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  • November 2007

    • Qaeda Busted in Baghdad: Gen.

      newser  |  New York Times  |  Nov 8, 07 4:00 AM CST

      Qaeda Busted in Baghdad: Gen.

      The Iraqi-based terror network Al Qaeda in Mesopotamia has been ousted by US troops from every neighborhood in Baghdad where it once operated, according to Maj. Gen. Joseph Fil, commander of US forces in the city. Fil also tells the New York Times that violence is down significantly. More »

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      Iraq  • Baghdad  • Muqtada al-Sadr  • Sadr City  • surge  • al-Qaeda in Mesopotamia

  • October 2007

    • Huge Iraqi Dam Could Fail

      newser  |  BBC  |  Oct 30, 07 5:51 PM CDT

      Huge Iraqi Dam Could Fail

      Iraq’s biggest dam is vulnerable to breaking and flooding the city of Mosul, killing up to 500,000 and flooding the Tigris River, the BBC reports. A US report today warns that an ongoing $27 million reconstruction project has not fixed the dam's flaws. Poor construction, incorrect parts, and possible fraud have marred repairs, the report said. More »

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      Iraq  • Baghdad  • Nouri al-Maliki  • David Petraeus  • Mosul

    • Bomb Wounds Highest Ranking Officer Injured in Iraq

      newser  |  CNN  |  Oct 29, 07 5:51 PM CDT

      Bomb Wounds Highest Ranking Officer Injured in Iraq

      A roadside bomb blew shrapnel today into the highest-ranking US commander yet injured in Iraq, CNN reports. U.S. Army Brig. Gen. Jeffrey Dorko, who had taken command October 10, was evacuated to Germany after the bomb detonated by his vehicle in Baghdad. His injuries were not life-threatening and he remained in stable condition, Reuters reports.  More »

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      Iraq  • Baghdad  • Mahdi Army  • Karbala

    • Wary Iraqis Probe US Raid on Sadr City

      newser  |  New York Times  |  Oct 22, 07 11:31 AM CDT

      Wary Iraqis Probe US Raid on Sadr City

      Iraqi officials are sorting through conflicting reports of an American raid in the Baghdad Shiite enclave of Sadr City yesterday that the US military said killed 49 "criminals" and Iraqis said left 17 people dead, including an elderly woman and several babies, and many wounded. The civilian casualties provoked another round of charges that the American military uses excessive force; PM Nuri al-Maliki met with Gen. David Petraeus to protest the killings, CNN reported. More »

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      Iraq  • Baghdad  • Sadr City  • civilian casualties  • Shiite insurgents

    • Turkey OKs Strikes in Iraq

      newser  |  New York Times  |  Oct 17, 07 10:40 AM CDT

      Turkey OKs Strikes in Iraq

      The Turkish Parliament today authorized its prime minister to send the country's military into Iraq to combat Kurdish separatists who have been accused of raids on Turkish soil. The 526-19 vote gives year-long permission for military strikes across the border, CNN reports. With 60,000 Turkish troops amassed in the area and some shells fired into Iraq this weekend, Baghdad scrambled for a diplomatic solution and President Bush urged Turkey, again, not to send troops into Iraq. More »

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      Iraq  • Baghdad  • Nouri al-Maliki  • Turkey  • Kurds

    • Baghdad Shiites Turn Away From Mahdi Army

      newser  |  New York Times  |  Oct 12, 07 1:22 PM CDT

      Baghdad Shiites Turn Away From Mahdi Army

      In Shiite neighborhoods in Baghdad, a substantial shift in allegiances is under way, the   Times reports: locals are beginning to turn from the Mahdi Army, the militia that once represented their best defense against Sunni insurgents. A lack of coherent ideology has turned a militia into a gang, and local Shiites have been horrified by the growing incidence of intrasectarian violence. More »

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      Iraq  • Baghdad  • Muqtada al-Sadr  • Mahdi Army

    • Iraqis Dispute Identity of 25 Killed by US

      newser  |  New York Times  |  Oct 5, 07 2:37 PM CDT

      Iraqis Dispute Identity of 25 Killed by US

      American troops killed 25 Iraqis north of Baghdad today, the New York Times reports, but accounts differ over why the Iraqis were armed. The US military said soldiers were fired upon by "criminals " involved in transporting arms from Iran; civilians in the mainly Shiite district of Khalis said those killed were part of a local militia that had been defending the area from al-Qaeda. More »

