Kansas City Star | Iraq Weighs New Post to Help Form Government Wall Street Journal Hoshyar Zebari, Iraq's foreign minister in the current government led by Nouri al-Maliki, compared the talks to a game of musical chairs. ... Roadside Bombs, Shootings Kill 10 in Iraq Shootings, bombings across Iraq kill 10, injure 30 Eight dead in Iraq bombings, shooting |
The Guardian | Troop deaths top 2000 in Afghan war Aljazeera.net The losses in Afghanistan are less than half of those in the Iraq war, where at least 4723 foreign troops have been killed since 2003 - 4405 of them ... Petraeus Opposes a Rapid Pullout in Afghanistan Military deaths pass 2000 as Afghan war review looms Gen Petraeus casts doubt on July 2011 deadline for Afghan withdrawal |
msnbc.com | Advocates see trouble for misdiagnosed soldiers The Associated Press WASHINGTON — At the height of the Iraq war, the Army routinely dismissed hundreds of soldiers for having a personality disorder when they were more likely ... Hundreds of PTSD soldiers likely misdiagnosed |
Bosnian lab helps Iraq unearth war secrets The Associated Press Some of the dead were killed in the Iran-Iraq war in the 1980s. Others were Kurds, killed because of their ethnicity, or Shiites, massacred because of their ... |
US Navy says 4 ships robbed off Iraqi coast The Associated Press The attack reflects concerns about an increase in crime in Iraq even as political violence ebbs, but Fage played down concerns it signaled a new threat to ... Ship crews robbed in Gulf off Iraqi oil hub Basra |
Salon | US withdrawal from Iraq Irish Times BY THE end of this month the United States is pledged to withdraw its combat troops from Iraq and by the end of next year its status of forces agreement ... Is Iraq worth fighting for? The Iraq withdrawal: An Orwellian success Last combat brigade leaves Iraq |
MiamiHerald.com | Readers on Iran, Bombing, and the Atlantic (very long) The Atlantic America bombed Iraq in 1998 because we were certain they were a year or so from going nuclear (according to common wisdom; not reality). ... An Israeli Attack on Iran would reduce Barack Obama to a One-Term President Defeat In Iraq Will Quicken The End Of Western Domination The Danger of an Israeli Attack on Iran |
Attacks in Iraq Rise During Ramadan New York Times BAGHDAD — Roadside bombs, booby-trapped cars and hit-and-run attacks reverberated across Iraq on Sunday, another violent day following ... |
The Guardian | Two Iraqis to stand trial for killing 6 UK troops The Associated Press LONDON — Britain's defense ministry says two suspects will stand trial in Iraq for the killing of six military policemen in 2003. A total of eight suspects ... Iraqis cleared over Red Cap deaths Five Iraqis cleared over British soldier deaths Two Iraqis to stand trial for killing 6 UK troops |
Boston Globe | US Military Prepares to Leave Iraq, But May Stay If Asked Voice of America Thousands of US combat troops are leaving Iraq every week, as the total American military presence in the country falls rapidly toward the target of 50000 ... Obama's Iraq withdrawal plan already underway US withdrawal from Iraq more linked to deadline, timetable than actual ... Iraq: Half built with the roof off |