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  • 6 Americans and 4 Britons Are Killed in Attacks in Iraq Open this result in new window
    New York Times - 1 minute ago
    At least 18 American service members have been killed this month, according to Iraq Coalition Casualty Count, an independent Web site.
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  • U.S. protects Iranian opposition group in Iraq Open this result in new window
    CNN.com - 24 minutes ago
    An Iranian opposition group based in Iraq, despite being considered terrorists by the United States, continues to receive protection from the American military in the face of Iraqi pressure to leave the country.
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  • Six U.S., 4 British troops killed in Iraq Open this result in new window
    CNN.com - 1 hour, 17 minutes ago
    Ten coalition troops were killed in Iraq over the last two days, four of them in the deadliest attack on British troops since November, the U.S. and British militaries said Thursday.
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  • US said to call up 12,000 Guard soldiers for Iraq Open this result in new window
    AFP via Yahoo! News - 1 hour, 56 minutes ago
    The Pentagon will call up 12,000 National Guard soldiers for service in Iraq to fill gaps in the overworked army, a news report said Thursday.
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  • Pentagon to alert Guard troops for 2008 Iraq tours Open this result in new window
    USA Today - 2 hours, 57 minutes ago
    Several National Guard brigades are expected to be notified soon that they could be sent to Iraq around the first of next year, according to a senior Defense Department official.
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  • U.S. plans to send more National Guard to Iraq: NBC Open this result in new window
    Reuters via Yahoo! News - Apr 05 5:12 PM
    The U.S. Defense Department is preparing to send another 12,000 National Guard combat troops to Iraq, NBC Nightly News reported on Thursday, citing Pentagon sources.
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  • US to call up 12,000 Guard soldiers for Iraq Open this result in new window
    AFP via Yahoo! News - Apr 05 4:50 PM
    The Pentagon will call up 12,000 National Guard soldiers for service in Iraq to fill gaps in the overworked army, a report said Thursday.
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  • Thompson shares Iraq plans Open this result in new window
    USA Today - Apr 05 4:23 PM
    Republican presidential candidate Tommy Thompson said Wednesday he wants to let the Iraq government decide whether U.S. troops should remain in the war-torn country.
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  • Congressional plan to exit Iraq would encourage Iran: Cheney Open this result in new window
    AFP via Yahoo! News - Apr 05 3:37 PM
    Plans for a US military withdrawal from Iraq by 2008 as proposed by Democrats in Congress would only encourage enemy Iran and demoralize friendly governments in Pakistan and Afghanistan, US Vice President Dick Cheney said Thursday.
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  • U.S. military deaths in Iraq at 3,266 Open this result in new window
    AP via Yahoo! News - Apr 05 3:43 PM
    As of Thursday, April 5, 2007, at least 3,266 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 2,633 died as a result of hostile action, according to the military's numbers.
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  • 4 Britons dead in Iraq; U.S. copter down Open this result in new window
    USA Today - Apr 05 2:01 PM
    Four British soldiers were killed in an ambush Thursday in southern Iraq and Prime Minister Tony Blair, still smarting from Iran's capture of 15 British sailors, pointed a finger at Tehran for aiding Iraqi Shiite militia fighters.
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  • Top California Democrat seeks vote on Iraq war Open this result in new window
    Reuters via Yahoo! News - Apr 05 2:01 PM
    California's top Democratic legislator called on Thursday for voters to call for an immediate withdrawal of U.S. troops from Iraq in a ballot measure for the state's 2008 presidential primary election.
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  • Ten British, US troops killed in Iraq Open this result in new window
    AFP via Yahoo! News - Apr 05 1:07 PM
    Six American and four British troops were killed in attacks across Iraq, coalition forces announced on Thursday, as a US helicopter crashed south of Baghdad and insurgents ambushed Iraqi soldiers.
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  • No sign of compromise on Iraq by Bush, Democrats Open this result in new window
    Reuters via Yahoo! News - Apr 05 12:45 PM
    President George W. Bush and Democrats who control the U.S. Congress are on a collision course over Iraq war funding with neither side yet showing a willingness to back down.
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  • Few Americans trust military or media for information on Iraq: poll Open this result in new window
    AFP via Yahoo! News - Apr 05 2:06 PM
    Most Americans have little or no confidence in the information they receive from the military or the media about the situation in Iraq, according to a poll released Thursday.
