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Al-Qaeda is dwindling in Afghanistan and Iraq - Daily Star - Lebanon Fri, 02 May 2008 21:19:56 GMT

KAUZ

Al-Qaeda is dwindling in Afghanistan and Iraq Daily Star - Lebanon, Lebanon - 5 hours ago The group is on the run, too, in Iraq, and that raises some interesting questions about how to pursue this terrorist enemy in the future. ... Terrorism Deaths Rose in 2007, Including a Big Jump in Pakistan Voice of America Online only letters Seattle Times Attacks rise in Pakistan, Afghanistan, down in Iraq: US AFP Democracy Now - Center For American Progress all 619 news articles

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Iraq PM criticised by Sadr City crowds - AFP Fri, 02 May 2008 17:45:50 GMT

The Washington Independent

Iraq PM criticised by Sadr City crowds AFP - 9 hours ago He said his ultimate objective was to "disband the Mahdi Army" and other Sunni insurgent groups, apart from "eliminating Al-Qaeda" in Iraq. ... Measuring Iraq's Security Forces TIME Why can’t the US press get Iraq right? BTC News How to Spend Your Stimulus Check Washington Post Colorado Springs Gazette - ABC News all 1,158 news articles

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Bush Requests $70 Billion More For Iraq - CBS News Fri, 02 May 2008 21:27:39 GMT

Javno.hr

Bush Requests $70 Billion More For Iraq CBS News, NY - 5 hours ago Bush today requested $70 billion in funding that would pay for Iraq operations into the next presidency, dovetailing with a Democratic request to put this ... Bush seeks 70 billion dollars for Iraq, Afghan war AFP Bush requests for 70-bln-USD bill to fund wars in fiscal year 2009 Xinhua Bush spells out $70 billion war-funding request CNN Reuters - Wall Street Journal all 372 news articles

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Weekend non-frivolity: So Iraq has been neutralized as a campaign ... - San Diego Union Tribune Fri, 02 May 2008 23:26:04 GMT

Weekend non-frivolity: So Iraq has been neutralized as a campaign ... San Diego Union Tribune, United States - 3 hours ago And then there's Iraq. This MoveOn.org may grossly distort McCain's remarks, but it has a punch. And even if you see it as a cheap shot, ... McCain in battleground states as Democrats fight on CNN Iraq war jolts US presidential campaign AFP Sen. John McCain: "Jeez, I was talking about rock, not Iraq" The Flint Journal - MLive.com BusinessWeek - CBS News all 274 news articles

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Oil prices rally as Turkey bombs Kurds in Iraq - AFP Fri, 02 May 2008 20:00:52 GMT

Hürriyet

Oil prices rally as Turkey bombs Kurds in Iraq AFP - 7 hours ago LONDON (AFP) — The price of oil climbed back towards 114 dollars on Friday on news that Turkish planes had bombed Kurdish rebel hideouts in oil-rich Iraq ... Oil extends gains amid tensions in Iraq Forbes Crude Oil Rebounds as Turkey Attacks Kurdish Militants in Iraq Bloomberg Oil prices approach $114 a barrel The Associated Press Forbes - Bloomberg all 427 news articles

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US Military Targets Al-Qaida in Iraq forces in Mosul - Voice of America Fri, 02 May 2008 17:52:50 GMT

The Southern Ledger

US Military Targets Al-Qaida in Iraq forces in Mosul Voice of America - 9 hours ago By VOA News The US military says coalition forces have killed four gunmen and detained 10 other suspects in operations targeting al-Qaida in Iraq forces. ... US military blames al-Qaida in Iraq for suicide attack The Associated Press US blames Al-Qaeda for twin suicide blasts in Iraq AFP In Iraq, two suicide bombings kill 31 Los Angeles Times Gulf Daily News - Voice of America all 493 news articles

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Iran backs Iraq’s crackdown on lawbreakers: report - Tehran Times Fri, 02 May 2008 20:43:25 GMT

Iran backs Iraq’s crackdown on lawbreakers: report Tehran Times, Iran - 6 hours ago Tehran supports the actions that the Iraqi government is taking to establish security in Iraq, the newspaper quoted the ambassador as saying. ... US drone crashes in southern Iraq, military says CNN International "Muqtada," a powerful man in a complex Iraq Seattle Times Iraqi delegation in Iran on Shiite issue The Associated Press Los Angeles Times - AFP all 433 news articles

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Turkey bombs 'PKK bases' in Iraq - Aljazeera.net Fri, 02 May 2008 19:11:15 GMT

Aljazeera.net

Turkey bombs 'PKK bases' in Iraq Aljazeera.net, Qatar - 7 hours ago Turkish aircraft have bombed northern Iraq in the latest of a series of air raids in the region targeting Kurdish fighters. Turkey's General Staff on Friday ... Turkey says 'many' rebels killed in Iraq air raid AFP Turkish army confirms air strikes against PKK camps in N. Iraq Hürriyet US supports Turkey's strikes against PKK in N Iraq Xinhua USA Today - Voice of America all 322 news articles

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US military deaths in Iraq at 4065 - The Associated Press Fri, 02 May 2008 23:40:48 GMT

eMilitary.org

US military deaths in Iraq at 4065 The Associated Press - 3 hours ago As of Friday, May 2, 2008, at least 4065 members of the US military have died since the beginning of the Iraq war in March 2003, according to an Associated ... 2 Fort Hood soldiers killed in Iraq Houston Chronicle IRAQ: US casualties identified Los Angeles Times Two Fort Hood soldiers killed in Iraq Posted on: Friday, May 02 ... Killeen Daily Herald KOAA - Denver Post all 149 news articles

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West Coast ports shut down as workers protest Iraq war - San Diego Union Tribune Fri, 02 May 2008 10:25:03 GMT

KOMO

West Coast ports shut down as workers protest Iraq war San Diego Union Tribune, United States - 16 hours ago s San Diego operation reported a loss of $316000 because of a work stoppage yesterday by West Coast dockworkers protesting the Iraq war. ... US west coast dockworkers in 1-day strike 'over Iraq': union AFP US port workers demand end to Iraq war Xinhua Dockworkers Union Protests Against Iraq? Center for Union Facts Reuters - New York Times all 711 news articles