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  • Thousands at Pentagon: 'US Out of Iraq Now' Open this result in new window
    AFP via Yahoo! News - 34 minutes ago
    Tens of thousands of protesters marched to the Pentagon's doorstep Saturday demanding "US out of Iraq Now," ahead of the fourth anniversary of the US invasion.
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  • Four years on, US military seeks turning point in Iraq Open this result in new window
    AFP via Yahoo! News - 1 hour, 41 minutes ago
    Four years after the invasion of Iraq, US commanders now believe a new strategy backed up by tens of thousands of extra troops at last has a chance to put an end to the sectarian slaughter.
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  • Howard: No timetable for Iraq Open this result in new window
    CNN.com - 2 hours, 6 minutes ago
    BAGHDAD, Iraq (AP) -- Australia's prime minister declined Saturday to commit to a timeline for withdrawing his country's forces from Iraq, but insisted that steady progress was being made.
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  • Iraq war alters political landscape Open this result in new window
    AP via Yahoo! News - Mar 17 6:18 PM
    Four years into the Iraq war, about the only thing that has not changed is President Bush's insistence the fight can be won.
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  • Chlorine bombs poison hundreds in Iraq Open this result in new window
    Reuters via Yahoo! News - Mar 17 4:49 PM
    Insurgents in western Iraq set off three chlorine gas car bombs, U.S. forces said on Saturday, weeks after two similar attacks sparked fears of a new campaign using unconventional weapons in Iraq.
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  • Large Iraq war protests across Spain Open this result in new window
    Reuters via Yahoo! News - Mar 17 5:18 PM
    Tens of thousands of anti-war demonstrators marched in Spanish cities on Saturday in what organizers said were Europe's biggest protests to mark four years of conflict in Iraq.
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  • Australian PM's plane makes emergency landing in Iraq Open this result in new window
    AFP via Yahoo! News - Mar 17 4:54 PM
    A plane carrying Australian Prime Minister John Howard was forced to make an emergency landing in Iraq after the cabin began to fill with smoke and fumes shortly after take-off, defence officials said Sunday.
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  • Gov't probes escape of 10 detainees in Iraq Open this result in new window
    AFP via Yahoo! News - Mar 17 4:57 PM
    An investigation has been launched into how 10 people detained by British forces in southern Iraq escaped by switching places with visitors, the Ministry of Defence said Saturday.
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  • U.S. military deaths in Iraq at 3,211 Open this result in new window
    AP via Yahoo! News - Mar 17 4:43 PM
    As of Saturday, March 17, 2007, at least 3,211 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 2,581 died as a result of hostile action, according to the military's numbers.
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  • Thousands march to protest Iraq war Open this result in new window
    Reuters via Yahoo! News - Mar 17 2:32 PM
    Thousands of anti-war demonstrators, some carrying yellow and black signs reading "U.S. out of Iraq now!" marched on the Pentagon on Saturday, one of several protests worldwide to mark four years of war.
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  • Thousands stage anti-war rally in Madrid to mark anniversary of Iraq invasion Open this result in new window
    USA Today - Mar 17 3:31 PM
    Spanish film director Pedro Almodovar joined tens of thousands of people in a march through the Spanish capital Saturday to protest the continuing war in Iraq and to demand the closure of the U.S. prison at Guantanamo Bay, Cuba.
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  • Protesters Mark Fourth Anniversary of Iraq War Open this result in new window
    New York Times - Mar 17 1:13 PM
    Thousands of people demanding an end to the war in Iraq marched to the Pentagon today.
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  • Tens of thousands denounce Iraq war at Washington rally Open this result in new window
    AFP via Yahoo! News - Mar 17 11:57 AM
    Tens of thousands of protesters marched in Washington against the Iraq war Saturday, taking their message on placards, "US out of Iraq now," to the Pentagon's doorstep ahead of the fourth anniversary of the US invasion.
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  • Thousands Protest Iraq War Policy Open this result in new window
    CBS News - 24 minutes ago
    Denouncing a conflict entering its fifth year, protesters across the country raised their voices against U.S. policy in Iraq. Thousands marched to the Pentagon in the footsteps of an epic demonstration four decades ago against another divisive war.
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  • Bush: Dems try to micromanage Iraq war Open this result in new window
    AP via Yahoo! News - Mar 17 10:19 AM
    Democrats who are moving ahead with anti-war legislation are using troops as leverage to win domestic political battles, President Bush said Saturday. Democrats pledged to keep pushing until there is a change of course in Iraq.
