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  • August 2008

    • Bus Bomb Kills 12 in Baghdad

      CNN  |  Aug 3, 08 9:58 AM CDT

      Bus Bomb Kills 12 in Baghdad

      (Newser) - Bombs ripped through a minibus this morning in Baghdad, reports CNN, killing 12 and injuring 22 after a string of similar bombings in the region. Two more roadside bombs injured nine near a hospital and two near a convoy of SUVs. Elsewhere, a soldier was killed in an unrelated accident, marking August's first US casualty. More »

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      Iraq war  • bombing  • CNN  • roadside bomb  • civilian casualties  • casualties  • wounded  • soldiers

  • May 2008

    • 'Miracle Marine' Dead After 3-Year Struggle

      Associated Press  |  May 25, 08 4:00 CDT

      'Miracle Marine' Dead After 3-Year Struggle

      (Newser) - A Marine who endured burns on 97% of his body with good humor and hope has died during routine surgery, USA Today reports. Hit by a roadside bomb in Iraq, Sgt. Merlin German walked, talked, and even danced during his 3-year recovery. Undergoing more than 100 surgeries, he became a symbol of resilience and started a charity for burned kids called "Merlin's Miracles." More »

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      Iraq  • US Army  • military  • soldier  • Marine  • roadside bomb

  • April 2008

    • 19 Yanks Die in Worst Week of Year for US

      Associated Press  |  Apr 13, 08 5:24 AM CDT

      19 Yanks Die in Worst Week of Year for US

      (Newser) - The death of a US soldier in a roadside blast in Baghdad yesterday brought the death toll for US troops to 19 in a single week—the highest so far this year. Almost all of the deaths have been in the Iraqi capital, where US and Iraqi forces are battling the Mahdi Army. Troops are also fighting Sunni insurgents in northern Iraq, AP reports. More »

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      Iraq  • US military  • Baghdad  • Muqtada al-Sadr  • roadside bomb  • Iraq death toll  • Sadr City  • Shiite militia

    • US Parts End Up in Insurgents' Bombs in Iraq

      New York Times  |  Apr 2, 08 11:26 AM CDT

      US Parts End Up in Insurgents' Bombs in Iraq

      (Newser) - A year ago American technology started turning up in roadside bombs used to attack US troops in Iraq, the New York Times reports, and the rogue computer circuits were tracked to the United Arab Emirates. There investigators found the UAE's controls so lax that sensitive technology imported from the US was being exported to Iran, eventually landing in the hands of Iraqi insurgents. More »

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      Iraq war  • Iran  • insurgents  • roadside bomb  • United Arab Emirates  • US exports

  • March 2008

    • US Warning Shot Kills Iraqi Girl

      Associated Press  |  Mar 13, 08 5:30 AM CDT

      US Warning Shot Kills Iraqi Girl

      (Newser) - A warning shot fired by US soldiers killed a young Iraqi girl yesterday, AP reports. Troops in an area of Diyala province where several roadside bombs have recently been found fired a shot "near a suspicious woman who appeared to be signaling to someone while the soldiers were in the area," said a military spokesman. They later found the girl, who appeared to be 10 years old. More »

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      Iraq  • US military  • shooting  • roadside bomb  • rocket attacks

    • 'Wonder Woman' Wins Silver Star

      Houston Chronicle  |  Mar 10, 08 5:08 AM CDT

      'Wonder Woman' Wins Silver Star

      (Newser) - A Texas teenager has become the second woman since World War II to be awarded the Silver Star for bravery in combat. Texas medic Monica Lin Brown, 19, used her body to shield five wounded comrades from gunfire while she treated them after their convoy was caught by a roadside bomb in Afghanistan, reports the Houston Chronicle . More »

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      Afghanistan  • terrorism  • US Army  • roadside bomb  • heroism  • Silver Star  • courage

    • A Colonel's Toughest Duty: the Condolence Letter

      Wall Street Journal  |  Mar 8, 08 4:43 CST

      A Colonel's Toughest Duty: the Condolence Letter

      (Newser) - American warfare has changed over hundreds of years, but one tradition that remains is a commander’s condolence letter to the family of a fallen soldier. The Wall Street Journal spends time with a lieutenant colonel in Iraq who writes his letters by hand whenever one of his men dies. "I wait to find the words," he says, "and they will come."  More »

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      Afghanistan  • US military  • insurgents  • US Army  • roadside bomb  • soldiers' families

    • US Troops Lose Hearing at Alarming Rates

      Associated Press  |  Mar 8, 08 7:53 AM CST

      US Troops Lose Hearing at Alarming Rates

      (Newser) - US troops are coming home from Iraq and Afghanistan with epidemic rates of hearing damage, AP reports, with 128,000 disabled by permanent hearing loss or tinnitus, ringing in the ears. The nature of the current conflict is part of the problem, with roadside bombs and sudden ambushes giving troops no chance to use protective equipment. "They can't say, Wait a minute, let me put my earplugs in,'" said a Navy specialist. "They are in the fight of their lives." More »

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      Iraq war  • Afghanistan  • US military  • War on Terror  • veterans  • roadside bomb  • hearing loss

    • Baghdad Bombs Claim 54

      BBC  |  Mar 6, 08 2:31 CST

      Baghdad Bombs Claim 54

      (Newser) - Twin bomb blasts claimed 54 lives and wounded 130 in a Baghdad shopping center today, BBC News reports. Two roadside bombs timed to detonate within minutes of each other exploded in a shopping center in Karada district, leaving survivors holding body parts and searching for loved ones. Violence in Iraq has seen an upswing this month after a six-month decline generally attributed to the troop surge. More »

