window
    Newsweek - Aug 16 11:40 AM
    Rumsfeld's Senate testimony underscores that there are no good options on Iraq. Meanwhile, where's Dick Cheney?

  • Bush Said to Be Frustrated by Level of Public Support in Iraq Open this result in new window
    New York Times - Aug 15 10:49 PM
    President Bush is concerned about lack of progress in Iraq and frustrated at the Iraqi government and peoples lack of public support for Americas mission.

  • Lack of Iraq exit plan no problem for Democrats? Open this result in new window
    MSNBC - Aug 16 8:59 AM
    Could the Democrats gain control of Congress this Nov. 7 by simply being the generic anti-Iraq war party and not getting too specific about what that means? Yes,  and here's why.

  • Bush rejects calls for early withdrawal from Iraq Open this result in new window
    Channel NewsAsia - 12 minutes ago
    LANCASTER, United States : President George W. Bush rejected calls by opposition Democrats for an early withdrawal of US troops from Iraq, warning such a move could result in a "terrorist state" with vast oil reserves.

  • Bomber Kills 9 At Iraq President's HQ Open this result in new window
    CBS News - Aug 16 10:06 AM
    A suicide bomber killed nine people outside the headquarters of the Iraqi president's political party in northern Iraq, while fierce fighting between Shiite gunmen and Iraqi security forces left at least seven people dead in the south.

  • Three Fort Hood soldiers, one a Texan, killed in Iraq Open this result in new window
    Houston Chronicle - Aug 16 3:20 PM
    Three soldiers from Fort Hood, including one from San Antonio, have died of wounds suffered in combat in Iraq.

  • Crack in unity government / Iraq's embattled parliament speaker says he might quit Open this result in new window
    San Francisco Chronicle - Aug 16 12:39 PM
    The speaker of parliament said Monday that he is considering stepping down because of bitter enmity from Kurdish and Shiite political blocs, revealing the first major crack in Iraq's fragile unity government since it was formed nearly three months ago....

  • Bush rejects calls for early Iraq pullout Open this result in new window
    Aljazeera - 2 hours, 32 minutes ago
    The US president has rejected calls by opposition Democrats for an early withdrawal of US troops from Iraq, warning such a move could result in a "terrorist state" with vast oil reserves.

  • Iraq war not linked to terror plot, says Clinton Open this result in new window
    Guardian Unlimited - 2 hours, 39 minutes ago
    Bill Clinton today dismissed suggestions of a link between the alleged airline bomb plot and the invasion of Iraq.

  • In Western Iraq, Insurgency Is Gaining Open this result in new window
    Los Angeles Times - Aug 16 7:04 AM
    HADITHA, Iraq -- In the dusty plains of western Iraq, al-Qaida is gaining strength. Daily attacks against U.S. and Iraqi forces are on the rise, and there is little sign of progress in persuading the population to support the national government.

  • U.S. toll in Iraq Open this result in new window
    San Francisco Chronicle - Aug 16 12:39 PM
    As of Monday, at least 2,600 members of the U.S. military had died in the Iraq war since it began in March 2003, according to an Associated Press count. The latest deaths reported by the military: - Army 1st. Sgt. Aaron D. Jagger, 43, of Hillsdale,...

  • Robot May Someday Save Lives In Iraq Open this result in new window
    KGO-TV Bay Area - 2 hours, 15 minutes ago
    So how could a remote controlled robot someday save lives in Iraq? It's an Only On 7 report.

  • Al-Qaeda 'seeks political power' in Iraq Open this result in new window
    Sydney Morning Herald - Aug 16 2:25 PM
    Al-Qaeda wants to build a political operation in Iraq to broaden its campaign against the US-backed government, a top US general says. -

  • Navy Seal Dies in Iraq Open this result in new window
    NPR - Aug 16 3:59 PM
    Marc Allen Lee, who died in a firefight in Ramadi, is the first Navy Seal to die in Iraq.

  • Iraq veterans need more psychiatric help, says judge Open this result in new window
    Independent - Aug 16 4:38 PM
    Soldiers returning home from service in Iraq must be given more psychiatric help before being allowed to socialise with the public, a judge said yesterday, after a lance-corporal suffering from post-traumatic stress fractured a man's skull and left him fighting for his life.

