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  • Iraq?s Endangered Journalists Open this result in new window
    New York Times - 2 hours, 8 minutes ago
    If our government continues to be dominated by militias, then in just a few months no news will be reported from Iraq at all.

  • U.S. military deaths in Iraq hit 2,657 Open this result in new window
    AP via Yahoo! News - 1 hour, 31 minutes ago
    As of Tuesday, Sept. 5, 2006, at least 2,657 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 2,113 died as a result of hostile action, according to the military's numbers.

  • N.D. city councilman back from Iraq Open this result in new window
    AP via Yahoo! News - Sep 05 5:56 PM
    City Council member Mike McNamara has returned from Iraq, where he was serving when elected and then attended council meetings by telephone.

  • Iraq militants praise attack in Amman Open this result in new window
    AP via Yahoo! News - Sep 05 3:43 PM
    A Web statement purportedly from an Iraq-based extremist group praised a Jordanian gunman Tuesday for shooting foreign tourists at a popular Roman ruin in Amman and urged young Muslims to follow in the attacker's steps.

  • Local Marine Dies In Iraq Open this result in new window
    WCVB TheBostonChannel.com via Yahoo! News - Sep 05 4:15 PM
    Lance Cpl. Eric P. Valdepenas, 21, of Seekonk, Mass., died Sept. 4 while conducting combat operations in Al Anbar province, Iraq, according to the Department of Defense.

  • Iraq president sees UK troops gone by end-2007 Open this result in new window
    Reuters via Yahoo! News - Sep 05 1:15 PM
    Iraq's president forecast on Tuesday that British troops could go home by the end of next year but, on another day of killings, Britain's visiting foreign minister cautioned against leaving a "security vacuum."

  • Iraq extends state of emergency Open this result in new window
    AP via Yahoo! News - Sep 05 1:25 PM
    Iraq's parliament reopened Tuesday after a summer recess and voted to extend a state of emergency for a month because of unrelenting sectarian violence, while the president predicted bloodshed will be quelled by the end of next year.

  • Iraq parliament to debate federal break-up Open this result in new window
    AFP via Yahoo! News - Sep 05 12:43 PM
    Iraq's parliament has reopened after a month-long recess marred by mounting sectarian violence, with deputies expected to discuss breaking up the country into semi-independent regions.

  • US Democrats call for quarterly report on civil war in Iraq Open this result in new window
    AFP via Yahoo! News - Sep 05 1:38 PM
    Senate Democrats called on the George W. Bush administration to produce a quarterly "honest and candid assessment" about whether sectarian violence in Iraq has boiled over into a full-scale civil war.

  • Iraq Extends Nationwide State of Emergency Open this result in new window
    New York Times - Sep 05 12:17 PM
    Despite today?s affirmation of the government?s emergency powers, violence continued to roil Iraq.

  • 3 U.S. troops killed in Iraq fighting Open this result in new window
    AP via Yahoo! News - Sep 05 11:45 AM
    Two U.S. Marines and one sailor were killed in fighting in Iraq's restive Anbar province, the U.S. military command said Tuesday. Meanwhile, the Iraqi parliament voted to extend a state of emergency for a month, and Britain's foreign secretary emphasized the importance of transferring control of security from the U.S.-led coalition to the Iraqi government.

  • Rice likens Iraq and Civil War critics Open this result in new window
    AP via Yahoo! News - Sep 05 11:22 AM
    Secretary of State Condoleezza Rice is drawing a parallel between the Iraq war and the Civil War. Both had their critics but both were justified, she says.

  • Rice Compares Iraq To U.S. Civil War Open this result in new window
    CBS News - 43 minutes ago
    The U.S. campaign in Iraq is similar to the U.S. Civil War, said Secretary of State Condoleezza Rice. Both wars had their critics but both were justified, she says.

  • President says Iraq will have a new flag Open this result in new window
    AFP via Yahoo! News - Sep 05 8:55 AM
    Iraq's President Jalal Talabani has vowed that Iraq would soon get a new national flag, amid a fierce dispute between Kurds and Arabs over the current banner.

  • Iraq tells Britain: your troops can leave next year Open this result in new window
    AFP via Yahoo! News - Sep 05 8:03 AM
    Iraqi President Jalal Talabani has told Foreign Secretary Margaret Beckett that her country's troops will be able to go home at the end of next year, voicing confidence that order will have been restored in war-torn Iraq by then.

