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Insurgent leader nabbed in Iraq raid 
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The shadowy leader of the Islamic State of Iraq, an al-Qaida-inspired group that challenged the authority of Iraq's government, was captured Friday in a raid on the western outskirts of Baghdad, an Iraqi military spokesman said.Clinton to Back Iraq Deadline Washington Post - 1 hour, 59 minutes ago
A vote on the Democratic-sponsored Iraq resolution expected to hit the Senate floor next week will mark the first time Sen. Hillary Rodham Clinton (D-N.Y.) has embraced a legislative deadline for withdrawing from the war-torn nation, a step she has consistently resisted to this point.Reports of Progress In Iraq Challenged Washington Post - 1 hour, 59 minutes ago
President Bush on Tuesday cited "encouraging signs" of military and political progress in Iraq as his new strategy gets underway. On Wednesday, Secretary of State Condoleezza Rice noted that "things are going reasonably well." And on Thursday, Rice's special coordinator for Iraq, David M....General Seeks More Troops for Northern Iraq Washington Post - 1 hour, 53 minutes ago
The U.S. commander for northern Iraq called for reinforcements yesterday, citing a rise in sectarian attacks and other violence in his region as Iraqi and American forces focus on securing Baghdad.House Dems face uphill battle over Iraq AP via Yahoo! News - Mar 09 5:41 PM
House Speaker Nancy Pelosi, her party deeply divided and holding only a narrow majority, faces long odds in passing legislation that would bring troops home from Iraq before the 2008 presidential election.U.S. military deaths in Iraq at 3,189 AP via Yahoo! News - Mar 09 4:54 PM
As of Friday, March 9, 2007, at least 3,189 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 2,572 died as a result of hostile action, according to the military's numbers.Top Republican says this is Iraq's last chance Reuters via Yahoo! News - Mar 09 4:18 PM
Senate Republican leader Mitch McConnell warned Iraq on Friday that President George W. Bush's decision to send more American troops into the country is "their last chance to get it right."Bush Iraq plan costs begin to balloon USA Today - Mar 09 2:25 PM
President Bush's troop buildup in Baghdad apparently will be bigger and more costly and perhaps last longer than it seemed when he unveiled the plan in January as the centerpiece of a new Iraq strategy.Dems stuff Iraq plan with pet projects AP via Yahoo! News - Mar 09 2:44 PM
Democrats seeking votes for their Iraq-withdrawal plan have stuffed the bill it's in with billions of dollars for farms, flu preparedness, New Orleans levees, home heating and other causes.Iraq War Exchange Captured on Video Washington Post - Mar 09 3:12 PM
Tina Richards, a 44-year-old Iraq war protester and mother of a Marine, confronted Rep. David Obey (D-Wis.) this week to ask why he would vote for a war spending bill and demanded that Congress cut off funding. Obey, who had spent the week trying to garner support for the bill, which Democrats are using to put on timetable on returning troops home, quickly responded....Democrats, Bush play poker on Iraq AFP via Yahoo! News - Mar 09 2:31 PM
Democrats in Congress may lack power to pull US troops out of Iraq, but promise to use their new withdrawal plans to make Republican foes squirm and crank up the heat on President George W. Bush.Edwards: Iowa voters move beyond Iraq AP via Yahoo! News - Mar 09 2:25 PM
Democratic presidential candidate John Edwards suggested on Friday that Iowa voters understand his strong opposition to the Iraq war and they might have moved on.US attends major Iraq conference BBC News - 1 hour, 0 minute ago
The US is attending Baghdad talks, along with Iran and Syria, to try to win regional support to stabilise Iraq.Iraq's al-Maliki tours Baghdad streets AP via Yahoo! News - Mar 09 10:57 AM
