Yahoo! News: Iraq

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• US military deaths in Iraq war at 4,337 (AP)
• Iraq's stability in Syria's interest, says Assad (AFP)
• American commander: US on the road out of Iraq (AP)
• Iraq: suspected bomber recently released by US (AP)
• Iraq al Qaeda militant says Syria trained him (Reuters)
• Maliki motorcade bypasses Iraq convoy ban (AFP)
• 5,000+ Iraqi prisoners released by US this year (AFP)
• Iraq ministry bombers 'recently freed by US' (AFP)
• Iraq bombers were recently freed by US: official (AFP)

US military deaths in Iraq war at 4,337 (AP) Posted: 30 Aug 2009 05:24 PM PDT AP - As of Sunday, Aug. 30, 2009, at least 4,337 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's stability in Syria's interest, says Assad (AFP) Posted: 30 Aug 2009 03:19 PM PDT AFP - Syrian President Bashar al-Assad on Sunday called for stability in neighbouring Iraq, days after Baghdad alleged that Damascus is sheltering suspects linked to a massive bombing.

American commander: US on the road out of Iraq (AP) Posted: 30 Aug 2009 02:49 PM PDT AP - The U.S. military is packing up to leave Iraq in what has been deemed the largest movement of manpower and equipment in modern military history — shipping out more than 1.5 million pieces of equipment from tanks to antennas along with a force the size of a small city.

Iraq: suspected bomber recently released by US (AP) Posted: 30 Aug 2009 11:31 AM PDT AP - The suicide truck bomber who targeted Iraq's Foreign Ministry in one of the most deadly attacks this year had recently been freed from U.S. custody, an Iraqi investigator said Sunday, raising fresh concerns that former detainees will return to violence.

Iraq al Qaeda militant says Syria trained him (Reuters) Posted: 30 Aug 2009 10:27 AM PDT Reuters - Iraq aired a confession from a suspected al Qaeda militant Sunday who accused Syrian intelligence agents of training foreign fighters like himself in a camp before sending them to fight in Iraq.

Maliki motorcade bypasses Iraq convoy ban (AFP) Posted: 30 Aug 2009 07:49 AM PDT AFP - Iraqi Prime Minister Nuri al-Maliki on Sunday banned official convoys from the streets in a bid to ease traffic congestion, but with three exceptions -- including his own motorcade.

5,000+ Iraqi prisoners released by US this year (AFP) Posted: 30 Aug 2009 07:42 AM PDT AFP - The US army said on Sunday it had released more than 5,000 Iraqi prisoners since the start of this year, in line with a security accord signed between Baghdad and Washington.

Iraq ministry bombers 'recently freed by US' (AFP) Posted: 30 Aug 2009 07:29 AM PDT AFP - The suicide bombers who killed 95 people in devastating attacks at Iraqi government ministries on August 19 were recently released from US custody, a senior interior ministry official said on Sunday.

Iraq bombers were recently freed by US: official (AFP) Posted: 30 Aug 2009 02:36 AM PDT AFP - Two truck bombers who killed 95 people in devastating attacks on the Iraqi finance and foreign ministries were recently released from US custody, a senior interior ministry official said on Sunday.

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