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  • Ambush kills 4 British troops in Iraq Open this result in new window
    AP via Yahoo! News - Apr 05 11:36 AM
    Four British soldiers were killed Thursday in an ambush in southern Iraq, and Prime Minister Tony Blair said Tehran's support for Iraqi militants could lead Britain "to reflect on our relationship with Iran."
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  • And Iraq's big oil contracts go to ... Open this result in new window
    CNN Money - Apr 05 10:33 AM
    Despite claims by some critics that the Bush administration invaded Iraq to take control of its oil, the first contracts with major oil firms from Iraq's new government are likely to go not to U.S. companies, but rather to companies from China, India, Vietnam, and Indonesia.
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  • Iraq Escalation May Get Bigger Open this result in new window
    CBS News - 39 minutes ago
    Several National Guard brigades are expected to be notified soon that they could be sent to Iraq within a year, a senior Defense Department official said. It would be the first time full Guard combat brigades were sent back to Iraq for a second tour.
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  • Report from Iraq Open this result in new window
    RealClearPolitics.com via Yahoo! News - Apr 05 9:15 AM
    Yesterday I took part in the Defense Department's Roundtable, a weekly event that allows members of the new media to talk directly with defense officials. Wednesday's spokesman was Major Gen. William Caldwell, the Deputy Chief of Staff for Strategic Effects in Iraq. Printed below are some interesting parts of the discussion.
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  • Deadly few days in Iraq for U.S. and British soldiers Open this result in new window
    International Herald Tribune - Apr 05 12:57 PM
    Seven American and four British soldiers were killed in separate attacks around Iraq, coalition officials said Thursday, and an American helicopter crashed south of Baghdad, wounding four soldiers.
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  • U.S. helicopter incidents in Iraq Open this result in new window
    AP via Yahoo! News - Apr 05 9:31 AM
    Incidents involving U.S. helicopters in Iraq in 2007:
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  • Japan's Kyuma Denies Criticizing U.S. on Iraq War (Update1) Open this result in new window
    Bloomberg.com - 2 hours, 41 minutes ago
    April 6 (Bloomberg) -- Japan's Defense Minister Fumio Kyuma, who said in January that the U.S. decision to invade Iraq was ``wrong,'' denied criticizing President George W. Bush and said Japan-U.S. relations hadn't been damaged by the remark.
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  • 4 Britons dead in Iraq; U.S. copter down Open this result in new window
    AP via Yahoo! News - Apr 05 6:44 AM
    A U.S. Army helicopter went down south of Baghdad Thursday, injuring four of the nine soldiers aboard, while five U.S. troops died in separate attacks in Baghdad. Also, in the deadliest blow to Britain since November, four British soldiers and a Kuwaiti interpreter were killed in an ambush in southern Iraq, the British military said.
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  • 4 British soldiers killed in southern Iraq Open this result in new window
    International Herald Tribune - Apr 05 6:57 AM
    Four British soldiers and a Kuwaiti interpreter were killed Thursday in an ambush in southern Iraq, while the U.S. military announced the deaths of five more American troops in Baghdad.
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  • 12 U.S. and U.K. soldiers die in Iraq Open this result in new window
    UPI - 2 hours, 24 minutes ago
    At least seven U.S. and four British soldiers were killed during the past two days in Iraq, officials said Thursday.
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  • Eight U.S., Four British Soldiers Die in Scattered Attacks in Iraq Open this result in new window
    Washington Post - Apr 05 6:30 AM
    BAGHDAD, April 5 -- Eight U.S. soldiers have been killed in Iraq in shootings and bombings over the past three days, and four British soldiers and an interpreter died in an attack Thursday in the southern city of Basra, according to American and British officials.
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  • 4 British soldiers killed in Iraq ambush Open this result in new window
    AP via Yahoo! News - Apr 05 6:20 AM
    Four British soldiers were killed Thursday in an ambush in southern Iraq, while five U.S. troops died in separate attacks in Baghdad, and a U.S. Army helicopter went down south of the capital but all nine aboard survived, officials said.
