http://www.icasualties.org/Iraq/ This is the syndication feed for icasualties.Org Coalition Casualties News For Raad Ali, the results of last weekend's elections will dictate whether men like him can survive in today's Iraq. A Sunni Arab and a former officer in Saddam Hussein's special forces, Ali fled the capital months before the parliamentary vote in the face of apparent political persecution. http://www.washingtonpost.com/wp-dyn/content/article/2010/03/11/AR2010031103489.html?hpid=topnews Fri, 12 Mar 2010 00:00:00 GMT Iraq’s major coalitions were locked in a surprisingly close race Thursday, in initial results from elections that deepened divisions across a fractured landscape. Candidates were quick to charge fraud, heightening concerns whether Iraq’s fledgling institutions are strong enough to support a peaceful transfer of power. http://www.nytimes.com/2010/03/12/world/middleeast/12iraq.html?hp Fri, 12 Mar 2010 00:00:00 GMT A suspicious delay in reporting preliminary results of Sunday's national election has left Iraqis doubting the very system for which they dodged bombs and rockets to uphold. http://www.theglobeandmail.com/news/world/fraud-alleged-on-iraq-voting-commission/article1498019/ Fri, 12 Mar 2010 00:00:00 GMT Early results from the Iraqi parliamentary election on Sunday suggest a tight contest is developing between incumbent Prime Minister, Nouri Al Maliki and his main challenger, Ayad Allawi. Partial counts have Mr Maliki leading in two predominantly Shia provinces south of Baghdad and Mr Allawi ahead in Sunni areas to the north of the capital. http://www.radionz.co.nz/news/stories/2010/03/12/1247f7f6ef31 Fri, 12 Mar 2010 00:00:00 GMT Setting the stage for intense political maneuvering in the weeks to come, early results in Iraq’s elections on Thursday indicated that Prime Minister Nuri Kamal al-Maliki’s coalition was likely to win a plurality in an exceedingly close race. http://www.nytimes.com/2010/03/12/world/middleeast/12iraq.html?hp Fri, 12 Mar 2010 00:00:00 GMT Iraqis were expected to get a glimpse of the country's new political landscape on Thursday when first official results from weekend elections are released. http://www.middle-east-online.com/english/?id=37785 Fri, 12 Mar 2010 00:00:00 GMT After initially playing down the scope of the violence during Sunday's parliamentary elections in Iraq, the U.S. military has concluded in an internal assessment that at least 37 people were killed in 136 attacks. http://www.washingtonpost.com/wp-dyn/content/article/2010/03/10/AR2010031003869.html Thu, 11 Mar 2010 00:00:00 GMT Spc. Lakeshia M. Bailey, 23, of Columbus, Ga...died March 8 north of Al Kut, Iraq, of injuries sustained during a vehicle roll-over. They were assigned to the 203rd Brigade Support Battalion, attached to the 1st Battalion, 10th Field Artillery Regiment, 3rd Brigade Combat Team, 3rd Infantry Division, Fort Benning, Ga. http://www.defense.gov/releases/release.aspx?releaseid=13363 Thu, 11 Mar 2010 00:00:00 GMT Sgt. Aaron M. Arthur, 25, of Lake City, S.C...died March 8 north of Al Kut, Iraq, of injuries sustained during a vehicle roll-over. They were assigned to the 203rd Brigade Support Battalion, attached to the 1st Battalion, 10th Field Artillery Regiment, 3rd Brigade Combat Team, 3rd Infantry Division, Fort Benning, Ga. http://www.defense.gov/releases/release.aspx?releaseid=13363 Thu, 11 Mar 2010 00:00:00 GMT Iraq’s electoral commission said Tuesday that it would announce partial results of parliamentary elections on Wednesday, providing an incomplete picture of the vote that will nevertheless provide the broad outlines of the country’s political landscape. http://www.nytimes.com/2010/03/10/world/middleeast/10iraq.html?ref=world Thu, 11 Mar 2010 00:00:00 GMT A controversy over the disqualification of candidates threatened Tuesday to undermine the legitimacy of Iraq's recent elections and inflame supporters of a coalition seeking to topple the alliance led by the prime minister. http://www.washingtonpost.com/wp-dyn/content/article/2010/03/09/AR2010030902602.html?hpid=topnews Thu, 11 Mar 2010 00:00:00 GMT The