Yahoo! News: Iraq

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• US military deaths in Iraq war at 4,348 (AP)
• Suicide bomber kills at least 6 at Iraqi funeral (Reuters)
• Iraq Christian leader denounces latest attacks (AP)
• Five dead as suicide bomber strikes UN Islamabad office (AFP)
• Iranian dissidents in Iraq transferred to remote prison (McClatchy Newspapers)
• Suicide bomber kills five at Iraqi funeral (AFP)
• Police: At least 6 dead in Iraq suicide blast (AP)
• Iraq's top Shiite cleric may urge vote boycott (AFP)
• Iraq's joint Kurd, Arab, U.S, patrols face big hurdles (Reuters)
• Albright Deployed Snake, Missile Pins Against Putin, Hussein (Bloomberg)
• Iraqis, Americans seeking a new relationship (McClatchy Newspapers)
• For U.S. combat soldiers, new role in Iraq is frustrating (McClatchy Newspapers)

US military deaths in Iraq war at 4,348 (AP) Posted: 05 Oct 2009 05:50 PM PDT AP - As of Monday, Oct. 5, 2009, at least 4,348 members of the U.S. military had died in the Iraq war since it began in March 2003, according to an Associated Press count.

Suicide bomber kills at least 6 at Iraqi funeral (Reuters) Posted: 05 Oct 2009 02:38 PM PDT Reuters - A suicide bomber walked into an Iraqi funeral tent and blew himself up Monday, killing at least six mourners and wounding 15, Iraqi police said.

Iraq Christian leader denounces latest attacks (AP) Posted: 05 Oct 2009 02:18 PM PDT AP - The body of a Christian health worker turned up in a field two days after he was kidnapped — prompting several more Christian families to pack up and leave their ancient homeland in northern Iraq.

Five dead as suicide bomber strikes UN Islamabad office (AFP) Posted: 05 Oct 2009 01:12 PM PDT AFP - A suicide bomber dressed in military uniform struck inside a heavily fortified UN office in the Pakistani capital Islamabad on Monday, killing four Pakistanis and an Iraqi working for the food agency.

Iranian dissidents in Iraq transferred to remote prison (McClatchy Newspapers) Posted: 05 Oct 2009 01:08 PM PDT McClatchy Newspapers - BAGHDAD, Iraq -- Iraqi security officials beat and forcibly transferred 36 members of an Iranian dissident group to a remote southern prison despite an Iraqi judge's orders to free them, the judge and the group's leaders said Monday.

Suicide bomber kills five at Iraqi funeral (AFP) Posted: 05 Oct 2009 08:14 AM PDT AFP - A suicide bomb attack at a funeral killed five people on Monday in western Iraq where a roadside bombing claimed a sixth life, local officials said.

Police: At least 6 dead in Iraq suicide blast (AP) Posted: 05 Oct 2009 07:36 AM PDT AP - A suicide bomber killed at least six mourners at funeral for a member of a prominent tribe with ties to both security forces and insurgents in western Iraq on Monday, a police official said.

Iraq's top Shiite cleric may urge vote boycott (AFP) Posted: 05 Oct 2009 05:51 AM PDT AFP - Iraq's top Shiite cleric Grand Ayatollah Ali Husseini al-Sistani may urge voters to boycott January's general election if parties refuse to name candidates standing for office, an aide said Monday.

Iraq's joint Kurd, Arab, U.S, patrols face big hurdles (Reuters) Posted: 05 Oct 2009 03:09 AM PDT Reuters - U.S. officials are hoping joint patrols between Iraq's largely Arab army and Kurdish troops will build trust in tense disputed northern areas, dampening the tinder that many fear could ignite Iraq's next war.

Albright Deployed Snake, Missile Pins Against Putin, Hussein (Bloomberg) Posted: 04 Oct 2009 09:01 PM PDT Bloomberg - Oct. 5 (Bloomberg) -- After being called an “unparalleled serpent” by the Iraqi press in 1994, Madeleine Albright met the country’s officials wearing a snake brooch.

Iraqis, Americans seeking a new relationship (McClatchy Newspapers) Posted: 04 Oct 2009 07:22 PM PDT McClatchy Newspapers - NASIRIYAH, Iraq — The awkward moment came after a round of icy 7UPs and musings on Hollywood movies. Iraqi army Capt. Abdullah al Maliki smiled at the U.S. soldiers who were on a courtesy call to his checkpoint in this southern Iraqi city.

For U.S. combat soldiers, new role in Iraq is frustrating (McClatchy Newspapers) Posted: 04 Oct 2009 07:15 PM PDT McClatchy Newspapers - CONTINGENCY OPERATING BASE ADDER, Iraq — Before Army 1st Lt. Bianca Philson's first deployment to Iraq earlier this year, she trained as a battle captain, learning how to keep commanders informed of progress during fierce fights against insurgents.

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