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  • Arizona lawmaker to serve in Iraq Open this result in new window
    AP via Yahoo! News - 2 hours, 27 minutes ago
    An Arizona lawmaker assigned to a tour of duty in Iraq will be serving as an Army Reserves intelligence officer during his re-election campaign back home.

  • Four Marines killed in action in Iraq Open this result in new window
    CNN.com - Jul 30 4:17 PM
    Four U.S. Marines were killed on Saturday in Iraq's Anbar province, the U.S. military said on Sunday.

  • Arizona lawmaker headed to Iraq to work Open this result in new window
    AP via Yahoo! News - Jul 30 4:48 PM
    An Arizona lawmaker who serves as an intelligence officer in the Army Reserves will begin a five- to six-month tour of duty in Iraq in late August.

  • A look at U.S. military deaths in Iraq Open this result in new window
    AP via Yahoo! News - Jul 30 4:05 PM
    As of Sunday, July 30, 2006, at least 2,577 members of the U.S. military have died since the beginning of the Iraq war in March 2003, according to an Associated Press count. The figure includes seven military civilians. At least 2,036 died as a result of hostile action, according to the military's numbers.

  • International oil firms ready to invest in Iraq: minister Open this result in new window
    AFP via Yahoo! News - Jul 30 12:43 PM
    International oil companies have shown "serious willingness" to help develop Iraq's oil industry, the country's oil minister has said after a trip to the United States.

  • 4 Marines Killed In Western Iraq Open this result in new window
    CBS News - 13 minutes ago
    The U.S. command confirmed it is sending about 3,700 troops from elsewhere in Iraq to Baghdad to try to quell violence in the capital. Sectarian violence has escalatated in Iraq in recent months.

  • Lessons of History on Lebanon, Iraq Open this result in new window
    Newsweek - 56 minutes ago
    The common thread of the administration's policy in Iraq and Lebanon is an ignorance of history and a willful disregard of its lessons

  • USMC sniper metes out swift death in Iraq Open this result in new window
    AP via Yahoo! News - Jul 30 9:57 AM
    He was 5 when he first fired an M-16, his father holding him to brace against the recoil. At 17 he enlisted in the Marine Corps, spurred by the memory of 9/11. Now, 21-year-old Galen Wilson has 20 confirmed kills in four months in Iraq and another 40 shots that probably killed insurgents. One afternoon the lance corporal downed a man hauling a grenade launcher five-and-a-half football fields

  • 4 Marines Die As Iraq Violence Continues Open this result in new window
    ABC News - 1 hour, 31 minutes ago
    4 Marines Killed in Iraq As Pressure Mounts for Government Shake-Up

  • U.S. airstrike kills 2 militants in Iraq Open this result in new window
    AP via Yahoo! News - Jul 30 8:18 AM
    A U.S. plane launched an airstrike Sunday against a building used by al-Qaida in Iraq, killing two militants, the U.S. military said. A car bomb exploded near the U.S. consulate in Kirkuk, killing two Iraqis and wounding seven others, Iraqi police said.

  • Military extends tours for 4,000 troops in Iraq / New security plan sends GIs to bolster forces in Baghdad Open this result in new window
    San Francisco Chronicle - 15 minutes ago
    The tours of 4,000 U.S. soldiers who had been scheduled to leave Iraq in the coming weeks have been extended for up to four months, signaling that there would almost certainly be no significant troop withdrawal before the year's end, military officials and...

  • Car bomb rocks Iraq oil city under 'terrorist' assault Open this result in new window
    AFP via Yahoo! News - Jul 30 5:43 AM
    Insurgents have detonated a car bomb in a protected enclave housing the US and British consulates in Iraq's oil city of Kirkuk in the latest in a string of deadly blasts.

  • Casualties In Iraq Climb Again by Martin Sieff UPI Senior News Analyst Washington (UPI) Jul 28, 2006 Open this result in new window
    Space War - 2 hours, 45 minutes ago
    The escalating violence against civilians in Iraq this week did not prevent insurgents from inflicting casualties on U.S. forces at greater rate.

