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

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Turkish troops enter Iraq seeking rebels 2/22/2008, 9:48 p.m. PST
CIZRE, Turkey (AP) — Supported by air power, Turkish troops crossed into northern Iraq on Friday in their first major ground incursion against Kurdish rebel bases in nearly a decade. But Turkey sought to avoid confrontation with U.S.-backed Iraq, saying the guerrillas were its only target.

Iraq: rockets or mortars hit Green Zone 2/22/2008, 8:47 p.m. PST
BAGHDAD (AP) — A series of rockets or mortars were fired toward the U.S.-protected Green Zone early Saturday, a day after radical Shiite cleric Muqtada al-Sadr ordered his Mahdi Army militia fighters to cease attacks for another six months.

Turkish troops enter Iraq seeking rebels 2/22/2008, 2:22 p.m. PST
CIZRE, Turkey (AP) — Supported by air power, Turkish troops crossed into northern Iraq on Friday in their first major ground incursion against Kurdish rebel bases in nearly a decade. But Turkey sought to avoid confrontation with U.S.-backed Iraq, saying the guerrillas were its only target.

Turkish troops enter Iraq seeking rebels 2/22/2008, 12:20 p.m. PST
CIZRE, Turkey (AP) — Supported by air power, Turkish troops crossed into northern Iraq on Friday in their first major ground incursion against Kurdish rebel bases in nearly a decade. But Turkey sought to avoid confrontation with U.S.-backed Iraq, saying the guerrillas were its only target.

Al-Sadr praised for extending cease-fire 2/22/2008, 11:58 a.m. PST
BAGHDAD (AP) — Powerful Shiite cleric Muqtada al-Sadr opted Friday to keep the cease-fire order for his Mahdi Army militia in place for another six months, a step that will hold down U.S. and Iraqi casualties while bolstering al-Sadr's importance as a political player as Iraqi factions jostle for power.

Turkey launches ground operation in Iraq 2/22/2008, 8:01 a.m. PST
ISTANBUL, Turkey (AP) — Turkish troops launched a ground incursion across the border into Iraq in pursuit of separatist Kurdish rebels, the military said Friday — a move that dramatically escalates Turkey's conflict with the militants.

UK troops may have executed Iraqis 2/22/2008, 7:58 a.m. PST
LONDON (AP) — Lawyers released evidence Friday that they say shows British soldiers may have tortured and executed up to 20 Iraqis after a battle in 2004 — the most serious allegations of abuse made against British forces in Iraq.

Bombs in Baghdad and Tikrit kill 5 2/22/2008, 3:39 a.m. PST
BAGHDAD (AP) — A bomb hidden under a horse-drawn cart exploded in downtown Baghdad on Friday, killing three civilians, while two policemen died when a booby-trapped car exploded north of the capital, police said.

Turkey launches ground operation in Iraq 2/22/2008, 3:20 a.m. PST
ISTANBUL, Turkey (AP) — Turkish troops have launched a ground incursion across the border into Iraq in pursuit of separatist Kurdish rebels, the military said Friday — a move that dramatically escalates Turkey's conflict with the militants.

Muqtada al-Sadr extends Iraqi cease-fire 2/22/2008, 3:16 a.m. PST
BAGHDAD (AP) — Anti-U.S. cleric Muqtada al-Sadr announced Friday that he has extended a cease-fire order to his Shiite Mahdi Army by another six months, giving Iraq a chance to continue its fragile recovery from brutal sectarian violence.

US: Turks are targeting rebels 2/22/2008, 1:59 a.m. PST
BAGHDAD (AP) — The U.S. military said Friday it understands a Turkish incursion into northern Iraq "is an operation of limited duration" specifically targeting Kurdish rebels.

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