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  • Four US senators visit Iraq Open this result in new window
    AFP via Yahoo! News - Mar 17 10:28 AM
    Two US Republican and two Democratic senators planned to meet with US soldiers and military leaders in Iraq over the weekend, as well as Iraqi officials, the envoys said in a statement Saturday.
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  • Yemeni court to rule on 23 accused over Iraq Open this result in new window
    AFP via Yahoo! News - Mar 17 9:51 AM
    A Yemeni appeal court on Saturday said it would give its verdict on April 22 in the case of 23 nationals sentenced earlier to jail for trying to get to Iraq to joint the insurgency there.
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  • Different Paths From Vietnam to War in Iraq Open this result in new window
    New York Times - Mar 17 9:17 AM
    Despite their shared past fighting in the Vietnam War, Senators Chuck Hagel and John McCain disagree profoundly on Iraq policy.
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  • Abrupt US pullout would worsen Iraq problem: Mubarak Open this result in new window
    AFP via Yahoo! News - Mar 17 9:11 AM
    A sudden pullout of US troops from Iraq would aggravate the situation there, Egyptian President Hosni Mubarak said in remarks published on Saturday.
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  • Iraq war protesters to march on Pentagon after 100 arrested Open this result in new window
    AFP via Yahoo! News - Mar 17 7:39 AM
    Thousands of people are expected to converge on the center of the US capital Saturday and march on the Pentagon to protest the Iraq war, following the arrest of about 100 people during an anti-war vigil the night before.
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  • Thousands in Hollywood protest Iraq War Open this result in new window
    UPI - 2 hours, 36 minutes ago
    Thousands of protesters gathered in Hollywood Saturday to demonstrate against the Iraq War, days ahead of the fourth anniversary of the war's start.
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  • Four Years in Iraq Open this result in new window
    The Nation via Yahoo! News - Mar 17 7:45 AM
    The Nation -- Monday marks the fourth anniversary of the US invasion of Iraq. The carnage and waste of the war are obvious to all. As Stephen F. Cohen writes in The Nation, "complete and immediate withdrawal is the only way to redeem our nation for its role the catastrophe." This is what antiwar groups are demanding in a series of protests, demonstrations, rallies and concerts this weekend.
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  • Iraq: Four Years Later Open this result in new window
    CBS News - Mar 17 3:30 PM
    The Iraq war has been longer and bloodier than Americans expected. After four years of fighting, the public is doubtful about the chances for success and a majority wants U.S. troops to come home, according to an analysis of CBS News polls.
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  • Iraq bombers poison 350 with chlorine Open this result in new window
    AFP via Yahoo! News - Mar 17 5:02 AM
    Bombers detonated explosives on three trucks carrying a toxic gas amid traffic in western Iraq, killing at least two police and leaving 350 civilians needing treatment, the US military said Saturday.
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  • Is the Iraq war a relative bargain? Open this result in new window
    MSNBC - Mar 17 3:41 PM
    Even though the Iraq war has turned out to be much more expensive than Bush administration officials predicted on the eve of the March 2003 invasion, it is relatively affordable at least in historical terms.
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  • U.S. Trying To Get It Right In Iraq Open this result in new window
    CBS News - Mar 17 3:59 PM
    The Iraq war enters year five with U.S. troops working to secure towns and neighborhoods, build up Iraqi's own police and army, and cultivate Iraqi community leaders to shore up grass-roots support for a post-Saddam Hussein government.
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  • Protesters march against Iraq war Open this result in new window
    BBC News - Mar 17 12:51 PM
    Anti-war protesters march in the US, Europe and beyond as the anniversary of the US-led war in Iraq approaches.
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  • Australia in Iraq troops pledge Open this result in new window
    BBC News - Mar 17 11:51 AM
    Australian PM John Howard says his troops will stay in Iraq until Iraqis are able to control their own security.
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  • Thousands of Christians protest Iraq war Open this result in new window
    AP via Yahoo! News - Mar 17 3:50 AM
    Thousands of Christians prayed for peace at an anti-war service Friday night at the Washington National Cathedral, kicking off a weekend of protests around the country to mark the fourth anniversary of the war in Iraq.