  • Northern Iraq city under terror assault Open this result in new window
    AFP via Yahoo! News - Jul 30 3:57 AM
    Insurgents have detonated a car bomb in a protected enclave containing the US and British consulates in Iraq's oil city of Kirkuk in the latest in a string of deadly explosions, security surces said.

  • Audit finds U.S. hid cost of Iraq projects Open this result in new window
    International Herald Tribune - Jul 30 3:14 AM
    The State Department agency in charge of $1.4 billion in reconstruction money in Iraq used an accounting shell game to hide ballooning cost overruns on its projects there, according to a federal audit.

  • Poll finds partisan 'chasm' in U.S. on Iraq war Open this result in new window
    International Herald Tribune - Jul 30 6:08 AM
    No military conflict in modern times has divided Americans on partisan lines more than the war in Iraq, scholars and pollsters say - not even Vietnam.

  • Audit finds U.S. agency hid costs of Iraq project Open this result in new window
    International Herald Tribune - Jul 30 6:08 AM
    The U.S. State Department agency in charge of $1.4 billion in reconstruction money in Iraq used an accounting shell game to hide ballooning cost overruns on its projects in Iraq.

  • Marines Prop Up Ailing Local Gov't in Iraq Open this result in new window
    ABC News - Jul 30 1:13 PM
    U.S. Marines Propping Up Ailing Local Government in Western Iraq; Full-Fledged Combat Rages

  • Marines Prop Up Ailing Local Gov't in Iraq Open this result in new window
    Los Angeles Times - Jul 30 12:49 PM
    RAMADI, Iraq -- Peering over piles of sandbags in this ravaged city, U.S. Marines sometimes see more gunmen on the streets than municipal employees going to work.

  • Sailor proud his job saved others from Iraq bombs Open this result in new window
    Baltimore Sun - 1 hour, 10 minutes ago
    Sailor proud his job saved others in Iraq

  • USMC Sniper Metes Out Swift Death in Iraq Open this result in new window
    ABC News - Jul 30 10:46 AM
    Marine Sniper Metes Out Swift Death in Downtown Ramadi, Iraq's Most Dangerous Neighborhood

  • USMC Sniper Metes Out Swift Death in Iraq Open this result in new window
    Los Angeles Times - Jul 30 10:19 AM
    RAMADI, Iraq -- He was 5 when he first fired an M-16, his father holding him to brace against the recoil.

  • U.S. Airstrike Kills 2 Militants in Iraq Open this result in new window
    ABC News - Jul 30 9:43 AM
    U.S. Airstrike Kills 2 Militants in Iraq Amid Fresh Violence; Car Bomb Kills 2 in Kirkuk

  • Partisan Divide on Iraq Exceeds Split on Vietnam Open this result in new window
    New York Times - Jul 29 8:43 PM
    No military conflict in modern times has divided Americans on partisan lines more than the war in Iraq.

  • Arizona Lawmaker to Serve in Iraq Open this result in new window
    Minneapolis-St. Paul Star Tribune - Jul 30 5:02 PM
    PHOENIX (AP) - An Arizona lawmaker who serves as an intelligence officer in the Army Reserves will begin a five- to six-month tour of duty in Iraq in late August. Republican Rep. Jonathan Paton, a freshman legislator noted as the top advocate for a new state immigrant smuggling law, said the Army told him Saturday that he was going to Iraq to work in military intelligence. The 35-year-old Tucson

  • Families of soldiers killed in Iraq win right to challenge legality of going to war Open this result in new window
    Guardian Unlimited - 2 hours, 37 minutes ago
    Families of British soldiers killed in Iraq yesterday won a significant legal battle in their fight for an independent public inquiry into the government's decision to invade.

  • This is worse than Iraq Open this result in new window
    Guardian Unlimited - 2 hours, 39 minutes ago
    As I speak to my constituents in Tooting and people elsewhere in London, of all faiths, races and backgrounds, I hear views that are almost identical: "This is worse than Iraq." It is not easy for Muslims to watch, every night, TV pictures of the destruction that Israel has wreaked in Lebanon.