Iraq's prime minister ventured into Baghdad's streets and chatted with Iraqis at police checkpoints Friday to showcase security ahead of an international conference aimed at stabilizing the country with help from its neighbors.Bush hopes Iran, Syria agree to help Iraq at talks AFP via Yahoo! News - Mar 09 12:31 PM
US President George W. Bush said Friday he hopes Iran and Syria will support the Iraqi government and warned them against stirring unrest in Iraq ahead of regional talks in Baghdad.Iraq seeks neighbors' help to avert civil war Reuters via Yahoo! News - Mar 09 10:38 AM
Iraq's ruling Shi'ite leaders on Friday urged neighboring and Western powers to join forces to prevent their country from sliding into all-out civil war that could spread across the region.Regional talks on Iraq risky for U.S. AP via Yahoo! News - Mar 09 10:08 AM
The U.S. faces choices and risks this weekend at an international conference in Iraq: Does it sweet-talk or strong-arm adversaries Iran and Syria, and can it talk to them at all without raising suspicions from its moderate Arab allies?Iraq will urge U.S., Iran not to use it as pawn Reuters via Yahoo! News - Mar 09 9:06 AM
Iraq wants action not words from a regional conference in Baghdad on Saturday and will urge Iran and the United States not to use it as a playing field to settle their scores, Iraq's foreign minister said on Friday.Woodlands Teen Killed In Iraq KPRC Click2Houston.com via Yahoo! News - Mar 09 9:26 AM
A soldier from The Woodlands was killed in Iraq, KPRC Local 2 reported Friday.Richard Klass: Déjà vu in Iraq? HuffingtonPost - Mar 09 5:41 PM
by Lt. Gen. Robert Gard, US Army (ret.) and Col. Richard Klass, USAF (ret.) For those of us who served in Vietnam, the war in Iraq seems to have reached the same point where we were in Vietnam in 1967. In the documentary The Fog of War, former Secretary of Defense Robert McNamara recounts how he told President Johnson as early as 1967 that the war in Vietnam could not be won. He then ...Iraq: Top Insurgent Leader Nabbed CBS News - Mar 09 4:30 PM
An Iraqi military spokesman said the leader of the al Qaeda-affiliated Islamic State of Iraq, Abu Omar al-Baghdadi, was captured in a raid west of Baghdad after his identity was revealed by a fellow insurgent detained with him.Iraq readies for regional meeting in Baghdad Reuters via Yahoo! News - Mar 09 5:17 AM
Iraq prepared on Friday for a crucial regional meeting that will be a rare opportunity for officials from Washington and Tehran to sit at the same table at a time of tension over Iran's nuclear plans.House Dems Face Uphill Battle Over Iraq ABC News - Mar 09 2:41 PM
House Democrats Face Uphill Battle on Proposal to Withdraw U.S. Troops From IraqIraq: Al-Qaida-linked insurgent caught MSNBC - Mar 09 1:19 PM
The leader of the al-Qaida-affiliated Islamic State of Iraq, Abu Omar al-Baghdadi, has been captured in a raid west of Baghdad, an Iraqi military spokesman said Friday.Congressional Dems Ready for Showdown on Iraq ABC News - Mar 09 1:30 PM
Pelosi and Reid: Out of Iraq in 2008Hill braces for bitter debate over Iraq pullout plan The Washington Times - 26 minutes ago
Senate and House leaders yesterday dug in their heels on both sides of the aisle for what promises to be a long and bitter debate over Democrats' plans to pull out all U.S. combat troops from Iraq by fall 2008.Iraq Summit Offers U.S., Iran Icebreaker CBS News - Mar 09 10:16 AM
Washington is sending a veteran Middle East hand. Tehran's envoy is a British-educated diplomat considered one of Iran's leading Western analysts. Combine that with a flexible agenda and a matchmaking Iraqi host _ and the international gathering Saturday to help steer Iraq's future also appears as a prime opportunity for some icebreaking overtures between Iran and the United States.Civilian worker from Cape killed in Iraq blast Boston Herald - 32 minutes ago