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  • Small crowd at Aussie Iraq war protests Open this result in new window
    UPI - Mar 17 2:53 PM
    About 300 Australians marched down Sydney's George Street Saturday to protest the fourth anniversary of the war in Iraq.
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  • Study: Iraq war price tag could be $2 trillion Open this result in new window
    Boston Herald - 32 minutes ago
    WASHINGTON - As the price tag for four years of war in Iraq nears $500 million, President Bush yesterday repeated his vow that his spending request for the wars in Iraq and Afghanistan must be approved...
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  • Thousands protest Iraq war in Europe Open this result in new window
    The Washington Times - 6 minutes ago
    MADRID (Agence France Presse) -- Tens of thousands demonstrated yesterday across several European cities in protest against the war in Iraq, ahead of the fourth anniversary of the U.S.-led invasion.
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  • Iraq war protesters to march on Pentagon Open this result in new window
    AFP via Yahoo! News - Mar 17 1:37 AM
    Thousands of people were expected to converge on the center of the US capital Saturday and march on the Pentagon as part of a series of demonstrations marking the fourth anniversary of the increasingly unpopular Iraq war, organizers said.
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  • Dueling rallies debate Iraq war Open this result in new window
    The Palm Beach Post - 29 minutes ago
    Jaw to jaw, slogan to slogan, veteran to veteran, opposing demonstrators shouted at one another Saturday in the shadow of the Lincoln Memorial in a wrenching display of America's emotional divide over the Iraq war.
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  • Chemical Blasts Sicken Hundreds in Iraq Open this result in new window
    ABC News - Mar 17 1:33 PM
    Truck Bombs Rigged With Chlorine Sicken Hundreds, Including 6 U.S. Troops, in Iraq; 2 Killed
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  • Iraq war costs tallied in casualties, dollars Open this result in new window
    Dayton Daily News - 1 hour, 12 minutes ago
    From the outset, President Bush cautioned that the U.S.-led invasion of Iraq, which began four years ago Tuesday "could be longer and more difficult than some predict."
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  • Iraq plane scare shakes PM Open this result in new window
    Perth Now - 1 hour, 20 minutes ago
    PRIME Minister John Howard's plane was forced into an emergency landing in war-torn Iraq yesterday when the cabin of his RAAF plane filled with smoke during a top-secret visit to Baghdad.
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  • Iraq War Protesters March in Washington Open this result in new window
    NPR - Mar 17 10:27 AM
    Christians opposed to the war in Iraq gathered at the National Cathedral in Washington, D.C., Friday night to pray and protest U.S. involvement in the Middle Eastern country. Protests are also set for Saturday in Washington.
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  • Cost for war in Iraq reaches nearly $500 billion Open this result in new window
    San Diego Union-Tribune - Mar 17 5:32 PM
    NEW YORK, 4:10 p.m. March 17 (AP): After four years, America's cost for the war in Iraq has reached nearly $500 billion more than the total for the Korean War and nearly as much as 12 years in Vietnam, adjusting for inflation. The ultimate cost could reach $1 trillion or more.
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  • Bush threatens to veto any Iraq spending bill with 'strings' Open this result in new window
    Market Watch - Mar 17 9:54 AM
    CHICAGO (MarketWatch) -- Accusing Congress of trying to "micromanage" his administration's war in Iraq, President George W. Bush used his weekly radio address to threaten a veto of an emergency spending bill unless it is passed "without strings and without delay."
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  • A turning point for Iraq Open this result in new window
    Times Online - Mar 17 6:04 PM
    Four bloody and difficult years after the invasion of Iraq, it is easy to despair over its future. Much of the reporting on television and radio, and in most newspapers, conveys the picture of a country ravaged by a vicious civil war, suffering ever more appalling terrorist outrages.
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  • Rallies in Canada and U.S. protest Iraq war, Afghan mission Open this result in new window
    CBC - Mar 17 5:37 PM
    Thousands of demonstrators across Canada and the United States held rallies on Saturday to protest the war in Iraq. Canadians also took aim at the country's mission in Afghanistan.
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  • Peace activists rally in Ann Arbor against Iraq War Open this result in new window
    Detroit News - Mar 17 1:44 PM
    ANN ARBOR -- Peace activists took to the streets in downtown Ann Arbor on Saturday, calling for an end to the war in Iraq and withdrawal of U.S. troops as the war enters its fourth year.
