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General Petraeus Joins Troops Diagnosed With Cancer

R. B. Stuart | Posted 11.05.2009 | World

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R. B. Stuart

In 2003 General Petraeus led the troops into the massive battle of "shock and awe" in Operation Iraqi Freedom. The 101st Airborne was the first to pav...

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15 Iraqi Soldiers Killed In Accidental Blast

AFP | Posted 09.25.2009 | World

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MOSUL, Iraq (AFP) �" Fifteen Iraqi soldiers were killed accidentally during what were meant to be controlled explosions in a town outside the northe...

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Iraq: Talk Is Cheap, Blood Is Cheaper

Jamal Dajani | Posted 09.14.2009 | World

Read More: Iraq Surge, Al Alam Tv, Mosul, Middle East, Terrorism, Saudi Arabia, Al Iraqiyya TV, Oil, Nuri Al-Maliki, Iraq, War in Iraq, Al Qaeda, World News
Jamal Dajani

It is now apparent that the Iraqi insurgency has adapted and moved right back in. What's interesting in the new round of attacks is that no one has been claiming responsibility for them.

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Bombs Target Shiites In Iraq, Killing At Least 37

AP | KIM GAMEL | Posted 09.07.2009 | World

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BAGHDAD — A suicide truck bomber flattened a Shiite mosque Friday in northern Iraq, and roadside bombs struck Shiite pilgrims in Baghdad, as at ...

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Iraq: Attacks On Christians Spurs Iraq To Beef Up Security

AP | QASSIM ADBUL-ZAHRA | Posted 08.13.2009 | World

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BAGHDAD — Iraqi officials tightened security around churches in Baghdad and in two mostly Christian towns on Monday and braced for possible viol...

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Mosul, Baghdad: Bombs Kill More Than 40

AP | CHRISTOPHER TORCHIA | Posted 08.09.2009 | World

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BAGHDAD — Bombs killed nearly 60 people in Iraq on Thursday in the worst violence since U.S. combat troops withdrew from urban areas last week, ...

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Izzat Abdullah: Iraq's National Karate Coach Gunned Down In Mosul

AP | KIM GAMEL | Posted 07.20.2009 | World

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BAGHDAD — Gunmen killed the coach of Iraq's national karate team Friday in Mosul, underscoring the dangers still facing this northern city less ...

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US Soldier Killed In Northern Iraq, Bringing May Toll To 25

AP | Posted 06.29.2009 | World

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BAGHDAD — The U.S. military says an American soldier has been killed in a grenade attack in northern Iraq. That raises the number of American t...

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First Milestone Approaches In Iraq Withdrawal Timetable

Chris Weigant | Posted 06.13.2009 | World

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Chris Weigant

America pulling combat forces out of Iraqi cities is going to have multiple effects within the country. At this point, nobody can accurately predict what those effects are going to be with 100 percent reliability.

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US Troops Could Stay In Mosul Past June 30 Deadline

AP | LARA JAKES | Posted 05.15.2009 | World

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WASHINGTON — U.S. troops may remain in an Iraqi city threatened daily by al-Qaida past a June 30 withdrawal deadline, the top American commander...

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Ann Coulter Needs to Shut the F**K Up (...and Other Random Thoughts)

Andy Ostroy | Posted 05.11.2009 | Politics

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Andy Ostroy

It's time. Once and for all, Ann Coulter needs to shut her trap and simply disappear. For when she opens her mouth, nothing but outlandish, irresponsible, incendiary projectile vomit spews forth.

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5 US Soldiers Killed In Mosul, Iraq Truck Bombing

AP | ROBERT H. REID | Posted 05.11.2009 | World

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BAGHDAD — A suicide truck driver detonated a ton of explosives near a police headquarters in the northern city of Mosul on Friday, killing five ...

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US Troops May Stay Longer In Mosul Due To Fighting: Odierno

abcnews.go.com | Posted 04.09.2009 | World

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Gen. Ray Odierno, the top U.S. military commander in Iraq, said that continuing the fight against insurgents in the northern Iraqi city of Mosul might...

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Weekly Foreign Affairs Roundup

Christopher Herbert and Victoria Kataoka Rebuffet | Posted 03.30.2009 | World

Read More: Sanctions, Nuclear Program, Clinton, Economy, Missile, Iran, Drugs, Obama, Tibet, Non-Military Goods, Ceasefire, Taliban, Nato, Bribe, Kurds, Turkmenistan, Security, Pakistan, Swat, Mexico, United States, Uzbekistan, Us, Nukes, Instablity, Human Rights, State Department, Guam, Mosul, Qaeda, China, North Korea, Foreign Affairs Roundup, Foreign Affairs, Foreign Policy, World News
Christopher Herbert and Victoria Kataoka Rebuffet

The Week's Top Stories in Foreign Affairs: American Economic Leadership Recognized Facts: US President Barack Obama made his first address to Americ...

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Three U.S. Soldiers Wounded By Iraqi Policemen

AFP | Posted 03.27.2009 | World

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At least three US soldiers were wounded and a local interpreter killed in a shooting at an Iraqi police station in the northern city of Mosul on Tuesd...

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"Sister Soldier: A Chronicle of Life After Iraq" - Part I

R. B. Stuart | Posted 01.28.2009 | Politics

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R. B. Stuart

My sister Fran's cancer appeared at the beginning of January. She felt tired, bloated, and had an unusual feeling of fullness, and immediately thought her term in Iraq was the culprit.

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NYT Reporter Caught In Middle As Iraqi Soldier Begins Gunning Down Americans

New York Times | Wesley Morgan | Posted 01.07.2009 | World

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ZANJILI, MOSUL--For a moment, I thought it was a misfire. The soldier standing in the doorway thought so too. But after the shortest of pauses - a ...

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Iraq's Bloodiest City Is Largely Ignored By Government

AP | DENIS D. GRAY | Posted 01.03.2009 | Politics

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MOSUL, Iraq — It's a dirty, numbing, dangerous job in Iraq's deadliest city, and pays a modest $500 a month. But when the police department rece...

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Iraq: Mosul's Five-Year Battle Still Sees No Victors

AP | DENIS D. GRAY | Posted 12.12.2008 | Politics

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MOSUL, Iraq — It's not a pretty sight: Sagging skeletons of two- and three-story buildings under a threatening gray sky. Abandoned shops with co...

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Inside The New Terror Capital Of Iraq

CBS News | Mark Strassmann | Posted 03.28.2008 | Politics

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On any corner of Mosul, chaos can come any second, CBS News correspondent Mark Strassmann reports. In video, a U.S. patrol is attacked, in a city that...

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Explosion Kills 17 in Northern Iraq

AP | CHRISTOPHER CHESTER | Posted 03.28.2008 | Home

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BAGHDAD — A thunderous blast tore through a vacant apartment building in northern Iraq on Wednesday, killing at least 17 civilians and wounding ...

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