US: 7 soldiers die in helicopter crash in Iraq
BAGHDAD - Seven American soldiers were killed in southern Iraq early Thursday when their helicopter crashed as it was flying into the country from Kuwait, the U.S. military said.
Nations:Iraq Kuwait Activities:Second Gulf War Source:(AP)
2008-09-18
Iraqis: Deal close on plan for US troops to leave
BAGHDAD - Iraq and the U.S. are near an agreement on all American combat troops leaving Iraq by October 2010, with the last soldiers out three years after that, two Iraqi officials told The Associated Press on Thursday. U.S. officials, however, insisted no dates had been agreed.
Nations:Iraq People:Gordon Brown Barack Obama Condoleezza Rice Activities:Second Gulf War Source:(AP)
2008-08-07
US, Iraqi forces launch new operation in Diyala
BAGHDAD - U.S. and Iraqi forces launched a new operation Tuesday aimed at clearing al-Qaida in Iraq from the volatile Diyala province, considered the last major insurgent safe haven near the capital.
Nations:Iraq Activities:Second Gulf War Source:(AP)
2008-07-29
Obama in Iraq: Withdrawal support but no timetable
BAGHDAD - Face to face with Iraq's leaders, Barack Obama gained fresh support Monday for the idea of pulling all U.S. combat forces out of the war zone by 2010. But the Iraqis stopped short of actual timetables or endorsement of Obama's pledge to withdraw American troops within 16 months if he wins the presidency.
Nations:Iraq Afghanistan Kuwait Israel U.S. People:David Petraeus Chuck Hagel Barack Obama John McCain Activities:US Election 2008 Second Gulf War
2008-07-21
Obama begins firsthand look at Baghdad
BAGHDAD - Barack Obama began Monday his first on-the-ground inspection of Iraq since launching his bid for the White House, with U.S. commanders ready to brief him on progress in a war he long opposed and Iraqi leaders wanting more details of his proposals for troop withdrawals.
Nations:Iraq Afghanistan Kuwait Israel U.S. People:David Petraeus Jalal Talabani Hamid Karzai Chuck Hagel Barack Obama John McCain Activities:US Election 2008 Second Gulf War
2008-07-21
Military surge in Iraq ends; 150,000 troops remain
WASHINGTON - The military surge into Iraq that began more than 18 months ago has ended. But 150,000 U.S. troops remain, as many as 15,000 more than before the buildup began.
Nations:Iraq Afghanistan People:David Petraeus Robert Gates Activities:Second Gulf War Source:(AP)
2008-07-16
Police: Iraq suicide bombers kill 28 army recruits
BAQOUBA, Iraq - Two suicide bombers blew themselves up in a crowd of army recruits Tuesday in an Iraqi province where devastating attacks persist despite security improvements in the rest of the country. At least 28 people died, the Iraqi police and military said.
Nations:Iraq Activities:Second Gulf War Source:(AP)
2008-07-15
U.S. troop deaths in Iraq at wartime low
Nineteen U.S. soldiers were killed in Iraq in May, the U.S. military said on Sunday, the lowest monthly death toll since U.S. forces invaded to topple Saddam Hussein in 2003.
Nations:Iraq People:David Petraeus Barack Obama John McCain George W. Bush Hillary Clinton Activities:Second Gulf War
2008-06-01
Suicide bomber kills 16 people in northwestern Iraq
A suicide bomber blew himself up Thursday in a crowd of police recruits in northwestern Iraq, killing at least 16 men and wounding 14 others, an official said.
Nations:Iraq Sweden Activities:Second Gulf War
2008-05-29
US ambassador: Al-Qaida close to defeat in Iraq
The U.S. ambassador to Iraq said Saturday that al-Qaida's network in the country has never been closer to defeat, and he praised Prime Minister Nouri al-Maliki for his moves to rein in Shiite and Sunni militant groups.
Nations:Iraq Activities:Second Gulf War
2008-05-24
Lawmakers loyal to al-Sadr denounce Iraqi gov't
Lawmakers loyal to anti-U.S. cleric Muqtada al-Sadr accused the Iraqi government of trying to crush the movement and warned Saturday of "black clouds" on the horizon for truces that have eased fighting between al-Sadr's militia and security forces.
Nations:Iraq Activities:Second Gulf War
2008-05-24
Iraqi troops enter Shiite stronghold of Sadr City
Some 10,000 Iraqi troops fanned out in Baghdad's Sadr City on Tuesday, taking positions on main roads, rooftops and near hospitals in an attempt to establish government control in the Shiite militia enclave for the first time since Saddam Hussein's ouster.
Nations:Iraq Activities:Second Gulf War
2008-05-20
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