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

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Iraq militia leader: `open war' threat only against US 4/25/2008, 11:18 p.m. PDT
BAGHDAD (AP) — Radical Shiite cleric Muqtada al-Sadr called for an end to Iraqi bloodshed on Friday and said his threat of an "open war" applies only to U.S.-led foreign troops — stepping back from a full-blown confrontation with the government over a crackdown against his followers.

UN chief urges less fighting and more talk in Iraq 4/25/2008, 5:29 p.m. PDT
UNITED NATIONS (AP) — Secretary-General Ban Ki-moon urged key players in Iraq on Friday to keep violence down and to put aside party, ethnic and sectarian interests so a real political dialogue and national reconciliation can take place.

Iraq militia leader: 'open war' threat only against US 4/25/2008, 3:03 p.m. PDT
BAGHDAD (AP) — Radical Shiite cleric Muqtada al-Sadr called for an end to Iraqi bloodshed on Friday and said his threat of an "open war" applies only to U.S.-led foreign troops — stepping back from a full-blown confrontation with the government over a crackdown against his followers.

Iraq PM sets conditions to end crackdown 4/25/2008, 2:00 p.m. PDT
BAGHDAD (AP) — Iraq's prime minister has set four conditions for stopping a government-led crackdown against radical cleric Muqtada al-Sadr's militia and other illegally armed groups.

UN says young Iraqis increasingly recruited for violence 4/25/2008, 1:45 p.m. PDT
AMMAN, Jordan (AP) — A United Nations representative urged political and religious leaders in Iraq on Friday to encourage children to renounce violence, saying that rising numbers of youth are being recruited into insurgent groups and militias.

New US Embassy in Iraq has no housing for all its workers 4/25/2008, 11:07 a.m. PDT
BAGHDAD (AP) — The new U.S. Embassy complex does not have enough fortified living quarters for hundreds of diplomats and other workers, who must remain temporarily in trailers without special rooftop protection against mortars and rockets, government officials have told The Associated Press.

Iraqi journalist killed near Basra, radio station says 4/25/2008, 10:31 a.m. PDT
BAGHDAD (AP) — Assailants on Friday gunned down an Iraqi journalist who had been working for a local radio station run by a Shiite political party that is the chief rival of anti-American cleric Muqtada al-Sadr, the station and police said.

Aide to Iraq's al-Sadr: Threat of open war aimed at US 4/25/2008, 4:37 a.m. PDT
BAGHDAD (AP) — An aide says the radical Shiite cleric Muqtada al-Sadr's threat to unleash a full-scale war applies only to U.S.-led forces.

With violence down, Iraqis flock to revitalized Baghdad Zoo 4/25/2008, 12:24 a.m. PDT
BAGHDAD (AP) — Families stroll the park's sidewalks and picnic in the shade as laughing children clamor to see the main attraction — lions once owned by Saddam Hussein's son, Odai.

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