Yahoo! News: Iraq

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• US military deaths in Iraq war at 4,334 (AP)
• US training commander: Bomb blasts a lapse in Iraq (AP)
• Al-Qaida emerges as main suspect in Iraq bombings (AP)
• Iraqis blame bombings on political infighting (Reuters)
• Bombings kill 30, wound about 200 south of Baghdad (McClatchy Newspapers)
• Syria, Iraq and Turkey 'to discuss water shortage' (AFP)
• Iraq govt accepts resignation of deputy PM Saleh (AFP)
• After bombings, Iraq authorities detain 10 security officials (The Christian Science Monitor)

US military deaths in Iraq war at 4,334 (AP) Posted: 20 Aug 2009 05:37 PM PDT AP - As of Thursday, Aug. 20, 2009, at least 4,334 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 training commander: Bomb blasts a lapse in Iraq (AP) Posted: 20 Aug 2009 05:30 PM PDT AP - The deadly Baghdad bombings represent an obvious lapse in security, the U.S. commander in charge of training Iraqi security forces said Thursday, adding that he's frustrated with the pace of some of the training.

Al-Qaida emerges as main suspect in Iraq bombings (AP) Posted: 20 Aug 2009 02:16 PM PDT AP - Al-Qaida in Iraq is the most likely suspect behind massive truck bombings targeting major government institutions in Baghdad.

Iraqis blame bombings on political infighting (Reuters) Posted: 20 Aug 2009 12:00 PM PDT Reuters - Iraqis seethed at their security forces on Thursday after 95 people died and more than 1,000 were wounded in the bloodiest day of attacks in Iraq this year, many blaming political infighting as parliamentary elections near.

Bombings kill 30, wound about 200 south of Baghdad (McClatchy Newspapers) Posted: 20 Aug 2009 10:40 AM PDT McClatchy Newspapers - BAGHDAD — A string of bombings Thursday south of Baghdad killed at least 30 people and wounded nearly 200, stoking fears that more violence would follow this week's deadly strikes in the Iraqi capital.

Syria, Iraq and Turkey 'to discuss water shortage' (AFP) Posted: 20 Aug 2009 07:47 AM PDT AFP - The Syrian, Iraqi and Turkish ministers responsible for water supplies will meet on September 3 to discuss the drought afflicting the region, Syrian Irrigation Minister Nader Bunni said on Thursday.

Iraq govt accepts resignation of deputy PM Saleh (AFP) Posted: 20 Aug 2009 02:30 AM PDT AFP - The Iraqi government on Thursday officially accepted the resignation of one of its two deputy prime ministers, Barham Saleh, who plans to become premier of the autonomous region of Kurdistan.

After bombings, Iraq authorities detain 10 security officials (The Christian Science Monitor) Posted: 20 Aug 2009 02:00 AM PDT The Christian Science Monitor - In an almost unprecedented public admission that Iraqi security forces who took over sole responsibility for Baghdad in July have not been up to the job, Iraqi officials are investigating 11 security commanders for negligence.

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