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      Iraq  • Baghdad  • troop withdrawal  • al-Qaeda in Iraq  • roadside bomb  • surge

  • February 2008

    • Marines Demand Probe Into Armor Delay

      Stars and Stripes  |  Feb 26, 08 4:48 AM CST

      Marines Demand Probe Into Armor Delay

      (Newser) - The US Marine Corps has asked the Department of Defense to investigate delays obtaining vehicles with blast-resistant armor for combat units in Iraq. An internal USMC memo claims the money needed for the vehicles, which could have cut deaths from roadside bombings by 50%, was diverted to other projects, reports Stars & Stripes.     More »

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      Iraq  • Pentagon  • Defense Department  • US Marine Corps  • roadside bomb  • budget  • casualties  • deaths

    • Woodruff Fights for Words

      USA Today  |  Feb 25, 08 10:40 AM CST

      Woodruff Fights for Words

      (Newser) - When ABC's Bob Woodruff reported recently from North Korea, he appeared fully recovered from horrific head injuries he suffered in Iraq. In fact, he has a lingering disorder that could have ended his career as a journalist. He discusses working with expressive aphasia, a struggle to remember words, with Christine Dugas of USA Today —who suffers from it, too. More »

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      Iraq  • roadside bomb  • stroke  • ABC News  • traumatic brain injury  • Bob Woodruff

    • Blasts Mar Sri Lankan Holiday

      CNN  |  Feb 4, 08 6:26 CST

      Blasts Mar Sri Lankan Holiday

      (Newser) - Four separate bombings today rang in Sri Lanka's 60th anniversary of its independence, capping off a string of four consecutive days that have seen horrific violence, CNN reports. A roadside bomb claimed the lives of 12 and wounded 17 passengers on a bus, and a soldier died in a separate strike on a military tractor. More »

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      suicide bombing  • roadside bomb  • Sri Lanka  • Tamil Tigers  • Colombo

  • January 2008
  • December 2007

    • Protect or Prevent? Iraq Tanks Raise Heavy Issues

      Los Angeles Times  |  Dec 27, 07 3:40 AM CST

      Protect or Prevent? Iraq Tanks Raise Heavy Issues

      (Newser) - A new heavily armored vehicle will better protect US soldiers in Iraq from roadside bombs, but possibly at the risk of jeopardizing the overall counter-insurgency strategy, the Los Angeles Times reports. The new equipment has ignited debate over whether it is better to protect soldiers from attack, or stop the attacks from happening in the first place. More »

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      Iraq  • US military  • Pentagon  • roadside bomb  • military strategy  • MRAP

    • Key Iraqi Police Chief Killed

      Christian Science Monitor  |  Dec 9, 07 2:17 CST

      Key Iraqi Police Chief Killed

      (Newser) - Qais al-Mamouri, a major US ally respected for his non-sectarian work as police chief in violent Babil province, was killed today by a roadside bomb, the Christian Science Monitor reports. Five successive explosions ripped through al-Mamouri’s US-issued SUV, killing him and two others. Less than an hour earlier a US general had held a press conference to sing al-Mamouri’s praises. More »

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      Iraq  • al-Qaeda  • roadside bomb  • Shiite militia  • Iraq Civil War

  • November 2007

    • Confident Marines Cut 'Bombproof' Truck Orders

      Christian Science Monitor  |  Nov 30, 07 7:09 AM CST

      Confident Marines Cut 'Bombproof' Truck Orders

      (Newser) - The Marines are cutting orders of a nearly "bombproof" Hummer replacement from 3,700 to 2,225, reflecting a more peaceful Iraq and the success of the vehicle, reports the Christian Science Monitor . “Combine the reduction in attacks with the fact that we're not losing as many vehicles as we thought, and the Marines don’t need as many, said an official. More »

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      Iraq  • Afghanistan  • US Army  • Marine  • roadside bomb  • IED  • hummer  • MRAP

    • US Releases 9 Iranian Prisoners

      Associated Press  |  Nov 9, 07 8:04 AM CST

      US Releases 9 Iranian Prisoners

      (Newser) - The American military released nine Iranian prisoners in Iraq today, including two captured when US forces stormed the Iranian consulate in Irbil last January. The men were initially accused of being members of Iran's Quds Force, an arm of the Revolutionary Guards Washington has accused of funding and arming Shiite insurgents.  After a “careful review" none of the detainees is considered a security threat, officials said. More »

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      Iraq  • Iran  • insurgents  • roadside bomb  • prisoners

  • October 2007

    • Marines May Drop Massacre Murder Charges

      Associated Press  |  Oct 5, 07 3:45 AM CDT

      Marines May Drop Massacre Murder Charges

      (Newser) - A Marine whose squad killed 24 Iraqi men, women and children in the so-called Haditha Massacre may not face murder charges. An investigating officer has recommended that Staff Sgt. Frank Wuterich should be tried instead for negligent homicide, which carries a maximum three-year penalty. The Iraqis were killed when Marines threw grenades and fired on unarmed civilians in their homes following a roadside bombing of a Marine convoy. More »

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      Iraq  • roadside bomb  • Haditha  • Staff Sgt. Frank Wuterich

  • August 2007

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