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Bombers strike Iraq pilgrims for 3rd straight day - The Associated Press Sat, 16 Aug 2008 20:31:07 GMT

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Bombers strike Iraq pilgrims for 3rd straight day The Associated Press - 6 hours ago No group has claimed responsibility, but assaults on Shiite civilians have been carried out for years by Sunni extremists such as al-Qaida in Iraq. ... 6 Die in Bombing in Iraq, Third in 3 Days on Shiites New York Times Bombing targets pilgrims in Iraq; 4 dead, dozens hurt Boston Globe Six killed in Iraq attack against Shiite pilgrims AFP Aljazeera.net - Daily Times all 1,184 news articles

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US military deaths in Iraq war at 4143 - The Associated Press Sun, 17 Aug 2008 00:21:30 GMT

US military deaths in Iraq war at 4143 The Associated Press - 2 hours ago 16, 2008, at least 4143 members of the US military have died in the Iraq war since it began in March 2003, according to an Associated Press count. ... US military deaths in Afghanistan region at 500 The Associated Press all 121 news articles

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Kurd officials split on pullout from Iraq province - Reuters Sat, 16 Aug 2008 16:41:34 GMT

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Kurd officials split on pullout from Iraq province Reuters - 10 hours ago ARBIL, Iraq (Reuters) - Iraqi Kurdish officials gave conflicting accounts on Saturday of whether they would withdraw their Peshmerga fighters from a restive ... Kurdish forces agree to quit Iraq battlefield province AFP Kirkuk dispute fuels ethnic tensions in Iraq The Associated Press US gov’t presses for accord with Iraq on troop presence The Militant PR Web (press release) - NPR all 155 news articles

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Iraq's Shia extremists 'trained in Iran by Hizbollah' - Telegraph.co.uk Fri, 15 Aug 2008 22:19:44 GMT

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Iraq's Shia extremists 'trained in Iran by Hizbollah' Telegraph.co.uk, United Kingdom - Aug 15, 2008 Iraq's Shia extremists are being trained in four locations inside Iran and are planning to return to assassinate officials in Baghdad, according to US ... US: Quds, Hezbollah training hit squads in Iran The Associated Press Iran training Iraqi hit squads: US military AFP Iran training Iraqi hit squads Hot Air NTV - Argentina Star all 474 news articles

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Contractors play big Iraq role - FCW.com Fri, 15 Aug 2008 20:14:00 GMT

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Contractors play big Iraq role FCW.com, VA - Aug 15, 2008 The high ratio of private contractors to military personnel also reflects the United States’ effort to begin reconstructing Iraq now, instead of waiting ... America's hired help in Iraq The Oregonian - OregonLive.com The War On Error OpEdNews OPINION: US Contracts in Iraq at What Cost? TheStreet.com Aljazeera.net - Clarksville Leaf Chronicle all 529 news articles

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Georgia fallout felt in Iraq - Los Angeles Times Fri, 15 Aug 2008 07:03:03 GMT

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Georgia fallout felt in Iraq Los Angeles Times, CA - Aug 15, 2008 David H. Petraeus, the US commander in Iraq, is being forced to grapple with one of the unexpected byproducts of the conflict in Georgia: His plan to ... Video: Coffins Arrive In South Ossetia CBS US, Iraqi forces taking over patrols left vacant by Georgian troops Stars and Stripes Iraq veterans jump from frying pan into the fire Times Online Voice of America - Middle East Times all 1,751 news articles

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Justice Dept. Moves Toward Charges Against Contractors in Iraq ... - Washington Post Sun, 17 Aug 2008 00:49:48 GMT

Justice Dept. Moves Toward Charges Against Contractors in Iraq ... Washington Post, United States - 2 hours ago A spokeswoman for the FBI's Washington field office, which investigated the shooting on the ground in Iraq in the weeks after the incident, also declined to ...

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IRAQ: Anbar's desert is better but still dangerous - Los Angeles Times Fri, 15 Aug 2008 21:10:06 GMT

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IRAQ: Anbar's desert is better but still dangerous Los Angeles Times, CA - Aug 15, 2008 "The security in Iraq is improving," said Lt. Col. Russ Smith, "but it's still dangerous because bad people remain out there." Even as the Marines prepare ... A stunner from Iraq Providence Journal Two US soldiers killed in Iraq Africasia Iraq: US Marine killed by gunfire near Fallujah The Associated Press PR-Inside.com (Pressemitteilung) - PRESS TV all 110 news articles

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Town mourns Marine killed in Iraq fighting - Boston Herald Sat, 16 Aug 2008 04:10:38 GMT

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Town mourns Marine killed in Iraq fighting Boston Herald, United States - 22 hours ago ... Nadeau Flags are flying at half-staff in Mashpee today as townspeople mourn the loss of native son Dan McGuire, 19, a Marine killed in Iraq on Thursday. ... NC-based Marine killed in Iraq News & Observer Mashpee Marine killed in Iraq South Coast Today Mashpee High School grad killed in Iraq Cape Cod Times WBZ - WRAL.com all 31 news articles

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British troops will be pulled out of Iraq 'by May' - This is London Sat, 16 Aug 2008 23:33:22 GMT

British troops will be pulled out of Iraq 'by May' This is London, UK - 3 hours ago Major General Barney White-Spunner, who has just returned from six months in command of UK forces in southern Iraq, said he was confident that Basra's ... Britain to leave Iraq by mid-’09 The National UK to withdraw most troops from Iraq by May 2009 Xinhua British troops to leave Iraq in nine months The Age Mathaba.Net - The Press Association all 183 news articles