Bombs kill 3 near tomb of revered Shiite cleric in central BaghdadBAGHDAD — Two bombs exploded moments apart near the tomb of a revered Shiite religious figure in central Baghdad on Saturday, killing three people and wounding 22, police and hospital officials said. Violence kills 2 people in Iraq’s capital and violence-plagued northern city of MosulBAGHDAD — Iraqi police officials say two people were killed in incidents involving bombs in the capital and the violence-plagued northern city of Mosul. Marines take risks with deadly trust-building game that uses loaded gunsRALEIGH, N.C. — Lance Cpl. Patrick Malone was relaxing on his bunk at an Iraqi combat base when a direct superior interrupted his late-night movie. Excerpts of Senate Armed Services Chairman Carl Levin’s speech on AfghanistanExcerpts from Sen. Carl Levin’s speech on the war in Afghanistan, as prepared for delivery and released Friday by the Michigan Democrat’s office: Key Democratic senator: Train Afghan security forces faster before sending more US troopsWASHINGTON — The Senate Armed Services chairman Friday added to mounting pressure on the White House to avoid escalating the war in Afghanistan by calling for faster training of Afghan security forces instead of sending more U.S. troops into combat. Rioters at Iraq’s Abu Ghraib prison set fires, attack guards to demand better conditionsBAGHDAD — Abu Ghraib prison inmates rioted for a second straight day Friday to demand better conditions, setting fire to mattresses and seizing an assault rifle from a guard before authorities said the situation was brought under control. Inmates attack guards at Iraq’s Abu Ghraib prison; US military asked for helpBAGHDAD — Inmates at Abu Ghraib prison started a fire and attacked guards, prompting authorities to call in Iraqi troops and American helicopters for support, the U.S. military said Friday. Feature: Can Barack Obama and US put the ghost of 9/11 away?
Senate panel OKs $636 billion Pentagon budget with $128 billion for Iraq, Afghanistan warsWASHINGTON — With hardly any debate, a powerful Senate committee Thursday approved President Barack Obama’s $128 billion request for military operations in Iraq and Afghanistan for the budget year beginning in October. Iraqi shoe thrower might use star power to promote humanitarian causes after prison releaseBAGHDAD — The Iraqi television reporter who threw his shoes at former President George W. Bush in one of the more bizarre episodes of the Iraq war might use his new iconic status in Iraq to promote humanitarian causes, his family said. Kurds demand improved security in northern Iraq after suicide truck bomber kills 19BAGHDAD — Kurdish lawmakers demanded the government step up security in northern Iraq after a suicide truck bomb flattened a neighborhood in a small village Thursday, killing 19 people and injuring 30 others in the most recent in a spate of attacks. US envoy says that despite recent rise in violence in Iraq, withdrawal timetable is holdingWASHINGTON — The U.S. ambassador to Iraq told Congress on Thursday that despite a recent rash of insurgent attacks, the U.S. is on track to removing all its combat forces by next August. “We are holding to this timetable,” Christopher Hill told the House Foreign Affairs Committee in his first congressional testimony since taking over the top U.S. diplomatic post in Baghdad in April. US envoy says Iraqis are not returning to sectarian warfare, despite recent violenceWASHINGTON — The U.S. ambassador to Iraq is assuring members of Congress that despite a recent rash of insurgent attacks, Iraq is standing firm against a return to widespread sectarian violence. Wounded troops face long, painful recovery battles even as war coverage in wanes in AmericaSAN ANTONIO — A year after Capt. Sam Brown was set ablaze when a bomb blew up his Humvee in Afghanistan, the 25-year-old West Point graduate endures a steady schedule of painful surgery and stretching to break up knotty burn scars. Officials say truck bomb kills at least 19, injures 30 in northern Iraqi villageBAGHDAD — A suicide truck bomber hit a Kurdish village in northern Iraq before dawn Thursday, killing at least 19 people and injuring 30 others, officials said, in what appeared to be the latest in a string of attacks targeting Kurds and other ethnic and religious groups in the region. Officials: Truck bomb kills at least 18 people, injures 19 in northern Iraqi villageBAGHDAD — Officials say a truck bomb has exploded in a village in northern Iraq, killing at least 18 people and injuring 19 others. British commandos rescue New York Times reporter in Afghanistan; translator diesKABUL — During the first two days’ of captivity, The New York Times reporter and his Afghan translator were optimistic about being released. Then more Taliban came to the hide-out and taunted the captives about an Italian journalist who was freed while his Afghan interpreter was beheaded. Iraq, Syria trade accusations in failed talks to resolve dispute over militantsCAIRO — The foreign ministers of Iraq and Syria had a heated exchange, trading accusations Wednesday in a failed attempt to resolve a deepening split over Iraqi claims that Syria is harboring Sunni militants behind a recent flareup in violence. Analysis: At new crossroad in Afghan war, administration weighs adding troops, war’s lengthWASHINGTON — As President Barack Obama weighs thrusting America deeper into the conflict in Afghanistan with perhaps thousands more combat troops, his administration has yet to answer a question at the core of his strategy for turning around the deteriorating war: How long will it last? As violence ebbs, Iraqis rediscover an old friend _ the Tigris RiverBAGHDAD — Men in shorts splash in its murky brown waters or hop onto pleasure boats that blare sexy Iraqi pop songs. Lovers meet by its banks or take a short nighttime cruise, some even defying the rules of conservative Baghdad to steal a quick kiss in the dark. Iraqi and US troops kill 2, arrest 1 in pre-dawn raid in southeast BaghdadBAGHDAD — Iraqi and American soldiers came under fire from a house during a pre-dawn operation Wednesday in southeastern Baghdad, setting off a gunbattle that killed the two assailants, the U.S. military said. Iranian exiles stage hunger strike at US Embassy in London; say America broke its wordLONDON — Iranian exiles camped outside the American Embassy in London say they’ve been on hunger strike for weeks to push the United States to protect their compatriots in Iraq. Car bomb outside Sunni tribal leader’s house kills 8 in northern Iraqi city of KirkukBAGHDAD — Iraqi police say a car bomb exploded outside a house in the flash point city of Kirkuk, killing eight people inside the building and wounding one. British commandos free kidnapped NYT reporter; Afghan translator, troop killed in rescueKABUL — British commandos freed a New York Times reporter in an early Wednesday raid on a Taliban hide-out in northern Afghanistan. At least five people were killed in the rescue, including the journalist’s Afghan translator and one of the troops, officials said. Iraqi troops kill 2, arrest 1 in pre-dawn raid on Baghdad houseBAGHDAD — U.S.-backed Iraqi soldiers raided a home in southeastern Baghdad before dawn on Wednesday, killing two men inside and arresting an Iraqi soldier from an intelligence unit, police and a witness said. Investigators scour bank records in continuing hunt for corruption in Iraq’s costly rebuildingWASHINGTON — Federal investigators are searching for suspicious transactions in the personal bank records of a retired Army colonel who ran the contracting office in Baghdad during the early stages of Iraq’s $125 billion reconstruction. US military deaths in Iraq war at 4,343 Tuesday, according to Associated Press countAs of Thursday, Sept. 10, 2009, at least 4,343 members of the U.S. military had died in the Iraq war since it began in March 2003, according to an Associated Press count. AP NewsBreak: Security contractor for State Department electrocuted while showering in IraqWASHINGTON — A State Department contractor apparently has been electrocuted while showering in Baghdad even as U.S. authorities in Iraq try to remedy wiring problems that have led to the deaths of American troops there. Protest brews over new Cheney International Center at University of WyomingCHEYENNE, Wyo. — A decision by the University of Wyoming to name a new center for international students for former Vice President Dick Cheney is drawing criticism from people who say Cheney’s support for the Iraq war and harsh interrogation techniques should disqualify him from the distinction. Roadside bombs kill 4 US soldiers in Iraq in deadliest day in weeks for American forcesBAGHDAD — Four U.S. soldiers were killed by roadside bombs Tuesday, the deadliest day for American forces in Iraq since combat troops pulled back from urban areas more than two months ago. |
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WASHINGTON — On Sept. 11, 2001, Barack Obama was driving to a state legislative hearing in Chicago when he heard the first sketchy reports of a plane hitting the World Trade Center on his car radio. The 40-year-old state senator spent the afternoon in his law office watching “nightmare images” of destruction and grief unfold on TV.
