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  • In a Volatile Region of Iraq, U.S. Military Takes Two Paths Open this result in new window
    Washington Post - 28 minutes ago
    AL-FURAT, Iraq -- With a biker's bandanna tied under his helmet, the Special Forces team sergeant gunned a Humvee down a desert road in Iraq's volatile Anbar province. Skirting the restive town of Hit, the team of a dozen soldiers crossed the Euphrates River into an oasis of relative calm: the rural...

  • CIA Learned in '02 That Bin Laden Had No Iraq Ties, Report Says Open this result in new window
    Washington Post - 29 minutes ago
    The CIA learned in late September 2002 from a high-level member of Saddam Hussein's inner circle that Iraq had no past or present contact with Osama bin Laden and that the Iraqi leader considered bin Laden an enemy of the Baghdad regime, according to a recent Senate Intelligence Committee report.

  • Bullet hits Japanese envoy's car in Iraq Open this result in new window
    AP via Yahoo! News - 1 hour, 38 minutes ago
    An official vehicle carrying Japan's acting ambassador to Iraq was hit by a bullet on Thursday in Baghdad, but there were no injuries, the Foreign Ministry said.

  • Iraq official says Syrian help needed Open this result in new window
    AP via Yahoo! News - Sep 14 6:25 PM
    Iraq will spend more on jobs and reconstruction to battle the insurgency in the restive west, but neighboring Syria must clamp down on terrorists crossing the border, Deputy Prime Minister Barham Saleh said Thursday.

  • Xavier Grad Killed In Iraq Open this result in new window
    WLWT ChannelCincinnati.com via Yahoo! News - 1 hour, 54 minutes ago
    A graduate of Xavier University has been killed while serving in Iraq.

  • U.S. military deaths in Iraq hit 2,676 Open this result in new window
    AP via Yahoo! News - Sep 14 5:03 PM
    As of Thursday, Sept. 14, 2006, at least 2,676 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 2,126 died as a result of hostile action, according to the military's numbers.

  • Two U.S. troops killed, 25 wounded in Iraq Open this result in new window
    USA Today - Sep 14 11:45 AM
    A suicide car bomber killed two U.S. soldiers and wounded 25 in Baghdad on Thursday, the U.S. command said. The attack brought to five the number of Americans who have died in Iraq since Wednesday.

  • Democrats assail Bush on Iraq, Iran Open this result in new window
    AFP via Yahoo! News - Sep 14 10:02 AM
    The leader of opposition Democrats in the US Senate stepped up his assault on President George W. Bush, warning Iraq had slumped into civil war and assailing the US refusal to engage Iran.

  • U.S. touts strikes against Iraq group Open this result in new window
    AP via Yahoo! News - Sep 14 9:11 AM
    A senior member of al-Qaida in Iraq was killed during an operation in Baghdad this week carrying letters for Osama bin Laden and the new leader of the terror group's Iraqi offshoot, an Interior Ministry official said Thursday.

  • 2 U.S. soldiers among 18 dead in Iraq Open this result in new window
    AP via Yahoo! News - Sep 14 8:12 AM
    Car bombs and drive-by shootings on Thursday killed at least 18 people including two U.S. soldiers in a series of attacks around central Iraq, officials said.

  • Death squads threaten Iraq's politics Open this result in new window
    Reuters via Yahoo! News - Sep 14 7:25 AM
    Sectarian death squads could bring the collapse of politics in Iraq, a top Sunni leader said on Thursday as police found a score of bodies dumped in the capital, raising the total to more than 80 in two days.

  • US envoy to Iraq urges Americans to invest in Kurdistan Open this result in new window
    AFP via Yahoo! News - Sep 14 6:39 AM
    The US ambassador to Iraq has urged American companies to invest in the northern Kurdish regions, considered relatively safe for business compared with the rest of the war-torn country.

