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06/29/08 AFP: my report faults poor postwar plan in Iraq
US military operations in Iraq following the 2003 ouster of Saddam Hussein suffered from poor planning and lack of vision, according to an army report released Sunday. The 696-page report, called "On Point II: Transition to the New Campaign,"...
06/29/08 mcall: 4,000 bound for Iraq await their orders
Nearly eight months of speculation, anticipation and uncertainty will end later this week for hundreds of soldiers in the Lehigh Valley region serving in the Pennsylvania National Guard.
06/29/08 KUNA: Iraqi government renovates statute of Islamic Caliph
Statute depicting the Islamic Abbasite Caliph, Abu Jaafar Al-Mansour, has been re-installed at its site in the Baghdad district of Al-Mansour, an official statement said on Sunday.
06/29/08 AP: Female suicide bomber wounds awakening council member
The Iraqi military says a female suicide bomber has wounded one person northeast of Baqouba in an attack on a local group of Sunni volunteers who have turned against insurgents.
06/29/08 Reuters: Gunmen kill the head of intelligence services for Basra
Gunmen shot dead the head of intelligence services for the southern city of Basra, Brigadier-General Jabar Mujhid, in a drive-by shooting in eastern Baghdad, where he was visiting relatives, Iraqi police and military sources said.
06/29/08 Reuters: Suicide bomber kills 7 policemen in northern Iraq
A suicide car bomber killed seven policemen and wounded three in an attack on a patrol in northern Iraq's Salahuddin province on Sunday...Among the dead were a captain and a lieutenant, he said. The three wounded were taken to a U.S. military hospital.
06/29/08 MCT: 25 decomposed bodies in found south of Samarra
- Police found 25 decomposed bodies in Al Tharthar area south of Samarra today. Police said the bodies were of civilians.
06/29/08 NYTimes: Athletes Disabled by Wars Lead Iraqi Team in World Games
Iraqis love sports. Anyone who doubts it should consider the rat-a-tat of automatic weapons fired after every Iraqi soccer victory. Yet after five years of war, Iraq’s chances of fielding a competitive Olympic team are vanishingly small.
06/29/08 AP: Iraqi guards kill female suicide bomber north of Baghdad
Iraqi guards opened fire on a female suicide bomber on Sunday and triggered her explosives belt before she reached their headquarters, foiling the latest of more than 20 suicide missions by women this year, military officials said.
06/29/08 koco: Funeral Set For Oklahoma Man Killed In Iraq
Funeral arrangements are set for an Oklahoma man who died in Iraq while working for the U.S. State Department. Steven Farley, 57, of Guthrie, was killed by a bomb last week while working to rebuild Iraqi neighborhoods. The Navy veteran...
06/29/08 AFP: US to transfer Shia province to Iraq
The US military is to hand over security control of the Shia province of Diwaniyah to Iraqi authorities today, a local government official said.
06/29/08 Reuters: Iraq pledges millions to rebuild slum
Iraq will spend $US100 million to rebuild the east Baghdad slum of Sadr City and create jobs for many of its two million residents after years of violence and neglect, a government official said on Sunday.
06/30/08 AP: 3 judges targeted by bombs in Iraq
A police officer says three Iraqi judges have been targeted by bombs in different areas of Baghdad, resulting in injuries but no deaths.The officer says one of the bombs that exploded Monday injured the head judge in Sadr City...
06/30/08 guardian: British and US companies win Iraq oil contracts
The Iraqi government is to award a series of key oil contracts to British and US companies later today, fuelling criticism that the Iraq war was largely about oil. The successful companies are expected to include Shell, BP, Exxon Mobil, Chevron and Total.
06/30/08 Reuters: U.S. forces kill six suspected militants, detained 22
U.S. forces killed six suspected al Qaeda militants and detained 22 others during operations in different parts of Iraq on Sunday and Monday, the U.S. military said.
