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Female suicide bomber kills 8 U.S.-allied Sunni fighters

denverpost.com     14 hrs ago   58 related          

BAGHDAD — A female suicide bomber blew herself up near U.S.-allied Sunni Arab fighters walking in a crowded area of Baqubah, killing at least eight of the guards and wounding 24 other people Thursday evening, police said. The...                

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Twin Suicide Attacks Kill 28 Iraqi Army Recruits

washingtonpost.com     Jul 16, 2008   266 related          

BAGHDAD, July 15 -- At least 28 Iraqi army recruits were killed Tuesday morning in two suicide bombings north of Baghdad in Diyala province, where the government has said it plans to launch an offensive against insurgent groups.                

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Iraq's Maliki Suggests Setting Timetable for U.S. Withdrawal

washingtonpost.com     Jul 7, 2008   649 related          

U.S. Has Consistently Opposed Establishing Timeline for Troop Drawdown Washington Post Foreign Service BAGHDAD, July 7 -- Maliki floated the idea on Monday during a visit to the United Arab Emirates, where he spoke with Arab...                

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Iraq's Prime Minister Suggests Timetable For U.S. Troop Withdrawal

freeinternetpress.com     Jul 7, 2008   12 related          

Iraqi Prime Minister Nouri al-Maliki has for the first time suggested establishing a timetable for the withdrawal of U.S. troops, a step that the Bush administration has long opposed. Maliki floated the idea on Monday during a...                

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Operation Cougar Storm Denies AQI Staging Area for IED Attacks

freerepublic.com     Jul 6, 2008          

BAQUBAH — With beads of sweat rolling down their neck, Soldiers from 2nd Squadron, 2nd Stryker Cavalry Regiment, labored away alongside members of the Iraqi Army and Sons of Iraq sweeping suspected Al-Qaida forces out of two...                

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A Blast Hits Close to Home

washingtonpost.com     Jun 25, 2008   301 related          

AP Photo On Sunday, a suicide bomber wearing an explosive vest attacked a group of mostly Iraqi civilians outside the provincial Governance Center complex in downtown Baqubah, the volatile capital of Iraq's Diyala province. I...                

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Michael Yon: Chapter One of Moment of Truth In Iraq: Be Not Afraid

townhall.com     May 13, 2008          

Former Green Beret Michael Yon is hands-down the best and most exciting battlefield reporter working today, internationally renowned for his dispatches and photos seen by millions around the world. Yon, who has spent... ... Will Hillary Clinton fight for the nomination...                

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Soldier finds duty on tour

denverpost.com     May 11, 2008   11 related          

For months, U.S. Army Staff Sgt. Luis Falcon patrolled the downtrodden neighborhoods of Baqubah, where Sunni Muslim extremists had tried to create an Islamic caliphate. One day, he came upon a girl in an old, oversized wheelchair, blood crusted on the stumps where her legs had been.                

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Deadly blasts hit Sunni Iraq

denverpost.com     Apr 16, 2008   198 related          

Bombings blamed on al-Qaeda in Iraq tore through market areas in Baghdad and outside the capital Tuesday, killing nearly 60 people and shattering weeks of relative calm in Sunni-dominated areas. ... The bloodshed in four cities struck directly at U.S. claims that the...                

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Iraq, Then and Now - how the war changed for the soldiers - Feature

earthtimes.org     Mar 11, 2008   423 related          

Mosul, Iraq ­ Five years ago Iraq's desert stillness was broken by the roar of explosions and gunfire as US-led forces entered Iraq to topple the regime of Saddam Hussein. Fear, anxiety and adrenalin-fuelled excitement drove friend and foe alike. ...                

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