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April 2008
- 19 Yanks Die in Worst Week of Year for US
  
  newser | Associated Press | Apr 13, 08 5:24 AM CDT
  
  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
- Iran Is Now a Bigger Threat in Iraq Than al-Qaeda: US Officials
  
  newser | Washington Post | Apr 12, 08 3:06 PM CDT
  
  Recent battles in Basra prove that Iran is crippling Iraqi stability while al-Qaeda's influence there wanes, US officials say. David Petraeus pointed to Iran's influence in testimony this week, and now Shiite militias are said to have benefited from Iranian weapons, training, and guidance in Basra fighting—prompting a Washington probe of Iran's impact, the Washington Post reports. More »
  
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  Iraq • Iran • Baghdad • David Petraeus • insurgents • al-Qaeda in Iraq • Basra • Ryan Crocker • Arabs
- Death of Sadr Aide Sparks Battles in Baghdad
  
  newser | Reuters | Apr 11, 08 8:02 PM CDT
  
  The murder of a Moqtada al-Sadr aide triggered heavy fighting in Baghdad today after al-Sadr’s men attacked US and Iraqi forces, Reuters reports. The cleric blamed “the hand of the occupier” for the death of Riyadh al-Nuri, a close relative, and vowed not to forget “this precious blood.” A US commander told CNN that battles broke out when a US patrol, backing Iraqi forces, ran into 10 roadside bombs and sustained heavy fire. More »
  
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  Iraq • Iraq war • Baghdad • US Army • Muqtada al-Sadr • assassination • Mahdi Army • Basra • Sadr City • Iraq Army • Jalal Talabani • Najaf
- US-Backed Militias Curb Iraqi Women's Rights
  
  newser | Newsweek | Apr 6, 08 1:43 PM CDT
  
  Women's rights in Iraq are devolving under the rule of US-backed militias, Newsweek reports. These Sahwa or "Awakening" groups have stabilized regions, but rule with medieval laws and customs: In some areas, women are commonly kept at home, forced to wear headscarves, or are married into polygamous relationships, Newsweek reports. More »
  
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  Iraq • Baghdad • insurgents • women's rights • Awakening Councils • burka
- Iraqi Official Calls Blackwater Deal 'Bad News'
  
  newser | CNN | Apr 5, 08 4:24 PM CDT
  
  An Iraqi official called the renewal of Blackwater USA's contract "bad news" today, CNN reports. "I personally am not happy with this, especially because they have committed acts of aggression, killed Iraqis," said the adviser to Prime Minister Nuri al-Maliki. With many in Baghdad upset about it, he said he may press officials to contest the contract renewal. More »
  
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  Iraq • Baghdad • Nouri al-Maliki • Blackwater • Iraq government • Iraq contractors • security contractors
March 2008
- Baghdad Curfew Lifted; Basra Violence Slows
  
  newser | AFP | Mar 31, 08 8:31 AM CDT
  
  Baghdad authorities lifted a 3-day-old curfew today as violence ebbed and soldiers from Muqtada al-Sadr's Mahdi Army began to heed his call yesterday to stand down, reports the AFP. The southern city of Basra also eased its curfew as 6 days of violent clashes wound down, although the BBC reported sporadic gunfire and parts of the city that were still under Mahdi Army control. More »
  
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  Baghdad • Muqtada al-Sadr • Basra • Green Zone • ceasefire • curfew
- Al-Sadr Orders His Militia Off Streets of Basra
  
  newser | BBC | Mar 30, 08 5:15 PM CDT
  
  Iraqi Shia cleric Muqtada al-Sadr ordered his fighters to leave the streets of Basra and other cities, reports the BBC, in an effort to end clashes with security forces. “Anyone carrying a weapon and targeting government institutions will not be one of us,” Sadr said, but minutes after his statement was released, militia shells hit Basra’s palace, and attacks on the Green Zone persisted throughout the day. More »
  
