Daily Star - Lebanon | Dexter Filkins: The Progress in Iraq is Remarkable Atlantic Online - I came back to Iraq after being away for nearly two years, and honestly, parts of it are difficult for me to recognize. The park out in front of the house ... Video: Iraq Takes Control of Once Bloody Anbar Province Iraq militants plotted bomb attack using tunnel-US Iraq takes control of Anbar province from US |
New Yorker | Defense chief Robert Gates to brief president on Iraq, Afghanistan CNN - WASHINGTON (CNN) -- Defense Secretary Robert Gates is expected to present proposals to cut US troop levels in Iraq to President Bush, along with proposals ... Heed the command of Iraq withdrawal Months of intense debate preceded Iraq surge Iraq "surge" followed sharp internal debate: report |
ABC News | China to charge $6 a barrel to develop Iraq field AFP - BAGHDAD (AFP) — Iraq on Tuesday cleared a plan to develop an oil field by China Petroleum National Corp. at a service fee of six dollars a barrel, ... Iraqi cabinet approves $3 bln oil deal with China Iraq grants China access to oil reserves Iraq, China agree terms on $3 bn oil deal |
US military deaths in Iraq war at 4152 The Associated Press - 2, 2008, at least 4152 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 Iraq war at 4152 |
The Southern Ledger | In Iraq, Muslims hope for calm during Ramadan Los Angeles Times, CA - The holiday began in Iraq on Monday for Sunni Arabs and Tuesday for the Shiite majority, determined by each sect's senior clerics receiving reports of the ... Baghdad touched by war even as security takes hold |
Washington Post | Marchers urge Republicans to halt Iraq war AFP - Iraq veterans against the war fell in step with mothers pushing prams and rowdy students shouting anti-government slogans. Some estimated there were about ... St. Paul march protests Iraq war Protestors march at GOP convention to denounce Iraq war As RNC Opens, Iraq Veterans Against the War March in St. Paul |
Newsweek | Palin said war in Iraq, gas pipeline are God’s will MarketWatch - The war in Iraq is part of God’s plan, Alaska Gov. Sarah Palin said in June in a speech at her former church. Palin, the Republican vice presidential ... The Palin church video Is the latest Palin "controversy" really a controversy? More Nuggets from the Palin Gold Mine |
Wall Street Journal Blogs | Despite Iraq’s Oil Oases, Its Citizens Still Live in Darkness Wall Street Journal Blogs, NY - A report issued recently by the US Government Accountability Office estimated that Iraq’s government could generate between $73.5 billion and $86.2 billion ... Military: US soldier dies in Baghdad US confirms soldier's death in Baghdad |
Los Angeles Times | Baghdad Government Takes Charge of 'Sons of Iraq' Wired News - By Noah Shachtman September 02, 2008 | 11:09:00 AMCategories: Iraq's Insanity The Iraqi government is taking over responsibility for the local militias that ... Surge has worked, moving Iraq beyond our control How the Bush Administration Underestimated Nouri al-Maliki Iraq army still needs US support, commanders say |
AFP | Iraq: Iraqi army readies for showdown with Kurds guardian.co.uk, UK - The two main Kurdish parties are allied and form part of Iraq's coalition government. However, Massoud Barzani, the president of the Kurdistan region, ... Iran tightens screws on Iraq's Kurds Ramazan celebration a victory over ‘terrorists’, says Iraq PM Negotiations mixed over Diyala crisis |