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Bill would require Congress approval to increase US troops in Iraq 
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A top Senate Democrat introduced legislation that would require US President George W. Bush to get congressional approval before sending additional US troops to Iraq.34,452 Iraq civilians said killed in '06 AP via Yahoo! News - 1 hour, 9 minutes ago
Twin car bombs tore through a leading Baghdad university as students left classes Tuesday in the deadliest attack in Iraq in nearly two months, and the United Nations reported 34,452 civilians were slain last year, nearly three times more than the government reported.Bush chides Iraq over recent executions AP via Yahoo! News - 1 hour, 33 minutes ago
President Bush said Tuesday the unruly execution of Saddam Hussein "looked like it was kind of a revenge killing," making it harder to persuade a skeptical U.S. public that Iraq's government will keep promises central to Bush's plan for a troop increase.President Says His Iraq Policy Was Failing Washington Post - 2 hours, 0 minute ago
President Bush said that his Iraq policy was headed to "a slow failure" until he changed course last week with the announcement that he was sending more than 21,000 additional U.S. troops to bolster flagging security in Baghdad.Senators to Introduce Resolution Opposing Bush's Iraq Policy Washington Post - 2 hours, 46 minutes ago
Senate leaders will introduce a bipartisan resolution of opposition to President Bush's new Iraq policy as early as today, taking the lead from House Democrats who are increasingly divided on how far to go to thwart additional troop deployments to Iraq. Bush Widens Iraq Criticism Over Handling of Executions New York Times - Jan 16 6:28 PM
His remarks pointed up the continued tensions between the president and Iraq?s prime minister as they try to forge a joint plan to calm the violence plaguing Iraq.Botched Hangings in Iraq Speed Sectarianism New York Times - 2 hours, 47 minutes ago
There are worries that Sunni-Shiite tensions in Iraq could spread across an already fragile Middle East.Gulf Allies Support Goals of New U.S. Strategy in Iraq New York Times - Jan 16 6:13 PM
However, Saudi Arabia indicated deep concerns about whether Iraq?s Shiite-led government could halt sectarian violence and protect Sunni Arabs.Blogger-media distrust comes to a head in Iraq USA Today - Jan 16 6:29 PM
A running six-week battle between bloggers and the Associated Press over the wire service's report of sectarian violence in Iraq has ended for now. The feud, which got plenty of traffic on the Web but very little coverage in mainstream news outlets, came to an abrupt halt Thursday.The Missing Partner in Iraq New York Times - 2 hours, 54 minutes ago
Nuri Kamal al-Maliki, the prime minister of Iraq, has demonstrated how far his own goals diverge from America?s best interests or any reasonable path for containing Iraq?s civil war.U.S. military deaths in Iraq reach 3,026 AP via Yahoo! News - Jan 16 6:24 PM
As of Tuesday, Jan. 16, 2007, at least 3,026 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 2,428 died as a result of hostile action, according to the military's numbers.W.House says Congress Iraq vote could signal split Reuters via Yahoo! News - Jan 16 4:20 PM
The White House said on Tuesday a planned congressional resolution against President George W. Bush's U.S. troop increase in Iraq could send a signal to the world that America is divided on the war.Gulf Arabs, Egypt, Jordan back U.S. plan on Iraq Reuters via Yahoo! News - Jan 16 3:14 PM
Moderate Arab states told the United States on Tuesday they supported President George W. Bush's plan for a military buildup in Iraq, hoping it would halt a slide to civil war.Arab support vague for U.S. Iraq plan AP via Yahoo! News - Jan 16 2:51 PM
The carefully worded encouragement that Arab allies are offering for President Bush's new Iraq strategy belies deep suspicion among the United States' few real friends in the region that Iraq may already be a lost cause.Bush Says Iraq Fumbled Executions New York Times - Jan 16 2:05 PM
