RTE.ie | 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 ... Blasts Kill 21 at a Cafe in North Iraq Double suicide bombs in Iraq town Northern Iraq Twin Suicide Bombings Kill 20 |
The Associated Press | 3 Iraqis killed in US-Iraqi mortar exercise The Associated Press The accident comes at a time when the US military is shifting its primary role in Iraq from combat to training Iraqi security forces. ... Iraq's Stealthy Progress Iraq's Sunnis Iraqi Candidates Peer Over Sectarian Gap |
New York Times | Minorities Can't Escape Northern Iraq's Ethnic and Religious Maelstrom New York Times Young men guarding the entrance to Khazna, a village in northern Iraq inhabited by Shiite Shabaks, a Kurdish-speaking minority, taking a break to eat their ... |
BBC News | Writers rally against Iraq censorship ABC Online No place in the world is as dangerous for journalists as Iraq. At least 190 media workers have died since the beginning of the war in 2003. ... Iraqi Journalists Protesting in Baghdad Say the Government Is ... Iraqi journalists protest government pressure Iraqi protest at media censorship |
Boston Globe | 18 years later: 1st Gulf War casualty laid to rest The Associated Press For more than 18 years, no one knew if he was killed or being held prisoner in Iraq until his remains were discovered in the desert, west of Baghdad, ... Scott Speicher memorial roundup: A farewell fit for 'our hero' NAVY PILOT FINALLY RETURNS HOME Tampa man recalls his friend Scott Speicher |
Washington Post | 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: Talk Is Cheap, Blood Is Cheaper At War Contributors Fewer Roadside Bombs in Iraq |
FACTBOX-Security developments in Iraq, Aug 15 Reuters MOSUL - A gunman wounded nine civilians when he hurled a hand grenade in a market in central Mosul, 390 km (240 miles) north of Baghdad, police said. ... |
New York Times | GI Jane Breaks the Combat Barrier as War Evolves New York Times Gervasio Sanchez/AP By LIZETTE ALVAREZ As the convoy rumbled up the road in Iraq, Specialist Veronica Alfaro was struck by the beauty of fireflies dancing ... Nobody Cares About Chromosomes |
US military deaths in Iraq war at 4332 Atlanta Journal Constitution AP The figure includes nine military civilians killed in action. At least 3465 military personnel died as a result of hostile action, according to the ... |
Boston Globe | Obama picks Harvard professor to assist refugees of Iraq war Boston Globe White House spokesman Robert Gibbs said yesterday that after talks last month with Prime Minister Nouri al-Maliki of Iraq, President Obama has picked Power, ... Obama names two officials to work with Iraqi refugees Samantha Power tapped by Obama to coordinate Iraqi refugee efforts |