MANCHESTER, N.H. - A Cape Cod man who dismantled explosives in Iraq for an environmental management, consulting and technical services company has been killed on the job, his sister said. Donald Neil,...Democrats outline an Iraq endgame The Christian Science Monitor via Yahoo! News - Mar 09 12:00 AM
As a timetable, it could hardly be clearer: Show progress in Iraq by July or begin withdrawing US troops. Meet your goals by October or start bringing the troops home. No matter what, all troops are out by August 2008.Iraq: U.S. raids kill suspected militant AP via Yahoo! News - Mar 09 12:34 AM
U.S. forces killed one suspected militant and captured 16 others in raids across Iraq on Friday morning, the military said.U.S. Open to Talking About Iraq With Iran and Syria Washington Post - Mar 08 11:12 PM
The Bush administration opened the door yesterday to one-on-one discussions with both Iran and Syria at this weekend's Baghdad conference, as long as the talks are limited to the subject of peace and stability in Iraq. Analysis: Talks aim at Iraq rescue BBC News - Mar 09 8:31 AM
The BBC's Roger Hardy looks at the high stakes but modest expectations of the multi-lateral conference on Iraq.Democratic bill would have troops out of Iraq by fall 2008 CNN.com - Mar 08 11:10 PM
Democrats in the House and Senate pushed legislation Thursday that would have U.S. combat troops out of Iraq by August 2008, or sooner if certain benchmarks of progress aren't met, but the White House said the president would veto any such proposal.US commander in Iraq: I need more soldiers, more time The Christian Science Monitor via Yahoo! News - Mar 09 12:00 AM
Gen. David Petraeus assessed Thursday what he needs to succeed, in his first press conference after almost a month on the job as commander of US forces in Iraq.Iraq to offer 'concrete' plans at international stability talks Financial Times - Mar 09 6:31 PM
Iraq says it will propose concrete measures to help stabilise the country at today's conference in Baghdad, which brings regional powers to the table alongside the US and Britain.Hunter slams Dem Iraq funding plan UPI - Mar 09 11:05 AM
A prominent Republican has slammed the Democrats' plan to condition Iraq war funding on troop readiness.Iraq to bring concrete plans to talks Financial Times - Mar 09 5:45 PM
Iraq says it will propose concrete measures to help stabilise the country at Saturday s conference in Baghdad, which brings regional powers to the table alongside the US and Britain.Two Soldiers Killed in Iraq In Roadside Bomb Blasts Washington Post - Mar 08 11:44 PM
Two soldiers from Virginia died in recent days in Iraq when bombs exploded near their vehicles, the Department of Defense said yesterday. Shiite clerics say Sunni Arab states interfering in Iraq Los Angeles Times - Mar 09 9:28 AM
Shiite Muslim clerics displayed growing impatience today with the government's failure to stop attacks by Sunni Arab insurgents and lashed out at Sunni Arab states, who blame Iraq's Shiite-led government for sectarian divisions. Saddam's judge flees Iraq IANS via Yahoo! India News - 2 hours, 57 minutes ago
Cairo, March 10 (DPA) The Iraqi judge who sentenced Iraq s ousted president Saddam Hussein to death has fled Iraq seeking asylum in Britain.No military solution to Iraq, U.S. general says CNN.com - Mar 08 9:59 PM
The new commander of U.S. troops in Iraq has warned that military force alone will not be enough to quell the country's violent insurgency.CNPC in Iraq looking for old oil deal UPI - Mar 09 9:47 AM
Officials from the China National Petroleum Corp. are in Iraq trying to re-sign a major oil deal first signed with Saddam Hussein.Gadhafi: U.S., U.K. use Iraq oil money UPI - Mar 09 9:16 AM
Libyan leader Moammar Gadhafi has accused the United States and Britain of using Iraqi oil money to "destroy" Iraq. In a speech in Al-Qatrun oasis, in ...B'klyn soldier killed in Iraq Newsday - 2 hours, 46 minutes ago
