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  • Gonzales: Iraq's future depends on law Open this result in new window
    AP via Yahoo! News - Aug 29 5:54 PM
    Attorney General Alberto Gonzales said Tuesday that Iraq's future would depend on its enforcing the rule of law, but only its people and political leaders could decide what type of law that would be.

  • Soldier Home From Iraq Surprised By Gift Of Golf At TPC Open this result in new window
    WJXT News4Jax.com via Yahoo! News - Aug 29 5:49 PM
    A soldier home on leave from Iraq enjoyed a happy birthday surprise on Tuesday.

  • U.S. military deaths in Iraq hit 2,637 Open this result in new window
    AP via Yahoo! News - Aug 29 5:33 PM
    As of Tuesday, Aug. 29, 2006, at least 2,637 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 2,087 died as a result of hostile action, according to the military's numbers.

  • Early pullout from Iraq will encourage extremists: Rice Open this result in new window
    AFP via Yahoo! News - Aug 29 2:53 PM
    US Secretary of State Condoleezza Rice warned against a premature withdrawal of US forces from Iraq, saying it would encourage extremists at an "immeasurable" cost.

  • Explosion kills 29 petrol scavengers in Iraq Open this result in new window
    Reuters via Yahoo! News - Aug 29 12:07 PM
    At least 29 people were killed when a blast ripped through scavengers siphoning petrol from pools around a breach in a disused pipeline in central Iraq late on Monday, health officials said.

  • Deputy PM optimistic about Iraq progress Open this result in new window
    AP via Yahoo! News - Aug 29 9:22 AM
    While acknowledging an uptick in violence in the past few days, one of Iraq's deputy prime ministers said Tuesday that attacks overall are declining.

  • Rumsfeld: Iraq critics morally confused Open this result in new window
    USA Today - Aug 29 8:53 AM
    Defense Secretary Donald Rumsfeld accused critics of the Bush administration's policies on Iraq and terrorism Tuesday of suffering from "moral or intellectual confusion about what is right or wrong."

  • US attorney general discusses interrogation tactics in Iraq Open this result in new window
    AFP via Yahoo! News - Aug 29 7:44 AM
    US Attorney General Alberto Gonzales met Iraq's Deputy Prime Minister Barham Saleh and discussed the tactics used by Iraqi security forces to combat a wave of violence, including torture.

  • Gonzales in Iraq to push 'rule of law' Open this result in new window
    AP via Yahoo! News - Aug 29 7:22 AM
    Attorney General Alberto Gonzales, an architect of America's heavily criticized prisoner of war policy, met Tuesday with Iraq's deputy prime minister during a visit he said was to promote "the rule of law."

  • New documentary profiles Iraq war deserters seeking sanctuary in Canada Open this result in new window
    Canadian Press via Yahoo! News - Aug 29 3:32 PM
    MONTREAL (CP) - Kyle Snyder just wants to live like a regular 22-year-old. But right now he's fighting to gain asylum in Canada after deserting from the U.S. military in Iraq because he felt he was fighting an unjust war.

  • Iraq strikes peace deal with militia after scores killed Open this result in new window
    AFP via Yahoo! News - Aug 29 6:32 AM
    Government forces struck a truce with Shiite militia fighters after violent clashes in a town south of Baghdad left at least 81 dead and as Iraq reeled from a three-day bout of bloodshed.

  • Rumsfeld asks Americans for 'patience' in Iraq Open this result in new window
    AFP via Yahoo! News - Aug 29 6:46 AM
    Defense Secretary Donald Rumsfeld told Americans that if they have patience, the situation in Iraq will eventually change for the better.

  • Iraq agree truce with militia after scores killed Open this result in new window
    AFP via Yahoo! News - Aug 29 4:46 AM
    Government forces agreed a truce with Shiite militia fighters after violent clashes south of Baghdad, as Iraq reeled from a three-day bout of bloodshed in cities across the country.