  • Three U.S. troops killed in Iraq Open this result in new window
    CNN.com - Sep 05 7:46 AM
    Three U.S. troops were killed during fighting in Iraq's Anbar province, a Sunni stronghold west of Baghdad, the U.S. military reported Tuesday.

  • Report: Local Soldier Killed In Iraq Open this result in new window
    WGAL via Yahoo! News - Sep 05 7:42 AM
    The Patriot News is reporting a 22-year-old Selinsgrove High School graduate was killed in Iraq just five weeks after his army unit deployed to the country.

  • Ex Iranian leader Khatami says US should stay in Iraq for moment Open this result in new window
    AFP via Yahoo! News - Sep 05 7:08 AM
    The United States should stay in Iraq until the Iraqi government has things under control, visiting former Iranian president Mohammad Khatami has said in an interview published.

  • Iraq's parliament reopens amid sectarian strife Open this result in new window
    AFP via Yahoo! News - Sep 05 4:41 AM
    Iraq's parliament has reopened after a month-long recess marked by mounting sectarian violence, beginning a session which will discuss breaking up the country into semi-independent regions.

  • Iraq to up fuel imports for 2006 Open this result in new window
    BBC News - Sep 05 12:53 PM
    Iraq plans to spend $800m to the end of 2006 on importing oil to prevent a fuel shortage, says the oil ministry.

  • Iraq to up fuel imports for 2006 Open this result in new window
    BBC News - Sep 05 12:55 PM
    Iraq plans to spend $800m to the end of 2006 on importing oil to prevent a fuel shortage, the oil ministry says.

  • Iraq Extends State of Emergency Open this result in new window
    ABC News - Sep 05 1:48 PM
    Iraq Extends State of Emergency; President Predicts Violence Will Wane by End of 2007

  • Seekonk marine killed in Iraq Open this result in new window
    Boston Globe - 2 hours, 49 minutes ago
    A 21-year-old Marine reservist from Seekonk who had been studying engineering at the University of Massachusetts has been killed in Iraq, military officials announced Tuesday.

  • Another blow to Al Qaeda in Iraq Open this result in new window
    The Christian Science Monitor via Yahoo! News - Sep 05 1:00 AM
    An Iraqi man who officials say planned an attack on a Shiite shrine last February that pushed sectarian fighting to its highest pitch since the war began has been captured. He was the second in command of Al Qaeda in Iraq, say Iraqi officials.

  • U.S. and Iraq near handover Open this result in new window
    Reuters via Yahoo! News - Sep 05 12:38 AM
    The United States and Iraq hope to sign an agreement by next week to hand operational command of Iraq's new army to Prime Minister Nuri al-Maliki, Iraq said on Monday, after wrangles on wording had held up the accord.

  • Transfer of security to Iraq key: Beckett Open this result in new window
    Reuters via Yahoo! News - Sep 05 1:21 AM
    British Foreign Secretary Margaret Beckett, in her first official visit to Iraq, said on Tuesday that Britain was determined that Iraqis take over responsibility for security.

  • Hendricken grad killed in Iraq Open this result in new window
    The Providence Journal - 9 minutes ago
    PROVIDENCE -- Marine Lance Cpl. Eric Valdepenas, of Seekonk, a 21-year-old 2003 graduate of Bishop Hendricken High School, was killed by a roadside bomb yesterday in Iraq's restive Al Anbar province.

  • 3 U.S. Troops Killed in Iraq Fighting Open this result in new window
    ABC News - Sep 05 12:18 PM
    2 Marines, 1 Sailor Killed in Iraq's Anbar Province; Parliament Extends State of Emergency

  • Britain Admits Forces Stretched As Troops Die In Afghanistan And Iraq London (AFP) Sep 04, 2006 Open this result in new window
    Space War - Sep 05 6:08 PM
    Britain's new army chief warned Monday that the country's military forces are stretched to the very limit, as three soldiers died in a grim day for Britons on the frontline in Afghanistan and Iraq. General Richard Dannat, who took over from General Mike Jackson as head of the British army last week, told the daily Guardian that the army can barely cope with the demands placed on it.

