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07/06/08 MNF: MNC-I Soldier dies of non-battle related causes
A Multi-National Corps - Iraq Soldier died of non-battle related causes in Baghdad July 5. An investigation into the cause of death is under way.
07/06/08 AFP: Seven killed in Iraq bombing
A bomb attack in Iraq's restive province of Diyala killed seven people, including the wife and two children of a leader from a Kurdish political party, local officials said. The bomb exploded in the town of Qara Tappa outside the house of...
07/06/08 Reuters: Baghdad car bomb kills six, wounds 14
A car bomb killed six civilians and wounded 14 other people in the Shaab district of northern Baghdad on Sunday, police said. One woman was among the dead and three policemen were wounded in the attack, which targeted a police patrol.
07/06/08 Reuters: Roadside bomb kills one person, wounds another in Haswa
A roadside bomb killed one person and wounded another when it blew up near their vehicle in Haswa, 50 km (30 miles) south of Baghdad, police said.
07/06/08 Reuters; Woman's body found in Mussayab
The body of a woman was found with gunshot wounds and signs of torture in Mussayab, 60 km (40 miles) south of Baghdad, police said.
07/06/08 MCT: Two bodies found in Baghdad
Police found two unidentified bodies in Baghdad. The first body was found in Kamaliyah neighborhood in east Baghdad awhile the second body was found in Doura neighborhood in south Baghdad.
07/06/08 MCT: Two students kidnapped north of Mosul
Two female students were kidnapped by gunmen while they were going to school to do the final examination in Tal-Keif area north of Mosul city on Sunday morning.
07/06/08 usatoday: Baghdad park a unique refuge for young couples in love
A riverside park closely guarded by a U.S. security company has become the hottest make-out spot in town for young Iraqi lovers who would otherwise be harassed — or worse — by Islamic extremists.
07/06/08 todayszaman: Talabani presses PKK to abandon northern Iraq soil
Iraqi President Jalal Talabani has called on members of the outlawed Kurdistan Workers' Party (PKK) to abandon northern Iraqi soil if they refuse to stop their attacks against neighboring Turkey.
07/06/08 usatoday: Gains in Iraq may lead to pullouts
Security in Iraq continues to improve even after the withdrawal of nearly 25% of U.S. combat brigades, increasing the prospects of further cuts in American forces. Although U.S. commanders are cautious about predicting further withdrawals...
07/07/08 BBC: Female bomber kills nine in Iraq
A female suicide bomber has killed nine people and wounded 12 others in an attack on an Iraqi market, police said. The attack took place in the al-Mafraq area west of Baquba in Diyala province...
07/07/08 Reuters: Iraq says U.S. deal may include withdrawal timetable
Iraqi Prime Minister Nuri al-Maliki raised the prospect on Monday of setting a timetable for the withdrawal of U.S. troops as part of negotiations over a new security deal.
07/07/08 KUNA: 9 Iraqi civilians injured in Mosul, Kirkuk
Nine Iraqi civilians were injured in two separate incidents in northern cities of Mosul and Kirkuk...An Iraqi police source said a number of mortar shells fell on the governance building in Nainona central Mosul, injuring six civilians,...
07/07/08 AFP: Pentagon rebuffs Iraqis on withdrawal timetable
n a rebuff to Iraqi Prime Minister Nuri al-Maliki, the Pentagon said Monday that any timetable for a US withdrawal from Iraq would depend on conditions on the ground there.
07/07/08 telegraph: Cost of Iraq operations rises by half
The cost of Britain's military operations in Iraq rose by half after ministers missed their timetable for withdrawing troops, the Ministry of Defence has said. It had forecast the cost of operations in Iraq during 2007/08 would be £955 million.
07/07/08 MCT: Roadside bomb critically injures Mayor of Sulaiman Bek
A roadside bomb exploded in front of the residence of Mayor of Sulaiman Bek, to the south of Kirkuk Monday morning critically injuring the Mayor and wounding other civilians in the vicinity.
07/07/08 MCT: Gunmen kill civilian near Tikrit
Gunmen killed one civilian and wounded another on the main route between Tikrit and Tuz Monday at noon. Victims were sheep traders; both were Shiite
07/07/08 Reuters: Roadside bomb kills 3 people in Mussayab
A roadside bomb killed three people and wounded two others when it exploded near their vehicle in Mussayab, 60 km (40 miles) south of Baghdad, police said.
07/07/08 MCT: Gunmen kills member of the Sahwa Council
Gunmen killed a member of the Sahwa Council, a U.S. backed militia, in al-Hashimiyah neighbourhood, western Baquba at around 10.30 a.m. Monday.
07/07/08 MCT: Gunmen kill woman in al-Aheimir village
One woman killed by unknown gunmen in al-Aheimir village, 10 km to the east of Baquba at 11.30 a.m.
07/07/08 MCT: Roadside bomb kills 2 civilians in western Baquba
A roadside bomb exploded killing two civilians in al-Mualimeen neighbourhood, western Baquba.
07/07/08 MCT: IED wounds 4 civilians in northern Baghdad
An adhesive IED on a civilian car exploded in Adhamiyah, northern Baghdad injuring four civilians.. The car belonged to a university teacher, Mohammmed Sadoun who had just left the car when it blew. He was not amongst the injured.