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  • MoD deserts teen soldiers scarred by Iraq Open this result in new window
    Times Online - Mar 17 5:00 PM
    FOUR friends who left Birmingham to fight in Iraq as teenage recruits have returned with their army careers in ruins. Their unofficial leader, who was named the best recruit of his intake, is now serving a seven-year jail sentence; two went awol; and a fourth faces a medical discharge.
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  • 'Friendly fire' death in Iraq deemed unlawful killing Open this result in new window
    AFP via Yahoo! News - Mar 16 9:45 PM
    A coroner on Friday accused the US military of a criminal breach of the international law of armed conflict after the "friendly fire" death of a British soldier in the early days of the Iraq war.
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  • French PM Calls For Withdrawal of All Foreign Troops from Iraq Within a Year Open this result in new window
    Voice of America - Mar 17 6:03 PM
    French Prime Minister Dominique de Villepin has urged the United States and other nations with troops in Iraq to withdraw from the country within one year.
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  • Sununu: U.S. could leave Iraq next year Open this result in new window
    New Hampshire Union Leader - 29 minutes ago
    Sen. John Sununu, R-N.H., said yesterday that he could envision having all American combat troops home from Iraq by the end of next year and that conditions appear to be improving in Iraq's capital as the Iraqi government assumes more responsibility.
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  • Worldwide protests as Iraq war enters fifth year Open this result in new window
    TurkishPress.com - 32 minutes ago
    With the war in Iraq poised to enter its fifth year, tens of thousands of demonstrators Saturday flooded the streets of Washington, Hungary, Spain, Australia, Greece, Turkey, Cyprus, South Korea, Chile, Sweden, Iraq and elsewhere in protest.
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  • Bush Says He Will Veto Iraq Legislation That Withdraws Troops Open this result in new window
    Bloomberg.com - Mar 17 8:04 AM
    March 17 (Bloomberg) -- President George W. Bush said he opposes the plan to withdraw troops from Iraq that is advancing in U.S. Congress, and reiterated he will veto the legislation if it reaches his desk.
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  • Panelists discuss four years of war in Iraq Open this result in new window
    The Grand Rapids Press - 25 minutes ago
    Four years into the war in Iraq, a Marine, a corporate vice president, a legal aid attorney, a minister and a migrant program advocate sat down with Press reporter Ted Roelofs to discuss this divisive conflict.
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  • Sununu: Ball in Iraq's court after surge brings about change Open this result in new window
    The Nashua Telegraph - 26 minutes ago
    U.S. military involvement in Iraq has brought positive changes over the last six weeks, but stability in the region depends on a commitment from the Iraqi government, Sen. John Sununu, R-N.H., said Saturday during a teleconference from Baghdad. ... - By HATTIE BERNSTEIN Telegraph Staff
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  • Surging forward: Early results for Bush's Iraq plan Open this result in new window
    New Hampshire Union Leader - 32 minutes ago
    Bad news for the cut-and-run crowd: The Bush administration's new plan for Iraq appears to be working.
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  • Iraq presents economic plan at U.N. Open this result in new window
    AP via Yahoo! News - Mar 16 7:07 PM
    The Iraqi vice president presented his country's economic and political reform plan at a U.N. conference Friday, pledging to adopt a law to the Iraq's oil riches among its often feuding regions and a program to grant amnesty for insurgents who renounce violence.
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  • Iraq friendly fire death "criminal": UK coroner Open this result in new window
    Reuters via Yahoo! News - Mar 16 8:43 PM
    A British coroner ruled on Friday a U.S. friendly fire air strike that killed a British soldier was "criminal," a scathing verdict in a case that has exposed rifts between the Iraq allies.
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  • Marchers take to streets across California to protest Iraq war Open this result in new window
    The Fresno Bee - Mar 17 4:01 PM
    Waving signs and shouting, thousands of people took to the streets of Los Angeles and other California cities on Saturday to protest the war in Iraq.
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  • 2 Texas Soldiers Among Those Killed In Iraq Open this result in new window
    CBS 11 Fort Worth - 1 hour, 9 minutes ago
    Two soldiers from Texas have died this week as a result of combat in Iraq, the Defense Department said Saturday. View Our War Casualties Database More State & Local News
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  • Bush sees handcuffs in Iraq funding bill Open this result in new window
    UPI - Mar 17 7:23 AM
    U.S. President George Bush warned that a bill on funding the war in Iraq under congressional consideration has amendments that would "handcuff" U.S. ...
