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

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Observation balloons fly high in Iraq 12/3/2004, 11:33 p.m. PT
BAGHDAD, Iraq (AP) — The lumbering, low-tech observation balloon, first used on Civil War battlefields, is making a comeback in Iraq. But this time around it's packed with zoom-lens video cameras and thermal imagers.

30 killed in twin Iraq insurgent attacks 12/3/2004, 8:17 p.m. PT
BAGHDAD, Iraq (AP) — In the deadliest insurgent violence in weeks, militants stormed two police stations and a mosque in Baghdad on Friday, killing 30 people. In the northern city of Mosul, 11 militants died in street battles with American and Iraqi forces.

Australian official travels to Iraq 12/3/2004, 6:00 p.m. PT
CANBERRA, Australia (AP) — Defense Minister Robert Hill traveled to Iraq Saturday to meet with some of the 900 soldiers Australia has stationed there as part of the U.S.-led coalition, the ministry said.

A look at U.S. military deaths in Iraq 12/3/2004, 5:56 p.m. PT
(AP) — As of Friday, Dec. 3, 2004, at least 1,265 members of the U.S. military have died since the beginning of the Iraq war in March 2003, according to an Associated Press count. At least 988 died as a result of hostile action, the Defense Department said. The figures include three military civilians.

30 killed in twin Iraq insurgent attacks 12/3/2004, 3:23 p.m. PT
BAGHDAD, Iraq (AP) — In the deadliest insurgent violence in weeks, militants stormed two police stations and a mosque in Baghdad on Friday, killing 30 people. In the northern city of Mosul, 11 militants died in street battles with American and Iraqi forces.

A look at U.S. military deaths in Iraq 12/3/2004, 2:39 p.m. PT
(AP) — As of Friday, Dec. 3, 2004, at least 1,264 members of the U.S. military have died since the beginning of the Iraq war in March 2003, according to an Associated Press count. At least 988 died as a result of hostile action, the Defense Department said. The figures include three military civilians.

30 killed in twin Iraq insurgent attacks 12/3/2004, 10:05 a.m. PT
BAGHDAD, Iraq (AP) — Insurgents launched two major attacks Friday against a Shiite mosque and a police station in Baghdad, killing 30 people including at least 16 police officers, the deadliest insurgent violence in weeks.

Baghdad's Sadr City embraces reconstruction 12/3/2004, 5:08 a.m. PT
BAGHDAD, Iraq (AP) — After spending much of the year as a battlefield between militiamen and U.S. forces, Baghdad's Sadr City district is now embracing peace and reconstruction.

Army makes training base feel like Iraq 12/3/2004, 4:57 a.m. PT
FORT DIX, N.J. (AP) — With faux insurgents, fake bombs, real concrete barriers and a little city of tents, training to prepare Reservists and National Guard members for Iraq is becoming more realistic.

Slow pace in Iraq surprises NATO commander 12/3/2004, 4:09 a.m. PT
BAGHDAD, Iraq (AP) — NATO commander Gen. James Jones on Friday expressed surprise at the slow pace of restoring security to Iraq, saying he had believed the insurgency here would have been brought under control faster than in Afghanistan.

30 killed in pair of major attacks in Iraq 12/3/2004, 3:15 a.m. PT
BAGHDAD, Iraq (AP) — Insurgents launched two major attacks Friday against a Shiite mosque and a police station in Baghdad, killing 30 people, including at least 16 police officers, the deadliest insurgent attacks in weeks.

Attacks at Baghdad police stations kill 20 12/3/2004, 2:46 a.m. PT
BAGHDAD, Iraq (AP) — Insurgents launched two major attacks Friday against police stations in different areas of Baghdad, killing 20 people, including six police officers. One of the attacks was a car bomb, police said.

Army makes training base feel like Iraq 12/3/2004, 1:56 a.m. PT
FORT DIX, N.J. (AP) — With faux insurgents, fake bombs, real concrete barriers and a little city of tents, training to prepare Reservists and National Guard members for Iraq is becoming more realistic.

Baghdad's Sadr City embraces reconstruction 12/3/2004, 12:11 a.m. PT
BAGHDAD, Iraq (AP) — After spending much of the year as a battlefield between militiamen and U.S. forces, Baghdad's Sadr City district is now embracing peace and reconstruction.

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