  • Iraq soldier charged with murder Open this result in new window
    BBC News - Aug 29 1:29 PM
    A Devon soldier is due in court charged with murder just days after returning from serving in Iraq.

  • In Iraq, fewer killed, more are wounded Open this result in new window
    The Christian Science Monitor via Yahoo! News - Aug 29 2:00 AM
    As the controversial war in Iraq continues, Defense Department officials and civilian experts are getting a clearer picture of American combat casualties.

  • Iraq Violence Surges For Second Day Open this result in new window
    CBS News - Aug 29 1:16 PM
    Violence spiked in Iraq for a second day as gun battles and a suicide car bombing left nearly 50 people dead, despite a claim by Iraq's prime minister that violence was decreasing. Eight U.S. troops were killed over the weekend.

  • Iraq fuel pipeline blast kills 15 Open this result in new window
    Reuters via Yahoo! News - Aug 29 2:00 AM
    At least 15 people were killed in an explosion in central Iraq late on Monday while people were collecting petrol from pools formed around a breach in a disused fuel pipeline, witnesses said on Tuesday.

  • Rumsfeld: US military can handle other threats despite Iraq Open this result in new window
    AFP via Yahoo! News - Aug 29 1:07 AM
    The US military could handle another war despite deployments in Iraq and Afghanistan, Defense Secretary Donald Rumsfeld said.

  • Soldiers to be deployed to Iraq Open this result in new window
    BBC News - Aug 29 9:06 AM
    Troops prepare to leave Edinburgh to provide support for UK bases around Basra in southern Iraq.

  • 2 American soldier killed in Iraq Open this result in new window
    AP via Yahoo! News - Aug 28 11:35 PM
    Two U.S. soldiers have died in Iraq, one in fighting in the restive Anbar province and the second from injuries sustained in a Humvee accident, the U.S. military said Tuesday.

  • Early Iraq pullout "ruinous" to U.S. security: Cheney Open this result in new window
    Reuters via Yahoo! News - Aug 28 9:52 PM
    Vice President Dick Cheney, seizing on Democratic calls to pull troops out of Iraq, on Monday linked early withdrawal to the possibility of terrorist attacks in the United States.

  • Sgt. Barth Berry recounts the time he spent in Iraq Open this result in new window
    News Virginian - 20 minutes ago
    Barth Berry watches as his daughter, Geneva Berry, 2, gives her little brother, Richard, 9 months old, a push. (ROSANNE WEBER/Staff) STAUNTON - When youre a soldier in Iraq, you end up at a lot of memorial services.

  • Iraq's main parties reach deal on sharing oil revenues Open this result in new window
    Financial Times - 2 hours, 36 minutes ago
    Iraq's main political factions have hammered out an agreement on the sharing of oil and gas revenues but other contentious issues need to be resolved before a draft hydrocarbon law is completed, a senior Iraqi official said yesterday.

  • U.S. Military Deaths in Iraq Open this result in new window
    AP via Yahoo! Asia News - Aug 29 5:41 PM
    As of Tuesday, Aug. 29, 2006, at least 2,637 members of the U.S. military have died since the beginning of the Iraq war in March 2003, according to an Associated Press count.

  • Soldier from southeast Ohio killed in Iraq Open this result in new window
    KXAN 36 Austin - 15 minutes ago
    POMEROY, Ohio The Department of Defense announced today that a Fort Hood soldier from southeast Ohio was killed in Iraq after his vehicle came under enemy fire.

  • Rice Says Premature US Iraq Pullout Would Cause Immeasurable Harm Open this result in new window
    Voice of America - Aug 29 4:02 PM
    Secretary of State Condoleezza Rice told a war veterans group Tuesday that a premature U.S. troop withdrawal from Iraq would cause immeasurable harm to U.S. interests.

