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  • Rising unease in Congress over Iraq war Open this result in new window
    USA Today - 2 hours, 57 minutes ago
    There's an increasing unsettledness among Capitol Hill lawmakers over the war in Iraq. Before they left town last week, they questioned Pentagon officials about the Iraq campaign and heard the civilian leaders offer a more positive assessment than did military leaders reporting on the view from the ground.

  • Marines: Carroll was held near Iraq base Open this result in new window
    AP via Yahoo! News - Aug 09 6:12 PM
    U.S. Marines who cracked the Jill Carroll kidnapping case say the American journalist was held for a time in a home within sight of a sprawling U.S. military base in western Iraq.

  • Embattled White House seeks Iraq upper hand Open this result in new window
    AFP via Yahoo! News - Aug 09 4:28 PM
    The White House waged an exceptionally aggressive campaign to turn Iraq from a political liability into an asset after a much-watched US election saw an anti-war political novice beat a veteran senator who backed the conflict.

  • British troops under-equipped, overstretched in Iraq Open this result in new window
    AFP via Yahoo! News - Aug 09 4:45 PM
    Essential military kit must be sent to Iraq urgently to protect British troops who are under-equipped and overstretched despite escalating violence there, a parliamentary committee reported.

  • Anger over Iraq war sets tone in US elections Open this result in new window
    AFP via Yahoo! News - Aug 09 3:39 PM
    The stunning defeat of a prominent Democratic senator by a political newcomer with a strong antiwar message is an early sign that voter anger about Iraq will have a big impact on elections in November, experts said.

  • 3 U.S. soldiers killed in Anbar, Iraq Open this result in new window
    AP via Yahoo! News - Aug 09 12:08 PM
    Three U.S. soldiers were killed in combat Wednesday in Iraq's restive Anbar province, west of Baghdad, the military said. The soldiers assigned to 1st Brigade, 1st Armored Division "died from enemy action," the military said in a statement. It gave no other details.

  • Troops in Iraq 'under-equipped' Open this result in new window
    BBC News - Aug 09 5:28 PM
    British forces fighting the escalating violence in Iraq are "under-equipped and overstretched", MPs warn.

  • Lieberman defeat sends strong political message on Iraq war Open this result in new window
    AFP via Yahoo! News - Aug 09 7:41 AM
    Iraq loomed larger on the US political landscape after a prominent Democratic senator and former vice presidential candidate was denied renomination for a fourth term largely because of his support for the war.

  • Looking at Iraq's future as a state Open this result in new window
    BBC News - Aug 09 2:10 PM
    Calls for Iraq's partition have increased as the Sunni-Shia death toll rises, reports analyst Roger Hardy.

  • U.S. copter crashes in Iraq; 2 missing Open this result in new window
    AP via Yahoo! News - Aug 09 6:25 AM
    A U.S. Army helicopter crashed in Iraq's western Anbar province, leaving two crew members missing and four injured, the U.S. military said Wednesday, as Iraqi and U.S. reinforcements move into the capital in a bid to stem sectarian violence that threatens civil war.

  • Voters oust Democrat who backed war in Iraq Open this result in new window
    International Herald Tribune - Aug 09 6:34 AM
    The victory of a political unknown over Joseph Lieberman in a Democratic Party primary is a demonstration of how the Iraq war is buffeting U.S. politics.

  • Marines: Carroll was held near Iraq base Open this result in new window
    USA Today - Aug 09 5:52 AM
    U.S. Marines who arrested four Iraqi men now accused in the kidnapping of American journalist Jill Carroll say she was held for a time in a home within sight of a sprawling U.S. military base in western Iraq.

  • 1,500 Violent Deaths Reported in Iraq Open this result in new window
    Los Angeles Times - Aug 09 5:19 PM
    BAGHDAD, Iraq -- About 1,500 violent deaths were reported in the Baghdad area last month, a top health official said Wednesday, providing figures that showed a steady increase in killings since the beginning of the year.

