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Thousands Turn Out in Baghdad to Protest Basra Offensive

Thousands Turn Out in Baghdad to Protest Basra Offensive

03.27.08 posted by jason 80 views no comments image
The supporters of Moktada al-Sadr, took to the streets today in Baghdad to protest the assault by the Iraqi Army in Basra. The fighting there, now in day 3, has left scores dead and hundreds injuired.
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'Green Zone' Attacked in Iraq

'Green Zone' Attacked in Iraq

03.23.08 posted by jason 82 views no comments image
The shelling started just before 6 a.m., mortar fire shaking buildings and sending early risers in the Green Zone here running for shelter. Sirens went off, and loudspeakers blared, "Duck and cover! Duck and cover!" A thick column of gray smoke rose above the embassies and government buildings in the area.
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U.S. sees planning gaps in Iraqis' assault on Basra

04.03.08 posted by chab13 72 views no comments news article
U.S. Ambassador Ryan Crocker first learned of the Iraqi plan on March 21: Prime Minister Nuri Kamal al-Maliki would be heading to Basra with Iraqi troops to bring order to the city.
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Maliki Gives Shiite Militias 72 Hours to Halt Fighting

Maliki Gives Shiite Militias 72 Hours to Halt Fighting

03.26.08 posted by jason 78 views no comments image
At least 55 people have died in two days of fighting between Shiite militias and U.S.-Iraqi forces in Baghdad and the southern oil hub of Basra. Iraq's prime minister gives fighters 72 hours to surrender.
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Report: World ignoring Iraqi refugee crisis

Report: World ignoring Iraqi refugee crisis

03.20.08 posted by jason 77 views no comments image
International Rescue Committee, issued a report detailing the plight of Iraqi refugees on the five-year anniversary of the U.S.-led invasion of Iraq. The report also urges the US to do more to help refugees.
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Bush Defies Calls for Faster Withdrawal of Iraq Troops

Bush Defies Calls for Faster Withdrawal of Iraq Troops

04.10.08 posted by chab13 64 views no comments image
Declaring that the United States had averted failure in Iraq, President Bush said on Thursday that the senior commander there could "have all the time he needs" before reducing troops further. Mr. Bush ordered shorter tours for troops, but defied calls by Democrats in Congress to withdraw more troops more quickly.
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Gunmen kill aide to Shiite cleric in Iraq

Gunmen kill aide to Shiite cleric in Iraq

04.11.08 posted by chab13 62 views no comments image
A senior aide to the radical anti-American cleric Moktada al-Sadr was assassinated in Najaf as he returned home from Friday prayers, raising the likelihood that tensions would climb still higher between Sadr's loyalists and the Iraqi government forces they have been battling.
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Iraqi, American death tolls down in May

Iraqi, American death tolls down in May

06.01.08 posted by chab13 37 views no comments image
The number of deaths among Iraqi civilians, police and insurgents fell sharply from April to May, according to data from the Iraqi government, and the monthly death toll for American troops hit its lowest mark since 2004
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Twin Bombings Kill at Least 35 in Iraq

Twin Bombings Kill at Least 35 in Iraq

05.01.08 posted by chab13 51 views no comments image
Two thunderous blasts set off by suicide bombers ripped through a crowded shopping street in the town of Balad Ruz in Diyala province on Thursday, and Iraqi security officials said the explosions killed at least 35 people and wounded 75 others, many of them seriously.
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Cheney Promotes New US-Iraq Agreement

Cheney Promotes New US-Iraq Agreement

03.18.08 posted by jason 72 views no comments image
Vice President Dick Cheney played the part of backroom power broker for two days and came away on Tuesday with pledges from Shiites, Sunnis and Kurds to firm up a new blueprint for U.S.-Iraq relations that will stretch beyond the Bush presidency.
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