Yahoo! News: Iraq

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• US military deaths in Iraq war at 4,331 (AP)
• Briton in Iraqi custody after contractor killings (AP)
• British, Australian security contractors shot dead in Iraq (AFP)
• Iraq hopeful about release of Americans in Iran (AP)
• British contractor arrested in killing of two colleagues in Baghdad (McClatchy Newspapers)
• 51 US soldiers in Iraq diagnosed with swine flu (AP)
• U.S. urges Iran to release three hikers: Jim Jones (Reuters)
• Iraq says Iran confirms detaining three Americans (Reuters)
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• The Case for Leaving Iraq -- Now (Time.com)

US military deaths in Iraq war at 4,331 (AP) Posted: 09 Aug 2009 04:51 PM PDT AP - As of Sunday, Aug. 9, 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.

Briton in Iraqi custody after contractor killings (AP) Posted: 09 Aug 2009 02:32 PM PDT AP - Iraqi authorities arrested a British contractor Sunday over the shooting deaths of two co-workers in Baghdad's protected Green Zone. The suspected gunman could be the first Westerner to face an Iraqi trial on murder charges since a security pact lifted the immunity that had been enjoyed by foreign contractors for most of the war.

British, Australian security contractors shot dead in Iraq (AFP) Posted: 09 Aug 2009 01:50 PM PDT AFP - Two security contractors, one British and the other Australian, were killed in an alcohol-fueled shooting inside the Iraqi capital's secure "Green Zone" on Sunday, officials said.

Iraq hopeful about release of Americans in Iran (AP) Posted: 09 Aug 2009 01:04 PM PDT AP - The Iraqi foreign minister said Sunday that he was hopeful that three Americans detained in Iran after crossing the border from northern Iraq will be released soon

British contractor arrested in killing of two colleagues in Baghdad (McClatchy Newspapers) Posted: 09 Aug 2009 10:07 AM PDT McClatchy Newspapers - BAGHDAD — Iraqi authorities arrested a British security contractor early Sunday on suspicion that he shot two colleagues to death after an argument in Baghdad's International Zone.

51 US soldiers in Iraq diagnosed with swine flu (AP) Posted: 09 Aug 2009 09:55 AM PDT AP - Fifty-one American troops in Iraq have been diagnosed with and treated for swine flu, while another 71 soldiers remain in isolation suspected of contracting the potentially deadly virus, the U.S. military said Sunday.

U.S. urges Iran to release three hikers: Jim Jones (Reuters) Posted: 09 Aug 2009 08:51 AM PDT Reuters - The United States has sent strong messages to Iran urging the release of three American hikers who were detained there recently, U.S. National Security Adviser Jim Jones said on Sunday.

Iraq says Iran confirms detaining three Americans (Reuters) Posted: 09 Aug 2009 06:42 AM PDT Reuters - Iran has confirmed it has three Americans in custody after they crossed into Iranian territory from northern Iraq's Kurdish region last month, the Iraqi Foreign Minister said on Sunday.

(AP) Posted: 09 Aug 2009 06:27 AM PDT AP - British company: 1 British, 1 Australian contractor killed in shooting in Baghdad's Green Zone

The Case for Leaving Iraq -- Now (Time.com) Posted: 08 Aug 2009 09:15 PM PDT Time.com - Why even some U.S. officials are arguing that there's no point staying because Washington has lost its ability to influence events on the ground

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