Iraq War Headlines, March 19, 2003 to December 31, 2009, Q Madp, IraqWarHeroes.org - Website by Q Madp

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U.S. says 9 more soldiers killed in Iraq 4/3/2006, 6:52 p.m. PT
BAGHDAD, Iraq (AP) — Nine more American troops died in Iraq, the U.S. military reported Monday, five of them in a vehicle accident in a remote, rain-soaked western area. Their deaths brought the number of service members killed so far this month to 13 — nearly half the number who died in all of March.

Nine more U.S. soldiers killed in Iraq 4/3/2006, 4:27 p.m. PT
BAGHDAD, Iraq (AP) — Nine more American troops died in Iraq, the U.S. military reported Monday, five of them in a vehicle accident in a remote, rain-soaked western area. Their deaths brought the number of service members killed so far this month to 13 — nearly half the number who died in all of March.

A look at U.S. military deaths in Iraq 4/3/2006, 3:36 p.m. PT
(AP) — As of Monday, April 3, 2006, at least 2,344 members of the U.S. military have died since the beginning of the Iraq war in March 2003, according to an Associated Press count. The figure includes seven military civilians. At least 1,835 died as a result of hostile action, according to the military's numbers.

Nine more U.S. soldiers killed in Iraq 4/3/2006, 3:08 p.m. PT
BAGHDAD, Iraq (AP) — Nine more American troops died in Iraq, the U.S. military reported Monday, five of them in a vehicle accident in a remote, rain-soaked western area. Their deaths brought the number of service members killed so far this month to 13 — nearly half the number who died in all of March.

Journalist gets pardon in Iraq 4/3/2006, 11:55 a.m. PT
BAGHDAD, Iraq (AP) — The prime minister of northern Iraq's Kurdish government pardoned a journalist given an 18-month prison sentence for articles accusing one of the region's top leaders of corruption, a government spokesman said.

Rice, Straw urge Iraq to rein in militias 4/3/2006, 11:10 a.m. PT
BAGHDAD, Iraq (AP) — The U.S. and Britain expect Iraq to quickly restrain militias and unify around a stable government, Secretary of State Condoleezza Rice and her British counterpart said Monday in a visit meant to resonate both in Iraq and at home.

Claim raises speculation about al-Zarqawi 4/3/2006, 10:40 a.m. PT
CAIRO, Egypt (AP) — Terror leader Abu Musab al-Zarqawi has sharply lowered his profile in recent months, halting his group's Internet claims as the number of big suicide bombings in Iraq — his infamous signature form of attack — has fallen.

Many Iraqi soldiers wounded by own guns 4/3/2006, 10:38 a.m. PT
BIDIMNAH, Iraq (AP) — The two bloodied, wincing Iraqi soldiers — bandages wrapped around their legs — hobbled onto the waiting ambulance, wounded during a house-to-house search near this farming town.

5 Marines die, 3 missing in Iraq accident 4/3/2006, 10:09 a.m. PT
BAGHDAD, Iraq (AP) — A U.S. military truck rolled over in a flash food in western Iraq's Anbar province, killing five U.S. Marines, injuring another and leaving three other troops missing, the military said Monday.

At least 10 killed in Baghdad bombing 4/3/2006, 9:48 a.m. PT
BAGHDAD, Iraq (AP) — A truck bomb exploded Monday near a Shiite mosque in northeastern Baghdad, killing at least 10 people and wounding 30, police said.

Three U.S. Marines, sailor killed in Iraq 4/3/2006, 8:44 a.m. PT
BAGHDAD, Iraq (AP) — Four American troops were killed by hostile fire in the volatile Anbar province, the military said Monday, the largest number of American deaths in a single attack in more than a month.

Rice, Straw to Iraqis: Form gov't quickly 4/3/2006, 7:10 a.m. PT
BAGHDAD, Iraq (AP) — Secretary of State Rice and British Foreign Secretary Jack Straw said Monday that while it is up to the Iraqi people to chose their own leaders, the international backers who have spent blood and money to end a dictatorship here have a right to expect that it will happen quickly.

