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US military deaths in Iraq war at 4,297 (AP) Posted: 16 May 2009 05:34 PM PDT AP - As of Saturday, May 16, 2009, at least 4,297 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-Iraqi operation targets al-Qaida cell in north (AP) Posted: 16 May 2009 11:06 AM PDT AP - A joint U.S.-Iraqi force targeted an al-Qaida cell involved in funneling arms and weapons into Iraq from Syria, arresting three people near the troubled northern city of Mosul, the U.S. military said Saturday.

Six killed in Iraq violence (AFP) Posted: 16 May 2009 08:35 AM PDT AFP - An Iraqi toddler and five security force members were killed in the latest violence to rock Baghdad on Saturday as the US military captured three men suspected of links with a Syria-based Al-Qaeda leader.

3 linked to Syria-based Qaeda leader caught in Iraq (AFP) Posted: 16 May 2009 07:42 AM PDT AFP - Three people suspected of working with a Syria-based leader of Al-Qaeda in Iraq have been arrested in northern Iraq, the US military said on Saturday.

US soldier killed in combat in southern Iraq (AP) Posted: 16 May 2009 07:10 AM PDT AP - The U.S. military says an American soldier was killed during combat in southern Iraq.

Army fights stigma of mental care (AP) Posted: 16 May 2009 07:01 AM PDT AP - A military culture that values strength and a "can do" spirit is discouraging thousands of soldiers from seeking help to heal the emotional scars of war in Iraq and Afghanistan, despite top-level efforts to overcome the stigma, commanders and veterans say.

More mass graves found in southern Iraq (AFP) Posted: 16 May 2009 05:58 AM PDT AFP - The remains of hundreds of bodies believed to be those of Iraqi Kurds have been found in a three mass graves in southern Iraq, a human rights ministry official said on Saturday.

Iraq Stability May Stall as U.S. Removes Troops, Haass Says (Bloomberg) Posted: 15 May 2009 09:01 PM PDT Bloomberg - May 16 (Bloomberg) -- Stability in Iraq has reached its peak and conditions probably won’t improve before the U.S. pulls out its troops, said Richard Haass, a former top official in both Bush administrations.

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