![]() Today's Zaman | Iraq Plans to Relocate Iran Opposition Group Washington Post, United States By Ernesto Londoño BAGHDAD, March 27 -- Iraq's national security adviser said Friday that the government intends to move an Iranian opposition group from its sanctuary near the Iranian border to a location where leaders and "brainwashed cult members" ... Britons Held in Iraq May Be Freed in Exchange Iran's Renewed Border Dispute With Iraq Threatens to Hinder US Efforts Iraq to move Iranian opposition group: official |
![]() Boston Globe | Iraq car bombing kills 26 in Baghdad Los Angeles Times, CA Although the overall number of civilian deaths is far lower than during the country's civil war several years ago, hopes that Iraq could completely end the bombings and killings that have defined it since the US-led invasion in 2003 have proved ... Video: Car Bomb Attack Kills 2 Dozen in Iraq 16 Killed by Bomb in Baghdad Iraq bombing leaves 22 dead |
US military deaths in Iraq war at 4262 The Associated Press As of Friday, March 27, 2009, at least 4262 members of the US military had died in the Iraq war since it began in March 2003, according to an Associated Press count. The figure includes eight military civilians killed in action. ... US military deaths in Iraq war at 4262 |
Washington Times | Kurd sees 'very bad signals' from Baghdad Los Angeles Times, CA Masrour Barzani, the Kurdish region's security chief, criticizes the failure so far to implement an article of the Iraq Constitution concerning control of oil-rich Kirkuk. By Ned Parker Reporting from Salahuddin, Iraq -- Masrour Barzani, ... Iraq moves to counter Kurdish power in provinces Imam Killed in Restive Iraqi Town Sunni Arab cleric killed in Iraq's Diyala province |
![]() Boston Globe | Shoddy wiring 'everywhere' on Iraq bases CNN It's all put in wrong," inspector says WASHINGTON (CNN) -- Thousands of buildings at US bases in Iraq and Afghanistan have such poorly installed wiring that American troops face life-threatening risks, a top inspector for the Army says. ... US troops in Iraq victims of faulty wiring Wiring at US-run military facilities is being inspected to prevent ... Military inspecting tens of thousands of Iraq facilities to ... |
![]() BBC News | US shifts focus from Iraq to Afghanistan under battlefield pressure Xinhua, China by Xinhua Writer Zhao Yi WASHINGTON, March 27 (Xinhua) -- Since the Iraq War broke out in March 2003, the White House and the Pentagon have been focusing on the Gulf. However, US President Barack Abama's announcement on Friday about the comprehensive ... Video: Obama Plans Al Qaeda Defeat New Afghan strategy takes lessons from Iraq Mr. Obama's Surge |
Iraq vets may sink KBR contract in Texas county Houston Chronicle, United States That led a KBR official in attendance Tuesday to deny allegations of exposing US soldiers to toxic chemicals and deadly showers in Iraq in order to save a contract for a small, four-lane road leading to a new suburban high school near Austin. ... Iraq vets may sink KBR contract in Texas county Hays County delays road contract after veterans protest |
2 more lawsuits target Xe over Iraq shootings San Jose Mercury News, USA AP RALEIGH, NC—Two more federal lawsuits filed this week accuse the security contractor formerly named Blackwater Worldwide of fostering a culture of lawlessness. A lawsuit filed Friday in the southern district of California targets the company for a ... Xe - Blackwater Faces New Claims Over Civilian Shootings in Iraq ... |
US soldier dies in Iraq Xinhua, China ... of next of kin and release by the Department of Defense. The latest death raised the toll of the US soldiers who have been killed in Iraq to 4261 since the US-led invasion in Iraq in March 2003, according to media count based on Pentagon figures. US soldier dies of non-combat injuries in Iraq One US Soldier Dies in Iraq |
![]() FinalCall.com | The US exit from Iraq: how to steer clear of danger Christian Science Monitor, MA By Joost Hiltermann Istanbul, Turkey - President Obama's announcement that he intends to withdraw most US troops from Iraq by August 2010 is most welcome, heralding the end of the Bush administration's disastrous war. Relieved as we may be about the ... President Obama's Trip to Iraq The Iraq War - Six years is too long! Iraq combat troops to stay, under a different designation |