Archive for June, 2008

US military deaths in Iraq war at 4,102 (AP)

Sunday, June 22nd, 2008

AP - As of Sunday, June 22, 2008, at least 4,102 members of the U.S. military have died in the Iraq war since it began in March 2003, according to an Associated Press count.

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Iraq Suicide Bomber Kills 16 (Time.com)

Sunday, June 22nd, 2008

Time.com - A female suicide bomber struck near a government compound northeast of Baghdad on Sunday, killing at least 16 people

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Qatar end Iraqi hopes of World Cup qualification (AFP)

Sunday, June 22nd, 2008

AFP - Qatar completed a remarkable turnaround of fortunes on Sunday to dump out Iraq and qualify for the final phase of the 2010 World Cup qualifying from Asia.

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Female suicide bomber in Iraq kills 15, wounds 40 (AP)

Sunday, June 22nd, 2008

AP - A female suicide bomber concealing explosives beneath her black robe struck outside a government complex northeast of Baghdad on Sunday, killing at least 15 people and wounding more than 40, U.S. and Iraqi officials said.

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Iraqis drub U.S. troops - in soccer (McClatchy Newspapers)

Sunday, June 22nd, 2008

McClatchy Newspapers - MULTAKA, Iraq-A soccer game on a dirt field between two amateur teams_ one U.S. Army soldiers, one local Iraqis— may not seem like a big deal in the scope of the wider war.

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Jordan hands over stolen Iraqi artifacts (AP)

Sunday, June 22nd, 2008

AP - Jordan turned over Sunday nearly 2,500 stolen Iraqi artifacts to Iraq’s top antiquities official, in the latest effort to recover the war-torn nation’s stolen heritage.

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Female suicide bomber kills 15 in Iraq (Reuters)

Sunday, June 22nd, 2008

Reuters - A female suicide bomber blew herself up
among policemen outside a restaurant north of Baghdad on
Sunday, killing 15 people and wounding 35, Iraqi police said.

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PM urges Iraqi professionals to return home (AFP)

Sunday, June 22nd, 2008

AFP - Prime Minister Nuri al-Maliki on Sunday urged Iraqi doctors and other professionals who have settled abroad to return home in the wake of the improving security situation in the war-savaged country.

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Female suicide bomber kills 16 in Iraq (AFP)

Sunday, June 22nd, 2008

AFP - At least 23 people were killed in Iraq on Sunday, including 16 by a woman suicide bomber who blew herself up in the central city of Baquba, security officials said.

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Jordan returns stolen antiquities to Iraq (AFP)

Sunday, June 22nd, 2008

AFP - Jordan on Sunday returned to Iraq some 2,466 artefacts, including gold coins, jewellery and Islamic and ancient manuscripts, that were stolen after the 2003 US-led invasion of its neighbour.

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