  • Sixty percent of Americans oppose Iraq war: poll Open this result in new window
    Reuters via Yahoo! News - Aug 09 5:25 AM
    Sixty percent of Americans oppose the U.S. war in Iraq and a majority would support a partial withdrawal of troops by year's end, a CNN poll said on Wednesday.

  • News Analysis: A referendum on Iraq policy Open this result in new window
    International Herald Tribune - Aug 09 5:04 AM
    Joseph Lieberman's defeat was a vivid demonstration of how the Iraq war is buffeting U.S. politics.

  • Ceremony honors Ft. Campbell soldiers abducted, killed in Iraq Open this result in new window
    Boston Globe - 1 hour, 41 minutes ago
    Families and colleagues of troops in the 101st Airborne Division gathered Wednesday to honor soldiers who have been killed in Iraq, including two soldiers killed after being kidnapped by insurgents in June and a Massachusetts soldier who died in the same attack.

  • Poll: 60 percent of Americans oppose Iraq war Open this result in new window
    CNN.com - Aug 09 3:06 AM
    Sixty percent of Americans oppose the U.S. war in Iraq, the highest number since polling on the subject began with the commencement of the war in March 2003, according to poll results and trends released Wednesday.

  • 3 U.S. Soldiers Killed in Western Iraq Open this result in new window
    ABC News - Aug 09 2:33 PM
    3 U.S. Soldiers Killed in Western Iraq, 2 Others Missing After Helicopter Crash

  • Iraqi Army Given Control of Security in Northern Iraq (Update1) Open this result in new window
    Bloomberg.com - Aug 09 1:36 PM
    Aug. 9 (Bloomberg) -- Iraqi forces took full charge of security in and around Tikrit, former dictator Saddam Hussein's ancestral home town, in a handover by U.S.- led coalition forces of a part of northern Iraq that also includes Kirkuk and Samarra.

  • British Forces In Iraq 'Ill-Equipped' Open this result in new window
    Sky News via Yahoo! UK & Ireland News - 35 minutes ago
    Essential military kit must be sent out to Iraq immediately to protect British forces who are under-equipped and overstretched, despite escalating violence. MPs say they have real concerns over the situation facing soldiers on the ground after visiting them in the south of the country in June.

  • 3 U.S. Soldiers Killed in Anbar, Iraq Open this result in new window
    ABC News - Aug 09 12:33 PM
    3 U.S. Soldiers Killed in Iraq's Restive Anbar Province; 2 Helicopter Crew Members Missing

  • Ill. judge back from Iraq; met Hussein Open this result in new window
    Chicago Tribune - Aug 09 12:22 PM
    A central Illinois judge is back from ten months of military duty in Iraq filled with both memories and doubts.

  • Guard Soldiers Prepare the Dead in Iraq Open this result in new window
    ABC News - Aug 09 12:18 PM
    Guard Unit Based in Puerto Rico One of 5 Teams in Iraq That Prepare Bodies to Be Sent Home

  • Guard Soldiers Prepare the Dead in Iraq Open this result in new window
    Los Angeles Times - Aug 09 11:49 AM
    CAMP ANACONDA, Iraq -- In a small, quiet corner of this huge base, a soft-spoken group of National Guard soldiers sees to one of war's most gruesome tasks: preparing the bodies of American troops who have died in combat to return home.

  • US servicemen missing after Iraq helicopter crash Open this result in new window
    Reuters via Yahoo! News - Aug 09 12:32 AM
    Two U.S. servicemen were missing in Iraq's restive Anbar province after their helicopter crashed, the U.S. military said on Wednesday.

  • U.S. copter crashes in Iraq, 2 missing Open this result in new window
    AP via Yahoo! News - Aug 09 12:33 AM
    A U.S. Army helicopter crashed in Iraq's western Anbar province, leaving two crew members missing and four injured, the U.S. military command said Wednesday.

