Iraq News

Richard Vaughn's dad was a sailor and his grandfather was a Marine. But an interest in tanks drew him to the Army. via News 8 Austin

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This is a press release courtesy of the Department of Defense The Department of Defense announced today the death of a soldier who was supporting Operation Iraqi Freedom. via KCBY-TV Coos Bay

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“The Iraqi forces blocked, raided and evacuated the building.”

Iraqi security forces, after more than of 40 days of intense fighting, on Thursday told residents to evacuate their homes in the northeast Shiite slum of Sadr City and to move to temporary shelters on two ... via Belleville News

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“Signing this agreement will undoubtedly pave the way for captivity of the Iraqi people in the clutches of the American occupiers more than before”

Two hard-line newspapers seen as speaking for Iran's clerical establishment called Monday for Iraqis to oppose a strategic framework deal with the United States, Tehran's first public condemnation of the ... via Reading Eagle/Reading Times

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Two ex-State Department employees say the Bush administration ignored corruption at the highest levels within the Iraqi government and kept secret potentially embarrassing information.

Arthur Brennan, who briefly served in Baghdad as head of the department's Office of Accountability and Transparency last year, and James Mattil, who worked as chief of staff, say their office was understaffed and its warnings and recommendations ignored.

Brennan also alleges that the State Department prevented a congressional staffer in Baghdad from talking with staffers by insisting they were too busy. In reality, Brennan says, the staffers were watching movies at the embassy and on their computers after having their workload cut. Read more

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Family and friends of a Michigan soldier missing since his unit was attacked in Iraq by insurgent forces a year ago are planning a rally Saturday. via WJR-AM Detroit

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Turkish jets struck suspected Kurdish rebel targets close to the border in northern Iraq, Iraqi Kurdish officials said Monday.

There was no immediate confirmation of the airstrikes from the Turkish military, but if confirmed it would be the third straight night of air attacks on the Kurdistan Workers' Party, or PKK.

In a statement posted on its official Web site, the Patriotic Union of Kurdistan said Turkish warplanes bombed several border areas near the towns of Neroye, Rekan and Dahuk in northern Iraq on Sunday night. Read more

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“We're doing limited operations in Sadr City as this implementation process takes place”

No violence was reported as gunmen withdrew and shops reopened on the first day of the cease-fire brokered by Shiite lawmakers and representatives of anti-U.S. cleric Muqtada al-Sadr's political movement. via Atlanta Journal-Constitution

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“It's not over until the lady in the pantsuit says it is.”

In Myanmar, a Red Cross boat carrying rice, water and other relief goods sank, but the aid workers who were on board are safe. via FOX 4 Florida

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