Yahoo! News: Iraq

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• US military deaths in Iraq war at 4,331 (AP)
• US: Al-Qaida operatives arrested in north Iraq (AP)
• PTSD raises heart disease risk in Iraq war vets (Reuters)
• Top US general in Iraq calls American role crucial (AP)
• A look at travel in Iraq's Kurdish region (AP)
• Arrest of US hikers mars Iraqi Kurd tourism boom (AP)
• Iraq war reparations to Kuwait could be reduced: UK (Reuters)
• Iraq quarantines hotel after Saudi man contracts swine flu (AFP)
• Iran confirms detention of three Americans (AFP)
• Alleged killer and rapist of Iraqi journalist 'confesses' (AFP)
• A McClatchy reporter reflects on what war brought to Iraq (McClatchy Newspapers)
• US military: American soldier dies in Iraq (AP)
• Iran confirms arrests of Americans who strayed across border (McClatchy Newspapers)
• Qaeda-linked teen bike bombers arrested in Iraq (AFP)
• Iraq to impose controls on Internet (AP)

US military deaths in Iraq war at 4,331 (AP) Posted: 04 Aug 2009 05:47 PM PDT AP - As of Tuesday, Aug. 4, 2009, at least 4,331 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: Al-Qaida operatives arrested in north Iraq (AP) Posted: 04 Aug 2009 02:50 PM PDT AP - The deputy commander of a radical Sunni Islamic group linked to al-Qaida has been arrested in northern Iraq, the U.S. military said Tuesday.

PTSD raises heart disease risk in Iraq war vets (Reuters) Posted: 04 Aug 2009 02:15 PM PDT Reuters - Veterans who come home from Iraq and Afghanistan with posttraumatic stress disorder (PTSD) and other mental health diagnoses are hit with a double whammy: They also have greater risk factors for heart disease, according to a report in the Journal of the American Medical Association.

Top US general in Iraq calls American role crucial (AP) Posted: 04 Aug 2009 02:05 PM PDT AP - The top U.S. commander in Iraq said Tuesday an American role over the next 2 1/2 years is crucial to ensuring legitimate national elections and helping Iraq become a long-term U.S. partner in the Middle East.

A look at travel in Iraq's Kurdish region (AP) Posted: 04 Aug 2009 02:04 PM PDT AP - Travelers are increasingly visiting Iraq's Kurdish provinces. A look at the area and some of the issues:

Arrest of US hikers mars Iraqi Kurd tourism boom (AP) Posted: 04 Aug 2009 01:55 PM PDT AP - In Iraq's Kurdish region where three American hikers fell into Iranian custody, the attractions for intrepid hikers and travelers are many. Visitors shop for crystal glasses and enjoy long walks in lush mountain resorts renowned for their pistachio groves.

Iraq war reparations to Kuwait could be reduced: UK (Reuters) Posted: 04 Aug 2009 01:48 PM PDT Reuters - Britain's U.N. envoy on Tuesday endorsed Iraq's request to lower its war reparation payments to Kuwait but said any reduction would need the blessing of both Baghdad and the Kuwaiti authorities.

Iraq quarantines hotel after Saudi man contracts swine flu (AFP) Posted: 04 Aug 2009 12:41 PM PDT AFP - Iraqi authorities have quarantined a hotel in the holy Shiite city of Karbala after a Saudi pilgrim staying there tested positive for swine flu, the provincial governor said on Tuesday.

Iran confirms detention of three Americans (AFP) Posted: 04 Aug 2009 12:37 PM PDT AFP - An Iranian security official confirmed on Tuesday that three Americans had been arrested for "illegal entry" into Iran near the border with Iraq.

Alleged killer and rapist of Iraqi journalist 'confesses' (AFP) Posted: 04 Aug 2009 12:36 PM PDT AFP - A member of an Iraqi militant group behind the first major attack after the US-led invasion of 2003 admitted to the 2006 rape and murder of an Iraqi journalist in a video confession aired on Tuesday.

A McClatchy reporter reflects on what war brought to Iraq (McClatchy Newspapers) Posted: 04 Aug 2009 12:18 PM PDT McClatchy Newspapers - I picked up a daily habit in Iraq. Every morning, before I left the office, I'd savor that moment — the moment before. Maybe it came from all the times that my Iraqi friends told me how they prayed before they walked out their doors because they might never return.

US military: American soldier dies in Iraq (AP) Posted: 04 Aug 2009 12:04 PM PDT AP - The U.S. military says an American soldier has died of a non-combat related injury in Iraq.

Iran confirms arrests of Americans who strayed across border (McClatchy Newspapers) Posted: 04 Aug 2009 10:16 AM PDT McClatchy Newspapers - BAGHDAD — The Iranian government confirmed Tuesday that it's arrested three American travelers who crossed the border from Iraq last week and has accused them of illegal entry.

Qaeda-linked teen bike bombers arrested in Iraq (AFP) Posted: 04 Aug 2009 08:53 AM PDT AFP - Iraqi security forces have arrested three teenagers recruited by Al-Qaeda to carry out bicycle bomb attacks in the capital, the army said on Tuesday.

Iraq to impose controls on Internet (AP) Posted: 04 Aug 2009 08:45 AM PDT AP - The Iraqi government has decided to crack down on Internet service providers and ban sites that incite violence or carry pornography, officials said Tuesday, a move that has been strongly criticized by freedom of speech advocates as a dangerous first step toward political censorship.

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