06/30/08 Reuters: Iraqi civilian was found dead in western Mosul
The body of an Iraqi civilian was found with gunshot wounds in the head on Sunday in western Mosul, 390 km (240 miles) north of Baghdad, police said.
06/30/08 Reuters: Two Iraqi soldiers killed in drive-by shooting in western Mosul
Gunmen killed two Iraqi soldiers when they attacked their checkpoint in a drive-by shooting in western Mosul, police said.
06/30/08 Reuters: Body of Iraqi soldier found in Mosul
The body of an Iraqi soldier was found with gunshot in Mosul, police said
06/30/08 Reuters: Gunmen wound man in Mahaweel,
Gunmen wounded a man when they opened fire on him in Mahaweel, 60 km (35 miles) south of Baghdad, police said.
06/30/08 AP: Iraqi tribesmen preparing for life without U.S. aid
Capt. David N. Simms wanted the tribal sheiks to have no doubts — the $500,000 his unit spends every month to pay and equip local tribesmen to keep peace here will soon run out and they had better be ready when it's gone.
06/30/08 AP: Blind Special Forces soldier: determined to serve
Capt. Ivan Castro is like a lot of wounded veterans of the war in Iraq. Castro was anxious to get back to duty after he was injured in a mortar explosion nearly two years ago. So Castro is serving as executive officer of the 7th Special Forces Group...
06/30/08 CNN: Iraqis alleging Abu Ghraib abuse file first in series of lawsuits
Iraqi nationals who claimed U.S. military contractors inflicted physical and emotional abuse on them at the notorious Abu Ghraib prison filed the first of four planned lawsuits Monday in federal court.
06/30/08 NPR: Oil Development Plans Meet With Resistance In Iraq
Iraq's Oil Ministry announced Monday that it is opening six prime oil-producing regions to long-term development by international oil companies...Iraqi opposition leaders have denounced the plans, saying they are putting the country's oil...
06/30/08 AP: US, NATO deaths in Afghanistan pass Iraq toll
Militants killed more U.S. and NATO troops in Afghanistan in June than in Iraq for the second straight month, a grim milestone capping a run of headline-grabbing insurgent attacks that analysts say underscore the Taliban's growing strength.
07/01/08 AP: 13 Americans, not 12, electrocuted in Iraq
Gen. David Petraeus, the top U.S. commander in Iraq, says 13 Americans were electrocuted in Iraq since September 2003 and a contractor has been ordered to inspect the facilities it maintains there for electrical safety hazards...
07/01/08 AP: VA Marine Killed
Marine Corps authorities investigating the death of an Iraq combat veteran at Camp Pendleton say they have not ruled out the possibility of homicide. The Marine Corps said the body of 23-year-old Sergeant Sean K. Webster...was discovered Saturday
07/01/08 Reuters: Iraq civilian deaths down in June, at 4 year lows
he number of civilians killed in Iraq fell in June despite a few big bombings, keeping violence levels at around four-year lows, Iraqi government figures showed on Tuesday.
07/01/08 AFP: Total on verge of signing Iraq oil service contract
French oil major Total is on the verge of signing a service contract in Iraq but does not expect to make major investments in the country this year, the firm's president said Tuesday.
07/01/08 AFP: Sunni bloc says it will return to Iraq cabinet
Iraq's main Sunni Arab parliamentary bloc is set to rejoin the Shiite-led government of Prime Minister Nuri al-Maliki after boycotting it for nearly a year, in a boost for reconciliation efforts in the war-torn country.
07/01/08 AFP: Six killed in Iraq's Diyala province
Insurgents killed six people in Iraq's Diyala province on Tuesday, including three in a series of attacks which began with the killing of a member of an anti-Qaeda group, local police said.
07/01/08 AP: Iraq - Miles-long gas lines despite oil riches
Frustrated Iraqis trying to tank up their cars faced miles-long gas lines on Tuesday — a stark reminder that a country with one of the world's largest oil reserves still has major challenges delivering fuel to its people.