  • South LA Post Office Renamed After Soldier Killed In Iraq Open this result in new window
    NBC 4 Los Angeles - 2 hours, 19 minutes ago
    LOS ANGELES -- A South Los Angeles post office was renamed Wednesday for a career soldier killed in Iraq at the age of 50. The former Hancock Post Office at 8200 S. Vermont Ave. was renamed the John W. Marshall Post Office Building.

  • Bush rejects calls for early withdrawal from Iraq Open this result in new window
    TODAYonline - 2 hours, 57 minutes ago
    US President George W. Bush salutes his US Marine Corps Honor Guard as Marine One lands on South Lawn of the White House. Bush rejected calls by opposition Democrats for an early withdrawal of US troops from Iraq, warning such a move could result in a "terrorist state" with vast oil reserves.

  • Early withdrawal from Iraq will create "terrorist state": Bush Open this result in new window
    People's Daily - 2 hours, 3 minutes ago
    U.S. President George W. Bush on Wednesday rejected calls from Democrats for an early withdrawal of American troops from Iraq, saying such a pullout would "create a terrorist state in the heart of the Middle East."

  • Killed in Iraq Open this result in new window
    Baltimore Sun - Aug 16 1:25 PM
    As of yesterday, at least 2,595 members of the U.S. military have died since the Iraq war began in March 2003.

  • Tony Snow: No Civil War in Iraq -- and He Disputes 'NYT' Report on Bush's 'Frustration' Open this result in new window
    Editor & Publisher - Aug 16 5:16 PM
    NEW YORK Generals, pundits, and members of Congress may see shades of grey in the situation, but Tony Snow, the White House Press Secretary, has no such doubts. "There is not a civil war going on" in Iraq, he declared today in his daily meeting with reporters.

  • Al-Qaida in Iraq Incites Sectarian Violence, Says U.S. General Open this result in new window
    U.S. Department of State - 1 hour, 20 minutes ago
    Remnants of al-Qaida in Iraq are among the primary instigators of the rising tide of sectarian violence, says a top spokesman for Multinational Force Iraq. Al-Qaida in Iraq is making a concerted effort to gain legitimacy by marketing itself to the Iraqi people as a credible, helpful organization that appeals to Iraqis in desperate social and economic situations, U.S. Army Major General

  • New group to focus on Iraq, Afghanistan veterans Open this result in new window
    Army Times - Aug 16 12:58 PM
    A new veterans group will meet this fall to discuss how to ensure that veterans of the Iraq and Afghanistan wars are taken care of well. The National Symposium for the Needs of Young Veterans will meet in Chicago in October, with retired Gen. Tommy Franks, former head of U.S. Central Command who led the U.S. invasion of Iraq, as keynote speaker.

  • Bush strongly defends US policy in Iraq Open this result in new window
    Stuff - Aug 16 5:56 PM
    WASHINGTON: President George W Bush has strongly defended his Iraq war policy against Democratic demands to bring US troops home and warned that if America leaves Iraq could become a country controlled by terrorists willing to use oil as a weapon.

  • Correction: US-Iraq-Troops Story Open this result in new window
    AP via Yahoo! Asia News - Aug 16 12:43 PM
    In an Aug. 15 story about the Stryker Brigade returning to Iraq, The Associated Press reported erroneously that Frank Wilson is an Army chaplain.

  • A look at U.S. military deaths in Iraq Open this result in new window
    AP via Yahoo! News - Aug 15 4:15 PM
    As of Tuesday, Aug. 15, 2006, at least 2,601 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 2,066 died as a result of hostile action, according to the military's numbers.

  • White House rejects talk of dividing Iraq Open this result in new window
    AFP via Yahoo! News - Aug 15 4:07 PM
    US President George W. Bush rejects suggestions that Iraq be partitioned as a way of heading off worsening violence there, White House spokesman Tony Snow said.

  • IRAQ VIOLENCE Open this result in new window
    KPVI-TV - 1 hour, 33 minutes ago
    BAGHDAD, Iraq (AP) -- Bombs have killed at least 19 people around the Iraqi capital today. In central Baghdad, police said two bombs killed 11 people and injured 44. Earlier in the day, a bomb killed eight people, most of them day laborers waiting for work.