Three U.S. Marines, sailor killed in Iraq 4/3/2006, 7:09 a.m. PT
BAGHAD, Iraq (AP) — Four American troops were killed by hostile fire in Iraq's volatile Anbar province, the U.S. military said Monday. The three Marines and one sailor died Sunday, according to a military statement.

Car bombs, drive-bys kill eight in Iraq 4/3/2006, 6:51 a.m. PT
BAGHDAD, Iraq (AP) — Two car bombs exploded Monday in Baghdad, killing two bystanders and wounding 10 others. Gunmen shot six people, including a child, in a market area of the southern city of Basra, police said.

Rice, Straw to Iraqis: Form gov't quickly 4/3/2006, 6:04 a.m. PT
BAGHDAD, Iraq (AP) — Secretary of State Rice and British Foreign Secretary Jack Straw said Monday that while it is up to the Iraqi people to chose their own leaders, the international backers who have spent blood and money to end a dictatorship here have a right to expect that it will happen quickly.

Plays give Iraq kids break from violence 4/3/2006, 5:39 a.m. PT
BAGHDAD, Iraq (AP) — Sahira Karim has been keeping her 5-year-old daughter indoors these days because of fears of bombings, drive-by shootings and kidnapping. But on Sunday, Sahira's daughter joined dozens of other youngsters at a children's theater and dance festival in the upscale neighborhood of Mansour. It was a moment of joy, Sahira said after weeks of tension.

Violence between Shiites, Sunnis escalates 4/3/2006, 4:11 a.m. PT
BAGHDAD, Iraq (AP) — Two car bombs exploded in Baghdad on Monday, killing a bystander and wounding half a dozen others. Gunmen shot down six people, including a child, in a market area of the southern city of Basra, police said.

Rice presses Iraqis to form government 4/3/2006, 3:59 a.m. PT
BAGHDAD, Iraq (AP) — Secretary of State Rice and British Foreign Secretary Jack Straw said Monday that while it is up to the Iraqi people to chose their own leaders, the international backers who have spent blood and money to end a dictatorship here have a right to expect that it will happen quickly.

Journalist pardoned by Kurdish government 4/3/2006, 3:25 a.m. PT
BAGHDAD, Iraq (AP) — The prime minister of northern Iraq's Kurdish government pardoned a journalist given an 18-month prison sentence for articles accusing one of the region's top leaders of corruption, a government spokesman said.

Iraqi kids find joy at theater festival 4/3/2006, 1:55 a.m. PT
BAGHDAD, Iraq (AP) — Sahira Karim has been keeping her 5-year-old daughter indoors these days because of fears of bombings, drive-by shootings and kidnapping. But on Sunday, Sahira's daughter joined dozens of other youngsters at a children's theater and dance festival in the upscale neighborhood of Mansour. It was a moment of joy, Sahira said after weeks of tension.

Gunmen kill Shiite family of 4 in Iraq 4/3/2006, 1:43 a.m. PT
BAGHDAD, Iraq (AP) — Gunmen killed a Shiite man and three of his relatives at their home in southern Baghdad, police said Monday. The men lined up a brother, two sisters, and their uncle against the wall in their home in Dora and shot each of them late Sunday, police Lt. Maithem Abdel-Razzaq said. The father of the family, a grocery shop owner, had been killed six months earlier by gunmen, he said.

Will U.S. air power remain in Iraq? 4/3/2006, 1:40 a.m. PT
BALAD AIR BASE, Iraq (AP) — Balad's two runways, among the world's busiest, launch 27,500 aircraft a month, hundreds of them bomb-laden jets flying close air support for U.S. troops moving against insurgents. But as the U.S. Army "stands down" and the Iraqi army "stands up," will American combat pilots likewise fly into battle behind Iraqi ground units?

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