  • Nevada: Cheney Criticizes Idea of Leaving Iraq Open this result in new window
    New York Times - Aug 28 8:02 PM
    In a speech to the annual convention of Veterans of Foreign Wars in Reno, Vice President Dick Cheney warned against a ?precipitous withdrawal? from Iraq and suggested that those who advocate reducing the American troop presence are guilty of ?self-defeating pessimism.? Mr. Cheney avoided direct references to the Democrats and the midterm elections, but his speech was heavy with political

  • Ark-La-Tex Marine injured in Iraq dies in Germany Open this result in new window
    KSLA - 1 hour, 3 minutes ago
    According to the Department of Defense, Lance Corporal Donald E. Champlin died Monday at Landstuhl Regional Medical Center in Germany. Champlin was wounded in combat on Sunday, while working alongside Iraqi forces in the Al Anbar province of Iraq.

  • 'Black Watch' Play Depicts Scottish Soldiers in Iraq Open this result in new window
    NPR - Aug 29 4:12 PM
    All Things Considered , August 29, 2006 · Scots have long formed a disproportionate percentage of the British military, from Waterloo to Kosovo. Now, a play is depicting the soldiers' recent work in Iraq, where the famed Black Watch regiment has been deployed for the past three years.

  • Fiji deploys more soldiers to Iraq Open this result in new window
    Fijilive.com - 1 hour, 1 minute ago
    Fiji is sending another 34 soldiers to Iraq as part of the United Nations Assistance Mission (UNAMI). The soldiers will be flying out of the country tomorrow.

  • Twin Ports soldier dies in Iraq Open this result in new window
    Minnesota Public Radio - Aug 29 3:44 PM
    A young soldier from just south of Superior died in Iraq. A roadside bomb killed Kenneth Cross of South Range Wisconsin on Sunday.

  • Soldier from southeast Ohio killed in Iraq Open this result in new window
    NewsChannel 10 Amarillo - 1 hour, 45 minutes ago
    POMEROY, Ohio The Department of Defense announced today that a Fort Hood soldier from southeast Ohio was killed in Iraq after his vehicle came under enemy...

  • Gonzales: Iraq's future depends on law Open this result in new window
    Syracuse.com - Aug 29 6:25 PM
    BAGHDAD, Iraq (AP) Attorney General Alberto Gonzales said Tuesday that Iraq's future would depend on its enforcing the rule of law, but only its people and political leaders could decide what type of law that would be.

  • Progress Made in Curbing Iraq Disorder Open this result in new window
    phillyburbs.com - Aug 29 2:28 PM
    BAGHDAD, Iraq - Police found more than two dozen bodies across the capital Tuesday and the government said 73 people had died in fighting in the south as violence surged despite promising signs that a U.S. crackdown is curbing sectarian killings in Baghdad.

  • Pipeline Explosion Kills 36 in Iraq Open this result in new window
    phillyburbs.com - Aug 29 2:58 PM
    BAGHDAD, Iraq - A pipeline carrying oil byproducts exploded in a southern Iraqi city Tuesday, sparking a massive fire and killing at least 36 people, the Interior Ministry said.

  • U.S. military deaths in Iraq hit 2,629 Open this result in new window
    AP via Yahoo! News - Aug 28 6:37 PM
    As of Monday, Aug. 28, 2006, at least 2,629 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 2,082 died as a result of hostile action, according to the military's numbers.

  • Soldier from southeast Ohio killed in Iraq Open this result in new window
    KRIS-TV Corpus Christi - 2 hours, 56 minutes ago
    POMEROY, Ohio -- A 24-year-old soldier from southeast Ohio was killed in Iraq after his vehicle came under enemy fire, the Department of Defense announced Tuesday.

  • Iraq oil blast kills at least 20 Open this result in new window
    BBC News - Aug 29 2:33 AM
    At least 20 people are killed in an explosion at an oil pipeline in southern Iraq, police reports say.

  • 200 troops go back to Iraq Open this result in new window
    The Scotsman - Aug 29 4:48 PM
    ABOUT 200 British troops are heading to Iraq for a second tour of duty.