  • More Fort Drum soldiers back from Iraq Open this result in new window
    WCAX 3 - Aug 16 3:46 PM
    FORT DRUM, N.Y. More than 50 Fort Drum soldiers are scheduled to return to the base tonight from Iraq.

  • Al Qaeda Building Political Arm in Iraq Open this result in new window
    RedNova - Aug 16 2:41 PM
    By Alister BullBAGHDAD (Reuters) - Al Qaeda wants to build a political operation in Iraq to broaden its campaign against the U.S.-backed government, a top U.S.

  • U.S. is Losing Ground in Iraq, Say Americans Open this result in new window
    Angus Reid - 23 minutes ago
    - Many adults in the United States are concerned about the progress of the coalition effort, according to a poll by Princeton Survey Research Associates published in Newsweek. 58 per cent of respondents think the U.S. is losing ground in its efforts to establish security and democracy in Iraq, up nine points since last September.

  • New unmanned truck for Iraq tested in Arizona Open this result in new window
    World Tribune - Aug 16 10:44 AM
    WASHINGTON The U.S. Army has sponsored the development of an unmanned military truck for duty in Iraq.

  • Media pushes aside Iraq war for Lebanon Open this result in new window
    AP via Yahoo! News - Aug 15 12:41 PM
    Remember Iraq? Not much has changed with the war there, but it has largely been pushed off front pages and squeezed from television news shows by the conflict in Lebanon and, last week, by the terror arrests in London.

  • Clashes and bombs kill 21 in Iraq Open this result in new window
    Stuff - Aug 16 3:11 PM
    BAGHDAD: Clashes erupted in two of Iraq's largest cities on Wednesday while bomb attacks killed 21 in the capital, highlighting the precarious security situation as US and Iraqi forces try to stem sectarian violence.

  • Erdogan: North Of Iraq Must Not Be A Shelter For P.K.K. Open this result in new window
    TurkishPress.com - Aug 16 2:07 PM
    ISTANBUL - ``North of Iraq must not be a shelter for PKK terrorist organization. PKK must be declared as a terrorist organization.

  • More Fort Drum soldiers back from Iraq Open this result in new window
    WRGB - Aug 16 1:57 PM
    (Fort Drum, NY - AP) - More than 50 Fort Drum soldiers are scheduled to return to the base tonight from Iraq. The soldiers are members of the First Battalion, Tenth Aviation Regiment.

  • Democrats Counter G.O.P. and Lieberman on Iraq Open this result in new window
    New York Times - 1 hour, 59 minutes ago
    Democratic leaders supporting Ned Lamonts Senate campaign struck back at attacks suggesting that their partys backing of him portrayed the Democrats as weak on national security.

  • Al Qaeda 'building political arm in Iraq' Open this result in new window
    Stuff - Aug 16 1:11 PM
    BAGHDAD: Al Qaeda wants to build a political operation in Iraq to broaden its campaign against the US-backed government, a top US general said today.

  • Turkey And Iraq Are Inseparable Parts Of The Region, Gul Open this result in new window
    TurkishPress.com - Aug 16 12:37 PM
    KAYSERI - ''Turks have been together with Iraqis throughout the history. PKK terrorist organization is a seed of discord which prevents the solidarity between Kurds and Turks in Iraq,'' Turkish Foreign Minister Abdullah Gul told reporters on Sunday.

  • Al-Qaida in Iraq Incites Sectarian Violence, Says U.S. General Open this result in new window
    U.S. Department of State - Aug 16 3:15 PM
    Remnants of al Qaida in Iraq are among the primary instigators of the rising tide of sectarian violence, says a top spokesman for Multi-National Force Iraq. Al Qaida in Iraq realizes [the] killing of innocent Iraqi civilians has damaged their public support, U.S. Army Major General William Caldwell told journalists at an August 16 press briefing in Baghdad, Iraq.