  • Rep. John Murtha: Iraq is the No. 1 Issue Open this result in new window
    HuffingtonPost - Aug 09 10:47 AM
    The war in Iraq is the No. 1 issue in the country today. Americans are no longer willing to accept the human suffering or the financial toll of a war that has lasted for 3 ½ years with no end in sight. The numbers speak for themselves. We've lost almost 2,600 Americans. More than 19,000 have been wounded, 46 percent of them so badly they couldn't return to their units. Tens of thousands of

  • UK's Iraq troops overstretched: MPs Open this result in new window
    The Age - 2 hours, 51 minutes ago
    Britain's troops in Iraq are overstretched, ill-equipped and underpaid, and the strain of fighting two big wars at once threatens its military effectiveness, a parliamentary committee says.

  • Chris Weigant: What Do We Do When The Iraq Civil War Starts? Open this result in new window
    HuffingtonPost - Aug 09 9:17 AM
    There was an important news story last weekend, but it got swallowed up by the Israeli/Lebanese/Hezbollah conflict and the Connecticut primary news. Newsweek broke the story that the White House is actually planning what to do if civil war breaks out in Iraq. This shouldn't be stunning news, but with this White House it's a bombshell. The main source for the story is attributed as "a senior

  • Troops "overstretched" in Iraq Open this result in new window
    Reuters.co.uk - 1 hour, 7 minutes ago
    LONDON (Reuters) - British troops in Iraq are overstretched, ill-equipped and underpaid, and the strain of fighting two big wars at once threatens its military effectiveness, a parliamentary committee said on Thursday.

  • Marines: Carroll Was Held Near Iraq Base Open this result in new window
    San Francisco Chronicle - Aug 09 2:01 PM
    U.S. Marines who arrested four Iraqi men now accused in the kidnapping of American journalist Jill Carroll say she was held for a time in a home within sight of a sprawling U.S. military base in western Iraq. The Marines said they were led to the first...

  • Iraq Agency: U.S. Not to Blame for Blast Open this result in new window
    ABC News - Aug 09 9:33 AM
    4 Die in Blast at Mosque in Baqouba, Iraq; Agency Says Terrorists, Not U.S. Strike, to Blame

  • Iraqi Forces Given Control of Security in Northern Area of Iraq Open this result in new window
    Bloomberg.com - Aug 09 9:19 AM
    Aug. 9 (Bloomberg) -- Iraqi forces took full charge of security around Tikrit, Kirkuk and Samarra in a handover by U.S.- led coalition forces of part of northern Iraq.

  • A Referendum on Iraq Policy Open this result in new window
    New York Times - Aug 08 9:46 PM
    The victory of Ned Lamont over Joseph I. Lieberman was a vivid demonstration of how the Iraq war is buffeting American politics.

  • Bank Robbery and Bombs Kill 24 in Iraq Open this result in new window
    New York Times - Aug 08 9:49 PM
    Also Tuesday, testimony continued in a hearing for four soldiers charged with rape and murder in Iraq.

  • A Referendum on Iraq Policy Open this result in new window
    New York Times - Aug 08 9:31 PM
    The victory of Ned Lamont over Joseph I. Lieberman, a three-term senator and former vice presidential candidate, was a vivid demonstration of how the Iraq war is buffeting American politics and of the deep hostility toward President Bush among Democrats. It also suggested there are stiff anti-status-quo winds blowing across the political landscape as the fall elections approach.

  • Fort Benning Soldier Killed in Iraq Open this result in new window
    WTVM 9 - 23 minutes ago
    CLOVIS, N.M. An Army sergeant assigned to Fort Benning was killed while serving in Iraq. The Department of Defense says 23-year-old Leroy Segura died Friday in Habbaniyah of injuries he suffered from a Humvee accident.

  • UK troops overstretched in Iraq: parliamentarians Open this result in new window
    Khaleej Times - 59 minutes ago
    LONDON - Britains troops in Iraq are overstretched, ill-equipped and underpaid, and the strain of fighting two big wars at once threatens its military effectiveness, a parliamentary committee said on Thursday.