  • Soldier Home From Iraq Surprised By Gift Of Golf At TPC Open this result in new window
    WJXT Jacksonville - Aug 29 5:56 PM
    JACKSONVILLE, Fla. -- A soldier home on leave from Iraq enjoyed a happy birthday surprise on Tuesday. After years of telling his family about his dream to play golf at The Players Championship at Sawgrass, Staff Sgt. Kevin Brown's wish came true as he played 18 holes on the famed course.

  • Dozens wounded by car bomb at Iraq army centre Open this result in new window
    Tiscali - 3 minutes ago
    HILLA, Iraq (Reuters) - A car bomb exploded outside a recruitment centre for the Iraqi army in the town of Hilla, south of Baghdad on Wednesday, causing dozens of casualties, police said.

  • U.S. military deaths in Iraq hit 2,637 Open this result in new window
    KING 5 Seattle - Aug 29 6:09 PM
    As of Tuesday, Aug. 29, 2006, at least 2,637 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.

  • Florida contractor working for Tenn. company killed in Iraq Open this result in new window
    WREG-TV Memphis - Aug 29 6:17 PM
    HUNTSVILLE, Ala. A Florida man working for a Tennessee company in Iraq was killed when the vehicle he was riding in was hit by an improvised explosive.

  • Early pullout from Iraq will encourage extremists: Rice Open this result in new window
    TurkishPress.com - Aug 29 5:50 PM
    WASHINGTON - US Secretary of State Condoleezza Rice warned Tuesday against a premature withdrawal of US forces from Iraq, saying it would encourage extremists at an "immeasurable" cost.

  • Fierce fighting reported between Iraq Army, Iran-backed militia Open this result in new window
    World Tribune - Aug 29 12:37 PM
    BAGHDAD The Iraq Army has engaged in fierce clashes with the Iranian-sponsored Mahdi Army which is represented in the government of Prime Minister Nouri Al Maliki.

  • Soldier from southeast Ohio killed in Iraq Open this result in new window
    WKYC Cleveland - Aug 29 5:53 PM
    Soldier from southeast Ohio killed in Iraq

  • Iraq strikes deal with militia; 74 die in fire Open this result in new window
    The Peninsula - Aug 29 5:28 PM
    diwaniyah, Iraq Hard-pressed Iraqi government forces were forced to strike a truce with Shiite militia fighters yesterday, as at least 74 people were killed and 94 injured when an old fuel pipeline caught fire near the southern Iraqi city of Diwaniyah yesterday.

  • Iraq Resumes Oil Exports To Ceyhan Terminal Open this result in new window
    CattleNetwork.com - 1 hour, 13 minutes ago
    AMMAN (Dow Jones)-- Iraq on Tuesday resumed pumping crude oil from its Kirkuk oil fields to the Turkish port of Ceyhan after a seven-week suspension, an Iraqi oil official said.

  • Death toll in pipeline explosion reaches 74 in southern Iraq Open this result in new window
    People's Daily - Aug 29 5:52 PM
    The death toll of a fuel pipeline explosion in southern Iraq city of Diwaniyah rose to 74, a local police source told Xinhua on Tuesday.

  • Rumsfeld: U.S. able to take new fight despite Iraq Open this result in new window
    Reuters via Yahoo! News - Aug 28 3:17 PM
    U.S. Defense Secretary Donald Rumsfeld warned potential adversaries on Monday that the United States remained capable of responding to military threats at home and abroad, despite its troop commitments in Iraq and Afghanistan.

  • Local Soldier Killed In Iraq Open this result in new window
    WCVB TheBostonChannel.com via Yahoo! News - Aug 28 3:17 PM
    Spc. Edgardo Zayas, 29, died on Aug. 26, in Baghdad, Iraq, of injuries suffered when an improvised explosive device detonated near his dismounted patrol during combat operations.

  • Cheney: Early Iraq pullout "ruinous" to security Open this result in new window
    Reuters via Yahoo! News - Aug 28 1:39 PM
    Vice President Dick Cheney on Monday seized on Democratic calls to pull troops out of Iraq to draw an election-year link between early withdrawal and the possibility of terrorist attacks in the United States.