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  Iraq • Iraq war • Baghdad • Muqtada al-Sadr • Basra • Iraq government • ceasefire • Shia • cleric • Shia militia
- US Joins Basra Battle; Maliki Extends Deadline
  
  newser | BBC | Mar 28, 08 8:18 AM CDT
  
  Prime Minister Nouri al Maliki today gave Shia militants in Basra 10 more days to turn over their weapons, as fighting continued in Iraq’s third largest city. The US, meanwhile, made its first moves in the fight, bombing Mahdi Army positions, the BBC reports. Muqtada al Sadr, the radical cleric who leads the Shia militias, called last night for a political solution to end the fighting that has claimed 130 lives. More »
  
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  Iraq • Baghdad • Nouri al-Maliki • Muqtada al-Sadr • Mahdi Army • Basra
- Iraqi Lawmakers to Meet as Violence Escalates
  
  newser | Reuters | Mar 27, 08 9:45 PM CDT
  
  Iraqi lawmakers will hold an emergency session in Baghdad tomorrow to try to find a way to resolve the escalating violence in Basra and the capital, Reuters reports. Baghdad, its Green Zone rocked by steady rocket and mortar fire, is now under a three-day curfew, and the State Department ordered US personnel to stay indoors. Militias in Basra, meanwhile, stood their ground for a third straight day against Iraq's security forces. More »
  
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  Iraq • Baghdad • Nouri al-Maliki • Muqtada al-Sadr • Basra • Iraq Civil War • Sadrists
- Iraq PM Threatens Sadrists as Basra Explodes
  
  newser | BBC | Mar 26, 08 6:47 AM CDT
  
  As Iraqi government forces battle Shia militants for a second day in Basra, the Iraqi prime minister has issued a 72-hour deadline for insurgents to lay down their arms. In a television broadcast, Nouri al-Maliki warned militants, many of them loyal to the radical cleric Muqtada al-Sadr, to stand down or "face the most severe penalties," reports the BBC. Maliki, and not the American military, is directing the Basra operation. More »
  
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  Iraq • Baghdad • Nouri al-Maliki • Muqtada al-Sadr • Mahdi Army • Basra • Shiite militia
- Petraeus: Iran Behind Green Zone Attack
  
  newser | BBC | Mar 24, 08 4:37 PM CDT
  
  Gen. David Petraeus says Iran was behind yesterday's mortar attack on Baghdad's Green Zone, the BBC reports. Tehran trained, equipped, and funded the insurgents who carried out the attack, he said. "All of this in complete violation of promises made by President Ahmadinejad and the other most senior Iranian leaders to their Iraqi counterparts," said the commander of coalition forces in Iraq. More »
  
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  Iraq • Iran • Baghdad • David Petraeus • Green Zone • al Quds Force • Iranian Revolutionary Guard
- Easter Bombings in Iraq Kill at Least 57
  
  newser | Associated Press | Mar 23, 08 6:49 PM CDT
  
  Despite a yearlong decline in violence in Iraq, a series of attacks on Easter Sunday killed at least 57, reports the AP. In the most severe, a suicide car bomber killed at least 13 Iraqi soldiers and wounded 42 people at a military base in Mosul, an al-Qaeda holdout. A second suicide car bombing killed 7 and wounded 14 in Baghdad, while a series of explosions rattled the Green Zone. More »
  
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  Iraq • Baghdad • Shiite • al-Qaeda in Iraq • Green Zone • Shiite militia • Mosul • US embassy in Baghdad • Shiite cleric
- Information Age an Uneasy Time in Baghdad
  
  newser | Los Angeles Times | Mar 19, 08 9:18 AM CDT
  
  The electronics business is booming in Baghdad five years after the US-led invasion toppled Saddam Hussein's regime, the LA Times reports. Repressive controls on foreign TV and Internet access are gone and shoppers are free to buy DVDs of the latest Hollywood movies—but too often, they are investing in home entertainment because they are afraid to go out. More »
  
