New York Times (Free subscription) | 3 hours ago
The attack represents the first time that a helicopter has come under missile attack in Sadr City since fighting erupted in the Shiite enclave in March.
OTB News (Free subscription) | 2 hours ago
The attack represents the first time that a helicopter has come under missile attack in Sadr City since fighting erupted in the Shiite enclave in March. Share This
International Herald Tribune (Free subscription) | 3 hours ago
Text Size: A surface-to-air missile was fired on Saturday at an American Apache helicopter flying over the Sadr City section of Baghdad, American military officials said on Monday. The attack, which had not been disclosed previously, represents the first time that a helicopter has come under missile attack in Sadr City since fighting erupted in the Shiite enclave in March.The missile missed...
The Earth Times Online Newspaper (Free subscription) | 3 hours ago
Baghdad - Life in Baghdad's Green Zone is not like anywhere else in the rest of Iraq. To some, it is heaven compared with the hell outside. Some have even described it as Little America on The Tigris . It is green because it was meant to be a safe...
OTB News (Free subscription) | 5 hours ago
After seeing shops close, his customers flee, his wares droop in power outages, Yousif Mohammed still loves a good bloom. But please, don't make him sell you the plastic lilies. Love is [...]
LA Times (Free subscription) | 6 hours ago
After seeing shops close, his customers flee, his wares droop in power outages, Yousif Mohammed still loves a good bloom. But please, don't make him sell you the plastic lilies. Love is in the air in Yousif Mohammed's shop.
Star Tribune (Free subscription) | yesterday
WASHINGTON - Two ex-State Department employees say the Bush administration ignored corruption at the highest levels within the Iraqi government and kept secret potentially embarrassing information.Arthur Brennan, who briefly served in Baghdad as head of the department's Office of Accountability and Transparency last year, and James Mattil, who worked as chief of staff, say their office was understaffed...
Labour Friends of Iraq (Free subscription) | yesterday
A Labour Friends of Iraq delegation visited Baghdad from 8-10 May where we had discussions with the Iraqi Prime Minister and others. We placed a strong emphasis on efforts to encourage overturning the restrictions on the new and independent trade...
Salon: News and Politics (Free subscription) | yesterday
May 12, 2008 | BAGHDAD, Iraq -- May 12: Mornings are usually slow at COP 821, the combat outpost in Baghdad's southwestern neighborhood of Saidiyah that houses the Apache Company of the 4-64 Armor Battalion of the 4th Brigade, 3rd Infantry Division. Soldiers walk to the plywood shower shacks in their flip-flops and military-issue T-shirts and shorts, then put on their uniforms and go...
MSNBC.com (Free subscription) | yesterday
American soldiers killed three Shiite extremists who attacked them with small arms and rocket launchers in Baghdad's Shiite slum, despite a reported cease-fire, the U.S. military said Monday.
Vulture (Free subscription) | yesterday
From left, a detail of Sat'aar Darweesh's Childhood ; Christopher Brownfield in Baghdad with an artist requesting anonymity. Photo: Courtesy of Christopher Brownfield In this week's issue, meet ex-Navy seaman Christopher Brownfield, who's launching Baghdad fine artists into New York's gallery scene. Marion Maneker compares Random House CEO Peter Olson , reportedly pushed out of the company,...
OTB News (Free subscription) | yesterday
BAGHDAD, May 11 — Violence in the Shiite enclave of Sadr City subsided Sunday as a deal took hold to end fighting between Shiite militiamen and U.S. and Iraqi forces. But U.S. military officials and militia commanders said that a truce had not yet been reached, underscoring the fragility of the agreement. Share This
OTB News (Free subscription) | yesterday
BAGHDAD (Reuters) - U.S. forces killed three gunmen who attacked their patrols in the Baghdad stronghold of Shi’ite cleric Moqtada al-Sadr, the military said on Monday. Share This
The Hollywood Liberal (Free subscription) | yesterday
Feds Unlikely to Charge Blackwater for Baghdad Shootings From the AP: Blackwater Worldwide, the security contractor blamed by an angry Iraqi government for the shooting deaths of 17 civilians, is not expected to face criminal charges — all but ensuring the company will keep its multimillion-dollar contract to…
Reuters (Free subscription) | yesterday
BAGHDAD (Reuters) - U.S. forces killed three gunmen who attacked their patrols in the Baghdad stronghold of Shi'ite cleric Moqtada al-Sadr, the military said on Monday.
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raimondo | 05/01/2008
Iraq: Close to one thousand killed in recent Baghdad clashes Baghdad, 30 April (AKI) - More than 900 people have been killed in violent clashes between militiamen and security forces in Baghdad's Sadr City in the past month. According to official statistics released by the Iraqi government and the US army on Wednesday, a total of 925 people have been killed in recent military operations. Speaking
raimondo | 11/02/2007
By Aisha Robertson Freelance Writer – United States 03/11/2004 Iraqi orphans at a mosque in Baghdad Ramadan is the best time of the year for me as a Muslim. It is a time of self-purification and much remembrance of Allah the Most High. Everyday during Ramadan I make du`aa’ (supplication) for the Ummah (nation) of Muhammad (peace be upon him). I am doing it this Ramadan as well, but I have a different...