  • U.S. says key al Qaeda in Iraq associate captured Open this result in new window
    CNN.com - Sep 14 6:09 AM
    U.S. forces in Iraq have detained more than 70 suspected terrorists, including a key associate of the head of al Qaeda in Iraq, a military spokesman said Thursday.

  • Leader Reaffirms Poland's Role in Iraq, Afghanistan Open this result in new window
    Washington Post - Sep 14 6:30 AM
    Poland's new prime minister yesterday reaffirmed his nation's commitment to fighting the wars in Iraq and Afghanistan, and he suggested during his first U.S. visit that Poland might be willing to host elements of a missile defense system.

  • U.S. Says Sectarian Killings Up in Iraq Open this result in new window
    ABC News - Sep 14 4:19 PM
    U.S. Military Command Concedes Iraq's Sectarian Bloodshed Has Surged in Parts of Baghdad

  • U.S.: Top al-Qaida in Iraq member arrested Open this result in new window
    MSNBC - Sep 14 3:43 PM
    The top U.S. military spokesman in Iraq said U.S. forces had arrested a senior al-Qaida terrorist and personal associate of the groups new leader, Abu Ayyoub al-Masri. Another al-Qaida operative was reported to have been killed.

  • Top aide of Qaeda leader in Iraq killed Open this result in new window
    AFP via Yahoo! News - Sep 14 5:29 AM
    A Libyan who was a top aide of Al-Qaeda in Iraq's leader, Abu Ayyub al-Masri, has been killed in an operation by Iraqi security forces, an interior ministry spokesman has told AFP.

  • 10 more killed in Iraq; militant caught Open this result in new window
    AP via Yahoo! News - Sep 14 4:30 AM
    Car bombs and drive-by shootings killed at least 10 people and wounded dozens of others Thursday in a series of attacks around central Iraq, officials said. Meanwhile, a senior al Qaida in Iraq leader was arrested in Baghdad, a U.S. military spokesman said.

  • Iraq Official Says Syrian Help Needed Open this result in new window
    ABC News - Sep 14 2:35 PM
    Iraq Official Says Help From Syria Need to To Calm Insurgency in Western Anbar Province

  • Death squads threaten Iraq's political process Open this result in new window
    Reuters via Yahoo! News - Sep 14 2:47 AM
    Iraq's political process could collapse if sectarian death squads are not reined in, a Sunni political leader said on Thursday, a day after 60 corpses were found in the capital.

  • At least 13 killed in Iraq car bombs and shootings Open this result in new window
    AFP via Yahoo! News - Sep 14 4:12 AM
    At least 13 people have been killed in Iraq, 10 of them civilians who died in a pair of car bomb attacks in Baghdad a day after more than 60 bodies were found scattered across the capital.

  • Iraq War Rages Despite Decapitation Of Local al-Qaida Leadership Washington (UPI) Sep 13, 2006 Open this result in new window
    Space War - Sep 14 5:58 PM
    Al-Qaida has been decapitated in Iraq, yet the war there is raging worse than ever.

  • 2 U.S. Soldiers Among 17 Dead in Iraq Open this result in new window
    ABC News - Sep 14 2:26 PM
    Car Bombs, Drive-By Shootings Kill 17 More People in Iraq, Including 2 U.S. Soldiers

  • Klein asserts Iraq hampers Shaw, U.S. Open this result in new window
    The Palm Beach Post - 19 minutes ago
    Running in a competitive district with a large Jewish population, Democratic congressional candidate Ron Klein said Thursday that America's ability to support Israel and fight terrorism has suffered because the U.S. is "mired" in Iraq.

  • Violence, Insurgency Growing in Iraq, Bolton Tells UN (Update2) Open this result in new window
    Bloomberg.com - Sep 14 12:17 PM
    Sept. 14 (Bloomberg) -- Sectarian violence and insurgent attacks increased throughout Iraq over the past three months, the U.S. ambassador to the United Nations said in the most negative report an American envoy has given to the Security Council since the 2003 invasion.

