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

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Mayor of Baghdad shot dead 1/3/2005, 11:52 p.m. PT
BAGHDAD, Iraq (AP) — Gunmen assassinated the mayor of Baghdad, Ali al-Haidari, on Tuesday, police officials said.

Insurgent attacks in Iraq kill at least 16 1/3/2005, 8:17 p.m. PT
BAGHDAD, Iraq (AP) — Insurgents pressed their bloody campaign to sabotage Iraq's Jan. 30 elections with three car bombs and a roadside attack Monday, one near the prime minister's party headquarters in Baghdad and others targeting Iraqi troops and a U.S. security company.

Iraq's two-day death toll reaches 16 1/3/2005, 5:37 p.m. PT
BAGHDAD, Iraq (AP) — Insurgents pressed their bloody campaign to sabotage Iraq's Jan. 30 elections with three car bombs and a roadside attack Monday, one near the prime minister's party headquarters in Baghdad and others targeting Iraqi troops and a U.S. security company.

Iraq's Allawi takes call-in questions 1/3/2005, 5:02 p.m. PT
BAGHDAD, Iraq (AP) — Interim Prime Minister Ayad Allawi simply smiled during the live television show when a man called to praise terrorist mastermind Abu Musab al-Zarqawi. The Iraqi leader then moved on, offering to find information about a woman's detained son and see why a student didn't get into the graduate program of his choice.

Iraq's two-day death toll reaches 16 1/3/2005, 3:19 p.m. PT
BAGHDAD, Iraq (AP) — Insurgents pressed their bloody campaign to sabotage Iraq's Jan. 30 elections with three car bombs and a roadside attack Monday, one near the prime minister's party headquarters in Baghdad and others targeting Iraqi troops and a U.S. security company.

A look at U.S. military deaths in Iraq 1/3/2005, 2:48 p.m. PT
(AP) — As of Monday, Jan. 3, 2005, at least 1,331 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 1,048 died as a result of hostile action, the Defense Department said. The figures include three military civilians.

Iraq bomber reportedly Saudi med student 1/3/2005, 1:43 p.m. PT
CAIRO, Egypt (AP) — The suicide bomber who killed 22 people when he blew himself up in a U.S. mess hall in the northern Iraqi city of Mosul was a Saudi medical student, an Arab newspaper reported Monday.

Report links ex-TV manager, Saddam's son 1/3/2005, 1:18 p.m. PT
BEIRUT, Lebanon (AP) — A videotape found in Baghdad after the ouster of Saddam Hussein shows a former manager for Al-Jazeera television thanking one of Saddam's sons for his support, the newspaper Asharq al-Awsat says.

Allawi attends live call-in TV program 1/3/2005, 12:58 p.m. PT
BAGHDAD, Iraq (AP) — Interim Prime Minister Ayad Allawi simply smiled during the live television show when a man called to praise terrorist mastermind Abu Musab al-Zarqawi. The Iraqi leader then moved on, offering to find information about a woman's detained son and see why a student didn't get into the graduate program of his choice.

Pentagon raises Iraq toll in Dec. to 72 1/3/2005, 12:48 p.m. PT
WASHINGTON (AP) — The Pentagon on Monday released three additional names of U.S. servicemen killed in Iraq in December, raising the month's U.S. death toll to 72, including 20 members of the reserves.

Iran sees no reason for Iraq summit 1/3/2005, 11:11 a.m. PT
AMMAN, Jordan (AP) — There is no reason for Iraq's neighbors to meet in Amman later this week, Iran's ambassador to Jordan said Monday, underscoring the strain in relations after Jordan's King Abdullah II accused Tehran of seeking to influence the upcoming Iraqi elections.

Car bombs, explosion kill 16 in Iraq 1/3/2005, 9:10 a.m. PT
BAGHDAD, Iraq (AP) — Three suicide car bombs, including one that exploded near the Iraqi prime minister's party headquarters in Baghdad, and a roadside explosion killed at least 16 people Monday as insurgents pressed their deadly campaign to disrupt national elections, which Iraq's defense minister said could be postponed to give the Sunni minority time to participate.

Iran to host Iraqi expatriates' voting 1/3/2005, 8:59 a.m. PT
TEHRAN, Iran (AP) — Iran became the 13th country to agree to host Iraqi expatriate voting for this month's national elections, signing a deal Monday with the international organization in charge of overseas balloting.

Pilgrims flying direct from Iraq for Hajj 1/3/2005, 8:45 a.m. PT
BAGHDAD, Iraq (AP) — Iraq's national air carrier began flying direct routes to Saudi Arabia on Monday for the Hajj, the first time it has done so since the fall of Saddam Hussein, the Transportation Ministry said.

Iran sees no reason for Iraq summit 1/3/2005, 6:15 a.m. PT
AMMAN, Jordan (AP) — There is no reason to hold a meeting of Iraq's neighbors planned for this week in Amman, an Iranian envoy said Monday in a further sign of strained relations following accusations by Jordan's King Abdullah that Tehran wanted to influence the Iraqi elections.

3 killed, 25 injured in Iraq car bombing 1/3/2005, 1:47 a.m. PT
BAGHDAD, Iraq (AP) — A suicide bomber blew up an explosives-laden car near the prime minister's party headquarters on Monday, killing two police officers and one civilian and injuring 25 other Iraqis as insurgents pressed their campaign to disrupt national elections.

2 killed, 14 injured in Iraq car bombing 1/3/2005, 12:15 a.m. PT
BAGHDAD, Iraq (AP) — A suicide car bomb detonated near Iraqi Prime Minister Ayad Allawi's party headquarters Monday, killing 2 police officers and injuring 14 other Iraqis, police said.

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