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World Briefing | Middle East Iraq: US Soldier Pleads Not Guilty in ... - New York Times Tue, 14 Apr 2009 02:49:07 GMT

AFP

World Briefing | Middle East Iraq: US Soldier Pleads Not Guilty in ... New York Times, United States By AP An American soldier who prosecutors say hatched the plan for the execution of four bound, blindfolded Iraqis pleaded not guilty to murder at his court-martial in Vilseck, Germany, on Monday. The prosecutor said the soldier, Master Sgt. John ... US sergeant pleads not guilty to murder in Iraq AFP US soldier charged with civilian murder in Iraq Albuquerque Express 3rd GI faces trial over detainee deaths Stars and Stripes NDTV.com - The Associated Press all 197 news articles

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Iraq accuses media of provoking strife - The Associated Press Mon, 13 Apr 2009 17:42:02 GMT

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Iraq accuses media of provoking strife The Associated Press BAGHDAD (AP) — Iraq's Shiite-led government criticized foreign and Iraqi media Monday for reports about recent arrests of US-backed Sunni paramilitaries, accusing news organizations of stoking religious tension and threatening national unity. ... US soldier killed in bomb attack in Iraq Xinhua Iraq roadside bomb kills US soldier AFP Roadside bomb kills US soldier in Iraq Daily Times Reuters - The Associated Press all 773 news articles

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Soldier accused of killing squad members in Iraq - The Associated Press Tue, 14 Apr 2009 00:41:18 GMT

Duluth News Tribune

Soldier accused of killing squad members in Iraq The Associated Press (AP) — An Army sergeant accused of killing his squad leader and another soldier shouted "my career's over, just kill me" as soldiers pinned him to the ground after he shot the men in Iraq, members of their unit told a military judge Monday. ... Soldier faces hearing at Fort Stewart over Iraq slayings Atlanta Journal Constitution US soldier on trial for comrades' deaths United Press International Sgt. said ‘kill me’ as leaders lay dying ArmyTimes.com Coosa Valley News - The Associated Press all 270 news articles

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Commander Says US Still on Schedule to Leave Iraq - New York Times Sun, 12 Apr 2009 19:59:12 GMT

Times Online

Commander Says US Still on Schedule to Leave Iraq New York Times, United States By RM SCHNEIDERMAN Despite a recent spate of attacks, the United States will leave Iraq on schedule, the top American commander in Iraq said on Sunday. The latest on President Obama, the new administration and other news from Washington and around the ... General: US should be out of Iraq by late 2011 CNN Iraq Withdrawal Is on Pace, Top US General Says Wall Street Journal US 'will' leave Iraq on schedule PRESS TV Bloomberg - Washington Times all 280 news articles

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Somber return for 5 soldiers killed in Mosul, Iraq - The Associated Press Mon, 13 Apr 2009 07:41:09 GMT

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Somber return for 5 soldiers killed in Mosul, Iraq The Associated Press (AP) — On a chilly Easter night, two days after his son and four of his fellow soldiers were killed in Iraq, David Pautsch watched their remains arrive on a jumbo jet during a somber, half-hour ceremony. "You see these five caskets, flag-draped, ... Bodies of US troops killed in Iraq arrive home AFP Remains of soldiers killed in suicide bombing in Iraq return to US Fort Worth Star Telegram Remains of 5 killed in Iraq arrive in Dover The Associated Press The Associated Press - The Associated Press all 491 news articles

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Police: Iraq a factor in PR soldier's suicide - The Associated Press Mon, 13 Apr 2009 20:01:12 GMT

Police: Iraq a factor in PR soldier's suicide The Associated Press SAN JUAN, Puerto Rico (AP) — A soldier who had told his family he did not want to return to Iraq apparently killed himself in a Puerto Rican motel days before he was to join his unit and head back to the war zone, police in the US territory said Monday ...

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Gay persecution in Iraq growing - United Press International Mon, 13 Apr 2009 19:32:21 GMT

BBC News

Gay persecution in Iraq growing United Press International BAGHDAD, April 13 (UPI) -- Supporters of the gay community in Iraq say the lack of government attention to a spate of murders is tantamount to tacit approval of violence. The improved security situation in Iraq has prompted some members of the gay ... Fears over Iraq gay killing spate BBC News Dem decries anti-gay murders in Iraq Politico Polis Demands Action on Gay Iraqi Killings Advocate.com Independent - Denver Post all 11 news articles

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5 US Troops Killed in Iraq Bombing - Washington Post Sat, 11 Apr 2009 04:15:34 GMT

MiamiHerald.com

5 US Troops Killed in Iraq Bombing Washington Post, United States The attack was the deadliest for US troops in Iraq since March 2008. The suicide bomber drove up to the headquarters of the Iraqi National Police in southwestern Mosul about 10 am Guards at the main entrance fired at the vehicle when the driver ... Suicide bomber kills 9 in Iraq CNN International 9 Sunni fighters die in suicide attack in Iraq The Associated Press Iraq suicide attacker kills 9 at anti-Qaeda militia HQ AFP Los Angeles Times - BBC News all 1,676 news articles

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US military deaths in Iraq war at 4272 - The Associated Press Mon, 13 Apr 2009 00:51:05 GMT

US military deaths in Iraq war at 4272 The Associated Press As of Sunday, April 12, 2009, at least 4272 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. ... Truck Bomb Kills Five 4th Infantry Division Soldiers KWTX all 39 news articles

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Abbas visits Iraq's Kurdish region - AFP Mon, 13 Apr 2009 17:33:02 GMT

AFP

Abbas visits Iraq's Kurdish region AFP ARBIL, Iraq (AFP) — Palestinian president Mahmud Abbas on Monday met Kurdish regional government leader Massud Barzani in a visit aimed at cementing ties between the two largest stateless peoples in the Middle East. "We did not need any invitation to ... Palestinian's president Abbas arrives in Iraq's Kurdish region Xinhua Palestinian president in Iraq's Kurdistan Ynetnews Palestinian president visits northern Iraq Monsters and Critics.com Ma'an News Agency - Arab Monitor all 17 news articles