The remarks today pointed up up continued tension between President Bush and Iraq?s prime minister.US, Arab allies call on Iran not to meddle in Iraq AFP via Yahoo! News - Jan 16 12:00 PM
US Secretary of State Condoleezza Rice and eight Arab counterparts called on Iran not to meddle in Iraq's affairs after discussing Washington's plan to quell sectarian violence in the country, Kuwait's foreign minister said.Rice lobbies Arabs for backing in Iraq AP via Yahoo! News - Jan 16 11:24 AM
Secretary of State Condoleezza Rice's appeal for Arab allies to help support the fragile government in Iraq drew only a tepid endorsement Tuesday from the administration's strongest ally in the region.Saudis lukewarm to Rice appeal on Iraq CNN.com - Jan 16 10:58 AM
RIYADH, Saudi Arabia (AP) -- U.S. Secretary of State Condoleezza Rice's appeal for Arab states to support the fragile government in Iraq received only a tepid endorsement Tuesday from America's strongest ally in the Middle East.Gulf States Back U.S. Security Plan for Iraq After Rice Talks Bloomberg.com - 1 minute ago
Jan. 17 (Bloomberg) -- States in the Persian Gulf backed U.S. plans to tackle sectarian violence in Iraq and bring stability to the nation, following talks with Secretary of State Condoleezza Rice.Four U.S. soldiers killed in Iraq AP via Yahoo! News - Jan 16 10:10 AM
A roadside bomb killed four U.S. soldiers in northwestern Iraq, the military said Tuesday. The blast struck the Task Force Lightning Soldiers assigned to the 4th Brigade, 1st Cavalry Division Monday while they were conducting operations in the northwestern Ninevah province, according to a statement. Ninevah is home to the city of Mosul, which has seen a recent increase in violence.Ex-New York mayor Giuliani backs US strategy in Iraq AFP via Yahoo! News - Jan 16 9:50 AM
Rudy Giuliani, the former mayor of New York who is considering a US presidential bid, reaffirmed his support for US policy in Iraq.Rice receives cautious Saudi backing for Iraq plan AFP via Yahoo! News - Jan 16 8:46 AM
US Secretary of State Condoleezza Rice was due to hold more talks with Arab leaders in Kuwait in a bid to rally support for Washington's plan to quell violence in Iraq after winning cautious Saudi backing.White House Tries to Sell Iraq Plan to Skeptical Republicans Fox News - 2 hours, 46 minutes ago
National Security Adviser Stephen Hadley is meeting Wednesday with senators skeptical of President Bush's plan for a new strategy in Iraq as Democratic lawmakers prepare to announce legislation aimed at preventing the president from any new mission there.Analysis: Differences snarl Iraq plan AP via Yahoo! News - Jan 16 5:24 AM
President Bush's plan to bring peace to Iraq, already facing resistance in Congress, also has highlighted differences between Washington and Baghdad over how to deal with Syria and Iran.Bill Cusack: The Great Bush Horrors of a Failed Iraq HuffingtonPost - Jan 16 4:25 PM
In his recent speech on Iraq from the White House library President Bush tried to hammer home the idea that the failure of his policies in Iraq will result in "unimaginable" violence for Iraqis and America. We can all picture in our minds cities wiped out by nuclear weapons and the horrors of genocide, so Bush wants us to believe that the level of violence generated by his failed Iraq will push ...British, US see Iran behind violence in south Iraq: report AFP via Yahoo! News - Jan 16 6:34 AM
Britain and US officials believe Iran to be behind attacks against British troops stationed in southern Iraq, media reported.Kuwait upholds jail sentences of Afghanistan, Iraq fighters AFP via Yahoo! News - Jan 16 6:36 AM
Kuwait's supreme court has upheld the jail sentences imposed against five nationals in two separate cases for joining the anti-US insurgencies in Afghanistan and Iraq.Arab Group Signals Iran To Avoid Meddling in Iraq Washington Post - Jan 16 5:11 AM
KUWAIT CITY, Jan. 16 -- A group of eight Arab nations on Tuesday joined the United States in issuing a veiled warning to Iran against interfering in Iraq's affairs but offered only tepid support for President Bush's new plan for stabilizing Iraq. Casey says results in Iraq won't be fast AP via Yahoo! News - Jan 16 5:00 AM