  • U.N. condemns killings of media in Iraq Open this result in new window
    UPI - Aug 16 12:24 PM
    UNITED NATIONS, Aug. 16 (UPI) -- A U.N. official condemned killing of journalists in Iraq, calling for efforts to "counter the alarming campaign against freedom of the press in the country."

  • In Western Iraq, Insurgency Is Gaining Open this result in new window
    AP via Yahoo! Asia News - Aug 16 6:47 AM
    In the dusty plains of western Iraq, al-Qaida is gaining strength.

  • Cheney holds steady on Iraq Open this result in new window
    The Arizona Republic - Aug 16 3:07 AM
    America's homeland security agenda would be placed in jeopardy if troops were pulled out of Iraq too early, Vice President Dick Cheney said Tuesday.

  • Iraq troops fight militias, as car bomb hits capital Open this result in new window
    Channel NewsAsia - Aug 16 9:02 AM
    KARBALA, Iraq : Iraqi security forces have fought with Shiite militias in several southern cities as the embattled government tried once more to impose its authority on the divided country.

  • Arkansas Soldier Dies in Iraq Open this result in new window
    KATV Channel 7 - Aug 16 4:35 PM
    Fouke - A 25-year-old soldier from Fouke is the latest Arkansas casualty in Iraq. Army Sergeant Kenneth Jenkins died Saturday. The U.S. Department of Defense ( website ) says he was killed by small-arms fire from insurgents in Baghdad while conducting a checkpoint operation.

  • 16 killed in bombing, gunbattle in Iraq Open this result in new window
    AP via Yahoo! News - Aug 15 11:07 AM
    A suicide bombing in the north and street battles hundreds of miles away in a Shiite holy city in the south claimed 16 lives Tuesday, demonstrating the tenuous security in Iraq as the U.S. focuses on curbing sectarian violence in Baghdad.

  • Bush frustrated over Iraq war Report Open this result in new window
    Al Jazeera - Aug 16 11:20 AM
    The officials, who participated in last weeks meeting at the Pentagon , said that Bush seemed concerned about the effectiveness of Iraqs new prime minister Nouri al-Maliki, adding that he avoided expressing his own view of the Iraqi leader.

  • Attacks on rise in Western Iraq Open this result in new window
    Coos Bay World Link - Aug 16 3:15 PM
    HADITHA, Iraq (AP) - In the dusty plains of western Iraq, al-Qaida is gaining strength. Daily attacks against U.S. and Iraqi forces are on the rise and there is little sign of progress in convincing the population to support the national government.

  • Dozens more dead in Iraq Open this result in new window
    Fox21 - Aug 16 10:08 AM
    BAGHDAD, Iraq It's turned into another brutal day in Iraq, with dozens more people killed.

  • Bush says dividing Iraq would be "like pouring oil on fire" Open this result in new window
    Seattle Times - Aug 16 12:28 AM
    President Bush flatly told Middle East experts at a private meeting this week that a three-way division of Iraq would only worsen sectarian...

  • A suicide bombing and street skirmishes kill 16 in Iraq Open this result in new window
    Boston Globe - Aug 16 1:15 AM
    BAGHDAD -- A suicide bombing in the north and street battles hundreds of miles away in a Shi'ite holy city in the south claimed 16 lives yesterday, demonstrating the tenuous security in Iraq as the United States focuses on curbing sectarian violence in Baghdad.

  • White House denies Bush frustrations on Iraq Open this result in new window
    TurkishPress.com - Aug 16 10:33 AM
    WASHINGTON - The White House on Wednesday flatly denied reports that US President George W. Bush is frustrated with Iraqis and their prime minister, and rejected the notion that Iraq has slipped into civil war.

  • Iraq Upstaged By Latest Middle East Turmoil Open this result in new window
    ContactMusic - Aug 16 10:39 AM
    Even as violence in Iraq escalates -- with some 3,400 deaths occurring last month alone -- news reports from the country have waned, according to a

  • Iraq troops fight militias, as car bomb hits capital Open this result in new window
    AFP via Yahoo! Asia News - Aug 16 4:37 AM
    KARBALA, Iraq (AFP) - Iraqi security forces have fought with Shiite militias in several southern cities as the embattled government tried once more to impose its authority on the divided country.