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  • Thousands demonstrate against Iraq war Open this result in new window
    Deutsche Welle - 10 minutes ago
    Thousands of demonstrators have marched through the streets of the US capital, Washington, and many other cities around the world to protest against the war in Iraq. The protests come just days before the fourth anniversary of the US-led invasion.
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  • Soldier dies from injuries suffered in Iraq Open this result in new window
    Seattle Times - Mar 17 12:18 PM
    A soldier wounded in Iraq earlier this month has died from his injuries, the Department of Defense said Saturday. Spc. Joshua M. Boyd, 30, died March...
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  • Villepin: U.S. should leave Iraq in year Open this result in new window
    AP via Yahoo! News - Mar 16 7:34 PM
    French Prime Minister Dominique de Villepin said Friday the United States should pull out of Iraq within one year and work with Iraq's neighbors and Europe to resolve the crisis.
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  • Protesters, Supporters of Iraq War Voice March Downtown Open this result in new window
    News 8 San Diego - 1 hour, 21 minutes ago
    Opponents of the war in Iraq hit the streets of downtown San Diego Saturday, one of dozens of protests around the world calling an end to four years of war.
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  • At least 14 killed in Iraq Open this result in new window
    UPI - Mar 17 7:38 AM
    Suicide bombers driving chlorine gas tankers killed at least eight people and injured more than 85 in two attacks in Fallujah, Iraq, Saturday. Most of ...
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  • U.S. Military Deaths in Iraq at 3,211 Open this result in new window
    AP via Yahoo! Asia News - Mar 17 4:43 PM
    As of Saturday, March 17, 2007, at least 3,211 members of the U.S. military have died since the beginning of the Iraq war in March 2003, according to an Associated Press count.
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  • 7th 82nd Paratrooper Dies From Iraq Blast Open this result in new window
    WRAL-TV 5 Raleigh - 1 hour, 22 minutes ago
    A military spokeswoman says a seventh 82nd Airborne paratrooper wounded in a March 5th blast in Iraq has died.
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  • Additional Support Troops Join Buildup in Iraq Open this result in new window
    Washington Post - Mar 16 7:27 PM
    Thousands of additional U.S. military support troops are flowing into Iraq to bolster the increase of 21,500 combat troops ordered by President Bush in January, bringing the total to about 28,700.
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  • Australian PM's plane makes emergency landing in Iraq Open this result in new window
    INQ7.net - Mar 17 5:46 PM
    SYDNEY -- A plane carrying Australian Prime Minister John Howard was forced to make an emergency landing in Iraq after the cabin began to fill with smoke and fumes shortly after take-off, defense officials said Sunday.
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  • Soldier from Texas killed in Iraq Open this result in new window
    KXAN 36 Austin - 1 hour, 47 minutes ago
    WASHINGTON The Defense Department today says another Texas soldier has died while serving in Iraq.
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  • Counter Demonstrators Support Iraq Policy Open this result in new window
    NPR - Mar 17 4:27 PM
    While thousands marched in Washington against the Iraq war, a counter demonstration was also held in Washington on Saturday to show support for American policy in Iraq.
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  • Australian PM's plane makes emergency landing in Iraq Open this result in new window
    ABS-CBNNEWS.com - Mar 17 6:34 PM
    SYDNEY (AFP) - A plane carrying Australian Prime Minister John Howard was forced to make an emergency landing in Iraq after the cabin began to fill with smoke shortly after take-off, reports said Sunday.
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  • Thousands March in Protest of the Iraq War Open this result in new window
    WBOC 16 - 2 hours, 22 minutes ago
    WASHINGTON, D.C. (AP) - Thousands of Americans across the country march in protest of the war in Iraq. Saturday was the first in a series of protests marking the fourth anniversary of the start of the war.
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  • Seattle soldier dies from injuries suffered in Iraq Open this result in new window
    KXAN 36 Austin - 1 hour, 47 minutes ago
    SEATTLE The Department of Defense says a Seattle soldier wounded in Iraq earlier this month has died from his injuries.
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  • Thousands march in LA against Iraq war Open this result in new window
    ABS-CBNNEWS.com - Mar 17 6:19 PM
    LOS ANGELES (AFP) - Several thousand demonstrators took to the streets of Los Angeles here Saturday, joining a worldwide chorus of protest ahead of the fourth anniversary of the war in Iraq.