There are no guarantees of overall success or quick results in the new U.S.-Iraqi security drive in Baghdad, the U.S. commander in Iraq said Monday. Gen. George Casey told reporters he did not expect significant results until the summer and fall, for the first time putting a timeframe around the plan announced Wednesday by President Bush.Two Texas soldiers have died in Iraq in 2007 Houston Chronicle - 36 minutes ago
At least 2 Texas service members have died in Iraq in 2007, and at least 263 have died since the war began in March 2003, according to the U.S. Department of Defense. UN puts last year's toll in Iraq at more than 34,000 International Herald Tribune - Jan 16 5:42 AM
The report, a vivid measure of the failure to provide security in Iraq, was underscored as at least 70 people were killed on Tuesday in a series of blasts at a largely Shiite university in Baghdad.Military Personnel Present Iraq Petition at Capitol NPR - Jan 16 3:10 PM
Active-duty members of the U.S. armed forces visit Capitol Hill to present more than 1,000 signatures demanding that lawmakers cut off funding for the Iraq war. They say that most of the people who signed the Appeal for Redress have served in Iraq, while others expect to be sent there.Rice, Saudi king discuss Iraq, Palestinian issue Reuters via Yahoo! News - Jan 16 3:32 AM
Saudi officials told U.S. Secretary of State Condoleezza Rice on Tuesday that Arab countries are ready to back a U.S. plan to stabilize Iraq, but success was the responsibility of the Iraqi government.Saudis consider sending troops to Iraq MSNBC - Jan 16 2:42 PM
Saudi Arabia is prepared to move troops into Iraq to protect Sunni Muslims should violence there degenerate into chaos, a senior U.S. official told NBC News on Tuesday. Irving soldier killed in Iraq Dallas Morning News - 2 hours, 49 minutes ago
A Texan stationed at Fort Drum, N.Y., has been killed in Iraq. The Department of Defense said Sgt. Paul T. Sanchez, 32, of Irving, died Sunday when an improvised explosive device detonated near his vehicle.U.N.: 34,452 Iraq civilians killed in '06 AP via Yahoo! News - Jan 16 2:47 AM
Nearly 35,000 civilians were killed last year in Iraq, the United Nations said Tuesday, a sharp increase from the numbers reported previously by the Iraqi government.Murtha in better position to oppose Iraq war policies Pittsburgh Post-Gazette - 19 minutes ago
WASHINGTON -- A few days after President Bush announced his plans to send 21,500 extra troops to Iraq, U.S. Rep. John Murtha picked up a copy of Sun Tzu's "The Art of War." It was his third time reading the book, a required text in military academies.Saudis give cautious backing to US' Iraq strategy AFP via Yahoo! News - Jan 16 1:49 AM
Saudi Foreign Minister Saud al-Faisal has given cautious support to the new US strategy in Iraq after a meeting with Secretary of State Condoleeza Rice.Saudi says backs U.S. plan to stabilize Iraq Reuters via Yahoo! News - Jan 16 1:24 AM
Saudi Arabia said on Tuesday that Arab countries were ready to back a U.S. plan to stabilize Iraq but insisted that only Iraqis can make it succeed.Thinking The Unthinkable In Iraq by Arnaud De Borchgrave UPI Editor at Large Washington (UPI) Jan 16, 2007 Space War - 1 hour, 59 minutes ago
No sooner did the United States invade Iraq in March 2003 than Iran poured hundreds of agents into Iraq to aid the majority Shiites in consolidating a sudden geopolitical bonus -- majority control (60 percent) over the minority Sunnis (20 percent) that had kept them in vassalage for generations.A General For Iraq by Martin Sieff UPI Senior News Analyst Washington (UPI) Jan 16, 2007 Space War - 1 hour, 59 minutes ago
President George W. Bush and Defense Secretary Robert Gates chose an able and experienced officer in Lt. Gen. David Petraeus to command U.S. and coalition forces in Iraq. The only trouble is, they appointed him three-and-a-half years too late.Rice likely to discuss Iran and Iraq with Saudis Reuters via Yahoo! News - Jan 15 11:35 PM
U.S. Secretary of State Condoleezza Rice holds talks with Saudi leaders on Tuesday that are widely expected to cover Iraq and the standoff between the West and Iran over Tehran's nuclear program.Freshmen Proving Fickle On Iraq CBS News - Jan 16 10:00 AM
