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US military deaths in Iraq war at 4,278 (AP) Posted: 28 Apr 2009 04:49 PM PDT AP - As of Tuesday, April 28, 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.

US audit: Costs soar for Iraqi military training (AP) Posted: 28 Apr 2009 01:37 PM PDT AP - Iraq is falling fall far behind schedule in creating a system to maintain its own military equipment, costing American taxpayers hundreds of millions of dollars to fill in the gaps, according to a new U.S. audit.

Iraqis display photo of alleged al-Qaida leader (AP) Posted: 28 Apr 2009 01:09 PM PDT AP - The Iraqi government presented the first image of the alleged leader of an al-Qaida front group Tuesday in a bid to prove the right suspect was in custody despite skepticism that he even exists.

Iraq seizes group accused of Baghdad car bombs (Reuters) Posted: 28 Apr 2009 12:24 PM PDT Reuters - Iraqi authorities said on Tuesday they had arrested a policeman and six others accused of being al Qaeda members who staged car bombings in Baghdad the day before a visit by U.S. President Barack Obama.

Iraq PM hails 'victory' of Qaeda chief's arrest (AFP) Posted: 28 Apr 2009 12:05 PM PDT AFP - Iraqi Prime Minister Nuri al-Maliki on Tuesday hailed the arrest of Abu Omar al-Baghdadi, said to be the leader of the Al-Qaeda umbrella group blamed for a wave of bloodshed across the nation.

Iraqi government says it captured al Qaida leader (McClatchy Newspapers) Posted: 28 Apr 2009 11:54 AM PDT McClatchy Newspapers - BAGHDAD — The Iraqi government said Tuesday that it's certain that its forces captured Abu Omar al Baghdadi, the head of al Qaida in Iraq and one of the highest profile terror suspects in the country.

Iraq owes Kuwait $25.5 bln in war damages (AFP) Posted: 28 Apr 2009 11:53 AM PDT AFP - Iraq owes Kuwait 25.5 billion dollars of war reparations for the 1990 occupation of the oil-rich emirate by Saddam Hussein's forces, a Kuwaiti official said on Tuesday.

Iraqis celebrate Saddam's birthday (AFP) Posted: 28 Apr 2009 09:50 AM PDT AFP - Dozens of Sunni Arabs marked the birthday of Iraq's executed former president Saddam Hussein on Tuesday by reading poems and verses from the Koran in his native town of Awja.

Iraq PM confirms Qaeda leader Baghdadi in custody (AFP) Posted: 28 Apr 2009 09:47 AM PDT AFP - Iraqi Prime Minister Nuri al-Maliki confirmed on Tuesday that the authorities are holding Abu Omar al-Baghdadi, said to be the leader of the local Al-Qaeda umbrella group blamed for a wave of bloodshed across the nation.

Iraq confirms Qaeda leader Baghdadi in custody (AFP) Posted: 28 Apr 2009 06:34 AM PDT AFP - Iraq's Prime Minister Nuri al-Maliki confirmed on Tuesday that Abu Omar al-Baghdadi, one of the top leaders of Al-Qaeda in Iraq, is being held by the Iraqi authorities.

Ex-soldier bragged about Iraqi rape, deaths: lawyer (Reuters) Posted: 27 Apr 2009 06:37 PM PDT Reuters - A former U.S. soldier on trial in the gang rape of an Iraqi girl and the murder of her and her family in the war zone in 2006 was caught in a "perfect storm of insanity," his lawyer told a jury on Monday.

After Iraq's civil war, lessons in civility (The Christian Science Monitor) Posted: 27 Apr 2009 02:00 AM PDT The Christian Science Monitor - The bass notes of a cello waft down the staircase. In a room off the second floor balcony, the brass instruments are tuning up. And in a crowded makeshift classroom in what used to be an embassy reception hall, teacher Ghada al-Taiy is trying to restore one of the many things that have suffered during the war: manners.

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