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Al-qaeda In Iraq Turns To Extortion

MOSUL, Iraq (AFP) - Al-Qaeda has increasingly turned to extortion and organised crime to fund its activities, with businesses bearing the brunt of intimidation, US and Iraqi commanders in northern Iraq told AFP.

Iraq Veteran Stripped Of Right To Bear Arms

(Lavaca, AR) -- Sgt. Wayne Irelan re-enlisted in the Army National Guard after September 11th. He was severely injured in Iraq and awarded the Purple Heart. But now his second amendment rights have been taken away.

Violence In Iraq Leaves 6 Dead, 21 Wounded

A string of bombings and shootings in Iraq has left at least one Iraqi military officer and five civilians dead and at least 21 people wounded, authorities said Monday.

Attacks Across Iraq Kill Six, Injure 21

BAGHDAD, Sept. 6 (UPI) -- Bombings and shootings in Iraq killed a high-ranking Iraqi military officer and five civilians and injured at least 21 people, officials said. Iraq - Middle East - Baghdad - United States - United States armed forces

Iraq Combat Continues: Despite Formal End, U.s. Joins Baghdad Battle

BAGHDAD Days after the U.S. officially ended combat operations and touted Iraq's ability to defend itself, American troops found themselves battling heavily armed militants assaulting an Iraqi military headquarters in the center of Baghdad on Sunday. The fighting killed 12 people and wounded dozens.

Iraq Cuts Oil Product Supplies To Kurdish Region

Iraq cuts oil product supplies to Kurdish region

Iraq War: The Conflict In Statistics

As US combat troops pull out of Iraq, we pull together the key datasets of the war from 2003 to 2010 • Get the data Yesterday, US president Barack Obama formally announced the withdrawal of the final combat troops from Iraq , nearly seven-and-a-half years since the American military first entered the country, in March 2003. To mark the end of a combat presence in Iraq (49,700 US troops will ...

Iraq Dispatch: Saddam's Lion Cubs All Grown Up

During our blogging from Iraq, we've been marking the transformation of a few notable places from 2003 to now . BAGHDAD | One symbol of former Iraqi leader Saddam Hussein's extravagances was a zoo the family kept in a palace. Though the palace grounds were badly damaged during the 2003 U.S.-led invasion, the three lions survived -- discovered by coalition forces in a neglected state. Now they ...

Iraq Launches Ied Training Center

BAGHDAD [MENL] -- Iraq has unveiled a training center meant to teach security forces to detect, identify and neutralize improvised explosive devices. Copyrights 2008, Middle East Newsline.

Iraq's Oil Future May Be Vulnerable After Us Exit

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