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[War Victims Monitor] IRAQ: Bombs in Iraq Kill 44 « War Victims Monitor: Two truck bombs exploded near the northern city of Mosul Monday, killing at least 28 people and wounding about 150. Officials say the bombs destroyed some 35 houses in the Shi’ite village of Khazna, about 20 kilometers from Mosul.

[Breaking News] Bombs target Shiites in Iraq, killing at least 37 and raising ...: Bombs in Baghdad, Tal Afar kill at least 41BAGHDAD ”” Two suicide bombers on Thursday killed at least 34 people and injured 70 in an attack on the home of an anti-terrorism officer in northern Iraq, while three roadside bombs in Baghdad killed seven others, authorities said. The attacks came one day after car bombs in two Shiite villages near the northern Iraqi city of Mosul killed 16 civilians and injured more than two dozen, in a surge of violence in Iraq's troubled north following the withdrawal of U.S.

[My Left Wing - Recommended Diaries] My Left Wing:: Sunshine's new post from Mosul , Iraq ...: Anyway, Iraq is in a tremendous chaos , destroyed, but not in the northern part in Iraq, is developing, I feel happy whenever I see Kurdistan al Iraq (the northern part on my country), but in the same time my heart ache because I didn't see the same thing happening in the rest of Iraqi cities. all the good things happened in the Kurdish cities, and all we got is fear, death, hunger and blood , war took place everywhere except Kurdistan, we hope and pray all the cities will be developed the same..

[Political Theatrics] Israel will Find 2006 To Have Been “A Bit of Fun” If It Repeats ...: “Based on the fact that we are strong today and we have been living on the formula and the victory of the 2006 war, we believe that all of the Israeli threats are hollow and meaningless. On the other hand, what is happening in the region and in Lebanon in particular, pertaining to the attempts to target the resistance and its position, it has been proven that of those schemes have fallen down.

[Army Times - News] Dozens killed as Shiites targeted in Iraq - Army News, news from ...: The blast in a northern suburb of Mosul reduced the mosque and several nearby houses to rubble, leaving scores of worshippers and neighbors trapped underneath. Rescue crews and ordinary citizens joined forces to pull bodies from the debris and search for survivors.

[KTVZ - Home] Dozens killed in bombings against Shiites in Iraq - KTVZ.com ...: The attack targeted a mosque used by members of the minority Shiite Turkomen community in the tense northern city, which the U.S. military has dubbed the last urban stronghold of al-Qaida in Iraq. Suicide car bombings are the signature style of attack used by the terror network.

[SWJ Blog] 8 August SWJ Roundup (SWJ Blog): Metz concludes that the United States has a long-standing, continuing problem “developing sound assumptions when the opponent operates within a different psychological and cultural framework.” He sees a pattern of misjudgments about Saddam and Iraq based on Western cultural and historical bias and a pervasive faith in the superiority of America’s worldview and institutions. This myopia contributed to America being caught off guard by Saddam’s invasion of Kuwait in 1990, then underestimating his longevity, and finally miscalculating the likelihood of a stable and democratic Iraq after he was toppled.

[-THE "G" BLOGS ~ Gunny G Online -] U.S. Adviser's Blunt Memo On Iraq: Time 'To Go Home' « -THE "G ...: Still, the memo opens a rare window into a debate among American military officers about how active the American role should be in Iraq and for how long. While some in the military endorse Colonel Reese’s assessment, other officers say that American forces need to stay in Iraq for the next couple of years as the Iraqis struggle with heightened tensions between the Kurds and Arabs, insurgent attacks in and around Mosul and checking authoritarian tendencies of the Iraqi government.

[Breaking News] Deputy commander of al-Qaida-linked cell arrested in northern Iraq ...: Egypt arrests militants plotting Suez attacksCAIRO ”” Egyptian authorities arrested 25 militants with links to al-Qaida on suspicion of plotting attacks on oil pipelines and ships in the Suez Canal, the Interior Ministry said in a statement on Thursday. The ministry says the new cell is led by a Palestinian and includes 24 Egyptians, mostly engineers and technicians, and it had contacts with militants in the Gaza Strip as well.

[theday.Com - Top Stories] TheDay.com - Iraq memo recommends U.S. troops get out now: Before deploying to Iraq, Reese served as the director of the Combat Studies Institute at Fort Leavenworth, Kan., the Army's premier intellectual center. He was an author of an official Army history of the Iraq war - “On Point II” - that was sharply .

[Breaking News] Iraq: 4 police killed in bomb, shooting attacks in cities of ...: 2 people killed in Iraq bombings targeting policeBAGHDAD ”” Two people were killed Monday in bombings across Iraq targeting police officers, considered the weakest link among the Iraqi security forces that have taken the lead from withdrawing American forces. The bombings primarily targeted police vehicles in Baghdad, western Fallujah and northern Mosul, areas that have experienced an increase in attacks on Iraqi forces since U.S.

[The Common Ills] US troops continue to patrol Mosul « The Common Ills: During their 2003 deployment, the 631st supported every National Guard and Reserve unit that processed through Fort Stewart, Georgia, on their way to and from operations in both Iraq and Afghanistan. The company processed more than 50,000 pieces of equipment to ensure each unit going to and from combat zones was "fully mission capable." Additionally, in 2004, 2005 and 2006 the 631st Maintenance Company also served for state active duty in support of hurricane missions.

[Breaking News] Wave of blasts in Iraq kills 29 near Shiite mosques in apparently ...: Iraqi police: 24 killed in Baghdad bombingsBAGHDAD ”” Multiple bombs have exploded near three Shiite mosques in Baghdad as worshippers were leaving Friday prayers, killing at least 24 and wounding dozens more, Iraqi police officials said. The bombings shattered a period of relative calm in the Iraqi capital, raising to at least 303 Iraqis killed in what has been one of the least deadly months in Iraq for both Iraqi civilians and U.S.

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