SoCal jury gets case of ex-Marine in Iraq deathsA federal jury on Wednesday began deliberating whether a former Marine squad leader committed manslaughter in Iraq, marking the first time in which civilians will decide whether the actions of a military service member during combat were criminal.
By CHELSEA J. CARTER
05:55:54 PM Wednesday, Aug 27, 2008
Fewer Marines needed in Iraq's western provinceConditions in the western Iraqi province of Anbar, where a brutal insurgency once ruled, have improved so dramatically that the United States is handing over responsibility for security in the Sunni stronghold to Iraq within days. Troops freed up in Iraq could shift to Afghanistan.
By ROBERT BURNS
05:08:12 PM Wednesday, Aug 27, 2008
US military says Baghdad bombing suspect detainedThe U.S. military says it has captured a suspected senior Shiite militant believed to be behind a June bombing in Baghdad that killed four Americans and six Iraqis.
02:31:57 PM Wednesday, Aug 27, 2008
Iraq's holy city of Najaf witnessing a boomThe city's first airport is weeks away from opening, but already a bigger one is talked about. Land prices are soaring. Merchants say they don't remember business ever being so good.
By HAMZA HENDAWI and QASSIM ABDUL-ZAHRA
04:37:51 PM Wednesday, Aug 27, 2008
Baghdad plans to build giant Ferris wheelIraq is calling on companies to submit designs to build a giant Ferris wheel in Baghdad - the latest in a string of lavish proposals painting the capital as a leisure friendly city.
By SAMEER N. YACOUB
12:38:10 PM Wednesday, Aug 27, 2008
US soldier dies in BaghdadThe U.S. military says an American soldier has died of wounds suffered in a roadside bombing in northeast Baghdad.
11:20:15 AM Wednesday, Aug 27, 2008
2 Iraqi officials accused of aiding al-QaidaA university president and a top local official in a restive province north of Baghdad are suspected of giving weapons and government cars to al-Qaida in Iraq insurgents, according to arrest reports obtained Wednesday.
By QASSIM ABDUL-ZAHRA
11:10:15 AM Wednesday, Aug 27, 2008
Judge upholds Iraq charges against former soldierA federal judge in Kentucky has upheld civilian charges against a former 101st Airborne Division soldier accused in the sexual assault of an Iraqi teenager and the slayings of her and her family.
By BRETT BARROUQUERE
03:34:43 PM Tuesday, Aug 26, 2008
Iraqi adviser says he quit to speak against IranA former security adviser to Iraqi President Jalal Talabani said in comments published Tuesday that he had quit his job so he can freely speak about what he called the danger Iran poses in the Middle East.
03:30:34 PM Tuesday, Aug 26, 2008
McCain says Obama's views invite trouble abroad07:05:11 PM Tuesday, Aug 26, 2008
Iraq bombing kills at least 25 police recruits in Diyala08:30:58 AM Tuesday, Aug 26, 2008
Iraq, U.S. clash over timetable for U.S. troop withdrawal08:21:14 AM Tuesday, Aug 26, 2008
Car bomb kills 4, wounds 6 north of Baghdad08:21:14 AM Tuesday, Aug 26, 2008
Separate bombings kill at least 30 in Iraq07:57:14 AM Tuesday, Aug 26, 2008
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