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  • Hope springs in Iraq Open this result in new window
    USATODAY.com via Yahoo! News - Apr 05 5:22 AM
    Hope springs in Iraq
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  • In Iraq, McCain & Co. try to sell the upbeat story Open this result in new window
    USATODAY.com via Yahoo! News - Apr 05 5:22 AM
    In Iraq, McCain & Co. try to sell the upbeat story
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  • 12,000 more Guard may go to Iraq Open this result in new window
    MSNBC - Apr 05 4:08 PM
    With the Army stretched to the breaking point in Iraq, the Defense Department is preparing to send 12,000 more National Guard troops to Iraq and Afghanistan, defense officials told NBC News on Thursday.
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  • 4 British soldiers killed in Iraq Open this result in new window
    AP via Yahoo! News - Apr 05 4:54 AM
    Four British soldiers and a Kuwaiti interpreter were killed Thursday in an ambush in southern Iraq, the British military said.
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  • 4 British troops killed in Iraq; 5 Americans die in separate incidents Open this result in new window
    International Herald Tribune - Apr 05 8:44 AM
    Four British soldiers were killed Thursday in an ambush in southern Iraq, while five U.S. troops died in separate attacks in Baghdad. A U.S. Army helicopter went down south of the capital but all nine aboard survive.
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  • Father awaits details on son's death in Iraq Open this result in new window
    MSNBC - Apr 05 3:07 PM
    The father of a teenage soldier whose death in Iraq may have been caused by friendly fire said Thursday that learning this possibility was a blow, but said he would reserve judgment until the Army provides more details.
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  • Explosion strikes oil pipeline in Iraq Open this result in new window
    AP via Yahoo! News - Apr 05 4:06 AM
    A bomb struck an oil pipeline Thursday, cutting off supplies and causing a huge fire in southern Iraq near the border with Kuwait, an official said.
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  • US House speaker discusses Iraq, Mideast in Saudi Open this result in new window
    AFP via Yahoo! News - Apr 05 2:51 AM
    US House speaker Nancy Pelosi was due to visit an all-male advisory council in key ally Saudi Arabia Thursday after discussing Iraq with King Abdullah on the last leg of a controversial Middle East trip.
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  • Iraq death soldiers returned home Open this result in new window
    BBC News - Apr 05 12:00 PM
    The bodies of two soldiers killed in Iraq are flown back to the UK.
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  • McCain Discusses Iraq Market Visit Open this result in new window
    CBS News - Apr 05 2:30 PM
    60 Minutes will broadcast an exclusive interview with presidential candidate John McCain while in Iraq that includes footage of his controversial trip to a Baghdad market. Scott Pelley reports, Sunday, April 8, at 7 p.m. ET.PT.
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  • Perata's advisory bill would call for immediate Iraq pullout Open this result in new window
    San Francisco Chronicle - Apr 05 6:31 PM
    Evoking memories from anti-war protests of a generation ago, state Senate leader Don Perata proposed Thursday an advisory ballot measure calling for the immediate withdrawal of U.S. troops from Iraq. If approved by the Legislature and signed by Gov....
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  • Poland's president says Iraq mission may take more 'offensive' character Open this result in new window
    International Herald Tribune - Apr 05 7:16 AM
    Poland's military mission in Iraq may take a more "offensive" character, the president said Thursday.
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  • The Iraq war and American options - View from Moscow Open this result in new window
    IANS via Yahoo! India News - 1 hour, 54 minutes ago
    Moscow, April 6 (RIA Novosti) President George W. Bush may be in for an unpleasant surprise - when Congress resumes its epic battle with the White House over troop withdrawal from Iraq after the Easter break, he may face a situation where his veto will not prevent the Democrats from ending the war.
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  • Friendly fire may have killed 2 in Iraq Open this result in new window
    AP via Yahoo! News - Apr 05 1:43 AM
    A week after acknowledging a litany of errors in the friendly fire death of former NFL star Pat Tillman, the Army said Wednesday two soldiers who died in Iraq in February may also have been killed by their own comrades.
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  • Iraq negotiates half-billion-dollar loan from World Bank Open this result in new window
    AFP via Yahoo! News - Apr 05 1:23 AM
    Iraq is negotiating a 500-million-dollar loan from the World Bank to help reconstruct its war-torn economy, the prime minister's office said on Thursday.
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  • Bush: Iraq withdrawal would spawn danger Open this result in new window
    AP via Yahoo! News - Apr 05 12:45 AM
    President Bush said Wednesday he knows the nation is weary of war and wondering if the U.S. can win. Still, he said efforts to pull troops home from Iraq only make the U.S. more vulnerable to attack from an enemy that is "pure evil."