  • FOX News Poll: 2006 Election Is All About Iraq Open this result in new window
    Fox News - Sep 14 12:44 PM
    Democrats losing edge on GOP in upcoming elections; Iraq biggest issue for voters

  • T. Christian Miller: Wasted Billions, Lost Lives and Corporate Greed in Iraq Open this result in new window
    HuffingtonPost - Sep 14 11:24 AM
    Now we find out that Paul Wolfowitz cares about corruption . It seems that in his new incarnation as head of the World Bank, Wolfowitz has been busy suspending loans from countries and companies suspected of misusing the bank's money. That's rich. Because when it comes to the Bush administration--which Wolfowitz was a part of during the run up to the war in Iraq--there's no there there when

  • Series of attacks around Iraq kill 10 Open this result in new window
    AP via Yahoo! News - Sep 14 1:55 AM
    Car bombs and drive-by shootings killed at least 10 people and wounded dozens of others Thursday in a series of attacks around central Iraq, officials said.

  • Annan says Mideast leaders consider Iraq war 'a real disaster' Open this result in new window
    AFP via Yahoo! News - Sep 14 12:27 AM
    UN chief Kofi Annan said most Middle East leaders he recently conferred with considered the Iraq war "a real disaster," but felt the United States should not pull out just yet.

  • Bullet Hits Japanese Envoy's Car in Iraq Open this result in new window
    phillyburbs.com - 1 hour, 55 minutes ago
    TOKYO - An official vehicle carrying Japan's acting ambassador to Iraq was hit by bullets on Thursday in Baghdad, but there were no injuries, the Foreign Ministry said.

  • Series of Attacks Around Iraq Kill 10 Open this result in new window
    ABC News - Sep 14 10:38 AM
    Car Bombs and Drive-By Shootings Kill 10 As Violence Rages Unabated in Baghdad, Central Iraq

  • Official: Time Running Out In Iraq Open this result in new window
    CBS News - Sep 14 10:03 AM
    As violence explodes in Iraq, a U.S. official warns that time is running out. The bodies of 65 torture victims were found, accompanied by a spate of car bombings and mortar fire that killed at least 39 people.

  • 10 More Killed in Iraq; Militant Caught Open this result in new window
    ABC News - Sep 14 9:49 AM
    Car Bombs, Drive-By Shootings Kill 10 More in Iraq; Senior al-Qaida in Iraq Leader Caught

  • Aussie troops make smooth Iraq move Open this result in new window
    The Australian - 0 minute ago
    AUSTRALIAN troops in Iraq had made a smooth transition in their new role and would be boosted by an extra 20 soldiers, Defence Minister Brendan Nelson said today.

  • Most Mideast Leaders Are Angry About U.S. in Iraq, Annan Says Open this result in new window
    New York Times - Sep 13 9:49 PM
    The U.N. secretary general said most of the officials he met believed the invasion and its consequences have been catastrophic but were of two minds whether the Americans should leave Iraq.

  • Nelson announces more Aust troops bound for Iraq Open this result in new window
    ABC via Yahoo!7 News - Sep 14 6:12 PM
    Defence Minister Dr Brendan Nelson has announced an expansion of Australia's role in Iraq.

  • Indiana soldier killed in Iraq Open this result in new window
    Indiana Statesman - 25 minutes ago
    SUNMAN (AP) - A 19-year-old soldier from southeastern Indiana was killed during an attack on a military convoy in Iraq, his mother said. Pfc. Tony Seig of Sunman died Saturday, after about a year in the Army and two months in Iraq as a military police officer.

  • Lamont Says War in Iraq Made U.S. Weaker Open this result in new window
    Fox News - Sep 14 7:29 AM
    Democratic U.S. Senate nominee for Connecticut Ned Lamont says the war in Iraq has made the United States weaker and wants military forces to be shifted to Afghanistan and elsewhere.

