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

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A look at U.S. daily deaths in Iraq - 10/14/03 8:43 PM
As of Tuesday, Oct. 14, 332 U.S. service members have died since the beginning of military operations in Iraq, according to the Department of Defense.

France, Russia and China urge U.S. to set timetable for hand over of power to Iraqis - 10/14/03 8:19 PM
UNITED NATIONS (AP) -- France, Russia and Germany urged the United States on Tuesday to add a timetable for the transfer of power to Iraqis to its new U.N. resolution, but Washington called for a quick vote and a U.S. official cautioned against major changes.

White House lobbies senators for grants _ not loans _ for Iraq - 10/14/03 8:08 PM
WASHINGTON (AP) -- President Bush fought Tuesday to prevent the Senate from turning U.S. reconstruction aid for Iraq into a loan, lobbying senators of both parties at the White House -- but with uncertain results.

Form letters from soldiers in Iraq raise eyebrows - 10/14/03 7:05 PM
SEATTLE (AP) -- In the past month, newspapers across the country have received letters signed by U.S. soldiers with overwhelmingly positive descriptions of their work in Iraq.

U.S. forces in Iraq capture senior figure in Ansar al-Islam terror group - 10/14/03 5:24 PM
WASHINGTON (AP) -- American forces in Iraq have captured one of the most senior members of Ansar al-Islam, an extremist group suspected of having ties to Osama bin Laden's al-Qaida network, U.S. defense officials said Tuesday.

Suicide bomber targets Turkish Embassy; Shiite leader demands U.S. pullout - 10/14/03 5:19 PM
BAGHDAD, Iraq (AP) -- Suicide car bombers struck in Baghdad for the third time in a week Tuesday, this time outside the Turkish Embassy in yet another blow against those who would help the U.S. occupation. Witnesses said the driver and a bystander were killed, and hospitals said at least 13 were wounded.

Muslims sympathetic to al-Qaida eyeing Iraq, U.S. officials say - 10/14/03 4:47 PM
WASHINGTON (AP) -- Sunni Muslim extremists who sympathize with the al-Qaida terror network intend to make Iraq their next battleground, as in Bosnia, Chechnya and Soviet-occupied Afghanistan, say U.S. intelligence officials monitoring their communications.

Edwards says he'll vote against $87 billion Iraq package - 10/14/03 4:39 PM
WASHINGTON (AP) -- Democratic presidential candidate John Edwards said Tuesday he will vote against President Bush's $87 billion request for Iraq, saying it's time somebody "stand up to him and say no."

U.S. military spokeswoman denies Saddam is in hometown - 10/14/03 1:24 PM
TIKRIT, Iraq (AP) -- A U.S. Army spokeswoman said Tuesday the military had no reports of Saddam Hussein hiding in his hometown of Tikrit in northern Iraq, countering a statement by an Army officer the previous day that the ousted Iraqi leader was recently in the region.

U.S. wants council to be prepared to vote starting Wednesday on Iraq resolution - 10/14/03 1:13 PM
UNITED NATIONS (AP) -- U.N. Secretary-General Kofi Annan and countries seeking a quick handover of power to the Iraqis expressed disappointment Tuesday that a new U.S. resolution didn't give a timetable for the Americans to relinquish sovereignty.

US forces in Iraq captured No. 3 figure in Ansar al-Islam terror group - 10/14/03 11:51 AM
WASHINGTON (AP) -- U.S. forces in Iraq have captured a senior member of Ansar al-Islam, an extremist group suspected of having ties to Osama bin Laden's al-Qaida network, a senior U.S. defense official said Tuesday.

Suicide attacker detonates car bomb outside Turkish Embassy - 10/14/03 11:45 AM
BAGHDAD, Iraq (AP) -- A car bomb exploded Tuesday near the Turkish Embassy, killing the driver and wounding more than a dozen others, U.S. officials and witnesses said. The suicide attack came one week after Turkey's parliament approved sending troops to Iraq, a step opposed by many Iraqis.