  • Troops in Iraq 'overstretched' Open this result in new window
    Financial Times - 2 hours, 36 minutes ago
    Troops are overstretched in Iraq and do not have adequate helicopter cover or proper protection in land vehicles, MPs have warned. "We call on the Ministry of Defence to meet capability gaps as a matter of urgency even if that means opting for interim solutions," said the Commons defence committee.

  • Lieberman's defeat signals voters' growing unhappiness with Iraq war Open this result in new window
    Financial Times - 2 hours, 39 minutes ago
    The failure of Joseph Lieberman to win renomination to contest his Senate seat represented a sharp rebuke to supporters of the war in Iraq and a warning to all incumbents that US voters are in the mood for change.

  • Embattled White House seeks Iraq upper hand Open this result in new window
    Khaleej Times - 59 minutes ago
    CRAWFORD, Texas - The White House waged an exceptionally aggressive campaign on Wednesday to turn Iraq from a political liability into an asset after a much-watched US election saw an anti-war political novice beat a veteran senator who backed the conflict.

  • Ceremony honors Campbell soldiers abducted, killed in Iraq Open this result in new window
    KRIS-TV Corpus Christi - 1 hour, 21 minutes ago
    FORT CAMPBELL, Ky. -- Families and colleagues of troops in the 101st Airborne Division gathered Wednesday to honor soldiers who have been killed in Iraq, including two soldiers killed...

  • Marine Corps Marathon set for Iraq in October Open this result in new window
    Stars and Stripes - Aug 09 3:37 PM
    The Marine Corps Marathon is coming to Iraq this October with parallel races scheduled for Arlington, Va., and Anbar province, Iraq, organizers said. The Marine Corps Marathon (Forward) will be held at the U.S. base at Al Asad, said Marine Corps spokeswoman Megan McClung.

  • 24th Vermont Soldier Killed in Iraq Open this result in new window
    WCAX 3 - 1 hour, 21 minutes ago
    Sgt. Carlton Clark of Sharon -- a member of the 101st airborne division -- was killed in Iraq on Sunday. The U.S. Dept. of Defense says the 22 year-old died when his humvee was hit by an improvised bomb.

  • U.S. Copter Crashes in Iraq; 2 Missing Open this result in new window
    ABC News - Aug 09 6:48 AM
    U.S. Army Helicopter Crashes in Iraq's Anbar Province; 2 Crew Members Missing, 4 Injured

  • Nashua soldier's Iraq duty extended Open this result in new window
    WCAX 3 - 1 hour, 16 minutes ago
    NASHUA, N.H. Recent news that many U-S troops in Iraq are having their duty extended is affecting families across the country, including here in New Hampshire.

  • Soldiers arrive in Vicenza after long journey from Iraq Open this result in new window
    Stars and Stripes - Aug 09 3:36 PM
    VICENZA, Italy The welcome mat was put out once again Wednesday morning. With an overnight bus trip from Germany, two dozen soldiers from 3rd Platoon, 68th Transportation Company made the long way back to home base, capping almost a year deployed in Iraq.

  • Two servicemembers missing after Black Hawk crashes in Iraq Open this result in new window
    Stars and Stripes - Aug 09 3:37 PM
    Recovery efforts were under way Wednesday evening to find two American sevicemembers who went missing after a U.S. Army Black Hawk helicopter assigned to a Marine Corps air wing crashed Tuesday in western Iraq, a coalition spokesman said.

  • Ceremony honors Ft. Campbell soldiers abducted, killed in Iraq Open this result in new window
    WRGB - 1 hour, 32 minutes ago
    (Fort Campbell, KY - AP) - A Massachusetts soldier killed in Iraq was among those honored at a ceremony at the home of the 101st Airborne Division.

  • Ceremony honors Fort Campbell soldiers killed in Iraq Open this result in new window
    WREG-TV Memphis - 2 hours, 5 minutes ago
    FORT CAMPBELL, Ky. Families and colleagues of troops in the 101st Airborne Division gathered Wednesday night at Fort Campbell to honor soldiers who have been killed in Iraq.