  • 2 more from state killed in Iraq war Open this result in new window
    Wisconsin State Journal - Aug 29 2:49 PM
    Two 21-year-old soldiers from Wisconsin were killed by roadside bombs in Iraq, their families said Monday. Army Pfc. Shaun Novak, of Two Rivers, was killed Sunday in an explosion while he was riding in an armored vehicle, his aunt, Sheila Halverson, said.

  • Camp Lejeune Marine killed in Iraq Open this result in new window
    The Daily Comet - Aug 29 3:21 PM
    A North Carolina-based Marine died at a military hospital in Germany from combat wounds he sustained in Iraq, the Department of Defense said Tuesday.

  • Dorchester Man Killed in Iraq Open this result in new window
    WBUR Boston - 50 minutes ago
    Edgardo Zayas was killed by a roadside bomb in Iraq over the weekend. We hear about his life from Zayas' family in Dorchester.

  • Volunteer firefighter from Pa. killed in Iraq Open this result in new window
    phillyburbs.com - Aug 29 11:15 AM
    PHILADELPHIA - A volunteer firefighter inspired to join the military following 9/11 was killed by an improvised explosive device in Iraq on Sunday, his family said.

  • U.S. Attorney General Visits Iraq as Violence Flares Again Open this result in new window
    NPR - Aug 29 6:18 AM
    Morning Edition , August 29, 2006 · Alberto Gonzalez visits Iraq to meet with political leaders, and visit the tribunal that's trying Saddam Hussein.

  • In Salt Lake, Rumsfeld assails media coverage of Iraq Open this result in new window
    The Salt Lake Tribune - Aug 29 10:30 AM
    Posted: 11:18 AM- Secretary of Defense Donald Rumsfeld said the war in Iraq is fought just as much in the media as it is on the ground, and in that media war America is losing. "Those who know the truth need to speak out against the myths and distortions," he told the crowd of veterans at the American Legion conference at the Salt Palace this morning. "America is not what is wrong with the

  • Iraqs parties reach deal on sharing oil revenues Open this result in new window
    Financial Times - Aug 29 11:53 AM
    Iraqs main political factions have hammered out an agreement on the sharing of oil and gas revenues but other contentious issues need to be resolved before a draft hydrocarbon law is completed, a senior Iraqi official said on Tuesday.

  • Iraq strikes peace deal with militia as 155 killed Open this result in new window
    AFP via Yahoo!7 News - Aug 29 9:33 AM
    DIWANIYAH, Iraq (AFP) - Hard-pressed Iraqi government forces have been forced to strike a truce with Shiite militia fighters, as fierce fighting followed by a pipeline explosion left 155 people dead.

  • 75 killed in Iraq oil pipeline blast Open this result in new window
    Dawn - 1 hour, 9 minutes ago
    DIWANIYA, Aug 29: Seventy-five people were killed in Iraq late on Monday when a blast ripped through scavengers siphoning petrol from pools around a breach in a disused pipeline.

  • Explosion kills 29 petrol scavengers in Iraq Open this result in new window
    Independent Online - Aug 29 3:33 PM
    Twenty-nine people were killed and several others were wounded when an explosion ripped through a pipeline in central Iraq. The victims were apparently trying to syphon petrol when the blast occurred.

  • Iraq's notorious Abu Ghraib Prison closed Open this result in new window
    Calcutta News - Aug 29 3:02 PM
    Iraq's Abu Ghraib Prison, notorious both under Saddam Hussein and the U.S. military, has closed.

  • Two soldiers die in Iraq Open this result in new window
    Navy Times - Aug 29 9:29 AM
    BAGHDAD, Iraq Two soldiers have died in Iraq, one in fighting in the restive Anbar province and the second from injuries sustained in a Humvee accident, the U.S. military said Tuesday.

  • Local Show Looks at War in Iraq As Soldiers See It: The Program Will Air Three Times on Cable-Access Channels. Open this result in new window
    RedNova - Aug 29 2:12 PM
    By The News-Sentinel, Fort Wayne, Ind. Aug. 29--Get a soldier's perspective on the war in Iraq on "Talking With Heroes," a locally produced television program airing on Fort Wayne's cable-access TV channels.

