USA Today | Air Force Plans Altered Role in Iraq New York Times, United States - A blog looking at daily life inside Iraq, produced by The Times’s Baghdad bureau. The commander, Lt. Gen. Gary North, described a future approach that would ... Pilgrims gather at shrine Bombers in Iraq kill at least 57, dashing hopes of improved security Suicide bombers kill 57 in Iraq |
Aljazeera.net | Turkey: Air Attack on Kurds in Iraq New York Times, United States - By AP Turkish warplanes attacked Kurdish rebels in Iraq on Tuesday, killing a group of guerrillas gathered at a mountain cave, the military said. ... Turkish planes attack rebel Kurds in Iraq Turkish military says hits PKK targets in N.Iraq PKK base in northern Iraq destroyed by Turkish warplanes |
The Southern Ledger | Muqtada, the Future of Iraq AlterNet, CA - It was the ubiquitous moniker used to describe Iraq's fiercely anti-American Shiite cleric Muqtada al-Sadr when, in March 2004, his leering portrait became ... Iraqis more secure, but few are finding jobs Prominent names on al-Sadr's martyr list 'Martyrs' List' tallies Mahdi Army's troubles |
BBC News | IRAQ: MAJOR OFFENSIVE LAUNCHED AGAINST AL-QAEDA Agenzia Giornalistica Italia, Italy - (AGI) - Bucata (Iraq), 29th July - Iraqi government forces, aided by US troops, launched this morning a fresh broad offensive front against local Al-Qaeda ... US and Iraqi forces start Diyala sweep how al-Qaeda grooms women as ‘perfect weapons Iraq: A new impediment to provincial elections |
Voice of America | Why McCain's Iraq Attacks Hurt More Than They Help Newsweek - Now it seems John McCain has found himself in a similar pas de deux with Obama on Iraq. For months, the Democratic nominee has advocated a rough 16-month ... McCain Shows Movement On Iraq What should McCain do with Bush at the convention? McCain Takes Harsher Tone |
Washington Post | Olympic Dream Stalls in Iraq New York Times, United States - Preparing to run the Olympic 100 and 200 meters in Beijing, her story as Iraq’s only female athlete headed for the Games made the rounds several months ago, ... Video: Iraqi Athletes Caught In Politics Olympic Panel Ends Ban, Says Iraq Can Go To Games 2 Iraqi Athletes Set for Beijing After IOC Lifts Ban |
Alalam News Network | US: Iraqi fighters extort, kidnap to raise funds The Associated Press - WASHINGTON (AP) — Al-Qaida in Iraq is increasingly embracing extortion and kidnapping to finance its operations as cash carried in by its dwindling foreign ... US says al-Qaida in Iraq, denied foreign cash, using extortion ... US says al-Qaida in Iraq, denied foreign cash, using extortion ... Forgotten war in Afghanistan creeps back to the forefront |
BBC News | SAS Soldiers Killed In Iraq Named Sky News, UK - The policy of not identifying special forces troops who die in action has been challenged by a decision to name three SAS soldiers killed in Iraq. ... Three SAS soldiers killed in Iraq named after coroner makes ... SAS dead named in landmark decision 'Aching loss' of soldier's mother |
Air Force nominee Schwartz faces questions about Iraq testimony Los Angeles Times, CA - The general is being called back before the Senate Armed Services Committee to focus on testimony he gave after the 2003 invasion of Iraq. ... |
The Southern Ledger | Pasadena's Parsons Corp. blamed in failure of $40-million Iraq ... Los Angeles Times, CA - WASHINGTON -- A half-completed prison in Iraq that cost $40 million marked the biggest reconstruction failure identified to date by a US government watchdog ... Report: Empty prison in Iraq a $40M 'failure' US Government Estimates It Has 'Wasted' $4 Billion in Iraq |