Iraqi prime minister's coalition and its main secular rival both claimed to be ahead in the vote count Monday, a day after historic parliamentary elections that the top U.S. commander said would let all but 50,000 American troops come home by the end of summer. http://www.usatoday.com/news/world/iraq/2010-03-09-iraq-elections_N.htm Wed, 10 Mar 2010 00:00:00 GMT Iraq's election commission has postponed announcing initial results from Sunday's parliamentary election because it says it has not finished counting enough votes. http://www1.voanews.com/english/news/middle-east/Iraq-to-Announce-Initial-Results-for-Parliamentary-Election-87103897.html Wed, 10 Mar 2010 00:00:00 GMT Three policemen were killed in a bomb explosion followed by gunfire in a village in Iraq's western province of Anbar on Tuesday, a provincial police source said. The incident took place when gunmen blew up a roadside bomb near a car carrying three policemen in Hissy village east of Fallujah city, some 50 km west of Baghdad, the source told Xinhua on condition of anonymity. http://english.people.com.cn/90001/90777/90854/6914557.html Wed, 10 Mar 2010 00:00:00 GMT Even before the votes were tallied, Iraq’s candidates and coalitions began positioning themselves in an evolving political landscape on Monday. Some claimed victory, and a few conceded defeat in an election on Sunday that the top American officials here called a milestone that kept the withdrawal of American troops on pace. http://www.nytimes.com/2010/03/09/world/middleeast/09iraq.html?hp Wed, 10 Mar 2010 00:00:00 GMT The Iraq election has shored up the country’s fragile democracy, but the months ahead are fraught with potential dangers far more worrying than the bombs that echoed through Baghdad as voters went to the polls over the weekend. http://news.yahoo.com/s/csm/20100308/wl_csm/285915 Wed, 10 Mar 2010 00:00:00 GMT The U.S. military says two American soldiers have died in a vehicle accident in Iraq. A statement says the soldiers died Monday. It says two other soldiers were injured in the same accident, which is under investigation. The names of the soldiers are being withheld pending notification of next of kin. http://www.signonsandiego.com/news/2010/mar/08/us-military-2-soldiers-die-in-iraq-in-accident/ Wed, 10 Mar 2010 00:00:00 GMT Participation is nearly 75% in Sunni-dominated Salahuddin province. Turnout in Baghdad is lower, possibly dampened by a morning bombardment by militants. Election results are days away. http://www.latimes.com/news/nation-and-world/la-fg-iraq-turnout9-2010mar09,0,6430775.story Wed, 10 Mar 2010 00:00:00 GMT Since the U.S. invasion of Iraq, about 4 million Iraqis fled their homes. About 2 million fled the country entirely — and many are still outside its borders. Throughout the war, NPR's Deborah Amos has spent much of her time with Iraqis, who fled to Syria, Jordan and Lebanon. http://www.npr.org/templates/story/story.php?storyId=124481202&ft=1&f=3 Wed, 10 Mar 2010 00:00:00 GMT The Iraqi prime minister’s coalition and its main secular rival both claimed to be ahead in the vote count Monday, a day after historic parliamentary elections the top U.S. commander said would let all but 50,000 American troops come home by the end of summer. http://www.telegram.com/article/20100309/NEWS/3090403/1052/NEWS01 Wed, 10 Mar 2010 00:00:00 GMT Iraqi's election will test many fronts and even after the results are in, it will be a long journey for the war-torn country to create a functioning government, U.S. troops say. http://www.msnbc.msn.com/id/35709012/ns/world_news-mideastn_africa/ Wed, 10 Mar 2010 00:00:00 GMT A soldier was killed Tuesday by an explosion in Turkey's restive southeast region, Turkish media has reported. The explosion in the Hakkari region, reportedly caused by a bomb set off by remote control, injured three other soldiers. Another soldier was killed Monday by an explosion in the same area, near Turkey's border with Iraq and Iran. http://www.monstersandcritics.com/news/europe/news/article_1539581.php/Turkish-soldier-killed-in-explosion-near-Iraq-border Wed, 10 Mar 2010 00:00:00 GMT