The Associated Press | State Department Official Is Among 3 Killed in Iraq New York Times, United States The State Department official, Terrence Barnich, was deputy director of the Iraq Transition Assistance Office in Baghdad. A resident of Chicago, he was hired for the job in January 2007, according to State Department officials. ... Iraq roadside bombing kills 3 Americans Three die in bombing of US convoy in Iraq Bomb attack on US convoy in Iraq kills 3 |
Boston Globe | Army chief: Troops might stay a decade in Iraq, Afghanistan USA Today The Army's chief of staff says that despite plans to bring soldiers home over the next three years, the Pentagon is ready to keep US forces in Iraq and Afghanistan for 10 years because of global events, the Associated Press reports. ... Army chief says US ready to be in Iraq 10 years Pentagon: US Ready to Keep Troops in Iraq For Another 10 Years US: "There's No Way I'm Going to Deploy to Afghanistan" |
KY3 | The Penalty for Serving: After Iraq, a National Guardsman ... Washington Post, United States So why didn't anyone seem interested in hiring him after he returned from Iraq? Craig Lewis, a captain in the Army National Guard, was online Tuesday, May 26 to discuss his efforts to find a job and return to life at home after serving in Iraq. ... BEST PARADE OF ALL: GUARDSMEN MARCH HOME FROM IRAQ NJ National Guard troops come home from Iraq National Guard Deploys to Iraq |
Los Angeles Times | Trade Official Quits as Iraq Continues Investigations New York Times, United States By TIMOTHY WILLIAMS and ABEER MOHAMMED BAGHDAD — Iraq's embattled trade minister resigned Monday, the first casualty of what is expected to be a significant turnover in Prime Minister Nuri Kamal al-Maliki's cabinet as part of the government's campaign ... US military says large-scale attacks in Iraq down by half FACTBOX-Security developments in Iraq, May 25 Iraq trade minister resigns amid corruption claims |
10TV | Racine wife remembers husband killed in Iraq Chicago Tribune, United States A Racine soldier who was killed in Iraq last week was always a comic, the life of the party whose two young sons adored and idolized him, his wife said. Sgt. 1st Class Brian K. Naseman died Friday of injuries described as non-combat-related, ... Area native dies after 'a non-combat related incident' in Iraq Wisconsin remembers service members who died in Afghanistan, Iraq Ohio native killed in Iraq |
US military deaths in Iraq war at 4301 The Associated Press As of Tuesday, May 26, 2009, at least 4301 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 4301 |
Crain's Chicago Business | Bomb kills former Illinois official, 2 others in Iraq CNN International US Ambassador to Iraq Christopher Hill said Barnich was part of a group "returning from an inspection of a wastewater treatment plant under construction in Falluja" when their car went over the bomb. Former Illinois Chairman dies in Iraq Former ICC chairman killed in Iraq NPRG's Barnich Killed in Iraq |
Washington Post | Troops in Iraq, Afghanistan honor their fallen The Associated Press In Iraq and Afghanistan, the US military remembered the toll so far on the troops — more than 4900 dead — with the outcome still unclear. In Iraq, soldiers and Marines stood solemnly during a playing of Taps at Baghdad's Camp Victory. ... Iraq, Afghanistan veteran hits mark with speech Gates Says Taliban Have Momentum in Afghanistan Families Affected by Suicide Feel Sting |
Washington Post | In Iraq, Assertive Parliament Emerges Under New Speaker Washington Post, United States By Nada Bakri BAGHDAD, May 26 -- In a test of wills that could shape Iraq's turbulent politics for years to come, the country's parliament has moved decisively against a minister accused of corruption and has threatened to summon Prime Minister Nouri ... |
PRESS TV | Six Kurds compete on Iraq's Kurdish regional presidency Xinhua, China BAGHDAD, May 26 (Xinhua) -- Six Iraqi Kurds candidates have finally registered to compete for the presidency in Iraq's Kurdish autonomous region due to be held on July 25, an official from the Independent High Electoral Commission said on Tuesday. ... Candidates register for Iraqi Kurdistan vote A contest of wills A Legacy of Stability in Northern Iraq? |