Russia plans to suggest several changes in draft resolution on Iraq - 10/14/03 10:34 AM
MOSCOW (AP) -- Russia intends to suggest amendments to the U.S. draft of a U.N. Security Council resolution on Iraq, a senior Russian official said Tuesday, according to the Interfax news agency.

Suicide bomber detonates car outside Turkish Embassy, two staffers wounded - 10/14/03 10:08 AM
BAGHDAD, Iraq (AP) -- A car bomb exploded near the Turkish Embassy on Tuesday, killing the driver and wounding more than a dozen others, U.S. officials and witnesses said. The suicide attack came amid widespread Iraqi anger over Turkish plans to deploy troops in the country.

BAGHDAD, Iraq: the United States. - 10/14/03 8:54 AM
The car tried to ram through the gates of the embassy in the Iraqi capital in the mid-afternoon and suddenly exploded, witnesses said. U.S. troops and Iraqi police sealed off the area and would not permit journalists and others to approach the building.

Suicide bomber kills one outside Turkish Embassy - 10/14/03 8:49 AM
BAGHDAD, Iraq (AP) -- A suicide bomber detonated a car packed with explosives at the gates of the Turkish Embassy on Tuesday, killing at least one person and wounding two or three others, witnesses and U.S. soldiers said.

Explosion near Turkish embassy - 10/14/03 8:29 AM
BAGHDAD, Iraq (AP) -- A strong explosion rocked the area near the Turkish Embassy on Tuesday, but police sealed off the area and it could not be determined if the chancellery had been damaged.

Rival Shiite Muslim factions clash in Karbala; two U.S. soldiers die in Baghdad traffic accident - 10/14/03 7:00 AM
KARBALA, Iraq (AP) -- Rival Shiite Muslim factions clashed overnight in this holy city, and several people were killed or injured, witnesses said Tuesday. Iraqi police surrounded the offices of one of the faction leaders.

Rival Shiite Muslim factions clash in Karbala, deaths reported - 10/14/03 6:35 AM
KARBALA, Iraq (AP) -- Rival Shiite Muslim factions clashed overnight in this holy city, and several people were killed or injured, witnesses said Tuesday. Iraqi police surrounded the offices of one of the faction leaders.

Gunfire rocks area near Palestine Hotel before dawn - 10/14/03 4:06 AM
BAGHDAD, Iraq (AP) -- Gunfire rattled the streets near the Palestine Hotel before dawn Tuesday, sending police rushing to the scene. The cause was unclear and it was not known if anyone was hurt.

U.S. wants vote this week on U.N. resolution calling for election timetable in Iraq - 10/14/03 3:52 AM
UNITED NATIONS (AP) -- The United States has called for a vote this week on a new resolution that would set a Dec. 15 deadline for Iraq's Governing Council to submit a timetable for drafting a constitution and holding elections.

Slow pace of Governing Council seen to cause dismay, depriving Iraqis of hope - 10/14/03 1:45 AM
BAGHDAD, Iraq (AP) -- It's moving slowly on important issues. It meets only three times a week. Some of its key members are too busy or too worried about their personal safety to attend sessions. Other members spend weeks traveling abroad.

Bush blames Saddam loyalists for Iraqi violence, but critics say war created terrorist haven - 10/14/03 1:39 AM
WASHINGTON (AP) -- President Bush puts the blame for the violence in postwar Iraq squarely on terrorists and holdouts from Saddam Hussein's former regime.

A look at key changes in the latest draft resolution on Iraq - 10/14/03 1:37 AM
Here is a look at several key changes in the new U.S. draft resolution before the United Nations Security Council on restoring peace and stability to Iraq.

AP Enterprise: Delays leave nearly one-fourth of U.S. troops in Iraq without body armor - 10/14/03 1:29 AM
WASHINGTON (AP) -- Some U.S. troops in Iraq will have to wait until December to get the military's best body armor, which is strong enough to stop bullets fired from assault rifles

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