The Democratic House freshman class has a centrist reputation. But The Weekly Standard argues that they have little love for President Bush's plan to send more troops to Iraq.Military Personnel Present Iraq Petition at Capitol NPR - Jan 16 3:05 PM
All Things Considered , January 16, 2007 · Active-duty members of the U.S. armed forces visit Capitol Hill to present more than 1,000 signatures demanding that lawmakers cut off funding for the Iraq war.Soldiers bring petition campaign against war in Iraq to Capitol Hill Minneapolis-St. Paul Star Tribune - 2 hours, 7 minutes ago
WASHINGTON - President Bush's plan to send additional troops to Iraq faces public opposition from a slice of the American population that rarely speaks out: the military rank and file. A group of service members came to Capitol Hill on Tuesday armed with signatures from more than 1,000 military personnel who oppose the war. "We will not be silent while thousands die," said Sgt. Liam Madden, a ...Saudis May Send Forces To Iraq If Latest US Plan Fails -NBC Nasdaq - 1 hour, 23 minutes ago
NEW YORK -(Dow Jones)- Officials in the government of Saudi Arabia doubt the Iraqi government will be able to carry out the latest U.S. plan and are prepared to move Saudi forces into Iraq should the plan fail, according to NBC News.Iraq Death Rates by State US News & World Report - Jan 16 11:13 AM
Vermont has given more lives per capita in the war in Iraq than any other state. Here is a ranking as of January 2007 of the 50 states plus Puerto Rico and the District of Columbia based on fatalities per 100,000 people:UN clashes with Iraq on civilian death toll Guardian Unlimited - 2 hours, 40 minutes ago
The UN said yesterday that the civilian death toll in Iraq last year was 34,452 - much higher than previous estimates.Congress Iraq vote 'could signal split' AAP via Yahoo!7 News - Jan 16 6:26 PM
The White House says a congressional resolution against President Bush's US troop increase in Iraq could send a signal that America is divided on the war.David Sirota: JOIN IN: Help PSN, Moveon & Kennedy Launch the 50-State Response to Bush's Iraq Escalation Plan HuffingtonPost - Jan 16 10:26 AM
The following press release was just issued by the Progressive States Network (PSN) about the kickoff of a 50-state legislative response to President Bush's Iraq escalation plan. Tomorrow, January 17th at 11:30am EST PSN will be holding a conference call with Moveon.org, other grassroots groups, Sen. Ted Kennedy and legislators from all over the country to launch the campaign to have state ...Dems struggle to shift focus to Afghanistan from Iraq The Hill - Jan 16 6:18 PM
In addition to addressing the White House s Iraq surge plan, Democrats could be facing another quandary: redirecting attention to the war in Afghanistan and the search for al Qaeda s leader, Osama bin Laden.Iran's president contacts Saudi king on Iraq Baltimore Sun - 2 hours, 51 minutes ago
Message proposes cooperation in helping stabilize war-ravaged country Iran's hard-line President Mahmoud Ahmadinejad said today that he sent a message to Saudi King Abdullah proposing that they cooperate in helping stabilize Iraq. U.S. Captain: Corruption Threatens Iraq's Future NPR - Jan 16 3:06 PM
All Things Considered , January 16, 2007 · Michele Norris talks with U.S. Army Capt. Luis Carlos Montalvan of the 11th Infantry Regiment, who says that corruption among Iraqi security forces threatens to undermine Iraq's future.Rice to push Iraq plan in the Gulf AFP via Yahoo! News - Jan 15 10:33 PM
US Secretary of State Condoleezza Rice was to meet with her Middle Eastern counterparts as she seeks to rally support for President George W. Bush's last-ditch strategy to quell violence in Iraq.President Bush Defends Decision to Send More Troops to Iraq The Online NewsHour - Jan 16 5:10 PM
In an extensive NewsHour interview, President Bush discusses the recent execution of Saddam Hussein, his reasons behind sending more troops to Iraq, faltering public support for the war and his definition of "success" for the military operation.Iraq's U.N. Ambassador Reacts to Bush's Plan NPR - Jan 16 1:20 PM
