Yahoo! News: Iraq

US military deaths in Iraq war at 4,227 (AP) Posted: 16 Jan 2009 08:52 PM CST AP - As of Friday, Jan. 16, 2009, at least 4,227 members of the U.S. military had died in the Iraq war since it began in March 2003, according to an Associated Press count.

Case dropped against aide accused of helping Iraq (AP) Posted: 16 Jan 2009 08:35 PM CST AP - The government has quietly dropped its case against a former congressional aide accused of helping an Iraqi spy agency but later ruled mentally unfit for trial.

Mich. man accused of spying for Iraq pleads guilty (AP) Posted: 16 Jan 2009 08:26 PM CST AP - A suburban Detroit man accused of spying for Saddam Hussein's former regime and sharing information with the executed Iraqi dictator's intelligence service has pleaded guilty.

Iraqi guards said to throw party for shoe-thrower (AP) Posted: 16 Jan 2009 04:19 PM CST AP - The Iraqi journalist jailed since throwing his shoes at President George W. Bush got a visit from his brother Friday and a birthday party from his guards as he turned 30.

Iraqi candidate for provincial vote assassinated (AP) Posted: 16 Jan 2009 04:06 PM CST AP - A Shiite candidate for provincial elections was assassinated Friday while campaigning south of Baghdad, underscoring fears that political rivalries will lead to a spike in violence ahead of Iraq's Jan. 31 vote.

Pentagon: Seabees shifting from Iraq to Afghan war (AP) Posted: 16 Jan 2009 03:35 PM CST AP - In a sign of things to come, the Pentagon announced Friday that a military construction crew is bound for Afghanistan instead of the Iraq war.

Momentum builds for a self-ruled southern Iraq (AP) Posted: 16 Jan 2009 12:41 PM CST AP - The country's biggest Shiite party is hoping for a big win in elections across the oil-rich south to jump-start its campaign for a self-ruled region — a move that would transform Iraq and, critics say, give Iran its biggest prize since the ouster of Saddam Hussein.

Mideast protests against Israel attacks on Gaza (AP) Posted: 16 Jan 2009 11:55 AM CST AP - Iraqi worshippers dropped money in boxes and gave up their jewelry Friday as clerics called for donations to help Palestinians suffering under an Israeli offensive in the Gaza Strip.

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