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      Iraq  • Iraq war  • Iran  • Baghdad  • al-Qaeda in Mesopotamia

    • US, Iraqi Death Tolls Plummet

      newser  |  Associated Press  |  Oct 1, 07 3:11 PM CDT

      US, Iraqi Death Tolls Plummet

      The death tolls among US soldiers and Iraqi civilians both fell significantly in September, hitting their lowest levels since the summer of 2006. Civilian deaths dropped 50% to 988, compared to 1,975 in August. The American death toll in September was 64, the fewest casualties since July 2006, the AP reports. More »

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      Iraq  • al-Qaeda  • Baghdad  • violence  • death toll  • Ramadan

  • September 2007

    • Blackwater Guard Kept Blasting 'After Call to Stop'

      newser  |  New York Times  |  Sep 28, 07 11:16 AM CDT

      Blackwater Guard Kept Blasting 'After Call to Stop'

      At least one Blackwater security guard continued firing at Iraqis, despite colleagues' call to stop during the incendiary incident earlier this month that killed at least eight civilians, witnesses have told investigators. Another guard for the private security firm is said to have pointed his gun at a fellow employee who didn't stop firing, reports the New York Times. More »

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      Baghdad  • Blackwater  • investigation  • Green Zone  • Iraq violence  • private security firm

    • Blackwater Played by Its Own Rules

      newser  |  Washington Post  |  Sep 20, 07 9:54 AM CDT

      Blackwater Played by Its Own Rules

      Blackwater, the private security firm involved in the shooting of 10 civilians in Baghdad Sunday, has operated outside US military regulations governing other security contractors in Iraq, the Washington Post reports. Deployed and protected by the State Department, they were exempted from oversight by the Iraqi Interior Ministry, and not subject to military rules on use of offensive weapons, the paper says. More »

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      Iraq  • Baghdad  • State Department  • Blackwater  • security

    • US Bars Travel for Officials After Iraqi Shootings

      newser  |  Reuters  |  Sep 19, 07 6:27 AM CDT

      US Bars Travel for Officials After Iraqi Shootings

      Tensions are so high in the aftermath of the shooting deaths of 11 Iraqis by a private American security operation that the US has barred civilian officials from road travel outside Baghdad's fortified Green Zone for their own safety. The Iraqis were killed when contractors with security outfit Blackwater opened fire after mortar rounds landed near their convoy in Baghdad Sunday. Men involved in the shootings could be prosecuted. More »

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      Iraq  • Condoleezza Rice  • Baghdad  • Nouri al-Maliki  • Muqtada al-Sadr  • Blackwater  • Green Zone  • Ali al Dabbagh

    • After Attack, Iraq Bans US Security Firm

      newser  |  Associated Press  |  Sep 17, 07 11:45 AM CDT

      After Attack, Iraq Bans US Security Firm

      The Iraqi government has revoked an American security contractor's license to do business in the country and is weighing criminal charges against employees who allegedly opened fire on civilians yesterday, the AP reports. Blackwater USA personnel were escorting a State Department convoy through Baghdad when they opened fire, killing eight civilians and wounding 13, an interior ministry spokesman said. More »

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      Baghdad  • State Department  • Blackwater  • Iraq violence  • security firms

    • US Forces Talking With Sadr's Army

      newser  |  Los Angeles Times  |  Sep 12, 07 9:14 AM CDT

      US Forces Talking With Sadr's Army

      US officials are holding their noses and negotiating with the Mahdi Army, the Shiite militia loyal to Moqtada al-Sadr, the LA Times reports. The US has held a hard line against the radical cleric, but analysts say that the military has grudgingly accepted that the Mahdi Army is currently holding most of the cards in Baghdad's power struggle. More »

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      Iraq  • Baghdad  • David Petraeus  • Muqtada al-Sadr  • Mahdi Army  • Shiite militia

    • Shiites Force Sunnis From Baghdad

      newser  |  Newsweek  |  Sep 4, 07 3:09 PM CDT

      Shiites Force Sunnis From Baghdad

      Shiites have been clearing Baghdad of Sunnis at an accelerating rate, and those who remain live under siege. Curbing sectarian cleansing was a key goal of the US troop surge, but the forced migration has only intensified throughout the country, Newsweek reports: The ranks of internally displaced persons have doubled to 1.1 million this year. More »