  • Marines: Carroll was held near Iraq base Open this result in new window
    Syracuse.com - Aug 09 6:30 PM
    HABANIYAH, Iraq (AP) U.S. Marines who cracked the Jill Carroll kidnapping case say the American journalist was held for a time in a home within sight of a sprawling U.S. military base in western Iraq.

  • Troops in Iraq 'need kit now', say MPs Open this result in new window
    ePolitix.com - Aug 09 4:05 PM
    Warning that the armed forces are overstretched, a committee of MPs has found "disturbing" problems with the equipment of British troops in Iraq.

  • 3 U.S. Soldiers Killed in Western Iraq Open this result in new window
    phillyburbs.com - Aug 09 2:19 PM
    BAGHDAD, Iraq - Three American soldiers were killed Wednesday in the Sunni insurgent area west of Baghdad, and Iraqi officials said about 1,500 people died violently last month in the capital - many shot execution-style by sectarian death squads.

  • Nashua soldier's Iraq duty extended Open this result in new window
    Boston Globe - Aug 09 9:25 AM
    Recent news that many U.S. troops in Iraq are having their duty extended is affecting families across the country, including here in New Hampshire.

  • Iraq War Opposed by 60 Percent of Americans, CNN Poll Shows Open this result in new window
    Bloomberg.com - Aug 09 4:28 AM
    Aug. 9 (Bloomberg) -- Sixty percent of Americans oppose the war in Iraq, a 6 percentage-point increase from mid-June and the largest majority against the war yet, according to a CNN poll.

  • More killings in Iraq as U-S and Iraqi troops reinforce Baghdad Open this result in new window
    KVOA Tucson - Aug 09 5:45 PM
    BAGHDAD, Iraq Reports of violence are filtering in from sites around Iraq today.

  • Poll: U.S. majority against Iraq war Open this result in new window
    UPI - Aug 09 5:38 PM
    WASHINGTON, Aug. 9 (UPI) -- Sixty percent of Americans oppose the U.S. war in Iraq, and 57 percent favor a setting timetable for withdrawal, a new CNN poll found.

  • Democrat defeated after Iraq support Open this result in new window
    TVNZ - Aug 09 3:38 PM
    US Democratic Senator Joseph Lieberman's defeat in Connecticut offered tangible evidence of Democratic anger with President George Bush and the Iraq war and could be an early sign of a strong anti-incumbent mood before November's election, analysts said on Wednesday.

  • Three U-S soldier's killed in Iraq's Anbar province Open this result in new window
    KVOA Tucson - Aug 09 5:44 PM
    BAGHDAD, Iraq Three U-S soldiers have been killed in combat west of Baghdad.

  • Ceremony honors Ft. Campbell soldiers abducted, killed in Iraq Open this result in new window
    Corvallis Gazette Times - Aug 09 6:29 PM
    FORT CAMPBELL, Ky. (AP) Families and colleagues of troops in the 101st Airborne Division planned to gather Wednesday to honor soldiers who have been killed in Iraq.

  • Waning Support Of Iraq War Unlikely To Affect 2006 N.C. Politics Open this result in new window
    WRAL-TV 5 Raleigh - Aug 09 5:00 PM
    One political expert thinks the withering support of the war in Iraq is unlikely to affect this year's political races in North Carolina.

  • Analysts Say Lieberman Defeat Indicates Iraq Will Be Major Issue in US Elections Open this result in new window
    Voice of America - Aug 09 11:20 AM
    The primary defeat of veteran Democratic Senator Joseph Lieberman in Connecticut strongly suggests that the Iraq war will be a central issue in the November midterm congressional elections.

  • U.S. Copter Crashes in Iraq; 2 Missing Open this result in new window
    San Francisco Chronicle - Aug 09 8:02 AM
    A U.S. Army helicopter crashed in Iraq's western Anbar province, leaving two crew members missing and four injured, the U.S. military said Wednesday, as Iraqi and U.S. reinforcements move into the capital in a bid to stem sectarian violence that threatens...