  • Tributes to Iraq death soldier Open this result in new window
    BBC News - Sep 05 9:36 AM
    The father of a British soldier killed by a roadside bomb in Iraq has said his son died doing what he loved.

  • Rice Draws Parallel Between War in Iraq to Civil War Open this result in new window
    Fox News - Sep 05 12:13 PM
    Secretary of State Condoleezza Rice links the war in Iraq to the Civil War.

  • Iraq extends state of emergency Open this result in new window
    BBC News - Sep 05 9:04 AM
    Iraq's parliament has voted to extend emergency measures as it reopens after a month-long recess.

  • U.S. Military Deaths in Iraq Hit 2,657 Open this result in new window
    AP via Yahoo! Asia News - 1 hour, 31 minutes ago
    As of Tuesday, Sept. 5, 2006, at least 2,657 members of the U.S. military have died since the beginning of the Iraq war in March 2003, according to an Associated Press count.

  • 'Iraq is dying,' says prof as he heads home Open this result in new window
    Minneapolis-St. Paul Star Tribune - 2 hours, 42 minutes ago
    One of Minnesota's most prominent Iraqi expatriates and outspoken war critics, Abbas Mehdi, is returning to his homeland today to help stabilize the violence-wracked country. "Iraq is dying right now, slowly, and we have to stop the death process," Mehdi said Tuesday. "This is not an easy decision. It could cost me my life. It could cost me a lot of things. But my country needs help." Mehdi, 56,

  • City paramedic is killed serving in Iraq Open this result in new window
    St. Louis Post-Dispatch - Sep 05 2:53 PM
    A St. Louis Fire Department paramedic who was serving with the military in Iraq was killed over the Labor Day weekend, a fire department spokeswoman said.

  • Britain 'plans more Iraq troops' Open this result in new window
    The Australian - 41 minutes ago
    BRITAIN would send 360 more troops to southern Iraq later this year, reinforcing its military presence there, The Guardian newspaper reported today.

  • Beckett visits Iraq to discuss handover Open this result in new window
    Guardian Unlimited - 2 hours, 36 minutes ago
    Margaret Beckett said today that Iraq was making "very slow" progress on security, speaking on her first visit to the country as foreign secretary.

  • Home Office makes sure asylum flight to Iraq is full Open this result in new window
    Guardian Unlimited - Sep 05 5:33 PM
    Airline-style 'stand-by' system used to ensure that a specially chartered deportation flight to Iraq was full when it left Britain.

  • 7 U.S., British Troops Killed In Iraq Attacks Open this result in new window
    Washington Post - Sep 04 9:28 PM
    BAGHDAD, Sept. 4 -- Seven American and British troops were killed in separate incidents across Iraq over the past 48 hours, military officials said Monday.

  • Army private from Wilton killed in Iraq Open this result in new window
    Boston Globe - Sep 05 1:13 PM
    An Army private from Wilton was killed Sunday in Iraq when an explosive device blew up near his patrol, the Defense Department announced Tuesday.

  • Marine from E. Providence killed in Iraq Open this result in new window
    The Providence Journal - Sep 05 4:54 PM
    A Marine from East Providence who graduated from Bishop Hendricken High School was killed this weekend in Iraq. Lance Cpl. Eric Valdepenas died while conducting combat operations in Al Anbar province, Iraq, according to an announcement posted early this evening on the Department of Defense Web site.

  • 3 U.S. Troops Killed in Iraq Fighting Open this result in new window
    ABC News - Sep 05 8:18 AM
    2 Marines, 1 Sailor Killed in Iraq's Anbar Province; 8 American Troops Killed in Last 2 Days

  • Britain forced to send more troops to Iraq Open this result in new window
    Guardian Unlimited - 2 hours, 40 minutes ago
    Britain is to reinforce its military presence in Iraq in a move that reflects increasing concern about the threat to its troops and the inability of local forces to take over responsibility for the country's security.

  • Three more US servicemen reported killed in Iraq Open this result in new window
    WIS News 10 Columbia - 8 minutes ago
    The US command says two Marines and a sailor have been killed in fighting west of Baghdad - bringing to eight the number of American troops killed in combat in Iraq since Sunday.

  • Seekonk marine killed in Iraq Open this result in new window
    The MetroWest Daily News - 9 minutes ago
    BOSTON -- A 21-year-old Marine reservist from Seekonk who had been studying engineering at the University of Massachusetts has been killed in Iraq, military officials announced yesterday.

