Suicide Attack Kills at Least 15 in Iraq - New York Times Thu, 16 Apr 2009 13:55:06 GMT

Suicide Attack Kills at Least 15 in Iraq
New York Times, United States
It was the second attack on security forces in Iraq in two days, punctuating a spike in bombings that has killed more than 70 people this month, including five American soldiers who died in a suicide truck bombing in northern Iraq last Friday. ...
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Iraqi-born insurgent jailed for 25 years in US - AFP Thu, 16 Apr 2009 22:46:00 GMT

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Iraqi-born insurgent jailed for 25 years in US
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WASHINGTON (AFP) — A US federal judge Thursday sentenced an Iraqi-born Dutch citizen to 25 years in prison for conspiring to kill Americans in Iraq in the first case of its kind, the US Justice Department said. Wesam al-Delaema, who made demonstration ...
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US sergeant gets life for detainee murders in Iraq - AFP Thu, 16 Apr 2009 16:16:04 GMT

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US sergeant gets life for detainee murders in Iraq
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VILSECK, Germany (AFP) — A US soldier was jailed for life Thursday for the "execution-style" murder of four prisoners in Iraq, a court martial here said. US Master Sergeant John E. Hatley had also been found guilty Wednesday of conspiracy to kill the ...
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Gates Takes His Case for Military Budget on the Road - New York Times Fri, 17 Apr 2009 02:23:38 GMT

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Gates Takes His Case for Military Budget on the Road
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“For too long, there was a belief, or a hope, that Iraq and Afghanistan were exotic distractions that would be wrapped up relatively soon,” Mr. Gates told a sometimes skeptical audience of officers and civilians at the Army War College here in ...
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Kurds, Arabs Maneuver Ahead of UN Report on N. Iraq - Washington Post Fri, 17 Apr 2009 01:22:41 GMT

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Kurds, Arabs Maneuver Ahead of UN Report on N. Iraq
Washington Post, United States
By Ernesto Londoño BAGHDAD, April 16 -- Kurdish and Arab politicians in northern Iraq are preparing for a potentially long and bruising fight over disputed areas as they await the release of UN reports expected to propose joint administration of Kirkuk ...
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US military deaths in Iraq war at 4273 - FOXNews Fri, 17 Apr 2009 02:39:22 GMT

US military deaths in Iraq war at 4273
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By AP As of Thursday, April 16, 2009, at least 4273 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. ...

Executions main cause of civilian death during Iraq war - WOI Thu, 16 Apr 2009 04:30:47 GMT

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Executions main cause of civilian death during Iraq war
WOI, IA
AP - April 16, 2009 12:33 AM ET BAGHDAD (AP) - A new study suggests executions, not bombings, have been the leading cause of civilian deaths during the Iraq war. The study has appeared in the New England Journal of Medicine, and looked at civilian ...
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Army sergeant killed squad leader in Iraq, soldier testifies - Los Angeles Times Wed, 15 Apr 2009 04:49:08 GMT

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Army sergeant killed squad leader in Iraq, soldier testifies
Los Angeles Times, CA
Sgt. Joseph Bozicevich also shot and killed another sergeant at their base in Iraq in the incident last year, according to testimony at a military court hearing. Associated Press Ft. Stewart, Ga. -- A US Army sergeant, his face lighted by the muzzle ...
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Urgency grows for Iraq to fight without US help - Reuters Thu, 16 Apr 2009 14:07:13 GMT

Urgency grows for Iraq to fight without US help
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By Michael Christie BAGHDAD (Reuters) - Iraq's urgent need for weaponry to tackle an expected increase in insurgent attacks when US forces withdraw means it may have to shift away from buying US arms, Foreign Minister Hoshiyar Zebari said. ...

Iraq asks Eni, Repsol, Nippon to resubmit oil bids - Reuters Thu, 16 Apr 2009 21:07:47 GMT

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Iraq asks Eni, Repsol, Nippon to resubmit oil bids
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By Aref Mohammed BAGHDAD, April 16 (Reuters) - Iraq has asked oil firms Nippon Oil of Japan (5001.T), Eni (ENI.MI) of Italy and Repsol (REP.MC) of Spain to resubmit bids for developing the Nassiriya oil field, Oil Minister Hussain al-Shahristani said ...
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