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  • Blair, Welcoming Crew's Return, Warns Iran Over Iraq (Update3) Open this result in new window
    Bloomberg.com - Apr 05 12:36 PM
    April 5 (Bloomberg) -- U.K. Prime Minister Tony Blair mixed his welcome of the safe return of 15 sailors and Marines who had been held by Iran with a warning to the country to drop its support for terrorism in Iraq.
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  • US not to release Iranians held in Iraq: Gates Open this result in new window
    IANS via Yahoo! India News - 1 hour, 3 minutes ago
    Washington, April 6 (DPA) The US military has no plans to release five Iranians held in Iraq who are accused of providing material support to militants responsible for attacks on US troops, said US Defence Secretary Robert Gates.
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  • Ten British, US troops killed in Iraq Open this result in new window
    Antara News - 1 hour, 57 minutes ago
    Sx American and four British soldiers were illed in separate attacks in Iraq, coalition forces announced on Thursday, as ritain prepared to transfer security for another province to local troops.
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  • U.S. probing possible "friendly fire" deaths in Iraq Open this result in new window
    Reuters via Yahoo! News - Apr 05 12:20 AM
    Two U.S. soldiers killed in Iraq in February may have been killed by "friendly fire" rather than by enemy fire as initially reported, the U.S. Army said on Wednesday.
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  • Japanese loan for Iraq's oil, power sector Open this result in new window
    UPI - Apr 05 10:30 AM
    Japan and Iraq are expected to sign a multimillion-dollar agreement aimed at boosting Iraq's struggling oil and electricity sectors. Iraqi Prime Minister ...
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  • Ambush Kills 4 British Troops in Iraq Open this result in new window
    ABC News - Apr 05 10:28 AM
    4 British Soldiers Killed in Ambush in Iraq; 5 Americans Dead in Separate Attacks
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  • Feith intel work on Iraq 'inappropriate' Open this result in new window
    UPI - Apr 05 10:15 AM
    The Defense Department's policy office acted "inappropriately" when it analyzed and disseminated now discredited intelligence linking Iraq and al-Qaida. ...
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  • Iraq extends crackdown outside Baghdad Open this result in new window
    AFP via Yahoo! News - Apr 04 9:34 PM
    Iraq said on Wednesday it is extending the military crackdown in Baghdad to other flashpoint regions where insurgent and sectarian violence has killed hundreds in the past two weeks.
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  • Newsbeat's week in Iraq Open this result in new window
    BBC Radio 1 - Apr 05 9:35 AM
    All week Newsbeat has been reporting from southern Iraq.
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  • US 'sending more National Guard to Iraq' Open this result in new window
    Daily Telegraph - Apr 05 5:27 PM
    The US Defence Department is preparing to send another 12,000 National Guard combat troops to Iraq, NBC Nightly News reported today.
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  • Can California vote the U.S. out of Iraq? Open this result in new window
    Long Beach Press-Telegram - 1 minute ago
    Senate leader proposes withdrawal measure for primary ballot. BERKELEY - The state Senate leader on Thursday announced plans for an advisory ballot measure calling for the immediate withdrawal of U.S. troops from Iraq, hoping to prompt debate among presidential candidates campaigning in California.
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  • Muslims look at peace force for Iraq Open this result in new window
    UPI - Apr 05 8:30 AM
    Representatives of Muslim countries meeting in Indonesia have welcomed a call for a Muslim multinational force to replace U.S. troops in Iraq.
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  • British soldiers killed in Iraq Open this result in new window
    NDTV - 1 hour, 31 minutes ago
    Four British soldiers have been killed in an ambush in southern Iraq and Prime Minister Tony Blair pointed a finger at Tehran for aiding Iraqi Shiite militia fighters.
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  • California Senate leader seeks out-of-Iraq voter initiative Open this result in new window
    North County Times - 52 minutes ago
    BERKELEY, Calif. -- The state Senate leader on Thursday announced plans for an advisory ballot measure calling for the immediate withdrawal of U.S. troops from Iraq, hoping to prompt debate among presidential candidates campaigning in California.
