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Iraqi army gets latest battalion, 24 more to go - 1/24/04 11:28 PM
KIR KUSH, Iraq (AP) -- More than 750 Iraqi soldiers graduated Saturday from a U.S. training camp, including the first company of a coastal force patterned on the U.S. Marines.

British government says search for Iraqi weapons must go on - 1/24/04 10:56 PM
LONDON (AP) -- The British government said the search for Iraq's weapons of mass destruction must continue, despite the resignation of the head of the U.S.-led inspection team in the country.

A daily look at U.S. military deaths in Iraq - 1/24/04 7:48 PM
As of Friday, Jan. 23, 505 U.S. service members have died since the beginning of military operations in Iraq, according to the Department of Defense. Of those, 349 died as a result of hostile action and 156 died of non-hostile causes, the department said. The department did not provide an update Saturday.

Powell holds out possibility that Iraq had no banned weapons - 1/24/04 7:30 PM
TBLISI, Georgia (AP) -- Secretary of State Colin Powell held out the possibility Saturday that prewar Iraq may not have possessed weapons of mass destruction.

AP Interview: Iraqi foreign minister wants quick U.N. decision on elections - 1/24/04 7:24 PM
DAVOS, Switzerland (AP) -- Iraq's foreign minister said Saturday he expects the United Nations to accept a U.S. request to study prospects for elections before America transfers power to the Iraqis and hopes the recommendations can be ready quickly -- within two to three weeks.

A daily look at U.S. military deaths in Iraq - 1/24/04 6:10 PM
As of Saturday, Jan. 24, 505 U.S. service members have died since the beginning of military operations in Iraq, according to the Department of Defense. Of those, 349 died as a result of hostile action and 156 died of non-hostile causes, the department said. The department did not provide an update Saturday ...

Insurgents strike three times in Sunni Triangle, killing five Americans and four Iraqis - 1/24/04 5:24 PM
BAGHDAD, Iraq (AP) -- Iraqi insurgents struck Saturday in the volatile Sunni Triangle west of Baghdad, killing five U.S. soldiers in separate bombings and narrowly missing an American convoy with a blast that killed four Iraqis and wounded about 40 others north of the capital.

Powell holds out possibility that Iraq had no banned weapons - 1/24/04 4:21 PM
TBLISI, Georgia (AP) -- Secretary of State Colin Powell held out the possibility Saturday that prewar Iraq may not have possessed weapons of mass destruction.

Insurgents strike three times in Sunni Triangle, killing five Americans and four Iraqis - 1/24/04 3:17 PM
BAGHDAD, Iraq (AP) -- Iraqi insurgents struck Saturday in the volatile Sunni Triangle west of Baghdad, killing five U.S. soldiers in separate bombings and narrowly missing an American convoy with a blast that killed four Iraqis and wounded about 40 others north of the capital.

AP Interview: Iraqi foreign minister wants quick U.N. decision on elections - 1/24/04 2:06 PM
DAVOS, Switzerland (AP) -- Iraq's foreign minister said Saturday he expects the United Nations to accept a U.S. request to study prospects for elections before America transfers power to the Iraqis and hopes the recommendations can be ready quickly -- within two to three weeks.

Down but not out, Iraq's Sunnis remain confused on the best way ahead - 1/24/04 1:32 PM
FALLUJAH, Iraq (AP) -- With zeal and piety, Sheik Maki Hussein Hamdan recounted a 7th century tale exalting the virtues of jihad. The Prophet Muhammad, he told worshippers, handed a trusted follower a sword and told him to go out and chop off the heads of God's enemies until it bends.

Five U.S. soldiers and four Iraqis killed in separate attacks in Iraq - 1/24/04 12:56 PM
BAGHDAD, Iraq (AP) -- Bomb attacks in central Iraqi towns killed five American soldiers and four Iraqis on Saturday, a day after two U.N. security experts arrived in the capital to study the possible return of the world body's international staff.