07/07/08 Reuters: Suicide car bomber kills 4 neighbourhood patrol members in Samarra
A suicide car bomber killed four members of a U.S.-backed neighbourhood patrol and wounded nine other people in Samarra, 100 km (62 miles) north of Baghdad, police said.
07/07/08 DoD Identifies Army Casualty
Sgt. 1st Class Anthony L. Woodham, 37, of Rogers, Ark., died on July 5 of injuries suffered in a non-combat incident at Camp Adder, Tallil, Iraq. He was assigned to the 39th Brigade Support Battalion, 39th Infantry Brigade Combat Team...
07/08/08 USAToday: Vehicle bombings in Iraq at lowest level in nearly 4 years
Car and truck bomb attacks have fallen to their lowest level in Iraq in almost four years, according to the military command in Baghdad and a private firm that tracks violence there. In May, there were 23 car and truck bomb attacks...
07/08/08 Reuters: Bomb kills four contractors in northern Iraq
A roadside bomb killed four contractors and wounded eight others in northern Iraq, the U.S. military said on Tuesday. The military said the bomb hit a coalition logistics convoy south of the city of Mosul on Monday.
07/08/08 dpa: US soldier killed, four others injured in Baghdad
A US soldier was killed and four others were injured Tuesday when a bomb struck their patrol in west Baghdad, a US military spokesman said. The soldier died of his wounds after several surgical operations...a spokesman for the US military told...
07/08/08 Reuters: Militias finished in Iraq's Basra - governor
The Shi'ite Mehdi Army militia is finished as a fighting force in Iraq's oil rich Basra province and upcoming provincial elections should pass without violence, the province's governor said on Tuesday.
07/08/08 BBC: US 'to scrap' contractor immunity
The US has agreed to scrap immunity for foreign security guards in Iraq, Iraqi Foreign Minister Hoshyar Zebari says. The US embassy in Baghdad has not confirmed the announcement, which comes as the US and Iraq are negotiating a controversial...
07/08/08 KUNA: Four injured in Kirkuk bomb blast
An Iraqi policeman and three civilians were injured in a bomb explosion in central Kirkuk on Tuesday, Iraqi Police said..the bomb exploded near the city's court, injuring four people including a woman and causing damage to nearby buildings
07/08/08 KUNA: Baghdad, London discuss legal issues concerning UK troops in Basra
Baghdad and London are currently discussing the legal status of British forces in Iraq, Iraqi Foreign Ministry reported on Tuesday.
07/08/08 Reuters: Gunmen kill member of the Sunni Arab Iraqi Islamic party
Gunmen killed a member of the Sunni Arab Iraqi Islamic party on Monday in Tal Afar, 420 km (260 miles) northwest of Baghdad, police said.
07/08/08 Reuters: Gunmen kill two people in separate incidents in western Mosul
Gunmen killed two people in two separate incidents in western Mosul on Monday, police said.
07/08/08 MNF: MND-B Soldier attacked by IED
A Multi-National Division - Baghdad Soldier died as a result of an improvised explosive device that struck his vehicle west of Baghdad at approximately 9:30 a.m. July 8. The Soldier's name is being withheld pending notification...
07/08/08 abcnews: Tough Questions for VA on Suicide-Linked Chantix
The Secretary of the Department of Veterans Affairs will appear before Congress tomorrow to answer questions about why his administration continued to recruit veterans of Iraq...for studies of pharmaceutical drugs linked to suicide
07/08/08 AP: Guards opened fire in northern Baghdad, wounding 13 people
Also Tuesday, guards opened fire in northern Baghdad, wounding 13 people when a crowd seeking aid payments for the poor, widows, orphans and disabled people became unruly, Iraqi officials said.
07/08/08 AP: Audit finds some vets paying more than others for health care
Some military retirees disabled in the wars in Iraq and Afghanistan pay more for health care than other retirees, and a new report recommends waiving their insurance premiums to correct the inequity.
07/08/08 Reuters: Iraq insists on U.S. withdrawal timetable
Iraq will not accept any security agreement with the United States unless it includes dates for the withdrawal of foreign forces, the government's national security adviser said on Tuesday.
07/08/08 MCT: Three bodies found in Baghdad
Iraqi police found three bodies throughout Baghdad, one in Al Amin, one in Al Amil, one in Mansour
07/08/08 MCT: Gunmen kill Iraqi airways employee
Around 2 p.m. gunmen killed Entisar Ibrahim, Iraqi airways employee, in Al Amil neighborhood.
07/08/08 MCT: Gunmen kill dean of college of law of Al Qadisiyah University
On Monday, gunmen killed Dr. Salih Abed Hassoun, dean of college of law of Al Qadisiyah University, as he was driving his car in central Baghdad.
07/08/08 AFPS: Iraqi maternity hospital construction nears completion
With the delivery of two large truckloads of medical equipment, hundreds of mothers-to-be soon will benefit from the opening of a refurbished maternity hospital in western Baghdad’s Karkh district.
07/08/08 Reuters: Police find Uday's luxury cars (video)
Authorities in Baghdad have seized five luxury cars they believe belong to Saddam's notorious son, Uday. Uday and his younger brother, Qusay, were both killed in a gun battle with U.S. forces in the northern Iraqi city of Mosul in 2003...