2008年12月28日星期日

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Yahoo! News: Iraq

Iraqi police say car bomb near Fallujah kills 2 (AP)

Posted: 28 Dec 2008 01:36 AM CST

This undated image provided by the U.S. Army shows Spc. Staff Sgt. Christopher G. Smith, 28, of Grand Rapids, Mich. Two soldiers from Michigan who were among three who died when their vehicle crashed on Christmas Eve in Baghdad are being remembered by relatives for their devotion to their families. The Department of Defense on Friday identified the soldiers as Staff Sgt. Christopher G. Smith, 28, of Grand Rapids; Spc. Stephen M. Okray, 21, of St. Clair Shores; and Spc. Stephen G. Zapasnik, 19, of Broken Arrow, Okla. (AP Photo/U.S. Army)AP - An Iraqi police officer says a car bomb has exploded on the outskirts of Fallujah, killing two civilians and wounding four others.

Iraqi civilian deaths fell sharply in 2008: survey (AFP)

Posted: 27 Dec 2008 09:05 PM CST

Relatives grieve as they identify the bodies of loved ones at a morgue in Baquba, following a suicide bombing in November. The number of civilian deaths from violence in Iraq fell sharply this year to an estimated 25 per day, down by two thirds from the high two years ago, according to voluntary group Iraq Body Count.(AFP/File)AFP - The number of civilian deaths from violence in Iraq fell sharply this year to an estimated 25 per day, down by two thirds from the high two years ago, according to voluntary group Iraq Body Count.

US military deaths in Iraq war at 4,217 (AP)

Posted: 27 Dec 2008 07:02 PM CST

This undated image provided by the U.S. Army shows Spc. Staff Sgt. Christopher G. Smith, 28, of Grand Rapids, Mich. Two soldiers from Michigan who were among three who died when their vehicle crashed on Christmas Eve in Baghdad are being remembered by relatives for their devotion to their families. The Department of Defense on Friday identified the soldiers as Staff Sgt. Christopher G. Smith, 28, of Grand Rapids; Spc. Stephen M. Okray, 21, of St. Clair Shores; and Spc. Stephen G. Zapasnik, 19, of Broken Arrow, Okla. (AP Photo/U.S. Army)AP - As of Saturday, Dec. 27, 2008, at least 4,217 members of the U.S. military had died in the Iraq war since it began in March 2003, according to an Associated Press count.

Iraq Report: Civilian Deaths Decrease (Time.com)

Posted: 27 Dec 2008 02:30 PM CST

Time.com - A downturn in fatalities reflects a dramatic improvement in security but there are "ifs" and "buts" to the assessment

Baghdad bombing underscores fear that security gains are fragile (McClatchy Newspapers)

Posted: 27 Dec 2008 01:17 PM CST

McClatchy Newspapers - BAGHDAD — A car bomb ripped through a historic Shiite Muslim district of Baghdad Saturday, killing at least 24 people and wounding at least 46, Iraqi police said. The U.S. military put the death toll at 18.

Senator trades suit for uniform in Iraq, Afghanistan (McClatchy Newspapers)

Posted: 27 Dec 2008 12:50 PM CST

McClatchy Newspapers - WASHINGTON — In Afghanistan a few weeks ago, a U.S. fighter pilot asked visiting Air Force Lt. Gen. Jack Rives which of the Washington dignitaries was Sen. Lindsey Graham.

Bomb in Baghdad kills 22, wounds 54 (AFP)

Posted: 27 Dec 2008 11:37 AM CST

An Iraqi inspects the site of a car bomb attack in the Kadhimiyah neighbourhood of Baghdad. A massive bomb tore through a crowd gathered near a bus station in a Shiite neighbourhood of Baghdad on Saturday, killing at least 22 people and wounding 54, security officials said.(AFP/Ali Yussef)AFP - A massive bomb tore through a crowd gathered near a bus station in a Shiite neighbourhood of Baghdad on Saturday, killing at least 22 people and wounding 54, security officials said.

Baghdad bombs kill 28 people: police (Reuters)

Posted: 27 Dec 2008 10:55 AM CST

Reuters - Two bombs killed at least 28 people and wounded 55 in Baghdad on Saturday, police said.

Car bomb in Baghdad kills 22, wounds 54 (AFP)

Posted: 27 Dec 2008 05:08 AM CST

An Iraqi inspects the site of a car bomb attack in the Kadhimiyah neighbourhood of Baghdad. A massive bomb tore through a crowd gathered near a bus station in a Shiite neighbourhood of Baghdad on Saturday, killing at least 22 people and wounding 54, security officials said.(AFP/Ali Yussef)AFP - A massive car bomb attack near a bus station in a Shiite neighbourhood of Baghdad on Saturday killed at least 22 Iraqis and wounded 54, army spokesman Major General Qassim Atta told AFP.

Iraqi Qaeda escapee killed in firefight: police (AFP)

Posted: 27 Dec 2008 04:18 AM CST

Al-Qaeda in Iraq oprative Imad Ahmed Farhan -- nicknamed AFP - A member of Al-Qaeda in Iraq who broke out of jail has been killed in a firefight while two other prisoners on the run have been surrounded by police, a policeman said on Saturday.

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