  • Iraq Extends State Of Emergency Open this result in new window
    CBS 2 New York - Sep 05 3:38 PM
    Iraq's parliament reopened Tuesday after a summer recess and voted to extend a state of emergency for a month because of unrelenting sectarian violence, while the president predicted bloodshed will be quelled by the end of next year. CBS News Interactive: Three Years At War

  • Home Office makes sure asylum flight to Iraq is full Open this result in new window
    Guardian Unlimited - 2 hours, 39 minutes ago
    An airline-style "stand-by" system was operated by the Home Office to ensure that a specially chartered deportation flight to Iraq was full when it left Britain yesterday.

  • Rice likens Iraq war to Civil War Open this result in new window
    WALB News 10 - 44 minutes ago
    STATE DEPARTMENT Comparing the Iraq war to the Civil War, Secretary of State Condoleezza Rice says both were criticized, but both are justified.

  • Overland Park native killed in Iraq Open this result in new window
    KSHB-TV Kansas City - 50 minutes ago
    ST. LOUIS, Mo. -- An Overland Park native is killed in Iraq. Christopher Walsh was in the Navy, assigned to a Marine detachment, when he was killed in hostile action on Monday.

  • U.S., Iran share interests in Iraq, Khatami says Open this result in new window
    USA Today - Sep 04 8:08 PM
    Former Iranian president Mohammad Khatami said Monday that U.S. forces should remain in Iraq until that country's fragile government can assume greater control.

  • Reed: Iraq leaning toward civil war Open this result in new window
    Navy Times - Sep 05 3:14 PM
    Back from his eighth trip to Iraq, Senate Armed Services Committee member and Army veteran Sen. Jack Reed, D-R.I., said he is glad the administration finally is admitting things are not going to well.

  • Area Marine Killed in Iraq Open this result in new window
    WLNE-TV - 48 minutes ago
    Another Southern New Englander killed in Iraq. A Bishop Hendricken student who went on to become a Marine is being remembered. Faculty and friends say the young man left quite a mark on his alma mater.

  • Iraq parliament extends emergency Open this result in new window
    UPI - 1 hour, 30 minutes ago
    BAGHDAD, Sept. 5 (UPI) -- Iraq's parliament voted Tuesday to extend the state of emergency -- in force since 2004 -- for another month.

  • Fort Wainwright soldier dies after attack in Iraq Open this result in new window
    Channel 2 News Anchorage - 1 hour, 6 minutes ago
    A Fort Wainwright soldier has died of injuries from an attack in Iraq.

  • Rahmati: Iran to invest one billion in Iraq Open this result in new window
    ArabicNews.com - 2 hours, 29 minutes ago
    Visiting Iraqi Agriculture Minister and Acting Minister of Roads and Transportation Yuarib Nadhim al-Abudi conferred today with Minister of Road and Transportation Mahmoud Rahmati on expansion of mutual cooperation between Iran and Iraq.

  • Three Camp Lejeune Marines Killed In Iraq Open this result in new window
    WRAL-TV 5 Raleigh - 1 hour, 8 minutes ago
    Three Marines based at Camp Lejeune have died in the past four days in Iraq combat, the military said Tuesday.

  • MoveOn.org sponsors protest of war in Iraq Open this result in new window
    Indiana Statesman - 2 hours, 13 minutes ago
    On Wednesday, a protest sponsored by MoveOn.org was held outside of Congressman John Hostettler's (R-Evansville) office protesting the war in Iraq and accusing Hostettler of blindly following George W. Bush's policy. "The public attitude is that there should be no war in Iraq," said Denise Sobieski, a Terre Haute North Vigo High School science teacher and organizer of the event.

  • Up for Re-election, and Backing His Stand on Iraq by Deploying Open this result in new window
    New York Times - Sep 04 7:47 PM
    Jonathan L. Paton, who is running for his second two-year term in the Arizona House, is also preparing to deploy to Iraq.

  • Iraq sees UK troops gone by 2007 Open this result in new window
    Sydney Morning Herald - Sep 05 1:50 PM
    British troops may be gone from Iraq by the end of 2007 as local security forces assume greater responsibility, President Jalal Talabani said, but Britain's foreign minister stressed no timetable had been set.