A 22-year-old soldier from Brooklyn was killed in Iraq, the Department of Defense announced Friday.Democrats Forge Single Voice on Iraq Washington Post - Mar 08 10:00 PM
The new Senate Iraq resolution, unveiled yesterday afternoon, is the latest handiwork yet of Congress's newest "it club": the Senate Democratic war council. The inaugural meeting was called last June by Harry M. Reid (Nev.), then the minority leader. The midterm elections were nearing, and Democrats wanted to answer voters' growing concerns about the war....Sen. Harry Reid: A Plan for Iraq HuffingtonPost - Mar 09 7:55 AM
Democrats believe, as does an overwhelming majority of the American people, that President Bush needs to change course in Iraq. We can't stay in Iraq forever. The question becomes whether we'll continue to follow the president's failed strategy or whether we work to change course. Will the Senate sit silent, or will we bring stability to Iraq and bring our troops home from a protracted civil ...House Bill Pins Wage Increase To Iraq Funding Washington Post - Mar 08 9:47 PM
House leaders have added legislation raising the federal minimum wage to an emergency spending bill for the Iraq war. They hope to break a logjam with the Senate over the wage bill, a top Democratic priority that was once seen on Capitol Hill as a relatively easy compromise.Six soldiers who died in Iraq blast represent a big blow to Fort Bragg Winston-Salem Journal - 4 minutes ago
FAYETTEVILLE The flag at Douglas Byrd High School has flown at half-staff to remind people of the loss of an 82nd Airborne paratrooper who was one of six division members killed in Iraq earlier this week. Staff Sgt. Robert Stanley, 27, was married to teacDemocrats demand Iraq withdrawal in 2008 AFP via Yahoo! News - Mar 08 7:27 PM
US Democrats unveiled a double-pronged attack on President George W. Bush over Iraq Thursday, demanding the withdrawal of all US combat troops from the unpopular war as early as March 2008.Shields and Brooks Debate Libby Conviction, Iraq Withdrawal The Online NewsHour - Mar 09 5:14 PM
I. Lewis "Scooter" Libby was convicted for perjury and obstruction of justice this week, while House Democrats debated a timetable for withdrawing troops from Iraq. NewsHour political analysts Mark Shields and David Brooks discuss these and other events.UC Riverside campus weighs in on Iraq, war on terror North County Times - 1 hour, 47 minutes ago
RIVERSIDE ---- A UC Riverside event Thursday night billed as a "teach in" and open debate on the pros and cons of the war in Iraq boiled down to about two hours' worth of anti-President Bush, anti-military and anti-war comments from campus students and educators.Iraq to seek neighbor nations' help USA Today - Mar 08 7:29 PM
Iraq will ask neighboring countries to help improve its security at a rare regional summit in Baghdad on Saturday that will be attended by the United States. he Iraqi government will lobby Iran, Syria and other countries to tighten their borders, stop funding sectarian militias and crack down on religious leaders in their countries who encourage violence.Rep. Smith's legislation would kill congressional authorization of Iraq war The Olympian - Mar 09 5:23 PM
Rep. Adam Smith, D-Wash., introduced legislation today that would terminate congressional authorization of the war in Iraq and require the secretary of defense to submit a plan for the phased redeployment of U.S. forces.Officials say Philippine fight much different than in Iraq, Afghanistan Stars and Stripes - Mar 09 4:57 PM
MINDANAO, Philippines It s unfair to compare the Iraq or Afghanistan insurgencies with the one being battled in the southern Philippines, officials stressed during recent interviews.No Decision On Bilateral US-Iran Talks At Mtg On Iraq - Envoy Nasdaq - Mar 09 4:06 PM