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  • Shays to make 16th trip to Iraq Open this result in new window
    Connecticut Post - 1 hour, 11 minutes ago
    WASHINGTON Rep. Christopher Shays plans to spend the next week in the Middle East when he makes his 16th trip to Iraq since coalition forces toppled Saddam Hussein's regime four years ago.
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  • Blair suspects Iran's hand in Iraq attacks Open this result in new window
    Guardian Unlimited - 2 hours, 37 minutes ago
    Tony Blair today warned that "elements of the Iranian regime" were arming insurgents in Iraq after it was confirmed four British troops were killed in Basra last night.
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  • Explosion strikes oil pipeline in southern Iraq Open this result in new window
    Fox21 - 27 minutes ago
    BAGHDAD A pipeline carrying oil to storage tanks in Basra from southern Iraq has been shut down by a bomb that caused a huge fire.
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  • Official: Pentagon to alert National Guard troops for possible 2008 Iraq tours Open this result in new window
    KTRE-TV East Texas - 27 minutes ago
    PENTAGON A senior Pentagon official says several National Guard brigades are expected to be notified soon that they could be sent to Iraq around the first of next year.
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  • US to send more National Guard to Iraq Open this result in new window
    AAP via Yahoo!7 News - Apr 05 4:49 PM
    The US Defense Department is preparing to send another 12,000 National Guard combat troops to Iraq, NBC Nightly News has reported, citing Pentagon sources.
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  • Misawa aircraft maintainers spend down time volunteering at Iraq tent hospital Open this result in new window
    Stars and Stripes - Apr 05 4:46 PM
    While taking care of F-16 fighter jets that fly combat sorties in Iraq, they think about the place where they spend their free time. The whoomp, whoomp, whoomp of an incoming helicopter reminds them they want to go back.
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  • US said to call up 12,000 Guard soldiers for Iraq Open this result in new window
    TurkishPress.com - 41 minutes ago
    The Pentagon will call up 12,000 National Guard soldiers for service in Iraq to fill gaps in the overworked army, a news report said Thursday. The National Guard is a volunteer militia, but, said NBC News, they will receive an involuntary call-up to report for duty in Iraq.
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  • America May Free Iranians Taken in Iraq Open this result in new window
    The New York Sun - 1 hour, 38 minutes ago
    WASHINGTON American and Iraqi officials are working out a plan to allow Iranian diplomats access to five Iranians captured in Iraq in January by American forces as a possible prelude to their release. The plan dovetails with Secretary of State Rice's announcement that she would be open to direct talks with the Iranian foreign minister, Manouchehr Mottaki, this month at a scheduled meeting in ...
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  • Iraq Escalation May Get Bigger Open this result in new window
    WCBS-TV New York - Apr 05 6:32 PM
    Several National Guard brigades are expected to be notified soon that they could be sent to Iraq around the first of next year, according to a senior Defense Department official. CBS News Interactive: Bush's Plan For Iraq
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  • Iraq Loses Billions Through Corruption Open this result in new window
    WCSH 6 Portland - 2 hours, 12 minutes ago
    Iraq's top corruption fighter said Wednesday that $8 billion in government money was wasted or stolen over the past three years and claimed he was threatened with death after opening an investigation into scores of Oil Ministry employees.
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  • In Iraq, the war away from the headlines Open this result in new window
    MSNBC - Apr 05 5:10 PM
    In this confusing war colored by the question who is the enemy? the objective on this morning was simple enough: to raid a growing al-Qaida stronghold in the tribal farm country 30 miles south of Baghdad.  But as NBC's Mike Taibbi reports, it's never that simple in Iraq.
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  • Official: Pentagon to alert National Guard troops for possible 2008 Iraq tours Open this result in new window
    ABC 7 El Paso - 1 hour, 3 minutes ago
    PENTAGON A senior Pentagon official says several National Guard brigades are expected to be notified soon that they could be sent to Iraq around the first of next...
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  • Giuliani Urges Compromise on Iraq Legislation Open this result in new window
    Washington Post - Apr 04 6:43 PM
    DES MOINES, April 4 -- Former New York mayor Rudolph W. Giuliani accused Democrats of throwing up a flag of surrender in Iraq but urged President Bush to seek a negotiated solution with Congress before vetoing legislation that would impose a timetable for withdrawing U.S. forces from the conflict.