  • Tulsa Police Officer Killed In Iraq Open this result in new window
    ChannelOklahoma - 2 hours, 7 minutes ago
    TULSA, Okla. -- A Tulsa police officer who is serving in Iraq with the U.S. marines has been killed. Jared Shoemaker, 29, had been serving in Iraq for about six months. He has been with the Tulsa Police Department since January 2005.

  • Fort Campbell Louisiana soldier killed in Iraq Open this result in new window
    KPLC - 2 hours, 4 minutes ago
    FORT CAMPBELL, Ky. The Army says a Fort Campbell soldier from Louisiana was killed in Iraq during combat operations.

  • Army Identifies Soldier Killed in Iraq Open this result in new window
    ABC Alaska News - 1 hour, 28 minutes ago
    Two days after a soldier stationed at Fort Wainwright was killed in Iraq, the Army releases the man's name. Staff Sgt. Eugene Alex, 32, had been wounded while on patrol in Baghdad on Wednesday of last week. Originally from Bay City, Mich., he died Saturday in a hospital in Germany.

  • Retired Air Force Colonel to sign Iraq rebuilding account in Weatherford Open this result in new window
    The Weatherford Democrat - Sep 05 6:11 PM
    As reports of suicide bombings in Iraq flow in continuously, and Congressional elections near, a better understanding of the conflict is a sought after thing.

  • Britons killed in Iraq, Jordan Open this result in new window
    ArabicNews.com - 2 hours, 21 minutes ago
    Three British soldiers and one civilian were killed in a series of attacks in Iraq, Jordan and Afghanistan yesterday. According to the Ministry of Defense in London, two troops were killed and another two injured in a bomb attack near Basra in southern Iraq.

  • Oil-rich Iraq forced to import fuel to beat shortages Open this result in new window
    The Scotsman - Sep 05 5:08 PM
    IRAQ, a country with some of the largest oil deposits in the world, will have to import petrol to solve a fuel shortage.

  • Three Camp Lejeune Marines killed in Iraq Open this result in new window
    Fayetteville Observer - 1 hour, 59 minutes ago
    Three Marines based at Camp Lejeune have died in the past four days in Iraq combat, the military said Tuesday. Lance Cpl. Cliff K. Golla, 21, of Charlotte, died Friday from combat wounds in Anbar province. Golla was a member of the 3rd Battalion, 2nd Marine Regiment, 2nd Marine Division.

  • Fort Campbell Louisiana soldier killed in Iraq Open this result in new window
    The Daily Comet - 2 hours, 38 minutes ago
    A Fort Campbell soldier from Louisiana was killed in Iraq during combat operations, the Army said Tuesday. Sgt. Matthew J. Vosbein, 30, of Metairie, La., died Aug. 29 in Sadr Al Yusifiyah after an improvised explosive device detonated near his dismounted patrol, the military said in a statement.

  • Fort Campbell Louisiana soldier killed in Iraq Open this result in new window
    The Houma Courier - 2 hours, 37 minutes ago
    FORT CAMPBELL, Ky. - A Fort Campbell soldier from Louisiana was killed in Iraq during combat operations, the Army said Tuesday.

  • UK FM in Iraq: Iraqi must succeed Open this result in new window
    ArabicNews.com - 2 hours, 22 minutes ago
    Margaret Beckett has arrived in Baghdad on her first visit to Iraq since becoming UK foreign secretary, warning that it was absolutely vital for the country's democratic government to succeed.

  • U.S. Military Deaths in Iraq Hit 2,656 Open this result in new window
    The Daily Comet - 2 hours, 38 minutes ago
    As of Tuesday, Sept. 5, 2006, at least 2,656 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.

  • Bush says Iraq linked to 'war on terror' Open this result in new window
    Aljazeera - Sep 05 3:20 PM
    The US president has said that al Qaeda wants to establish a radical Islamic caliphate in Iraq.

  • Amid Iraq's horror, Kurds have a haven Open this result in new window
    Detroit News - Sep 05 8:18 AM
    SULAYMANIYAH, Iraq -- The night is young. The women are pretty. Danyar Farok, wearing a sparkly gray shirt and skin-tight acid-washed jeans, and a buddy are strutting along this Kurdish city's main drag.