  • Friends, family mourn Alabama soldier killed in Iraq Open this result in new window
    al.com - Aug 29 1:45 PM
    BIRMINGHAM, Ala. (AP) Army Sgt. Marquees A. Quick was a scout in Iraq one of the first troops to move into a new, dangerous area. It was tough work, and he didn't tell relatives much about it.

  • Roy soldier killed in Iraq Open this result in new window
    Deseret Morning News - Aug 29 9:39 AM
    Don Dolan, a 19-year-old soldier from Roy, died in Iraq on Sunday, just one week after Marine Cpl. Adam A. Galvez, 21, was killed.

  • Ohio Airman Killed in Iraq Remembered as Doting Father Open this result in new window
    WTOL News 11 - Aug 29 5:57 PM
    CHILLICOTHE, OHIO (AP) - An Ohio airman killed in Iraq found out his wife was pregnant with his fourth child just a few days before an improvised explosive device struck his vehicle as he was traveling in a convoy.

  • Iraq: Iran Not Interfering -- Al-Hakim Open this result in new window
    India Daily - Aug 29 5:12 PM
    Iran respects Iraqi independence and is not interfering with Iraqi internal affairs, Iraqi Shiite politician Abdel Aziz al-Hakim said Aug. 29. Al-Hakim also called for the creation of a Shiite province in southern Iraq as part of a national federal solution.

  • Iraq strikes peace deal with militia as 155 killed Open this result in new window
    Channel NewsAsia - Aug 29 10:49 AM
    DIWANIYAH, Iraq : Hard-pressed Iraqi government forces have been forced to strike a truce with Shiite militia fighters, as fierce fighting followed by a pipeline explosion left 155 people dead.

  • Iraq's notorious Abu Ghraib Prison closed Open this result in new window
    UPI - Aug 29 12:44 PM
    BAGHDAD, Aug. 29 (UPI) -- Iraq's Abu Ghraib Prison, notorious both under Saddam Hussein and the U.S. military, has closed. Deputy Justice Minister Busho Ibrahim told the Times of London U.S. authorities transferred the prison to Iraq Aug. 15 after removing all the prisoners.

  • Pipeline carrying oil byproducts explodes in southern Iraq; five dead Open this result in new window
    WTOL News 11 - Aug 29 6:13 PM
    BAGHDAD, Iraq At least five people died when a pipeline carrying oil byproducts exploded in a southern Iraqi city today.

  • Ohio Marine Killed in Iraq Open this result in new window
    WTOL News 11 - Aug 29 5:55 PM
    FAIRBORN, Ohio (AP) -- A 35-year-old Ohio Marine has died in Iraq, the U.S. Department of Defense said Friday. Staff Sgt. Gordon G. Solomon of Fairborn died Thursday while conducting combat operations in Al Anbar province.

  • Ohio Marines Awarded Silver Stars for Actions in Iraq Open this result in new window
    WTOL News 11 - Aug 29 6:02 PM
    COLUMBUS (AP) - A Marine killed last year in a gun battle in Iraq and another who was wounded in a roadside bombing that killed two of his comrades were awarded Silver Stars at a ceremony Sunday.

  • AG Gonzales: US won't define Iraq's rule of law Open this result in new window
    WIS News 10 Columbia - Aug 29 12:52 PM
    The attorney general says the US won't tell Iraq whether to use what he calls "extraordinary measures" to deal with terror suspects. On a visit to Baghdad, Alberto Gonzales said Iraq's future depends on enforcing the rule of law. But he says only Iraqis can set the legal standards.

  • 81 killed in Iraq clashes Open this result in new window
    The Hindu - Aug 29 1:42 PM
    BAGHDAD: Hard-pressed Iraqi Government forces were forced to strike a truce with Shia militia fighters on Tuesday, after violent clashes in a town south of Baghdad left at least 81 dead. Meanwhile, as Iraq reeled from a three-day bout of ...