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  • Iraq War Opponents, Supporters Square Off Open this result in new window
    News10 Sacramento - 2 hours, 12 minutes ago
    From the nation's capital to Sacramento, thousands took to the streets in cities across the nation Saturday in both protest and support of the U.S.-Iraq war.
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  • Thousands protest against Iraq war in L.A. Open this result in new window
    People's Daily - 1 hour, 15 minutes ago
    Thousands of people took to the streets of downtown Los Angeles on Saturday in protest against the Iraq war.
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  • Iraq detainees pull off daring escape Open this result in new window
    UPI - Mar 17 5:53 AM
    British authorities in Basra,Iraq, have tightened security at a military base after discovering 10 detainees escaped by switching places with visitors. ...
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  • Wabash Valley residents protest Iraq war Open this result in new window
    Terre Haute Tribune-Star - 2 hours, 25 minutes ago
    In the last column she wrote before she died, Molly Ivins called for people to protest the war in Iraq by banging pots and pans in the street, so thats what people did.
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  • Fort Lewis soldier killed in Iraq Open this result in new window
    The Columbian - 2 hours, 23 minutes ago
    FORT LEWIS, Wash. (AP) -- A 21-year-old Army corporal, part of a Fort Lewis-based Stryker brigade, has died in Iraq of wounds suffered when an explosive detonated near his armored vehicle, the Pentagon said Friday.
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  • Four soldiers from Fort Hood killed in Iraq Open this result in new window
    KXAN 36 Austin - 1 hour, 46 minutes ago
    FORT HOOD, Texas The Defense Department says four soldiers from Fort Hood have been killed in Iraq.
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  • Suicide chlorine bombers hit Iraq Open this result in new window
    Guardian Unlimited - Mar 17 5:19 PM
    Suicide bombers driving trucks laden with chlorine launched three attacks in Iraq that exposed hundreds to a potentially deadly gas attack, the US military said yesterday.
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  • Iraq war among nation's cheapest or most expensive Open this result in new window
    USA Today - Mar 16 4:54 PM
    In four years, the United States has spent close to $500 billion on the war in Iraq more than the total for the Korean War and nearly as much as 12 years in Vietnam, adjusting for inflation. The ultimate cost could reach $1 trillion or more.
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  • Activists press Thompson on funding for Iraq war Open this result in new window
    The Davis Enterprise - Mar 17 5:51 PM
    Published Mar 06, 2007 - 13:44:51 CST. WOODLAND In the spring of 2003, Jeremy McLaughlin served as a U.S. Navy corpsman assigned to a Marine unit in Nasiriyah, Iraq.
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  • Small crowd at Aussie Iraq war protests Open this result in new window
    The Washington Times - Mar 17 3:08 PM
    About 300 Australians marched down Sydney's George Street Saturday to protest the fourth anniversary of the war in Iraq. A similar number turned out in Melbourne at an anti-war rally on the steps of the State Library.
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  • Protestors march on Pentagon to mark 4th anniversary of Iraq war Open this result in new window
    People's Daily - 2 hours, 45 minutes ago
    Thousands of protesters marched from Washington D.C. to the steps of Pentagon on the other side of the Potomac River Saturday, to mark the 4th anniversary of the Iraq war, which falls on March 20.
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  • Three chlorine bombs poison hundreds in Iraq Open this result in new window
    The Star Online - Mar 17 4:14 PM
    BAGHDAD (Reuters) - Insurgents in western Iraq set off three chlorine gas car bombs, U.S. forces said on Saturday, weeks after two similar attacks sparked fears of a new campaign to use unconventional weapons in Iraq.
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  • Poison gas attacks bring new horror to Iraq Open this result in new window
    Scotland on Sunday - Mar 17 5:13 PM
    A DISTURBING twist in Iraq's insurgency has emerged, after multiple suicide bombings using chlorine-laden trucks killed at least eight and wounded hundreds of men, women and children.
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  • Chemical blasts sicken hundreds in Iraq Open this result in new window
    ABC 13 Texas - Mar 17 6:17 PM
    Three suicide bombers driving trucks rigged with tanks of toxic chlorine gas hit Iraq's Anbar Province, sickening hundreds.
