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

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Gates links Iraq progress to troop need 4/20/2007, 9:52 p.m. PDT
BAGHDAD (AP) — Stressing the limits of U.S. patience, Defense Secretary Robert Gates said Friday the Bush administration will weigh Iraq's political progress in deciding this summer whether to bring home some of the U.S. troops.

Gates links Iraq progress to troop need 4/20/2007, 7:06 p.m. PDT
BAGHDAD (AP) — Stressing the limits of U.S. patience, Defense Secretary Robert Gates said Friday the Bush administration will weigh Iraq's political progress in deciding this summer whether to bring home some of the U.S. troops.

Clashes break out near Baghdad mosque 4/20/2007, 4:09 p.m. PDT
BAGHDAD (AP) — U.S. helicopters pounded an area near a Shiite mosque with heavy machine-gun fire Friday, killing two militants just ahead of the start of weekly prayer services and outraging preachers loyal to radical Shiite cleric Muqtada al-Sadr.

Gates links Iraqi progress to troop need 4/20/2007, 3:18 p.m. PDT
BAGHDAD (AP) — Stressing the limits of U.S. patience, Defense Secretary Robert Gates said Friday the Bush administration will weigh Iraq's political progress in deciding this summer whether to bring home some of the U.S. troops.

EU sees no urgency on Iraqi refugees 4/20/2007, 3:15 p.m. PDT
LUXEMBOURG (AP) — European Union nations said Friday there was no urgent need to accept more Iraqi refugees, agreeing only to consider sending more humanitarian aid to Syria and Jordan to take in Iraqis.

Gates: Iraq progress to set troop levels 4/20/2007, 1:37 p.m. PDT
BAGHDAD (AP) — Defense Secretary Robert Gates said the Bush administration will take into account Iraq's political progress when deciding this summer whether or not to bring home some of the thousands of extra troops the U.S. has sent to tamp down violence there.

Clashes break out near Baghdad mosque 4/20/2007, 1:14 p.m. PDT
BAGHDAD (AP) — U.S. helicopters pounded an area near a Shiite mosque with heavy machine-gun fire Friday, killing two militants just ahead of the start of weekly prayer services and outraging preachers loyal to radical Shiite cleric Muqtada al-Sadr.

Iraqi insurgents now fighting each other 4/20/2007, 12:28 p.m. PDT
MUQDADIYAH, Iraq (AP) — At least two major insurgent groups are battling al-Qaida in provinces outside Baghdad, American military commanders said Friday, an indication of a deepening rift between Sunni guerrilla groups in Iraq.

Clashes erupt around Baghdad mosque 4/20/2007, 11:22 a.m. PDT
BAGHDAD (AP) — U.S. ground forces and helicopters fought with gunmen around a Shiite mosque in western Baghdad before Friday prayers, killing two suspected insurgents, the American military said.

Gates: Iraq progress to set troop levels 4/20/2007, 11:17 a.m. PDT
BAGHDAD (AP) — Defense Secretary Robert Gates said the Bush administration will take into account Iraq's political progress when deciding this summer whether or not to bring home some of the thousands of extra troops the U.S. has sent to tamp down violence there.

U.S. walls off Baghdad neighborhood 4/20/2007, 11:10 a.m. PDT
BAGHDAD (AP) — U.S. soldiers are building a three-mile wall to protect a Sunni Arab enclave surrounded by Shiite neighborhoods in a Baghdad area "trapped in a spiral of sectarian violence and retaliation," the military said.

Gates links Iraqi progress to troop need 4/20/2007, 9:18 a.m. PDT
BAGHDAD (AP) — Defense Secretary Robert Gates said the Bush administration will take into account Iraq's political progress when deciding this summer whether or not to bring home some of the thousands of extra troops the U.S. has sent to tamp down violence there.

U.N. rights report omits Iraqi civilians 4/20/2007, 9:07 a.m. PDT
BAGHDAD (AP) — The United Nations will not include Iraqi civilian casualty figures in its next human rights report, a spokesman said Friday, omitting what many had viewed as a rare, reliable indicator of suffering in Iraq.

Gates: Iraq progress to set troop levels 4/20/2007, 6:50 a.m. PDT
BAGHDAD (AP) — Defense Secretary Robert Gates said the Bush administration will take into account Iraq's political progress when deciding this summer whether or not to bring home some of the thousands of extra troops the U.S. has sent to tamp down violence there.

Gates links Iraqi progress to troop need 4/20/2007, 6:47 a.m. PDT
BAGHDAD (AP) — Defense Secretary Robert Gates said the Bush administration will take into account Iraq's political progress when deciding this summer whether or not to bring home some of the thousands of extra troops the U.S. has sent to tamp down violence there.

U.S. walls off Baghdad neighborhood 4/20/2007, 5:59 a.m. PDT
BAGHDAD (AP) — U.S. soldiers are building a three-mile wall to protect a Sunni Arab enclave surrounded by Shiite neighborhoods in a Baghdad area "trapped in a spiral of sectarian violence and retaliation," the military said.

Clashes erupt around Baghdad mosque 4/20/2007, 5:46 a.m. PDT
BAGHDAD (AP) — Clashes erupted between gunmen and U.S. and Iraqi forces around a Shiite mosque in western Baghdad before Friday prayers, and two suspected insurgents were killed, the American military said.

Clashes reported around Baghdad mosque 4/20/2007, 3:40 a.m. PDT
BAGHDAD (AP) — Clashes erupted between gunmen and U.S. and Iraqi forces around a Shiite mosque in western Baghdad just before Friday prayers, witnesses and local media said. The U.S. military said it was looking into the reports.

U.S. walls off Baghdad neighborhood 4/20/2007, 2:39 a.m. PDT
BAGHDAD (AP) — U.S. soldiers are building a three-mile wall to protect a Sunni Arab enclave surrounded by Shiite neighborhoods in a Baghdad area "trapped in a spiral of sectarian violence and retaliation," the military said.

Gates to Iraq: U.S. patience is limited 4/20/2007, 2:34 a.m. PDT
BAGHDAD (AP) — Making his third visit in four months to Iraq, Defense Secretary Robert Gates took a decidedly stronger tone as he warned the troubled nation's leaders that American patience is wearing thin.

1 U.S. service member killed in Iraq 4/20/2007, 12:48 a.m. PDT
BAGHDAD (AP) — A rocket hit a U.S. military base south of Baghdad, killing one American Marine and wounding two, the military said Friday.

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