Canada.com | Palin switches roles to send a son to Iraq The Associated Press - Sarah Palin switched roles Thursday, shifting from Republican candidate for vice president to an anxious mom sending her son off to war in Iraq. ... Palin Speaks At Son's Iraq Deployment Ceremony Palin to Speak to Son’s Unit Ahead of Deployment to Iraq Sarah Palin Offers a Farewell to Her Son’s Army Brigade |
BBC News | US hails end of Japan's Iraq air mission Radio Australia, Australia - The United States government has hailed Japan's decision to halt its air mission for Iraq as a sign of progress. Japan was part of the so-called "coalition ... ASDF mission in Iraq might end this year / Move likely result of ... US thanks Japan as Iraq coalition shrinks Japan Weighs Military Withdrawal from Iraq |
BBC News | Petraeus 'Hopeful' on Final Battlefield Tour as Commander in Iraq FOXNews - 12, 2007, attacks killed 175 people and injured 150 more, just two days after Petraeus had returned to Iraq to lead the troop surge. ... Political infighting, Qaeda return can harm Iraq gains: Petraeus Petraeus will never declare victory in Iraq General David Petraeus warns of long struggle ahead for US in Iraq |
BBC News | Your vote helps decide how long troops stay in Iraq Detroit Free Press, United States - The two men running for commander in chief offer markedly different approaches to the country's ongoing wars in Iraq and Afghanistan, which outgoing ... Video: Bush Keeping Iraq Troop Levels Mostly Steady Gates to send troops to Afghanistan, not Iraq McCain and Obama spar over Iraq policy |
Boston Globe | Eyewitness: Iraq Scotsman, United Kingdom - By Khalid al-Ansary and Waleed Ibrahim SUNNI Arab neighbourhood patrols have been vital to cutting violence in Iraq. But how the Shiite-led government ... Transfer of US-backed patrols a test for Iraq Iraq: what's changed? Daughters of Iraq: front-line guards against suicide bombers |
Adnkronos International Italia | Iraq reports cholera outbreak CNN - BAGHDAD, Iraq (CNN) -- Iraqi officials say at least five people have died during an outbreak of cholera, a waterborne disease believed to be spread through ... Iraq: Death toll in cholera outbreak rises to 5 Cholera outbreak spreads in Iraq First cholera cases detected in Iraq in 2008 |
Sky News | Iraq ditches plans for no-bid oil contracts The Age, Australia - Iraq's Oil Minister, Hussain al-Shahristani, told reporters at an OPEC summit meeting in Vienna on Tuesday that talks for one-year deals, ... Iraq Cancels Six No-Bid Oil Contracts Iraq Sure Of Shell Shell gas deal for south Iraq in a year |
US military deaths in Iraq war at 4155 The Associated Press - 11, 2008, at least 4155 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 519 |
PRESS TV | 3 killed in Iraq shrine bombings CNN International - BAGHDAD, Iraq (CNN) -- Two bombings overnight near major shrines in the holy Shiite city of Karbala left at least three people dead and 15 others wounded, ... Blasts near Shiite shrines in Iraq kill 3 Gates endorses go-slow policy on withdrawals Blast injures 11 civilians in Karbala |
Voice of America | Iraq Seeks Fighter Jets as Gates Sees ‘Endgame’ New York Times, United States - By SAM DAGHER BAGHDAD — Iraq’s defense minister said Wednesday that his country was seeking to buy F-16 fighter jets from the United States, ... US has entered "endgame" in Iraq: Pentagon chief US defense chief sees Iraq war in "endgame" Gates: Iraq Improvements Allow Increased US Focus on Afghanistan |