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US Death Toll in Iraq Reaches 4,000

US Death Toll in Iraq Reaches 4,000

03.23.08 posted by jason 120 views no comments image
Four U.S. soldiers died in a roadside bombing in Iraq on Sunday, military officials reported, bringing the American toll in the 5-year-old war to the grim milestone of 4,000 deaths.
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Sources: Iran helped prod al-Sadr cease-fire

Sources: Iran helped prod al-Sadr cease-fire

03.31.08 posted by chab13 105 views no comments image
Iran was integral in persuading Shiite cleric Muqtada al-Sadr to halt attacks by his militia on Iraqi security forces, an Iraqi lawmaker said Monday.
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Dozens Killed in Bombings in Four Iraqi Cities

Dozens Killed in Bombings in Four Iraqi Cities

04.15.08 posted by chab13 87 views no comments image
In two Iraqi cities that American forces say they have largely taken back from Sunni insurgents, deadly suicide bombs exploded within hours of each other on Tuesday, killing at least 53 people.
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Bloody Facts: "War is Hell".

04.05.08 posted by ghostdog 88 views 2 comments news article
Over 23,000 US military have been wounded and 4,000+ killed in Iraq. Civilian casulaties are even higher. In US history more than 1.3 million soldiers have lost their lives. Even peacetime military deaths are surprisingly high.
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Violence Continues in Iraq

03.27.08 posted by jason 95 views no comments video
Heavy fighting has continued for a third day between Shia militias and the Iraqi security forces in southern Iraq. There are reports of extensive exchanges of fire between the Iraqi army and militiamen in Basra and in the town of Hilla, just south of Baghdad.

Iraqi Army Takes Last Basra Areas From Sadr Force

Iraqi Army Takes Last Basra Areas From Sadr Force

04.20.08 posted by chab13 77 views no comments image
Iraqi soldiers took control of the last bastions of the cleric Moktada al-Sadr's militia in Basra on Saturday, and Iran's ambassador to Baghdad strongly endorsed the Iraqi government's monthlong military operation against the fighters.
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Bush: Basra fighting a 'defining moment' for Iraq

Bush: Basra fighting a 'defining moment' for Iraq

03.28.08 posted by chab13 94 views no comments image
President Bush today praised the Iraqi government's military push into Basra as "a defining moment in the history of a free Iraq," saying the government is fighting criminals there. "It's a necessary part of the development of a free society," Bush said at a White House news conference.
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Fear in Sadr City as cleric threatens war

04.20.08 posted by chab13 75 views no comments news article
At the southern entrance to Sadr City several Iraqi men on the US military's payroll are sweeping the street in the latest attempt to stop al-Mahdi Army militia from recruiting new fighters.
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US Death Toll in Iraq Reaches 4,000

03.24.08 posted by jason 92 views no comments video
This video from the AP is a stark reminder of the casualties in the Iraq War.

Protesters Mark Iraq War Anniversary

03.19.08 posted by jason 84 views no comments video
In a rolling flourish of activity, protesters gathered near the White House, the Capitol, the Internal Revenue Service, and the American Petroleum Institute among other well-known landmarks to voice their anger over the continuing war in Iraq.

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