  • Seattle gunman angry over Iraq, Israel policy Open this result in new window
    AFP via Yahoo! News - Jul 29 8:18 PM
    The gunman who opened fire at a Jewish charity's offices in Seattle declared he was angry at US support for Israel and the US-led invasion of Iraq, police said.

  • Arizona lawmaker headed to Iraq to work as intelligence officer Open this result in new window
    KVOA Tucson - 1 hour, 37 minutes ago
    A state lawmaker from Tucson who serves as an intelligence officer in the Army Reserves will serve a five- to six-month tour of duty in Iraq beginning in late August.

  • US Marines propping up ailing local government in western Iraq Open this result in new window
    Khaleej Times - 43 minutes ago
    RAMADI, Iraq - Peering over piles of sandbags in this ravaged city, US Marines sometimes see more gunmen on the streets than municipal employees going to work. The provincial governor regularly arrives at his office with armed guards in tow.

  • Car Bomb Kills 2, Hurts 7 in Kirkuk, Iraq Open this result in new window
    ABC News - Jul 30 6:58 AM
    Car Bomb Kills 2, Wounds 7 in Kirkuk, Iraq; Prime Minister Warns Media on Incendiary Broadcasts

  • 4 Marines Die As Iraq Violence Continues Open this result in new window
    Times and Democrat - 2 hours, 32 minutes ago
    BAGHDAD, Iraq - Four U.S. Marines were killed in a Sunni Arab insurgent stronghold west of Baghdad, and pressure mounted in parliament Sunday to replace the interior minister because of the security crisis in the capital.

  • USMC sniper metes out swift death in Iraq Open this result in new window
    Boston Globe - Jul 30 10:19 AM
    He was 5 when he first fired an M-16, his father holding him to brace against the recoil. At 17 he enlisted in the Marine Corps, spurred by the memory of 9/11. Now, 21-year-old Galen Wilson has 20 confirmed kills in four months in Iraq -- and another 40 shots that probably killed insurgents. One afternoon the lance corporal downed ...

  • Troops in Iraq counting down the days until home leave Open this result in new window
    phillyburbs.com - Jul 30 1:09 PM
    CAMP ANACONDA, Iraq - In the 109 degree weather of an Iraq July, Sgt. Ronald Delrosario is dreaming of the mashed potatoes, stuffing and turkey he'll have this Thanksgiving when he participates in one of the most anticipated parts of any soldier's life in Iraq - home leave.

  • Iraq soccer coach resigns after death threat Open this result in new window
    Middle East Times - Jul 30 4:10 PM
    BAGHDAD -- The coach of Iraq's national football team has resigned and fled Baghdad following death threats against him in the latest blow to sport in the strife-torn country.

  • Pentagon Extends Tour for 4,000 Troops, Increasing Number in Iraq Open this result in new window
    New York Times - Jul 29 5:18 PM
    Military officials and analysts said the extension suggests that there will be no significant troop reductions in Iraq before the years end.

  • A daily look at U.S. military Iraq deaths Open this result in new window
    AP via Yahoo! News - Jul 29 5:16 PM
    As of Saturday, July 29, 2006, at least 2,573 members of the U.S. military have died since the beginning of the Iraq war in March 2003, according to an Associated Press count. The figure includes seven military civilians. At least 2,036 died as a result of hostile action, according to the military's numbers.

  • U.S. military says four more marines killed in Iraq's Anbar province Open this result in new window
    People's Daily - Jul 30 5:51 PM
    Four U.S. marines were killed on Saturday in Iraq's western Anbar province, the U.S. military said on Sunday.

  • Fort Hood's first CAB deployed to Iraq Open this result in new window
    News 8 Austin - Jul 30 5:14 PM
    The 2,700 soldiers with the 36th Combat Aviation Brigade are the first National Guard CAB to go to Iraq.

  • Son of senator McCain may end up in Iraq: report Open this result in new window
    AFP via Yahoo! News - Jul 29 4:20 PM
    The youngest son of US Republican Senator John McCain, a strong advocate for sending more US troops to Iraq, will reportedly join the Marine Corps in September and may end up being deployed to the war-torn country.