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  • 2 from Georgia killed in Iraq Open this result in new window
    Atlanta Journal-Constitution - Mar 17 10:26 AM
    Two soldiers from Georgia were killed this week in Iraq, both by explosive devices. Staff Sergeant Blake M. Harris, 27, of Hampton was among four soldiers killed Thursday when an improvised explosive device detonated near their unit during combat operations. He died in Baghdad, the Department of Defense said. Cpl. Brian L. Chevalier, 21, of Athens, died Wednesday in Mufrek of wounds suffered when ...
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  • Army says fatal Iraq crash an accident Open this result in new window
    AP via Yahoo! News - Mar 16 6:06 PM
    An Army Black Hawk helicopter that crashed last year in northern Iraq, killing all 12 aboard, does not appear to have been downed by enemy fire, according to a report obtained by The Associated Press.
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  • Thousands Demonstrate Against US In Iraq Open this result in new window
    Sky News via Yahoo! UK & Ireland News - Mar 17 1:32 PM
    Thousands of Americans have demonstrated against the continued US presence in Iraq.
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  • Protestors gather in Washington to mark Iraq war anniversary Open this result in new window
    People's Daily - 2 hours, 58 minutes ago
    Thousands of protestors gathered in Washington, D.C., the U.S. capital, on Saturday to mark the fourth anniversary of the Iraq war, which has claimed the lives of some 3,200 U.S. troops and tens of thousands of Iraqis.
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  • Bush Cautions Democrats Against Setting Iraq Withdrawal Timeline Open this result in new window
    Voice of America - Mar 17 12:48 PM
    U.S. President George Bush says he will veto an emergency spending bill for the war in Iraq, if Democrats, who control Congress, include conditions setting a timeline for the withdrawal of U.S. troops. Democrats say the president is committing American forces to an open-ended civil war.
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  • Peace rally marks anniversary of Iraq war Open this result in new window
    KVAL Eugene - Mar 17 6:11 PM
    As the war in Iraq approaches its fourth anniversary, hundreds of local folks filled the streets of downtown Eugene Saturday morning, determined, the say, to keep the war from reaching its fifth anniversary.
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  • U.S. troop buildup in Iraq approaches 30,000 Open this result in new window
    Reuters via Yahoo! News - Mar 16 4:54 PM
    The U.S. Army said on Friday it was sending some 2,600 soldiers to Iraq earlier than planned, raising the number of extra U.S. troops being deployed in a new effort to stabilize the country to nearly 30,000.
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  • Bombs poison hundreds in Iraq Open this result in new window
    TVNZ - Mar 17 2:44 PM
    Insurgents in western Iraq set off three chlorine gas car bombs, weeks after two similar attacks sparked fears of a new campaign to use unconventional weapons in Iraq.
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  • Chlorine bombs poison hundreds in Iraq Open this result in new window
    Tiscali - 1 hour, 10 minutes ago
    In Washington, thousands of anti-war demonstrators, some carrying signs reading "U.S. out of Iraq now!" marched towards the Pentagon. Police said about two dozen had been arrested in front of the White House late on Friday, just days ahead of the fourth anniversary of the start of the war.
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  • Klobuchar Visits Iraq For 'Surge In Diplomacy' Open this result in new window
    WCCO Minneapolis/St. Paul - Mar 17 4:49 PM
    Senator Amy Klobuchar is in Iraq, meeting with American generals, Iraqi officials and Minnesota troops. More Political News More Minnesota News
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  • Iraq war protests hit US capital Open this result in new window
    Daily Telegraph - Mar 17 11:38 AM
    ANTI-war demonstrators, some carrying yellow and black signs reading "US out of Iraq now!" have marched toward the Pentagon overnight as part of a world protest against the Iraq war.
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  • Christians Gather To Protest Iraq War Open this result in new window
    CBS News - Mar 17 4:00 AM
    Thousands of Christians prayed for peace at an anti-war service at the Washington National Cathedral, kicking off a weekend of protests around the United States to mark the fourth anniversary of the war in Iraq.
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  • Anti-war protesters march in Reno to mark Iraq anniversary Open this result in new window
    Las Vegas Sun - Mar 17 5:24 PM
    RENO, Nev. - Anti-war protesters marched in Reno to take part in a nationwide demonstration marking the fourth anniversary of the U.S.-led war in Iraq.
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  • Four soldiers from Fort Hood killed in Iraq Open this result in new window
    Dallas Morning News - Mar 17 9:08 AM
    FORT HOOD, Texas Four soldiers from Fort Hood have been killed in Iraq, the Defense Department said Saturday.
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