Talk of the Nation , January 15, 2007 · Last week, President Bush announced his new plan to increase the number of troops and establish security benchmarks for Iraq. The president cannot succeed, however, without the cooperation of the Iraqi government and the Iraqi people.L. Paul Bremer: Iraq Policy, Then and Now NPR - Jan 16 1:20 PM
Day to Day , January 16, 2007 · Paul Bremer ran the Coalition Provisional Authority in Iraq from 2003 to 2004, and supports President Bush's new Iraq strategy. But critics say Bremer was responsible for key mistakes early in the war. Bremer talks with Alex Chadwick about the future of war policy.Troops Uncertain About Iraq's Future Journal Gazette & Times Courier - 29 minutes ago
BAGHDAD, Iraq - Their alarm clocks went off at 3:30 a.m., sending members of the U.S. Army's 10th Mountain Division reaching for their M-4 assault rifles then trudging from their tents and trailers into six-inch deep mud.Arab states voice support for Bush's Iraq stategy CBC - Jan 16 4:59 PM
Some Arab states are backing U.S. President George W. Bush's plan to send more than 20,000 troops to Iraq to try to stabilize the region.Saudis back US Iraq strategy as fears grow over Iran's influence Daily Telegraph - 2 hours, 48 minutes ago
Saudi Arabia declared yesterday that it held Iraq's Shia-led government responsible for its sectarian strife and warned that America's new war strategy would fail without a radical change of heart by the Baghdad leadership.More than 1,000 servicemembers sign petition to end Iraq war Stars and Stripes - Jan 16 5:12 PM
WASHINGTON Activists on Tuesday delivered to Congress a petition signed by more than 1,000 current servicemembers calling for an end to military operations in Iraq .U.N. says 34,000 civilians killed in Iraq in 2006 Detroit News - Jan 16 12:45 PM
BAGHDAD, Iraq -- An explosion outside a Baghdad university as students were heading home for the day killed at least 65 people today in the deadliest of several attacks on predominantly Shiite areas. The attacks -- and the announcement of four U.S. military deaths -- came on a day the United Nations said more than 34,000 Iraqi civilians died last year in sectarian violence.Servicemembers go to Georgia to train troops for Iraq duty Stars and Stripes - Jan 16 5:27 PM
GRAFENWÖHR, Germany A group of Joint Multinational Training Command personnel are in the former Soviet republic of Georgia to finish training a brigade of Georgian soldiers for duty in Iraq .Iraq Executes Two of Saddam's Co-Defendants Voice of America - Jan 16 3:33 PM
The threat of new violence in Iraq increased this week following the execution of two former top aides to Saddam Hussein. There was no raucous spectacle at Monday's hangings, as there was when Saddam was killed last month.34,452 Iraq Civilians Said Killed in '06 RedNova - 1 hour, 23 minutes ago
By STEVEN R. HURST BAGHDAD, Iraq - TwinBrazoria County soldier killed in Iraq KHOU - 3 minutes ago
Collin Schockmel, 19 was killed in Ramdai, Iraq when he was hit by a rocket propelled grenade while he was on foot. US Congressional Democrats Look Ahead to Votes on Iraq Resolutions Voice of America - Jan 16 3:48 PM
Members of the U.S. Congress have been discussing resolutions expected to be debated as early as next week that will put lawmakers on record regarding President Bush's military strategy in Iraq. VOA's Dan Robinson reports on this and other developments on Capitol Hill.Turnout for Iraq police skyrockets since summer Stars and Stripes - Jan 16 5:12 PM
CAMP BLUE DIAMOND, Iraq The Iraqi police hopefuls come by the truckload, standing elbow to elbow in the back. A few enterprising Iraqi army soldiers sell candy and cigarettes to those who are waiting in line to take the tests that will decide whether they can be a police officer.Martin Luther King Jr. Day - Talking peace - Speaker: Parallels exist between Vietnam, Iraq Times-Reporter - 1 hour, 1 minute ago
Martin Luther King Jr. s doctrine of promoting change through nonviolent resistance is as significant today as it was 40 years ago. And King s words spoken against the Vietnam War in a speech given April 4, 1967 are relevant to today s war in Iraq.Rice Lobbies Arabs for Backing in Iraq ABC News - Jan 16 6:42 AM