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  • 4 Britons Dead in Iraq; U.S. Copter Down Open this result in new window
    ABC News - Apr 05 6:43 AM
    Four British Soldiers Killed on Patrol in Iraq; U.S. Helicopter Brought Down
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  • Iraq hostage video tests Germany Open this result in new window
    BBC News - Apr 05 4:21 AM
    Germany seeks a way to free a German mother and son held by Islamist gunmen in Iraq.
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  • Explosion Strikes Oil Pipeline in Iraq Open this result in new window
    ABC News - Apr 05 6:14 AM
    Explosion Strikes Oil Pipeline in Southern Iraq
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  • State Senate leader plans Iraq vote for Feb. ballot (11:34 a.m.) Open this result in new window
    The Record - 2 hours, 14 minutes ago
    SACRAMENTO - State Senate Leader Don Perata wants to send a message to President Bush by letting California voters say whether the U.S. should get out of Iraq when they go to the polls in February.
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  • US Defense Secretary Warns of Massive Bloodshed in Iraq if US Military Operations Curtailed Open this result in new window
    Voice of America - Apr 05 2:16 PM
    U.S. Defense Secretary Robert Gates says restricting U.S. military operations in Iraq could unleash massive bloodshed among the country's warring factions.
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  • U.S. Is Reviewing Request by Iran to Let Its Envoy Visit 5 Iranians Seized in a Raid in Iraq Open this result in new window
    New York Times - Apr 04 7:13 PM
    The Americans had conducted the raid to go after people suspected of carrying out illegal operations in Iraq.
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  • U.S. Military Deaths in Iraq at 3,266 Open this result in new window
    AP via Yahoo! Asia News - Apr 05 3:43 PM
    As of Thursday, April 5, 2007, at least 3,266 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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  • US plans to send more National Guard to Iraq-NBC Open this result in new window
    AlertNet - Apr 05 5:20 PM
    Source: Reuters (Adds background) WASHINGTON, April 5 (Reuters) - The U.S. Defense Department is preparing to send another 12,000 National Guard combat troops to Iraq, NBC Nightly News reported on Thursday, citing ...
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  • U.S. military deaths in Iraq at 3,260 Open this result in new window
    AP via Yahoo! News - Apr 04 7:46 PM
    As of Wednesday, April 3, 2007, at least 3,260 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 2,630 died as a result of hostile action, according to the military's numbers.
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  • House passes weakened resolution voicing displeasure about Iraq Open this result in new window
    Summit Daily News - 2 hours, 16 minutes ago
    DENVER - The Colorado House voted Thursday to express its displeasure with the worsening war in Iraq, but lawmakers stopped short of specifically condemning President Bush's decision to send more troops.
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  • Friendly Fire May Have Killed 2 in Iraq Open this result in new window
    ABC News - Apr 05 6:14 AM
    Army Says Friendly Fire May Have Killed Two U.S. Soldiers in Iraq
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  • "Vote Us Out Of Iraq" Bill Proposal Slammed By Republicans Open this result in new window
    NBC 4 Los Angeles - Apr 05 6:44 PM
    A proposal to hold a statewide referendum on whether U.S. troops should get out of Iraq is slammed by an Inland area lawmaker.
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  • Collins fires back after being targeted over Iraq war vote Open this result in new window
    Boston Globe - Apr 05 10:15 AM
    Sen. Susan Collins fired back after being attacked in television ads targeting her over her vote on the Iraq war.
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  • Bush acknowledges Americans weary of Iraq war Open this result in new window
    Reuters via Yahoo! News - Apr 04 6:02 PM
    President George W. Bush admitted on Wednesday that Americans are weary of the Iraq war and defended his decision to send more troops to Iraq before a number of soldiers about to deploy there.
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  • US to call up National Guard for Iraq: report Open this result in new window
    Australian Broadcasting Corporation - Apr 05 5:26 PM
    The Pentagon will call up 12,000 National Guard soldiers for service in Iraq to fill gaps in the overworked army, according to America's NBC News.
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  • Four British soldiers killed in Iraq Open this result in new window
    Deutsche Welle - 1 hour, 0 minute ago
    Four British soldiers and their Kuwaiti interpreter have been killed by a roadside bomb in the southern Iraq city of Basra. A fifth British soldier was seriously wounded in the attack. The Ministry of Defence in London has confirmed that two of the soldiers who were killed were women.
