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
US House speaker Nancy Pelosi visits Iraq
U.S. House Speaker Nancy Pelosi, a top Democratic critic of the U.S.-led war in Iraq, expressed confidence during a visit to Iraq on Saturday that expected provincial elections will promote national reconciliation.
Nations:Iraq People:David Petraeus Nancy Pelosi Activities:110th Congress Second Gulf War
2008-05-17
Iraqi officials say leader of al-Qaida in Iraq arrested
Iraqi police commandos captured the leader of al-Qaida in Iraq in a raid in the northern city of Mosul, Iraqi officials said Thursday, in what could mark a significant blow to the Sunni insurgency in its last urban stronghold.
Nations:Iraq Activities:Second Gulf War
2008-05-08
US troop deaths hit 7-month high in Iraq
The killings of three U.S. soldiers in separate attacks in Baghdad pushed the American death toll for April up to 47, making it the deadliest month since September.
Nations:Iraq Activities:Second Gulf War
2008-04-30
Sadr threatens open war against U.S., Iraq
BAGHDAD -- Renegade cleric Muqtada al Sadr on Saturday issued a "final warning" to the Iraqi government, threatening an open-ended "war until liberation" if U.S. and Iraqi troops don't stop their offensive against followers of his militant Shiite Muslim movement.
Nations:Iraq Activities:Second Gulf War
2008-04-20
Anti-US cleric al-Sadr threatens new uprising in Iraq
Anti-American Shiite cleric Muqtada al-Sadr gave a "final warning" to the government Saturday to halt a U.S.-Iraqi crackdown against his followers or he would declare "open war until liberation."
Nations:Iraq
2008-04-19
At least 50 killed in Iraq suicide bombing of funeral
A suicide bomber struck the funeral of two anti-al-Qaida Sunni tribesmen in a town north of Baghdad on Thursday, killing at least 50 people and wounding dozens, police said.
Nations:Iraq Activities:Second Gulf War
2008-04-17
Car bombs kill more than 50 in Iraq
Car bombs ripped through crowded areas in Baghdad and former insurgent strongholds to the north and west of the capital on Tuesday, killing more than 50 people and breaking a recent lull in violence in predominantly Sunni areas.
Nations:Iraq Activities:Second Gulf War
2008-04-15
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