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

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Truce calms Iraq, weakens prime minister 3/31/2008, 8:12 p.m. PDT
BAGHDAD (AP) — Rockets fell on the Green Zone and random machine gun fire rang out Monday in the southern city of Basra as Shiite cleric Muqtada al-Sadr sought to rein in his militia after a week of battles that claimed about 400 lives.

Iraq: $5 billion more for budget 3/31/2008, 3:02 p.m. PDT
BAGHDAD (AP) — Increased oil revenue will allow Iraq to add $5 billion to its 2008 budget, money earmarked for investment in infrastructure and services, a government spokesman said Monday.

Truce calms Iraq, weakens prime minister 3/31/2008, 2:09 p.m. PDT
BAGHDAD (AP) — Rockets fell on the Green Zone and random machine gun fire rang out Monday in the southern city of Basra as Shiite cleric Muqtada al-Sadr sought to rein in his militia after a week of battles that claimed about 400 lives.

Al-Sadr trumps in latest showdown 3/31/2008, 12:58 p.m. PDT
BAGHDAD (AP) — The Shiite cleric Muqtada al-Sadr rarely ventures into the public eye. But he's never far from the minds of Iraq's leaders as one of the nation's most influential and wily political survivors.

Kidnapped Baghdad spokesman released 3/31/2008, 11:00 a.m. PDT
BAGHDAD (AP) — The well-known civilian spokesman for the Baghdad security operation was released Monday after he was kidnapped in the capital.

Gates: Troop plan set despite violence 3/31/2008, 10:00 a.m. PDT
COPENHAGEN, Denmark (AP) — The flare-up in violence in Shiite areas of southern Iraq and Baghdad has yet to alter U.S. plans to withdraw more combat forces this spring, Defense Secretary Robert Gates said Monday.

Iraq: New attacks on Green Zone 3/31/2008, 9:48 a.m. PDT
BAGHDAD (AP) — The fortified Green Zone came under fresh attack Monday, less than 24 hours after anti-American Shiite cleric Muqtada al-Sadr told his fighters to stand down following a week of clashes with government forces.

Gates: Troop plan set despite violence 3/31/2008, 8:54 a.m. PDT
COPENHAGEN, Denmark (AP) — Defense Secretary Robert Gates sees no indication that a flare-up in violence in Shiite areas of southern Iraq and Baghdad will force the United States to delay its troop withdrawals this spring.

Baghdad's Green Zone attacked again 3/31/2008, 3:22 a.m. PDT
BAGHDAD (AP) — The fortified Green Zone in Iraq's capital came under mortar or rocket attack again Monday, despite the call a day before from a radical Shiite cleric for his fighters to stand down.

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