Yahoo! News: Iraq

US military deaths in Iraq war at 4,262 (AP)

Posted: 30 Mar 2009 05:34 PM PDT

AP - As of Monday, March 30, 2009, at least 4,262 members of the U.S. military had died in the Iraq war since it began in March 2003, according to an Associated Press count.

Iraqi ex-detainee's poem: 'When I see you I see Paradise' (McClatchy Newspapers)

Posted: 30 Mar 2009 01:49 PM PDT

McClatchy Newspapers - Stop at the ruins and ask the wrecked corner. . . . Are my people aware of what's happening to me?

U.S. sergeant sentenced to life for Iraq killings (Reuters)

Posted: 30 Mar 2009 12:47 PM PDT

Reuters - A U.S. army sergeant has been sentenced to life imprisonment for his part in the murder of four Iraqi detainees in Baghdad, the army said on Monday.

Freed Iraqi detainee vows to keep fighting Americans (McClatchy Newspapers)

Posted: 30 Mar 2009 12:32 PM PDT

McClatchy Newspapers - "Are my people aware of what's happening to me?

US seeks to reassure Sunni allies (AP)

Posted: 30 Mar 2009 12:06 PM PDT

AP - The U.S. military sought to reassure its Sunni allies Monday that it would support them despite fears that the Shiite-led government plans a purge of their ranks after a weekend crackdown in Baghdad.

US soldier gets 35 years in deaths of 4 Iraqis (AP)

Posted: 30 Mar 2009 10:54 AM PDT

AP - A U.S. soldier convicted of murder in the execution-style slayings of four blindfolded Iraqis apologized for shooting one of them in the back of the head, but said he acted out of concern for his fellow troops.

Iraq army pulls out from Baghdad flashpoint (AFP)

Posted: 30 Mar 2009 09:33 AM PDT

AFP - The Iraqi army on Monday pulled back most of its troops from central Baghdad after deadly weekend violence triggered by the arrest of an anti-Qaeda militia leader on suspicion of murder and extortion.

US sergeant jailed for murdering prisoners in Iraq (AFP)

Posted: 30 Mar 2009 09:14 AM PDT

AFP - A US sergeant on Monday became on Monday the second non-commissioned officer to be convicted of murder for the summary executions of four bound and blindfolded prisoners in Iraq in 2007.

US sergeant jailed for murder of prisoners in Iraq (AFP)

Posted: 30 Mar 2009 08:44 AM PDT

AFP - A US sergeant was sentenced on Monday by a court martial in Germany to serve no more than 35 years in prison for murdering four prisoners in Iraq in 2007.

US sergeant convicted of executing Iraqi prisoners (AFP)

Posted: 30 Mar 2009 07:23 AM PDT

AFP - A US sergeant on Monday became the second non-commissioned officer to be convicted of murder for the summary executions of four bound and blindfolded prisoners in Iraq in 2007.

British forces to start Iraq pullout (AFP)

Posted: 30 Mar 2009 05:54 AM PDT

AFP - British forces will officially start to pull out of Iraq on Tuesday, signalling the end of six years of military operations that began with the US-led invasion that ousted Saddam Hussein.

Iraq army begins pullout from Baghdad flashpoint (AFP)

Posted: 30 Mar 2009 04:42 AM PDT

AFP - The Iraqi army began pulling back troops from central Baghdad after deadly weekend violence triggered by the arrest of an anti-Qaeda militia leader on suspicion of murder and extortion.

US sergeant convicted of executing Iraqi prisoner (AFP)

Posted: 30 Mar 2009 03:36 AM PDT

AFP - A US sergeant was on Monday convicted of murdering a prisoner in Iraq in 2007 at a court martial in Germany.