  • Embattled cop returns to work Blais served in Iraq, recovered from medical problems Open this result in new window
    The MetroWest Daily News - 30 minutes ago
    FRAMINGHAM -- Albert Blais, the police officer who was investigated repeatedly for complaints about sexist jokes, racial slurs and hostile behavior, recently returned to the department after serving in Iraq and recovering from medical problems.

  • Iran: Iraq's PM visit to Iran a turning point Open this result in new window
    ArabicNews.com - 1 hour, 54 minutes ago
    Visiting Iraqi Prime Minister Nuri al-Maliki conferred yesterday with Chairman of Expediency Council Ayatollah Akbar Hashemi Rafsanjani. In the meeting, Rafsanjani emphasized the importance of Iraq's national unity and territorial integration.

  • Progress being made in Iraq's transition:Iraqi official Open this result in new window
    ArabicNews.com - 1 hour, 53 minutes ago
    Iraq's Deputy Prime Minister Barham Salih says he hopes the United States will continue to "stay the course" in supporting his country's political, economic and military transition because Iraq's failure to make that transition would be catastrophic for the Middle East.

  • U.S. Military Deaths in Iraq Hit 2,676 Open this result in new window
    AP via Yahoo! Asia News - Sep 14 5:03 PM
    As of Thursday, Sept. 14, 2006, at least 2,676 members of the U.S. military have died since the beginning of the Iraq war in March 2003, according to an Associated Press count.

  • Lt. Gov. Dubie, now colonel Dubie, in Iraq Open this result in new window
    WCAX 3 - 16 minutes ago
    MONTPELIER, Vt. -- Vermont Lt. Gov. Brian Dubie, a colonel in the Air Force reserves, was in Iraq Tuesday after being called to serve as part of a field assessment team.

  • Iraq needs true national agenda: UN envoy Open this result in new window
    ArabicNews.com - 1 hour, 53 minutes ago
    Iraq's leaders must develop a "truly national agenda" relevant to all its people, the top United Nations envoy to the war-torn country told the Security Council today during a meeting to discuss Secretary-General Kofi Annan's latest situation report.

  • Suicide car bombing in Iraq claims American lives Open this result in new window
    WIS News 10 Columbia - 1 hour, 9 minutes ago
    A suicide car bombing has brought to five the number of Americans killed in Iraq since Wednesday. The attack west of Baghdad killed two US soldiers and wounded 25 others.

  • Australia to send 20 more soldiers to southern Iraq Open this result in new window
    Khaleej Times - 28 minutes ago
    CANBERRA, Australia - Australia will send 20 more soldiers to Iraq, the defense minister announced on Friday, expanding the countrys role in southern Iraq where domestic forces are taking full control of security.

  • Lamont: U.S. weaker because of Iraq war Open this result in new window
    AP via Yahoo! News - Sep 13 7:12 PM
    Democrat Ned Lamont said Wednesday the U.S. is weaker because of the war in Iraq backed by rival Sen. Joe Lieberman, and he called for shifting forces to Afghanistan and elsewhere.

  • Death squads threaten Iraq's politics Open this result in new window
    Reuters - 1 hour, 47 minutes ago
    BAGHDAD (Reuters) - Iraq's political process could collapse if sectarian death squads are not reined in, a Sunni political leader said on Thursday, after more than 80 corpses were found in and around the capital in the past two days.

  • New violence follows a particularly bloody day in Iraq Open this result in new window
    Seattle Times - Sep 14 9:55 AM
    Car bombs and drive-by shootings today killed at least 18 people including two U.S. soldiers in a series of attacks around central Iraq, officials said.

  • U.S. Says Sectarian Killings Up in Iraq Open this result in new window
    phillyburbs.com - Sep 14 2:04 PM
    BAGHDAD, Iraq - Sectarian killings have surged in parts of Baghdad not yet included in a security offensive, the U.S. military said Thursday, while bombings and other insurgent attacks killed four American soldiers and wounded 25 in the capital region.