  • Paper: State Dept. hid Iraq costs Open this result in new window
    MSNBC - Jul 30 3:18 AM
    The State Department agency in charge of $1.4 billion for reconstruction projects in Iraq used an accounting shell game to hide cost overruns and failed to tell Congress about schedule delays, a newspaper reported Sunday.

  • Fort Hoods first CAB deployed to Iraq Open this result in new window
    News 8 Austin - Jul 30 5:08 PM
    At first, Army Spc. Kasey Johnson was afraid to go to Iraq, even joking that she should get pregnant. But now, the young woman from Lockhart is ready, along with 2,700 other fellow soldiers.

  • Iraq's Soccer Coach Resigns After Threats Open this result in new window
    Washington Post - Jul 29 7:19 PM
    Iraq's national soccer coach resigns after receiving death threats against him and his family.

  • A Look at U.S. Military Deaths in Iraq Open this result in new window
    The Daily Comet - Jul 30 4:20 PM
    As of Sunday, July 30, 2006, at least 2,577 members of the U.S. military have died since the beginning of the Iraq war in March 2003, according to an Associated Press count. The figure includes seven military civilians.

  • 4 Marines Die As Iraq Violence Continues Open this result in new window
    RedNova - Jul 30 3:19 PM
    By QASSIM ABDUL-ZAHRA BAGHDAD, Iraq - Four U.S. Marines were killed in a Sunni Arab insurgent stronghold west of Baghdad, and pressure mounted in parliament Sunday to replace the interior minister because of the security crisis in the capital. Also Sunday, a U.S.

  • UnumProvident Employee Returns From Iraq Open this result in new window
    The Chattanoogan - 1 hour, 41 minutes ago
    Bethannie Bugbee, a transplant from the UnumProvident offices in Portland to those in Chattanooga, had just purchased a house when she was called up for duty in Iraq as part of the Army Reserve. With barely enough time to unload boxes from her car, she was forced to put unpacking on hold.

  • USMC Sniper Metes Out Swift Death in Iraq Open this result in new window
    phillyburbs.com - Jul 30 10:19 AM
    RAMADI, Iraq - He was 5 when he first fired an M-16, his father holding him to brace against the recoil. At 17 he enlisted in the Marine Corps, spurred by the memory of 9/11. Now, 21-year-old Galen Wilson has 20 confirmed kills in four months in Iraq - and another 40 shots that probably killed insurgents. One afternoon the lance corporal downed a man hauling a grenade launcher five-and-a-half

  • Flags to be flown half-staff Tuesday for serviceman killed in Iraq Open this result in new window
    Ironwood Daily Globe - Jul 30 3:10 PM
    LANSING -- Governor Jennifer M. Granholm today ordered that United States flags throughout the state of Michigan and on Michigan waters be lowered for one day on Tuesday, August 1 in honor of Army Staff Sergeant Michael Dickinson II of Battle Creek who died July 17 while on active duty in Iraq. Flags should return to full-staff on Wednesday.

  • Death threats: Iraq coach quits Open this result in new window
    The Electric New Paper - Jul 30 3:08 PM
    IRAQ'S national soccer coach has resigned after receiving death threats against him and his family. It was the latest in a series of threats, kidnappings, and killings of Iraqi sports officials.

  • Troops from District and Maryland Headed to Iraq Open this result in new window
    WJLA-TV Washington D.C. - Jul 30 1:40 PM
    Rockville, MD (AP) - Members of the Army Reserve and the D.C. National Guard are making preparations for deployment to Iraq. Ten members of a reservist detachment from Rockville left Sunday for stateside training before being sent to the war zone.

  • 80th division soldier from Md. killed in Iraq Open this result in new window
    Richmond Times-Dispatch - Jul 30 7:01 AM
    A soldier with the Richmond-based 80th Institutional Training Division was killed and two others wounded Tuesday by a bomb near Habbaniyah, Iraq. Staff Sgt. Robert Hernandez, 47, of Silver Spring, Md., died from loss of blood from a leg injury.