NEW YORK -(Dow Jones)- No decision has been made yet on whether the U.S. and Iran will hold bilateral talks on the sidelines of a conference of Iraq's neighbors scheduled to be held Saturday in Baghdad, according to the outgoing U.S. Ambassador to Iraq, who is to attend the meeting.Democrats draw up Iraq deadlines USA Today - Mar 08 8:09 PM
House Democrats put themselves on a collision course with President Bush today by unveiling legislation that would set a deadline to begin withdrawing U.S. troops from Iraq in March 2008.Summit will tell Iran to 'stop Iraq interference' Daily Telegraph - Mar 09 6:16 PM
The British ambassador to Iraq yesterday said a groundbreaking international summit in Baghdad today would deliver a clear message to Iran and Syria that they must halt interference in the country.Iraq PM tours Baghdad streets MSNBC - Mar 09 5:19 AM
Iraq s prime minister strolled Baghdad s streets and visited police checkpoints Friday to showcase security ahead of an international conference aimed at stabilizing the war-torn country with help from its neighbors. Iraq not Iran battlefield, minister tells US The Scotsman - Mar 09 5:11 PM
IRAQ wants action not words from a regional conference in Baghdad today and will urge Iran and the US not to use it as a battlefield to settle their scores, the Iraqi foreign minister said yesterday.U.S. Military Deaths in Iraq at 3,189 AP via Yahoo! Asia News - Mar 09 4:54 PM
As of Friday, March 9, 2007, at least 3,189 members of the U.S. military have died since the beginning of the Iraq war in March 2003, according to an Associated Press count.U.S. may discuss Iraq with Iran, Syria UPI - Mar 09 6:40 AM
U.S. officials say they are willing to discuss ways to stabilize Iraq with Iran and Syria during an upcoming regional conference in Baghdad.Iraq says notorious militant leader captured Addict 3D - 1 hour, 25 minutes ago
Abu Omar al-Baghdadi, the leader of the militant group Islamic State of Iraq, was arrested Friday in western Baghdad, the Iraqi Interior Ministry said.Fort Hood solider dies in Iraq KXAN 36 Austin - 1 hour, 4 minutes ago
SAN ANTONIO A Fort Hood soldier from Louisiana has died from wounds suffered in Iraq. Private Mark William Graham died Wednesday at Brooke Army Medical Center.RTNDA Honors Reporters Injured in Iraq TV Week - Mar 09 10:46 AM
There were smiles mixed with sadness at the annual Radio & Television News Directors Association foundation dinner in Washington, where former ABC World News Bob Woodruff and CBS News correspondent Kimberly Dozier, both among the numerous journalists severely injured in Iraq, were honored with Leonard Zeidenberg First Amendment Awards.U.S. chief in Iraq: Negotiations vital Denver Post - Mar 09 10:41 AM
Baghdad, Iraq - The new U.S. commander in Iraq, Gen. David H. Petraeus, warned Thursday that U.S.David Berry, Soldier's Medal Recipient, Killed in Iraq NPR - Mar 09 11:42 AM
Day to Day , March 9, 2007 · Last month in Iraq, insurgents killed a Kansas man who was quiet and heroic publicly, but also known as a life-long jokester.Brother's Departure for Iraq Weighs On Church's Family Washington Post - Mar 08 7:56 PM
As the Nationals celebrate Armed Forces Appreciation day, outfielder Ryan Church can't help but think of his brother who will be deployed to serve in Iraq on Sunday.Iraq gears up for regional conference, Iran, Syria, attending Calcutta News - 2 hours, 38 minutes ago
A conference later Saturday in Baghdad will bring diplomats from Iraq and its neighbors, including Syria and Iran, into discussions with the permanent members of the United Nations Security Council, the United States, France, Britain, Russia and China.East Bay Iraq Vet To Recieve Special Honor CBS 5 Bay Area - 2 hours, 15 minutes ago
Staff Sgt. James Beere is teaching lessons to Marine Corps reservists about what he knows firsthand, survival. Some of the students he says are headed to Iraq.Iran calls for U.S. withdrawal from Iraq ahead of security conference People's Daily - 2 hours, 43 minutes ago