  • Lamont says Iraq war 'dangerously wrong' Open this result in new window
    AP via Yahoo! News - Sep 13 6:10 PM
    Democrat Ned Lamont said Wednesday the U.S. is weaker because of an unnecessary war in Iraq backed by rival Sen. Joe Lieberman and called for shifting forces to combatting terrorism in Afghanistan and elsewhere.

  • U.S. Military Deaths in Iraq Hit 2,671 Open this result in new window
    ABC News - Sep 14 5:55 AM
    U.S. Military Deaths in Iraq Hit 2,671 Wednesday, According to Count by the Associated Press

  • Iraq faces more daunting challenges than ever: UN envoy Open this result in new window
    People's Daily - 2 hours, 50 minutes ago
    UN Secretary-General Kofi Annan's special representative for Iraq, Ashraf Qazi, said Thursday that the challenges facing the Iraqi people have never appeared more daunting.

  • 2 U.S. Soldiers Among 18 Dead in Iraq Open this result in new window
    San Francisco Chronicle - Sep 14 8:51 AM
    Car bombs and drive-by shootings on Thursday killed at least 18 people _ including two U.S. soldiers _ in a series of attacks around central Iraq, officials said. The tortured bodies of 20 men were also discovered across Baghdad, a day after more than...

  • Nelson announces more Aust troops bound for Iraq Open this result in new window
    Australian Broadcasting Corporation - 2 hours, 34 minutes ago
    Defence Minister Dr Brendan Nelson has announced an expansion of Australia's role in Iraq. Australian forces are currently providing an overseeing role in the Iraqi controlled Al Muthana Province.

  • 300 Kaneohe Marines Leave For Iraq Open this result in new window
    KITV TheHawaiiChannel.com via Yahoo! News - Sep 13 5:56 PM
    Three hundred Marines from Marine Corps Base Hawaii in Kaneohe left for Iraq on Wednesday.

  • Ohio soldier killed in Iraq Open this result in new window
    WKYC Cleveland - Sep 14 6:09 PM
    Ohio soldier killed in Iraq

  • Ohio Soldier Killed In Iraq Open this result in new window
    WHIO-TV 7 Dayton - Sep 14 6:07 PM
    An 82nd Airborne Division Paratrooper dies in Iraq according to the Department of Defense.

  • Iran Says U.S. Departure Would Calm Iraq Open this result in new window
    ABC News - Sep 14 2:34 AM
    Iran's Top Leader Says U.S. Withdrawal Is the Solution to End Instability in Iraq

  • Cab bombs, shootings kill 17 as violence rages in Iraq Open this result in new window
    Houston Chronicle - Sep 14 7:10 AM
    At least 2,673 members of the U.S. military have died since the beginning of the Iraq war in March 2003, according to an Associated Press count.

  • REYNOLDSBURG SOLDIER KILLED IN IRAQ Open this result in new window
    The Advocate - Sep 14 4:38 PM
    REYNOLDSBURG A Reynoldsburg man was killed Wednesday during a battle with enemy forces in Iraq. Capt. Matthew C. Mattingly, 30, died in Mosul, Iraq, when he engaged enemy forces with small-arms fire.

  • Senior al-Qaida member arrested in Iraq: U.S. spokesman Open this result in new window
    People's Daily - Sep 14 5:24 PM
    U.S. troops have arrested a senior member of al-Qaida in Iraq, U.S. top spokesman said on Thursday.

  • Annan Finds Leaders Split on Whether U.S. Should Leave Iraq Open this result in new window
    New York Times - Sep 13 3:31 PM
    The U.N. secretary general said that most Middle East leaders believe the invasion of Iraq and its consequences have been catastrophic for the region.

  • U.S. says cannot "subdue every bad guy" in Iraq Open this result in new window
    Reuters via Yahoo! News - Sep 13 3:00 PM
    Amid unrelenting violence in Iraq, President George W. Bush's spokesman said on Wednesday the top goal of U.S. troops is to train Iraqi forces, and not trying to "subdue every bad guy in the country."

