Updated at 8:55 p.m. EDT, Aug. 9, 2009
A British contractor apparently killed two foreign contractors today in Baghdad’s Green Zone. At least seven Iraqis were killed and 24 more were wounded across the country, including one in the contractor incident. Meanwhile, a member of parliament’s defense committee said that only 10,000 U.S. troops would remain in Iraq by the middle of next year.
read moreSaturday: 1 Iraqi Killed, 3 Wounded
As happened last week, a violent prayer day was followed by relative peace. Only one Iraqi was reported killed today and three more were wounded.
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Iran Nuclear Capability After 2013, Says US Intelligence
Iran is unlikely to be able to produce enough highly enriched uranium (HEU) for a nuclear weapon until at least 2013, according to a U.S. government intelligence estimate made public Thursday. The estimate, which sets a notably later date for Iran's acquisition of a...
Treat North Korea As a Child Psychologist Would
Shi’a Unity Deal Explodes US Proxy-War Myth
The agreement announced Monday between Iraqi Prime Minister Nuri al-Maliki and a Shi'a resistance group called the "League of the Righteous" (Asa'ib al-Haq) formally ended the group's armed opposition to the regime in return for the release of its leader and...
Friday: 61 Iraqis Killed, 338 Wounded
Updated at 11:45 p.m. EDT, Aug. 8, 2009
Over three million Shi’ite pilgrims peacefully visited Karbala to observe the birthday of the 12th Imam, a ninth century religious leader. An increase in security there may have spared those pilgrims in Karbala, but attacks targeting Shi’ites killed dozens across central and northern Iraq. Overall, at least 61 Iraqis were killed and 338 more were wounded throughout the country. Also, an Iranian passport was discovered next to a burnt corpse.
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Rights Groups Appeal For UN Investigation of Rendition
Charging that the U.S. government was complicit in the forced disappearance of an influential Muslim scholar four years ago, human rights groups in the U.S., the U.K., and Switzerland have asked the U.N. to investigate. In a letter to the U.N., the organizations say...
New Israeli Plan to Warn Civilians of Impending Attacks
The Israeli Defense Force (IDF) is taking new measures to warn Palestinian civilians about impending aerial attacks. This comes in response to questions raised over whether Israel had complied with international laws during its 2006 war in Lebanon and the Gaza...
