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Ex-soldier trial for rape, murder in Iraq opens (AP) Posted: 27 Apr 2009 05:26 PM PDT AP - An ex-soldier charged with raping and killing a 14-year-old Iraqi girl and slaying her family set the girl's body ablaze after shooting her several times, prosecutors said Monday during opening statements at his federal trial.

US military deaths in Iraq war at 4,278 (AP) Posted: 27 Apr 2009 04:51 PM PDT AP - As of Monday, April 27, 2009, at least 4,278 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 doubts possibility of keeping US in cities (AP) Posted: 27 Apr 2009 02:29 PM PDT AP - The Iraqi government cast doubt Monday on the possibility that American troops will remain in urban trouble spots like Mosul after the June 30 deadline for U.S. forces to withdraw from cities.

IG reviewing security manager's exit from Iraq (AP) Posted: 27 Apr 2009 01:30 PM PDT AP - U.S. military officials want to know if an employee for a private security contractor was fired for telling investigators about serious deficiencies in training and equipment for Ugandan guards hired to protect an American base in Iraq.

Clamor in Iraq for justice over deadly U.S. raid (Reuters) Posted: 27 Apr 2009 09:54 AM PDT Reuters - Relatives of two Iraqis killed by U.S. soldiers in a raid demanded justice on Monday and said they were bringing charges.

US military 'saddened' by deadly Iraq raid (AFP) Posted: 27 Apr 2009 08:07 AM PDT AFP - The US military said on Monday it was "deeply saddened" by a deadly raid it launched in Iraq which Baghdad said violated a landmark security pact with Washington.

Iraq mulls disbanding National Security Council (AFP) Posted: 27 Apr 2009 08:02 AM PDT AFP - The Iraqi government is considering dissolving the National Security Council, which a senior MP said had 20 times the maximum number of employees permitted under its charter.

Will Shi'ite Militias Seek Revenge in Iraq? (Time.com) Posted: 27 Apr 2009 07:25 AM PDT Time.com - Fresh bombing attacks against Shi'ites raise fears of murderous sectarian reprisals. But Iraq's most fearsome militia remains cool, for now

Saudis use soft touch to 'save' former militants (AFP) Posted: 27 Apr 2009 04:56 AM PDT AFP - It was seeing the now notorious photographs of American soldiers torturing Iraqis inside Abu Ghraib prison that set Abdullah al-Hammami on the path of jihad.

U.S. forces say kill 7 al Qaeda suspects in Iraq (Reuters) Posted: 27 Apr 2009 12:35 AM PDT Reuters - Seven suspected al Qaeda insurgents were killed in clashes with U.S. forces in a largely Sunni Arab province of Iraq, the U.S. military said Monday.

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