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US military deaths in Iraq war at 4,284 (AP) Posted: 03 May 2009 04:20 PM PDT AP - As of Sunday, May 3, 2009, at least 4,284 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 rules out extension of U.S. withdrawal dates (Reuters) Posted: 03 May 2009 01:10 PM PDT Reuters - Iraq will not extend withdrawal deadlines for U.S. troops set out in a bilateral accord, ending months of speculation about whether U.S. combat troops would stay beyond June in bases in the restive northern city of Mosul.

Iraqi Sunni fighters detained for past attacks (AP) Posted: 03 May 2009 12:53 PM PDT AP - A Sunni militia leader who took up arms against insurgents now faces charges linked to bloodshed before joining the U.S.-led battle — setting up another potential showdown over how to sort out the messy histories for thousands of tribal fighters who went from enemies to allies.

Iraqi forces arrest U.S.-allied militia leader (Reuters) Posted: 03 May 2009 12:26 PM PDT Reuters - Iraqi forces backed by U.S. troops have arrested a U.S.-allied Sunni Arab militia leader, Iraqi and U.S. officials said on Sunday.

Kurdish vote may bring strife as change looms (AFP) Posted: 03 May 2009 09:45 AM PDT AFP - Iraq's autonomous Kurds go to the polls this summer in an election likely to redraw the local political map and bring factional violence to the otherwise calm region.

In Baghdad, Iraqis fear return of sectarian bloodshed (McClatchy Newspapers) Posted: 03 May 2009 09:01 AM PDT McClatchy Newspapers - BAGHDAD — Jassim Hussein follows the news. He's well aware that violence in his country is creeping up again, and he's worried.

Iraqi in Denmark recruited suicide bombers for Iraq (AFP) Posted: 03 May 2009 06:50 AM PDT AFP - Danish intelligence agency PET suspects a 42-year-old Iraqi man living in Denmark of being the chief Northern European recruiter for suicide bombers for Iraq, Danish newspaper Politiken said Sunday.

Iraq's Kurds condemn cross-border attacks by Iran (AFP) Posted: 03 May 2009 02:47 AM PDT AFP - Iraq's Kurdish regional government on Sunday condemned an Iranian air raid against alleged separatists inside Iraq but also called on Kurdish militants to cease cross-border attacks.

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