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

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U.S.-Iraqi Split over choice for Iraqi presidency delays final deal on new government - 5/30/04 7:20 PM
BAGHDAD, Iraq (AP) -- Differences between the Iraqi Governing Council and American authorities over who should be Iraq's figurehead president stalled a final agreement Sunday on the makeup of an interim government to take power June 30.

A daily look at U.S. military deaths in Iraq - 5/30/04 5:48 PM
As of Friday, May 28, 800 U.S. service members have died since the beginning of military operations in Iraq last year, according to the Defense Department. Of those, 585 died as a result of hostile action and 215 died of non-hostile causes. The department did not provide an update on Sunday.

Assailants ambush convoy near Iraqi capital; U.S. soldiers clash with Shiite gunmen in Najaf - 5/30/04 5:37 PM
BAGHDAD, Iraq (AP) -- Assailants ambushed a convoy of Britons on a northern Baghdad highway on Sunday, killing one Iraqi security guard and a bystander, officials and witnesses said. U.S. soldiers came under fire in a Shiite holy city as an agreement to halt fighting there appeared to be unraveling.

Arab report: Despite war and occupation, political and civil rights improving in Iraq - 5/30/04 5:29 PM
CAIRO, Egypt (AP) -- Despite war and occupation, Iraq has seen a surge in human rights organizations, political parties and independent newspapers -- entities almost unheard of under Saddam Hussein, said a report by an Arab think tank.

Iraqi police demand staffers of Ahmad Chalabi's movement evacuate its building west of Baghdad - 5/30/04 4:04 PM
BAGHDAD, Iraq (AP) -- Iraqi police ordered staffers of Ahmad Chalabi's political movement to evacuate their building Sunday in a city west of Baghdad, saying it belongs to a government agency. After a standoff of several hours, the staff complied.

Russian foreign minister discusses handover of power in Iraq with Colin Powell and U.N. envoy - 5/30/04 3:33 PM
MOSCOW (AP) -- Russia's foreign minister discussed the handover of power in Iraq in telephone talks this weekend with U.S. Secretary of State Colin Powell and U.N. envoy Lakhdar Brahimi, the ministry said Sunday.

U.S.-Iraqi Split over choice for Iraqi presidency delays final deal on new government - 5/30/04 3:04 PM
BAGHDAD, Iraq (AP) -- Differences between the Iraqi Governing Council and American authorities over who should be Iraq's figurehead president stalled a final agreement Sunday on the makeup of an interim government to take power June 30.

Lugar says compromise to be necessary to bring even limited democracy to Iraq - 5/30/04 2:39 PM
WASHINGTON (AP) -- Compromises necessary to fashion democracy in Iraq will make any post-Saddam Hussein government less than the model of freedom the Bush administration wants as an example for the Middle East, a leading senator said Sunday.

Bush has war trophy: Saddam Hussein's pistol - 5/30/04 2:36 PM
WASHINGTON (AP) -- President Bush keeps in his White House offices a trophy of one his high points in the Iraq war, the pistol that Saddam Hussein held when soldiers pulled him from his underground hideaway.

U.S. soldiers clash with Shiite gunmen in Najaf; gunmen attack convoy in Baghdad - 5/30/04 1:52 PM
NAJAF, Iraq (AP) -- U.S. soldiers clashed with Shiite gunmen in this holy city on Sunday, further eroding an agreement to end the bloody standoff with followers of radical cleric Muqtada al-Sadr. Gunmen, meanwhile, attacked a convoy of sport utility vehicles in Baghdad, killing at least two people, witness ...

Three vehicles attacked in Baghdad; at least two killed - 5/30/04 1:24 PM
BAGHDAD, Iraq (AP) -- Gunmen opened fire on a convoy of sport utility vehicles Sunday in the Iraqi capital, killing at least two people and injuring a pregnant woman, witnesses and officials said.

Three vehicles attacked in Baghdad, at least one Westerner seen dead - 5/30/04 12:58 PM
BAGHDAD, Iraq (AP) -- Gunmen fired on a convoy of sport utility vehicles Sunday evening in the Iraqi capital, and the attackers dragged several "Western-looking men" from the cars, police and witnesses said.

U.S. casualty count in Iraq still rising; Guard and Reserve members fare worst - 5/30/04 12:13 PM
WASHINGTON (AP) -- American troops in Iraq died in May at a rate of more than two per day, pushing the combined death count for April and May beyond 200, according to Pentagon figures.

Battle for the presidency said to be delaying announcement of new Iraqi Cabinet - 5/30/04 9:52 AM
BAGHDAD, Iraq (AP) -- A dispute Sunday between Iraq's Governing Council and U.S. occupation authorities over the selection of a new Iraqi president threatened to delay the appointment of a new government to take power June 30, Iraqi officials said.

U.S. soldiers clash with Shiite gunmen in Najaf - 5/30/04 9:40 AM
NAJAF, Iraq (AP) -- U.S. soldiers clashed with Shiite gunmen in this holy city on Sunday, further eroding an agreement to end the bloody standoff with followers of radical cleric Muqtada al-Sadr.

Driver and guard of newspaper editor killed in Baghdad - 5/30/04 1:08 AM
BAGHDAD, Iraq (AP) -- The former Iraqi editor of an American-funded newspaper said Saturday that his driver and bodyguard were abducted and murdered, hours after police warned him of a possible kidnapping plot.

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