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Iraq bombing kills 23 at gathering of Sunni, Shiite tribesmen - Los Angeles Times Sat, 03 Jan 2009 01:14:37 GMT

TVNZ

Iraq bombing kills 23 at gathering of Sunni, Shiite tribesmen Los Angeles Times, CA - 2 hours ago By Ned Parker and Ali Hameed Reporting from Baghdad -- The Sunni and Shiite tribesmen had come from across Iraq to turn the page on the fratricidal violence ... Suicide Bombing Shatters Relative Calm in Iraq Washington Post Iraq Suicide Bomber Kills 24 New York Times Attack at Iraq Tribal Meeting Kills 23 Voice of America BBC News - Aljazeera.net all 593 news articles

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US hands control of Baghdad's Green Zone to Iraq - Los Angeles Times Fri, 02 Jan 2009 10:00:23 GMT

Sydney Morning Herald

US hands control of Baghdad's Green Zone to Iraq Los Angeles Times, CA - 17 hours ago It's a big first step toward withdrawal from Iraq -- a 'day of sovereignty,' Prime Minister Nouri Maliki says, that should become a national holiday. ... Iraq's transport network on road to recovery but needs help AFP Attacks Occur as Iraq Takes Control of Key Sites New York Times European flight lands in Baghdad BBC News McClatchy Washington Bureau - Los Angeles Times all 1,513 news articles

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US military deaths in Iraq war at 4221 - The Associated Press Sat, 03 Jan 2009 01:30:54 GMT

US military deaths in Iraq war at 4221 The Associated Press - 2 hours ago 2, 2009, at least 4221 members of the US military had died in the Iraq war since it began in March 2003, according to an Associated Press count. ... Soldier from Concord killed in Iraq San Jose Mercury News Walnut Creek soldier dies in Iraq abc7news.com 22-Year-Old Soldier From Concord Killed In Iraq CBS 5 all 55 news articles

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Election friction flares in Iraq's violent north - Reuters Fri, 02 Jan 2009 18:05:00 GMT

Gulf Times

Election friction flares in Iraq's violent north Reuters - 9 hours ago On Wednesday, gunmen walked into a cafe in central Mosul and killed Mowaffaq al-Hamdani, a member of the Sunni Arab "Iraq for Us" party list. ... UN condemns Mosul assassination United Press International Top UN envoy deplores murder of Iraqi political candidate UN News Centre Election candidate shot dead in northern Iraq Reuters all 26 news articles

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Barack Obama’s Election Voted Top News Story of 2008 - Voice of America Fri, 02 Jan 2009 22:11:59 GMT

Los Angeles Times

Barack Obama’s Election Voted Top News Story of 2008 Voice of America - 5 hours ago The war in Iraq was fourth on the list. The American troop surge helped reduce violence in Iraq. But bombings and kidnappings continued. ... Video: Looking back at a momentous year in US politics 01 Jan 09 AlJazeeraEnglish How Obama Lost Control of Iraq Policy Middle East Online Motives Behind War On Terror American Chronicle OpEdNews - Daily Beast all 243 news articles

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Family, police baffled by New Year's slaying of Long Beach couple - Los Angeles Times Sat, 03 Jan 2009 01:57:49 GMT

Family, police baffled by New Year's slaying of Long Beach couple Los Angeles Times, CA - 2 hours ago So's sister Vannaly Tim, 24, and Tim's boyfriend Sarith Em, a 25-year-old Army veteran of Iraq and Afghanistan, lived in the Long Beach apartment along with ... Couple Gunned Down Outside Long Beach Home KTLA LB couple killed outside home Long Beach Press-Telegram 2 killed at Long Beach New Year's party San Jose Mercury News Los Angeles Times - San Jose Mercury News all 61 news articles

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Last '08 Iraq, Afghan deaths - New York Daily News Thu, 01 Jan 2009 06:38:17 GMT

USA Today

Last '08 Iraq, Afghan deaths New York Daily News, NY - Dec 31, 2008 BY RICHARD SISK WASHINGTON - Two US troops died of combat wounds in Iraq Wednesday and a British Royal Marine was killed in Afghanistan to end a year that ... Video: US Troops Celebrate New Year in Kabul AssociatedPress Iraq, Afghan death tolls at lowest in 2008 United Press International Afghan bombings increase Stars and Stripes Santa Rosa Press Democrat - Boston Globe all 993 news articles

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A Focus on Violence by Returning GI’s - New York Times Fri, 02 Jan 2009 15:35:53 GMT

New York Times

A Focus on Violence by Returning GI’s New York Times, United States - 12 hours ago Focusing attention on soldiers charged with killings is a shift for the military, which since the start of the war in Iraq has largely deflected any ... Local Iraq war deaths fall to lowest number last year Seattle Post Intelligencer Georgia unit upbeat about Afghanistan mission Atlanta Journal Constitution GI post-Iraq timebomb ticking away Blatherskite Colorado Springs Gazette - Temple Daily Telegram all 28 news articles

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People's Mojahedin Organization of Iran: Iranian Dissidents In ... - Huffington Post Fri, 02 Jan 2009 20:07:36 GMT

PRESS TV

People's Mojahedin Organization of Iran: Iranian Dissidents In ... Huffington Post, NY - 7 hours ago NEW YORK--Iraq's transition of power and the security agreement calling for the withdrawal of American troops from Iraq by 2011 leaves the fate of 3000 ... Iraq to expel Iran rebels as it takes over camp from US AFP Cultlike Iranian militant group worries about its future in Iraq Kansas City Star Iraq seeks departure of Iranian opposition exiles Reuters Irish Times - Fars News Agency all 76 news articles

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IRAQ: Marines hope Kelly's Cows help widows, dairy industry - Los Angeles Times Fri, 02 Jan 2009 18:42:58 GMT

Los Angeles Times

IRAQ: Marines hope Kelly's Cows help widows, dairy industry Los Angeles Times, CA - 9 hours ago The Marine Corps is trying to ease two problems in Anbar province: the economic straits of Iraqi widows and their children, and the deterioration of the ... US moo-ve to rebuild Iraq's dairy herds United Press International Marines buy cows for Iraqi widows Los Angeles Times all 9 news articles