U.S. Secretary of State Condoleezza Rice Lobbies Arab Allies for Backing in IraqBill would require Congress approval to increase US troops in Iraq TODAYonline - 25 minutes ago
File picture shows US troops operating at night on the outskirts of Baghdad. A top Senate Democrat introduced legislation that would require US President George W. Bush to get congressional approval before sending additional US troops to Iraq.U.S. Military Deaths in Iraq Reach 3,026 AP via Yahoo! Asia News - Jan 16 4:16 PM
As of Tuesday, Jan. 16, 2007, at least 3,026 members of the U.S. military have died since the beginning of the Iraq war in March 2003, according to an Associated Press count.Sen. Stevens Comments on President's Iraq Plan ABC Alaska News - 1 hour, 4 minutes ago
Sen. Ted Stevens says the president's new strategy on Iraq will the set the stage for an eventual troop withdrawal. Alaska's senior senator spoke with reporters from Washington D.C. Tuesday.Guard unit to stay in Iraq 4 months longer Louisville Courier-Journal - Jan 16 4:07 PM
About 80 Kentucky National Guard soldiers will remain in Iraq up to four months longer than initially expected as part of President Bush's plan to boost increase the number of troops there. The soldiers part of Company B and C, 2nd Battalion, 123rd Armor are from Benton and Marion in Western Kentucky near Paducah, said Cpt. David Page, a spokesman for the Kentucky Guard. They are under the ...Casey says results in Iraq won't be fast AP via Yahoo! News - Jan 15 7:10 PM
There are no guarantees of overall success or quick results in the new U.S.-Iraqi security drive in Baghdad, the U.S. commander in Iraq said Monday.Bill that requires Congress approval to increase US troops in Iraq introduced Channel NewsAsia - Jan 16 5:37 PM
WASHINGTON: A top Senate Democrat introduced legislation on Tuesday that would require US President George W. Bush to get congressional approval before sending additional US troops to Iraq.Casey Says Results in Iraq Won't Be Fast ABC News - Jan 16 6:42 AM
Gen. Casey, Departing U.S. Commander in Iraq, Warns Against Expecting Quick Results in BaghdadRice appeal for Iraq support draws Saudi skepticism Seattle Times - Jan 16 9:21 AM
Secretary of State Condoleezza Rice's appeal for Arab allies to help support the fragile government in Iraq drew only a tepid endorsement today from the administration's strongest ally in the region.Bush's Iraq Plan Founders with Shiites consortiumnews.com - 2 hours, 45 minutes ago
Although President Bush s escalation of the Iraq War has been opposed by a substantial majority of the American people, many generals, the Iraq Study Group, and most Democrats and some Republicans in Congress, the most important opposition may come from Iraqis.Iraq edges closer to Iran, with or without the US IranMania.com - 52 minutes ago
LONDON, January 17 (IranMania) - The Iraqi government is moving to solidify relations with Iran, even as the United States turns up the rhetorical heat and bolsters its military forces to confront Tehran's influence in Iraq, Times reported.The guilty conscience of the West: Iraq and the art of war Independent - Jan 16 4:16 PM
At Stratford-upon-Avon last night, the Royal Shakespeare Company presented Much Ado About Nothing updated as a commentary on the war in Iraq.More than 100 dead in Iraq WIS News 10 Columbia - 2 hours, 9 minutes ago
More than 100 people have been killed or found dead Tuesday across Iraq, including at least 65 who were killed in an explosion outside a Baghdad university.Poll: Bush's new Iraq strategy fails to rally public support USA Today - Jan 15 6:19 PM
President Bush's address to the nation last week outlining a "new way forward" in Iraq failed to move public opinion in support of his plan to increase U.S. troop levels and left Americans more pessimistic about the likely outcome of the war.Russian businessman kidnapped in Iraq: report ABS-CBNNEWS.com - Jan 16 5:47 PM
MOSCOW (AFP) - The director of a Russian construction company has been kidnapped in Iraq, where he had travelled to discuss building a hotel, NTV television reported on Tuesday.Iraq defends ties with Iran in defiance of US IranMania.com - 56 minutes ago
