Yahoo! News: Iraq

US military deaths in Iraq war at 4,232 (AP) Posted: 24 Jan 2009 07:16 PM CST AP - As of Saturday, Jan. 24, 2009, at least 4,232 members of the U.S. military had died in the Iraq war since it began in March 2003, according to an Associated Press count.

U.S. raid kills Iraqi man, woman in their bed (McClatchy Newspapers) Posted: 24 Jan 2009 03:42 PM CST McClatchy Newspapers - BAGHDAD — An Iraqi couple was killed in their bed Saturday morning as their daughter slept between them when U.S. forces raided their home.

Iraqi couple killed, child wounded in raid (AFP/HO/File) Posted: 24 Jan 2009 02:15 PM CST AFP/HO/File - US soldiers killed an Iraqi couple and wounded their eight-year-old daughter during a raid against Al-Qaeda suspects near the northern city of Kirkuk on Saturday, police and the US military said.

Iraq to reopen notorious Abu Ghraib prison (AP) Posted: 24 Jan 2009 01:43 PM CST AP - Iraq will reopen the notorious Abu Ghraib prison next month, but it's getting a facelift and a new name, a senior justice official said Saturday.

Elections are test for al-Maliki, Iraq (AP) Posted: 24 Jan 2009 01:27 PM CST AP - Iraqis vote Saturday in the first nationwide election in three years, choosing provincial leaders in what amounts to a test of Iraq's stability as the U.S. plans to remove its troops.

Iraq holds 4th post-Saddam vote (AP) Posted: 24 Jan 2009 01:02 PM CST AP - Provincial elections Saturday will be Iraqis' fourth national ballot since the 2003 collapse of Saddam Hussein's regime.

Iraqi candidate arrested on rape charge (AFP) Posted: 24 Jan 2009 10:27 AM CST AFP - A candidate in Iraq's provincial elections has been arrested for the kidnap and attempted rape of two teenage girls, police said on Saturday.

Three Iraqi police killed in Fallujah car bomb: officer (AFP) Posted: 24 Jan 2009 10:13 AM CST AFP - Three Iraqi policemen were killed and nine people wounded on Saturday when a car bomb exploded near the western city of Fallujah, a senior police officer told AFP.

Iran welcomes planned US pullout from Iraq (AFP) Posted: 24 Jan 2009 10:07 AM CST AFP - Iran on Saturday welcomed moves by the new US President Barack Obama to pull American troops out of Iraq and insisted that Tehran would not meddle in elections here.

Iraq to impose curfew, transport ban during vote (AFP) Posted: 24 Jan 2009 10:00 AM CST AFP - Iraqi election officials on Saturday ordered transport bans and night-time curfews to boost security on the eve of the country's January 31 provincial polls and on election day.

Iraq asks Iran opposition group to move voluntary (AP) Posted: 24 Jan 2009 05:04 AM CST AP - Iraq will not forcibly expel members of an Iranian opposition group living north of Baghdad, but the the group is not wanted and the government has urged them to leave the country voluntarily, an Iraqi spokesman said Saturday.

Suicide car bomber kills five policemen in Iraq (Reuters) Posted: 24 Jan 2009 03:25 AM CST Reuters - A suicide bomber drove a car loaded with explosives into a police checkpoint northwest of Baghdad Saturday, killing at least five policemen a week before provincial elections, police said.

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