Iraq NewsNews on Iraq continually updated from thousands of sources around the net.Report: Iraq contracts have cost billions- August 13, 2008 Military contracts in the Iraq theater have cost taxpayers at least $85 billion, and when it comes to providing security, they might not be any cheaper than using military personnel, according to a report released Tuesday.The Congressional Budget Office report comes on the heels of increased scrutiny of contractors in the last year, some of whom have been investigated in connection with shooting deaths of Iraqis and the accidental electrocutions of U.S. troops.The United States has relied more..http://www.topix.net/world/iraq/2008/08/report-iraq-contracts-have-cost-billions?fromrss=1 US mil: Suicide bomber kills 2 Iraqis in Baqouba- August 13, 2008 A female suicide bomber struck an Iraqi army convoy carrying senior officials Tuesday in Baqouba, killing at least two people, the U.S. military said.http://www.topix.net/world/iraq/2008/08/us-mil-suicide-bomber-kills-2-iraqis-in-baqouba?fr... Warrior with AK-47 becomes cleric with pseudonym- August 12, 2008 In this Thursday, Dec. 8, 2005 file photo, members of the Mahdi army parade in the southern town of Basra, Iraq in commemoration of the assassination by suspected Saddam agents in 1999 of Mohammed Sadiq ...http://www.topix.net/world/iraq/2008/08/warrior-with-ak-47-becomes-cleric-with-pseudonym?f... Russia calls halt to fighting in Georgia- August 12, 2008 The departure of 2,000 Georgian soldiers from Iraq leaves a question mark over the future of a series of checkpoints along smuggling routes near the Iranian border, forcing the U.S. to shift units to fill the ...http://www.topix.net/world/iraq/2008/08/russia-calls-halt-to-fighting-in-georgia?fromrss=1 Curfew in Iraqi province after governor attacked- August 12, 2008 Iraqi authorities has imposed a curfew on the capital of restive Diyala province after the governor survived a suicide bomb attack on his convoy.http://www.topix.net/world/iraq/2008/08/curfew-in-iraqi-province-after-governor-attacked?f... Remembering our fallen- August 12, 2008 Last weekend was the deadliest for Indiana-based National Guardsmen serving in Iraq.http://www.topix.net/world/iraq/2008/08/remembering-our-fallen?fromrss=1 Part IV: for 2 Soldiers, Families, Lives- August 12, 2008 In that dreadful December, every day brought bloodshed, every week hundreds of attacks on Americans and Iraqis.http://www.topix.net/world/iraq/2008/08/part-iv-for-2-soldiers-families-lives?fromrss=1 Female suicide bomber strikes; Iraqis suspend Diyala operations- August 11, 2008 Iraqi officials say a woman suicide bomber has struck a market checkpoint in the volatile Diyala region northeast of Baghdad.http://www.topix.net/world/iraq/2008/08/female-suicide-bomber-strikes-iraqis-suspend-diyal... Al-Qaida shifts focus from Iraq, general says- August 11, 2008 WASHINGTON - Al-Qaida has permanently lost its foothold in large parts of Iraq and has begun to shift its focus to Afghanistan and Pakistan, top U.S. and Iraqi officials say.http://www.topix.net/world/iraq/2008/08/al-qaida-shifts-focus-from-iraq-general-says?fromr... Despite its instability, Iraq hopes for tourists- August 11, 2008 Someone had fun tinkering with the airline board at the old, disused terminal at Baghdad International Airport.http://www.topix.net/world/iraq/2008/08/despite-its-instability-iraq-hopes-for-tourists?fr... |