  • Soldier injured in Iraq finds no cause for complaints Open this result in new window
    Boston Globe - Aug 09 8:00 AM
    More than three months after he lost his left leg to an insurgent's bomb in Iraq, and after undergoing 12 or 13 surgeries -- he's lost count of the precise number -- Army Spc. Matthew Pennington says he has no cause for complaints.

  • MPs demand better equipment for Iraq troops Open this result in new window
    The Herald - Aug 09 6:15 PM
    More helicopters, better-armoured patrol vehicles and fully-protected transport aircraft should be sent to Iraq immediately to ease the "disturbing" plight of British forces there, according to a hard-hitting report by the Commons Defence Committee.

  • Opposition goes far beyond Iraq war Open this result in new window
    Connecticut Post - 39 minutes ago
    Some time after having lunch in Iraq with the junior senator from Connecticut, Time magazine Baghdad bureau chief Michael Ware told an interviewer, "Either Senator Lieberman is so divorced from reality that he's completely lost the plot, or he knows he's spinning a line."

  • MORE SOLDIERS KILLED IN IRAQ Open this result in new window
    KPVI-TV - 48 minutes ago
    BAGHDAD, Iraq (AP) -- Three U.S. soldiers have been killed in combat west of Baghdad. A military statement says the soldiers "died from enemy action." They were assigned to the First Brigade, First Armored Division in Iraq's Anbar province. The statement gave no other details.

  • Coalition Captures American Journalist's Kidnappers in Iraq Open this result in new window
    U.S. Department of State - 1 hour, 50 minutes ago
    Army Major General William Caldwell outlines recent progress in Iraq. He briefs reporters on the arrest of four men connected with the kidnapping of American journalist Jill Carroll, the second phase of a joint U.S.-Iraqi operation to reduce violence in Baghdad, and successes in rebuilding the city of Tarmiyah.

  • U.S. Army Helicopter Goes Down in Iraq Open this result in new window
    ABC News - Aug 09 3:33 AM
    U.S. Army Helicopter Goes Down in Iraq As Troops Move in to Secure Capital

  • Lindsay Lohan wants to visit troops in Iraq Open this result in new window
    Reuters via Yahoo! News - Aug 08 4:13 PM
    Actress Lindsay Lohan wants to entertain U.S. troops in Iraq and follow in the footsteps of her idol, Marilyn Monroe, who visited soldiers in Korea during the 1950s. But first, Lohan plans to learn how to shoot a gun.

  • U.S. Searches for Crew Members After Iraq Blackhawk Comes Down Open this result in new window
    Bloomberg.com - Aug 09 3:02 AM
    Aug. 9 (Bloomberg) -- U.S. forces were searching for two crew members from a UH-60 Blackhawk helicopter that went down in Iraq's al-Anbar province.

  • Senator who backed Bush on Iraq war now fights for political life Open this result in new window
    AFP via Yahoo! News - Aug 08 2:54 PM
    A US Senate election has become a broader barometer of voter disgust with the war in Iraq, as Democratic incumbent Joseph Lieberman -- a strong supporter of US policy there -- fights for his political life against a little-known challenger.

  • Lohan wants to visit U.S. troops in Iraq Open this result in new window
    AP via Yahoo! News - Aug 08 3:05 PM
    Lindsay Lohan says she wants to go to Iraq with Sen. Hillary Rodham Clinton and entertain American troops there.

  • Failure in Iraq must not be an option Open this result in new window
    Canon City Daily Record - Aug 09 5:41 PM
    There is no disguising the dangerously deteriorating situation in Iraq. On average, 100 Iraqi civilians are dying each day in sectarian violence and terrorist attacks.

  • US helicopter goes down in Iraq Open this result in new window
    BBC News - Aug 08 11:58 PM
    A US transport helicopter crashes in western Iraq, injuring four crew members and leaving two missing.

  • Should we still be in Iraq? Open this result in new window
    Ridgecrest Daily Independent - Aug 09 5:12 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?