  • Commissioners: Iraq war protester must get insurance Open this result in new window
    Chesterton Tribune - Aug 16 2:20 PM
    A Valparaiso womans plan to resume protesting the Iraq war in front of the Porter County Courthouse prompted a debate among the Porter County Commissioners and the county attorney Tuesday over citizens rights versus insurance.

  • Analysis: Leaks likely on Iraq NIE Open this result in new window
    UPI - Aug 16 9:08 AM
    WASHINGTON, Aug. 16 (UPI) -- The secret National Intelligence Estimate on Iraq, coming as it may just before November's election, will be the focus of such public interest that some senators have called for an unclassified summary to be issued.

  • Walls or militias? Iraq faces rival visions for security Open this result in new window
    AFP via Yahoo! News - Aug 15 8:39 AM
    Rival visions of how to halt the carnage in Iraq have gone on show as US troops built walls around a restive suburb of Baghdad and a Shiite leader announced a plan to set up local militias.

  • Violence flares in Iraq as bomb kills eight Open this result in new window
    Stuff - Aug 16 10:11 AM
    BAGHDAD: Clashes have erupted in two of Iraq's largest cities and a bomb killed eight in the capital, highlighting the precarious security situation as US and Iraqi forces try to stem sectarian violence.

  • Should we still be in Iraq? Open this result in new window
    Ridgecrest Daily Independent - Aug 16 11:42 AM
    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?

  • Marine Corps officer charged in Iraq assaults Open this result in new window
    Reuters via Yahoo! News - Aug 16 4:17 PM
    The military has charged a U.S. Marine Corps officer with assaulting three Iraqi civilians in April, accusing him of beating and choking them and placing a pistol in one victim's mouth, the Marines said on Wednesday.

  • Officers examine risks of Iraq war Open this result in new window
    San Jose Mercury News - Aug 16 3:16 AM
    One by one, the senior U.S. Army officers spoke out about their anxiety and frustration over what the Iraq war was doing to the military.

  • Iraq city locked down after clashes, as car bomb hits capital Open this result in new window
    AFP via Yahoo! Asia News - Aug 16 3:34 AM
    KARBALA, Iraq (AFP) - Police have locked down the Iraqi holy city of Karbala after a day of violent clashes with militiamen loyal to a local Shiite cleric left at least 18 people dead.

  • U.S. deaths in Iraq Open this result in new window
    The Plain Dealer - Aug 16 4:48 AM
    As of Tuesday, at least 2,601 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 2,066 died as a result of hostile action, according to the military's numbers.

  • Baghdad quiet; violence elsewhere in Iraq kills 16 Open this result in new window
    The Columbus Dispatch - Aug 16 4:07 AM
    BAGHDAD, Iraq A suicide bombing in the north and street battles in a Shiite holy city south of the capital claimed 16 lives yesterday, showing the tenuous security across Iraq as the U.S. focuses on curbing sectarian violence in Baghdad.

  • In Western Iraq, Insurgency Is Gaining Open this result in new window
    News 8 San Diego - Aug 16 7:38 AM
    In the dusty plains of western Iraq, al-Qaeda is gaining strength. Daily attacks against U.S. and Iraqi forces are on the rise, and there is little sign of progress in persuading the population to support the national government. U.S. commanders acknowledge they are locked in struggle with insurgents for the allegiance of Iraq's youth.

  • Officer: Wisconsin soldier killed in Iraq had good training Open this result in new window
    Gazette Extra Sports - Aug 16 8:33 AM
    HATTIESBURG, Miss. - A Wisconsin soldier whose death in Iraq raised questions about the adequacy of his preparation was provided with all the tools he needed, the commander of his training unit told reporters Tuesday during a media tour of the base.

  • 57-year-old soldier back home safely from Iraq Open this result in new window
    Waynesboro Record Herald - Aug 16 8:26 AM
    GREENCASTLE - Sitting behind a desk just wasn't cutting it for Lester Merritt Hammond. He was angry - and he wanted to do something about it. Only three years away from retirement, Army Reserves Sgt. 1st Class Merritt, 57, of Greencastle volunteered to go to Iraq.

