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

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A daily look at U.S. military deaths in Iraq - 3/4/04 6:12 PM
As of Thursday, March 4, 550 U.S. service members have died since the beginning of military operations in Iraq, according to the Department of Defense. Of those, 379 died as a result of hostile action and 171 died of non-hostile causes, the department said.

The June 30 Iraq deadline: Even GOP lawmakers worry - 3/4/04 5:37 PM
WASHINGTON (AP) -- A growing number of lawmakers are worrying out loud about the Bush administration's ironclad deadline for handing over political control to Iraq this summer, with even Republicans questioning who will rule and whether the Iraqis will be up to it.

U.S. officials divided on extent of foreign involvement in terror attacks in Iraq - 3/4/04 4:13 PM
BAGHDAD, Iraq (AP) -- Top U.S. military and civilian officials were at odds Thursday over the role of foreign fighters in this week's savage bombings at Shiite Muslim religious shrines -- acts of violence that raised the specter of sectarian war.

Iraq scrambles for new oil export routes to offset crippled pipeline to Turkey - 3/4/04 3:57 PM
LONDON (AP) -- With oil exports from northern Iraq crimped by the persistent threat of sabotage, the Iraqi Oil Ministry is pursuing several options to increase crude exports along safer routes in the Persian Gulf, including deals to ship oil to two former foes.

U.S. soldier investigated for death of Iraqi man during patrol - 3/4/04 3:54 PM
TIKRIT, Iraq (AP) -- The U.S. military is investigating two incidents near Kirkuk involving claims that American soldiers killed five Iraqis while on missions to seek out insurgents, the Army said Thursday.

3rd Infantry from Fort Stewart ordered to prepare for return to Iraq - 3/4/04 2:50 PM
SAVANNAH, Ga. (AP) -- The Army division that spearheaded the assault on Baghdad has been ordered to get ready to return to Iraq as early as November.

Iraqi administration that takes power June 30 likely to be expanded version of Governing Council - 3/4/04 2:41 PM
BAGHDAD, Iraq (AP) -- The Iraqi administration that takes power from the Americans this summer likely will be an expanded version of the current U.S.-appointed Governing Council, Iraqi officials and sources close to the council said Thursday.

Rocket attack near telephone exchange kills three people in Baghdad - 3/4/04 12:18 PM
BAGHDAD, Iraq (AP) -- A rocket struck near a telephone exchange in southeastern Baghdad on Thursday night, killing three people and wounding two, witnesses said.

Coalition: At least 181 killed in Baghdad and Karbala blasts - 3/4/04 12:15 PM
BAGHDAD, Iraq (AP) -- At least 181 people were killed and 573 were wounded in bombings at Shiite Muslim shrines in Baghdad and Karbala, the U.S. coalition said Thursday, issuing what it said was its final death toll.

As Shiites bury their dead, Iraqi police, U.S. soldiers arrest Iraqi extremist - 3/4/04 12:04 PM
BAGHDAD, Iraq (AP) -- U.S. soldiers and Iraqi police arrested 14 Iraqis, including a militant suspected of leading a terrorist cell made up of followers of the extremist Wahhabi sect of Sunni Islam, the military said Thursday.

Deadly bomb attacks in Iraq since war began March 20 - 3/4/04 11:53 AM
Some of the deadly bombing attacks in Iraq since the war began March 20. President Bush declared major combat over May 1.

Americans in Iraq still struggling to define the security threat - 3/4/04 10:55 AM
WASHINGTON (AP) -- There is a growing consensus among senior American officials that while Saddam Hussein loyalists remain a threat to the U.S. effort to stabilize Iraq, the most lethal enemy is now a shadowy, hard-to-define web of foreign terrorists and Islamic extremists.

Iraq's overlooked _ politically and geographically _ likely to take seats in expanded council - 3/4/04 10:43 AM
BAGHDAD, Iraq (AP) -- The Iraqi Governing Council -- expected to take power from the Americans June 30 -- likely will expand to include members from political parties and regions overlooked when the interim government was appointed by the United States eight months ago, Iraqi officials and sources close to ...

Alleged leaflet by Iraqi militants claims al-Zarqawi is dead - 3/4/04 10:07 AM
BAGHDAD, Iraq (AP) -- A Jordanian extremist suspected of bloody suicide attacks in Iraq was killed some time ago in U.S. bombings and a letter outlining plans for fomenting sectarian war is a forgery, a leaflet signed by a dozen alleged insurgent groups said. A senior U.S. official denied that claim.

U.S. soldiers arrest suspected Iraqi extremist leader - 3/4/04 9:53 AM
BAGHDAD, Iraq (AP) -- U.S. soldiers and Iraqi police arrested 14 Iraqis, including a militant suspected of leading a terrorist cell made up of followers of the extremist Wahhabi sect of Sunni Islam, the military said Thursday.

U.S. soldier investigated for death of Iraqi man during patrol - 3/4/04 9:08 AM
TIKRIT, Iraq (AP) -- The U.S. Army is investigating a soldier in connection with the killing of an Iraqi man who was shot when he resisted arrest, an Army spokeswoman said Thursday.

Alleged statement by Iraqi militants claims al-Zarqawi is dead - 3/4/04 6:56 AM
BAGHDAD, Iraq (AP) -- A Jordanian extremist suspected of bloody suicide attacks in Iraq was killed some time ago in U.S. bombing and a letter outlining plans for fomenting sectarian war is a forgery, a statement allegedly from an insurgent group west of the capital said.

U.S. soldier being investigated after death of Iraqi civilian during patrol - 3/4/04 3:35 AM
TIKRIT, Iraq (AP) -- An American soldier is being investigated by the U.S. Army after an Iraqi man was killed as troops were trying to detain him, an Army spokeswoman said Thursday.

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