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New violence in Iraq may hinder Obama's plan for Afghanistan (McClatchy Newspapers) Posted: 10 Mar 2009 04:26 PM PDT McClatchy Newspapers - WASHINGTON_ As the U.S. military begins to shift its focus to a new battle against extremists in Afghanistan, a recent spike in violence in Iraq has some military commanders worried that their Afghan strategy could falter with the need to keep a large force in Iraq to quell the mayhem there.

US military deaths in Iraq war at 4,256 (AP) Posted: 10 Mar 2009 04:11 PM PDT AP - As of Tuesday, March 10, 2009, at least 4,256 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 suicide attack kills 33; US blames al-Qaida (AP) Posted: 10 Mar 2009 02:58 PM PDT AP - A suicide bomber struck Sunni and Shiite tribal leaders touring an outdoor market after a reconciliation meeting in a Baghdad suburb Tuesday, killing up to 33 people in the second major attack in the capital area in three days. The bombings are raising fears that Sunni insurgents may be escalating operations as the U.S. phases out its combat role in Iraq and prepares to withdraw troops from cities by the end of June.

Abu Ghraib Blast: A Return to the Bad Old Days in Iraq? (Time.com) Posted: 10 Mar 2009 02:50 PM PDT Time.com - After months of quiet in Iraq and a semblance of normality, are the elements of insurgency signaling a comeback?

2 Iraqi journalists killed in Abu Ghraib bombing (AP) Posted: 10 Mar 2009 02:42 PM PDT AP - An Iraqi television cameraman and a reporter were among those killed in a suicide bombing Tuesday west of Baghdad.

Suicide attack in west Baghdad kills up to 33 (Reuters) Posted: 10 Mar 2009 02:18 PM PDT Reuters - A suicide bomber killed at least 28 people in an attack on tribal leaders and security officials in western Baghdad on Tuesday, the second big attack in the Iraqi capital in three days.

Iraq attacks not due to Obama withdrawals: White House (AFP) Posted: 10 Mar 2009 02:10 PM PDT AFP - The White House on Tuesday dismissed suggestions that two recent bloody attacks in Iraq were a reaction to President Barack Obama's decision to pull out most combat troops by August next year.

Suicide Bombing Hits Iraqi Tribal Leaders (U.S. News & World Report) Posted: 10 Mar 2009 01:45 PM PDT U.S. News & World Report - A suicide bomber killed as many as 33 people and wounded 46 just west of Baghdad today. It was the second major attack near Iraq's capital in a week.

Navy to continue listing Gulf War pilot as missing (AP) Posted: 10 Mar 2009 01:31 PM PDT AP - A U.S. fighter pilot lost nearly 20 years ago in the Persian Gulf War will remain classified as missing, but Navy Secretary Donald Winter expressed strong reservations about the pilot's status and cited "compelling" evidence that he is dead.

Odierno: No sign Iraqis will ask US to stay (AP) Posted: 10 Mar 2009 11:39 AM PDT AP - Despite ongoing violence, the Iraqi government is unlikely to ask American troops to remain in the country beyond a 2011 departure deadline, the top U.S. military commander in Iraq said Tuesday.

Iraq suicide bomber kills 33 in Abu Ghraib (AFP) Posted: 10 Mar 2009 11:27 AM PDT AFP - A suicide bomber on Tuesday killed 33 people, including tribal chiefs, soldiers and two journalists, in the second major attack around Baghdad in two days, officials said.

Major attacks in Iraq since Jan. 1 (AP) Posted: 10 Mar 2009 07:34 AM PDT AP - Major attacks in Iraq since Jan. 1, when a new U.S.-Iraqi security pact took effect:

Suicide attack in western Baghdad kills 28 (Reuters) Posted: 10 Mar 2009 04:30 AM PDT Reuters - A suicide bomber killed 28 people and wounded 28 others on Tuesday during a tour by tribal leaders and security officials of a crowded market in western Baghdad, a security official said.

Saddam loyalists reject reconciliation calls (AFP) Posted: 10 Mar 2009 02:32 AM PDT AFP - Baath party hardliners led by Iraq's executed president Saddam Hussein's number two on Tuesday spurned repeated calls for national reconciliation from the "traitors" of the new government.

Violence is down, but many Iraqis still can't go home (The Christian Science Monitor) Posted: 10 Mar 2009 01:00 AM PDT The Christian Science Monitor - When Sheikh Jamal Sadoun, a prominent Sunni accused of working with the US, returned to his once sprawling eight-bedroom farmhouse late last year, a pile of rubble and charred furniture was all that remained.

US Marine dies in noncombat incident in Iraq (AP) Posted: 09 Mar 2009 11:41 PM PDT AP - The U.S. military says an American Marine in Iraq has died in an incident that did not involve combat.

Time running out for US troops in violent Mosul (AP) Posted: 09 Mar 2009 06:46 PM PDT AP - Grenades lie unattended next to a west Mosul bazaar. Garbage bags throughout the city are searched daily for bombs. At a sprawling sheep market, Iraqi army soldiers are careful not to kick over rocks for fear of setting off hidden explosives.

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