LONDON, January 17 (IranMania) - Iraq's President visited Syria on Sunday and his Foreign Minister called for the release of five Iranians detained by US forces, according to The Washington Post.Letter: Quitting Iraq will repeat Vietnam The Daily Advance - Jan 16 6:15 PM
According to a recent edition of your newspaper, our congressmen, Walter B. Jones, R-N.C., and G.K. Butterfield, D-N.C., want our country to turn tail and run from Iraq. Are they too young to remember what happened in Vietnam when we did that? After we left, anyone there who had helped our troops in any way was killed. Is that what we want in Iraq?UN marks soaring Iraq death toll BBC News - Jan 16 2:32 AM
The UN says more than 34,000 civilians were killed in Iraq in 2006, nearly three times a government estimate.More troops in Iraq, but success will 'take time' USA Today - Jan 15 5:41 PM
The new security plan for Iraq will need time to take hold and may not yield significant results for several months, the outgoing U.S. commander there cautioned Monday.Fort Drum Soldier Killed in Iraq WSYR 9 Syracuse - 2 hours, 23 minutes ago
A Fort Drum Soldier fighting in Iraq was killed Sunday by an IED that exploded near his vehicle in Baghdad.Rice likely to discuss Iran and Iraq with Saudis IranMania.com - 51 minutes ago
LONDON, January 17 (IranMania) - US Secretary of State Condoleezza Rice holds talks with Saudi leaders that are widely expected to cover Iraq and the standoff between the West and Iran over Tehran's nuclear program, Reuters reported.UN clashes with Iraq on civilian death toll Guardian Unlimited - Jan 16 4:22 PM
The UN said yesterday that the civilian death toll in Iraq last year was 34,452 - much higher than previous estimates - as an explosion outside a Baghdad university killed a further 65 people.US, Arab allies call on Iran not to meddle in Iraq IranMania.com - 53 minutes ago
LONDON, January 17 (IranMania) - US Secretary of State Condoleezza Rice and eight Arab counterparts called on Iran not to meddle in Iraq's affairs after discussing Washington's plan to quell sectarian violence in the country, Kuwait's foreign minister said, AFP reported.Slovakia begins to pull out troops from Iraq People's Daily - 2 hours, 34 minutes ago
Slovak Defense Minister Frantisek Kasicky said on Tuesday his country had begun to withdraw its troops from Iraq, according to news from Bratislava, capital of Slovakia.Newton case 'minor compared with Iraq' News Interactive - Jan 16 4:34 PM
A DOMESTIC dispute between actor Matthew Newton and his former girlfriend Brooke Satchwell was a minor matter compared with the war in Iraq, his lawyer said today.U.N.: 34,452 Iraq Civilians Killed in '06 ABC News - Jan 16 4:27 AM
U.N. Agency: 34,452 Civilians Killed Last Year in Iraq, Sharp Increase From Earlier ReportsGulf Arabs, Jordan back US plan on Iraq The West Australian - Jan 16 5:39 PM
Moderate Arab states told the United States they supported President George W Bush's plan for a military buildup in Iraq, hoping it would halt a slide to civil war.UK, US see Iran behind violence in Iraq: report IranMania.com - 56 minutes ago
LONDON, January 17 (IranMania) - Britain and US officials believe Iran to be behind attacks against British troops stationed in southern Iraq, AFP reported.Texans React To President's Plan For Iraq KXAN 36 Austin - Jan 16 5:05 PM
You'll be hearing more opposition Thursday on the president's plan for Iraq. Charlie Jackson, the founder of Texans For Peace, headquartered in Austin, has traveled to Iraq three times since the war began, speaking to Iraqis and U.S. troops.Syria says worry over Iraq is mutual People's Daily - Jan 16 5:14 PM
Syrian Foreign Minister Walid al- Muallem said on Tuesday that the worry over the security, stability and independence of Iraq was "a joint Syrian-Iraqi concern", the official SANA news agency reported.The day so far: Iraq death toll; Obama's run USA Today - Jan 16 10:30 AM
A quick look at some of the top news so far today: Iraq: As the United Nations reported it estimates nearly 35,000 Iraqi civilians were killed last year, an attack at a university in Baghdad killed at least 65...