Sky News | Iraq bombings target reconciliation meeting, killing 26 Los Angeles Times Reporting from Baghdad - A triple bombing aimed at a reconciliation meeting in Ramadi, the capital of Iraq's Anbar province, killed at least 26 ... Bombings in Iraq Aim at Reconciliation Meeting Iraq: Insurgency fears rise as bombs kill 19 in Ramadi Three blasts kill at least 16 in western Iraq |
KFGO | Iraq War veteran opens fire on police in Indiana The Associated Press LYNN, Ind. — An ex-Marine who served in Iraq has been charged with three counts of attempted murder of a police officer after firing on police. ... Iraq War veteran, Andrew Ward, opens fire on police |
Boston Globe | Opposition Grows to Iraqi Election Plan Wall Street Journal Under intense international pressure to hold its 2005 vote on time, Iraq's government at the time opted for the closed system because of its simplicity. ... Iraqis take to streets to protest government Iraqis protest against controversial voting system Protesters take to streets in Iraq |
Times Online | Iraq veteran dies of cancer after lung transplant from heavy smoker Times Online An Iraq war veteran died after receiving cancerous lungs from a heavy smoker in a transplant. Matthew Millington, 31, a corporal in the Queen's Royal ... Soldier died after being given smoker's lungs in transplant Cancerous transplant 'killed' British soldier Patient gets cancer after being given smoker's lungs |
Groups help imperiled Iraqis come to US The Associated Press When many Americans who served or worked in Iraq came home, they left behind Iraqi friends whose lives were at risk because of their US connections. ... |
Seattle Post Intelligencer | In 2008 Afghanistan firefight, US weapons failed The Associated Press Despite the military's insistence that they do, a small but vocal number of troops in Afghanistan and Iraq has complained that the standard-issue M4 rifles ... US troops 'complain' about weapons failure |
Court-martial of 2 soldiers weighed in Iraq discipline cases USA Today By Steve Ruark, AP By Aamer Madhani, USA TODAY CONTINGENCY OPERATING BASE ADDER, Iraq — The US Army is weighing whether to prosecute two soldiers charged ... |
Iraq studying new offers for West Qurna oil field Reuters BAGHDAD, Oct 11 (Reuters) - Iraq's Oil Ministry is considering revised offers from Exxon Mobil (XOM.N) and Lukoil (LKOH.MM) for its West Qurna oilfield, ... CORRECTED-UPDATE 4-Iraq inks deal with BP, CNPC on Rumaila field Iraq mulls over ExxonMobil's second bid REFILE-UPDATE 1-Iraq studying new Exxon, Lukoil West Qurna bids |
Middle East Online | Authorities in Iraq's holy Shiite city ban alcohol The Associated Press Alcohol consumption is forbidden under Islam, and liquor stores have often been targeted by both Sunni and Shiite extremists in Iraq. ... Iraq holy Shiite city of Najaf bans alcohol |
GulfNews | Syrian-Iraqi tension dominates atmosphere ahead of meeting on Iraq Xinhua The Iraqi delegation has brought to the meeting evidences that prove Iraqis based in Syria involved in attacks on civilian and government facilities in Iraq ... Syria's season of clout |