  • International oil firms ready to invest in Iraq: minister Open this result in new window
    TODAYonline - Jul 30 1:18 PM
    Iraqi Oil Minister Hussein Shahristani speaks during a press conference in Baghdad. Shahristani has said that international oil companies have shown "serious willingness" to help develop Iraq's oil industry after a trip to the United States.

  • 4 Marines Killed In Iraq Open this result in new window
    Fox 12 Oregon - Jul 30 11:41 AM
    BAGHDAD, Iraq -- Four U.S. Marines have been killed in Iraq. The U.S. military said the Marines were killed in action Saturday in Anbar province. They were assigned to the Regimental Combat Team Seven.

  • Clarkfield native wounded in Iraq Open this result in new window
    Advocate Tribune - Jul 30 4:12 PM
    This past Monday, Truck Commander, Ken Bellicot of the Milwaukee Unit was a part of a convoy that was ambushed while traveling through Iraq. Four occupants, including Ken, resided in an armored vehicle that came under fire.

  • Audit Finds U.S. Hid Actual Cost of Iraq Projects Open this result in new window
    New York Times - Jul 29 10:30 AM
    The State Department agency in charge of reconstruction money in Iraq hid construction overruns by reclassifying them, according to the audit.

  • Audit slams aid group in Iraq Open this result in new window
    Denver Post - Jul 30 1:25 AM
    The U.S. agency in charge of $1.4 billion in reconstruction money in Iraq used an accounting shell game to hide cost overruns on its projects in Iraq and knowingly withheld information on schedule delays from Congress, a federal audit released Friday has found.

  • Car Bomb Kills 2, Hurts 7 in Kirkuk, Iraq Open this result in new window
    phillyburbs.com - Jul 30 7:04 AM
    BAGHDAD, Iraq - A car packed with explosives exploded near the U.S. consulate in Kirkuk, killing two Iraqis and wounding seven others, Iraqi police said Sunday.

  • Car bomb rocks Iraq oil city under 'terrorist' assault Open this result in new window
    Channel NewsAsia - Jul 30 8:02 AM
    KIRKUK, Iraq : Insurgents detonated a car bomb on Sunday in a protected enclave housing the US and British consulates in Iraq's oil city of Kirkuk in the latest in a string of deadly blasts, security sources said.

  • Troops from Maryland and District headed to Iraq Open this result in new window
    ABC 2 Baltimore - Jul 30 2:56 PM
    ROCKVILLE, Md. - Members of the Army Reserve and the D-C National Guard are making preparations for deployment to Iraq. Ten members of a reservist detachment from Rockville left today for stateside training before being sent to the war zone.

  • Agency hid rising costs of Iraq projects Open this result in new window
    Seattle Times - Jul 30 12:20 AM
    The U.S. State Department agency in charge of $1.4 billion in reconstruction money in Iraq used an accounting shell game to hide ballooning...

  • U.S. repositioning troops in Iraq Open this result in new window
    AP via Yahoo! News - Jul 29 8:44 AM
    The U.S. command said Saturday it will reposition about 3,700 troops from around Iraq in an effort to quell violence in Baghdad.

  • Global oil firms keen to boost Iraq industry Open this result in new window
    Gulf Daily News - Jul 30 3:53 PM
    BAGHDAD: International oil companies have shown "serious willingness" to help develop Iraq's oil industry, the country's oil minister said yesterday after a trip to the US.

  • USMC Sniper Metes Out Swift Death in Iraq Open this result in new window
    The Daily Comet - Jul 30 10:05 AM
    He was 5 when he first fired an M-16, his father holding him to brace against the recoil. At 17 he enlisted in the Marine Corps, spurred by the memory of 9/11. Now, 21-year-old Galen Wilson has 20 confirmed kills in four months in Iraq - and another 40 shots that probably killed insurgents.

  • Shortage of troops in Iraq hampering U.S. efforts Open this result in new window
    Contra Costa Times - Jul 30 3:20 AM
    The Bush administration's decision to move thousands of U.S. soldiers into Baghdad to quell sectarian warfare before it explodes into outright civil war underscores a problem that has hindered the United States' effort to rebuild Iraq from the beginning: There are not enough troops to do the job.

