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

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Iraqi oil ministry steps up security plans 9/5/2004, 11:35 p.m. PT
BAGHDAD, Iraq (AP) — Iraq's government is stepping up efforts to protect its vast and valuable oil infrastructure, hoping reduce constant attacks that have deprived Iraq of much-needed reconstruction money.

Iraqi minister: Saddam faces trial soon 9/5/2004, 6:02 p.m. PT
KUWAIT CITY (AP) — Saddam Hussein and other detained members of the deposed Iraqi regime will face trial within "a few weeks," Iraq's minister of state said in Kuwait on Sunday.

Former Saddam deputy arrested in Iraq 9/5/2004, 4:06 p.m. PT
BAGHDAD, Iraq (AP) — Iraqi authorities claimed on Sunday to have captured Izzat Ibrahim al-Douri, the most wanted member of Saddam Hussein's ousted dictatorship, but there was confusion over the report, as the Iraqi defense minister said word of his arrest was "baseless."

A daily look at U.S. Iraq military deaths 9/5/2004, 3:59 p.m. PT
(AP) — As of Friday, Sept. 3, 976 U.S. service members have died since the beginning of military operations in Iraq in March 2003, according to the Defense Department. Of those, 730 died as a result of hostile action and 246 died of non-hostile causes.

U.S. assault likely before Jan. elections 9/5/2004, 1:56 p.m. PT
BAGHDAD, Iraq (AP) — A U.S. assault on one or more of Iraq's three main "no-go" areas including Fallujah is likely in the next four months as the Iraqi government prepares to extend control before elections slated for January, the U.S. land forces commander said Sunday.

Militants seek group edict on kidnappings 9/5/2004, 1:09 p.m. PT
BAGHDAD, Iraq (AP) — An Iraqi militant group asked an influential Sunni Muslim organization Sunday for a fatwa religious edict on whether Islam allows the kidnapping of foreigners who work for occupation forces in Iraq.

Mortar attack kills 2 U.S. soldiers in Iraq 9/5/2004, 12:14 p.m. PT
BAGHDAD, Iraq (AP) — A mortar attack Sunday killed two U.S. soldiers and left 16 wounded one critically at a base west of the Iraqi capital.

Explosion heard in Iraqi capital 9/5/2004, 10:13 a.m. PT
BAGHDAD, Iraq (AP) — An explosion boomed across the Iraqi capital Sunday. A spokesman for coalition forces in Baghdad had no immediate information on the blast.

Former Saddam deputy arrested in Iraq 9/5/2004, 8:09 a.m. PT
BAGHDAD, Iraq (AP) — Iraqi forces on Sunday captured Izzat Ibrahim al-Douri, the most wanted fugitive from Saddam Hussein's ousted dictatorship, Iraq's top information official said. Iraqi officials were conducting DNA tests to confirm the prisoner's identity.

Former Saddam deputy arrested in Iraq 9/5/2004, 7:52 a.m. PT
BAGHDAD, Iraq (AP) — Iraqi forces Sunday captured Izzat Ibrahim al-Douri, the most wanted member of Saddam Hussein's ousted dictatorship, Iraq's top information official told The Associated Press. Iraqi officials were conducting DNA tests to confirm the prisoner's identity.

U.S, Iraq forces clash with militiamen 9/5/2004, 7:14 a.m. PT
BAGHDAD, Iraq (AP) — U.S. and Iraqi forces on Sunday clashed with militiamen loyal to rebel cleric Muqtada al-Sadr in a sprawling Baghdad Shiite slum, a U.S. official said.

Militants seek group edict on kidnappings 9/5/2004, 6:37 a.m. PT
BAGHDAD, Iraq (AP) — An Iraqi militant group appealed Sunday to an influential Sunni Muslim organization for an edict on whether the kidnapping of foreigners who work for occupation forces is acceptable under Islam.

Turkish company withdrawing from Iraq 9/5/2004, 4:53 a.m. PT
ANKARA, Turkey (AP) — A Turkish company said Sunday it was withdrawing from Iraq a day after Iraqi militants threatened to behead its employee unless it ceased operations in the country, the Anatolia news agency reported.

Militants seek edict on Iraq kidnappings 9/5/2004, 3:36 a.m. PT
BAGHDAD, Iraq (AP) — An Iraqi militant group appealed Sunday to an influential Sunni Muslim organization for an edict on whether the kidnapping of foreigners who work for occupation forces is acceptable under Islam.

Car bomb explodes near U.S. base in Iraq 9/5/2004, 2:25 a.m. PT
BAGHDAD, Iraq (AP) — A car bomb exploded outside an air base used by U.S. forces near Dijiel, about 25 miles north of Baghdad, the U.S. military and police said.

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