  • Suicide bomb at Iraq party HQ kills 9, injures 36 Open this result in new window
    CNN.com - Aug 15 7:51 AM
    Nine people died and and 36 others were wounded Tuesday when a suicide bomber detonated a truck outside a political headquarters in Mosul, Iraq, a police official said.

  • Sun Valley Marine Killed in Iraq Open this result in new window
    KRNV - Aug 16 8:24 AM
    A Marine from Sun Valley has died while fighting in Iraq. 18-year old Lance Corporal Jeremy Z. Long died Thursday while conducting combat operations in Al Anbar, Iraq.

  • Iraq forcing introspection among U.S. Army's ranks Open this result in new window
    San Jose Mercury News - Aug 16 3:16 AM
    The U.S. Army War College has become a ``leading center of dissent during the occupation'' of Iraq with a series of ``scathing reviews'' in official publications, wrote Thomas Ricks in his new book, ``Fiasco: The American Military Adventure in Iraq.''

  • In western Iraq, insurgency is gaining Open this result in new window
    Syracuse.com - Aug 16 7:06 AM
    HADITHA, Iraq (AP) In the dusty plains of western Iraq, al-Qaida is gaining strength. Daily attacks against U.S. and Iraqi forces are on the rise, and there is little sign of progress in persuading the population to support the national government. U.S. commanders acknowledge they are locked in struggle with insurgents for the allegiance of Iraq's youth.

  • Iraq troops fight militias, car bomb hits capital Open this result in new window
    Middle East Times - Aug 16 5:26 AM
    KARBALA, Iraq -- Iraqi security forces fought with Shiite militias in several southern cities Wednesday as the embattled government tried once more to impose its authority on the divided country.

  • Violence flares in Iraq as bomb kills eight Open this result in new window
    Reuters via Yahoo! UK & Ireland News - Aug 16 3:16 AM
    Clashes erupted in two of Iraq's largest cities on Wednesday and a bomb killed eight in the capital, highlighting the delicacy of the security situation as U.S. and Iraqi forces battled to prevent a sectarian civil war.

  • Iraq war not linked to terror plot, says Clinton Open this result in new window
    Guardian Unlimited - Aug 16 2:36 AM
    Terrorism threat to UK: Former US president dismisses suggestions of a link between the alleged airline bomb plot and the invasion of Iraq.

  • Braymer man killed in Iraq Open this result in new window
    Chillicothe Constitution-Tribune - Aug 16 12:20 PM
    Flags are flying at half-staff in Braymer as the community remembers Kevin L. Zeigler who was killed in Iraq over the weekend by a roadside bomb while on patrol with his soldiers south of Baghdad.

  • Soldier from Fouke, Ark., killed in Iraq Open this result in new window
    KTBS - Aug 16 12:01 PM
    An Army sergeant from Fouke, Ark., has been killed in Iraq. Staff Sgt. Kenneth Jenkins, 25, was killed Saturday by insurgents in Baghdad. An Army spokesman said Jenkins was killed by small-arms fire while conducting a checkpoint operation.

  • Pastor's Brother In Iraq Open this result in new window
    Cumberland Times-News - Aug 16 6:30 AM
    Pastor Bruce A. McBride of Calvary Baptist Church in Cresaptown wrote about his brother Terry, who is serving in Iraq.

  • Farrell criticizes Shays for supporting war in Iraq Open this result in new window
    Connecticut Post - Aug 16 11:20 AM
    NORWALK Diane Farrell, the Democrats' 4th Congressional District candidate, lashed out Tuesday at Republican U.S. Rep. Christopher Shays for supporting the war in Iraq, but stopped short of calling for withdrawal of U.S. troops by a specific date.

  • US charges Marine Corps officer in Iraq assaults Open this result in new window
    Reuters via Yahoo! News - Aug 16 2:12 PM
    The U.S. military has charged a Marine Corps officer with assaulting three Iraqi civilians in a town west of Baghdad in April, the Marines said on Wednesday.

  • The Iraq Syndrome will haunt America Open this result in new window
    International Herald Tribune - Aug 15 5:04 AM
    The Iraq Syndrome, similar to the trauma experienced by the United States after Vietnam, is already under way.