  • Army captain from Pittsburgh killed in action in Iraq Open this result in new window
    The Philadelphia Inquirer - Jul 30 12:19 AM
    A Pittsburgh soldier has died in fighting in Iraq, the Department of Defense said Thursday. Capt. Jason M. West, 28, was killed by enemy small-arms fire Monday in Ar Ramadi, Iraq, the department said in a statement posted on its Web site.

  • Car bomb rocks Iraq oil city under terrorist assault Open this result in new window
    Khaleej Times - Jul 30 9:00 AM
    KIRKUK, Iraq - Insurgents detonated a car bomb on Sunday in a protected enclave housing the US and British consulates in Iraqs oil city of Kirkuk in the latest in a string of deadly blasts, security sources said.

  • Military back from Iraq, dies on Romanian roads Open this result in new window
    Nine O'Clock - Jul 30 12:07 PM
    Lt.-Col. Stefan Balan and his wife died in an accident, a few hours after the return of the soldier from Iraq, after a six months mission.

  • Car Bomb Kills 2, Hurts 7 in Kirkuk, Iraq Open this result in new window
    RedNova - Jul 30 9:20 AM
    By QAIS AL-BASHIR BAGHDAD, Iraq - A car packed with explosives exploded near the U.S. consulate in Kirkuk, killing two Iraqis and wounding seven others, Iraqi police said Sunday. No Americans were injured in the explosion late Saturday in eastern Kirkuk, said police Col.

  • Iraq-Turkey pipeline resumes pumping Open this result in new window
    Aljazeera - Jul 30 5:42 AM
    Iraq has said it is to resume pumping oil to Turkey's Ceyhan terminal. Hussain al-Shahristani, the Iraqi oil minister, said on Saturday that the pipeline had been fixed and pumping at a rate of 600,000-700,000 barrels per day would start in a few days.

  • International oil firms ready to invest in Iraq: minister Open this result in new window
    Khaleej Times - Jul 30 8:57 AM
    BAGHDAD - International oil companies have shown serious willingness to help develop Iraqs oil industry, the countrys oil minister said on Sunday after a trip to the United States.

  • 3 Marines die in Iraq, Car bomb kills 4 Open this result in new window
    AP via Yahoo! News - Jul 29 6:34 AM
    A parked car bomb exploded in a residential district of Kirkuk on Saturday, killing four people and injuring another 13, police said. The U.S. command said three U.S. Marines died in action in western Iraq.

  • Car Bomb Kills 2, Hurts 7 in Kirkuk, Iraq Open this result in new window
    WJLA-TV Washington D.C. - Jul 30 7:40 AM
    BAGHDAD, Iraq (AP) - A car packed with explosives exploded near the U.S. consulate in Kirkuk, killing two Iraqis and wounding seven others, Iraqi police said Sunday. No Americans were injured in the explosion late Saturday in eastern Kirkuk, said police Col. Burhan Tayeb.

  • U.S. deaths in Iraq Open this result in new window
    The Plain Dealer - Jul 30 2:48 AM
    As of Saturday, at least 2,573 members of the U.S. military have died since the beginning of the Iraq war in March 2003, according to an Associated Press count. The figure includes seven military civilians. At least 2,036 died as a result of hostile action, according to the military's numbers.

  • Four Marines killed in Iraq Open this result in new window
    Reuters via Yahoo! News - Jul 29 6:23 AM
    Four U.S. Marines have been killed in action in Iraq's restive western Anbar province, the U.S. military said on Saturday.

  • Car Bomb Kills 2, Hurts 7 In Kirkuk, Iraq Open this result in new window
    KUTV.com - Jul 30 7:18 AM
    (AP) BAGHDAD, Iraq A car packed with explosives exploded near the U.S. consulate in Kirkuk, killing two Iraqis and wounding seven others, Iraqi police said Sunday.