  • Baghdad Sign Maker Adapts to New Iraq Open this result in new window
    NPR - Aug 09 6:26 AM
    Morning Edition , August 9, 2006 · Aba Dhar Muhammad Salih is a Baghdad sign maker who used to make signs for small businesses and professionals. Now he designs obituary banners for victims of Iraq's chaotic post-Saddam period.

  • Helicopter Goes Down in Iraq; Two Crew Missing, U.S. Army Says Open this result in new window
    Bloomberg.com - Aug 09 1:18 AM
    Aug. 9 (Bloomberg) -- A U.S. Army helicopter with six crew was downed in al-Anbar province in Iraq and two of those are still missing, the military said in an e-mailed statement.

  • U.S. military deaths in Iraq Open this result in new window
    AP via Yahoo! News - Aug 08 2:09 PM
    As of Tuesday, Aug. 8, 2006, at least 2,592 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 2,055 died as a result of hostile action, according to the military's numbers.

  • Clovis Soldier Killed In Iraq Open this result in new window
    KCBD-TV - Aug 09 1:55 PM
    An accident in Iraq is making a regional impact tonight. Sergeant Leroy Segura Junior of Clovis, New Mexico was killed in Iraq when the Humvee he was in lost control and went over a river levee.

  • Bombings, Shootings Kill 33 Across Iraq Open this result in new window
    ABC News - Aug 09 1:03 AM
    Bombings, Shootings Kill at Least 33 Across Iraq As More American Soldiers Patrol Baghdad

  • North Georgia Soldier Killed In Iraq Open this result in new window
    News Channel 9 Chattanooga - Aug 09 2:10 PM
    A Rossville, Georgia family is grieving after Army 1st Sergeant Aaron Jagger was killed yesterday in Iraq.

  •  MOD Responds to Defence Select Committee report on Iraq Open this result in new window
    Government News Network - Aug 09 4:04 PM
    Defence Secretary, Des Browne, today highlighted the MoD's continuing commitment to the Armed Forces in Iraq, and outlined the steps taken to ensure they were provided with essential equipment.

  • Tinley Park Marine Injured In Iraq Open this result in new window
    CBS 2 Chicago - Aug 09 2:03 PM
    A marine from Tinley Park was seriously hurt in Iraq last week. As CBS 2s Katie McCall reports, a program called Operation Hero Miles is helping his family spend time with him as he recovers.

  • 4 Arrested in Iraq for US Reporter's Kidnapping Open this result in new window
    Voice of America - Aug 09 9:05 AM
    The U.S. military in Iraq says Marines have arrested four Iraqi men it believes were involved in the kidnapping of American reporter Jill Carroll. A spokesman, Major General William Caldwell, said the arrests were made in Anbar province, west of Baghdad.

  • Local VFW post adopts unit in Iraq Open this result in new window
    Arkcity.net - Aug 09 1:38 PM
    War in Iraq veteran Lee Bartlett knows how lonely it can get serving overseas, and how important it is for soldiers to feel support from people back home.

  • Three U-S soldier's killed in Iraq's Anbar province Open this result in new window
    KRIS-TV Corpus Christi - Aug 09 1:53 PM
    BAGHDAD, Iraq Three U-S soldiers have been killed in combat west of Baghdad. A military statement says the soldiers "died from enemy action." They were assigned to the First...

  • Iraq war may decide US ballot battle Open this result in new window
    Gulf Daily News - Aug 09 6:24 PM
    WASHINGTON: Iraq loomed larger on the US political landscape yesterday after a prominent Democratic senator and former vice-presidential candidate was denied renomination for a fourth term largely because of his support for the war.

  • U.S. helicopter crashes in Iraq Open this result in new window
    MSNBC - Aug 09 12:23 AM
    A U.S. Marine helicopter crashed in Iraq's Anbar province, leaving two crew members missing and four injured, the U.S. military command said Wednesday.

