Fox News | Iran Waiting in the Wings Fox News Improvised rocket assisted munitions made in Tehran, favored by the Iranian trained Shia militias in Iraq, are placed on the back of flatbed trucks. Their target: US military personnel and their bases in Iraq as the remaining US ... Shiite militias step up Iraq attacks on US troops US 'offering' to keep troops in Iraq? More like begging for permission to stay. Iraq inks 6 agreements of cooperation with Iran |
Iraq's foreign workers fret over labor crackdown Reuters BAGHDAD (Reuters) - One of the legions of foreign laborers in Iraq, Bangladeshi mechanic Rajauol Abdul Haq managed to provide for his three children back home despite his meager pay and long, hard hours at a Baghdad auto repair shop ... |
KRMG | Tulsa soldier killed in Iraq remembered at local service Tulsa World His 20-year-old son, Army Spc. Dylan Jeffrey Johnson of Tulsa, was killed in Iraq on June 26. The young soldier, who had been in Iraq only since June 2, was killed in Diyala Province, northeast of Baghdad, when enemy forces attacked the mine-resistant, ... Tulsa soldier honored Memorial Service To Be Held For Tulsa Soldier Killed Iraq - NewsOn6.com ... |
Myrtle Beach Sun News | Iraq vet Tammy Duckworth running for Congress USA Today Iraq War veteran Tammy Duckworth made it official today, announcing that she will make a second attempt at Congress by running in a newly drawn Illinois district. Duckworth lost both her legs and partial use of an arm when ... Tammy Duckworth running for Congress again Veteran Duckworth to file to run for Congress Duckworth makes her bid for Congress official |
msnbc.com | In Iraq, suicide bomber kills 2 police The Associated Press BAGHDAD (AP) — Iraqi officials say two police officers have been killed in a suicide bombing outside a car dealership in eastern Iraq. Diyala province police spokesman Maj. Ghalib al-Karkhi says the bomber drove up to a security patrol as it passed by ... Explosion in Iraq Draws Victims for a Second Blast Linked bombings kill 36 in Iraq town Two bombs rock northern Baghdad, kill 35 |
US says troops on target to leave Iraq this year Xinhua WASHINGTON, July 6 (Xinhua) -- The US Defense Department on Wednesday said the country intends to abide by its commitments to complete the drawdown of US forces in Iraq by the end of the year. Pentagon spokesman Dave Lapan said unless the Iraqi ... US Troops on Target to Leave Iraq This Year Pentagon denies US asking to keep 10000 in Iraq |
FRANCE 24 | Mass grave with 900 corpses found in Iraq AFP DIWANIYAH, Iraq — Iraqi authorities uncovered a mass grave with 900 corpses near the central city of Diwaniyah on Wednesday, believed to be Kurds killed during the rule of ousted dictator Saddam Hussein, an official said. The corpses were found in the ... IRAQ: MASS GRAVE WITH 9000 CORPSES FOUND Mass grave found in Iraq Mass grave with 900 corpses unearthed in Iraq |
Fox News | US to Send Condolences After Suicides in War Zones New York Times The new policy, which was first reported by CBS News, will apply only to troops who commit suicide in officially designated combat zones, mainly Afghanistan and Iraq. The letters will differ from those sent to troops killed in combat, though the White ... Official: White House to lift ban on military suicide condolences Obama changes policy on condolence letters President Reverses Policy on Condolence Letters |
Petraeus and the CIA Huffington Post (blog) Am I the only one who's scared that the current commander of US forces in Afghanistan and former commanding general in Iraq, David Petraeus, has been confirmed as the new head of the Central Intelligence Agency? It's not uncommon for intelligence ... Senate confirms Petraeus as 20th CIA director |
Los Angeles Times | Post-surge Afghanistan and post-surge Obama Reuters Blogs (blog) A holdover from the George W. Bush administration, Gates had championed the 2007 surge of troops into Iraq, a move that helped turn both the tide in that country and public opinion in the US on its future. Gates and the generals hoped for similar ... House bill would increase Pentagon spending New Pentagon chief facing mountain of problems Sensible Defense Cuts |