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  Iraq • Baghdad • Saddam Hussein • sectarian violence • Internet access • religious violence
- Bush Sees Success as Iraq War Turns 5
  
  newser | CNN | Mar 19, 08 7:00 AM CDT
  
  On the fifth anniversary of launching the shock-and-awe assault that toppled Saddam Hussein's regime in Iraq, President Bush will make a major speech at the Pentagon today, CNN reports. In excerpts from the speech he acknowledges that "the fight in Iraq was faltering," but praises the progress in the last year. "The surge has done more than turn the situation in Iraq around; it has opened the door to a major strategic victory in the broader war on terror." More »
  
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  Barack Obama • Hillary Clinton • Iraq • George W. Bush • Iraq war • al-Qaeda • Baghdad • Saddam Hussein • surge • Joseph Stiglitz • invasion • Council of Economic Advisers
- Cheney Makes Surprise Visit to Baghdad
  
  newser | AFP | Mar 17, 08 6:45 AM CDT
  
  Leading Iraq war architect Dick Cheney made an unannounced visit to Baghdad today, beginning a nine-day Middle East tour by promising Iraq the "unwavering commitment of the United States in finishing the difficult work that lies ahead." John McCain, traveling as a member of the Senate Armed Services Committee, simultaneously met with other Iraqi leaders in the capital, AFP reports. More »
  
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  Iraq • John McCain • Iraq war • Middle East • Baghdad • Nouri al-Maliki • David Petraeus • Dick Cheney • Ryan Crocker • Green Zone • Jalal Talabani
- McCain Makes Surprise Visit to Baghdad
  
  newser | Chicago Tribune | Mar 16, 08 7:59 AM CDT
  
  John McCain made a surprise visit to Baghdad this morning, where he will meet with Prime Minister Nouri al-Maliki, Gen. David Petraeus, and US troops. Details were sketchy for security reasons. McCain, who has linked his political hopes to success in Iraq, has begun a tour of the Mideast and Europe to position himself for the general election as a world leader, the Chicago Tribune reports. More »
  
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  Iraq • John McCain • Iraq war • Israel • France • Baghdad • Nouri al-Maliki • David Petraeus • England • Jordan
- Baghdad Blast Kills 5 US Troops
  
  newser | BBC | Mar 10, 08 1:55 PM CDT
  
  Five American troops are dead after a suicide bomber struck today in the Mansour district of Baghdad, the BBC reports. The soldiers were patrolling a busy shopping center when a young man wearing an explosive vest engaged them in conversation shortly before detonating, said a military spokesman. Three other service members and an Iraqi interpreter were wounded in the blast. More »
  
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  Iraq • Baghdad • suicide bombing • al-Qaeda in Iraq • surge • Iraq violence • al-Qaeda in Mesopotamia • Awakening Councils • female suicide bomber • Sunni leaders
- Baghdad Bombs Claim 54
  
  newser | BBC | Mar 6, 08 2:31 PM CST
  
  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
- Iran Is Biggest Threat to Iraq: General
  
  newser | Reuters | Mar 4, 08 10:58 PM CST
  
  Iran is likely the single greatest threat to Iraq's longterm stability, according to a top US commander. The US has "pretty clear" evidence that Iran is training and supplying Shiite militias, said Lt. General Raymond Odierno, who just completed 15 months as second-in-command in Iraq. Odierno pointed to the relatively uneventful visit of Iranian President Mahmoud Ahmadinejad to Baghdad as evidence of Tehran's influence over terrorists in Iraq, reports Reuters. More »
  
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  Iraq • Iran • Baghdad • US Army • Mahmoud Ahmadinejad • Shiite • Sunnis • Lt. Gen. Raymond T. Odierno
- 24 Killed in Baghdad Bombings
  
  newser | Los Angeles Times | Mar 3, 08 5:15 AM CST
  
  At least 24 people were killed and 60 injured in a series of bombs in Baghdad early today, reports the Los Angeles Times . In the worst attack, a car packed with explosives blew up as it slammed into a security checkpoint, killing 21 people. "I saw a fireball in front of the shop," said a worker at a nearby hardware store. "I felt a hot liquid and I saw it was blood covering my face and hands." More »
  
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  Iraq • Baghdad • bombing • violence

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