  • Marine Metes Out Swift Death in Iraq Open this result in new window
    The Ledger - Jul 30 6:03 AM
    RAMADI, Iraq -- He was 5 when he first fired an M-16, his father holding him to brace against the recoil. At 17, he enlisted in the Marine Corps, spurred by the memory of Sept. 11, 2001.

  • Division over Iraq war cuts along party lines Open this result in new window
    Los Angeles Daily News - Jul 30 12:15 AM
    WASHINGTON - No military conflict in modern times has divided Americans on partisan lines more than the war in Iraq, scholars and pollsters say - not even Vietnam. And those divisions are likely to intensify in what is expected to be a contentious fall election campaign.

  • U.S. agency hid Iraq reconstruction costs Open this result in new window
    Los Angeles Daily News - Jul 30 12:16 AM
    BAGHDAD, Iraq - The U.S. State Department agency in charge of $1.4 billion in reconstruction money in Iraq used an accounting shell game to hide ballooning cost overruns on its projects in Iraq and knowingly withheld information on schedule delays from Congress, a federal audit released late Friday has found.

  • U.S. voter split on Iraq tops Vietnam Open this result in new window
    UPI - Jul 30 5:23 AM
    NEW YORK, July 30 (UPI) -- Three out of four Republicans agree the U.S. invasion of Iraq was necessary while only 24 percent of Democrats agree, a poll indicated Sunday.

  • 3 Marines killed in action in western Iraq Open this result in new window
    AP via Yahoo! News - Jul 29 4:18 AM
    Gunmen attacked two Sunni mosques early Saturday in the Iraqi capital, while the U.S. command said three U.S. Marines died in action in western Iraq.

  • Japanese troops hail end of Iraq mission Open this result in new window
    AP via Yahoo! News - Jul 29 4:16 AM
    The first Japanese troops deployed to a combat zone since World War II marked the end of their mission Saturday by celebrating the return of the army flag that flew over them for more than two years in Iraq.

  • Cincinnati-area Marine dies in Iraq Open this result in new window
    Akron Beacon Journal - Jul 30 12:27 AM
    A 21-year-old Ohio Marine killed in Iraq had planned to return on leave in October to see his daughter, born two weeks ago, for the first time, family members said.

  • U.S. TO MOVE TROOPS FROM SOUTHERN IRAQ TO NORTH, AND FROM NORTHERN IRAQ TO SOUTH Open this result in new window
    Andy Borowitz via Yahoo! News - Jul 29 3:50 AM
    In a bold attempt to confuse Iraqi insurgents, the U.S. will move 10,000 troops from southern Iraq to the north, and will then move 10,000 other troops from northern Iraq to the south, the Army chief of staff confirmed today.

  • 4 Marines Killed In Western Iraq Open this result in new window
    CBS News - 13 minutes ago
    Four U.S. Marines were killed in a Sunni insurgent stronghold near Baghdad, and pressure mounted in parliament to replace the interior minister due to the security crisis. Meanwhile, a U.S. F-16 dropped two bombs, killing two militants and a child.

  • Audit Finds U.S. Hid Cost of Iraq Projects Open this result in new window
    Gasden Times - Jul 30 3:04 AM
    BAGHDAD, Iraq, July 29 The State Department agency in charge of $1.4 billion in reconstruction money in Iraq used an accounting shell game to hide ballooning cost overruns on its projects there and knowingly withheld information on schedule delays from Congress, a federal audit released late Friday has found.

  • Does Iraq need more soldiers? Open this result in new window
    Akron Beacon Journal - Jul 30 12:32 AM
    The Bush administration's decision to move thousands of U.S. soldiers into Baghdad to quell sectarian warfare before it explodes into outright civil war underscores a problem that has hindered the American effort to rebuild Iraq from the beginning: There aren't enough troops to do the job.

  • Four more marines killed in Iraq Open this result in new window
    Reuters via Yahoo! News - Jul 30 9:32 AM
    Four U.S. marines have been killed in action in restive Anbar province, the U.S. military said on Sunday.

