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

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Some Iraqi insurgents turning in weapons 10/11/2004, 5:16 p.m. PT
BAGHDAD, Iraq (AP) — Shiite fighters in tracksuits and sneakers unloaded cars full of machine guns, mortars and land mines Monday as a five-day, weapons-for-cash disarmament program kicked off in Baghdad's Sadr City district a sign of progress in the center of Shiite resistance in Iraq.

A daily look at U.S. Iraq military deaths 10/11/2004, 4:20 p.m. PT
(AP) — As of Friday, Oct. 8, 2004, 1,064 members of the U.S. military have died since the beginning of the Iraq war in March 2003, according to the Defense Department. Of those, 809 died as a result of hostile action and 255 died of non-hostile causes. The figures include three military civilians. There was no update over the holiday weekend.

Some Iraqi insurgents turning in weapons 10/11/2004, 4:03 p.m. PT
BAGHDAD, Iraq (AP) — Shiite fighters in tracksuits and sneakers unloaded cars full of machine guns, mortars and land mines Monday as a five-day, weapons-for-cash disarmament program kicked off in Baghdad's Sadr City district a sign of progress in the center of Shiite resistance in Iraq.

Iraqi forces to protect oil facilities 10/11/2004, 3:44 p.m. PT
AMMAN, Jordan (AP) — The Iraqi border patrol took over responsibility for protecting southern oil installations on Monday, days after insurgents carried out their latest attack aimed at hampering oil exports, a commander said.

Shiite fighters in Iraq turning in weapons 10/11/2004, 3:38 p.m. PT
BAGHDAD, Iraq (AP) — Shiite fighters in tracksuits and sneakers unloaded cars full of machine guns, mortars and land mines Monday as a five-day, weapons-for-cash disarmament program kicked off in Baghdad's Sadr City district a sign of progress in the center of Shiite resistance in Iraq.

U.S. aircraft destroys Fallujah restaurant 10/11/2004, 3:29 p.m. PT
FALLUJAH, Iraq (AP) — A U.S. warplane early Tuesday destroyed a popular restaurant which the U.S. command said was a meeting place for members of Iraq's most feared terrorist organization.

Albania army contingent leaves for Iraq 10/11/2004, 3:10 p.m. PT
TIRANA, Albania (AP) — Albania sent a fourth contingent of army peacekeepers to Iraq on Monday to replace troops who had served since April with the coalition force, the Defense Ministry said.

Web site shows two beheadings in Iraq 10/11/2004, 2:55 p.m. PT
BAGHDAD, Iraq (AP) — A Turkish contractor and an Iraqi Kurdish translator were beheaded on a video posted Monday, and a statement said they had been taken captive by the Ansar al-Sunnah Army the same group that killed 12 Nepalese hostages.

Missing nuclear equipment worries watchdog 10/11/2004, 2:51 p.m. PT
UNITED NATIONS (AP) — The U.N. nuclear watchdog expressed concern Monday at the disappearance from Iraq's nuclear facilities of high-precision equipment that could be used to make nuclear weapons.

A look at foreigners taken hostage in Iraq 10/11/2004, 11:03 a.m. PT
(AP) — Insurgents in Iraq have kidnapped more than 150 foreigners in their campaign to drive out coalition forces and hamper reconstruction

Video aired showing Turkish hostage 10/11/2004, 5:28 a.m. PT
BAGHDAD, Iraq (AP) — An Arabic language television station broadcast video Monday showing three hooded gunmen threatening to behead a Turkish hostage within three days unless the Americans release all Iraqi prisoners and all Turks leave Iraq.

Shiite fighters turning in weapons in Iraq 10/11/2004, 4:11 a.m. PT
BAGHDAD, Iraq (AP) — Followers of radical cleric Muqtada al-Sadr trickled in to police stations in Baghdad's Sadr City district to hand in weapons Monday under a deal seen as a key step toward ending weeks of fighting with U.S. and Iraqi forces in the Shiite militant stronghold.

Bobby-trapped car explodes in Mosul 10/11/2004, 2:14 a.m. PT
MOSUL, Iraq (AP) — A car bomb exploded Monday in western Mosul as an American military convoy was passing by, witnesses said. First reports indicated it may have been a suicide attack.

Rocket attack kills 2 U.S. troops in Iraq 10/11/2004, 1:18 a.m. PT
BAGHDAD, Iraq (AP) — Two soldiers from Task Force Baghdad were killed and five wounded Monday in a rocket attack in southern Baghdad, the military said.

The Above Headlines were gathered from various news sites.