  • Talent, McCaskill set sights on Iraq issue Open this result in new window
    Columbia Daily Tribune - Aug 09 12:15 PM
    U.S. Sen. Jim Talent believes the U.S. Army needs to be bigger to wage a global war on terror, but he thinks troop levels on the ground now are sufficient to bring democracy to Iraq.

  • Iraq Vet Candidate Supports End To DADT Open this result in new window
    365Gay.com - Aug 09 12:11 PM
    (Washington) A former Army major who lost both legs during the war in Iraq has signaled her support for legislation to repeal "Don't Ask, Don't Tell" the ban on lesbian, gay and bisexual service members.

  • Riley voices support for Bush, war in Iraq Open this result in new window
    WPMI 15 - Aug 09 12:30 PM
    MONTGOMERY, Ala. (AP) - Gov. Bob Riley voiced support for President Bush and Defense Secretary Donald Rumsfeld on Tuesday and said the war in Iraq is "an honorable mission."

  • Soldier Injured In Iraq Visits Home Open this result in new window
    WGRZ-TV Buffalo - Aug 09 12:26 PM
    Sgt. Timothy Voss, seriously burned by a roadside bomb in Iraq, made his first visit home this weekend in Silver Creek. The 25-year-old father of two received burns on over 40% of his body in late December when his vehicle hit a bomb in Baghdad. His platoon sergeant was killed in the accident.

  • U.S. toll in Iraq Open this result in new window
    San Francisco Chronicle - Aug 09 3:52 AM
    As of Tuesday, at least 2,592 members of the U.S. military had died in Iraq since the war began, according to the Associated Press. The latest identifications reported by the military: - Army Staff Sgt. Stephen A. Seale, 25, of Grafton, W.Va. -...

  • Iraq Agency: U.S. Not to Blame for Blast Open this result in new window
    phillyburbs.com - Aug 09 7:04 AM
    BAGHDAD, Iraq - An Iraqi government agency said Wednesday that terrorists, not a U.S. airstrike, were to blame for an explosion at a mosque in Baqouba that left four people dead. The blast also wounded 16 people late Tuesday in the city 35 miles north of Baghdad, and police originally blamed an American strike.

  • Three US soldiers killed in western Iraq Open this result in new window
    TurkishPress.com - Aug 09 1:47 PM
    BAGHDAD - Three US soldiers were killed in action Wednesday in Iraq's restive western province of Anbar, the US military said. "Three soldiers assigned to 1st Brigade, 1st Armored Division died from enemy action while operating in Al-Anbar province today," a statement said.

  • Lohan wants to visit U.S. troops in Iraq Open this result in new window
    USA Today - Aug 08 11:45 AM
    Lindsay Lohan says she wants to go to Iraq with Sen. Hillary Rodham Clinton and entertain American troops there. "I've been trying to go to Iraq with Hillary Clinton for so long. Hillary was trying to work it out, but it seemed too dangerous," the 20-year-old actress says in an interview in the September issue of Elle magazine, on newsstands Wednesday.

  • At least 20 killed in Iraq bombings Open this result in new window
    The Olympian - Aug 09 7:24 AM
    BAGHDAD, Iraq - At least 20 people were killed Tuesday in a string of bombings in the center of Baghdad, as more U.S. soldiers patrolled the streets of the capital in a make-or-break bid to quell sectarian violence.

  • WNY Soldier Collects Supplies For Children In Iraq Open this result in new window
    WGRZ-TV Buffalo - Aug 09 12:23 PM
    A Western New York Soldier returned home to her family Tuesday after spending months in Iraq. While Tech Sergeant Tiffani Lauzier enjoys her stay she will be collecting items to help children in the war-torn country. Tiffani is collecting toys, clothes and supplies for Iraqi children in need.

  • Listing of Vters killed in Iraq & Afghanistan as of Aug. 8, 2006 Open this result in new window
    WCAX 3 - Aug 09 10:59 AM
    Twenty-four American servicemen with ties to Vermont have died in Iraq since the war began. One Vermonter has been killed in Afghanistan. A 25th Vermonter died of natural causes in Kuwait while training to go to Iraq: