![]() BBC News | Iraq demands official apology for US raid Reuters By Waleed Ibrahim BAGHDAD (Reuters) - The Iraqi government has asked General Ray Odierno, the US commander in Iraq, for an official apology for a US raid this week that killed two people and kicked off a tide of condemnation, an official said on ... US 'saddened' by deadly Iraq raid Iraq Says US Raid That Killed Two Breaches Pullout Agreement Iraq wants US forces out of Mosul on time |
![]() CBS News | Iraq al-Qaeda chief 'in custody' Aljazeera.net, Qatar The Iraqi prime minister has announced that Abu Omar al-Baghdadi, a suspected senior commander of al-Qaeda in Iraq, is in custody. Nuri al-Maliki referred to al-Baghdadi as "the head of evil, the leader of al-Qaeda in Iraq," accusing him of trying to ... Iraq's Awakening: Two tales illustrate force's birth and slow death Iraq insists suspected insurgent leader captured Iraq PM hails 'victory' of Qaeda chief's arrest |
![]() PRESS TV | Attacks have ripple effect on Iran-Iraq ties USA Today "They want to tear the Shiites of Iraq and Iran apart," said Ridhaei, 64, of Tehran as he stood outside the tomb of Imam Mousa al-Kazim. The crowds of pilgrims have thinned since Friday's attacks that killed 71 people. Another suicide bombing on ... Envoy calls for pullout of foreign troops from Iraq Iran holds US responsible for killing of Iranian pilgrims in Iraq Iran holds US responsible for Iraq deaths |
US military deaths in Iraq war at 4278 The Associated Press As of Monday, April 27, 2009, at least 4278 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. ... |
![]() WA today | Officer: Accused ex-GI wanted to shoot civilians msnbc.com Steven Dale Green, 23, of Midland, Texas, has pleaded not guilty to more than a dozen charges, including sexual assault and four counts of murder, stemming from the March 2006 attack in Iraq's so-called "Triangle of Death." Col. ... Trial begins of ex-soldier accused in Iraq murder-rape case Trial opens for ex-soldier in Iraqi family's deaths Ex-soldier 'bragged' about rape |
Iraq Raises Oil Bid Round Signature Bonuses To $2.6B Wall Street Journal By Hassan Hafidh Of DOW JONES NEWSWIRES AMMAN (Dow Jones)--The Iraqi oil ministry has dramatically increased the signature bonuses for international oil companies to $2.6 billion for the six oil and two gas fields announced in Iraq's first bidding ... FACTBOX-Key dates in bids for Iraq oil service contracts Iraq seeks upfront payment for oil rights FACTBOX-Iraq oil, gas bidding round signature bonuses |
![]() BBC News | The last days of British forces in Iraq BBC News, UK On his third tour of Iraq, he says the changes in six years were evident. Cpl Walker, 25, from Falmouth, Cornwall, said in the opening weeks of the campaign, he was living out of armoured vehicles. "We had to live on rations for two months straight. ... 'Minor Miracle' Legacy Of UK Troops In Iraq The last UK troops are getting ready to leave Iraq Human cost of British troops in Iraq: Mother buries son twice |
AFP | Iraq owes Kuwait $25.5 bln in war damages AFP KUWAIT CITY (AFP) — Iraq owes Kuwait 25.5 billion dollars of war reparations for the 1990 occupation of the oil-rich emirate by Saddam Hussein's forces, a Kuwaiti official said on Tuesday. The compensation claims, approved by the United Nations, ... Iraq owes Kuwait $25.5bn damages |
Publisher Pulls Plug on Iraq War Video Game FOXNews Japan's Asahi Shimbun newspaper reported Tuesday that game publisher Konami has decided not to release the ultra-realistic Iraq combat game, which is based on the bloody 2004 battle between American and Iraqi uniformed personnel and Iraqi insurgents. ... |
AFP | Konami Abandons Controversial Iraq War Game Animation World Network, CA Various game sites are reporting via Japanese newspaper Asahi that Konami has decided not to publish Atomic Games' controversial Iraq War game SIX DAYS IN FALLUJAH. Public pressure from the US moved the Japanese to abandon the title. ... War Game Loses Publisher Report: Konami drops 'Six Days in Fallujah' paidContent.org - Backlash Forces Konami To Scrap 'Six Days in ... |