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      Baghdad  • troop surge  • Muqtada al-Sadr  • Shiite  • Sunni  • sectarian violence  • Iraq Civil War

    • Bush Visits Iraq, Says Some Troops Might Come Home

      newser  |  Associated Press  |  Sep 3, 07 12:17 PM CDT

      Bush Visits Iraq, Says Some Troops Might Come Home

      Fewer US troops will be needed in Iraq if security conditions continue to improve, said President Bush today during a surprise visit to Iraq. The pronouncement came after meeting with Gen. David Petraeus, the US commander in Iraq, and US ambassador to Baghdad Ryan Crocker–both of whom will be testifying before Congress next week on the status of the Iraq war. More »

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      George W. Bush  • Iraq war  • Condoleezza Rice  • Baghdad  • David Petraeus  • insurgents  • Robert Gates  • Ryan Crocker  • Peter Pace

    • Bush Drops In on Iraq

      newser  |  CNN  |  Sep 3, 07 7:28 AM CDT

      Bush Drops In on Iraq

      President Bush landed today in Anbar Province, just west of Baghdad, for a surprise trip in advance of the September 15 status briefing on Iraq. Bush will meet with President Nouri al-Maliki, local officials and US generals including David Petraeus, CNN reports. The president was on his way to a summit in Australia when he showed up unexpectedly. More »

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      Iraq  • George W. Bush  • Iraq war  • al-Qaeda  • Condoleezza Rice  • Baghdad  • Nouri al-Maliki  • David Petraeus  • Robert Gates  • Sunni  • Anbar  • Douglas Lute

    • Iraqi Civilian Deaths Spike in August

      newser  |  Associated Press  |  Sep 1, 07 10:49 AM CDT

      Iraqi Civilian Deaths Spike in August

      August was the second deadliest month for Iraqi civilians since the US troop surge began, the AP reports, with almost half the deaths occurring on just one disastrous day. At least 1,809 Iraqis were killed last month, compared to 2,100 in December, just before the surge began. On August 14, four suicide bombings killed 520 people in the war’s single deadliest day. More »

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      Iraq  • Iraq war  • US military  • Baghdad  • troop surge  • David Patraeus

  • August 2007

    • Couric Will Report From Iraq, Syria

      newser  |  Hollywood Reporter  |  Aug 29, 07 8:24 AM CDT

      Couric Will Report From Iraq, Syria

      Katie Couric leaves today for a 10-day trip to Iraq and Syria, where she will cover the war and the turbulent Middle East as the Pentagon's September 15 deadline for a report on Iraq looms. Couric will spend six days in Iraq, twice anchoring "CBS Evening News" live from Baghdad, before heading to Damascus. More »

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      Iraq  • Iraq war  • Congress  • Baghdad  • Pentagon  • Syria  • CBS  • news  • reporter  • news anchor  • Katie Couric  • Damascus

    • US Arrests Iranians, Then Admits Error

      newser  |  BBC  |  Aug 29, 07 5:12 AM CDT

      US Arrests Iranians, Then Admits Error

      US soldiers detained 8 envoys from Iran's energy ministry in Baghdad yesterday and held them overnight before admitting it was a mistake, the BBC reports. The men, who were energy experts on an official visit, were released after Iraqi leaders intervened. The US military said they were stopped at a checkpoint when their Iraqi escorts were found to be carrying unauthorized weapons. More »

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      Iraq war  • Iran  • US military  • Baghdad  • mistake

    • Post-Surge, Iraq Death Toll Mounts

      newser  |  Associated Press  |  Aug 26, 07 7:52 AM CDT

      Post-Surge, Iraq Death Toll Mounts

      The average daily war-related death toll in Iraq has soared to 62 this year, up from 33 in 2006, and Baghdad is less perilous now than it was before the troop surge—but about as dangerous as it was a year ago. In a foreshadowing of next month's progress report, an AP analysis shows violence escalating outside the Iraqi capital. More »

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      Iraq war  • Baghdad  • troop surge  • death toll  • Iraq death toll

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