New Zealand Herald | Suicide Bombing Kills at Least 21 in Northern Iraq Washington Post 13 -- Two suicide bombers killed at least 21 people in a cafe in northern Iraq on Thursday, Iraqi officials said, in the latest attack targeting ethnic or ... 21 Die in Bombing in Northern Iraq Double suicide bombs in Iraq town Northern Iraq Twin Suicide Bombings Kill 20 |
AFP | High-Stakes Opening and Closing Roles for a US General in Iraq Washington Post Heidi Brown made history during the 2003 invasion of Iraq as the first female commander to head an American combat brigade in wartime. ... Iraq PM set to break with Shiite coalition in January polls Iraq's Shiites Show Restraint After Attacks TV station fined for misquoting official in Iraq |
Washington Post | US, Syria Discuss Iraq Border Control CBS News A senior delegation of US military commanders has ended talks with Syrian officials on the best ways to curb the flow of foreign fighters into Iraq with no ... US security team to visit Syria, focus on Iraq US envoy, Syria foreign minister discuss Mideast peace efforts Will Syria Fold? |
Earthtimes (press release) | 67 US soldiers in Iraq have swine flu AFP BAGHDAD — There have been 67 confirmed cases of swine flu among US soldiers stationed in Iraq, the military said on Thursday. ... Swine flu hits US military in Iraq Swine flu cases climb among US soldiers in Iraq India struggles to contain swine flu |
WALA-TV FOX10 | Boeing To Pay $25M To Settle Charges Of Defective Work Wall Street Journal (BA) will pay $25 million to settle charges that it performed defective work on a fleet of Air Force refueling planes used in Iraq and Afghanistan, ... Boeing pays $25 million to settle US probe Boeing agrees to $25 million settlement with Air Force Boeing to pay cash, repairs to resolve US case |
Major problems cited in Iraq interpreter contract The Associated Press WASHINGTON — A company with a $4.6 billion contract to supply US forces in Iraq with Arabic-speaking translators received a scathing review on Wednesday ... Defense says extensive outsourcing on Iraq linguist contract is ... |
The Pew Forum on Religion & Public Life | Afghan War Likely to 'Absorb' Potential Savings From US Withdrawal ... FOXNews (AP) President Obama's projection of substantial savings from drawing down troops in Iraq may be undermined by his request for $68 billion in military ... Is Afghanistan Obama's Iraq? Barack Obama's words downplay wars The obamacare Quagmire |
Telegraph.co.uk | FACTBOX-Security developments in Iraq, Aug 12 Reuters * KIRKUK - Three policemen were killed and three wounded when defusing a car bomb north of Kirkuk, 250 km (155 miles) north of Baghdad, police said. ... 'Illusion' of security in Iraq Iraq attacks raise fears of renewed ethnic tensions Eight killed in Iraq bomb attacks: officials |
US military deaths in Iraq war at 4332 The Associated Press 12, 2009, at least 4332 members of the US military had died in the Iraq war since it began in March 2003, according to an Associated Press count. ... |
Voice of America | Al Qaeda shows resilience in N.Iraq-US commander Reuters WASHINGTON, Aug 11 (Reuters) - Al Qaeda in Iraq has shown with a string of more deadly bombings in northern areas that it can reconstitute itself and its ... In Iraq's Kurdistan, political pessimism clouds economic progress Al-Qaeda remains threat in northern Iraq: US general US Commander: Al-Qaida Still Formidable, Iraqi Army Can Contain ... |