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2 US soldiers killed in Iraq - United Press International Sat, 02 May 2009 23:25:43 GMT

Aljazeera.net

2 US soldiers killed in Iraq United Press International Derrick Cheng, a spokesman for the US military in northern Iraq. Iraqi police said Saturday a man arrested during an attempted suicide bombing at a Shiite mosque in Kirkuk was identified as a Syrian belonging to the Islamic State of Iraq, ... Anatomy of an `inside' ambush in Iraq The Associated Press Iraq bloodshed rises as US allies defect Times Online FACTBOX: Military and civilian deaths in Iraq Reuters Boston Globe - Los Angeles Times all 1,170 news articles

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Iran shells Kurdish rebel positions in north Iraq - Washington Post Sat, 02 May 2009 13:57:39 GMT

Voice of America

Iran shells Kurdish rebel positions in north Iraq Washington Post, United States - Sherko Raouf, Tim Cocks, Robert Woodward SULAIMANIYA, Iraq (Reuters) - Iran shelled Kurdish rebel positions in a remote area of northern Iraq's largely autonomous Kurdistan region Saturday, a spokesman for the Kurdish Peshmerga border guards said. "They fired shells at the mountain area of ... Video: New Kurdish party forms in Iraq Al Jazeera Kurds: Iran shells Kurdish rebel sites in Iraq eTaiwan News Democracy for the trust of masses Kurdish Globe all 120 news articles

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US military deaths in Iraq war at 4284 - Examiner.com Sat, 02 May 2009 23:35:47 GMT

US military deaths in Iraq war at 4284 Examiner.com May 2, 2009 4:27 PM (9 mins ago) By AP, AP As of Saturday, May 2, 2009, at least 4284 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 ... US military deaths in Iraq war at 4284 Forbes US military deaths in Iraq war at 4281 MiamiHerald.com US military deaths in Iraq war at 4284May 2, 2009 7:27 pm Fort Wayne Journal Gazette all 71 news articles

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Iraq radical cleric meets fellow Shiites - AFP Fri, 01 May 2009 16:02:53 GMT

Telegraph.co.uk

Iraq radical cleric meets fellow Shiites AFP ISTANBUL (AFP) — Iraq's Shiite radical leader Moqtada al-Sadr on Saturday met with some 70 co-religionists in Istanbul, including members of the Iraqi parliament, Anatolia news agency quoted an aide as saying. Sadr, who had not been seen in public for ... Iraq's Sadr meets Erdoğan in Ankara Today's Zaman Iraqi cleric Moqtada al-Sadr appears in public for first time in ... Telegraph.co.uk Turk cabinet revamp to serve strong finances -PM Forbes New York Times - www.worldbulletin.net all 314 news articles

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Iraq: 'Basra is now worse than when the British troops arrived' - Independent Sat, 02 May 2009 23:04:11 GMT

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Iraq: 'Basra is now worse than when the British troops arrived' Independent, UK But then, Iraq became too dangerous for unescorted reporting. For two years, my best access to Iraqis was when embedded with US battalions in Baghdad. They hooked me up with Iraqi engineers at some impressive reconstruction projects (new sewers, ... Video: David Cameron on MPs' expenses ITN NEWS Iraq says it's open for business again BBC News A draw in Iraq, no victory near in Helmand Times Online Telegraph.co.uk - guardian.co.uk all 1,291 news articles

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Testimony: Ex-soldier talked of role in Iraq crime - Houston Chronicle Fri, 01 May 2009 22:34:59 GMT

WA today

Testimony: Ex-soldier talked of role in Iraq crime Houston Chronicle, United States - Brett Barrouquere Howard's testimony came on the fifth day of Green's federal trial on charges that he raped 14-year-old Abeer Qassim al-Janabi and killed her and her family near Mahmoudiya, Iraq, south of Baghdad. Federal prosecutors say Green was the third soldier to ... Officer: Accused ex-GI wanted to shoot civilians msnbc.com Trial begins of ex-soldier accused in Iraq murder-rape case World War 4 Report Lt. Col. testifies in ex-soldier's murder trial Clarksville Leaf Chronicle Houston Chronicle all 536 news articles

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Babylon Ruins Reopen in Iraq, to Controversy - New York Times Sat, 02 May 2009 17:06:02 GMT

New York Times

Babylon Ruins Reopen in Iraq, to Controversy New York Times, United States - Steven Lee Myers By STEVEN LEE MYERS BABYLON, Iraq — After decades of dictatorship and disrepair, Iraq is celebrating its renewed sovereignty over the Babylon archaeological site — by fighting over the place, over its past and future and, of course, over its spoils. ...

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Sailor from Freetown killed in Iraq - Boston Globe Sat, 02 May 2009 07:34:27 GMT

Boston Globe

Sailor from Freetown killed in Iraq Boston Globe, United States - Milton J. Valencia By Milton J. Valencia A Freetown sailor, destined to work in an elite unit in the military, his family said, was killed in Iraq Thursday while conducting what the Navy called combat operations against enemy forces in Fallujah. ... Area remembers Freetown serviceman killed in Iraq Boston Herald Freetown, Mass. sailor reported killed in Iraq NECN Norfolk-based soldier killed in Iraq WAVY-TV Enterprise News - Providence Eyewitness News all 58 news articles

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Death toll from twin Iraq car bombs rises to 51 - Washington Post Thu, 30 Apr 2009 07:54:40 GMT

GulfNews

Death toll from twin Iraq car bombs rises to 51 Washington Post, United States - Muhanad Mohammed, Michael Christie, Sophie Hares The car bombs Wednesday, which also wounded 76 people in the capital's sprawling Sadr City slum, followed a series of other attacks in the past two weeks that have stirred fears of a return to broader sectarian bloodshed in Iraq. ... Video: After 100 Days Iraqis Give Obama High Marks The Associated Press Iraqi police accused of lax security USA Today Obama says bombings in Iraq cause for concern Reuters Kansas City Star - AFP all 790 news articles

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Blast kills 3 in northern Iraq - The Associated Press Sat, 02 May 2009 08:50:18 GMT

Blast kills 3 in northern Iraq The Associated Press BAGHDAD (AP) — Iraqi police say a roadside bomb has killed at least three people near the northern city of Kirkuk. The victims are civilians who were traveling about 20 miles (32 kilometers) south of the ethnically mixed city. Police Brig. Gen. ...