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Two US Soldiers Killed in Southern Iraq

BAGHDAD -- The U.S. military says two American soldiers have been killed while conducting operations in southern Iraq. In a statement, released on Saturday, the military says the deaths occurred Friday. No further details about how they died were released. The names of the deceased are being withheld pending...

New Combat Uniform for Female Army Troops in the Works

WASHINGTON --Throughout history, military gear has been made with the male physique in mind. But for women in today's combat or close-to-combat jobs, that can mean body armor that fits so poorly it's tough to fire a weapon, combat uniforms with knee pads that hit around mid-shin and flight suits that make it nearly...

Iraqi PM Tells Mullen Iraqi Troops Can Take Over

BAGHDAD -- Iraq's prime minister has told the top U.S. military officer that Iraqi forces are able to maintain security in their own country, as discussions intensify over whether to keep any U.S. forces in Iraq past this year. Prime Minister Nouri al-Maliki made the remark during a late Thursday meeting with Adm. Mike...

Two Western Photojournalists Killed in Libya

MISRATA, Libya -- Two Western photojournalists, including an Oscar-nominated film director, were killed Wednesday in the besieged city of Misrata while covering battles between rebels and Libyan government forces. Two others working alongside them were wounded. British-born Tim Hetherington, co-director of the documentary...

Gunmen Kill Iraqi Family of 4 in Baghdad Home

BAGHDAD -- Gunmen stormed the home of a Shiite family living in a mostly Sunni neighborhood of Baghdad and killed all four family members, police said Sunday. Two policemen said a 16-year-old boy and 14-year-old girl were shot to death with their parents in the raid, which took place around 11 p.m. Saturday. A Baghdad...

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Only 3 of 12 lots sold in Iraqi energy auction

BAGHDAD -Iraq's fourth postwar energy auction drew a cool response from foreign energy companies Wednesday, dealing a setback to the country's hopes to dig out from years of conflict and sanctions and develop its vast untapped hydrocarbon reserves.

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Iraq Bomb Attacks Hit Crowded Restaurant, Police Patrol

Bombs exploded at a crowded Baghdad restaurant and a near police patrol Thursday, among attacks that killed at least 18 people and wounded 53 in Iraq's bloodiest day in more than a month, police and hospital medics said.

THE HUFFINGTON POST

Goodbye/Hello 24 'Memorial Day and PTSD'

As we honor Memorial Day for all the soldiers that gave their lives for this country.

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Rana Florida: Your Start-Up Life: World's 100 Most Powerful Women, Zaha Hadid on the Struggle to Succeed

Thursdays at the Huffington Post, Rana Florida, CEO of The Creative Class Group , will answer readers' questions about how they can optimize their lives.

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Iraq opens 4th energy bidding round since 2003 war

BAGHDAD -Iraq has opened its fourth post-war bidding round for oil and natural gas exploration to over three dozen foreign firms in hopes of developing its energy sector.

iraq News From the Web

06/02/12 Injured Iraq war vets to take lap around Belle Isle's... Source: Detroit Free Press - Detroit MI Nick Koulchar won't be driving a race car when he does his lap around the track just prior to Sunday's Detroit Chevrolet Belle Isle Grand Prix. But fans are likely to cheer him all the same.
06/02/12 Six blasts across Baghdad kill at least 17 Source: The Financial Express - Bangladesh Six explosions hit neighbourhoods across Baghdad Thursday, killing at least 17 people and wounding dozens more in the most deadly attacks on the Iraqi capital in more than a month.
06/02/12 US demands that Iraq hand over suspect in deaths of 5... Source: Stars and Stripes - Washington DC The United States has formally asked Iraq to extradite a suspected Hezbollah operative accused of killing American troops, Reuters news service reported , amid heightened concerns in Washington that he may go free.
06/02/12 US Should Steer Clear of Syria Source: Antiwar.com We should be grateful that the Obama administration seems disinclined to intervene militarily in Syria.
06/02/12 Will a Non-Interventionist Foreign Policy Be Discussed... Source: Antiwar.com As the 2012 election cycle heats up, we are presented with two candidates from two of America's major political parties.

Background on iraq

Iraq ( or ; ); officially the Republic of Iraq (Arabic: '), is a country in Western Asia spanning most of the northwestern end of the Zagros mountain range, the eastern part of the Syrian Desert and the northern part of the Arabian Desert.

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