  • Jordan: Shot Briton's brother serving in Iraq Open this result in new window
    Independent - Sep 05 4:28 PM
    The parents of a tourist shot dead in Jordan by a gunman shouting "God is great" in Arabic feared at first it was their other son, currently serving with British forces in Iraq, who had died.

  • Pa. soldier killed in Iraq weeks after returning from leave Open this result in new window
    phillyburbs.com - Sep 05 1:16 PM
    FREEBURG, Pa. - A Pennsylvania soldier died in Iraq just weeks after returning to the Middle East from leave, his mother said Tuesday.

  • Three U.S. soldiers killed in fighting in western Iraq Open this result in new window
    People's Daily - Sep 05 6:08 PM
    Two U.S. Marines and one sailor were killed in combat in Iraq's volatile al-Anbar province, the U. S. military said in a statement on Tuesday.

  • Iraq Lawmaker Tells Colleagues of Ordeal Open this result in new window
    phillyburbs.com - Sep 05 12:13 PM
    BAGHDAD, Iraq - A Sunni Arab lawmaker held hostage for two months by Shiite militants told parliament Tuesday that the ordeal showed her the agony Iraqis are experiencing at a time of rising sectarian tensions.

  • Seekonk soldier killed in Iraq Open this result in new window
    WRGB - Sep 05 5:34 PM
    (Boston - AP) - A Seekonk man is the latest Massachusetts soldier to die while fighting in Iraq. The Department of Defense says Lance Corporal Eric Valdepenas was killed yesterday while conducting combat operations in the Al Anbar province.

  • U.S. military deaths in Iraq hit 2,651 Open this result in new window
    AP via Yahoo! News - Sep 04 5:10 PM
    As of Monday, Sept. 4, 2006, at least 2,651 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 2,102 died as a result of hostile action, according to the military's numbers.

  • Home Office makes sure asylum flight to Iraq is full Open this result in new window
    Guardian Unlimited - Sep 05 5:31 PM
    A deportation flight to Iraq left Britain using a 'stand-by' system.

  • Ex-Iranian president says Iran, U.S. share interest in Iraq: report Open this result in new window
    People's Daily - Sep 05 6:08 PM
    U.S. forces should stay in Iraq until the Iraqi government can assume greater control, visiting former Iranian president Mohammad Khatami said in an interview published by the USA Today on Tuesday.

  • Army private from Wilton killed in Iraq Open this result in new window
    Stamford Advocate - Sep 05 5:10 PM
    The war in Iraq has claimed a third Connecticut servicemen in just over a week.

  • Iraq violence highest since 2004; Pentagon blames Iran, Syia Open this result in new window
    World Tribune - Sep 05 10:38 AM
    WASHINGTON The Pentagon has reported that violence in Iraq has reached its highest level since at least 2004, and perhaps since the U.S. invasion in 2003.

  • Seekonk Marine Dies In Iraq Open this result in new window
    CBS 4 Boston - Sep 05 4:44 PM
    A Seekonk Marine has died while fighting in the war overseas. Lance Cpl. Eric P. Valdepenas, 21, of Seekonk, Massachusetts died on Monday during combat operation in Al Anbar Province, Iraq, according to the Department of Defense. More Massachusetts News

  • DM Based Reserve Unit Heading Home from Iraq Open this result in new window
    The Des Moines Register - Sep 05 1:03 PM
    The U.S. Army Reserves 3rd Corps Support Command of Des Moines, which has had had 134 soldiers stationed in Iraq, Kuwait and Germany for the past...

  • Iraq Extends State of Emergency Open this result in new window
    RedNova - Sep 05 3:08 PM
    By ELENA BECATOROS BAGHDAD, Iraq - Iraq's parliament reopened Tuesday after a summer recess and voted to extend a state of emergency for a month because of unrelenting sectarian violence, while the president predicted bloodshed will be quelled by the end of next year. The U.S.

  • Menendez wants U.S. troops home from Iraq within a year Open this result in new window
    phillyburbs.com - Sep 05 11:14 AM
    TRENTON, N.J. - U.S. troops should be withdrawn from Iraq within a year as part of a plan to make Iraqis take responsibility for their own security, U.S. Sen. Robert Menendez said Tuesday as he tried to tie his Republican opponent to President Bush's war policies.