Iranian officials on Friday urged U. S.-led coalition forces to withdraw from Iraq, just one day before an international conference on Iraq's security in Baghdad.3 Fort Hood Soldiers Killed Wednesday In Iraq CBS 42 Austin - 1 hour, 53 minutes ago
Three more Fort Hood soldiers were been killed in the battle for Iraq.Hill Democrats Unveil New Plans for Iraq NPR - Mar 09 5:15 AM
Democratic leaders in the House and Senate have presented separate plans meant to change the course of the war in Iraq. Both proposals set timetables for withdrawing U.S. forces.White Knoll High to name field house after grad killed in Iraq WIS News 10 Columbia - 2 hours, 11 minutes ago
(Lexington County) March 9, 2007 - A White Knoll High School graduate killed in Iraq is being honored in Lexington County. Marine Lance Corporal Josh Torrence died two years ago while on patrol in Iraq.Military Says It's Captured Insurgent Leader In Iraq WLBZ Bangor - Mar 09 5:33 PM
The leader of the al-Qaida-affiliated Islamic State of Iraq was captured Friday in a raid west of Baghdad, his identity revealed by a fellow insurgent detained with him, an Iraqi military spokesman said.Coalition commander in northern Iraq seeking more troops Calcutta News - 2 hours, 23 minutes ago
The commander of coalition forces in northern Iraq says he has requested more forces to help prevent Baghdad-based insurgents from fleeing to neighboring Diyala Province.One insurgent killed, 16 captured in Iraq UPI - Mar 09 5:40 AM
U.S.-led forces in Iraq killed one insurgent Friday and arrested 16 others, including a suspected terrorist known as "the Butcher." "The Butcher," who ...House ties minimum wage, Iraq war spending UPI - Mar 09 5:25 AM
U.S. House of Representative leaders have tied legislation raising the minimum wage to an emergency Iraq war spending bill, reports said.House Dems. Face Battle To End Iraq War KGO-TV Bay Area - 3 hours, 0 minute ago
House Speaker Nancy Pelosi faces long odds in passing legislation that would bring troops home from Iraq before the 2008 presidential election.Powers, Neighbors Prep for Iraq Conference NPR - Mar 09 5:31 AM
A regional meeting set for Saturday in Baghdad is aimed at finding ways to stabilize Iraq. Iraq's neighbors are invited, as are the five permanent members of the U.N. Security Council. What exactly is on the agenda?Texas Soldier Dies After Explosion in Iraq WOAI - 2 hours, 28 minutes ago
SAN ANTONIO (AP) -- A Fort Hood soldier from Louisiana has died from wounds suffered in Iraq.Georgia's planned military increase in Iraq shows support for U.S.: official People's Daily - 2 hours, 30 minutes ago
The planned increase of the Georgian peacekeeping contingent in Iraq is "a form of political support for the United States," Nika Rurua, deputy head of the parliamentary committee for defense and security, told journalists in Tbilisi on Friday.INTERVIEW-Top US Republican says this is Iraq's last chance AlertNet - Mar 09 4:17 PM
Source: Reuters By Susan Cornwell and Thomas Ferraro WASHINGTON, March 9 (Reuters) - Senate Republican leader Mitch McConnell warned Iraq on Friday that President George W. Bush's decision to send more American ... Al-Qaeda Iraq leader arrested Perth Now - Mar 09 12:56 PM
A SENIOR leader of an al Qaeda-linked group has been arrested in Iraq, state television Iraqiya said overnight.Maliki: Upcoming Conference Shows Iraq's Situation Improving Voice of America - Mar 09 1:03 PM
Iraqi Prime Minister Nouri al-Maliki says Saturday's international conference in Baghdad shows that the situation in Iraq is improving. Mr. Maliki told reporters in Baghdad Friday that the meeting is also evidence that the political process in Iraq is strong and stable.Democrats seek 2008 Iraq troop withdrawal Reuters via Yahoo! News - Mar 08 4:00 PM
Democratic leaders in the U.S. Congress on Thursday proposed withdrawing all American combat troops from Iraq by mid-2008, saying President George W. Bush's war strategy had failed and that the United States must instead focus on a brewing storm in Afghanistan.Local Football Star Prepares For Iraq Deployment KERO 23 - Mar 09 6:06 PM
