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Iraq: Key figures since the war began (AP) Posted: 01 May 2009 05:19 PM PDT AP - _October 2007: 170,000 at peak of troop buildup.

April deadliest month for US in Iraq in 7 months (AP) Posted: 01 May 2009 05:05 PM PDT AP - The U.S. death toll for April rose to 18, the military said Friday, making it the deadliest in seven months for American forces in Iraq. The sharp increase from the previous month came as a series of bombings also pushed Iraqi deaths to their highest level this year.

US military deaths in Iraq war at 4,281 (AP) Posted: 01 May 2009 04:46 PM PDT AP - As of Friday, May 1, 2009, at least 4,281 members of the U.S. military had died in the Iraq war since it began in March 2003, according to an Associated Press count.

Wounded Iraq veteran adjusts to life with one arm (McClatchy Newspapers) Posted: 01 May 2009 02:08 PM PDT McClatchy Newspapers - WASHINGTON — Norberto Lara showed off his new arm, a terrible beauty.

Former US soldiers describe rape of Iraqi girl, killings (AFP) Posted: 01 May 2009 01:55 PM PDT AFP - One of the five US soldiers who helped rape an Iraqi girl and kill her family told jurors Friday that he regrets what happened that day in March 2006.

April brings highest Iraq death toll in seven months (AFP) Posted: 01 May 2009 12:22 PM PDT AFP - April saw 355 people killed in Iraq, making it the deadliest month since September, official figures showed Friday, but the US military insisted that recent attacks have not reignited sectarian fighting.

Iraqi Shiites battered but not battling back (AP) Posted: 01 May 2009 11:38 AM PDT AP - The anger in Baghdad's main Shiite district was raw and restless after twin car bombings took more than 50 lives earlier this week. But the true measure of the rage — in Iraqi terms — came the following morning: Morgues and streets were not full of Sunnis killed in payback violence.

April toll in Iraq the deadliest for seven months (AFP) Posted: 01 May 2009 10:43 AM PDT AFP - The deadliest violence in Iraq in seven months killed 355 people in April, official figures showed Friday, but the US military insisted that recent bombings have not sparked acts of sectarian revenge.

Iraq hit hard by world financial crisis: deputy PM (AFP) Posted: 01 May 2009 09:21 AM PDT AFP - Iraq's war-ravaged economy has been hit hard by the global financial crisis, forcing the authorities to try and diversify away from the core oil business, Deputy Prime Minister Barham Saleh said Friday.

Iraq attacks not sparking sectarian bloodshed (AFP) Posted: 01 May 2009 09:16 AM PDT AFP - A recent streak of bombings in Iraq has killed scores of people but so far failed to spark the waves of sectarian revenge attacks seen in recent years, a US military spokesman said Friday.

Muslim shrines bear witness to Iraq's Jews (AFP) Posted: 01 May 2009 09:08 AM PDT AFP - Nearly everyone who could read the Hebrew verses carved into the walls of Ezekiel's tomb left Iraq almost 60 years ago, but their memory is preserved in what is today a revered Muslim shrine.

Iraqi anti-US cleric Sadr resurfaces in Turkey (AFP) Posted: 01 May 2009 08:50 AM PDT AFP - Iraq's Shiite radical leader Moqtada al-Sadr -- not seen in public for nearly two years -- held face-to-face talks Friday with Turkey's top two leaders, Anatolia news agency reported.

U.S. says troops will not face trial over Iraq raid (Reuters) Posted: 01 May 2009 07:38 AM PDT Reuters - U.S. soldiers will not appear in Iraqi courts to answer any charges relating to a raid this week that killed two people in Iraq and triggered condemnation from Prime Minister Nuri al-Maliki, the U.S. military has said.

Iraq faces 'havoc' if reconciliation fails: deputy PM (AFP) Posted: 01 May 2009 06:53 AM PDT AFP - Iraq must make progress on national reconciliation soon or hard-won security gains will be lost to extremists who will "play havoc" with the country, deputy premier Barham Saleh warned on Friday.

KBR seeks dismissal of Pa. electrocution lawsuit (AP) Posted: 01 May 2009 06:04 AM PDT AP - A defense contractor wants an appeals court to dismiss a lawsuit brought by the parents of a Pittsburgh-area soldier who was electrocuted while showering in Iraq.

Is Baghdad Now Safer Than New Orleans? (Time.com) Posted: 01 May 2009 02:45 AM PDT Time.com - Recent casualty statistics suggests that the Iraqi capital is now slightly safer than other violent cities, but the trend is little consolation to Baghdadis

As it leaves Iraq, Britain looks warily to Afghanistan (The Christian Science Monitor) Posted: 01 May 2009 02:00 AM PDT The Christian Science Monitor - • A daily summary of global reports on security issues.

(AP) Posted: 30 Apr 2009 11:53 PM PDT AP - The US military says 3 American troops have been killed in combat west of Baghdad.

Three Americans killed in Iraq (AFP) Posted: 30 Apr 2009 11:48 PM PDT AFP - Three Americans have been killed in fighting in the former Al-Qaeda stronghold of Anbar province in western Iraq, the US military said in a statement on Friday.

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