07/01/08 AP: Iraqi foreign minister urges security deal with US
Iraq's foreign minister says the country has little choice but to sign a new security agreement with the U.S. that would let American troops stay in the country after a U.N. mandate expires.
07/01/08 AFP: Iraq assembly mulls US military pact
MPs from Iraq's parliament went into a closed session with the country's foreign minister on Tuesday to discuss the controversial long-term security pact with Washington.
07/01/08 AP: Truck bomb wounds at least 15 near Mosul, Iraq
Hospital officials say a truck bomb has wounded at least 15 people near the northern Iraqi city of Mosul. Local police say the bomb was planted near the house of a Sunni sheik, Abdul-Razaq al-Waqaa, who had turned against al-Qaida.
07/01/08 AP: US admitted 1,721 Iraqi refugees in June
The number of Iraqi refugees admitted into the United States continued to rise in June, crossing the halfway point on the Bush administration's goal of 12,000 by the end of September.
07/01/08 BBC: Sunni leader attacked in N Iraq
Police in Iraq say at least one person has been killed in a truck bomb attack on the home of a Sunni tribal leader known for opposing al-Qaeda extremists.
07/01/08 AP: New Iraq report - 15 of 18 benchmarks satisfactory
No matter who is elected president in November, his foreign policy team will have to deal with one of the most frustrating realities in Iraq: the slow pace with which the government in Baghdad operates.
07/01/08 Reuters: Car bomb wounds 5 people in western Baghdad
A parked car bomb wounded five people in Jamiaa district, in western Baghdad, police said.
07/01/08 Reuters: Five bodies found in Baghdad on Monday
Five bodies were found in different districts of Baghdad on Monday, police said.
07/01/08 Reuters: Iraqi army kill 2 militants, arrest 30 others
The Iraqi army killed two militants and arrested 30 others in operations during the last 24 hours in different areas in Iraq, the Defence Ministry said.
07/01/08 Reuters: Roadside bomb kills 3 bothers in Baquba
A roadside bomb killed three brothers and wounded their father south of Baquba, police said.
07/01/08 Reuters: Mayor's bodyguard killed in Sulaiman Pek
A bodyguard of the mayor of the town of Sulaiman Pek was killed by a bomb attached to his car, police said. The town lies 160 km (100 miles) north of Baghdad.
07/01/08 Reuters: Roadside bomb wounds 5 people south of Baquba
A roadside bomb wounded five people south of Baquba, 65 km (40 miles) northeast of Baghdad, police said.
07/01/08 Reuters: Truck bomb kills 1, wounds 25 in Mosul
A truck bomb killed one person and wounded 25 others in a small town near the city of Mosul, 390 km (240 miles) north of Baghdad, police said.
07/01/08 Reuters: Roadside bomb kills policeman in Mosul
A roadside bomb killed one policeman in Mosul, police said.
07/02/08 NPR: Sheiks' Meetings - Tradition Turns Deadly In Iraq
As part of the effort to restore security in Iraq, the American military has helped to revive an ancient tradition — the sheiks' council meeting. But those meetings have also become flashpoints for power struggles among the leaders
07/02/08 newarkadvocate: Man named in Iraqi-torture lawsuit worked for contractor
Pataskala man being sued in federal court is accused of torturing an Iraqi man while employed with a contractor at Abu Ghraib prison...Al Shimari, 49, claims during his imprisonment at Abu Ghraib that he was subjected to electric shock, beaten...
07/02/08 AKA: Islamist group threatens churches in Mosul
An Islamist group has sent threatening letters to Assyrian churches in the northern Iraqi city of Mosul, asking them not to cooperate with US forces. The letter sent by The Batallion of Just Punishment, Jihad Base in Mesopotamia...
07/02/08 AP: Sniper testifies in Iraqi deaths
A Marine sniper believed he was shooting at insurgents planting a roadside bomb when he killed two Syrians in Iraq, platoon members testified in military court Tuesday.