  • Redstone Arsenal: Florida contractor killed in Iraq Open this result in new window
    al.com - Aug 29 1:00 PM
    HUNTSVILLE, Ala. (AP) A Florida man working for a Tennessee company in Iraq was killed when the vehicle he was riding in was hit by an improvised explosive, the Army said Tuesday.

  • Should we still be in Iraq? Open this result in new window
    Ridgecrest Daily Independent - Aug 29 3:07 PM
    With everything that's been going on in our country, should we still be trying to save Iraq or should we be concentrating on saving our selves?

  • At least 74 killed in Iraq fuel pipeline fire Open this result in new window
    AFP via Yahoo! Asia News - Aug 29 8:53 AM
    DIWANIYAH, Iraq (AFP) - At least 74 people were killed and 94 injured when an old fuel pipeline caught fire near the southern Iraqi city of Diwaniyah.

  • Explosion kills 29 petrol scavengers in Iraq Open this result in new window
    Stuff - Aug 29 1:20 PM
    DIWANIYA: At least 29 people were killed when a blast ripped through scavengers siphoning petrol from pools around a breach in a disused pipeline in central Iraq, health officials have said.

  • Utah soldier dies in Iraq Open this result in new window
    The Salt Lake Tribune - Aug 29 8:45 AM
    Posted: 9:42 AM- A 19-year-old soldier from Roy died Sunday in Iraq, the Ogden Standard-Examiner reported Tuesday morning. Dan Dolan, a 2005 Roy High School graduate, was in a truck that was tipped over by a roadside bomb, a friend of Dolan's family told the newspaper. He was shot while trying to tip the truck back upright. He was taken by helicopter to a nearby hospital, where he died.

  • Soldier living in state killed in Iraq bombing Open this result in new window
    Seattle Post-Intelligencer - Aug 29 8:01 AM
    FORT LEWIS -- A soldier who recently had been living in Steilacoom has been killed in Iraq.

  • Marine from Natchitoches killed in Iraq Open this result in new window
    KTBS - Aug 29 4:35 PM
    A Marine from Natchitoches has died from wounds suffered in Iraq. The Pentagon today said Lance Cpl. Donald Champlin, 28, died Monday at Landstuhl Regional Medical Center in Germany.

  • OAKLAND / Journalist won't help Army probe / Officer who refuses to go to Iraq may face a court-martial Open this result in new window
    San Francisco Chronicle - Aug 29 3:54 AM
    An Oakland journalist said Monday that she will not willingly help the U.S. Army investigate an officer facing the possibility of going to prison for his refusal to go to Iraq. Sarah Olson, a freelance journalist and radio producer, is one of two...

  • Bodies With Torture Marks Found in Iraq Open this result in new window
    phillyburbs.com - Aug 29 7:13 AM
    BAGHDAD, Iraq - At least two dozen bodies, many bearing signs of torture, were found dumped in Shiite areas of Baghdad on Tuesday, and the government almost doubled the death toll from clashes this week between militiamen and Iraqi forces, saying 73 people had died.

  • Explosion kills 29 petrol scavengers in Iraq Open this result in new window
    SABC News - Aug 29 12:49 PM
    At least 29 people were killed when a blast ripped through scavengers siphoning petrol from pools around a breach in a disused pipeline in central Iraq late, health officials said.

  • Iraq strikes peace deal with militia as 155 killed Open this result in new window
    Outlook India - Aug 29 11:57 AM
    DIWANIYAH (Iraq), Aug 29 Hard-pressed Iraqi government forces were forced to strike a truce with Shiite militia fighters on Tuesday, as fierce fighting followed by a pipeline explosion left 155 people dead.

  • General: Iraq Still Needs Equipment For Army Logistics, Border Security Open this result in new window
    Aviation Now - Aug 29 6:17 AM
    Iraq needs more logistical help to service its army and secure its borders, said Brig. Gen. Dana Pittard, commander of the Iraq Assistance Group. "The Iraqi army, for the most part, is fairly well-equipped.