  • IRAQ ROUNDUP: Wave of violence hits new low point Open this result in new window
    Grand Forks Herald - Jul 30 1:01 AM
    As violence in the Iraqi capital continue to rise, the task of tracking down missing people here has become a grim ordeal. Iraq's investigative agencies have been ill-equipped to keep up with soaring crime, so the morgues have often provided the only source of certainty for families seeking their loved ones.

  • Iraq coach resigns after death threats Open this result in new window
    Fox Sports - Jul 29 12:03 PM
    Iraq's national soccer coach has resigned after receiving death threats against him and his family, a top sporting official said Saturday. It was the latest in a series of threats, kidnappings, and killings of Iraqi sports officials. Coach Akram Ahmed Salman submitted his resignation Friday to the secretary general of the Iraqi Football Federation, Ahmed Abbas, and left the capital, Abbas said.

  • Iraq war from a soldier's perspective looks hot, grim Open this result in new window
    Pittsburgh Post-Gazette - Jul 29 9:13 PM
    BAGHDAD, Iraq -- Army Staff Sgt. Jose Sixtos considered the simple question about morale for more than an hour.

  • PM Koizumi draws curtain on Japan's mission in Iraq Open this result in new window
    AFP via Yahoo! News - Jul 29 1:32 AM
    Prime Minister Junichiro Koizumi has drawn the curtain on the deployment of Japanese troops in Iraq, a historic mission he had initiated to put Japan on the map of global turmoil.

  • Towson man killed in Iraq Open this result in new window
    ABC 2 Baltimore - Jul 30 5:40 AM
    TOWSON, Md. -- A sailor from Towson has died in Iraq after ordnance exploded during a disposal operation, the Pentagon said. Petty Officer 2nd Class Edward A. Koth died July 26 at Camp Victory in Iraq, the military said.

  • Soldier in Iraq Alleges Ongoing Competition for 'Kill Rates' Open this result in new window
    ABC News - Jul 30 6:43 PM
    Martin Bashir Exclusive to Air on ABC News' 'Nightline'

  • Dean Says Democrats Will End Iraq Problem Open this result in new window
    ABC News - Jul 30 6:39 PM
    Even Still, American Public Trusts Republicans on Terror

  • US 'hid costs' of Iraq projects Open this result in new window
    The Australian - Jul 29 11:14 PM
    THE US State Department agency in charge of $US1.4 billion for reconstruction projects in Iraq used an accounting shell game to hide cost overruns and failed to tell Congress about schedule delays, The New York Times reported today.

  • Thats why we wear them U.S. Marine photographer says Kevlar helmet saved him from enemy bullet in Iraq Open this result in new window
    United States Marines - Jul 30 6:19 AM
    CAMP AL ASAD, Iraq (July 30, 2006) -- Though a religious man, Cpl. Brian M. Henner doesnt attribute Divine Intervention, luck, fate or destiny to the fact that hes still alive after taking an enemy bullet to the head.

  • Attacks kill four Marines in Iraq Open this result in new window
    CNN.com - Jul 29 12:10 AM
    Four U.S. Marines were killed in combat Thursday in Iraq's Anbar province, west of Baghdad, the U.S. military said.

  • How Will the U.S. Exit Iraq? Part 3 Open this result in new window
    NPR - Jul 29 11:17 AM
    In the third story in a series on U.S. exit strategies from Iraq, Scott Simon talks with Shibley Telhami of the University of Maryland. Professor Telhami says the war in Iraq cannot be viewed in isolation from other conflicts and tensions in the region, and U.S. policies toward Iran, Syria and the Arab-Israeli conflict are all factors in determining what happens inside Iraq.

  • State lawmaker Paton gets the call for duty in Iraq Open this result in new window
    Arizona Daily Star - Jul 30 12:22 AM
    A Southern Arizona legislator will be voluntarily deployed to Iraq next month, where he will conduct military intelligence work.

  • Iraq intel report still incomplete Open this result in new window
    The Wichita Eagle - Jul 29 11:14 PM
    When angry Democrats briefly shut down the Senate last year to protest the slow pace of a congressional investigation into pre-war intelligence on Iraq, Senate Minority Leader Harry Reid, D-Nev., claimed a rare victory.