War crimes trial for Saddam could reveal details of past U.S. help - 1/24/04 12:55 PM
WASHINGTON (AP) -- Saddam Hussein's loyalists may not be the only ones edgy about the prospect of a war crimes trial for the former Iraqi leader.

Car bomb in central Iraqi town kills three U.S. soldiers - 1/24/04 11:56 AM
BAGHDAD, Iraq (AP) -- A car bomb exploded in a town west of Baghdad on Saturday, killing three American soldiers and injuring six soldiers and several Iraqi civilians, the military said.

Veteran inspector Duelfer named to seek Iraq weapons - 1/24/04 11:21 AM
WASHINGTON (AP) -- The new inspector leading the search for Iraqi weapons says his job is to seek answers to questions that have dominated much of his career.

Explosion in central Iraqi town, possible U.S. casualties - 1/24/04 10:35 AM
BAGHDAD, Iraq (AP) -- A strong explosion took place Saturday near a U.S. military checkpoint in Khaldiyah west of Baghdad, and there were possible American casualties, witnesses and the military said.

Two U.S. soldiers and four Iraqis killed in separate attacks in Iraq - 1/24/04 9:32 AM
BAGHDAD, Iraq (AP) -- Two American soldiers and four Iraqis were killed in separate bomb attacks Saturday, a day after two U.N. security experts arrived in the capital to study the possible return of the world body's international staff.

Two U.S. soldiers and three Iraqis killed in separate attacks in Iraq - 1/24/04 7:43 AM
BAGHDAD, Iraq (AP) -- Two American soldiers and three Iraqis were killed in separate bomb attacks Saturday, a day after two U.N. security experts arrived in the capital to study the possible return of the world body's international staff.

Veteran inspector Duelfer named to seek Iraq weapons - 1/24/04 7:29 AM
WASHINGTON (AP) -- The new inspector leading the search for Iraqi weapons says his job is to seek answers to questions that have dominated much of his career.

British government says search for Iraqi weapons must go on - 1/24/04 7:09 AM
LONDON (AP) -- The British government said the search for Iraq's weapons of mass destruction must continue, despite the resignation of the head of the U.S.-led inspection team in the country.

Two U.S. soldiers killed in explosion north of Fallujah - 1/24/04 6:51 AM
BAGHDAD, Iraq (AP) -- A roadside bomb exploded Saturday west of Baghdad, killing two American soldiers, the U.S. military said.

Truck bomb kills 2 in central Iraq as U.N. security experts arrive in the capital - 1/24/04 6:13 AM
BAGHDAD, Iraq (AP) -- A truck bomb exploded Saturday as a U.S. patrol was turning into a police station in a restive central city, killing two Iraqis, a day after two U.N. security experts arrived in the capital to study the possible return of international staff.

U.N. security experts in Iraq as U.S. power transfer plan meets more opposition - 1/24/04 4:48 AM
BAGHDAD, Iraq (AP) -- Two U.N. security experts arrived in Iraq to study the possible return of international staff as a top Shiite Muslim leader declared that a U.S.-backed plan for handing power to Iraqis was "unacceptable."

Explosion reported in central Iraqi city of Samarra - 1/24/04 3:43 AM
BAGHDAD, Iraq (AP) -- A vehicle exploded Saturday behind a U.S. military police patrol in the tense central city of Samarra, wounding at least one Iraqi polieman but causing no U.S. casualties, a military policeman said.

Halliburton repays Pentagon, fires workers accused of taking kickbacks for Iraq contract - 1/24/04 2:28 AM
WASHINGTON (AP) -- Halliburton's problems deepened as Vice President Dick Cheney's former company fired two workers and pledged to repay the Pentagon $6.3 million for possible kickbacks involving its work in Iraq.

Iraqi working, spending to win influence in Washington - 1/24/04 2:03 AM
WASHINGTON (AP) -- In his years in exile from Iraq, Iyad Allawi quietly worked with U.S. and British intelligence. He was the little-known favorite of CIA officers wary of dealing with the flashier, better known exile leader Ahmad Chalabi.

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