  • Former Siouxland man dies in Iraq Open this result in new window
    Sioux City Journal - Sep 05 4:25 PM
    A former Siouxland resident died on Aug. 28 from wounds received in Iraq the previous day. Lance Cpl. Donald Champlin, a 28-year-old Marine, suffered the fatal injuries while on patrol in the Al Anbar province.

  • Three more U-S servicemen reported killed in Iraq Open this result in new window
    WSTM-TV NBC 3 - 1 hour, 15 minutes ago
    BAGHDAD, Iraq The U-S command says two Marines and a sailor have been killed in fighting west of Baghdad -- bringing to eight the number of American troops killed in combat in Iraq since Sunday.

  • Iraq militants praise attack in Amman Open this result in new window
    Syracuse.com - Sep 05 3:26 PM
    AMMAN, Jordan (AP) A Web statement purportedly from an Iraq-based extremist group praised a Jordanian gunman Tuesday for shooting foreign tourists at a popular Roman ruin in Amman and urged young Muslims to follow in the attacker's steps.

  • Iraq to Extend State of Emergency Open this result in new window
    Los Angeles Times - Sep 05 1:57 AM
    BAGHDAD, Iraq -- Iraq's parliament voted on Tuesday to extend the country's state of emergency for 30 days, except in the northern Kurdish region. The measure has been in place for almost two years and grants security forces greater powers.

  • Menendez: Let's leave Iraq Open this result in new window
    Asbury Park Press - Sep 05 10:33 AM
    Calling the Iraq war a massive failure and United States troops a magnet for more violence, U.S. Sen. Robert Menendez, D-N.J., today called for removal of American troops from Iraq within a year. Menendez said Iraqis will be able to secure their own country within a year and having other countries' forces in Iraq increases the odds of a full-scale civil war. "We will help the Iraqis train their

  • Iraqi Necklaces Protest Disintegration of Iraq Open this result in new window
    Zaman Online - Sep 05 3:51 PM
    Amid growing fears about the sectarian conflicts in Iraq evolving into a civil war, charms in the shape of a united Iraq are in huge demand in the country.

  • Local EMT killed in Iraq Open this result in new window
    KMOV St. Louis - Sep 05 3:47 PM
    (KMOV) - A St. Louis City Fire Department EMT was killed while serving in Iraq. Christopher Walsh died Monday during hostile action. He worked for the city for the past four years.

  • Stryker on extended duty dies in Iraq Open this result in new window
    Anchorage Daily News - Sep 05 3:04 PM
    The Army brigade whose yearlong tour of duty in Iraq was extended by the Pentagon last month has suffered its first death since taking on the extra duty.

  • Bay City Soldier Dies From Iraq Injuries Open this result in new window
    22WSBT South Bend - Sep 05 3:36 PM
    (AP) The Army says a Michigan soldier assigned to Fort Wainwright in Alaska has died of injuries he received in Iraq.

  • Rice likens Iraq war to Civil War Open this result in new window
    ABC 7 El Paso - Sep 05 2:40 PM
    STATE DEPARTMENT Comparing the Iraq war to the Civil War, Secretary of State Condoleezza Rice says both were criticized, but both are justified. Rice says she believes the U-S...

  • Progress in Iraq report sober Open this result in new window
    Air Force Times - Sep 05 1:11 PM
    The Pentagon has issued its gloomiest view yet of progress in Iraq, acknowledging that some of the preconditions for civil war exist as the level of violence continues rising in key areas.

  • FM: Iraq's progress promotes security in Iran Open this result in new window
    Islamic Republic News Agency - Sep 05 1:32 PM
    Iran - Mottaki Foreign Minister Manouchehr Mottaki here Tuesday said that Iranians consider security, dignity, power and progress in Iraq as their own security and dignity.

  • Cordesman: Civil War Can Break Out Anytime In Iraq Open this result in new window
    Foreign Relations - Sep 05 1:10 PM
    Anthony H. Cordesman, a leading analyst of the Iraq war, says the next two years may be decisive in finding out whether a civil war breaks out in that country, which would necessitate a U.S. pullout, or whether the country can pull itself together.

  • Iraq war is big issue in Allen-Webb senate race Open this result in new window
    WVEC Norfolk - Sep 05 2:04 PM
    Depending on your point of view, Iraq is either improving daily with freedom on the march, or its descending into chaos and is on the brink of civil war.