  • For peace and stability in Iraq Open this result in new window
    Gulf News - Aug 29 2:54 PM
    More than 10,000 people were killed in Iraq in the past five months. That is both tragic and outrageous. Moreover, it is unacceptable that the world remains oblivious, leaving the entire issue at the discretion of the occupying US-led forces.

  • U.S. Army creating jobs in Iraq Open this result in new window
    Albuquerque Tribune - Aug 29 11:16 AM
    ABU TUBAR, Iraq - In a smoky room adorned with a few faded photos of religious leaders past, Maj. Jake Kulzer sits on a rug drinking Pepsi, a line of Iraqi men opposite him in dust-covered white robes, fingering prayer beads.

  • 34 killed, over 40 hurts in pipeline explosion in central Iraq Open this result in new window
    Kyodo via Yahoo! Asia News - Aug 29 6:56 AM
    _ A pipeline carrying oil byproducts exploded near Diwaniyah in central Iraq late Monday, killing 34 people and injuring 45 others, the Associated Press reported Tuesday.

  • Boston soldier killed in Iraq Open this result in new window
    Boston Herald - Aug 29 5:59 AM
    BOSTON - A 29-year-old soldier from Boston's Dorchester neighborhood was killed in Iraq by an improvised explosive device, the Department of Defense said Monday. Spc. Edgardo Zayas died Saturday...

  • Yank Iraq fatalities up again Open this result in new window
    New York Daily News - Aug 29 1:26 AM
    WASHINGTON - U.S. troop fatalities in Iraq were back on the rise yesterday after a three-month decline amid the relentless sectarian street fighting in Baghdad and Shiite-on-Shiite violence to the south.

  • Militiamen, Iraqi forces clash; 60 killed across Iraq Open this result in new window
    Boston Globe - Aug 29 1:19 AM
    DIWANIYAH, Iraq -- Shi'ite militiamen armed with rocket-propelled grenades and automatic assault rifles battled Iraqi forces for 12 hours yesterday, leaving at least 40 people dead, most soldiers.

  • Attorney General Alberto Gonzales Visits Iraq Open this result in new window
    CBS 2 New York - Aug 29 5:23 AM
    Attorney General Alberto Gonzales, a key architect of U.S. policy on the treatment of prisoners and the rule of law in Iraq, arrived in Baghdad on Tuesday.

  • The ongoing war in Iraq affects Washington state residents who have fought there or lost loved ones. Open this result in new window
    Washington State University Daily Evergreen - Aug 29 9:41 AM
    At least 50 soldiers from the state of Washington have died since the United States launched the war in Iraq. One name is listed for Pullman: Sgt. Damien T. Ficek.

  • Soldier, a Dorchester father of two, killed on duty in Iraq Open this result in new window
    Boston Globe - Aug 29 1:20 AM
    A father of two from Dorchester was killed during the weekend while serving in Iraq, an Army spokeswoman said yesterday.

  • Pipeline carrying oil byproducts explodes in southern Iraq Open this result in new window
    The Salt Lake Tribune - Aug 29 6:01 AM
    Posted: 6:48 AM- BAGHDAD, Iraq (AP) - A pipeline carrying oil byproducts exploded in a southern Iraqi city Tuesday, sparking a massive fire and killing at least 27 people, officials said.

  • Lejeune Marine dies from Iraq combat wounds Open this result in new window
    News 14 Carolina - Aug 29 9:44 AM
    CAMP LEJEUNE, N.C. -- A Camp Lejeune Marine has died from combat wounds he sustained in the Anbar province of Iraq. The Department of Defense says Corporal David Weimortz died Saturday.

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    UPI - Aug 29 9:44 AM
    BAGHDAD, Aug. 29 (UPI) -- U.S. Attorney General Alberto Gonzales, who has been in the news over treatment of Iraqi prisoners, visited Baghdad Tuesday to meet Iraq's leaders.