07/02/08 Reuters: UK tightens Hezbollah ban, citing actions in Ira
The British government said on Wednesday it was amending a ban on Hezbollah to cover its entire military wing, accusing the Lebanese group of supporting terrorism in Iraq and the Palestinian territories.
07/02/08 AP: Hezbollah said to train Shiite militiamen in Iraq
Hezbollah instructors trained Shiite militiamen at remote camps in southern Iraq until three months ago when they slipped across the border to Iran — presumably to continue instruction on Iranian soil, according to two Shiite lawmakers...
07/02/08 AP: Iraqi foreign minister urges deal with US
Iraq's foreign minister told lawmakers Tuesday the U.S. made major concessions in talks on a new security agreement, urging them to approve the deal to keep U.S. troops here after the U.N. mandate expires at the end of the year.
07/02/08 Reuters: Iraq says Jordan king and Turkish PM to visit
Iraq is expecting visits soon from Jordan's King Abdullah and Turkish Prime Minister Tayyip Erdogan, easing its regional diplomatic isolation, the foreign minister said on Wednesday.
07/02/08 NPR: General Who Backed Surge Succeeds Petraeus in Iraq
Later this summer, there will be a new top American military leader in Baghdad. Lt. Gen. Ray Odierno will take over from his boss Gen. David Petraeus, who is being promoted to a job overseeing the entire Middle East region.
07/03/08 CNN: Guards of Iraqi gov held
Iraqi security forces fighting militants in southeastern Iraq have arrested several bodyguards assigned to a provincial governor — but not the governor himself, Iraqi officials said Thursday.
07/03/08 AP: Iraq bans pictures of non-candidates in vote
The Iraqi government has banned candidates in upcoming provincial elections from using pictures in their campaign materials of people not running for office, the government's spokesman said Thursday.
07/03/08 Reuters: U. S. officials condoned Hunt-Kurd oil deal-documents
U.S. officials condoned Hunt Oil Co efforts to obtain an exploration deal with Iraq's Kurdish regional government, contrary to public statements discouraging it, according to documents cited by a congressional committee.
07/03/08 Reuters: U.S. forces detain seven suspected militiamen in southern Baghdad
U.S. forces detained seven suspected militiamen in southern Baghdad's Rasheed neighbourhood on Wednesday, the U.S. military said.
07/03/08 Reuters: U.S. forces find bones of dead Iraqis in Samarra
U.S. forces found the bones of some dead Iraqis in Samarra...the U.S. military said, adding that its initial estimate of the number of dead was two. Iraqi police Captain Muthanna Shakir had earlier said U.S. troops turned over 14 decaying corpses...
07/03/08 Reuters: Bomb wounds 4 civilians in western Baghdad
Militants planted a bomb in the abandoned home of Shi'ite parliamentarian Shatha al-Moussawi, in western Baghdad, that wounded 4 people including one woman in a neighbouring house, police said. Moussawi had not been living there.
07/03/08 Reuters: Iraqi police arrest two militants in eastern Kut
Iraqi police arrested two wanted militants in a raid in eastern Kut, 150 km (95 miles) southeast of Baghdad, police said.
07/03/08 Reuters: Bodies of two civilians pulled in Tigris River
Iraqi police found the bodies of two civilians dumped in the Tigris River near Suwayra, 50 km (30 miles) south east of Baghdad, police said.
07/03/08 Reuters: Roadside bomb wounds five guards in Tikrit
A roadside bomb wounded five guards when it struck the convoy of Tikrit police chief Hamid al-Namis, in central Tikrit, 150 km (95 miles) north of Baghdad, a police source who declined to be named, said.
07/03/08 Reuters: Bomb kills 4 people in Hilla
A home-made bomb killed four people when it exploded in a cafe just east of Hilla, 100 km (62 miles) south of Baghdad, police said.
07/03/08 Reuters: U.S. forces kill two militants, captured 10 others
U.S. forces killed two militants and captured 10 other suspected militants in various operations targeting al Qaeda in central and north-western areas of Baghdad on Wednesday and Thursday, a U.S. military statement said.