  • Five U-S soldiers killed in Iraq Open this result in new window
    WLUC TV 6 - 49 minutes ago
    BAGHDAD, Iraq (AP) _ Two U-S soldiers are dead and 25 wounded after a suicide bombing in Baghdad.The U-S military says the bomber was in a vehicle and hit west of the Iraqi capital.

  • Movie review: In Iraq, up-close, personal -- and real Open this result in new window
    Minneapolis-St. Paul Star Tribune - Sep 14 11:43 AM
    The most engrossing documentary to emerge from the Iraq war so far is not the work of professional filmmakers or career journalists, but of citizen soldiers themselves. "The War Tapes" is a riveting firsthand look at the conflict on the battlefield, in the barracks, and on the home front, unfiltered by any partisan prejudice. Documentarian Deborah Scranton gave several New Hampshire National

  • Local Soldier Killed in Iraq Open this result in new window
    WDEF Chattanooga - Sep 14 4:35 PM
    The Tennessee Valley has lost another soldier in Iraq. The Army today informed the family of David Weir of his death. The 21-year old served with the 101st Airborne based at Fort Cambell.

  • Soldier from Bradley County killed in Iraq Open this result in new window
    WREG-TV Memphis - Sep 14 4:26 PM
    CLEVELAND, Tenn. A Fort Campbell soldier from Bradley County has been killed in Iraq.

  • Iran says U.S. departure would calm Iraq Open this result in new window
    AP via Yahoo! News - Sep 13 1:19 PM
    Supreme Iranian leader Ayatollah Ali Khamenei told the visiting Iraqi prime minister Wednesday that the way to end instability in Iraq is for U.S. forces to withdraw.

  • Iraq war "a disaster," Mideast leaders tell Annan Open this result in new window
    Reuters via Yahoo! News - Sep 13 1:54 PM
    Most Middle East leaders believe the U.S.-led invasion of Iraq was a disaster for the region, U.N. Secretary-General Kofi Annan said on Wednesday.

  • Iraqi grad student discusses war in Iraq Open this result in new window
    Brown and White - Sep 14 5:53 PM
    International graduate student and government-granted Fulbright scholar Louis Yako, 23, spoke about everyday life in Iraqi, his opinions of the war in Iraq and his experiences with the U.S. troops, at a Global Union meeting Tuesday.

  • Iraq peace bid 'vital' Open this result in new window
    Gulf Daily News - 2 hours, 39 minutes ago
    Iraq has taken the back seat while the region is caught up in other crises in recent months, said a top UN envoy yesterday.

  • Should we still be in Iraq? Open this result in new window
    Ridgecrest Daily Independent - Sep 14 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?

  • 5 US troops among 25 killed in Iraq Open this result in new window
    The Frontier Post - 35 minutes ago
    BAGHDAD (Agencies): A suicide car bomber killed two US soldiers and wounded 25 in Baghdad on Thursday, the US command said. The attack brought to five the number of Americans who have died in Iraq since Wednesday. The suicide bomber struck just after noon west of Baghdad.

  • Five U-S soldiers killed in Iraq Open this result in new window
    NewsChannel 10 Amarillo - Sep 14 2:49 PM
    (Stations: This serves as a Tops to the Urgent series slugged Iraq-Attack) BAGHDAD, Iraq (AP) _ Two U-S soldiers are dead and 25 wounded after a suicide bombing in...

  • U.S. military deaths in Iraq hit 2,671 Open this result in new window
    AP via Yahoo! News - Sep 13 2:49 PM
    As of Wednesday, Sept. 13, 2006, at least 2,671 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 2,124 died as a result of hostile action, according to the military's numbers.

  • Hagerstown Marine wounded in Iraq Open this result in new window
    The Herald-Mail - 2 hours, 59 minutes ago
    The war in Iraq came home to a Hagerstown family Thursday with word that 19-year-old Lance Cpl. Jonathan Breehl had been wounded in Habbaniyah, Iraq.

