BBC News | Obama: 'We will do right' by troops, taxpayers in Afghanistan and Iraq USA Today President Obama told veterans today that his administration is on course to end the war in Iraq, win the war in Afghanistan, and prepare the military for ... Obama reaffirms pledge to withdraw Iraq troops in address to veterans Obama to update veterans on Iraq, Afghanistan Obama Defends Strategy in Afghanistan |
ABC News | Iraq's gays face rising persecution Los Angeles Times Rights groups say attacks and bias are on the rise in Iraq, with one tallying 89 killings this year. A widely circulated video of men dancing provocatively ... Gay men attacked, executed in Iraq, rights group says Gay Men Targeted In Iraq, Report Says Rights group reports anti-gay death squads at work in Iraq |
Newsweek | U.S. troops may be sent to Iraq's Arab-Kurdish 'trigger line' Los Angeles Times American forces' assignment would be to build trust and bridge the gap between feuding Arabs and Kurds in northern Iraq. Al Qaeda is exploiting the split ... US Commander Wants More Troops in Northern Iraq US Moves to Counter Violence in Northern Iraq U.S. Is Pushing to Send Troops to Northern Iraq |
Army captain accused of accepting bribes in Iraq The Associated Press NEW YORK — A US Army captain has been charged with accepting tens of thousands of dollars in bribes while he was stationed in Iraq to steer more than ... Feds: US Army Captain Took Bribes In Iraq Supply Officer Charged Over Iraq Work |
Upstream Online | BP, Iraq officials meet over Rumaila oil deal Reuters BASRA, Iraq, August 17 (Reuters) - A technical team from oil major BP (BP.L) has met Iraqi oil engineers as part of preparations to sign a deal to develop ... Energy interests reluctant to dive into Iraq Najaf refinery gets 3rd production unit in Iraq Najaf refinery gets third production unit in Iraq |
Daily Mail | Group demands UK name suspects handed to US in Iraq Reuters Britain, a staunch US ally in campaigns in Iraq and Afghanistan, has faced repeated questions about its knowledge of and involvement in the transfer of ... Charity sues govt over rendition of two men Charity asks Britain for IDs of 2 Afghan detainees MoD sued over Afghan 'rendition' |
US military deaths in Iraq war at 4332 The Associated Press 17, 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. ... |
GulfNews | Four killed in Iraq attacks AFP ... living in some 50 villages in Nineveh province, and many want to see their district incorporated in the autonomous Kurdish region in northern Iraq. ... FACTBOX-Security developments in Iraq, Aug 16 Bombs kill at least 8 people in Iraqi market Iraq's Sunnis |
AFP | Eight killed in Iraq attacks AFP TAJI, Iraq — At least eight people were killed, including two policemen, in three separate attacks on Monday in northern and central Iraq, police said. ... Round-up of Daily Violence in Iraq - Monday 17 August, 2009 Iraq terror attacks kill four, injure two At Least Eight Wounded in Baghdad Blasts |
New York Times | GI Jane Breaks the Combat Barrier New York Times Gervasio Sanchez/AP Sgt. Theresa Lynn Flannery during an attack in April 2004 near Najaf, Iraq, as other soldiers used a wall for cover. ... Women in Combat: GI Jane Goes to Iraq and Afghanistan Women in Uniform in Iraq, Afghanistan, Prove They're Assets in ... A surge of women in combat |