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Iraq, U.S. Move to Avert Baghdad Water Shortage
Thursday, May 08, 2008 8:23:00 AM
Baghdad's crumbling roads, burst sewage pipes and chronic water shortages are casualties of war that get little attention amid the daily litany of gunfights, bombs and bloodletting in Iraq.   Full Story
 

U.S. House Democrats Favor Timetable for Iraq Troops
Tuesday, May 06, 2008 6:54:00 PM
Democratic leaders in the House have agreed on a plan to fund the Iraq war into next year but included a provision to withdraw combat troops by the end of 2009, lawmakers said Tuesday.   Full Story
 

Iran Calls New Iraq Talks With U.S. Meaningless
Monday, May 05, 2008 8:14:00 AM
Iran accused U.S.-led forces on Monday of a "massacre" of the Iraqi people and said further talks with Washington about improving security in its neighbour would be meaningless now.   Full Story
 

Bush Details Extra $70 Billion for Wars in Next Fiscal Year
Friday, May 02, 2008 6:57:00 PM
WASHINGTON—U.S. President George W. Bush on Friday laid out a detailed request for $70 billion to partially fund the wars in Iraq and Afghanistan while providing more aid to tackle an unfolding global ...   Full Story
 

Iraq PM Sends Team to Iran to Discuss Militias
Thursday, May 01, 2008 8:05:00 PM
BAGHDAD—Iraq's prime minister has sent a delegation to Tehran to tell Iranian officials to stop backing Shi'ite militias, Iraqi officials said on Thursday, underscoring Baghdad's unease ov ...   Full Story
 

Gates Acknowledges Mistakes in Treatment of Troops
Thursday, May 01, 2008 6:58:00 PM
FORT BLISS, Texas—U.S. Defense Secretary Robert Gates Thursday said the military had made mistakes in its treatment of returning combat troops including in their physical and mental health care and by ...   Full Story
 

U.S. Air Strike Kills al Qaeda Boss in Somalia
Thursday, May 01, 2008 8:04:00 AM
MOGADISHU—U.S. war planes killed an Islamist rebel said to be al Qaeda's leader in Somalia and as many as 30 other people on Thursday in Washington's biggest blow against an insurgency raging ...   Full Story
 

April Iraq's Deadliest Month Since Last August
Wednesday, April 30, 2008 8:00:00 PM
BAGHDAD—Fighting in Baghdad's Shi'ite slum of Sadr City made April the deadliest month for Iraqi civilians since last August and for U.S. troops since last September, figures obtained on Wedne ...   Full Story
 

Al Qaeda Urges Attacks on U.S. Troops in Iraq
Sunday, April 20, 2008 6:50:00 PM
LONDON—The leader of al Qaeda in Iraq has called for renewed attacks on American troops over the next month, the U.S. based terrorism monitoring service SITE Institute said on Saturday.The call cam ...   Full Story
 

Iraq Cleric Sadr Warns Government of 'Open War'
Saturday, April 19, 2008 9:23:00 PM
Iraqi Shi'ite cleric Moqtada al-Sadr on Saturday threatened "open war" with the government unless it chose what he called the "path of peace".   Full Story
 

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