  • Bush says he learns lesssons from Vietnam in Iraq war Open this result in new window
    Pulse-Journal - Sep 14 6:26 PM
    WASHINGTON President Bush says his leadership of the war in Iraq is informed by mistakes he believes were made in Vietnam. "I remember the tactical decisions being made out of the White House during that period of time," Bush told conservative columnists.

  • Troops arrest al-Qaida leader in Iraq Open this result in new window
    Army Times - Sep 14 9:43 AM
    BAGHDAD U.S. forces have arrested a senior al-Qaida terrorist and personal associate of the groups new leader, the top U.S. military spokesman in Iraq said Thursday.

  • ME leaders see Iraq attack as disaster: Annan Open this result in new window
    Dawn - 1 hour, 13 minutes ago
    UNITED NATIONS, Sept 14: United Nations Secretary-General Kofi Annan said on Wednesday that many leaders he met in the Middle East during his recent visit believed that the US-led invasion of Iraq had brought disaster to the region.

  • U.S. troop levels in Iraq reach 147,000 Open this result in new window
    Navy Times - Sep 14 9:34 AM
    Troop levels in Iraq have topped 147,000, a big jump over the number of troops deployed there over the last several months, but Pentagon officials say its only a temporary spike as commands change over.

  • CIA changes tune on Iraq WMD Open this result in new window
    Tiscali - Sep 14 4:43 PM
    WASHINGTON (Reuters) - The CIA is publishing a series of classified reports revising its pre-war intelligence assessments of Iraqs weapons of mass destruction, an intelligence official says.

  • Iraq violence spikes Open this result in new window
    Army Times - Sep 14 9:43 AM
    BAGHDAD The top U.S. military spokesman in Iraq on Thursday said there was a spike in sectarian violence around Baghdad over past 24 hours. Maj. Gen. William B. Caldwell said the spike came from murder-executions and was probably the result of an increase in sectarian violence around Baghdad.

  • Iraq says its forces kill, capture top Qaeda men Open this result in new window
    Reuters via Yahoo! Singapore News - Sep 14 8:54 AM
    BAGHDAD (Reuters) - Security forces have killed a top aide to al Qaeda's leader in Iraq and captured another in separate operations, Iraqi and U.S. officials said on Thursday.

  • U-N chief: Iraq perceived in Mideast as 'real disaster' Open this result in new window
    KTRE-TV East Texas - Sep 14 1:34 PM
    UNITED NATIONS The U-N secretary-general says most Mideast leaders think the U-S involvement in Iraq has turned into "a real disaster" for them.

  • US denied causing 'disaster' by invading Iraq Open this result in new window
    AFP via Yahoo! News - Sep 13 12:41 PM
    The White House begged to differ after UN chief Kofi Annan said Middle Eastern leaders had called the invasion of Iraq "a disaster" for the region.

  • Iraq seeks help from Iran Open this result in new window
    Detroit Free Press - Sep 14 2:18 AM
    TEHRAN, Iran -- Iraqi Prime Minister Nouri al-Maliki made his first official visit to Iran, a close ally, asking the Islamic regime Tuesday to crack down on Al Qaeda militants infiltrating his country and seeking deals to help Iraq's troubled oil industry.

  • Iraq: In Focus Open this result in new window
    WPRI 12 Providence - Sep 14 11:48 AM
    The Case Against Iraq PRESIDENT GEORGE W. BUSH: "Saddam Hussein and his weapons are a direct threat to this country, to our people, and to all free people."--

  • Mideast sees Iraq 'disaster,' Annan says Open this result in new window
    AP via Yahoo! News - Sep 13 11:12 AM
    U.N. Secretary-General Kofi Annan said Wednesday that most leaders in the Middle East believe the U.S.-led invasion of Iraq and its aftermath "a real disaster" for the region.