BAKERSFIELD -- A local man who made a name for himself on the football field will soon be going to the battlefield. L. Cpl. Jeremy Staat, who played four seasons in the NFL and was a standout athlete at Bakersfield High School, will be deployed to Iraq with his unit in the next two weeks.Send us your pictures of Iraq BBC News - Mar 09 1:58 AM
BBC News Online wants your digital pictures of life in Iraq.Regional Talks on Iraq Risky for U.S. ABC News - Mar 09 3:00 AM
Iraq Security Meeting Poses Risks for U.S. Beyond Contact With Iran, SyriaJudge who sentenced Saddam flees Iraq The Washington Times - Mar 09 1:08 PM
The Iraqi judge who pronounced the death sentence on Saddam Hussein has asked for asylum in Britain, al-Jazeera reported Friday. Raouf Abdel-Rahman, a member of Iraq's Kurdish minority, has fled the country, al-Jazeera said.200 sailors on way to Iraq for river mission Stars and Stripes - Mar 09 12:58 PM
More than 200 sailors left Norfolk, Va., Thursday to patrol rivers in Iraq, said Senior Chief Petty Officer David Nagle, of Navy Expeditionary Combat Command.Al Qaeda Affiliate Captured in Iraq Fox 6 News San Diego - Mar 09 3:27 PM
Abu Omar al-Baghdadi is the leader of the self-styled Islamic State in Iraq, a body set up by al Qaeda's Iraq wing.Activists press Thompson on funding for Iraq war The Davis Enterprise - Mar 09 4:15 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.Insurgent Leader Captured in Iraq KABC-TV Los Angeles - Mar 09 4:00 PM
The shadowy leader of the Islamic State of Iraq, an al-Qaida-inspired group that challenged the authority of Iraq's government, was captured Friday.Iraq: U.S. Raids Kill Suspected Militant ABC News - Mar 09 3:00 AM
Iraq: U.S. Raids Kill 1 Suspected Militant, Capture 16 OthersPetraeus: More needed to end Iraq unrest AP via Yahoo! News - Mar 08 2:30 PM
Military force alone is not sufficient to end the violence in Iraq and political talks must eventually include some militant groups now opposing the U.S.-backed government, the new commander of U.S. forces in Iraq said Thursday. "This is critical," Gen. David Petraeus said in his first news conference since taking over command last month. He noted that such political negotiations "will determine ...Democrats want Iraq pullout by fall 2008 AP via Yahoo! News - Mar 08 3:21 PM
In a direct challenge to President Bush, House Democrats unveiled legislation Thursday requiring the withdrawal of U.S. combat troops from Iraq by the fall of next year. The White House said Bush would veto it.US Commander Seeks More Troops for Iraq's Diyala Province Voice of America - Mar 09 11:48 AM
The commander of coalition forces in northern Iraq says he has requested more forces to help prevent Baghdad-based insurgents from fleeing to neighboring Diyala Province. The general reported the request during a news conference via satellite with reporters at the Pentagon Friday.100 Arizona soldiers killed in Iraq KTVK Phoenix - Mar 09 4:37 PM
One hundred men and women from Arizona have now died in Iraq and Afghanistan. It's a milestone nobody wished we'd made, but here we are.Missourian among group of soldiers killed Wednesday in Iraq The Springfield News-Leader - Mar 09 4:38 PM
News-Leader staff A Missourian was among three soldiers that the Department of Defense announced today were killed in fighting in Iraq. Spc. Shawn P. Rankinen, 28, of Independence died Wednesday in Baghdad, Iraq, when an improvised explosive device detonated near his vehicle during combat operations. Also killed were Staff Sgt. Christopher R. Webb, 28, of Winchester, Calif., and Spc. Michael D. ...State Legislature to debate Iraq war resolution Greeley Tribune - Mar 09 4:07 PM
Congress has been dealing with it for almost four years, but now the war in Iraq is trickling down to the state government level.