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  • Iraq bomb kills four British troops Open this result in new window
    Guardian Unlimited - Apr 05 4:14 PM
    Four British soldiers were killed in southern Iraq after their Warrior armoured vehicle was destroyed by a roadside bomb, it was confirmed today. A Kuwaiti civilian interpreter inside the vehicle was also killed, and a fifth soldier was seriously injured, a military spokeswoman said.
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  • Two women among British dead in Iraq Open this result in new window
    TurkishPress.com - 1 hour, 26 minutes ago
    LONDON - Two of four British service personnel killed with their interpreter in southern Iraq Thursday were women, the defence ministry said. The pair were from the Queen Alexandra's Royal Army Nursing Corps and the Intelligence Corps.
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  • Gates: Don't limit U.S. mission in Iraq Open this result in new window
    AP via Yahoo! News - Apr 04 6:30 PM
    Congressional proposals to restrict U.S. military operations in Iraq by providing only targeted funding could unleash more ethnic bloodshed there, Defense Secretary Robert Gates said Wednesday.
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  • Congressional plan to exit Iraq would encourage Iran: Cheney Open this result in new window
    Channel NewsAsia - Apr 05 4:30 PM
    WASHINGTON : Plans for a US military withdrawal from Iraq by 2008 as proposed by Democrats in Congress would only encourage enemy Iran and demoralise friendly governments in Pakistan and Afghanistan, US Vice President Dick Cheney said Thursday.
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  • U.S. plans to send 12,000 additional troops to Iraq: report Open this result in new window
    People's Daily - 1 hour, 54 minutes ago
    The U.S. Defense Department is planning to dispatch another 12,000 National Guard soldiers to Iraq, NBC Nightly News reported on Thursday.
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  • Explosion strikes oil pipeline in southern Iraq Open this result in new window
    WANE-TV Fort Wayne - Apr 05 6:32 PM
    BAGHDAD A pipeline carrying oil to storage tanks in Basra from southern Iraq has been shut down by a bomb that caused a huge fire. An Iraqi official says the tanks were...
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  • US not to release Iranians held in Iraq: Gates Open this result in new window
    The Times of India - 12 minutes ago
    The US has no plans to release five Iranians held in Iraq, accused of providing material support to militants responsible for attacks on US troops.
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  • US helicopter 'shot down' in Iraq Open this result in new window
    BBC News - Apr 05 2:22 AM
    A US helicopter comes down in south Iraq, injuring four, after apparently coming under insurgent fire, witnesses say.
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  • 4 British Soldiers Killed in Iraq Open this result in new window
    ABC News - Apr 05 3:59 AM
    4 British Soldiers and a Kuwaiti Interpreter Killed in Ambush in Iraq, British Military Says
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  • IRAQ BOMBERS KILL WOMEN SOLDIERS Open this result in new window
    Daily Record - 20 minutes ago
    TWO British servicewomen were killed by a roadside bomb in Iraq yesterday - hours before freed Navy girl Faye Turney was reunited with her daughter. The women, an Army medic and a member of the Intelligence Corps, died with two male soldiers and a Kuwaiti translator in the city of Basra.
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  • Bloody 24 hours in Iraq Open this result in new window
    TVNZ - Apr 05 3:43 PM
    Roadside bombs killed eight British and American soldiers and gunmen shot dead 10 Iraqi troops in one of the bloodiest 24 hours in Iraq for coalition and Iraqi security forces in recent months.
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  • Reid: Bush must learn to compromise on Iraq Open this result in new window
    KESQ - Apr 05 5:45 PM
    RENO, Nev. Senate Majority Leader Harry Reid says President Bush would be to blame, not the Democrat-controlled Congress, if he vetoes another supplemental spending bill for U-S troops in Iraq.
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  • Military: 8 U-S soldiers killed in Iraq Open this result in new window
    WKYC Cleveland - Apr 05 6:09 PM
    Military: 8 U-S soldiers killed in Iraq
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  • Iraq After the Veto Open this result in new window
    New Democrats Online - Apr 05 10:39 AM
    House and Senate Democrats over the next several weeks will reconcile their versions of a massive supplemental funding bill for U.S. military operations in Iraq and Afghanistan. President Bush, meanwhile, has threatened to veto any compromise that includes deadlines for withdrawing U.S. troops.
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