  • Funeral held for Seekonk marine killed in Iraq Open this result in new window
    WLNE-TV - Sep 14 12:27 PM
    A funeral was held in Providence today for a 21-year-old Marine reservist who died in Iraq. Military officials say Lance Corporal Eric Valdepenas of Seekonk died this month when a bomb struck his vehicle in the Al Anbar province of Iraq.

  • Homicide Car Bomb Kills Two U.S. Soldiers, Wounds 25 Others in Iraq Open this result in new window
    FOX6 WBRC-TV Birmingham - Sep 14 12:29 PM
    A homicide car bomber killed two U.S. soldiers and wounded 25 in Baghdad on Thursday, the U.S. command said. The attack brought to five the number of Americans who have died in Iraq since Wednesday.

  • Iraqi Official Says Progress Being Made in Iraq's Transition Open this result in new window
    U.S. Department of State - Sep 14 2:54 PM
    Iraqi Deputy Prime Minister Barham Salih says he hopes the United States will continue to stay the course in supporting his countrys political, economic and military transition because Iraqs failure to make that transition would be catastrophic for the Middle East. Salih told reporters at the Pentagon September 14 that success for his nation is both possible and necessary to turn around the

  • Idaho soldiers head to Iraq to dismantle roadside bombs Open this result in new window
    KBCI Boise - Sep 14 4:21 PM
    BOISE, Idaho About 300 Idaho Army Reserve soldiers depart this weekend for hazardous duty in Iraq. There, they'll spend the year clearing roadside bombs that have been responsible for hundreds of U-S troop deaths and injuries.

  • Iraq says its forces killed senior Qaeda figure Open this result in new window
    The Star Online - Sep 14 9:07 AM
    BAGHDAD (Reuters) - Iraq's Interior Ministry said on Thursday its forces had killed a senior figure of the al Qaeda militant group in Baghdad.

  • Funeral today for Seekonk marine killed in Iraq Open this result in new window
    WPRI 12 Providence - Sep 14 11:40 AM
    PROVIDENCE, R.I. (AP) - Hundreds of people, including Governors Don Carcieri and Mitt Romney, turned out this morning at the Cathedral of Saints Peter and Paul for the funeral of a Seekonk Marine reservist killed in Iraq.

  • 2 U.S. Soldiers Among 17 Dead In Iraq Open this result in new window
    CBS 2 New York - Sep 14 5:57 AM
    Car bombs and drive-by shootings on Thursday killed at least 17 people including two U.S. soldiers in a series of attacks around central Iraq, officials said. CBS News: Postwar Iraq

  • Iraq war 'disaster for Mid-East' Open this result in new window
    BBC News - Sep 13 6:28 PM
    UN chief Kofi Annan says most Mid-East leaders regard the US invasion of Iraq as a disaster for the region.

  • A wake held in East Providence for Seekonk marine killed in Iraq Open this result in new window
    WPRI 12 Providence - Sep 14 11:44 AM
    EAST PROVIDENCE, R.I. (AP) -- A wake today in East Providence for a Massachusetts man who died while fighting in Iraq. Marine Lance Corporal Eric Valdepenas of Seekonk was killed September 4 th when the mounted patrol he was traveling in was struck by a roadside bomb.

  • Iran's leader to Iraq's: Exit of U.S. would stabilize nation Open this result in new window
    The Philadelphia Inquirer - Sep 14 12:26 AM
    Ayatollah Ali Khamenei, Iran's supreme leader, told the visiting Iraqi prime minister yesterday that the way to end instability in Iraq was for U.S. forces to withdraw.

  • Democrats assail Bush on Iraq, Iran Open this result in new window
    TurkishPress.com - Sep 14 11:03 AM
    WASHINGTON - The leader of opposition Democrats in the US Senate Thursday stepped up his assault on President George W. Bush, warning Iraq had slumped into civil war and assailing the US refusal to engage Iran.