07/03/08 Reuters: 2 militants, 1 policeman killed in gunfight in Mosul
Two militants were killed in a gunfight with police, one of whom also died, in Mosul, 390 km (240 miles) north of Baghdad, police said. The policemen were guarding a local bank.
07/03/08 Reuters: Gunmen kill an off-duty policeman and civilan in Mosul
Gunmen killed an off-duty policeman in eastern Mosul, police said...Gunmen shot dead a civilian inside a computer games arcade in northern Mosul, police said.
07/03/08 irishsun: Car bomb explodes near Baghdad morgue
A car bomb has exploded near one of Baghdad's major hospitals, killing four people and wounding 10. Officials say the explosion took place in front of the morgue of Baghdad's Al-Yarmukh hospital.
07/04/08 AP: Syria returns stolen marble artifact to Iraq
Syria has returned a marble artifact to Iraq that was stolen from one of the country's archaeological sites.
07/04/08 AP: Iraqi PM to parade progress on trip
Iraq's prime minister plans trips to Europe and the Persian Gulf this month, apparently hoping improved security at home will pay dividends in greater international support — including from a country that did not back the U.S. invasion.
07/04/08 AP: Federal judge orders 2 Marines released from jail
A federal judge in Riverside, Calif., has ordered two Marines released from jail despite their refusal to testify before a grand jury investigating the alleged killing of Iraqi detainees in 2004.
07/04/08 NYTimes: US soldiers in Iraq mark Fourth of July
It's Staff Sgt. Edgar Covarrubias' second Fourth of July in Iraq. No family barbecue, no fireworks for the kids, but Covarrubias says he'll call his mom, wife and kids to share the day anyway.
07/04/08 NPR: Tensions Simmer In Anbar As U.S. Handoff Nears
The U.S. military touts the relative security of Anbar — once one of the most restive areas in Iraq — after working with tribal sheiks to combat al-Qaida. But the rise of the sheiks has set off a new political conflict, and tensions still simmer...
07/04/08 AP: Soldier made famous in Iraq photo dies
Police say a former Army medic made famous by a photograph of him carrying an injured Iraqi boy during the first week of the war has died of an apparent overdose in Pinehurst...After he returned from Iraq, Dwyer struggled with post traumatic stress.
07/05/08 Reuters: Roadside bomb wounds policeman in central Baghdad
A roadside bomb targeting a police patrol wounded one policeman and one civilian in the Karrada district of central Baghdad, police said.
07/05/08 Reuters: Two bodies found in Baghdad, one found in Mahaweel on Friday
Two bodies were found in Baghdad on Friday, police said...One body was found with gunshot wounds and signs of torture on Friday in a house in Mahaweel, 60 km (35 miles) south of Baghdad, police said.
07/05/08 Reuters: Roadside bomb wounds Iraqi Islamic Party official
A roadside bomb wounded Khalid Mohammed, an official of the Iraqi Islamic Party in Falluja, and three other people, 50 km (30 miles) west of Baghdad, police said.
07/05/08 AFP: Iraq PM says Baghdad saved from 'terrorist siege'
Iraqi Prime Minister Nuri al-Maliki said on Saturday that the country's security forces have managed to save Baghdad from a "siege by terrorists" backed by foreign nations.
07/05/08 AP: Gunmen assassinate Shiite official in Iraq
Gunmen on a motorcycle assassinated an official of Iraq's biggest Shiite party Friday in the southern city of Basra, police said. Sheik Salim al-Dirraji was gunned down in the Hayania district, which had been a stronghold of the Mahdi Army...
07/05/08 KUNA: 37 armed militants arrested, 24 bombs defused in Baghdad
Baghdad Operations Command said on Saturday that Iraqi forces were able to arrest 37 armed militants and defuse 24 bombs were intended for detonation in various parts of the Iraqi capital Baghdad.