US military deaths in Iraq war at 4316 Washington Post, United States By AP AP -- As of Tuesday, June 23, 2009, at least 4316 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 nine military civilians killed in action. ... US military deaths in Iraq war at 4316 US Military Deaths In Iraq War At 4316 US military: American soldier dies in non-combat related incident ... |
Washington Post | Gates Calls on Persian Gulf States to Help More in Iraq, Afghanistan Voice of America By Al Pessin US Defense Secretary Robert Gates called on Persian Gulf States and other Middle Eastern powers Tuesday to do more to help stabilize Iraq and Afghanistan, and to work together to counter Iranian influence. Gates spoke in Washington to a ... Gates Urges Gulf States to 'Embrace' Iraq to Put Brakes on Iran US urges Gulf states to support Iraq, counter Iran Gates: Gulf Nations Support of Iraq Contains Iran |
Daily Mail | Public grilling for Gordon Brown and Tony Blair in Iraq inquiry guardian.co.uk, UK Gordon Brown and Tony Blair face being questioned in public over their roles in the run-up to the Iraq war after the chairman of the independent inquiry indicated that he is to summon the prime minister and his predecessor to give evidence. ... Tories urge 'proper Iraq U-turn' Head of UK Iraq war inquiry backs some public hearings Tony Blair to give evidence in public over Iraq |
Earthtimes (press release) | Iraq to mark US pullback from cities with holiday The Associated Press Separately, an Iraqi civilian was killed and another wounded Tuesday morning when a US vehicle hit their motorcycle that had stalled on a road near the US detention facility Camp Bucca in southern Iraq, the military said. Lt. Col. ... Iraq to mark US pullout with holiday, ceremonies Op-Ed Contributor Hide and Seek Iraq urges scientists to come home |
MiamiHerald.com | V-22 Osprey aircraft underperformed in Iraq-report Reuters N) underperformed in Iraq, may fall short in Afghanistan and the Pentagon should review whether to buy more, congressional investigators said on Tuesday. The Marine Corps model of the V-22 Osprey "has not performed the full range of missions ... V-22's Iraq Performance Should Prompt Program Review, GAO Says GAO: Osprey may not meet challenges of Afghanistan V-22 is sharply criticized, staunchly defended |
Gulf Times | Big Oil Ready for Big Gamble in Iraq Wall Street Journal By GINA CHON The government intends to auction off oil contracts to foreign companies for the first time since Iraq nationalized its oil industry more than three decades ago. If all goes according to plan in the first round, foreign oil companies will ... Iraq's North Oil aims to up output to 800000 bpd Iraq oil minister insists strategy is on track Iraq says energy contracts to be awarded on time |
fairfieldweekly.com | President Obama to sign Iraq/Afghanistan supplemental tomorrow FOXNews President Obama will sign the $106 billion supplemental bill funding continuing military operations in Iraq and Afghanistan tomorrow, White House Press Secretary Robert Gibbs tells Fox. The bill also provides more than $7.7 billion for pandemic flu ... Eminent Liberal Theologian on American Empire: Can Obama Pull Off ... Dilemmas of American Empire: Can Obama Pull Off a Game-Changer in ... With Dems Like These... |
Times Online | Bombings and shootings kill more than 30 in Iraq The Associated Press BAGHDAD (AP) — Bombings and shootings killed more than 30 people across Iraq on Monday, including high school students on their way to final exams, part of a new round of violence ahead of next week's deadline for US troops to withdraw from urban areas ... Video: Truck Bomb in Northern Iraq Kills More Than 70 Laws Lag in Iraq, as Patience Wears Thin At Least 26 Killed in Iraq Violence |
Catholic News Agency | Fort Lewis chaplain dies of Iraq war injuries Seattle Times, United States A Fort Lewis chaplain who was critically injured by a roadside bomb five years ago in Iraq has died. A Fort Lewis chaplain who was critically injured by a roadside bomb five years ago in Iraq has died. The 49-year-old Catholic priest known as Father ... Brave Catholic Army chaplain dies from injuries suffered in Iraq Chaplain dies from Iraq war injuries Priest, 1st Army chaplain seriously injured in Iraq, dies at 49 |
Telegraph.co.uk | Plea from Iraq hostages' families BBC News, UK The families of five hostages held in Iraq, two of whom have died, have spoken of their "profound grief" and called for the others to be freed. Foreign Secretary David Miliband has insisted every "conceivable option" had been examined to secure their ... Video: Bodies of two British hostages identified in Iraq Brown Appeals to Iraq's Maliki Over Hostages ID for Slain Britons Taken Hostage in Iraq |